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Originally Posted by Kekkonen
6-year deals, to be exact, worth $6.3 million per year for Timonen and $4.2 million for Hartnell.
Anybody else think they overpaid? $6 million plus for Timonen might not be horrible now, but they owe him that until he's 38. Hartnell should be now locked in for his prime years, but the real question is what those prime years are really worth; he is 25 and yet to break the 50 point mark in a season. Either the Flyers really trust these guys or they really trust the cap going up every year.
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It may a bit on the high side for Timonen, but he's a solid defenseman with good speed and can quarterback the PP. He's also good in his own end and has the tenacity to dish out big hits.
Hartnell is a power forward and if he can avoid any more concussions will be worth every penny of that contract. Quite possible you'll see him as a Selke Trophy nominee in the not too distant future.
There's always a risk when you sign a player to a long term deal. Outside of guys like Gretzky, Lemieux, Crosby (too name a very select few), there are no sure fire guarantees. The Flyers have plenty of cap room and no wheres to go but up. Both these guys would have gotten as much or more on the FA market this summer. Somebody's always going to over pay for a player, the question for GM's is, am I prepared to be the one?