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Predators Re-Sign Hal Gill to Two-Year Contract
Nashville, Tenn. – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed defenseman Hal Gill to a two year, $4 million contract.

Gill, 37 (4/6/75), was acquired by the Predators from Montreal on Feb. 17, 2012, and suited up for 23 regular-season games (0g-5a) and five playoff games (0g-0a) for the club. One of the League’s biggest players at 6-7, 240 pounds, Gill has played 1,070 regular-season games (36g-148a-184pts, 948 PIMs) and 110 playoff contests (0g-6a-6pts, 68 PIMs) since 1997-98 – more than any player currently on the Predators roster. He appeared in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals in 2008 and 2009 with Pittsburgh, winning the Cup in 2009, and his 74 postseason games the past five seasons are the third most in the League.

The Concord, Mass., native was drafted 207th overall (eighth round) by Boston in the 1993 Entry Draft, and played eight seasons with the Bruins (1997-2006) before a pair of two-season stints in Toronto and (2006-08) Pittsburgh (2007-09). Gill played 196 games with the Canadiens from 2009-12 before being acquired by Nashville.
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Old 06-28-2012, 03:46 PM
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Oh my damn. Why?
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Old 06-28-2012, 03:47 PM
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Glad the battleship got a fair deal. Still looked good when I saw him last March.
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Old 06-28-2012, 04:12 PM
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Proven vet for only 2 million and just 2 years. Yeah, he's not the greatest, but this is going to look like a great deal by Tuesday.

Edit: Wait, he's 37 already? Should have been a one year deal then. Big bodies break down fast at his age.
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Old 06-28-2012, 04:23 PM
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glad nashville prevented any other franchise from doing something as dumb as this
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I do think he is a good teamplayer and character guy.
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It doesnt look pretty but he plays good shut down D.
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Imagine how slow Gill is going to be in 2 years.
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Nashville does not like smaller over achieving tough as nails players anymore.
They prefer slower, big for nothing cupcakes and sneaky Russians.
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Imagine how slow Gill is going to be in 2 years.
Almost as "slow" as Poile is for signing him.
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Nashville does not like smaller over achieving tough as nails players anymore.
Talking about Bouillon right here?
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Old 06-28-2012, 10:39 PM
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