The UFA crop
TSN's Scott Cullen has a good look at the pending free agents.
I've called this group 'weak' in the past, but that's really relative to what teams are going to have to pay. Marian Hossa is the marquee player, and he can pretty much write his own (expensive) ticket, and with so few solid options on the blueline, players like Ron Hainsey are going to cash in big time.
And Dan Ellis picked a good year to have a breakout season given what's available in goal.
There's an awful lot of franchises and fans that are hoping to build through free agency, but it simply doesn't work. I think Leonsis and the Capitals had it figured out, at least in part, when they only this season added a few pieces to a group that had grown together over time.
UPDATE My bad, the TSN piece is a few weeks old.
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by James Mirtle @ 3:05 PM
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I still can't get over the fact that the Canes just handed Samsonov $7.6 mil.
That post is either old, or outdated. Gilbert and Nilsson have both been signed.
1) Wow, what is Rutherford smoking? Samsonov is a dog. He played/hustled well above his norm because he was on the contract year.
2) Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Anyone want to wager how long it will take before Sammy is in Laviolette's dog house next fall?
I still can't get over the fact that the Canes just handed Samsonov $7.6 mil.
That sounds about right for him.
What is it, a 300-year contract?
Samsonov had 32 points in 38 games with Carolina. There was no way the 'Canes weren't going to sign him.
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