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GM: Leafs overpaid for Finger
Around the league, the consensus is that the Maple Leafs wildly overpaid for free agent defenseman Jeff Finger, who'll earn a guaranteed $14 million over the next four years, following career totals of 94 games and 24 points. One GM said, "He was on our radar, too, for something like $750,000 a year."
Jeff Finger, Mitchell Layton/Getty Images
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Must admit...that signing was a real head scratcher.
LGP On the Offensive
Pittsburgh , PA
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This deal is what makes me laugh a people saying Shanny should take the league minimum.
Jeff Finger = 3.5 mil for 8 goals and 11 assists (72 games)
Brendan Shanahan = 750k for 23 goals and 23 assists (73 games)
I guess either...
A) the Leafs continue their tradition of stupid management decisions
or
B) that one game Finger would have made 15 goals and 12 assists
Otto1973
Columbia , SC
Total Comments (42)
THE LEAFS SUCK BIG BALLS. who does he think he is? michael Ryder?lolollolololololololo. My GM deserves a tase in the forehead for being so desperate. Ryder? Geez. This basterd better score. My GM sucks big time. Desperate fu--cker.
Lucic007: 17-4-4
Total Comments (6000)
BGM, Finger's signing makes the one of Ryder look prudent. Now that I looked, Ryder's stats ain't half bad.
LGP On the Offensive
Pittsburgh , PA
Total Comments (3299)
Yeah, this was a brilliant move. This won't be the first time this season the Leafs get the Finger.
Miguel#94
Total Comments (776)
Lol... overpaid?
This just in: the sky is blue.
Dashiva
Total Comments (152)
I've never seen him play. Does he have the potential to be worth this money before his contract is up? This seems like a bad signing now but could it end up being a deal in the end.
darkstorm
Rimersburg , PA
Total Comments (401)
Hilariously bad signing. Go Laffs go!
naxself
Fort Worth , TX
Total Comments (669)
I think Fletcher was pressured into signing someone.....anyone.
So instead of giving everyone else the finger, he took it.
torque1
Total Comments (309)
... and it took them 2 months to realize that!
cmh_phx : 8-8-1
Tempe , AZ
Total Comments (634)
The one and only worse deal signed this summer was the $39 million deal the Rangers gave to Redden.
YODA
Total Comments (16121)
The single stupidest signing they have done this year. Even if Sundin comes back in a wheelchair and is paid to do nothing, the Finger contract makes me sick. Who is this finger guy? Talk about right place at right time.
solorunner
Cincinnati , OH
Total Comments (92)
Yeah, and they gave him a free copy of Slapshot, too.
seabird56
Bethesda, MD
Total Comments (1023)
well duh!
Iggy Pop
Lethbridge, AB
Total Comments (93)
" One GM said, "He was on our radar, too, for something like $750,000 a year."
LAUGHS............
Loves when they say SOMEONE SAID.....Gesh they don`t want to ba named for what reason? Because the scaried to be wrong?
Grossedout9
Total Comments (3327)
Sounds like somebody got the finger on this deal......
Therrien Rocks
Mysterious, PA
Total Comments (1985)
They thought they were getting Paul Coffee there.
DCruiser
Barrington , IL
Total Comments (3155)
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