Confirmed with Link: Rask signed

[Ace0813]

Don't like the deal. Too much money too long.

 

[redsox7327]

Bad job by Chiarelli. Most money ever given in world history to a hockey player who has never played a full season.

 

[Grasshopperking]

Not happy about it, the term or the price. What has he done to prove he's worth this? Let's see how he plays as Chara declines and retires. Hoping that he'll prove to be worth the money but, my god, what is Chiarelli doing?

 

[Bread and Circuses]

I am fine with it, he is very young & was very patient.

No goalie woes in Boston for years that is for sure.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Gross.

Basically Chara/Crosby/Malkin/Stamkos money for a goalie who has only played one complete season?

edit: Correction, higher than Chara money, and he has never played a single full season as a number 1. Our young, unproven goalie, who has never played a full season in his career, is now they highest paid player on the team, higher than our Captain and franchise player(s).

Love the kid, but this is terrible, and is going to **** us for years... even if he lives up to the contract.

This. Chiarelli needs to learn from his few mistakes, ie Peverley and Kelly.

This could potentially be brutal, and unless Tuukka proves himself to be the undisputed #1 or #2 goalie in the NHL, this is bad overpayment.

2 half seasons as a starter... my God.

 

[Cronuss]

I don't like this. Stanley cup or bust now.

Yep. Literally our last chance for a long time, unless we have a miracle.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

We have been getting Rask on the cheap for years, now it's payback time, he proved he could excel as the #1 guy and handled the pressure really well so I have no problem with the big contract, it's been earned.

 

[NinthSpoke06]

I don't like this. Stanley cup or bust now.

No.

Signing our 26 year old goalie to a longterm deal is the furthest thing from a Stanley Cup or bust move.

Ridiculous statement.

 

[Afam*]

I like rask as a goalie but this deal is insane.

 

[Absurdity]

Little too much for my liking. We had people complaining about Tuukka's bad play during a stretch of games last season, I can only imagine he'll be under the microscope a lot more now with him being the highest paid goaltender in the league.

 

[qc]

This deal isn't as crazy as it seems. I don't like the length, but its on par with the CBA and post-lockout goalie market. I just hope he continues his strong play.. both he and Chiarelli's fan approval depend on it.

 

[Root]

We have been getting Rask on the cheap for years, now it's payback time, he proved he could excel as the #1 guy and handled the pressure really well so I have no problem with the big contract, it's been earned.

hard to say he has completely proven that when the most games he has played in the regular season is 45. I'm happy he is locked up but I really thought Tuuka could have done some negotiating and gotten this down to at least 6.5 a year.

 

[patty59]

What was the other option here? Tade him and sign Bryz?

Force him to take less money?

 

[viiggen]

Whats up with long contracts? 8yr, thats good! But 7m caphit, i dont know.. Im glad Rask is signed when he is in his best age as goalie.

 

[redsox7327]

I can see Rask getting traded in a few years once Subban and Svedberg are ready. So as long as Rask performs for the next few seasons and Svedberg and Subban continue to develop, the Bruins will be in a great position.

 

[Man Rocket]

heres our boy! very recent video

 

[Tunez33]

Not an overpay.

But why the **** can't we get one guy on our team to give us a team friendly contract?

i truly think bergys next contract will be very friendly based on what he is worth on the open market.

 

[westernhome]

wow, always making fun of gms making bryz and Roberto deals and being stuck a couple years later

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

I just don't get how, most RFA's are given little leeway with negotiations; see these contracts to Alzner and Hamonic recently, or even Brad Marchand. Then see Tuukka and Seguin.... what is Chiarelli thinking sometimes, I wonder.

 

[GarbageGoal]

Amazed at how many people in this thread didn't watch the playoffs.

Guy's contract came due at the right/wrong time. Deal.

 

[Shaun]

wow, always making fun of gms making bryz and Roberto deals and being stuck a couple years later

Not sure if English or....

 

[NinthSpoke06]

This deal isn't as crazy as it seems. I don't like the length, but its on par with the CBA and post-lockout goalie market. I just hope he continues his strong play.. both he and Chiarelli's fan approval depend on it.

The deal isn't crazy at all.

It is market value. Literally what it costs to sign a top 5 goalie. Like it or not.

Was just hoping these guys would think about the team a little bit with hopes of winning a cup.

 

[UConn126]

Love the player, hate the deal, but understand the deal.

For such a long contract, I would have loved to see it around 5, maybe 6. 7 is a lot of coin, although if the cap keeps going up, and player salaries keep inflating the way they have (I think we've all noticed that the once low $3 million range players are now commanding $4-4.5 million), then this contract might not start to look so bad.

 

[Afam*]

Tied with being the highest paid goalie comes with a different expectation. He has to prove he is worth the money being paid too him now. not good.

 

[Killer B]

Love Rask, but that's alot of $$$ and the term is too long (I hate anything over 4 yrs).

What happens if he suffers some weird injury or something in year 2 and never plays the same again (Jim Carey or Andy Raycroft ring a bell?)...