Dion Phaneuf Close to signing Extension

[Guest DeGraa55]

Thank god....now people can stop hoping we get him.

[RedWingsRox 614]

egads ... is he worth it? I don't think so.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Leafs colors too.

[wings87 1,290]

Edited December 29, 2013 by wings87

[rrasco 1,312]

Okay...but was there a NTC/NMC?

[Guest DeGraa55]

Okay...but was there a NTC/NMC?

Idk the text I got just said 7 years at 49m no other details included.

[Dabura 12,207]

*bumps dan girardi up to $6M on his 2014-15 capgeek roster*

*grumbles*

[cnot19 191]

Ok so there's not a good d man for us, I really do t get how anyone can say overpayment

[MabusIncarnate 5,344]

[frankgrimes 1,836]

this leaves Vanek as the only top UFA come july 1.

Would have easily given him 7/49 the guy is a number 1 defenseman and can provide a team with lots of minutes, great player. Fixing this mess of a defense just became harder.

[Ekmanc 586]

Overpayment of the century, thank god we didn't sign that contract.

[DRW Dominance 255]

Would have easily given him 7/49 the guy is a number 1 defenseman and can provide a team with lots of minutes, great player. Fixing this mess of a defense just became harder.

disagree completely. phaneuf is not even as good as kronwall. to rely on him as your #1 shows the state of the rest of their D.

[13dangledangle 959]

I don't care if it's an over payment or not, King Sh*t can now stay there for the next 7 years....The guy makes me sooo mad on 24/7, though on the Leafs side of that show they just show him, Randy & Lupul anyway for some reason-Lupul is the real deal though he's a game changer but made of glass

[Seraph 240]

Just by supply and demand his price would be ridiculous on the open market. He has a big name so it comes with a big price.

To think he would sign anywhere for less than 6 million a year for 5 years would be silly. Not a gross overpayment when you think of the context.

Edited December 29, 2013 by Seraph

[St. Michael (the Red Wing) 422]

Did not want Phaneuf in the first place.

So this comes as a "sigh" of relief.

Good for the Leafs and Phanny

[hooon 1,089]

Don't think its official yet, or is it?

Glad he's off the market, wouldn't have wanted to overpay for him.

I'd much rather target someone like Girardi.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

Is this official yet? Because I haven't seen it confirmed anywhere.

When you guys make threads about signings it needs to have a link to a reputable source confirming it.

When it's official someone can make a new thread with the link.