Staal to the Wild, 3 years, $3.5M per

[bustaheims]

TSNBobMcKenzie: Eric Staal to MIN. 3 years. $3.5M AAV.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

That's certainly not awful.

 

[rdowdall]

TSNBobMcKenzie: Eric Staal to MIN. 3 years. $3.5M AAV.

This is an interesting deal.

 

[bustaheims]

Definitely worth the risk on that deal.

 

[L K]

But are there any other Staal's in Minnesota?

 

[Kessel Run]

Reasonable, I like it.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

But are there any other Staal's in Minnesota?

Jordan Staal is currently demanding a trade there.

 

[rdowdall]

Definitely worth the risk on that deal.

While I always thought he was overrated, of your put Eric Staal behind Spezza and Seguin, that's a pretty powerful top three.  Their defence and goaltending still needs work though.

Edit, for some reason I thought it said Stars.  Still a good deal for them, although I am not sure how much he is going to provide in the second line centre role.

 

[bustaheims]

Definitely worth the risk on that deal.

While I always thought he was overrated, of your put Eric Staal behind Spezza and Seguin, that's a pretty powerful top three.  Their defence and goaltending still needs work though.

Psst. Minnesota, not Dallas.

 

[rdowdall]

Definitely worth the risk on that deal.

While I always thought he was overrated, of your put Eric Staal behind Spezza and Seguin, that's a pretty powerful top three.  Their defence and goaltending still needs work though.

Psst. Minnesota, not Dallas.

Yeah, see my edit.  Brain switched teams on me.  I'm old.

 

[TBLeafer]

Good, reasonable signing there.

 

[Bullfrog]

But are there any other Staal's in Minnesota?

Close to his family, actually. Minneapolis is one of the most common destinations for Thunder Bay residents.

 

[Frank E]

But are there any other Staal's in Minnesota?

Close to his family, actually. Minneapolis is one of the most common destinations for Thunder Bay residents.

That's exactly what I was thinking, I just didn't know if his family was still there.

 

[Kin]

Surprised at the term. Not so much the money as he was just awful last year.

 

[Bullfrog]

They're all still here. Jordan, Eric, and Marc built houses next to each other on a small lake just outside of town. His parents run a fairly successful sod, soil, landscaping business.