Confirmed Signing with Link: [DET] Darren Helm (5 years, $3.850M AAV)

[Ishad]

Ken Holland's office.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Wow. Congrats Mr Helm

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Too long and too much. 3x3 or something would be fine.

Yup still think that this deal, Will come back to bite Holland totally agree 3x3 would've have been much better.

 

[Ezpz]

feeling better about Shaw

 

[The Madrigal]

LMAO, Dreger said he took a hometown discount. 5 years and almost 4 million per for Darren friggin Helm, wow.

 

[Syckle78]

Ken the clinger Holland, ladies and gents.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Don't sign bottom 6 players is UFA is my favorite motto.

Don't give them 5 years of term is 2nd.

That contract makes me gag.

 

[A1LeafNation]

wooooow

 

[JDs Straight Shot]

ewww

 

[MBauer]

Really waited till hours before UFA to give him this horrid deal, lol, Holland is so trash.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Wouldn't be totally shocked now if Holland, Offered Matt Martin 4 years $12 million now for a 4th line agitator.

 

[Stephen Gionta]

I think 4 years at 3.25 is a fair deal for Darren Helm.

He is overpaid in salary and term.

 

[Syckle78]

And ******** on a discount. Helm was playing hardball to get every penny he could from the start. Holland is just that much of a psycho ex girlfriend.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

I wanted him to walk because he was going to get overpaid...thanks Ken.

Did you ever read that Illitch was pushing for Holland to take a presidents role in the front office so Yzerman could be the GM..and Holland turned it down.

FFS.

 

[dirk41]

Don't sign bottom 6 players is UFA is my favorite motto.

Don't give them 5 years of term is 2nd.

That contract makes me gag.

Another rule: don't give forwards who never topped 33 points and are about to turn 30 $19 million.

 

[Wolfpuck]

I wouldn't have minded Helm on the Canes, but not at that price/term...

 

[Reddwit]

LMAO, Dreger said he took a hometown discount. 5 years and almost 4 million per for Darren friggin Helm, wow.

Since when did Dreger become a shill for the Wings?

"Wings a top contender for Stamkos" - Stamkos doesn't even meet with Detroit*
"Discount for Helm" - In what ****ing world is a 30 point, 30 year old worth nearly $4M dollars for FIVE years!

 

[Maukkis]

Not quite Stamkos, but anyway.

Have to think now that the Shaw deal didn't do any good to any team signing these decent third liners.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Dreger is losing it if thinks thats a discount

 

[93LEAFS]

Was he thinking the cap will rise to NBA level? Can't wait to see some of the silly contracts handed out today if this is the market. Hope the Leafs have nothing to do with it (outside of a reclamation veteran project on a 1 to 2 year deal).

 

[Eastopia]

*Groan*

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Wow worse than Shaw

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Wow so now 3rd line Center/Wingers are now worth close to 5 years $20 million, I guess when you've a shallow pool of free agents like you do this summer. They're going to get overpaid here.

 

[GoldiFox]

Scary that this "discount" is setting the tone for the day

 

[WingNut]

I want to punch Kenny Holland right now!