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Havlat verbal agreement with Wild 6 years 30 million
Enjoy Havlat, guys. He played great for us in Chicago...but I think when you have Hossa on the table for the same annual cap hit as Havlat...without the health history...well...
I wish we could have had him for 4 healthy seasons. Hopefully you'll have him for many such seasons. Best wishes to ya Marty.
No you dont wish that!!! Dont you want Kane and Toews?? Healthey Havlat = Success
gaborik is better than havlat for sure, this is a downgrade, good money deal though, he's cheaper.
Gaborik is the better scorer for sure, but better overall game? I'll give the edge to Gaborik but not by much and for $2.5 mil less I'll take Havlat every time.
Great, great, great signing for the Wild. They get a player who is truly skilled when healthy, who is a good team guy and who will help define the Wilds new offensive style game. The Wild fans will not be disappointed with Martin Havlat, as he is truly an exceptional player and I feel that the freak injuries of the past will be laid to rest, as he embarks on a new career in Minnesota.
Replace a glass man for a 2.5million cheaper glass man
When both are heathly, both will put up similar numbers as well. And the 2.5million cheaper guy is locked for 6 years so Minny fans won't have to have a headache everytime they wake up during the offseason after reading another contract dispute between the agent and the GM...
Replace a glass man for a 2.5million cheaper glass man
When both are heathly, both will put up similar numbers as well. And the 2.5million cheaper guy is locked for 6 years so Minny fans won't have to have a headache everytime they wake up during the offseason after reading another contract dispute between the agent and the GM...
Prove it.
But seriously, I don't think we've seen the end of either of their growth. Injuries have derailed their potential, but they should still improve, Gaborik more than Havlat IMO.
Chicago did kick him in the balls here cause obviously could have went back instead of it being Hossa
oh well beat them up next yr. Saku next to join his bro?
good for Minnesota, they should compete
I'm sure it stings to have a team replace you when you want to stay, but signing Havlat long term is a major risk. I can't imagine giving Havlat the contract that Hossa got, and that's no disrespect to Havlat.
It just seems like when you break up with a girlfriend - you want to be the one ending it, not the one getting dumped.
The paid Havlat $18M to play in 172 regular season games over 3 seasons, of which he was 100% for about 110 of them, and ineffective the other 60. I loved him when he was on the ice, and just hope he can stay healthy for MINN.
Well Minnesota is a state that gets table scraps on all its teams and loses all its star players to big cities (Garnett, Santana, Moss, Gaborik). We're just happy that we got somebody who might be worth watching instead of another grinder or body for the retirement home.
