He's a pretty good goaltender but this contract seems a little on the long side. I personally would have offered less over 5 years or $5 million/season over four years but I'm not a GM. I have to wonder who the Wings thought they would be bidding against had he hit free agency? Certainly not the Flames who have money to spend but not that much of a need to overpay for a good but maybe not elite goaltender, maybe the Leafs or Oilers? I just don't see any teams offering that money to Howard.
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