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Wings sign D Mike Commodore to 1-year, $1m contract

Started by Tim.D, Jul 01 2011 02:04 PM

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#101 legaleaglewingsfan

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:38 PM

He fights right? Like he could be someone to protect us from cheap shots/possible injuries and/or animals like Cooke right?

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:38 PM

Commodore is actually 6'5" and 235 lbs.

As someone already mentioned, hopefully this will be another successful Holland reclamation project.

He's slow, but could he really be slower than Salei?

Is he just as nasty as Salei though? Salei was a prick at times to the opposition last year.

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:38 PM

I am raging so hard right now...
Go rest high on that mountain, cause son your work on Earth is done. Go to Heaven a'shouting love for the Father and the Son. Ruslan Salei, Brad McCrimmon, Stefan Liv, Pavol Demitra, and the entire Lokomotiv team.

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:39 PM

Is he physical and can he play defense?

Honest question.




Yes - he can/will be physical.
Yes - he can play D.

He could turn to be good addition for Detroit. Commodore was loved in Calgary, in Carolina... in Columbus it didn't worked well but it's COLUMBUS...
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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:39 PM

Is he just as nasty as Salei though? Salei was a prick at times to the opposition last year.

Definitely more physical than Salei.
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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:39 PM

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth...



I am going to keep my thoughts to myself and leave this post with one word... WOW!

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:40 PM

Commodore is actually 6'5" and 235 lbs.

As someone already mentioned, hopefully this will be another successful Holland reclamation project.

He's slow, but could he really be slower than Salei?


Indeed. And please don't forget he never played for joy, just for money. Now he has enough after than contract with CBJ. Nobody knows how he will look like when he finally understands there is a chance to win.
Sweet. This dude was brought here for one reason, to punch people in the head - every other thing that he can do, other Wings can do better. I like that we have a head-puncher. The league has other, better head-punchers, but this one is ours. Better than nothing. Good work, Kenny!

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:41 PM

Is he just as nasty as Salei though? Salei was a prick at times to the opposition last year.

Honestly I didn't think Salei played with the edge I was hoping he would.

I don't know how nasty Commodore is to play against most shifts. He will drop the gloves on occasion.


If you guys are thinking of this as Holland's big move, then I get being disappointed. But the Wings needed a bottom pairing guy to replace Salei and they got a decent one for cheap, who could turn out to be a steal. And if he doesn't, it's one year.

Edited by haroldsnepsts, 01 July 2011 - 02:42 PM.

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:41 PM

Commodore was only making $1.4M in CB and he got bought out. Why the hell would you offer him another $1M, that's like giving a reject player a raise ... so he gets the buyout money and now a $1M from us ??!!

Damn ... if only Stevie Y was still around, he would have prevented this stupidity.

Edited by RedWingsRox, 01 July 2011 - 02:42 PM.

#110 RusDRW

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:42 PM

he was making approximately 18 over 6 years. ~3M per.
Sweet. This dude was brought here for one reason, to punch people in the head - every other thing that he can do, other Wings can do better. I like that we have a head-puncher. The league has other, better head-punchers, but this one is ours. Better than nothing. Good work, Kenny!

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:43 PM

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=33952


Andreas Lilja/Ruslan Salei 2.0???
.......

Well he sure can put the PIMS up

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:43 PM

Wait. People are freaking out about a $1M depth signing with size and grit that at most will play 5/6 spot on the D? Really?!?! (You really think he's meant to replace Raffi?!lol!!) I don't like the guy much, but I fail to see how this is a terrible, terrible, end-of-the-world signing. He doesn't work out, he gets the ax. He does, we got a decent D-man on the cheap. Don't understand the reaction at all.

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:45 PM

BTW, he has right-handed shot!!!! :w00t2:

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:45 PM

Commodore was only making $1.4M in CB and he got bought out. Why the hell would you offer him another $1M, that's like giving a reject player a raise ... so he gets the buyout money and now a $1M from us ??!!

Damn ... if only Stevie Y was still around, he would have prevented this stupidity.

He was set to make $3.35M and had a $3.75M cap hit. $1.4M is what he'll get from the buyout plus $1M from the Wings so $2.4M total. So it's a million dollar pay cut for him.

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:46 PM

I think it's the we got Ralfalski's $6M to spend and all we can get is someone else's dirty seconds. No half decent Dman, no attempt to trade a 4th or 5th round pick for rights to Wiz, Erhoff, etc. and all we have to show for today is Commodore ??!!

#116 LeftWinger

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:46 PM

I dont know what Holland is doing, Stars just signed Ryder for $3.5M... Meanwhile we are stuck with Hudler...

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:47 PM

Let's call him "Commy"; do we have to keep him?

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:48 PM

Well... That was unexpected.

Low salary because he'll still be receiving salary from the Jackets, since they bought him out with 2 years left on his old contract. He's big, and can be aggressive, and has the coveted right handed shot, so if he's effective, then it's a good signing.

Now, someone needs to make sure he wears #64 this year. That would be epic.

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:49 PM

He was set to make $3.35M and had a $3.75M cap hit. $1.4M is what he'll get from the buyout plus $1M from the Wings so $2.4M total. So it's a million dollar pay cut for him.


I stand corrected.

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:51 PM

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