Bryan Murray to make a "hockey announcement" at 11am

[edicius 3,269]

Rolling all over the Twitters.

Anybody have any idea what this might be concerning?

[edicius 3,269]

Looks like they've signed Anderson to a multi-year deal.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Senators+sign+goalie+Anderson+multi+year+deal/4477334/story.html

[Guest Crymson]

Friends of mine who are Avs fans say that he and Stewart were traded because they were poisonous influences in the locker room.

[stevkrause 1,247]

Friends of mine who are Avs fans say that he and Stewart were traded because they were poisonous influences in the locker room.

Poisonous because they want to win and Colorado wants nothing to do with that these days?

Anderson was touted as a consummate team guy in Florida and with the other moves made by Col lately, I have to believe the problem lies higher up and not on the players... remember, this is the team that wanted Roy to be its GM... someone at the top is making poor decisions and putting poor people in place there

EDIT - Just read the article and although I think it was a good move by Ottawa to bring him back, I think the price and term is VERY questionable...

Edited March 21, 2011 by stevkrause

[ComradeWasabi 109]

Anderson is the best goaltender that the Senators have had in a long, long time. ~$3 million is a good price to pay for somebody who's a pretty strong starting goalie if you ask me. He had a bad year in Colorado but hey, Colorado and bad years go hand in hand Not sure that signing him to a four-year deal was totally wise, but he's by far Ottawa's best option in net.

[Rick Zombos Ghost 82]

The Ottawa Senators signed goaltender Craig Anderson to a four-year contract extension on Monday.

The native of Park Ridge, IL, will earn $12.75 million over the course of his contract, averaging $3.187 million per season. The club takes a cap hit of $3.18 million in the deal.

OVERPAID

[Osgood=WIN! 0]

Don't think hes overpaid IMO. I'd rather have him over Howard(currently anyways). Only $600,000 difference in their contracts. Andersons term is a bit much though i'll agree.

[Rick Zombos Ghost 82]

Don't think hes overpaid IMO. I'd rather have him over Howard(currently anyways). Only $600,000 difference in their contracts. Andersons term is a bit much though i'll agree.

giving goalies over 2 year contracts is scary. there really arent any dominate goalies that command inflated and overlong contracts. this one isnt that inflated (a bit)...but overly long...he had one good year and is pretty much .500 this year.

[HankthaTank 1,100]

“For me, it’s not about the money,” Anderson said in this story. “It’s about having a good fit and finding a place where I’m going to be happy, where players are treated with respect and the organization communicates with their players.”

Burn.

[stevkrause 1,247]

giving goalies over 2 year contracts is scary. there really arent any dominate goalies that command inflated and overlong contracts. this one isnt that inflated (a bit)...but overly long...he had one good year and is pretty much .500 this year.

Miller is honestly the ONLY starting goalie in the league today, that I would feel completely comfortable with giving a contract longer than 3 years... I wouldn't have a problem with the likes of Lundqvist either, but not as strong as Miller... there are just too many variables to a goalies game/health to be locked in long term with one...

[Wings_Toledo 233]

How is signing a goaltender to a long-term deal a bad idea? I mean Rick DiPietro signed that 15-year deal with the Islanders and that's working out fi...ah wait, nevermind.

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

Has he looked at the standings lately?