[Signing] Leafs sign Bozak(5yrs, $4.2mil AAV) and Clarkson(7yrs, $5.25mil AAV)

[Dienasty]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Man I don't know if this Leafs roster is good enough to ink these guys long term as cornerstones. Seems like the building of a good but not good enough team with all middle of the road talent with no elite players.

I think the cornerstones on that team are kadri, jvr, gardiner, o Reilly and bernier.

Kessel, lupul, clarkson, bozak are all great supplemental pieces.

I think those are massive over pays though...

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on TSN - Bozak signs in Toronto 5yrs 21mil

[moon]

Decent deal for Bozak.

After hearing some of the rumours about what he would get 4 million is not bad.

[loob job]

Clarkson was going to the leafs all along, i posted that three months ago, his wife didn't like jersey and they have a home in etobicoke. He told anyone who would listen that he wanted to sign in t.o.

[Nsd1]

Makes clowes deal look worse.

[Hells Bells]

I'd say about 700K too much for Bozak. Not too bad considering the rumours.

The Clarkson deal is going to be laughable though.

[sureLoss]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 8s Clarkson agrees to leafs. Details being worked out

[OILFAN #81]

Clarkson officially signs. Seems to be 7 years 5.5-5.75 M per.

[loob job]

These prices are crazy, i hope we don't sign any of these free agents, When we state that 4 million for bozak for five years is a good price then times sure have changed. A high of 18 goals in a season gets you 4 million a year.

[Hells Bells]

That Clarkson deal is terrible in so many ways.

[Muta]

The Clarkson contract couldn't have happened to a better team.

[sureLoss]

Ken Campbell ‏@THNKenCampbell 21s Hearing just north of $5 million a year on a seven-year deal for Clarkson.

[Meers]

When will they ever learn?

[PeteMoss]

Clarkson has massive bust written all over him.

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David Clarkson? SEVEN years? What am I missing here?

5+mill??!! hahahahaha

[OILFAN #81]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Ken Campbell ‏@THNKenCampbell 21s Hearing just north of $5 million a year on a seven-year deal for Clarkson.

Just north. So 5.25 M?

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Dienasty

I think the cornerstones on that team are kadri, jvr, gardiner, o Reilly and bernier.

Kessel, lupul, clarkson, bozak are all great supplemental pieces.

I think those are massive over pays though...

Problem is that they gave the supplemental players cornerstone contracts. How many elite players ever live up to the back end of their long term contracts let alone support players getting these long term deals. I just don't get tying up non-elite players for long term.

[Oling_Roachinen]

A 7 year contract that will see David Clarkson reach 36 by the time it's over? A player who's never broke 50 points that could be near 40M? Ouch.

[loob job]

Two brutal signings. Two 45 point guys locked up for an average of six years and 4.5 million bucks.................good job leafs, hahaha.

[Tinordi]

Bozak's deal is decent.

Clarkson's cap hit is fine-ish, that term though, you really wonder if players continue to have that fire after they basically set themselves up for life.