Most of the signings I don't really care about, but Briere's little stint got me. EIGHT YEARS WITH THE FLYERS??? The Sabres offered him $5 million a year. That wasn't enough for him. He chose to go with the Flyers for $6.5 million/year. How greedy can you get? You're making a 7-figure income already, he can stay with Buffalo for $5 million and not go broke. I really don't believe he signed with a sucky team just for an extra $1.5 million. Is this about hockey or money?? And why 8 years?? That's a very long time, and he's getting $52 million over the course, with the first year giving him $10 million. That's insane. Yeah Philly has a lot of young guns but A.) Most of them aren't good enough to lift the team to the Cup B.) The draft picks have to finish college first, which will take half of Briere's contract length anyway, and C.) It takes more than a year for them to develop and become good in the NHL. He had a better shot at winning the Cup with Buffalo, but the offer wasn't high enough for him. Sad...And if Drury signs elsewhere I'm gonna go crazy. Briere and Drury were the best on the team, they can't afford to lose both.
Happy Canada Day, Briere! /sarc
To: Hat-Trick; SZonian; retrokitten; hollywood; Alberta's Child; 6323cd; Betis70; ColoCdn; k2afe; ...
2 posted on
07/01/2007 2:23:19 PM PDT by
G8 Diplomat
(Senators suck...the ones in Washington and on Ottawa's NHL team)
To: G8 Diplomat
He is also 30. His stats were pretty impressive but although he had a 95 point season, 32 goals doesn’t do it for me. Especially when he is going to a team that is going to expect him to score. He is going to have no one to pass to.
3 posted on
07/01/2007 2:29:46 PM PDT by
EQAndyBuzz
(THE US SENATE IS THE MOST CORRUPT BODY POLITIC SINCE THE ROMAN EMPIRE.)
To: G8 Diplomat
So I can take my Flyers jersey out of my closet. LOL!
5 posted on
07/01/2007 2:34:59 PM PDT by
fkabuckeyesrule
(I've been funny I've been cool with the lines ain't that they way loves supposed 2 be?)
To: G8 Diplomat
I’ve been following the UFA derby from the hometown here, and it does seem that “Show me the money” is the theme this year. Not that I can really blame Briere for leaving Buffalo, but I think upping the cap abruptly to $50.3M encourages this free-spending and undoes the discipline the league needs, only a few years after coming out of the lockout.
It would be nice if the Sabres had a shot at retaining Drury, but I’m not holding much hope for that. The one bright spot is that they have about $20M of non-committed salary next year to deal with Vanek and go into the market themselves.
6 posted on
07/01/2007 2:36:50 PM PDT by
mikrofon
(WNY/ONT Bump)
To: G8 Diplomat
I wonder if Bobby Orr can be persuaded to come out of retirement for the Bruins. He’s had over 30 years of rest. Unfortunately, so has the rest of the team.
7 posted on
07/01/2007 3:28:36 PM PDT by
SamAdams76
(I am 71 days away from outliving Marvin Gaye)
To: G8 Diplomat
The Devils lost both Scott Gomez (to the Rangers) and Brian Rafalski.
Lou Lamoriello may be the best general manager in North American sports, but I gotta be wondering what's happening here in New Jersey. At the rate this team is declining, they're going to be playing in a brand-new arena next year with tons of empty seats.
10 posted on
07/01/2007 8:13:42 PM PDT by
Alberta's Child
(I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
To: G8 Diplomat
Paul Kariya to St. Louis is almost a done deal.
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