On a positive note, letting Guerin walk after his original stint with the Bruins resulted in us receiving the 45th overall pick as compensation, which of course the Bruins used to select a man by the name of Patrice Bergeron
Which is nice! I expect Bergeron to remain a Bruin for the remainder of his career.
Soooo...the Bruins should have matched the LUDICROUS 5YR-45M contract the Stars gave him?
That they subsequently regretted and bought him out?
Why would a team that has a player under contract have to match anything?
But yeah, even assuming you can't write a better contract than that, why not? Somebody will pay for goal scorers in their prime, but it's usually not the Bruins. Anyway, I thought Guerin acquitted himself pretty well as a Bruin and am happy enough with that.
I will say, the fact that the Stars bought him out is just as relevant as his later captaincy and Stanley Cup, if we are talking "what would have happened if he remained a Bruin?" universe.
