Okay, maybe not that funny, but amusing enough to share.....also, folks, calm down on the Parise anger. Yes, he had to have an idea of what and who might pursue him, but mullling over mega million dollar deals with different locales and term is not something to take lightly. I have lost some interest now in following it as it hits its third day, but I have no anger. I also have no concerns that the Penguins are missing out on opportunity to improve their team the longer they wait. The UFA market is a joke and the amount of money and term being tossed around is potentially damaging for a team, so I believe RS is not panicking due to his Plan B being centered around moving parts like Kennedy, Martin, or one of about one thousand blue chip D prospects to tweak his lineup in the top six and or blue should the Parise watch end poorly for Pittsburgh. There were very few deals signed that made me think "we should have done that." I really liked Bryan Allen and Jason Garrison for Pittsburgh's blue line, and the Pens might have missed not jumping on Allen, but Garrison as much as I like him got 6 years in term and 4.6M per to go to his hometown Vancouver Canucks,. Gaustad got 4 years at 13M, Hudler 4 years at 16M, Wideman 5 years at 26.25M, PA Parenteau 4 years at 16M, and aging stars Ray Whitney got 2 years at 9M and Jagr 4.55M per year. YIKES! If we can sign a role player or lower level veteran defenseman for reasonable cash, then fine, but expect RS to use his defensive prospect depth and Martin to address upgrades for the Penguins should they miss out on Parise Watch.
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