$7.1M for Brian Campbell.... wow

Gerry <gerry14.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in news:ad84ca97-c54e-42e0-babc-
fb7c23462f5e.RemoveThis@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com:

> On Jul 1, 7:39 pm, "Brisha" <n....RemoveThis@spammail.forever.on.net> wrote:
>> Chicago is throwing big bucks today.
>> Over $5 Mill for Huet and now $7.1Mill for Brian Campbell ??
>>
>> Well, Komi isn't an offensive defence but I am starting to get worried
>> already.....
>
> It's probably more important to our team's future that Gainey spends
> time this summer getting extensions with Komisarek, Higgins, and
> Plekanec in place than signing any UFAs. Komisarek will be worth $5M
> in July, 2009 dollars, I have no doubt. Maybe he's already worth
> that. But if we have any chance at all of keeping that number sane,
> he has to be signed NOW.
>

Agree. Unfortunately. It'd be killer to lose him because he has been a
project that required a lot of work, and last season it finally started
coming together, so it'd be a real piss-off to lose him after we help him
smooth out all the rough edges.

Yes, 5 million, 6 year deal. I hate those long deals, but we know Komisarek
and I think he'll be good for a long time.

Higgins is a big question mark to me. What's his top-end, and what type of
contract gets him locked up? I'm not sure, and I'm not sure if we can
commit big money on a long term deal without his role being clear.

Pleks is a excellent #2 centre who can play the #1 role in a pinch. I'd
agree with negotiating a long term deal on that basis. And while this might
sound crazy-high, I'd have to agree that about $5 million is the going
rate, or will be by next season.

Marty
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