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The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenseman Josh Gorges to a six-year, $23.4 million contract extension. His annual salary cap hit will be $3.9 million.

Now that makes Kenny's Ericsson deal seem not so bad!! Both are 27yrs old and maybe a #4/5 D at best.

If its just stats then Big E is probably just ahead, Gorges 403 g 10+59 +18 207pims Ericsson 201g 10+30 +3 185pims.

Although Jon is bigger i would argue that Josh is the more physical player. Some UFA's on the blueline could be in

for a big pay rise come the trade window on this news.

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this season gorges has around double the hits, triple the blocked shots, and 6 more minutes of icetime/game than ericsson. he's also taken less minor penalties even with the significantly higher icetime.

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this season gorges has around double the hits, triple the blocked shots, and 6 more minutes of icetime/game than ericsson. he's also taken less minor penalties even with the significantly higher icetime.

One more hit, actually. In one more game, with far more ice time. Gorges is a far better shot blocker, but other than that they are pretty similar.

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One more hit, actually. In one more game, with far more ice time. Gorges is a far better shot blocker, but other than that they are pretty similar.

good catch on the hits.

as far as "pretty similar", maybe in some stats...but as far as contract value, not at all. gorges is considered by many habs fans as their best defensive defenseman. they are mostly all excited about this signing. he's considered a leader and a shutdown defenseman. some of them would even like gorges to be considered for the captaincy.

ericsson, on the other hand, is brutal defensively and has done almost nothing to show that he is worth that contract. nearly all wings fans thought the contract was ridiculous.

comparing these two players is something that would be done by someone that has only watched one of them play.

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comparing the contracts sft, not what youve added to it.

Ericsson seems to be the goat/whipping boy on these boards, he isnt as bad as fans make him out to be. When he makes

a mistake everyone is on him like a rash, to try prove the point. Other more senior D men have made some howlers this

year and it tends to be overlooked.

Yes he is overpaid but whos the guy who offered him the contract? We have 3 of our D in the top 8 in the league in the

+- and Ericsson is one of them so he cant be doing that of an awful job.

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good catch on the hits.

as far as "pretty similar", maybe in some stats...but as far as contract value, not at all. gorges is considered by many habs fans as their best defensive defenseman. they are mostly all excited about this signing. he's considered a leader and a shutdown defenseman. some of them would even like gorges to be considered for the captaincy.

ericsson, on the other hand, is brutal defensively and has done almost nothing to show that he is worth that contract. nearly all wings fans thought the contract was ridiculous.

comparing these two players is something that would be done by someone that has only watched one of them play.

Yeah, yeah. Only Wings fans can overrate their players. And Wings fans never underrate our players. Wings fans are idiots, except when we hate Ericsson...then we somehow know more than Kenny and Babs. I know your schtick.

Habs fans may love Gorges, but they haven't had Lidstrom on their team for the last two decades making all their other defensemen look like crap in comparison. They don't have Stuart, Kronwall, or White. Their best defenseman has missed the better part of the last three seasons.

Ericsson is in only his 3rd full season, and he is far better than most fans here give him credit for. He's not as physical as he should be for his size, and he doesn't have great poise with the puck which can result in turnovers when he's pressured. He won't block shots and he doesn't have a great grasp of when he should and shouldn't jump in on offense. But he's pretty sound positionally, strong along the boards, a pretty good skater, makes a good pass when he has time, and if he can figure out how to use his shot he could be a solid point producer. He has the kind of size you have to pay a premium for.

Gorges doesn't have ideal size, or any particular talent on offense. He plays a simple, solid game. He's an excellent shot-blocker, but he's nothing special overall. He's not even Brad Stuart. He's more important to his team, so it justifies the salary more. Marketwise though, if E is over paid, so is Gorges.

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comparing the contracts sft, not what youve added to it.

what does this even mean? all the things i've mentioned would be taken into account. anyone that's watched gorges play knows that he's a better player than ericsson, and therefore worth more $ when comparing the two.

Yeah, yeah. Only Wings fans can overrate their players. And Wings fans never underrate our players. Wings fans are idiots, except when we hate Ericsson...then we somehow know more than Kenny and Babs. I know your schtick.

did wings fans hate the howard contract? or the kronwall contract? no, because they made sense.

wings fans hated the ericsson contract because it was obviously ******* terrible and made no sense. anyone can see this. but it's only because lidstrom is so great, right? i we weren't spoiled by lidstrom, then we wouldn't be so hard on ericsson, right?

get real.

feel free to keep making excuses if it makes you feel better.

also, LOL at paying a premium for his "size" that he doesn't ever use. maybe that helps him take more untimely minor penalties?

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He was signed as a peace keeper...

The new year got off to a bang for the struggling Montreal Canadiens as defenceman P.K. Subban and centre Tomas Plekanec exchanged punches during practice on Monday.

The two clashed during a one-on-one drill. Both dropped their gloves and threw punches until Josh Gorges and other teammates stepped in to stop it.

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