[Signing] Isles sign Clutterbuck to 5 year extension ($3.5 mil AAV)

[sureLoss]

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
5 years/$17.5M/$3.5M AAV

New York Islanders @NYIslanders
#Isles Transaction: Cal Clutterbuck has agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension. Details: atnhl.com/2gsNith

seems like a lot for a bottom 6 forward...

[devo22]

lol

[Toonage]

More like Clutterbucks am I right?

I got nothing.

[The Hendog]

Terrible deal

Especially the term?!?

Why would you need him locked up for 5 years - 3 tops
And @ that AAV

[Monahan For Mayor]

That's a big contract for 15-20 points per year. Mind you he brings more to his game but that's a bad contract! Especially when Tavares is nearing FA.

[devo22]

it's just weird. They let Martin go (understandable at that price tag, especially after re-signing Cizikas), then turn around and sign Clutterbuck to an even worse deal? It makes no sense.

that's why some teams will never be successful in a cap world. You don't overpay bottom liners, especially not long-term.

[sureLoss]

^
The letting go of Okposo then signing Ladd is looking disastrous as well.

[saillias]

Backlund money for Clutterbuck. Seems legit

[codynw]

Awful. Term and money are both awful.

[Geeoff]

I feel sorry for John Tavares.

[Calgary4LIfe]

I can see the salary - Clutterbuck definitely makes his presence felt on most shifts - but I am shocked by the term.

Since when do bottom 6 guys get both the salary and the term? Since when do they ever get term, period?

I thought Snow was a decent GM working under a tough owner as best as he could, but the last 12 months has really started changing my opinion of him in a hurry.

[Insufficient Funds]

Originally Posted by Monahan For Mayor

That's a big contract for 15-20 points per year. Mind you he brings more to his game but that's a bad contract! Especially when Tavares is nearing FA.

Further to this. That's a lot to pay for 3 hits a game average. Seems like this should have been in the 2-2.25 range at the top end.

Garth Snow is undoing the few good moves he made 2 years ago, and then some.

[cofias]

Insane. Snow has now fully returned to his vintage antics.

[Coach]

Wow. That's bad.

[devo22]

It's crazy, Snow really made some shrewd moves (stealing Boychuk and Leddy for peanuts, trading Reinhart for a fortune) for some time. Looks like he's losing it again.

[mennoknight]

Countdown to a TSN story outlining how this speeds up Tavares to Toronto process in 3...2...

[N-E-B]

I wouldn't blame Tavares if he left the Isles...

[StrykerSteve]

I was under the impression Clutterbuck was a contract the Isles would consider moving if the scenario was right. Surprised to see them make such a long commitment to a player whose best years are thought to be behind him.

[icecube]

Originally Posted by Geeoff

I feel sorry for John Tavares.

[Poe969]

Love the deal. Part of me always smiles when other teams give out bad deals, hopefully Chia and Dim Jim see this as a good deal and start handing out more bad deals.