BagHead
Registered User
x2 when we signed him and i looked at his stats of only 13G last season i thought say what? hes faster than i thought & his compete level almost ranks up there with parise! real ? is do you protect him in expansion?
I wouldn't protect him. I'd save that spot for someone that's in the plans long-term. If he were a little younger and doing this, I'd protect him, as I'd think every year of his contract would be worth it, but since he isn't it's pretty likely he'll decline by the end of that deal. That said, it's a pretty good deal, especially for a FA signing!
The other part of why I wouldn't sign him is because I doubt Vegas takes him, anyway. He may be the best center available to them, but he's also going to be one of the oldest. If they take him, that only kinda sucks for us, as we'll get to keep Dumba, who is IMO a much more valuable player going forward (though, not this season). If they don't take him, then we'll be saying "good thing we didn't protect him".