[Signing] Isles: Sorokin (8y x $8.25m) Varlamov (4y) Mayfield (7y x $3.5m) Engvall (7y x $3m)

[savardandjokinen]

The Islanders are the next Red Wings (when Ken Holland would sign guys like Ericsson, abdelkader, helm, etc to randomly long big deals). So much money tied up in a bunch of aging mediocrity.

[agulati]

Good cap hit for Mayfield

[transplant99]

Pierre Engvall's #Isles 7 year $3M Cap Hit Deal includes a 16 team no trade list.

https://twitter.com/PuckPedia/status...63310214860800

[activeStick]

Part of me feels like this is a bit of ol' Lou wanting to stick it to the Leafs for choosing Dubas over him and him signing former Leafs players in hopes he can stick it to that team some more.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

The goalie deals make perfect sense to me, but the other two? Woof.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Lou really has lost it.

Wow.

He is 80 years old.

[Mr.Coffee]

This Varlamov contract is going to look bad soon, like potentially as soon as next season. Thereafter, it’s going to be a train wreck. Kind of like a mini version of that DiPietro nightmare a few years back.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

He is 80 years old.

Holy crap. I hadn't noticed. Imagining my father making hockey decisions is terrifying.

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[hwy19man]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

How many times have we seen two goalies extended long term at the same time? They are spending a ton on goaltending.

At least one other time on the same day, wow. "The Hurricanes re-signed netminders Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta. Andersen gets $6.8 million over two years, while Raanta will make $1.5 million in 2023-24."
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl...ly-1-1.6894563

[Paulie Walnuts]

Lou is way past his time it was his dumb idea to play 8x each team in your division to create rivalries like playing Minnesota for the 7th time on a January Tuesday fired guys up.

Seems like he's going to live out his life without actually retiring.

[driveway]

Originally Posted by Derek Sutton

And 12 million on average goaltending.

Average? Sorokin has maintained a .924 save percentage over the last 114 games he's played. Markstrom has never had a .924 save percentage in his career. Sorokin has also finished 2nd in Goals-Saved Above Average the past two seasons. If Wolf puts up numbers like that for two yeas we'll be clamouring to pay him $12 million dollars.

[Always Earned Never Given]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Holy crap. I hadn't noticed. Imagining my father making hockey decisions is terrifying.

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Wow my dad is turning the big eight zero in August and the only decision he takes is if he does his Sudoku before or after reading the paper.

Yes he still gets his paper delivered to him. No tablets or smart phones.

[Icantwhisper]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

This Varlamov contract is going to look bad soon, like potentially as soon as next season. Thereafter, it’s going to be a train wreck. Kind of like a mini version of that DiPietro nightmare a few years back.

A few years back? He still get 1.5MM a year till 2028-29.