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Happy Free Agency Day!

@TSNBobMcKenzie: NSH agrees to 4 year, $12M deal with Viktor Stalberg.
 
Nik the Trik said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
We are talking about the same player, right? -- Pinball Grabovski, you know.
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Last full season Grabo got credited with 56 hits. Clarkson got credited with 169.
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Sounds about the same to me.  Especially when the number of hits is essentially made up.
 
Joe S. said:
bustaheims said:
DarrenDreger: $21M for 5 years. Bozak Leafs

Meh. Not totally awful, but not good.
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I honestly don't see what's wrong with that. It's less than what Grabovski was going to get.
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The "less" is only something you should care about when you know that the savings are going toward.

The answer is Clarkson. For a terrible contract.


 
Joe S. said:
AvroArrow said:
bustaheims said:
DarrenDreger: $21M for 5 years. Bozak Leafs

Meh. Not totally awful, but not good.
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Too much term, in my opinion.  I suppose I could accept that value as our 2nd line center, for what he brings.  At least we're not totally boned for faceoffs. ;)
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He's 27 years old... how is 5 years too long?
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I don't want that much cap locked up in Bozak for that long.  I think there are better options for #1 or 2 C than Bozak for that kind of money.

edit: It's not about age here...
 
sneakyray said:
bustaheims said:
jonasTSN1050: Clarkson scored 30 goals a year ago, added 15 more in 2013. Red-hot start last year with 10 goals in Jan/Feb. Just 5 in final 28 games.
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did he play with kovy?  cause wasn't he injured for much of the last part of the season?
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I'm not sure if he did, but, nevertheless, Kovalchuk only missed half of April, and Clarkson couldn't step up and contribute while he was out. To justify the money he's getting, he has to be able to do just that. He can't be reliant on someone else if he's getting paid big dollars for 7 seasons.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Sounds about the same to me.  Especially when the number of hits is essentially made up.
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They're bogus but they ain't that bogus.
 
Nik the Trik said:
princedpw said:
Nik the Trik said:
I would say that it's somewhat telling that we haven't heard a ton of teams in on Grabo.
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But I'll bet you wouldn't be jumping at the opportunity to sign Clarkson at "under $6 million" for 7 years instead, would you?  Let me know if I'm wrong ...
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No. I'm not a big Clarkson fan and don't like that deal. Don't see what that has to do with nobody thinking Grabo is the steal of the century though.
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Didn't really mean it did ... I'd just rather have not bought out Grabbo, even if only to prevent a 7-year Clarkson signing ...
 
Nik the Trik said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Sounds about the same to me.  Especially when the number of hits is essentially made up.
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They're bogus but they ain't that bogus.
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That's like saying she's pregnant but ain't that pregnant.  Bogosity is bogosity.
 
$4.2 mil for Bozak.... this is just fine a rate to me to be honest, esp considering he is free to sign anywhere at the moment.  Hopefully he fades to the 3rd line role in a year or two and is then in the gig he should be in, not really overpaid at all.
 
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