Monday, September 17, 2007
Five More Years
Some unexpected news to surface during Senators training camp, but good news nonetheless.One of the core players of the NHL franchise, Ottawa signed Mike Fisher to a five-year extension today for a sum totalling $21 million. An enormous amount of money for a slightly better than 1/2 point-a-game player, perhaps, but the intangibles he brings are the reasons he gets the paycheque he does. He plays hard, gets his nose dirty, has enormous heart and many say is the future captain of the Senators. He is a fan favourite and it was nice to hear him say he couldn't imagine playing for another team.
GM Bryan Murray still has his work cut out for him. He has to consider what he has to do with unrestricted free agents Dany Heatley, Chris Kelly and Wade Redden (re-sign? trade?) and has a few restricted agents that need new contracts by the end of the season: Jason Spezza, Antoine Vermette, Patrick Eaves, Brian McGrattan and Andrej Meszaros. But he's taken the first step, and kept a player that many Sens fans can't picture without.
I'm glad Mike Fisher is remaining an Ottawa Senator.
# posted by SBP : 7:08 PM
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Seems way too much to me, but what the heck do I know, the Leafs paid more than that for Kubina.
Speaking of overpaid Senators, what the heck are they doing with Gerber?
Speaking of overpaid Senators, what the heck are they doing with Gerber?
# posted by 
: 10:33 PM, September 17, 2007
: 10:33 PM, September 17, 2007
Scott Hartnell set the bar with his contract over the summer, so Ottawa is simply paying market value, as overpriced as it is.
With Gerber, what they're going to do is give him most of the games while Emery's wrist heals and hope he'll play well enough that a team will show interest. No one is expecting movement during training camps as teams will evaluate their squad and decide afterwards what their needs are.
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With Gerber, what they're going to do is give him most of the games while Emery's wrist heals and hope he'll play well enough that a team will show interest. No one is expecting movement during training camps as teams will evaluate their squad and decide afterwards what their needs are.
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