Guest Crymson Report post Posted July 1, 2011 I am fully convinced now that holland is NOT the best gm in the league... Holland should be fired for this! I am dead serious. Get ready for kaberle... LOL. Which other GM, aside from Doug Wilson, has made the playoffs every season since the lockout? Answer: None. You act so much like a spoiled kid at times, dude. 4 Drake_Marcus, Uncle Danny, Hockeymom1960 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/tmr/comments/tsns_mckenzie_red_wings_re-sign_ericsson/ Confirmed, salary and term. f***. Still not seeing confirmation of salary, only confirmation that a deal has been reached. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Heh.. The same guy who's been repeatedly benched for lackluster play just got a 10 mil contract. Oh happy days.. Kovalev's contract was higher than that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted July 1, 2011 The lot of you are shockingly spoiled. Which other team has had the success that the Wings had? Which other GM has brought success like Holland has? And now you feel that because of one bad move, because of one rough offseason, he should be fired. Fans of every other team tell me that they think Holland is the BEST. I feel pity for he and for others in the organization that so many of you have so utterly lost perspective, from so many years of success that they have given you, that you have lost the ability to be appreciative for the fact that you have a great team to cheer for every year. 4 Hockeymom1960, Uncle Danny, greenrebellion and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuck in socal 56 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 The lot of you are shockingly spoiled. Which other team has had the success that the Wings had? Which other GM has brought success like Holland has? And now you feel that because of one bad move, because of one rough offseason, he should be fired. Fans of every other team tell me that they think Holland is the BEST. I feel pity for he and for others in the organization that so many of you have so utterly lost perspective, from so many years of success that they have given you, that you have lost the ability to be appreciative for the fact that you have a great team to cheer for every year. He promised us great things this offseason; we have the right to want the Wings to ice the best team on the ice every year. 4 edicius, NvrFrgtRussian5, Detroit \# 1 Fan and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10 Minute Misconduct 104 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Waiting for Jagr for 5 mill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 LOL. You AGAIN! You've completely failed thus far to present a deal that would have beaten out San Jose's. Would you care to FINALLY go over that? Franzen, Kindl, 2012 3rd rounder. said this many times. franzen > seto sign gagne to replace franzen done. boom. 1 stuck in socal reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Nah - actually the signing beats that by a country mile. Fair enough. Should have said second most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hatethedrake! Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Alright I can breathe now. Even though I disagree with this overpayment, I still have faith in Kenny. He's still the best GM in the league but 3.25 mil a year for Big Rig? Really Kenny? I'll be interested to see hear Kenny's take on this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted July 1, 2011 What makes me mad is Ehrhoff is only 750k more a year. FOR TEN YEARS. 3 55fan, greenrebellion and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings1110 184 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 im livid, and i like big E. this is bulls***, and if he doesnt pull something out of his ass this offseason he should be fired, this is ridiculous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bannedforlife 403 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 The lot of you are shockingly spoiled. Which other team has had the success that the Wings had? Which other GM has brought success like Holland has? And now you feel that because of one bad move, because of one rough offseason, he should be fired. Fans of every other team tell me that they think Holland is the BEST. I feel pity for he and for others in the organization that so many of you have so utterly lost perspective, from so many years of success that they have given you, that you have lost the ability to be appreciative for the fact that you have a great team to cheer for every year. Sooooo, you're saying that you're thrilled about the signing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunkylover 26 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Cap went up. This should have been expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WorkingOvertime 536 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 The lot of you are shockingly spoiled. Which other team has had the success that the Wings had? Which other GM has brought success like Holland has? And now you feel that because of one bad move, because of one rough offseason, he should be fired. Fans of every other team tell me that they think Holland is the BEST. I feel pity for he and for others in the organization that so many of you have so utterly lost perspective, from so many years of success that they have given you, that you have lost the ability to be appreciative for the fact that you have a great team to cheer for every year. I can't speak for other fans, but I fully appreciate Holland and all he has done. With that said, it's hard to agree with this deal if it is true. Every GM f***s up, and we are lucky that Holland does less than other GM's. He can't be perfect, so this doesn't severely downgrade my opinion of him, but this doesn't look like a good deal right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10 Minute Misconduct 104 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Eklund says Eaves has signed. Kinda scared right now if true... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 FOR TEN YEARS. its gonna feel like 10 years by the time ericsson's 3 year contract is finally up 4 crotty99, sleepwalker, stuck in socal and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ogreslayer 1,069 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Kenny, you do know there are only mulligans in golf right? 5 sleepwalker, Byorski, NvrFrgtRussian5 and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DatsyukianDekes 2,428 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) The Detroit Red Wings have signed defenseman Jonathan Ericsson to a three-year contract that averages $3.25 million a season, a source told Booth Newspapers. This is much higher than the Red Wings' recent offer of slightly more than $2 million per season. But as quality free-agent defensemen were getting re-signed by their own teams, the market was thinning, increasing Ericsson's value. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Ericsson earned $1.25 million in 2010-11, his second full NHL season. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland couldn't be reached for comment, but he said earlier in the day that he was making progress with Ericsson and right wing Patrick Eaves, who were scheduled to become unrestricted free agents at noon on Frida how the hell did it go up 1.25 million from what Detroit offered him ? Kenny knew that was an overpayment, looks like got had a panic attack because of the other UFA getting moved. Edited July 1, 2011 by darkmanx 3 Aussie_Wing, edicius and sleepwalker reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuck in socal 56 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Eklund says Eaves has signed. Kinda scared right now if true... 5 million for Eaves I am guessing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeytownRules19 902 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 I am actually happy they gave 3.25 mil to Ericsson instead of overpaying for an aging Tomas Kaberle, because I still would be surprised if Wisniewski did not sign with CBJ and with that no one else would be on the market. I'm in a wait and see mode because Kenny knows how to do his job a lot better than we know how to do his job. 2 Hockeymom1960 and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,793 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 So much for Holland thinking that all the free agents were getting overpaid. This is the worst signing so far by any team. Worse than Kopecky getting $3 million. 5 sleepwalker, NvrFrgtRussian5, edicius and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermind 363 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Remember when everyone made fun of Jeff Finger's contract? I guess Eaves is signing for over $4M now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtydangles 1,328 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 this is a TERRIBLE signing. there's no silver lining here. ericsson brings minimal offense and he's not the strongest defensively. is there a clause in his contract that says we're off the hook with him if he keeps taking boneheaded penalties at the end of games? jesus. holland gonna do the sign and trade? i hope so. but who would take that contract? its terrible. 1 Heroes of Hockeytown reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wings87 1,290 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Holland is the most passive GM in sports and this signing proves he is also a drunk. 2 sleepwalker and Aussie_Wing reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dominator2005 558 Report post Posted July 1, 2011 Wow, what's next, trading Kindl and Flip for Jeff Finger??? Sorry but this is a BAD contract!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
