Look at his track record signing RFA’s? It’s not a somehow, it’s based on his substantial body of work?Still don't get the fascination with Lou. Signed Marleau, Zaitsev, Komarov, Nelson for 6 mill...... never addressed RHD here. Traded away 2nds for 20 game 4th line C's. But somehow he'd be a master negotiator with Nylander, Marner and Matthews
Zaitsev was a good gamble at the time that I would have made, too. I still think his best days are ahead of him, in Toronto or somewhere else.
Marleau, we’ll see. If he’s on a beach in Cali while his contract is on the Coyotes books, is that a loss?
Komorov and Nelson are under contract elsewhere, that would be tampering.
You’re right, the 2nds appear steep in hindsight, but those deals were also very much about bringing a veteran ‘rel gud pro’ into support the younger players. He paid a premium for that. I don’t mind the logic. Hindsight is 20/20.