[NHL] Phoenix Signs Mike Comrie

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Just saw it on ESPNEWS's ticker, but it doesn't have it on their site yet...

Anyways, Phoenix sure is going after a lot of free agent talent... wonder how much the deal is worth, though. He's a good player...

Mike Comrie was not a free agent (well, at least not an unrestricted free agent).

Last season Phoenix traded Sean Burke, a wiinger and a prospect to Philly in exchange for Comrie. Therefore Phoenix had the rights to Comrie and signed him before his arbitration hearing on Saturday.

Since he went from $1.65 million last year to a two year deal with $4 million then I hardly think that Pheonix is throwing money around with respect to Comrie.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=94558

Now, the deal for 40yr old unresticted agent Brett Hull on the other hand, is considered "generous"...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=92718

In related news, Phoenix has unretired #9 for Brett:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=94358

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Mike Comrie was not a free agent (well, at least not an unrestricted free agent).

Last season Phoenix traded Sean Burke, a wiinger and a prospect to Philly in exchange for Comrie.  Therefore Phoenix had the rights to Comrie and signed him before his arbitration hearing on Saturday.

Since he went from $1.65 million last year to a two year deal with $4 million then I hardly think that Pheonix is throwing money around with respect to Comrie.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=94558

Now, the deal for 40yr old unresticted agent Brett Hull on the other hand, is considered "generous"...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=92718

In related news, Phoenix has unretired #9 for Brett:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=94358

Sorry, I wasn't implying that he was a free agent, just that they're going after a lot of free agents and then they signed him.

And, yeah, I saw the stuff about Hull... and the jersey being "unretired". I'm not sure if it's a PR stunt or if it's actually meaningful. Most likely PR.

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And, yeah, I saw the stuff about Hull... and the jersey being "unretired". I'm not sure if it's a PR stunt or if it's actually meaningful. Most likely PR.

Well they're unretiring Bobby Hull's #9 for Brett Hull. I don't think that Dad will mind sharing the honour. They'll probably reretire #9 for both of them in two years or whenever Brett retires.

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Well they're unretiring Bobby Hull's #9 for Brett Hull. I don't think that Dad will mind sharing the honour. They'll probably reretire #9 for both of them in two years or whenever Brett retires.

Brett and Bobby don't exactly have a good relationship... that and Brett has publically gotten P.O.'d when clubs offered the number 9 to him because his father wore it.

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