BoscUlrichIII wrote:
Av-merican wrote:
Dear Lord I had no idea Lombardi was handing out so many contract extensions to so many players. They traded away O'Sullivan's salary, but got Williams in return. And I'm sure they wouldn't mind dumping Preissing either.
Maybe it's just me being bitter about the fact that I wanted the Avs to make a run at Stoll (or Handzus, but mainly Stoll) this offseason.
Both O'Sullivan and Williams have 2 more years(I think) after this season on their contracts. When that rolls around, the Kings will have added more salary from younger players to their payroll, and O'Sullivan will be an RFA vs Williams an UFA. That could have been a factor in the trade even though I still don't like that trade.
The main factor in the trade was Sully's holdout.
And yes, Av, they are trying to dump Preissing. They waived him just prior to the deadline.
The big question will be whether the Gaborik to LA rumors that have been around for a while are true at all. If they can dump Priessing, get JJ signed long term, and ink a big star like Gabby... this team is in freaking great shape.
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