Confirmed Signing with Link: [NJD] Ben Lovejoy (3 years, $2.666M AAV)

[Gunnar Staal]

He is what he is: A third pairing defenseman. Mainly expecting him to be getting about $4 million, due to his postseason.

Go get it, Lovejoy.

Edit: looks like $2.6 mill per year. A bit less than i was expecting.

 

[The Rochester Rocket]

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[FreeBobbyFarnham]

2.66 avv

 

[Detective 45]

$2.666 aav according to Dreger

 

[Beauner]

2.66 avv

Honestly thought he'd get more

 

[Call me betty*]

that's not bad at all... 3 years at 2.6.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Knew it. Lovejoy was surprisingly solid last season though. He will help NJ's blueline.

 

[Riptide]

Pens fans knew Shero would be all over this.

Yep. Called this a couple days ago. Looks like I was off on the term and AAV though. Really thought he'd get at least 2.75-3.5m. I didn't see him getting less than 2.75m unless it was 4 years.

Meh, that doesn't bother me. Shero has always been good/great at making favorable trades. What's going to be funny is when he signs Lovejoy to a 4x3.75m contract on Friday.

 

[Eric Sachs]

3x2.7M is a good contract for a 3rd pairing. Worst case, he's easy to dump or not much extra to bury.

 

[MoonDragn]

that's not bad at all... 3 years at 2.6.

Utility player then. Can he play all positions? Probably this year's Lee Stempniak

 

[Hockeygod66]

Man, Shero loves him some ex-penguins.

He was very solid for the Pens in the playoffs. Wish he would've signed out of division..

He's loyal to a fault.. I mean that's really his downfall.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Thought he'd get more. Cashed in on his Stanley Cup.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Shero today:

 

[CaptainMalkin]

Not as much as all the rumors?

Utility player then. Can he play all positions? Probably this year's Lee Stempniak

Yes, all positions....

 

[izzy]

Yeah that isn't that bad.

 

[ShatteredGlass]

Less money than he probably should have got based on his playoffs performance, but not a bad deal for NJ. Really wanted him out west so I could wish the best for him, but now just hoping he ***** the bed against his former teammates' speed.

 

[ShatteredGlass]

Utility player then. Can he play all positions? Probably this year's Lee Stempniak

Might be able to slot him in at LD or RD, interchangeably.

Haven't seen him at forward or goalie enough to tell.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Definitely left some money on the table i imagine. Loyalty to Shero i guess.

 

[Call me betty*]

Utility player then. Can he play all positions? Probably this year's Lee Stempniak

Yep, he can play in bottom pairing,also played on our 2nd pairing for half of the Tampa series and the finals, after Daley got injured. Played very solid in the finals. Good on the PK. Solid defensive d-man with good speed, IMO. At 2.6 you're not gonna get much better than him.

 

[Quack Shot]

Good for Lovejoy, love the guy!

 

[PensFreak]

Good for him. Guy deserves it. Fair contract for a solid 2nd/3rd pairing guy

 

[Eric Sachs]

He'll almost certainly be either our 2RD or 3RD, depending on Santini.

 

[Sonofamitch]

Fair contract at worst he's a bottom pairing defensemen.

 

[MoonDragn]

Yep, he can play in bottom pairing,also played on our 2nd pairing for half of the Tampa series and the finals, after Daley got injured. Played very solid in the finals. Good on the PK. Solid defensive d-man with good speed, IMO. At 2.6 you're not gonna get much better than him.

ooops lol I dunno why I thought he was a winger... my bad.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

I guessed 2.5 he's get.

He got an extra 500 k