Confirmed Signing with Link: [CHI] F Nick Foligno signs extension with the Blackhawks (2 years, $4.5M AAV)

[jaysoneil]

I think his willingness to jump into the fray when Berard got injured endeared him to everyone in CHI.

Hawks fans were on board with Foligno long before this.

 

[Sideline]

Bad teams need good quality pros so they can tank without destroying the culture for the up and coming young players. A guy that works hard every day and sticks up for his teammates is worth a lot in that situation. They know what they have in Foligno so no harm in deciding he's that player for them.

 

[sxvnert]

Probably worth 1.5 for his on ice contributions, another 1.5-2 for all the extra mentoring + another 1-1.5 to ensure he doesn't look elsewhere (a contender) and will accept this role.

 

[FerrisRox]

You can find character veterans every offseason for a quarter of the price. Good for Nick and his family though.

If that were the case, how come the Leafs keep flubbing on their "character" signings?

How did Wayne Simmonds, Joe Thornton and Ryan Reeves do with the "character" they added to the club?

 

[centipede2233]

The foligno’s have been conning NHL GM’s for years..nothing new here, move along

 

[bandwagonesque]

Probably worth 1.5 for his on ice contributions, another 1.5-2 for all the extra mentoring + another 1-1.5 to ensure he doesn't look elsewhere (a contender) and will accept this role.

It was generous of him to waive his 1.5M fuel surcharge

 

[Seanaconda]

Staois, Smyth, Moreau we’re all gone by 2010 and Ference turned out horrible (although that may have also been because of Eakins being there)

So no.

Ah you're right they switched to first line grinder horcoff early 2010s apparently

Eh so a more skilled foligno??

 

[Menzinger]

If that were the case, how come the Leafs keep flubbing on their "character" signings?

How did Wayne Simmonds, Joe Thornton and Ryan Reeves do with the "character" they added to the club?

Do they? 2/3 of those guys you just listed were signed for physicality as much as anything else.

How are the Hawks getting almost 4x the value of Folingo than Spezza or Giordano?

 

[666]

If that were the case, how come the Leafs keep flubbing on their "character" signings?

How did Wayne Simmonds, Joe Thornton and Ryan Reeves do with the "character" they added to the club?

About as well as Foligno did when he was a Leaf.

 

[Byrral]

Congrats captain. Might be a bit much but he earns his money doing the dirty work and makes a big impact in the locker room and off the ice. I'd take him back on the CBJ anytime.

 

[Space umpire]

That contract is god awful

For who?

 

[BHD]

This isn’t 2013, Nick.