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First Day Grades
by Paul on 07/02/08 at 10:46 AM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
There were a frenzy of signings during Day 1 of the free-agency period. Here’s a look at the top deals so far:
The home run—Parts I and II
• Blackhawks sign defenseman Brian Campbell to eight-year deal ($7.125 million annual average), goalie Cristobal Huet to four years at $5.6 million per season…
Free-agency grade: Campbell, A+; Huet, A-
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This article is not worth my time.
He seems ready to get down on his knees and “applaud” the various dumb@$$ GMs who vastly overpaid for underperforming NHLers.
The only listed deals that were acceptable were:
Joseph, Rolston, Conklin, and Kolzig.
Theodore and Redden do not get “B” status.
Raycroft does not get a “C”.
Chicago does not get an “A” for their 12 million dollar goalie conundrum, either.
Posted by ColdWar on 07/02/08 at 10:02 AM ET
Chicago’s goalie situation is hilarious. They have 12 mill allocated to goalies, the Wings have just over 2 mill, and you could argue that the Wings have the better goaltenders.
Posted by Pharazon from England on 07/02/08 at 10:11 AM ET
What did you expect? ESPN hates the NHL, so why would you expect them to put anyone knowledgeable on the reporting team? I’m sure it was a tough decision for Barry Melrose to give up his 30 seconds-a-week ESPN time to go and coach the Bolts...since they treat the NHL like it’s a second-tier league for a second tier sport. (Which is so far from the truth.)
-And now back to more basketball highlights: Dunk, 3-Pointer, Lay-up, Dunk, 3-pointer, Lay-up…
Posted by Andrew from Michigan on 07/02/08 at 10:27 AM ET
@Coldwar—agreed, hardly worth anyones time. This guy (Burn) must have watched less hockey than half of the Canadian populous to make such asinine judgments. What a sham I am not getting paid his ESPN dollars…
Posted by Derek from Cloud9 Sports on 07/02/08 at 11:34 AM ET
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