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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I don't think signing a 29 year old 20 goal scorer to a $3M contract is a panic move.
UFAs cost money. What other UFAs were signed at that time who would have been a better deal (barring surprises like if someone signed a Bouma to a small deal and he scored like he's doing)? I bet there were a bunch of teams at the same price point on Raymond and he signed here for opportunity and location.
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Stempniak signed a 1 year deal at 1M. That what 3rd line NHL fillers go for.
Raymond signed a 1 year deal for 1M the year before.
the NHL is not a socialist collective.... If you are going to pay Monahan, Gaudreau, Brodie and Gio and Wideman 6-8M a year the 3rd liners will have to make 1M /year...... and Raymond is/was a career 3rd liner.
Perreault signed by Winnipeg 9M 3 years... cheaper than Raymond) was a smallish 18 goal scorer on a solid playoff team that plays a lot more like Byron than Raymond..... 69 hits in 58 games this year. 73 hits in 69 games last year with the Ducks.
His last 3 year scoring 40 goals 90 pts was the same as Raymonds (39 goals 95 pts) and he is 2 years younger. He also won 53% of his 800 facesoff with the Ducks.
What I most disliked about the Raymond signing was that he was taking up one of the 4 soft spots that a team can have.
Raymond is not in a scoring competition with Bouma and Jooris and Jones and Glencross who all do other important things.... he needs to score like Hudler, Gaudreau and Tanguay.
ie Perreault could contribute on the 3rd or even 4th line as he is more than a pure scorer like Raymond.
Hudler is making 4M ... he was a top 6 player on a good team
The Flames dumped Tanguay and were forced to take back Jones bad contract. Tanguay plays a similar game to Raymond but much higher level than Raymond. Tanguay was overpayed at 3.5M
To say that Raymond is or every was a value at 3.125M is absurd. Never mind the 3 year deal.