Crosby: 5 years, $45 million

[Philagape]

Pens sign Crosby to five-year, $45M extension

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Sidney Crosby to a five-year contract extension worth about $45 million that will keep in Pittsburgh through the 2012-13 season.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2931332

He was going to be an RFA next summer

[LtFinFan66]

:clap:

[OpIv37]

that's a steal compared to what we just paid for Vanek.

I hope Quinn and Reiger are taking notes: pay your guys BEFORE anyone else gets a chance to make them an offer.

[Dude]

that's a steal compared to what we just paid for Vanek.

I hope Quinn and Reiger are taking notes: pay your guys BEFORE anyone else gets a chance to make them an offer.:bf1:

[THATHURMANATOR]

that's a steal compared to what we just paid for Vanek.

I hope Quinn and Reiger are taking notes: pay your guys BEFORE anyone else gets a chance to make them an offer.
Or it is 9 mil a year. We pay 7 on average.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Plus now the precedent has been set. Going forward I would assume all teams will look to lock these guys up. Previously it was not an issue.

[OpIv37]

Or it is 9 mil a year. We pay 7 on average.

you're right- I did the math wrong- but still, Crosby is a better player than Vanek. And their FO handled the situation much better than ours did.

[TheGhostofJimKelly]

I would rather pay a 23-year-old $7 million per year before I give a 19-year-old $9 million per. Either way, good for Pittsburgh. Crosby will still be a ripe old 25-year-old when this contract is up and still the property of the Penguins, or whatever city they are in.

[THATHURMANATOR]

you're right- I did the math wrong- but still, Crosby is a better player than Vanek. And their FO handled the situation much better than ours did.
Right about 2 mil a year better.

They saw a new precedent being set this year and proceeded accordingly.

[Michael82]

that's a steal compared to what we just paid for Vanek.

I hope Quinn and Reiger are taking notes: pay your guys BEFORE anyone else gets a chance to make them an offer.
Great post! This is the perfect time to start locking up Campbell and definitely Miller now. And if we can't get Miller this year, I want him extended immediately after the season. :up:

[ddaryl]

I have 0 confidence in Reiger or Quinn being capable of getting our young core locked up long term.

they don't get it obviously and for some reason I just do not feel they will.

however I will be happy if they do, I'm just not expecting them to.

[CJW]

Crosby is worth every ****ing penny!

[ddaryl]

Crosby is worth every ****ing penny!

sure he is unless he becomes injured. That will destroy Pitts salary cap for a few seasons as they try to find ways to work around the cap hit.