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Blue Jackets Sign Center Sammy Pahlsson

Sammy Pahlsson turned out to be the first free agent added to the Blue Jackets roster today. The Dispatch reports:

The Blue Jackets have signed center Sami Pahlsson to a three-year contract worth $7.95 million, The Dispatch has learned. That's an annual average salary of $2.65 million.

Pahlson is considered one of the NHL's premier checking line centers. He has played 557 games during an eight-year career with Boston, Anaheim and Chicago.

The Blue Jackets just got a whole lot tougher on the penalty kill. Although Pahlsson is not as versatile as Manny Malhotra, he is an elite checking forward. He is comfortable in his role on the 3rd line, and comes with great Stanley Cup playoffs experience. He's one of the key pieces that helped lead the Anaheim Ducks to their Stanley Cup win in 2007. 

Have fun scoring against the Blue Jackets and Coach Hitchcock's penalty kill, which now features Pahlsson, Antoine Vermette, Rick Nash, and company with Steve Mason in net.

This is an excellent move for the Jackets, and Pahlsson will look great on the third line between the likes of Jason Chimera and Raffi Torres.

Pahlsson is a player I targeted in my Blue Jackets free agency post from a couple days ago, and I'm pretty happy with this acquisition.

One question I do have: If we were willing to sign Pahlsson to a 3-year deal worth $2.65 million per year... what exactly was Malhotra hoping to sign for?

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Malwho?

I won’t miss Malholtra one bit, Pahlsson plays better defense then Malholtra, and has a bit more skill ( not gonna score you 50 goals but he is good for a bout 10-15 and 20-25 pts) the only thing i would miss from Manny is his faceoffs. but thats where Vermette comes in. good riddance to manny. he is a third line center wanting first line money. good luck getting that…

by FFMorgan on Jul 1, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions  

well...

i like manny malholtra. its a shame to see him go but the organization couldn’t come to agreement with what he wanted from the club. I like this pick up tho, it does easy the sting knowing we are looking in all the right places to fill in our weak spots…I also want to say that (more outloud i guess), I know Marty Biron would of been asking for a “Manny Malholtra”-type deal with big money for second string work, but I think having him backing up Mason would of been an amazing tandem. Garon is a good choice and for a good price. Biron seems like the kind of older presence that would help Mase continue development and with starting experience he could take over if he(Mason) needed a break or was having an off night. Just saying.

by PhillyPhan85 on Jul 2, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions  

To guy above me

in a way i agree with you but Biron is going to be looking for a 3.5 to 4.5 million dollar a year deal. to rich for someone who will be playing no more then 25 games.

by FFMorgan on Jul 3, 2009 2:05 AM EDT reply actions  

to guy now above me...

my point exactly….just wishful thinking is all. Garon is solid and the price was right. Mase is the starter, no arguing that.

by PhillyPhan85 on Jul 3, 2009 2:42 AM EDT reply actions  

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