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Colorado is now paying $1.6M for goaltenders
as they picked up Raycroft for $.8M to go with
Budaj also at $.8M.
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On Jul 1, 3:50 pm, Ian Merrithew <opti....DeleteThis@noooo.spaaaaam.coomm> wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:25:47 -0700, Gerry wrote:
> > Well, $4.5M for Theodore isn't laughable, anyway.  Or at least, not
> > laughable at Theodore's expense. :)  Did Huet want _more_ than that? If
> > not, I wonder why they made the switch?
>
> The buzz on HFBoards is that Huet was looking for $15M/3Y, but Backstrom
> & Semin's contracts both come up after two years. So a 3Y term for Huet
> could've caused the Capitals cap issues in that third year.
>
> And Huet just went to Chicago!

Well, that wasn't predictable. But certainly pretty harmless for us.
Those of us who think Huet is good, anyway. :) I wonder where
Khabibulin has been traded. Colorado? :)

l8r,
Gerry
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Sportsnet reports that Chicago gave Huet
a 4 year $22.5M deal.
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On Jul 1, 4:16 pm, "bloke" <no... DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote:
> Sportsnet reports that Chicago gave Huet
> a 4 year $22.5M deal.

Well, they've probably set a record that'll stand for a while in terms
of how much they're paying for goalies, anyway. $12M+. Khabibulin's
in the last year of his deal, so he should be more tradeable than he
has previously been for them.

Some pretty wild contracts... as expected, but there are always
surprises. Finger's contract has to rank up there. He's pretty
decent, I wouldn't have been upset to see us sign him. At about half
of what the Leafs paid. It'll be interesting to see if any teams have
any money left to sign the big guys like Hossa, Sundin, et al.
Wouldn't it be funny if everybody spent themselves out on the Fingers
and Huets and Theodores. :)

l8r,
Gerry
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On Jul 1, 1:26 pm, "Preacher" <sdean53NOS... DeleteThis @NOSPAMcogeco.ca> wrote:
> Now who wants to mock BG for ditching him at the deadline?
>
> No way we would have paid that, he was gone no matter what.
>
> Steve

I don't recall anyone disputing that Huet was likely gone in the
offseason. That was never the issue for me.

Jim
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On Jul 1, 4:30 pm, j.ba... RemoveThis @comcast.net wrote:
> On Jul 1, 1:26 pm, "Preacher" <sdean53NOS... RemoveThis @NOSPAMcogeco.ca> wrote:
>
> > Now who wants to mock BG for ditching him at the deadline?
>
> > No way we would have paid that, he was gone no matter what.
>
> > Steve
>
> I don't recall anyone disputing that Huet was likely gone in the
> offseason.  That was never the issue for me.

Yeah, I think Jim and I (and maybe some others) have explained
ourselves often enough on that one. I still mock Gainey for trading
Huet. Mock! Mock!

l8r,
Gerry
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Now who wants to mock BG for ditching him at the deadline?

No way we would have paid that, he was gone no matter what.

Steve

"bloke" <notme.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Sportsnet reports that Chicago gave Huet
> a 4 year $22.5M deal.
>
>
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:25:47 -0700, Gerry wrote:

> Well, $4.5M for Theodore isn't laughable, anyway. Or at least, not
> laughable at Theodore's expense. :) Did Huet want _more_ than that? If
> not, I wonder why they made the switch?

The buzz on HFBoards is that Huet was looking for $15M/3Y, but Backstrom
& Semin's contracts both come up after two years. So a 3Y term for Huet
could've caused the Capitals cap issues in that third year.

And Huet just went to Chicago!

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head buried in sand, Gerry <gerry14 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> spat:
: On Jul 1, 4:16 pm, "bloke" <no... RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote:
: > Sportsnet reports that Chicago gave Huet
: > a 4 year $22.5M deal.

: Well, they've probably set a record that'll stand for a while in terms
: of how much they're paying for goalies, anyway. $12M+.

Post-cap, yes. Pre-cap, Wings paid $16M for the tandem of Hasek and
Joseph.

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