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These Signings May Not Work Out
by Paul on 08/23/08 at 07:53 AM ET
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from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,
History shows that more free agent signings lead to buyer’s remorse than invites to speak at bargain hunter conferences. Odds are that there’ll be a few spectacular busts among this year’s crop. But whose deal will look the worst by the end of the season?…
2. Markus Naslund (two years, $8 million) and 1. Wade Redden (six years, $39 million)
No, you haven’t stepped into the Wayback Machine. Rangers GM Glen Sather is at it again, signing name players who appear to be well past their best-by dates to contracts that are as generous as a no-bid Iraq contract.
Neither veteran is completely washed up, but at this point they downward slope looks pretty slippery. And it’s worth noting that neither player generated much in the way of mourning upon leaving his previous employer.
more busts…
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I’m not sure what sort of calendar Muir is using, but even the regular season starts in just 6-1/2 weeks. And training camp, which is all I need to get to in order to declare the “new season” underway, starts in about four weeks. Geez, I get all goose-pimply just typing that.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 08/23/08 at 10:35 AM ET