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No chance Shanahan remains in New York now. The Rags have near $42M in cap space taken up with 15 players, not to mention Lundqvist is RFA and needs to be re-signed. No way Shanny returns to NYR.

Ryan Smyth has signed a 5 year, $31.25M contract with the Colorado Avalanche.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212495&hubname=nhl

All I can say for Oilers fans is...ouch.

Hell yeah!!! I was hoping the avs were going to sign a big name free agent :D

Ryan Smyth has signed a 5 year, $31.25M contract with the Colorado Avalanche.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212495&hubname=nhl

All I can say for Oilers fans is...ouch.

lol colorado... very nice!

i like what Philly and Pittsburgh has done with their team

i hate the habs, specifically gainey. You give hamrlik 5.5 million and you can't throw souray 6? wow, what a gm we have

Would you rather have Bouillon and Dandenault as our 2nd pairing? I sure as hell wouldn't. I'd rather overpay for a #2/3 defenseman than have those 2 clowns as the #3 and 4 guys.

i hate the habs, specifically gainey. You give hamrlik 5.5 million and you can't throw souray 6? wow, what a gm we have

why pay Souray 6M? So he can put up a -30 again? The guy was a pylon in the defensive zone. One of the bigger guys in the league who barely used his body.

I'm sick of watching highlight real goals where Souray gets burned.

After Gomez, Briere and Ryan Smyth (Shanahan and Elias last season) turned down more money from the Habs to sign elsewhere for cheaper, it was evident that UFAs do not want to play in Montreal because of taxes, the media circus, french language and irrational fans who boo their players for every minute mistake. Be glad that we actually landed a player. I'd be ###### my pants if we started the season with Bouillon as our #3 defenseman behind Markov and Komisarek. Hamrlik isn't bad at all and can hold his own in the defensive zone. Something which Souray was never able to do.

why pay Souray 6M? So he can put up a -30 again? The guy was a pylon in the defensive zone. One of the bigger guys in the league who barely used his body.

48 of his 64 points came on the powerplay which isn't going to help his +/-

Before last year he was a career +1 so that would suggest that Montreal simply overused and/or under-supported him last year.

I wouldn't be surprised to see his +/- rebound with whatever team he ends up with.

48 of his 64 points came on the powerplay which isn't going to help his +/-

Before last year he was a career +1 so that would suggest that Montreal simply overused and/or under-supported him last year.

I wouldn't be surprised to see his +/- rebound with whatever team he ends up with.

It probably would, but it doesn't help the fact that Souray is a pylon in the defensive zone. I'm sure a lot of his pluses that don't get counted for on the PP would be negated by GA on the PK anyways. And Markov & Komisarek put up respectable +/- and played more minutes. He's a one trick pony. If you're looking for PP goals, then Souray is your man. Just don't expect much defense out of him. Oh, the team that signs Souray should also look forward to a lot of PKs for his stupid penalties. He turned down $5.5M from Montreal, so anyone else looking to pay $6M for a PP specialist who can't QB the PP, Souray is you're man.

48 of his 64 points came on the powerplay which isn't going to help his +/-

Before last year he was a career +1 so that would suggest that Montreal simply overused and/or under-supported him last year.

I wouldn't be surprised to see his +/- rebound with whatever team he ends up with.

you are right, montreal has had a terrible defensive team for years, yeah souray isn't great at defense but it's not like it just his fault the habs give up 30+ shots a game.

It probably would, but it doesn't help the fact that Souray is a pylon in the defensive zone. I'm sure a lot of his pluses that don't get counted for on the PP would be negated by GA on the PK anyways. And Markov & Komisarek put up respectable +/- and played more minutes. He's a one trick pony. If you're looking for PP goals, then Souray is your man. Just don't expect much defense out of him. Oh, the team that signs Souray should also look forward to a lot of PKs for his stupid penalties. He turned down $5.5M from Montreal, so anyone else looking to pay $6M for a PP specialist who can't QB the PP, Souray is you're man.

to me6 million dollars is worth the best PP in the league

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