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Leafs sign Mikhail Grabovski to extension (5 years; $5.5M per)
A question to everyone who thinks he is overpayed, how much do think he would have got on the UFA market this year? He easily would have got that money from another team.
That is an obscene amount of money for Grabo on a long term deal. He's a nice player and all but that is 1st line money. Think about it, Tavares was signed to the same cap hit.
Someone would have thrown 6 at him if he hit the UFA market. He took slightly less to stay there and Toronto paid slightly more than they probably wanted to keep him. Whether he is worth 5-6 is debatable but he would have got it regardless. Good deal overall
That is an obscene amount of money for Grabo on a long term deal. He's a nice player and all but that is 1st line money. Think about it, Tavares was signed to the same cap hit.
Kulemin is the next Datsyuk and MacArthur was considered a legit top 6 winger after one good year by Leaf fans so Grabo actually does have better wingers.
Plekanec has played with Darche, Gomez, White, Moen and Geoffrion for a good portion of the year.. so yeah, Grabo has had better wingers.
Wayyy to much, even as a huge Grabo fan and a leaf fan, I can't understand why Burke would pay this much...
Yea, this is too much, and I like Grabo.
I had a brief convo on here with a Leaf fan a few weeks ago, saying that if Grabovski wanted too much that they should just trade him at the deadline, rather than tie yourself longterm to a contract you don't want. Grab the extra pick, save the cap space for a player that you really deem to be worth the money.
Doesn't it say a lot that Plekanec can have 3 less points than Grabovski but he is seen as having a bad season...
Grabo is also having an off season.
He's been streaky, but we know what he's capable of. Production wise, I wouldn't be surprised to see him and Plekanec be very comparable throughout their careers.
Grabovski's a very good two-way 2nd line centre, but those aren't worth $5.5M for 5 years. If Burke couldn't get a more sensible financial deal then maybe he should have explored a trade.
Kulemin is the next Datsyuk and MacArthur was considered a legit top 6 winger after one good year by Leaf fans so Grabo actually does have better wingers.
Plekanec has played with Darche, Gomez, White, Moen and Geoffrion for a good portion of the year.. so yeah, Grabo has had better wingers.
Yeah because Hab fans came together and voted in favor of that trade.
I mean, come on.
Your team traded Rask for Raycroft, so that must mean Leaf fans aren't allowed to judge trade values either. Right?
No, its pathetic and any logical human being knows that no Leaf or Hab fan is accountable for what the team does... But, that doesn't stop every Leaf thread from becoming a troll fest.
All the classy Hab fans have shown up to congratulate, right? Obviously.
Grabo signs and Habs fans come to say how overpaid he is, and how Gomez and Plekanec are better.... What type of response do you expect?
