[Signing] Carolina signs Semin to 5 year deal, $7mil per

[mrdonkey]

Jesus, they're planning to spend half of next year's salary cap on 4 guys?

Good luck.

[puckluck2]

It's a bit too much but he's worth about $6 million so it's not that bad.

[Hockey_Ninja]

So that lock-out sure fixed the crazy contracts being handed out...

[$ven27]

I fully expect him to fall off again. Horrible contract.

[HPLovecraft]

Why would they pay $7M for a goon?

[Inglewood Jack]

April Fool's is still one week away, Mr. Rutherford

[GreenLantern]

30 points in 30 games this year, definitely having a great season, but 35 mill?

Talk about cashing in.

[DionTheDman]

I guess Rutherford got a taste of Semin, and was just begging for more. Now he gets all he wants for the next five years.

This deal should take him to the age of about 34, which is about the right time when Carolina can offer Semin to someone else, and get some youngsters in return.

[SuperMatt18]

Pretty crazy deal but he is one of the first guys to show great chemistry with E.Staal, something the Canes have been looking for.

Wonder if we could pry Skinner out of Carolina somehow, he almost feels like the odd man out there.

[drPepper1]

He's been roughly making the same in previous years too. Fitting in well with Staal

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by puckluck2

It's a bit too much but he's worth about $6 million so it's not that bad.

Not for five years, that's the biggest laugh out of the whole thing to be honest.

You lock up an offensive flake like Semin for one, two years tops.

[Oling_Roachinen]

Not a fan of the contract. Glad it does take away another UFA winger from any trade talks though, even if it wasn't likely that the 9th place Canes were going to be sellers.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Pretty crazy deal but he is one of the first guys to show great chemistry with E.Staal, something the Canes have been looking for.

Wonder if we could pry Skinner out of Carolina somehow, he almost feels like the odd man out there.

Probably not Skinner this year - not that he'd come cheap - but Tuomo Ruutu and Tim Gleason are likely gone.

[Parallex]

An overpay but not an egregious one. Maybe 1-1.5M over what I thought he'd get on a log term deal. Not to many decent free agents to be had this upcoming offseason... Iginla might end up being the prize catch come July.

[Husky]

A key winger for them. IMO, Semin was underrated in previous years and pegged as too 1 dimensional. Hes a very dynamic forward.

[Anduril]

Not too sure how this is terrible. Crazy talented and showing that he's a good fit so far. Hurricanes will have to find some mini miracles but they have a set top 6 (Staal, Staal, Ruutu, Semin, Skinner) and Ward.

Given a how little time Semin has spent though, I'm surprised the GM didn't go for max 3 or 4 years.

[Reaper]

Expect his point production to fall off by half for next season.

[cannon7]

Maybe Iginla is still worth $7M...

[GGG]

Originally Posted by atb

Wow

8.25M for Eric Staal
6.00M for Jordan Staal
5.72M for Skinner
7M for Semin

29M for 4 players!

Only 27 million

With a 63 mil cap you have about 38 million for forwards, 18 milion for defense and 7 mil for goalies.

Leaves them about 11 mil to round out 13 forwards. With 4 league min guys for the fourth line making 2 million you have 9 mil left for your third line and two more wingers.

There defense is going to have to be cheap or young to make this work. Probably means no Marc Staal. But it is definately managable.

[MoneyGuy]

What makes this worse than just the obscene pricetag is that Semin seems to be the kind of player who may float now that he's won the NHL lottery. I think this is brutal.