Halak Signs 4 Year Deal with St. Louis

[Drake_Marcus 890]

This just in from HNiC's James Mirtle via Twitter:

http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533857&cmpid=stl-twt-070610

I'm still looking for financial details.

TSN and other media outlets haven't picked the story up yet so we'll know more about the financial situation when that happens.

[redwingfan19 293]

15M 3.75M cap hit

seems like a good deal

and its been rather slow today so far so hopefully this gets the ball rolling. I really want the modano saga to end today wether he signs or not.

Edited July 6, 2010 by redwingfan19

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Good deal for the Blues.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

Update:

James Wyshynski retweeted details of the deal

Jaro Halak signed, sealed delivered. Done 4 yrs 15M. 3.75M cap/hit

This will be the comparable for Niemi and his agent (not that I think Niemi is as good as Halak).

[Guest DatsyukianDeke13]

Seems like as a team they have been getting stronger over the last few years. Definately a positive move for them

[stevkrause 1,247]

Update:

James Wyshynski retweeted details of the deal

This will be the comparable for Niemi and his agent (not that I think Niemi is as good as Halak).

man... Chicago is screwed...

[miller76 463]

Good deal. Stability in net for St.Louis way overdue.

[Opie 308]

STL has a decent of young players, adding a high valued prospect in net should help, I think they need to stop signing Tkachuk and Kariya type players and let the youngsters develop, it worked for Pitt and Chi.

I still don't see them as a threat in the Central, but they are getting better year by year.

EDIT: Oshie is a beast and will be a very good to great player in a few years! Thought I would add that!

Edited July 6, 2010 by Opie

[Drake_Marcus 890]

STL has a decent of young players, adding a high valued prospect in net should help, I think they need to stop signing Tkachuk and Kariya type players and let the youngsters develop, it worked for Pitt and Chi.

I still don't see them as a threat in the Central, but they are getting better year by year.

EDIT: Oshie is a beast and will be a very good to great player in a few years! Thought I would add that!

The thing about St. Louis is that people have been saying this for years and years. Every year we hear how they're bursting at the seams with blue-chip prospects and how they'll have a resurgence. But it never happens.

It's interesting because there's no doubt that they do have lots of blue-chippers and they do have a promising young team with talented players. So why doesn't anything happen?

You can blame goaltending but I don't buy that for a second. Mason was their MVP two years ago and other teams with weak goaltending (Pittsburgh) were able to develop their forwards and defensemen.

Is it coaching and management? They seem stable enough from the outside looking in.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

If a strong playoff gets you 3.75 million and you don't even win the Cup, I can only imagine what Cup winner Niemi is thinking he should get.

[Drake_Marcus 890]

If a strong playoff gets you 3.75 million and you don't even win the Cup, I can only imagine what Cup winner Niemi is thinking he should get.

I hope they have to pay his weak-rebounding ass at least 4 million.

[miller76 463]

Blues just resigned Cam Jannsen to one year deal as well. That was per the St.Louis Blues twitter page.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

I hope they have to pay his weak-rebounding ass at least 4 million.

Exactly.

Mason was good for St. Louis, especially in 2009, but Halak should provide more stability in net. He and Conks should be a good tandem.