The Avalanche offseason news has been fairly lackluster and coupled with radio silence on contract negotations, hand wringing commenced over unsigned RFAs Peter Mueller and Chris Stewart which bled into rumor and speculation.
The primary contender was that Stan Kroenke was cheaping out on us all to focus on his soccer, NBA and NFL holdings. The Avalanche were the redheaded step child so to speak. This ignored the fact that the Avalanche still needed - and do still need - to hit the salary cap floor of $43.whatever million.
Well, now that the team is in his son's hands, the Stewart signing gets done. Coincidence? I think so. But don't let that stop you from feeling otherwise.
It's a two-year deal worth $6M which is some decent scratch. I think Stewart can consider his rookie season a success now, eh? I like the guy and I have no expectation of him regressing over the next couple seasons so I'm happy.
And since I'm happy, aren't you all happy? And if so, maybe we should all do a little dance.
Mueller? Mueller?
Thursday, September 2, 2010
The Purse Strings Open; Chris Stewart Signs Two-year Deal
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It was a smart sign by the Avs. Stewie got fair market value for him, and the Avs are playing safe with the potential CBA disaster after 2 more seasons. Now get Mueller back in things here too!!!!
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