Comments on: Why Zach Parise might be a risky free agent investment

By: danphipps01

danphipps01 — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:56:14 +0000

Hell, upon further thought, even fairly good players like Havlat, Marleau and Lecavalier fit the bill – they produce, but at best two-thirds what their contracts imply was hoped for. There’s a reason the last few Cup winners have all primarily been built through the draft – it’s just ridiculous trying to get any sort of big-name free agent for less than time and a half what he’s actually worth.

By: entersandman42ny

entersandman42ny — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:54:54 +0000

How many Devils’ games have you watched this year not including the playoffs? Anyone who watches every game knows Zach is a great player who, despite playing with Kovalchuk who has never met a shot he didn’t like, continues to score goals and play great defense from the wing.

By: danphipps01

danphipps01 — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:47:31 +0000

It’s a disturbingly accurate point. Everyone automatically goes to Scott Gomez as a flawless case in point, but then come Komisarek, Connolly, Heatley, Hemsky, Gonchar, Horcoff, Martin, Bouwmeester, Redden, Leino, and it’s looking like Ilya Bryzgalov’s trying to soar ahead to the front of the pack. Given how many more years of his hilarious salary lie ahead, I suspect he’s probably going to succeed.

By: taytay099

taytay099 — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:07:01 +0000

Why are you here posting then?

He’s a fantastic player, but he doesn’t seem to be the same player he was before his knee injury.

By: greatminnesotasportsmind

greatminnesotasportsmind — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:16:30 +0000

Welcome to the new era of free agency. You over spend to get a player. Then when it doesn’t work out you buy him out. We’ll say 6 years 36 million (easier math). Player doesn’t work out after 3 years you buy him out of the othe 3 and spread the cap hit over twice of the years left on the contract. So for the next 6 years you have 3 million in dead cap space. For the worst all time example see Mark Parrish with the Wild. His dead money doesn’t come off the books until after the 2013-14 season. He hasn’t played since the 2007-08 season with the Wild and has been on 3 other teams.

Thanks Doug Risebrough

By: bcjim

bcjim — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:40:11 +0000

It is a risk. Any LT deal for a scorer is risky. Threir prime is mid 20s. Its nearly always downhill after that. Sure he can be a great team guy, leader, etc. Is that worth 6x8m or some similarly absurd deal?

By: greatminnesotasportsmind

greatminnesotasportsmind — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:39:10 +0000

6 years 52 million

By: zach28

zach28 — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:13:44 +0000

just like….heatley?….

By: bethgoesglobal

bethgoesglobal — Tue, 22 May 2012 03:10:12 +0000

RIGHT!!! He is right at the top of my wishlist for the Wild!

By: amonte13

amonte13 — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:59:02 +0000

Sharp drops in points and goals????
Missing 69 games during a season will do that!!!
How many players are better than him offensively? Of them, how many can contribute in other areas like he can?
I’d sign Parise without any second thought.

By: hockinj25

hockinj25 — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:29:04 +0000

Besides the fact this is completely irrelevant to the article, his name is DeBoer and they went after each other.

By: noozehound

noozehound — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:16:34 +0000

Zach, Minnesota welcomes you with open arms.

By: tonyromoisterrible

tonyromoisterrible — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:16:06 +0000

Tort is the biggest piece of crap coach in the NHL. Did anyone see him go at jersey’s coach after that dust up? Tort needs to begone. I hope he gets fired and never rehired.

By: entersandman42ny

entersandman42ny — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:53:56 +0000

this is the reason no ones reads these articles. NBC is the home of the NHL, yet the writers on this sight write complete garbage. Zach Parise is a great player and signing him to a big money deal isn’t much of a risk because even if he doesn’t score 30+ goals he is great on the pk and as a leader.