Lightning Ink Mattias Ohlund to Seven-Year Deal

[thepolishkid88]

Originally Posted by FightingIsGood

WTF????

Man, Lawton has to be the worst GM in the league. Why the hell would he give Ohlund a contract that long at his age???

Worser nominations go to Sather and Gainey.

[FightingIsGood]

Originally Posted by caps05

Would you say he's the Matt Millen of the NHL?

Tough to argue against it after a deal like that.

[chilly666]

3.5 cap hit is nice, but maybe for 4-5 years not 7

[Purely_Purinton]

Darren Dreger reports:

Ohlund will get 22.5 of the 24.5 in the next 5 years.

That makes it not as bad, still a rediculous signing though.

[PuckHogs29]

Originally Posted by FightingIsGood

WTF????

Man, Lawton has to be the worst GM in the league. Why the hell would he give Ohlund a contract that long at his age???

Honestly this day and age just about any guy can play till he's 38 or 39 years old. 35 isn't over the hill in hockey anymore. I still don't think Ohlund deserves a contract of that length, but it's not his age that's a factor. He's a second tier defense man.

[chilly666]

Originally Posted by Purely_Purinton

Darren Dreger reports:


That makes it not as bad, still a rediculous signing though.

it only isnt as bad if he retires and the 3.5 comes off the books for tampa

[Humpzilla]

Originally Posted by chilly666

it only isnt as bad if he retires and the 3.5 comes off the books for tampa

After hearing more of the conditions of the deal, its not as bad as i gussed. Good thing.

I suppose Lawton is completely retarded

[Odjick29]

Originally Posted by Humpzilla

****ing stupid signing. God damn it, if we weren't soft enough.

**** you Lawton

umm...have you ever watched him play? he is far from soft...you should feel good about this signing...

[Humpzilla]

Originally Posted by Odjick29

umm...have you ever watched him play? he is far from soft...you should feel good about this signing...

He's better than Lukas Kricjk or however his name is spelled. But this team really misses the Sarich's and OB's of our past. Hell, anyone would be better than the guys we have now.

[blackngold]

Ohlund is a very good dman but 7 ****ing years?!?!

[canuckfan]

Ohlund has been one of the NHLs most underrated defensemen for years and years - I'm gonna miss him in Vancouver and wish him all the best in Tampa.

Odjick29 is right - he's far from soft and I've always thought was the best all round defenseman to ever play for the Canucks. He improves the Lightning's defence corps right away.

That being said - I thought his play has slipped in the past season - way more mistakes from him than we were usually used to seeing. He still has some solid years of hockey in him, and he's worth the money, but I'm shaking my head at the length of the deal - 3 or 4 years maybe, but surely not 7. Good luck Matty, I think you're going to need it.

[Isles4life]

I think Ohlund is a great pickup for a Tampa Bay blueline that needed some major rebuilding. He should be very good in the role of a mentor for Hedman while he makes the adjustment to playing in the NHL.

But 7 years is way too long for a defenseman who's getting up there in age. I'm not saying he's going to be over the hill in a year, but I'm pretty sure he will be by the time he's still got a year or two left on the deal. At least they front-loaded the money. So good acquisition, I just don't like the tenure.

[CapsFan99]

Originally Posted by Humpzilla

7 ****ing years. Jesus christ, wtf are they thinking

Karma's a bitch! Shouldn't have dissed the sedins like that and maybe this couldn't have happened.

I don't care about the Canucks but I'm just saying your eating your own words now, and it doesn't help that ohlund is from Sweden LOL Lawton is trying to be like the wings.

No more konopka in the NHL anymore I guess.

[Humpzilla]

I can't say i blame Lawton for putting in the 7 years. How else could you get a player like Ohlund to come to a ****hole, circus organization like the Lightning. Especially with all the distractions and instability that has been so well noticed by the rest of the hockey world. I suppose the potential consequences had to be risked. That or Lawton is trying to get the Islanders organization to notice how great he is at his job.

[blackngold]

Originally Posted by CapsFan99

Karma's a bitch! Shouldn't have dissed the sedins like that and maybe this couldn't have happened.

I don't care about the Canucks but I'm just saying your eating your own words now, and it doesn't help that ohlund is from Sweden LOL Lawton is trying to be like the wings.

No more konopka in the NHL anymore I guess.

If Ohlund played for Detroit he would immediately become the toughest guy on that team.