OT - Alexander Ovechkin signs massive extension

Post #1 » by **Rafael122** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:48 pm

13 years worth $154 million.

WizBiz · Post #2 » by **WizBiz** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:57 pm

Aww I wanted the Rangers to get him. Oh well, good for him. He deserves it.

WizBiz · Post #3 » by **WizBiz** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:59 pm

And ESPN says it's worth $124 million, but it's still a lot.

Post #4 » by **Rafael122** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:01 am

Then Tarik must have gotten his numbers confused then. It's the richest deal in NHL history.

Post #5 » by **WizStorm** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:14 am

Sweet. If the Caps can keep all their talented youngsters, this team might actually be a force for years to come.

closg00 · Post #6 » by **closg00** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:30 am

I hope Gilbert doesn't get any ideas.

Post #7 » by **Rafael122** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:41 am

NHL money is guaranteed and he negotiated this contract by himself. He's brilliant.

Donkey McDonkerton · Post #8 » by **Donkey McDonkerton** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:51 am

closg00 wrote:I hope Gilbert doesn't get any ideas.

hell i'd love to sign Gil for 13 years at 125.

tkunit · Post #9 » by **tkunit** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:15 am

That is one monster of a contract.

wermolwermol777 · Post #10 » by **wermolwermol777** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:35 am

13 years is a long ass time...so this contract is guaranteed no matter what?

BigA · Post #11 » by **BigA** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:39 pm

At least it's replacing Juwan Howard's as the highest total dollar contract in the history of DC sports.

Dat2U · Post #12 » by **Dat2U** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:15 pm

I'm glad the Caps are able to keep him. No one in hockey is worth that much money, but out of all the players in the league, Ovechkin & Sidney Crosby should be able to basically write their own checks.

Had the Caps lost him in FA or had to trade him, it would have been the final nail in the coffin for hockey in DC.

closg00 · Post #13 » by **closg00** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:03 am

I hope he gets his missing tooth replaced with some of this money :roll:

lupin · Post #14 » by **lupin** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:47 am

or shaves his unibrow with a new, gold-plated razor.

mohammed10 · Post #15 » by **mohammed10** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:37 am

Who's Alexander Ovechkin?

jk

no D in Hibachi · Post #16 » by **no D in Hibachi** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:48 am

have the caps sold out a game in the last 10 years? have they ever been better than one of the worst 3-4 teams while Ovechkin has been here? it pisses me off that he gets so much money and the team isn't even a blip in washington. i hope they move the franchise eventually.

lupin · Post #17 » by **lupin** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:39 pm

are you a disgruntled Caps fan, or do you hate them so much you want to see them out the door?

Ovechkin gets what the market will bear and because he's the 2nd or 3rd best player in the league and an RFA after the season. Even though hockey is "at best the 4th major sport", they still take in over $2 BILLION a year as a league. That's still a lot of moolah.