wingsdiehard13 33 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Just heard it on NHL Live. $5 Million per season http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242381&...os=topStory_nhl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
russianswede919293 95 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Seems like players are taking less to stay in Pittsburgh to keep the core together as well. Good for them, maybe we will see each other again in the next few years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JayUp88 1 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) Maybe this well help them out after all the players leaving. Edited July 3, 2008 by JayUp88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dicksmack 33 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 I know he's young and all but he's a choker. He scored on himself to lose the final in the WJC and he pulled a repeat to lose the cup. I guess he forgot to leave his wallet in the dressing room. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 I know he's young and all but he's a choker. He scored on himself to lose the final in the WJC and he pulled a repeat to lose the cup. I guess he forgot to leave his wallet in the dressing room. I think it's early to call him a choker, but he did have moments of brilliance, followed by some surprisingly soft goals. He's only 23. hopefully that experience will help him improve, and not just destroy his confidence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dicksmack 33 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 I think it's early to call him a choker, but he did have moments of brilliance, followed by some surprisingly soft goals. He's only 23. hopefully that experience will help him improve, and not just destroy his confidence. lol... I was gonna preface my comments with "I know someone like Harold will probably jump on me for this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 lol... I was gonna preface my comments with "I know someone like Harold will probably jump on me for this... someone "like" me? I'm one of a kind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Pretty good deal for the Pens, given what Huet & Theodore got. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeverForgetMac25 483 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Great deal for the Pens. $5 mil per is a nice discount considering what some other goalies have signed for the past few days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zata40 3 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 only 5 mill? with all the crazy contracts going on I was expecting more. good signing for the pens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisdetroit 189 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Pretty good deal for the Pens, given what Huet & Theodore got. 5Mil a year is a good deal for Fleury? Are you serious. He's a pretty good goalie but come on. The issue with goalies is aslways consistancy and to date he has not shown any. Remember Khabibulin? Cam Ward? Theodore? Chris Mason? After 3 or 4 years like the one he just had, he might be a good deal for 5 years but after 1 good year - no way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Very fair, IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Unless you just absolutely know that somebody will be a franchise player for a team or will just consistently produce, I generally don't like contracts all that much for more than 4-5 years. Yep, even the same to a certain degree when Datsyuk signed his 7-year deal at the beginning of the contract. Point being at least for me is rarely I think you know if people at young years/early 20s will fully produce, or potentially be busts, regardless of how high they might have been drafted like Fleury might have been. Also, calling people chokers at so early of an age and playing career is a bit premature as well I think. We've seen both the good and the ugly of Fluery, giving up two pretty bad goals in the deciding game of the Finals, but playing magnificently in games 3 and 5 obviously. Hopefully this deal will give him some comfort with the security and he'll be more consistent than he was in the Finals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
