Mckee Signs Multi-Year Contract

[Rhett4NHL]

...according to Sabres.com.

Details to follow.

[Earthquake Enyart]

[Rhett4NHL]

A reason for the angry face?

[Rhett4NHL]

Some details...

Buffalo, N.Y. (September 24, 2003) _ Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Jay McKee on a multi-year contract. As is club policy terms of the deal are not disclosed.

“Jay has been an integral part of this organization since being drafted,” said Darcy Regier. “He has developed into a steady and consistent NHL defenseman.”

McKee (26 yrs. old, 6-3, 214 lbs), has been a mainstay on the Buffalo blueline since the 1998-99 season; his first full season in the NHL. He has consistently been among the NHL leaders in hits and blocked shots in each of the last five seasons. This past season, McKee appeared in 59 games (missed 21 with knee injury) and recorded five points. He was drafted 14th overall in the 1995 Entry Draft by Buffalo.

In 1996-97, he appeared in 43 games as a rookie and scored ten points as the Sabres won the Northeast Division title. In 1998-99, McKee played 72 games on the blueline and recorded 204 hits and 129 blocked shots while recording six points and averaged 20:28 minutes of ice time per game. In the 1999 playoffs, he played 21 games as the Sabres won the Prince of Wales Trophy in the Eastern Conference finals before losing to the Stars in the Stanley Cup finals. In 2000-01, Jay paced all team defensemen with 190 hits as the Sabres posted its highest win total (46) in 17 years. In the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, he scored the biggest goal of his career in overtime of Game Two at Philadelphia to give Buffalo a 2-0 first round lead in the series.


No word on length or money yet.

[Earthquake Enyart]

Wish he played with a snarl like Pronger or one of the Stevens brothers. He's a pansy.

[Ebenezer]

Originally posted by Earthquake Enyart
Wish he played with a snarl like Pronger or one of the Stevens brothers. He's a pansy.

ever since that concussion, i agree.

[Myers57]

Multi-year contract eh?

Hmm, must not be worried about the CBA next season

[Rhett4NHL]

Originally posted by Earthquake Enyart
Wish he played with a snarl like Pronger or one of the Stevens brothers. He's a pansy.

I think everyone could agree with that, but getting him signed is still good news. He's still one of our best defenseman and the team is better for having him on the blueline.

[Earthquake Enyart]

Smelik is a better defenseman than McKee.

[Rhett4NHL]

Originally posted by Earthquake Enyart
Smelik is a better defenseman than McKee.

Apparently you don't watch too much hockey.

[clumping platelets]

[Demon]

Originally posted by Earthquake Enyart
Smelik is a better defenseman than McKee.

He's not himself ever since the Pens concussion in the playoffs, but noway is he worse then Smhelik. McKee is a solid player, he justs needs to pick up his toughness and he will be fine.

[yle]

Originally posted by Earthquake Enyart
Smelik is a better defenseman than McKee.

I could outskate Smehlik, and I suck.

[David Deboudt]

Smelick was a great players a few years ago, when he and Zhitnik would form our first D-line. He was often criticized but I really liked him.

It's good to ahve McKee back 'cause if we're about to put more oofense into our defense, we still need some stay-at-home defensemen and someone who will be there to block the shots, and McKee is the man!

Anyway, I don't see the point to compare Smelcik and McKee. Smelick has retired by the way

[SkateZilla]

hmm 1 down 1 togo... hopefully Satan Is Here in time for hte next game..

Meanwhile Colorado is whooping ass already.,..

Minnasota as well