He wasn't hurt when he was signed, you can't add that

No, but he was hurt every other season. You can't sign guys like him to huge money. Especially a resign before the season really gets underway.

and a shorten season I agree. Let this season go. Try to sign him at least midway or at the end.

He would have got a semin type contract and resigned mid season if he didn't get hurt

This post was edited by KrWWW on Jan 24 2013 09:00pm

The absolute worst situation for Toronto would have been him putting up good numbers with Kessel and then resigning him to the deal he got. If they would have waited a bit, and he didn't get hurt and he put up mediocre numbers, he would have gotten $4M a year at most. Especially on a long term deal. Or they could have waited, he got hurt like he did, and then they could have resigned him for under $4M a year if they wanted to take the chance. What they did do was poor management by a GM who wanted to make his presence felt.

Nonis took a chance that 5.25mill would be a steal, for a PPG player

and his resign hasn't started yet

This post was edited by KrWWW on Jan 24 2013 09:06pm

5.25 is still a lot for a Lupul caliber player.
One season at a point per game and he didn't even stay healthy for all of it.

There are tons of stars around 5.5M and I don't think Lupul fits the bill there.
He's not Hossa/Tavares/Ryan/Kessel/Neal money.

Free Agency is crazy, look at Gomez

This is his ninth year in the league. He has been a career 2nd-3rd liner up until last year. He had a good 3 quarters of a season with Kessel, but that doesn't make him an all star that would bring in huge money. And in the short time of this season he did nothing. It was just a horrible signing.

and he's been solid when healthy

you take the chance