Stralman to Tampa Bay

[CarltonTheBear]

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris  14s
Anton Stralman's deal with the #TBLightning is worth $20M over five years.

Steal. Steal. Steal.

edit:

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun  5m
Correction on Stralman contract with Lightning: It's $22.5 M over 5 years

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Damn.

 

[AvroArrow]

I wouldn't call that a steal.  Close to value.

I would have preferred this deal to Robidas'.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I wouldn't call that a steal.  Close to value.

When you're dealing with one of the top available free agents and you get value that's a steal.

 

[L K]

4 million for Stralman or 3 million for Robidas.  I'm not sure if Stralman had any interest in the Leafs but I think he might have been more valuable, especially when the Leafs would hope to be a decent team again.

 

[AvroArrow]

I wouldn't call that a steal.  Close to value.

When you're dealing with one of the top available free agents and you get value that's a steal.

Well, I can't really argue with that.

 

[Bullfrog]

Loved him when he was with the Leafs. Would have been very happy to see him back.

Not sure I'd call it a steal either, but good value.

 

[Kin]

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris  14s
Anton Stralman's deal with the #TBLightning is worth $20M over five years.

Steal. Steal. Steal.

Eh. He looked ok in NY but in a bigger role? When he's not a little sheltered by a bunch of better defenseman?

 

[AvroArrow]

It's 22.5M over 5 years.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Eh. He looked ok in NY but in a bigger role? When he's not a little sheltered by a bunch of better defenseman?

I really think the only better defenceman on NY was McDonagh. And he'll likely either be paired with Hedman, whose a very underrated number 1 defenceman, or play on their 2nd pairing. So he won't be expected to be the teams top defenceman.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

It's 22.5M over 5 years.

Yup, Johnson got it wrong. Still a very good contract.

 

[Tigger]

It's 22.5M over 5 years.

Yup, Johnson got it wrong. Still a very good contract.

I like Stralman and all but I think that contract is a little high, right now at least.