[News] Crawford extended 6 yrs, $6M AAV

[Pontine]

Terrible deal. Term is too long and cap hit is too high.

[Violator]

Better contract than Rask and two years less

[CalgaryFan1988]

Originally Posted by Violator

Better contract than Rask and two years less

Rask is two years younger and the better goalie though, which makes Rask's contract better IMO.

[$ven27]

Rask >>>>Crawford.

[T@T]

At least Bowman could have waited a half season to see if he could still perform at last years level, it's not like he would turn down $30 million in January.

[GreenLantern]

There is no way he is worth as much as Howard.

Edit: There is no way he is worth MORE than Howard.

[Vinny01]

I have a feeling the Hawks will regret this one

[sun]

Decent goalie. Will have to have a few awesome seasons to earn this kind of cheddar though. Not sure he has it in him.

[Hockey_Ninja]

This makes Luongo's deal look somewhat good.

[OutOfTheCube]

Oh come on, any goalie would've been awesome and won that team the cup. Ray Emery was like 17-1 with a sub 2 GAA. Only reason he isn't getting the big pay day is they decided on Crawford for the playoffs.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

This makes Luongo's deal look somewhat good.

The Luongo deal is fine, he's the best goalie in the country.

It's the Canucks that are stupid. How they have treated Luongo is a crime. Put your hopes on Ginger when he can't play a full season and can't get past Game 2 of the first round?

At least they finally traded him. He'll be out of the league in 2 years.

The Crawford deal is a little high but goalies are hard to find these days. Hold onto a good one.
Chicago seems to find low-priced grinders to afford higher contracts so they should be fine.

[Sylvanfan]

I think this is a questionable decision. The Hawks should remain a strong team for a few years here meaning that veteran guys will be interested in playing there. IIRC Kane and Towed are up for new deals in two years and will command 8.5 plus per year. I think they can get by and win with a less expensive tender.

[bluloc]

Bahahahahhaannah. Wow thats a pretty bad contract for a mediocre goalie.

[vilzeh]

Originally Posted by violator

better contract than rask and two years less

Not sure if serious.

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by T@T

At least Bowman could have waited a half season to see if he could still perform at last years level, it's not like he would turn down $30 million in January.

Yeah, it seems a little odd to do this so early. Prior to the shortened season Crawford was a career .910 goalie in the NHL and .908 in the AHL. Then he has a great season at 28 years of age and all of the sudden he's set to be paid like a top 5 goalie until he's 35 years old.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by dustygoon

And all i can remember of his play in the playoffs was teams repeatedly picking his glove side and him waving at it.

I remember he won the Stanley Cup. They let one Cup-winning goalie walk over money and watched him become a Vezina finalist, maybe they figured continuity was important.

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

I have a feeling the Hawks will regret this one

2 championships in 4 years means they'll 'regret' things differently than most teams. In that it may be an inconvenience, but they'll get through it. Because they won 2 cups. So it was worth it.

[fotiou22]

Niemi's agent must be pulling his hair out right now.

[Geeoff]

I think Niemi is better than Crawford.

[Lanny_McDonald]

This will soon be recognized as one of the worst contracts in the NHL. Possibly in NHL history. Horrible contract for a mediocre goaltender.