Confirmed with Link: Vinny Lecavalier (Reports: 5 years, $4.5 per season, NMC; jersey #40; upds post #1)

[ahthorne]

B. Schenn - Giroux - Voracek
Hartnell - Lecavalier - Simmonds
xxx - Couturier - Read
Rinaldo - Laughton - Talbot
Rosehill

Coburn - Timonen
Streit - L. Schenn
Grossmann - Gustafsson
Gervais

xxx
Mason

Wow. Anybody else as stoked as I am? Vinny could even play wing but just take draws and leave Couts and Schenn in the middle.

 

[flyershockey]

Also, so many French Canadians now. Montreal be damned, we're stealing up all your boys who were destined to come home. Tehehehe.

 

[OriginJM]

amazing contract

i love how everyone else hates vinny now and saying its a ridiculous contract even though they were hoping he signed for their team for his reported 5x5+

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

Dear God, next season can't come soon enough.

 

[Curufinwe]

Congrats. I'll say I Highly doubt you get 5 years of solid production, but I expect him to still be a decent 2C for at least 2 more years. I've also read you guys may want him to go to wing. I see no way Vinny playing as a serviceable winger, not enough speed or finesse at all for that role. He's a great face off man and should and will stay at center.

Nobody should think he would be a wing here. Flyers need a good faceoff guy.

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

Wonder what number he'll wear given that 4 is retired

 

[19nazzy]

Some reporting the deal is 4 years instead of 5.
Renaud Lavoie ‏@RenLavoieRDS
Sorry. 22.5 for 4 years for Vincent Lecavalier and the Flyers

 

[CS]

Holmgren, sir. You have three more jobs to go:

1. Don't trade anyone but Meszaros.
2. Sign Gagne.
3. Sign a back-up goalie.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Also, so many French Canadians now. Montreal be damned, we're stealing up all your boys who were destined to come home. Tehehehe.

Montreal has an abundance of American roster players and prospects in their system so it evens out.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I'm assuming this means Mez is dumped for something minimal and Schenn is now a winger for a while.

Did I say that here already? I can't keep track of what I'm doing where.

 

[Le Oranje]

I don't like the NMC, but he's a good player to have.

 

[Alchemy]

I love the contract. The NMC people will complain but Homer had to show Vinny faith because in sure he asked for it so his family could have some security.

Finally we have another center who can take faceoffs along with Giroux. More puck possession.

 

[Giroux It]

amazing contract

i love how everyone else hates vinny now and saying its a ridiculous contract even though they were hoping he signed for their team for his reported 5x5+

I'm glad we got him for an AAV less than 5. I still think there's going to be a corresponding move with one of the centers in the near future.

 

[CS]

I'm assuming this means Mez is dumped for something minimal and Schenn is now a winger for a while.

This is best case scenario in my opinion.

 

[Jtown]

If im giroux i go to jagrs house with hartnell and vinny with a contract in hand for 1 million dollars.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Some reporting the deal is 4 years instead of 5.
Renaud Lavoie ‏@RenLavoieRDS
Sorry. 22.5 for 4 years for Vincent Lecavalier and the Flyers

There are additional multiple updates in post #1.

 

[Alchemy]

Some reporting the deal is 4 years instead of 5.
Renaud Lavoie ‏@RenLavoieRDS
Sorry. 22.5 for 4 years for Vincent Lecavalier and the Flyers

If its 4 years even ****ing better.

 

[Evergreen]

Holmgren, sir. You have three more jobs to go:

1. Don't trade anyone but Meszaros.
2. Sign Gagne.
3. Sign a back-up goalie.

Fine with #1 (unless trading Coburn instead would bring a worthwhile return). Would love #2. But for #3, I feel like Mason is too risky to just sign a guy who could only play back-up. I think someone that has potential starter upside is necessary.

 

[sa cyred]

If its 4 years even ****ing better.

Thats a 5.6 mil cap hit

 

[kudymen]

I'm happy panda. Now to make me happiest in a while: sign Thomas and get Lundqvist next summer.

If im giroux i go to jagrs house with hartnell and vinny with a contract in hand for 1 million dollars.

Okay this would work to make me vomit rainbow

 

[nevermore]

If its 4 years even ****ing better.

Not if it's for the same overall dollars.

 

[Giroux It]

Wonder what number he'll wear given that 4 is retired

40 would be my guess. I believe that was his number during his amateur career... My mistake it was for team Canada he wore 40

 

[CS]

Fine with #1 (unless trading Coburn instead would bring a worthwhile return). Would love #2. But for #3, I feel like Mason is too risky to just sign a guy who could only play back-up. I think someone that has potential starter upside is necessary.

I'm talking Thomas or Emery; not Leighton or Boucher.

 

[Striiker]

I was watching the NHL network and when they reported this it sounded like EJ Hradek was going to cry. I didn't realize the Flyers killing his dog was part of the deal?

 

[19nazzy]

There are additional multiple updates in post #1.

Yeah Dreger is saying 5 but Lavoie originally said 5 then changed it to 4. He's been pretty good so just wanted to give you guys the heads-up just in case.