Compared to the Flyers signing Hayes for 7.16m X 7, Pavelski looks like a steal...still you statement might be right especially in year three.

Yeah. So once you're captain the team is allowed to take advantage of you?

I'm not starting with negatives here. I'm considering him as a great TOP6 forward asset for us with the potential to reach 35+ goals since he's done it recently. If he can live up even close to these expectations, I'm exhilarated to have him in Dallas.

It's only 3 years

Woops that is supposed to be 2

Much more realistically he's a 20-25 goal guy. That's nothing to scoff at, especially with his great leadership, but don't set your expectations too high.

Central Division is getting scarier by day... Next years like 7 teams will make it to the playoffs.

Spezza was making the same doing nothing. Even if Pavelski only manages 20 goals, that's a dozen more than Spezza had the last two seasons, lol.

Good move on the modified NTC so he can exposed I expansion draft

Pavelski has been great for a number of years, but he will be 35 in a few days and shot over 20% last season. I doubt he breaks 30 goals this year. I hope that I am wrong, but this deal could look Spezza-light by year 3.

I'm not really upset about Joe leaving Sharks since he was always hurt or not producing when they needed him most... Too small to play in the west where the big boys play ... Stars are smart to give him a shot at a decent cap hit... They were often weak since they lacked a decent defense, they had - ratings that looked like something would find from an expansion team... They improved the defense/got Vezina level goalie in Bishop building from net/blue line out... Though would always have that 1 line label of Benn/Seguin, Radalov w/ a few not chipping in quite enough... Joe can be a background player like Logan Couture who would often be guy that carried Sharks now... I forget who broke there hand in the fight w/ Richards if it was Pavelski or Logan... Either way he was one of my favorite Sharks players all time w/ Burns, Logan Couture, probably Jeff Friesen among others in that mix .

Good luck to Stars, I liked them from Minnesota North Stars w/ Carey or Casey whatever that gambling goalie's name was... He would do some aggressive stuff coming out of net, diving at people heh. Then they like split into Stars/Sharks, Belfour won Cup beating his backup goalie in Haskey so hopefully Bishop will get his Cup w/ Stars that eluded him on Tampa... He would always get hurt it seemed in the playoffs on some fluke freaking play saving a shot or somebody colliding with him...