Kulstad Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/penguins-sign-ufa-eric-fehr-to-6m-deal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyerfan52 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 That makes the Bouma signing look better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travel_dude Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 That makes the Bouma signing look better. Older, yes. Consistent 30 point producer, yes. UFA signing at higher than market value, somewhat. $2m AAV, for a big RW vs $2.2m for a not quite as big LW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyerfan52 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Older, yes. Consistent 30 point producer, yes. UFA signing at higher than market value, somewhat. $2m AAV, for a big RW vs $2.2m for a not quite as big LW. A big but soft RW. I kind of kept track after he was drafted from the Wheaties. IMO Dustin Penner lite. If Fehr is paid 2.0 Bouma is worth 2.2. The Pens overpay for Fehr by about the same % I figure we gave Bouma but @ 10% more I'd take Bouma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob1974 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 That still doesnt mean Bouma's deal is right. I am seeing a horrible trend in the NHL where GMs are overpaying players and signing themselves over the cap. This insures that there has to be expansion because where are all of the over paid contracts going to play? It is actually pissing me off because it is going to water down the league. How many teams have an actual #1C? Or really good #2s for that matter? Look at the UFAs this year. Teams cant sign the ones that are left. Or are they just that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zirakzigil Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Fehr is making what I expected him to sign. Pens fans on another board had been tossing the idea about signing him as a 3rd line center for weeks. I like the signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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