Big Announcement Coming
Canes Country —
Big Announcement Coming The Hurricanes have scheduled a 2 p.m. press conference today, and TSN is reporting Carolina will announce Eric Staal has signed a seven-year contract extension worth more than $8 million a season. Like yesterday’s third jersey unveiling , video of the event will be streamed online . The team’s radio affiliate, 99.9 , will also have audio coverage, which is available online. You can watch the CanesVision video by launching the NHL Video Portal  a little before the start of the press conference. The new contract would kick in starting with the 2009-10 season. Staal, 23, will make $5 ...
Hurricanes put Eric Staal into a rather lofty new tax bracket
Puck Daddy —
While Carolina Hurricanes fans are awaiting a press conference on Eric Staal's long-term deal with the franchise this afternoon, ESPN is reporting that it's "a seven-year contract extension with Carolina worth between $56 million and $60 million." If that's accurate, then these stats combined with impending restricted free agency are good enough to make one an $8 million-a-year player (on average) in the NHL. Some are celebrating the "face of the franchise" getting locked in. Can't say we disagree ... but for $8 million and change annually, another 100-point season in the next ...
Random Pacific Questions: How Does Getzlaf Rate?
Battle of California —
Earlier I covered how Anze Kopitar rates among the young forwards in the NHL. Today I thought we'd take a look at how Ryan Getzlaf rates among the, uh, older young players in the league. Eric Staal (he of the newly minted $8.25/7 year deal*) gets a lot of press because scored over 100 points as a 20 year-old, Mike Richards gets acclaim because he plays on the East Coast, and Paul Stastny looks like the Predator without his mask on, but there have to be some out there who would take Getzlaf over all of them. Not me, because Getzlaf takes too many penalties, but someone else. Also, there's something about Getzlaf that strike me as ...
'Canes lock up Staal
james mirtle —
The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up their franchise player, signing centre Eric Staal to a multi-year contract extension on Thursday. The $57.75 million deal begins with the 2009-10 NHL season and extends through the 2015-16 season, paying Staal an average of $8.25 million per season. — TSN.ca ...
Hurricans sign Staal to 7 year $57.75 million extension
The Hockey Herald —
via TSN:
The Carolina Hurricanes have locked up their franchise player, signing centre Eric Staal to a multi-year contract extension on Thursday.
The $57.75 million deal begins with the 2009-10 NHL season and extends through the 2015-16 season, paying Staal an average of $8.25 million per season.
”This is a great day for hockey in the Carolinas, to know that our franchise player will be with us for at least another eight seasons,” said Hurricanes’ general manager Jim Rutherford. ”Eric has been a special player for us right from the start. We know that he is just coming into his prime right ...
The Morning Skate for Friday, September 12th
Four Habs Fans —
Bullet points for what you missed while having nightmares of taking a picture of Kanye West at an airport... The Habs blogs all weigh in on the retirement of #33 - Robert at EOTP, Dennis Kane, and JT of The H does NOT stand for Habs. It's 2-1 for, with a 2-2 tie if you count HF4 from yesterday. But if Panger gets his say, that may change; 'Canes sign their Staal brother to a 5-year extension. I want a Staal brother!The movement to get George Hainsworth's number retired starts NOW.
