Anaheim: Mathieu Schneider
Atlanta : Eric Perrin, Todd White
Boston: Shawn Thornton
Calgary: Cory Sarich
Carolina: Jeff Hamilton
Chicago: Yanic Perreault
Colorado: Ryan Smyth, Scott Hannan
Detroit: Brian Rafalski
Edmonton: Dick Transtrom, Denis Grebeshkov
Florida: Radek Dvorak, Richard Zednik, Brett McLean
NY Islanders: Jon Sim
NY Rangers: Chris Drury, Scott Gomez
Philadelphia: Daniel Briere
Pittsburgh: Petr Sykora, Darryl Sydor, Dany Sabourin
St. Louis: Paul Kariya
Tampa Bay: Michel Ouellet
Toronto: Jason Blake
Washington: Viktor Kozlov, Tom Poti
18 teams dipped their respective toes into the water on the first day. The big guys are pretty much gone, but
if last year was an indicator, the effect these guys will have will be disappointing relative to the "wow" factor of the signing. But winners?...Losers? The Peerless thinks the winner for Day 1 was Colorado.
I couldn't agree more - Hannan and Smyth were just great additions (and don't think that the added bonus of snatching the latter away from the Wings doesn't make Avs fans extra happy).
ReplyDeleteAs for losers, anyone that signs Daniel Briere to an 8-year deal is crazy. The Rangers also overpaid for Gomez (in length and dollars), and would have been better served, in my opinion, resigning Nylander and a stud defenseman once Drury was in the fold - their D is somewhat suspect. The Devils and Isles are also obvious losers.
My 2 cents.
The problem I have with the Rangers signings is that it is all sizzle and no steak. The Rangers certainly could have used either of those two guys, but both? At the expense of going after some sturdier blue line help? Sather is building another fantasy team, as in, "it's a fantasy that this team will win a Cup."
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