Capitals Re-Sign Jeff Schultz to Four-Year Deal

[Thrillhouse]

ARLINGTON, VA. – The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Jeff Schultz to a four-year contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.

Schultz, 24, played 73 games for the Capitals in 2009-10 and led the NHL with a +50 rating, the best single-season rating in franchise history. He became the first defenseman to lead the NHL in plus/minus rating since 2005-06 (Michal Rozsival and Wade Redden) and the first Capital to lead the league in that category. Offensively he recorded career highs in assists (20) and points (23) and averaged a career-high 19:51 of ice time per game. He led the team with 129 blocked shots.

The Calgary, Alberta, native was the Capitals’ first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft. He has played in 247 career games for Washington, recording 56 points (nine goals, 47 assists) and just 97 penalty minutes. He has a +80 rating in his career.

[DaleHunter32]

JC


you have got to be f*cking kidding me

now introducing the new jeff finger of the washington capitals

over 2m per for this guy?

gmgm you're a moron

[chilly666]

4 years, $11 million


that is absolutely nuts

[Chiefs for Life]

Comparitively speaking, is Shultz that bad of a deal when a guy like Hal Gill is making 2.25 a season, an a guy like Mike Komersarik is making 4.5 (average per season), not to either of those deals were great, but there price tags are what the market bears....

[Billy Sherman]

Originally Posted by DaleHunter32

JC


you have got to be f*cking kidding me

now introducing the new jeff finger of the washington capitals

over 2m per for this guy?

gmgm you're a moron

Hey Iliked Finger when he played in the A.

McPhee IS a moron for giving a traffic pylon like Schlitz ANY money.

[jarrelle10]

Originally Posted by sped

Hey Iliked Finger when he played in the A.

McPhee IS a moron for giving a traffic pylon like Schlitz ANY money.

Really, a traiffic pylon? The guy was a plus 50. He must be doing something right. I think it is a good signing. The Cpas still need a couple more steady Dmen. They need some capable of covering for Greens mistakes. Until they get a steady goalie and a couple more steady Dmen, they will continue get knocked out of the playoffs.

[Nightshade88]

But guys he was a +50!

[chilly666]

plus/minus is a joke especially in this case. coburn could have been +50 playing with green and usually with ovechkin and backstrom. schultz is not worth that much. if he wasn't playing with green, his numbers would be +10 with the same amount of points, which is very few.

[caps87]

GODFUCKINGDAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You gotta be sh!tting me! We passed on signing an elite defenseman like Volchenkov at a resaonable cost to overpay for a worthless sack of sh!t like Schultz?!?!?!

Fuck you George, fuck you.

[Mojo Pockets]

I called it correctly last season, and the Craps are making it easy this year to make the same prediction. Out in the first round.

GMGM - WHO DID YOU BLOW TO GET YOUR JOB??

[Billy Sherman]

Originally Posted by jarrelle10

Really, a traiffic pylon? The guy was a plus 50. He must be doing something right. I think it is a good signing. The Cpas still need a couple more steady Dmen. They need some capable of covering for Greens mistakes. Until they get a steady goalie and a couple more steady Dmen, they will continue get knocked out of the playoffs.

He has the mobility of a garden slug and has the benefit of a high-powered offense.

Easily one of the softest players in the NHL. Just as he was in the AHL. He didnt have to CRUSH people with every check but he went out of his way to avoid contact.

Yeah, plus/minus is a good indicator of a players effectiveness.

[DaleHunter32]

Originally Posted by jarrelle10

Really, a traiffic pylon? The guy was a plus 50. He must be doing something right. I think it is a good signing. The Cpas still need a couple more steady Dmen. They need some capable of covering for Greens mistakes. Until they get a steady goalie and a couple more steady Dmen, they will continue get knocked out of the playoffs.

which he obviously wasn't last year

anyone who pairs up a pillow biter like shultz and a poor man's winger like green should have their f&cking head examined

[acd1]

[caps87]

I'm am still in disbelief. McPhee's justification for doing absolutely nothing to improve the team was that he didnt want to overpay, and then he goes and hands 11 million dollars to Jeff fuckin Schultz.