Flyers 2006 Offseason Thread

[Seabiscuit36]

Listen to god and you'll get rich and die 

[BigEd76]

Gagne wants a 3-yr deal because it's the minimum needed to hit unrestricted free agency, then he can leave.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Gagne wants a 3-yr deal because it's the minimum needed to hit unrestricted free agency, then he can leave.

How many good years does Forsberg have left anyway?  3 years is fine.

[The BIGSTUD]

Gagne re-signs for 5 years 25.5 mil per the Inquirer.

Hitch mentioned it on Barkann's new show on CSN. He said he can't confirm it, but he wouldn't have mentioned it if it weren't true.

[rjs246]

Word.

[BigEd76]

 

Highest-paid Flyer now

[MDS]

Great, now the Flyers can have a $25.5 mil player when they lose in the first round.

[ice grillin you]

way to much for gagne...the guy is average at best who for four months of his entire career has done anything remotely close to being worth that kind of money

[SunMo]

way to much for gagne...the guy is average at best who for four months of his entire career has done anything remotely close to being worth that kind of money

exactly, and considering the Forsberg's deal is up after this year and he might not be back, that's 4 more years at 5 mil/year for a guy who can't score on his own.

[SD_Eagle5]

Gagne's being overpaid but that's not an outrageous contract for a guy with great speed and can put the puck in the net. If they do nothing else the rest of this offseason, I hope Clarke concentrates everything on upgrading the D.

[ice grillin you]

it is a lot money for a scorer who doesnt really score all that much

over 5 mil can get you two/three good to very good players...which is basically what gagne is

[SD_Eagle5]

it is a lot money for a scorer who doesnt really score all that much

over 5 mil can get you two/three good to very good players...which is basically what gagne is

He was almost a 50 goal scorer last season, granted he played on a line with Forsberg, but he also benefited greatly from the rule changes. His style of play is perfect for the new NHL.

[SunMo]

He was almost a 50 goal scorer last season, granted he played on a line with Forsberg, but he also benefited greatly from the rule changes. His style of play is perfect for the new NHL.

i would agree with that, except that when Forsberg was out, Gagne went in the shteinter, he needs a dominant center to get him the puck

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Great, now the Flyers can have a $25.5 mil player when they lose in the first round.

That was my first reaction.  There is no way he lives up to this contract.

[LBIggle]

meh.  at least their paying really well to not win the cup this year as opposed to only pretty well.