[News] Ducks re-sign Getzlaf to 8 year deal, $8.25 AAV

[StrykerSteve]

Holy overpayment, Batman!

[dammage79]

I was honestly exptecting Iggy money going to Getzlaf. Did he really deserve a 3 million dollar a year raise? Market cost or not that is a lot of money for an under 20 goal (last three years) a year center?

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by troutman

http://blair-necessities.blogspot.ca...extension.html

Saskatchewan Roughriders and receiver Chris Getzlaf have agreed on a three year contract extension. The deal is said to be worth in the neighbourhood of 120-thousand a year.

Ummm isn't $8.25million more than the ENTIRE CFL payroll for a year?? hahahaha

[Erick Estrada]

The people that are calling this overpayment clearly haven't been paying attention to what franchise players have been receiving over the past 5 years. It's a lot of money but as we saw this summer with the Wild teams are willing to pay $$$ for top players and Getzlaff is a franchise guy.

Someone said in another thread that Perry would never get over $8 million in free agency. I hope he now understands.

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by troutman

http://blair-necessities.blogspot.ca...extension.html

Saskatchewan Roughriders and receiver Chris Getzlaf have agreed on a three year contract extension. The deal is said to be worth in the neighbourhood of 120-thousand a year.

Was just about to comment on that too. I wonder if Chris gets a bit jealous at family dinners when he knows his bro makes his annual salary in less than a week.

[MissTeeks]

So many bald jokes:

Jordan Clarke‏@yyjordan
If Ryan Getzlaf doesn't live up to that contract there's going to be hell toupée.

[vektor]

Good, 25% of their payroll in 2 guys. Sportsnet was tearing Anaheim a new one with how much of a mistake this was. How many guys get paid that much that have never scored 30?

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Man that's an overpayment IMO

His CV is more impressive than AO's. As other posters have mentioned he does things that aren't always on the stat sheet.

[Enoch Root]

The limit on contract length did exactly what it was intended to do: it kept the cap hit up where it should be.

I like it - they can pay him what they want (it sounds about right) but the cap will accurately reflect it.

[Flash Walken]

Once again, it's not about the goals.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by MissTeeks

So many bald jokes:

Jordan Clarke‏@yyjordan
If Ryan Getzlaf doesn't live up to that contract there's going to be hell toupée.

I actually respect Getzlaf for not taking the easy way out and shaving his head totally bare like most people who go bald these days. Good for him, I think that got him an extra million.

[edn88]

I think it is overpayment, but they have cap room and once the cap goes up again, it is no big deal. Might be at end of the contract that it is a deal compared to other contracts being signed.

Clearly Getzlaf is doing well, but I cannot shake the lazy hockey player image from when he was a Calgary Hitman.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Once again, it's not about the goals.

No it's about the Benjamins......

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by silentsim

In his 19 goal year he had 76 points in 67 games, and year before that 69 points in 66 games.

Last year was his really only bad year. He's a playmaking center that makes the guys on his wings a lot better, and in playoffs his play doesn't fade. Very big reason Perry hit the 50 goal mark

Getz is an elite #1 center.

Oh yeah, I know. I'm always just surprised by his lower goal totals. He never comes across as a elite passer but I suppose it's the overall game and physical play that gets him those point totals.

[Kaine]

People are seriously calling this an overpayment for a top centerman in the league and a franchise player in his prime?

I would have been over the moon if he had signed here for that, we all knew he was never leaving the Ducks tho.

That said, no home town discount whatsoever.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

I actually respect Getzlaf for not taking the easy way out and shaving his head totally bare like most people who go bald these days. Good for him, I think that got him an extra million.

I guess but he really should shave it as the only thing worse than a young man with horseshoe head is the dreaded comb over.

[vektor]

I think it makes him scarier in an I don't give an eff kind of way.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

The people that are calling this overpayment clearly haven't been paying attention to what franchise players have been receiving over the past 5 years. It's a lot of money but as we saw this summer with the Wild teams are willing to pay $$$ for top players and Getzlaff is a franchise guy.

Someone said in another thread that Perry would never get over $8 million in free agency. I hope he now understands.

You do have a point. I just have a feeling that the Ducks later on might regret this deal. Also i have a feeling that if the Flames signed him to this very deal via free agency then people would be calling for Feaster's head.

[timbit]

Anyone here not think he is better than Brad Richards? What did he sign for?
What a bullet dodged there.

[Phanuthier]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

You do have a point. I just have a feeling that the Ducks later on might regret this deal. Also i have a feeling that if the Flames signed him to this very deal via free agency then people would be calling for Feaster's head.

Well considering most people were ok and on board with a 2nd line center (ROR) makign $6.5M, I think most would be ok.

It will be a bad deal one day, but most long term contracts are. Langkow's deal was a steal early on, bad in its last year; same will be with Brad Richards, same will be with Parise, etc etc etc.