2 year deal worth $9.5 mil per. It must suck even worse to be a Toronto fan today than usual--they go from bidding on Brad Richards as their #1 C to having Connolly fill that role.

I wish him well but he easily got twice what he's worth.

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"Every time I think you say the dumbest thing ever...you keep on talkin' " - Hank Hill
"Starting today, the Buffalo Sabres' reason for existence will be to win a Stanley Cup" - Terry Pegula

Leafs fans... They think he'll go together nicely with Kessel, eh? Nope. He wont.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

Thats what Leafs fans get for thinking again...

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"Every time I think you say the dumbest thing ever...you keep on talkin' " - Hank Hill
"Starting today, the Buffalo Sabres' reason for existence will be to win a Stanley Cup" - Terry Pegula

Finally the leafs have a center to set up the godly kessel.

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Oh look, it's the third Connolly is a Leaf thread

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mechaphil

cmon phil, we can't bother reading first. we're all too excited!

Ya know, I should've been more patient and posted this:

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mechaphil

GREAT SIGNING BURKIE DDDDUUUUHHHHRRRRRRRRR

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

Wow leaves Buffalo and gets a pay raise. Burke must have been desperate for a center because he isn't worth that much but then again either is Leino. I would have been okay with Leino getting 3 million a season anything more is overpriced.

Leino had 53 points, a +14, gritty forward. I think 4.5 million, with how people are paid in the NHL, is about right, maybe a BIT overpriced but nothing to squawk at.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

+1

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

My only concern is they are above the salary cap now with Grag's, Weber, Enroth, and Sekera still remaining unsigned. I know Kotalik and Morrisson will be gone and that open's up at least 5 million but I don't want other teams maybe entertaining offer sheets for some of our homegrown talent because we don't have the cap space to sign them.

Leino wanted more than the $3.5 million that the Flyers were offering him. Offering him $1 million extra sound a-ok to me.

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Yeah. I don't know how many teams would be tripping over each other to offer-sheet any of our RFA's to crazy contracts.....

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

Well Grag's and Enroth look pretty darn good to me!

Grags and Enroth only have 30 NHL games played between them. I like them both very much, but I honestly don't see either of them getting offer-sheeted.

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

Your right. I think if someone signs either of those two an offer sheet a gm could possibly lose his job.

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If Phoenix didn't go the Mike Smith/Jason Labarbera route (BLECH), I could see them offer sheeting Enroth

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mechaphil

Do they understand how shitty this guy is? Wow.. tim is making bank to get 40 points a year...

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