Confirmed with Link: Penguins re-sign 'the Pride of Brunei' (Craig Adams) (2 Years | 700K AAV)

[Candyman]

Can someone give me a table flipping gif.... I hate this signing with a burning passion

 

[BrokenStick]

Two more years! Two more years!

 

[WayneSid9987]

Adams was an assett on our PK.
We get faster by losing Morrow and Iginla Murray.

Who else did people want out there? Adam Hall?

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Tyler Kennedy must have slept with Shero's daughter or something. He's the only one from the old guard who got his life time Penguins membership revoked.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

This signing is the equivalent of the Ace Hardware Ad.

 

[Rico Fatastic]

This is what Bylsma has to say to us all:

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Disco Dan right now:

Gold, haha.

I was hoping to add some size and/or speed to our bottom 6 this off-season. It doesn't seem like that's going to happen. As it stands, 4 of our 6 bottom 6ers (Adams, Vitale, Jokinen, Z) are 6'0" or smaller, and another (Jeffrey) is 6'1".

 

[IcedCapp]

I ain't even mad.jpg

 

[j0e]

Not sure why some people are surprised.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Adams was an assett on our PK.
We get faster by losing Morrow and Iginla Murray.

Who else did people want out there? Adam Hall?

He extended in Philly anyway.

 

[IcedCapp]

the best part about this is, I bet they play him at C and move Vitale to the press box (Glass - Adams - Zolnercheck)

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Not sure why some people are surprised.

Not surprised, I don't think. Just disappointed.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I hope we grab Asham as the third guy for our bottom line. Need some toughness pretty badly, in my opinion.

 

[Sivek]

Glass-Vitale-Adams

Worst 5-on-5 4th line in the NHL. Maybe worst 4th line in the NHL, easily the worst among contenders.

 

[bradshaw06]

Talk about getting some fresh blood on the team!

 

[shureshot66]

Hmm. I was expecting more indignation. Maybe this will do the trick.

Mike Colligan ‏@MikeColligan
Craig Adams lost a step last year but won't find better value at $700k (#NHL minimum is $550k next year)

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Hmm. I was expecting more indignation. Maybe this will do the trick.

Mike Colligan ‏@MikeColligan
Craig Adams lost a step last year but won't find better value at $700k (#NHL minimum is $550k next year)

Still overpaid

 

[Waffle Fries]

I just want to know what he did to deserve a raise.

 

[Sivek]

thread title sounds like entrance for a wrestler

"standing at 6 feet tall and weighing 200 lbs, the Pride of Bruuuuuuuuuuuuunnnneeeeeiiiiiiiiiiii, Craig Adams!!!!"

finishing move?

 

[Pete Gas]

Like I said, Adams is in this organization FOREVER. He'll be involved in this organization in some capacity in some way shape or form once he retires. I'm not surprised that he got resigned nor am I mad as I thought he would be, I honestly find it funny now. All the guy does is kill penalties and he's getting paid 700K to do that? his pking isn't even that good. Why not use that 700K towards some other player? I will never understand what makes him so valuable to management

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Anything above league minimum is too much. But thank god we locked this beauty up for two years.

 

[farscape1]

Hey lets get the old band back together. Just wow so sad. Lets just trade Bennett and get Armstrong back and trade Despres and get Gill back.


FIRE SHERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[j0e]

Not surprised, I don't think. Just disappointed.

Not necessarily here, but other places.

If the speculation is true, that Matt Cooke is leaving, then signing Adams for $700K makes sense. The PK would take a huge hit with Cooke leaving, among other things.

Adams I thought, had a pretty solid year. Sure, he's gotten slower, and is 36 years old, but was one of our better PKers and still solid in his own zone. He doesn't make that much, and I'd rather pay $700K a season for Adams than overpay for someone else.

 

[Frederick Stanley]

Why 2 years and why even let him test free agency?

 

[Burgs]

I'd rather pay someone with upside like Skille (10 years younger, bigger and faster) a million than having our 4th line dragged down by old Adams at 700k.