Topic: Jonathan Cheechoo was an AHL All-Star

[Cards]

Didn't find this anywhere else and I thought it would be interesting to show what Cheechoo has been up to. He was on the AHL All-Star team and was a starter.
Here is the link: http://theahl.com/2011-all-star-rosters-unveiled-p168718

He also has 47 points in 55 games. Remind me why we bought him out of his contract when we had him in the AHL already?

[PiePants]

To save Eugene some money.

[Special J]

He also has 47 points in 55 games. Remind me why we bought him out of his contract when we had him in the AHL already?

Because $3.5 mil is a lot of dough to pay someone who's not an NHL'er.

[Cards]

Because $3.5 mil is a lot of dough to pay someone who's not an NHL'er.

Yea but it is still $3.5 mil just spread out over two years and against the cap (not knowing that the cap wouldn't mean much to us now then).

[PiePants]

It's not the same amount.  The buyout amount per year is $1.0 million, so Eugene is saving $1.5 million.