yorickbrown Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 http://predators.nhl.com/team/app/?service...rticleid=327013 Didn't see this mentioned by anyone else. Thought people might like to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMR Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) I wonder if Bonk got more than 2 mil? http://forums.habsworld.net/index.php?showtopic=12009 MERGE!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Edited July 2, 2007 by JMMR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Habby2919 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Good for him.. means he wont be coming back to us for 2+ TSN.ca says DeVries went to Nashville for 2 years as well. :hlogo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partisan Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 and we replaced bonk with smolinski....Upgrade or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Habby2919 Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 and we replaced bonk with smolinski....Upgrade or not? Upgrade. :hlogo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cataclaw Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Bonk had a terrible year and a so-so year. He was solid towards the end of his stay in Montreal, but overall, i have a feeling this will be an upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Bonk got $1.35 M for 07/08, $1.6 for 08/09, so a $1.475 M cap hit over the 2 years. That's a good deal for a team looking to fill some lower lines with cheap depth. I thought he'd have gotten closer to what Smolinski got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMR Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 That is a great price for Bonk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesquik Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I vote Chipchura for his spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smon Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Shows ya that Gainey was not impressed with his play with Montreal over the past two seasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskhab Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Downgrade. Bonk understood his role well, and we rarely got beat by star players. He was part of that, whether anyone likes to admit it or not. $2m for Smoke, who always gets traded for reason (notice all those teams he gets traded to on deadline day don't do anything either) and $1.4m for Bonk? Bad trade off. If we were going to keep a matchup line, we might as well had kept Bonk for that role. He did well in it. I thought we were going to try and get a more offensive minded 3rd line. But apparently not. And we didn't get more physical, either, BTW. Smoke doesn't hit much at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Boagalott Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I agree with what you are saying. I agree Bonk is better, especially with his role with the Habs, and at the ridiculous low price he signed for, Bob probably should have kept him. However, I have to disagree with this: $2m for Smoke, who always gets traded for reason (notice all those teams he gets traded to on deadline day don't do anything either) Are you suggesting at the trade deadline teams pick up shitty players to make a push for the golf course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoRvInA Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 If we were going to keep a matchup line, we might as well had kept Bonk for that role. He did well in it. I thought we were going to try and get a more offensive minded 3rd line. But apparently not. And we didn't get more physical, either, BTW. Smoke doesn't hit much at all. Disagree by numbers alone Smolo although not my favorite is more offensive than Bonk... and your example of smolo being traded often proves he does have a flip side for teams that believe he coudl contribute on the deadline No one asked for Bonk at the deadline last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Bonk was once of our most consistent, more reliable players the past season. Good luck, Bonkers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaos Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Phoneix gets Bonk for $1.45 Million average Montreal gets Smolinski for $2 Million. Sounds like Montreal got ######ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortHanded Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Phoneix gets Bonk for $1.45 Million average Montreal gets Smolinski for $2 Million. Sounds like Montreal got ######ed as others have mentioned in the signing thread: the taxes! If bonk had stayed, he probably would have wanted the 2M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskhab Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Disagree by numbers alone Smolo although not my favorite is more offensive than Bonk... and your example of smolo being traded often proves he does have a flip side for teams that believe he coudl contribute on the deadline No one asked for Bonk at the deadline last year Smoke has recently been put in more offensive roles than Bonk. In Chicago, he got PP time. In Ottawa, he played for Ottawa. In Montreal, Smoke won't do any better than Bonk did for us. It's just how we play. Smoke gets dealt at the trade deadline consistently for "veteran presence" and "depth". Nothing else. He never makes an impact with that team. Only in Ottawa was he re-signed, but that's because they were stupid enough to trade Tim Gleason for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoRvInA Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Im sort of gonna recycle this thread: Who is going to replace Mr. Bonkers thread. PLek Slomo Lapierre Chips if its Smolinsky than no way should Koivu not be paired with Kovalev which could guarantee the Higgins-plek-Kosty line Second line duty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskhab Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Im sort of gonna recycle this thread: Who is going to replace Mr. Bonkers thread. PLek Slomo Lapierre Chips if its Smolinsky than no way should Koivu not be paired with Kovalev which could guarantee the Higgins-plek-Kosty line Second line duty Smoke isn't a real offensive C, so I don't see him playing with offensive wingers in our system. He's the stereotypical defensively responsible guy who will draw the top line assignments. Plex is our #2 centre, with Higgins and Kosts likely to start with. I don't see us creating a combination that will see Kovalev play the way we all want him to. My best bet would be on the 4th with a young guy like Grabovski, or the Lapierre/Latendresse combination which showed some promise. Who knows, though... our lines are such a mess and we don't know if Ryder will be back now that he's going to arbitration. Although he likely will be with another 1 year deal and then walk as a UFA knowing how we do business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMR Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I hope Bob signs Ryder for 5 years 20 millon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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