Should've been 5 or at the most 6 yrs tops.. which I argued for at the time...and was the perfect length of deal. Everyone knew his wheels would be the downfall. To top it off keeping Pears cost us both Ryan and Palms which I argued would have made us better overall ..
He got paid for the 10/12 years.. A 3 million $ bump to me just wasn't warranted ..
The 1st 3yrs of the new deal were very good ... after that... ugghhh.
I'm always against paying wings top dollar. unless generational... which he just isn't.
- dozerD10
Then he walks. We both know he's getting 8 years, or he leaves and gets 7 from someone else. Guaranteed. He would have been a fool to only sign for 5/6 years.
His hands were his downfall. He never had "wheels." Yes, after the first 3 years of the new deal, "ugghhh" but here again you're playing the hindsight 20/20 card. You admitted the 1st 3 years were very good. Had he kept that pace up, you'd be satisfied. Unfortunately, you can't have it both ways. Not sure who the "Ryan" is you're referring to. Can't be Bobby Ryan (disaster for Ottawa).
Anyway, we can agree to disagree. The players are going to cash in on that one big potential UFA contract (sign and stay, leave and sign as a UFA somewhere else). You just cross your fingers it pays off over the life of the contract.