Mike Santorelli (signs with Toronto)

[GPNuck]

Oh boy, without read the last several pages, I assume there's a lot of this:

"OMG why Benning?!! You give Vrbata 5M and you can't give Santorelli 1.5M?!! Those 45 games last year proved he is the best player in the world!!! If we signed Santo we could have easily won the cup this year, all we had to do was trade Lack + Hansen + 2nd for Kane!!! This is the worst, I'm becoming an Oilers fan!!!"

Nobody is saying he is the best player in the world or is against the Vrbata signing.. We're saying he earned himself an extension we could have easily matched Toronto's 1.5 million. He's better then half the forwards on our roster for sure so why not make room for the guy.

 

[Scurr]

Santo benefited from playing a lot of minutes with some really good players. I don't see the same opportunity for him in Toronto. He'll still be a really good player if he can keep the up the spade work but I expect his production to drop off significantly.

 

[Barney Gumble]

Santo benefited a lot from playing a lot of minutes with some really good players. I don't see the same opportunity for him in Toronto.

Toronto is weak down the middle but strong on the wings; that is, unless Santo gets David Clarkson on his line.

 

[WhiteCurse]

He'll get 50-55 points for 1.5 mil. Why Benning didn't just give him 2 years at 1.5 aav is beyond me.

I dunno about 50-55 points seems pretty high to me seeing as he has 87 pts total in his hole career (257 games)

 

[LeafsTop6]

The didn't sign a young goalie, they signed the best goalie. You still need to have an eye on being competitive.

Santorelli could have been a decent placeholder. He just wasn't willing to sign a contract that reflected his value league wide. 30 general managers balked at offering him more than 1 year. It's only Benning that is the 'moron' here. The hysteria is getting embarrassing...

Every GM in the NHL is Nonis level! How could nobody offer Santo a multi-year deal!

didn't he sign for 1 year?

 

[DL44]

Santorelli was a surprise last season.

He was a surprise because he was expected, at 28, to be AHL fodder.

48 games.. scores 10 g.. has season ending shoulder surgery.

He was sparky. But what more would he be able to give us going forward?

He's a known quantity and we've seen his ceiling. You've gotta make room to take a chance on someone else who may have the potential to be more.

I liked the guy.. liked the fact he was from here.. but i don't think I'll miss him.

Hopefully Toronto gets another Raymond-like bounce back and he's able to really cash in next season. Hope he breaks his career high of 41. 40 pt players were cashing in huge this summer...

 

[Taelin]

Signed with Toronto, so all Santorelli talk can be moved to the Ex-Canucks thread.