The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that the club has signed defenceman Johnny Oduya to a one-year, $1 million contract. The contract has games played, time-on-ice and playoff bonuses that could add up to another $1,250,000 to the one million guarantee.
I thought oduya was a solid d-man who would not have lasted this long on the FA market
Well delays aren't always because the players is undesirable. There's a bunch of factors involved in deciding where you will go, especially for older players with families.
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He's still averaging 18 minutes a game over the last number of years after dropping down from 20 minutes probably 4 years ago. I think this is a good signing for a number 4.
So the Sens replaced one bottom-pairing former Star defenseman (Jokipakka) with another (Oduya), after losing a top-pairing defenseman to the Stars (Methot).
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He's still averaging 18 minutes a game over the last number of years after dropping down from 20 minutes probably 4 years ago. I think this is a good signing for a number 4.
The only way he's a #4 is if he puts it on the back of his jersey
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He's still averaging 18 minutes a game over the last number of years after dropping down from 20 minutes probably 4 years ago. I think this is a good signing for a number 4.
This is an okay signing but Oduya must be acknowledged for what he now is, which is a guy who is getting old AND his game is in significant decline.
He would get exposed pretty badly if he regularly played anything but 5th or 6th D-pairing minutes because of his deteriorating game & declining footspeed.
He's still averaging 18 minutes a game over the last number of years after dropping down from 20 minutes probably 4 years ago. I think this is a good signing for a number 4.
He's not a number 4 defenceman anymore. 2 or 3 years ago he was, but not now.
Sens sign Oduya (1 yr, $1mil + $1.25mil bonuses)
