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Praise For Poile
by Paul on 06/26/08 at 10:50 AM ET
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from Edward Fraser at the Hockey News,
When I first heard about [Dan] Ellis’ new deal, I assumed the $3.5 million was his annual salary, not the two-year total. Even at $3.5 per, Ellis wouldn’t have been overpaid as a starting goalie.
So, in other words, at $1.5 million next season and $2 million in 2009-10, Ellis is a steal. And Poile, the only GM the Preds have ever known, should be applauded for the move.
The Ellis inking wasn’t the lone notch on Poile’s bedpost this off-season, either.
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He’ right that Ellis probably would have fetched much more on the open-market, but those GMs willing to give a huge contract to a guy with 24 career wins are pretty ridiculous.
Posted by NHLJeff from Boston, MA on 06/26/08 at 11:01 AM ET
Fortunately/unfortunately GMs around the league know Dan Ellis’ situation more than you apparently do. If they thought as you did then Poile should have traded his rights away in a heartbeat.
Ellis is a fabulous goalie, but has health issues - he can’t keep weight on. Last year he barely made it through 40 games in the regular season (playing every other game and every third game for a while there) and i don’t know how he would have done with a long playoff run. He drops between 10-15 lbs PER GAME.
I think he got a little home-town discount and a little ‘heath uncertainty’ discount.
Don’t get me wrong. Poile is awesome. No argument there.
Posted by Paul Nicholson from Nashville, TN on 06/26/08 at 11:47 AM ET
I’m not saying that he isn’t a great goalie! My point is that it should take more than 24 wins for any goaltender to prove himself as a legitimate #1 in the NHL who can have millions of cap dollars committed to him.
Posted by NHLJeff from Boston, MA on 06/26/08 at 12:13 PM ET
You’re completely right, Jeff. There’s no shortage of goalies who played better for longer than Ellis before suddenly forgetting how to catch a puck.
Posted by Ryan from Toronto on 06/26/08 at 05:05 PM ET
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No kidding. Do Ellis and Sammy have the same agent and/or private investigator?
But, seriously, the kid and his agent must have been drugged before they agreed to that contract. That’s almost as big a steal as Kenny getting Ozzie for a cap hit of just $1.417M/year for three years.
Kudos to Poile. But a smack upside the head to Ellis and his agent.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 06/26/08 at 10:09 AM ET