So how do fans feel about rasks contract?


Unwarranted? Perfect? Too much? Worth the sacrifices?

Personally it seems a little outrageous he gets 7 mil. As Ty mentioned only one other goalie is in that bracket right now, and rinne certainly did far more than Rask to earn the contract (even if its still too much).

Seems kind of hilarious that rask is getting more than quick, when quick was arguably more impressive in the playoffs last year than rask was in 12/13.

Still think he's a great goalie, suppose time will tell if its worth it.
- Putzfrau

I was hoping for 6-6.5 after his playoff performance, but am ok with $7. I expect next year Hank will set the bar higher and that contact will start to fall back in terms of being top of the heap.

Quick's deal is a steal ... it's also longer term.

Anything over 5 years or 5 million for a goalie is wasted money. Overall team D is more important than a stud goalie.

Here in Vancouver we know a thing or two about offering goalies really long contracts. It's a big, big risk.

There are very few goaltenders who perform consistently at an elite level for an extended period of years. Luongo is actually one of them, although he has been a very spotty playoff performer.

Rask's contract may turn out to be great value, but you've guaranteed him a huge amount of money over a very long term based on a small sample size of games.

Anything over 5 years or 5 million for a goalie is wasted money. Overall team D is more important than a stud goalie.
- Ogilthorpe2

Luckily the Bruins have both

Anything over 5 years or 5 million for a goalie is wasted money. Overall team D is more important than a stud goalie.
- Ogilthorpe2

Well said Ogi!

2013 Hawks Team D > 2013 Bruins Team D

2013 Bruins Goalie > 2013 Hawks Goalie

RESULT = HAWKS WIN THE STANLEY CUP!

Well said Ogi!

2013 Hawks Team D > 2013 Bruins Team D

2013 Bruins Goalie > 2013 Hawks Goalie

RESULT = HAWKS WIN THE STANLEY CUP!
- WEWANTCUP

So.....became a fan after winning the cup? Justin Bieber is that you?

Luckily the Bruins have both
- fudd1689

If you say so....as long as your happy with it. Seems like more so than any other position, long term, big $, goalie contracts have a way of not looking so good a year or two after they're signed....but there's always exceptions.

If you say so....as long as your happy with it. Seems like more so than any other position, long term, big $, goalie contracts have a way of not looking so good a year or two after they're signed....but there's always exceptions.
- Ogilthorpe2

In 5 years Rask salary will be the norm for most players. The cap is only going to increase as revenues rise. Lundquist is up next season and he will surpass Rask and the trend will continue. Same can be said for other positions. I am sure when Crawford is up he will too demand a high salary.

In 5 years Rask salary will be the norm for most players. The cap is only going to increase as revenues rise. Lundquist is up next season and he will surpass Rask and the trend will continue. Same can be said for other positions. I am sure when Crawford is up he will too demand a high salary.
- fudd1689

Miller is coming to the end of his contract and it looks worse now than it did when he signed it.

I can see lundqvist surpassing rask, he's arguably the best goalie in the league, but realistically who surpasses him?

And I seriously doubt Crawford is getting anywhere close to seven.

In 5 years Rask salary will be the norm for most players. The cap is only going to increase as revenues rise. Lundquist is up next season and he will surpass Rask and the trend will continue. Same can be said for other positions. I am sure when Crawford is up he will too demand a high salary.
- fudd1689

And hopefully when Crawford's deal is up after next year, Stan offers him a modest raise...say 3 years at $3.5, and if Corey balks at that...then thanks for the memories, and good luck in your future endeavors...see ya! Next.

So.....became a fan after winning the cup? Justin Bieber is that you?
- pker2theend

Spoken like a typical Nuck Fan!

For the record, I have been a Blackhawks fan for almost as long as Vancouver has been without a Stanley Cup, which is like....forever!

And by the way, do you even know what a "nuck" is? For a good laugh, why don't you look up the meaning of the word "nuck" at www.urbandictionary.com

yeah I think these deals will even out in the long run. Hopefully Rask will continue to improve and the Bruins will learn to score a little more. How many one goal 2-1, 3-2 games did we lose last year ?

these are good deals if the cap jumps 10% in the next year or two, if so $7million may be the norm for #1 goalies in 4 years, so it won't look like overpaying then at all. Bergeron, he's worth it, look how he played through all those injuries in the playoffs, the guy is a work horse.

these are good deals if the cap jumps 10% in the next year or two, if so $7million may be the norm for #1 goalies in 4 years, so it won't look like overpaying then at all. Bergeron, he's worth it, look how he played through all those injuries in the playoffs, the guy is a work horse.
- 9prostock

You gotta admire Bergeron's worth ethic, but you also have to question whether playing through all those injuries will impact his longevity, particularly if he does this year in and year out, which seems to be the case with Bergeron.

