In case you missed the Colorado Avalanche free agent signings from Friday, Nadia gave a nice breakdown here. But for this post I want to focus not on the players, but the contracts they signed. Specifically, I’m focusing on how Sakic’s free agent signings compared to some very poor ones in the past (Brad Stuart) and some pretty good signings (Nick Holden).
On the whole it’s obviously too early to call the moves smart or reckless, but we can make some comparisons that should give us a pretty idea of how things will pan out.
What Sakic Did Right
One of the first things I did when I saw the trio of deals was scan for the length of the contracts.