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Originally Posted by Triple_R
Maybe nobody else was willing to give him that 5-year term.
The price is fine (Lecavalier is worth a $4.5 million cap hit), but that term is a bit long for a declining forward at 33 years of age.
I'm almost glad the Habs didn't get him at that term. However, I'm a bit disappointed. It is a good cap hit for what he brings right now.
But yeah - Holmgren must have a great sales pitch. He's good at landing high-profile UFAs.
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And I thought the Flyers would not dare trying the same thing with Lecavalier as they did with Brière. The funniest thing that could happen now is Philly signing Tim Thomas, overweight and out of shape.
At the most, he would have been worth 3 years of contract (plus 1 year option). Just like you, I'm a bit disappointed. But I guess the story with Erik Cole (quite a shame on how it ended when he was great the year before) got Marc Bergevin a little more careful when trying to sign contracts with players of that age.