Happy Free Agency Day!

[L K]

I'm going to boo the hell out of him when he falls apart in half a season.

Okaaay.

Not being serious.  I think he's going to be Darcy Tucker 2.0.  Good for a handful of those years and then fall apart, be unproductive and a cap burden.

 

[Peter D.]

Bozak signed with Leafs, 5yrs, $21 mil

In the end, that's not an unreasonable contract.  Just over 4 a year is a decent deal.  Makes over 1 million less than our recently bought out 3rd liner.

 

[Jalili]

Man, Clarkson better become a consistent 25+ goal guy, or that contract is going to worst contract in the league bad.

Clarkson is an animal.  I think he produces good numbers and even if he doesn't he will be out there on one leg throwing himself at defenders on every shift.

I hope so. I've heard that since he became more of a goal scorer he's not really the physical beast he used to be.

 

[sneakyray]

Bozak signed with Leafs, 5yrs, $21 mil

Damn it.... are we done at C then?

Still missing that 1A.

maybe kadri and/or colborne get packaged up for a true #1?

 

[#1PilarFan]

Was hoping for an upgrade on Bozak - at least the chance. Oh well.

As for Clarkson... Dang. Let's hope he lives up to it. This feels like a Jason Blake-esque signing. Not in terms of player, but overpaying for a mediocre career with a couple seasons of good numbers.

 

[Stebro]

I'm going to boo the hell out of him when he falls apart in half a season.

Okaaay.

Not being serious.  I think he's going to be Darcy Tucker 2.0.  Good for a handful of those years and then fall apart, be unproductive and a cap burden.

I agree, he's very similar to Darcy in some ways and I think we could use a player like that.

 

[Stickytape]

I was hoping for under 4 million for Bozak, or a shorter contract - but this is about what I was expecting.

 

[bustaheims]

jonasTSN1050: Clarkson scored 30 goals a year ago, added 15 more in 2013. Red-hot start last year with 10 goals in Jan/Feb. Just 5 in final 28 games.

 

[Joe S.]

DarrenDreger: $21M for 5 years. Bozak Leafs

Meh. Not totally awful, but not good.

I honestly don't see what's wrong with that. It's less than what Grabovski was going to get.

 

[pmrules]

DarrenDreger: $21M for 5 years. Bozak Leafs

Meh. Not totally awful, but not good.

I honestly don't see what's wrong with that. It's less than what Grabovski was going to get.

$4.2M for tyler...I can live with that.

 

[Kin]

We are talking about the same player, right? -- Pinball Grabovski, you know.

Last full season Grabo got credited with 56 hits. Clarkson got credited with 169.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

I'm glad that Bozak didn't get more, but honestly I don't think he should get that much still. 3,5-3,75 million per season or so would have been more fair imo.

It's a 5 year deal though, so if he improves, I think it's decent for him.

 

[Zee]

$4.2M for Bozak is high, but not crazy high.  Waiting on the cap hit for Clarkson.

 

[cw]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 3m
Clarkson agrees to leafs. Details being worked out.

 

[sneakyray]

jonasTSN1050: Clarkson scored 30 goals a year ago, added 15 more in 2013. Red-hot start last year with 10 goals in Jan/Feb. Just 5 in final 28 games.

did he play with kovy?  cause wasn't he injured for much of the last part of the season?

 

[Corn Flake]

I like the comparison that he's the answer to Lucic for the Leafs.

he also has a Stanley Cup finals under his belt.

 

[bustaheims]

The Bozak contract isn't awful, considering Bozak should be capable of putting up in the vicinity of 20 goals and 50 points a season and contribute in other ways. 5 years is probably a year longer than I would have gone, but, still manageable. It's the Clarkson deal I'm really concerned about. 7 years is 3 too long and if he's getting in the $5.5M-$6M range, that's just absurd.

 

[Joe S.]

DarrenDreger: $21M for 5 years. Bozak Leafs

Meh. Not totally awful, but not good.

Too much term, in my opinion.  I suppose I could accept that value as our 2nd line center, for what he brings.  At least we're not totally boned for faceoffs.

He's 27 years old... how is 5 years too long?

 

[bustaheims]

TSNBobMcKenzie: NSH agrees to 4 year, $12M deal with Viktor Stalberg.

 

[Beowulf]

I'm not sure what Pierre was talking about with Clarkson blocking shots. He had only 6 all of last season, dead last among Devils regulars.