E.L. wrote:
Okposo and Nielsen are better.
Moar grit! Did other GM's not watch this year's playoffs?
I think Snow, and I know Capuano, have that "we need playoff tested veterans" theory in their heads. Ladd has won the Cup twice, and for some reason Snow seems to think it was because of him, not Toews & Kane.
Ladd signed for the same 7 years, and only $500k/year less than Okposo. Okposo is also very good friends with Tavares, so you have to really wonder why they'd let Okposo walk without so much as a phone call to see what he wanted. Maybe they are concerned with his health?
I haven't seen Ladd enough to have an opinion on this signing, but I've sure got a lot of time to form one.