Ah, NHL free agency. The time of year where calm, cool and collected NHL GM’s somehow lose their minds once a year. It is at this time that we get insane contracts like the 7 year/$36.75 million dollar deal David Clarkson signed with the Leafs.
And who can forget when the New York Rangers signed Chris Drury and Scott Gomez to 5 and 7 year deals worth $35.35 million and $51.5 million respectively in 2007? I know Canadiens’ fans wish the Rangers would have kept one of those mistakes.
Free Agent Frenzy has been toned down in recent years.