-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Interesting stat: He has more even strength points over the last 3 seasons than Ryan Suter (85 to 60). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_bassi13 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Man am I happy the Canucks weren't in on this. Horrible contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharnhayre Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 We paid Garrison 4.5 for his 33 points, the Bolts just paid 5.5 for Carles 38. I wonder what Edler will get next year.... He is easily over 5 mill... Hoping for a hometown discount... maybe 6 year 30 mill? Wishful thinking at this point. Ballards 4.2 looks pretty good now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghorneslimRules Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Marc-Andre Bergeron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumbs Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I really hope this contract trend doesn't keep up. 5.5?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Garrisons contract just started looking at little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Doughty Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Lightning are stanley cup contenders again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck_trevor16 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 overpayment! JAson Garrison salary and cap hit is going looks so good of all the free agent out there in terms of Defense Suter was the top, Garrision was number 2 and Carle was number 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Ohlund is never playing hockey again. So they still need another d man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Lightning are stanley cup contenders again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 There goes Detroit's chances of replacing Lidstrom. Now all that's left is Kubina and Roszival, and Detroit still has to replace Stuart. They're going to be in tough if their top pairing is Kronwall - Quincey or Ericsson. 5.5 million for Carle is rediculous, he's a 40-point producer but brutal in his own zone. Suddenly Ballard at just over 4 million doesn't look so bad. Also, Tampa is stacked on defence now, so I'm expecting a trade for a goalie sometime soon. Bergeron - Brewer Hedman - Ohlund Carle - Salo Aulie That defence is eerily similar to the Cup winning D's of Boston and Los Angeles. Perfect mix of youth (Carle, Aulie, Hedman), veterans (Salo, Ohlund, Brewer), offensive puck movers (Bergeron and Carle), big shots (Salo, Bergeron) and physical shutdown guys (Brewer, Ohlund, Aulie). Most impressively, the average size is around 6'3" 215lbs which is what you need in the playoffs to deal with big forwards. The last 2 seasons, the big forwards of Boston and Los Angeles pasted through smaller defences, but they wouldn't stand a chance against this Lightning D. Now if they can get some solid goaltending I'll consider them a true contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Stevie Why? Thought Yzerman was drunk when he signed Salo to that deal, Now I am positive he has a drinking problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksBruins Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/tampa-bay-lightnings-mattias-ohlund-rehabs-hoping-to-play-again-after/1229951 I like Ohlund as much as the nest guy, but there is severe doubt he will ever play hockey again. That's part of the reason Yzerman is adding so much to their blueline. Even if he does play, his mobility will be even more of an issue than it was when he played before and he wasn't fast then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Påhlsson Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 LOLOLOLOLOLOL 5.5 Must be a franchise defenseman eh Stevie Y? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Doughty Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 they have no starting goalie and doesn't look like they will get one unless steve throws a curve ball and trades for luongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks fan in chicago Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Damn that's a lot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bieksa's Quote Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 In hindsight, this is almost as bad as the Suter signing on a per year basis (of course, the term isn't as ugly - 6 years as opposed to 13). Based on stats from last year.... Matt Carle: 33 pts/5.5 M = ~6.9 PPM Ryan Suter: 46 pts/7.38 M = ~ 6.1 PPM Almost as bad as the Suter deal. Worse in some ways when you take into account the fact that unlike Suter, Carle can't defend for ****. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterBean Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Not surprised at all. One of the few defenseman left on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Lindback, he's as good as Schneider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 So a 40-point defenceman now costs 5+ million? I was upset at Bieksa for 4.6 million but that has turned out to be one of the biggest steals on the blueline. MG is slowly starting to look like a genius again. Getting defencemen in the 4 million range is getting tougher and tougher, and he has 4 of them down for a long time. In 3 or 4 seasons 4 million will be insignificant compared to the ever increasing cap. MG is a mastermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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