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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
Positives
-Help meet the floor
-Keep it easy in locker room (as reported one of the most liked guys)
-Help us stay mediocre for next couple of years (top picks)
-He's exactly the type of guy playoff teams are looking for right now, so once we get good again we'll already have a solid veteran third liner in place.
Negatives
-Takes away a spot from a younger guy
I think positives outweigh the negatives.
As for as money is concerned, we're not brining in high salaried guys and need to find a way to meet the floor anyways. Also, its not my money.
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This is a negative, if he is exactly what other teams are looking for (debatable) then we should be trading him for a pick. If you think you can either resign him in the off-season OR can easily find a slight upgrade or downgrade for a Matt Stajan type player in the off-season... why are we rushing to sign a 4 year deal now....
I think the signing is fair value and overall the deal is pretty meh for the club. That being said my preference would have been to try to deal him for a pick and then find a comparative player, whether that be a slight upgrade, downgrade or someone to take a chance on. I guess it depends on what free agents are out there...
I feel that if we are going to sign anyone long term (4 years is long term for me) then we should be getting good value from it. I dont really see that here. The value is exactly what he is worth. The timing is extremely strange, there was no real push or need to do this now that I can see. Why not at least wait till after the deadline as youve now changed what you can offer and what types of offers you can receive.