I never said he was a bad goalie, but Rask does play a stand up style that exposes his five-hole, whereas Crawford plays a butterfly style which exposes the top corners of the net, and in particular his glove side....oh that glove side!
- WEWANTCUP

I just fell down laughing from reading a post that says Rask plays a "stand up style". The guy probably sleeps in the butterfly position that is how much he does it.

And hopefully when Crawford's deal is up after next year, Stan offers him a modest raise...say 3 years at $3.5, and if Corey balks at that...then thanks for the memories, and good luck in your future endeavors...see ya! Next.
- Ogilthorpe2

The Blackhawks are arguably the only team in the NHL that is good enough to have this policy on goalies. They obviously don't need the high priced "elite" goalie to win a cup because of the talent across the roster. They are just the best team in the league, without question IMO.

You have to keep in mind that some teams would be nothing without their goalie, and that in Boston it took a goaltending performance for the ages to win a cup in 2011. This is were salaries are heading for the best goalies in the league. If Quick didn't have more years his salary would be almost the same as Rask's. There are more goalies who need deals coming up in the next couple years, and the best ones are going to get paid a lot unless the play for the Hawks in which case the next guy in line gets to play.

Anything over 5 years or 5 million for a goalie is wasted money. Overall team D is more important than a stud goalie.
- Ogilthorpe2

This theory changes almost year to year because of what kind of team wins the cup. After 2010 there was a lot of talk that Niemi was an example of how you don't need the stud goalie, and then two years in a row after the goalies were the biggest factor in the team winning the cup. Now we are back to "see you don't need a stud goalie to win look at Crawford".

I miss Peverly... I wonder how his beard is doing in Dallas.
- TheJerseyDevil1

Said no one ever

$7 million for 8 years for "Five-Hole" Rask?

Good Luck with that!
- WEWANTCUP

awww so cute a Chicago "fan"

The Blackhawks are arguably the only team in the NHL that is good enough to have this policy on goalies. They obviously don't need the high priced "elite" goalie to win a cup because of the talent across the roster. They are just the best team in the league, without question IMO.

You have to keep in mind that some teams would be nothing without their goalie, and that in Boston it took a goaltending performance for the ages to win a cup in 2011. This is were salaries are heading for the best goalies in the league. If Quick didn't have more years his salary would be almost the same as Rask's. There are more goalies who need deals coming up in the next couple years, and the best ones are going to get paid a lot unless the play for the Hawks in which case the next guy in line gets to play.
- GSDIV

Chicken or egg? What comes first, the better overall team, or the budget net minder? By paying the goalie less, it makes it easer to afford 6 quality D-men and depth forwards. Better to have a great team and average goalie than the other way around IMO. Detroit was the best team in the league for years using a mix of average goalies (Osgood), and aging vets on short term deals (Hasek, Vernon). Seems to be a cornerstone of the Bowman philosophy of winning in the NHL. Worked for Detroit for years, and now it's working for Chicago. I'm a believer.

awww so cute a Chicago "fan"
- One_Eyed_Sweede

Says the guy who joined 5 months after the guy he's making fun of

Says the guy who joined 5 months after the guy he's making fun of
- Ogilthorpe2

So your length of membership to Hockeybuzz determines that?! BAAA

So your length of membership to Hockeybuzz determines that?! BAAA
- One_Eyed_Sweede

Today @ 11:43 AM ET
$7 million for 8 years for "Five-Hole" Rask?

Good Luck with that!
- WEWANTCUP

awww so cute a Chicago "fan"

So this comment wasn't based on WEWANTCUP's membership date? If not, then what are you suggesting? Please tell me you are going for the ever popular, yet oh so ignorant, all Hawk "fans" are bandwagon fans argument. Is that it? Very original.

This theory changes almost year to year because of what kind of team wins the cup. After 2010 there was a lot of talk that Niemi was an example of how you don't need the stud goalie, and then two years in a row after the goalies were the biggest factor in the team winning the cup. Now we are back to "see you don't need a stud goalie to win look at Crawford".
- GSDIV

bump for know it all Ogilthorpe

So this comment wasn't based on WEWANTCUP's membership date? If not, then what are you suggesting? Please tell me you are going for the ever popular, yet oh so ignorant, all Hawk "fans" are bandwagon fans argument. Is that it? Very original.
- Ogilthorpe2

OK wow... You sir, need to relax.

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