Reports indicate that F Ryan Malone, who was acquired by the Tampa Bay Lightning from the Pittsburgh Penguins, has agreed on principle to a 7-year contract worth $31.5 million on average $4.5 million per season. Last season Malone played 77 games with 27 goals and 24 assists. Malone was also a critical part to the Penguins Stanley Cup Final run with 6 goals and 10 assists in 20 games. With the signing of Malone, Tampa would give Pittsburgh its 3rd-round pick of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.Reports indicate veteran F Gary Roberts who was also traded with Malone to Tampa, has agreed to a deal with the Lightning. It is a 1 year deal worth $2 million. Last year, Roberts played 38 games scoring 3 goals and 12 assists. Roberts also added 2 goals and 2 assists in 11 games of Pittsburgh's playoff run. With this signing, Tampa would have to give Pittsburgh their 4th-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
With Malone and Roberts officially going away from the Penguins, could Marian Hossa be the next one to say goodbye to the Stanley Cup finalists? Georges Laraque is also a free agent teams could be looking at him too if they see the need for a tough guy.
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I wonder how that will change the Pens next year. Especially if Crosby gets hurt again.
OH MY GOD!! i heard about this a couple of days ago and it mad me freakin' mad!!
Tampa over-paid. 7 years for a 2nd line player is crazy. 4.5 million for a 2nd line player is just dumb.
You think that alone is dumb? Check out how their financial situation breaks down:
$8.5 mil for Lecavalier
$4.5 mil for Malone
$2 mil for Roberts
$5.5 mil for St. Louis
$1.5 mil for Stamkos
$5 mil (at least) for Prospal
$5 mil (at least) for Boyle
That's AT LEAST $32 mil being taken up by those seven players, which is almost 60% of the entire salary cap (which just got raised to $56 mil this year)! I can't possibly imagine how the other players will get paid.
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