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Recent Blog Post: Ryan Malone: 7 years and $31.5 million = insanity
The Lightning's new owners have made a splash the size of a cannonball with the signing of Ryan Malone to a seven-year deal worth $31.5 million. But Len Barry and Oren Koules have jumped in without a life jacket on this deal. And the ramifications are immense.
Malone is 27 years old and coming off a career season. He set personal bests in goals, assists, points, power-play goals (11) and game-winning goals (six) last season. But his 27 goals and 51 points look eerily similar to kind of return Freddy Bam-Bam Modin delivered the Bolts a few years back. And for a LOT less money.
The Bolts struggled last season with a small handful of top-heavy contracts, enough so that they traded away former Conn Smythe winner, Brad Richards, and rumors still exist they might have to deal Dan Boyle for the same reason.
Who would you rather have? Ryan Malone in a deal that will pay him between $7 and $8 million in the first two years? Or Brad Richards for the next three seasons at $7.8 million per year?
I'd take Richards over Malone any day. On the ice and in fantasy, too. Brad Richards and Steven Stamkos together looks a heck of a lot better than Malone and Stamkos.
Will NHL owners (and general managers) ever learn? This Malone deal is NUTS!
Posted by Janet Eagleson at 6/29/2008 6:58:00 PM
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Recent Tampa Bay Lightning Player News
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11/20/2009 |
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He hasn't been ruled out for the weekend games against Carolina (Satur.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
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| Steve Downie (LW) TAM
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11/19/2009 |
| Downie impressed Thursday night in limited ice time (11:22). He picked.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
He's a great little player when he's under control. He just isn't cons.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
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| Ryan Malone (LW) TAM
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11/19/2009 |
| Malone continued to impress Thursday night with two helpers. The point.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
He has had multi-point efforts in four of five of those games. He's wh.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
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| Mike Smith (G) TAM
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11/19/2009 |
| Smith made 23 saves in a 4-3 OT loss to the Ducks on Thursday night......Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
He didn't exactly put on a show. The Bolts may go back to Antero Niitt.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
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| Mattias Ohlund (D) TAM
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11/18/2009 |
| Ohlund missed practice Tuesday and was seen with his right foot in a w.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
He is day-to-day but says he expects to play Thursday. Roll someone el.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
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| Antero Niittymaki (G) TAM
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11/18/2009 |
| Mike Smith and not Niittymaki will start Thursday against Anaheim, rep.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
"Smitty is going to take the ball," coach Rick Tocchet said. "But Niit.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
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| Mike Smith (G) TAM
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11/18/2009 |
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Bolts' coach Rick Tocchet says starting Smith is a reward for a solid .....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
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| Matt Smaby (D) TAM
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11/17/2009 |
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He's getting close to returning from an upper body injury that's sidel.....Join now for all of our fantasy news and analysis. |
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| Ryan Craig (LW) TAM
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11/17/2009 |
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Recent Tampa Bay Lightning Team News
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9/4/2009 |
| Co-owner Oren Koules is putting the finishing touches on a proposal that would buy out Len Barrie from the team's ownership group, according to a report in the Globe and Mail. Koules hopes to present the proposal to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman in the coming weeks. The news comes amidst accusations that Barrie took money improperly from the Bear Mountain resort (where he is CEO) and its investors in order to pay for his original share of the Bolts. Another report in the Globe and Mail says Barrie owes the company “between $16-million and $20-million dollars.” Barrie disputes the claim he used the money inappropriately and says he's paying it back. But Scott Bye, a financial adviser appointed to investigate the situation after investors became concerned, was quick to say “To my knowledge, zero,” when asked this week how much of the disputed money was paid back by Barrie. Can things get any crazier in Tampa Bay?
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Cunti, Lucas LW
Downie, Steve LW
Fadden, Mitch C
Fedoruk, Todd LW
Foster, Kurtis D
Fritz, Mitch LW
Hale, David D
Hall, Adam LW
Halpern, Jeff C
Hedman, Victor D
Helenius, Riku G
Hutchings, Alex C
Jackson, Scott D
Jones, Blair C
Karsums, Martins RW
Konopka, Zenon C
Krajicek, Lukas D
Lashoff, Matt D
Lawrence, Chris C
Lecavalier, Vincent C
Lundin, Mike D
Malone, Ryan LW
Meszaros, Andrej D
Mihalik, Vladimir D
Niittymaki, Antero G
Ohlund, Mattias D
Panik, Richard C
Quick, Kevin D
Ramo, Karri G
Ranger, Paul D
Rohloff, Tod D
Smaby, Matt D
Smith, Mike G
Smolenak, Radek LW
St. Louis, Martin RW
Stamkos, Steven C
Szczechura, Paul C
Tanguay, Alex LW
Toffey, John C
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