Oduya re-signed.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportblade...icle5441472.ab

Contract is worth a little over 24 million SEK which is a little more than 3 million USD per year.

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I may give Oduya a hard time but I am glad him resigned WOOT!

I am glad to have him back. :handclap:

Rough translation by google:
Johnny Oduya stops in New Jersey Devils.

A contract extension will be published shortly.

Oduya highlights salary from 4.7 million to about 24 million.

27-year-old Johnny Oduya was a late Bloomer and it was not until last winter that he got his breakthrough in the NHL. But now he is ranked as one of the hottest slopes in the upcoming free agent market. But it will not Oduya to reach. He has negotiated with New Jersey Devils over the last two weeks, and soon becomes a new contract done.

It is worth just over 24 million per year and provides Oduya a hefty wage.

Last season he earned 4.7 million, but was then sharply during paid given that he sometimes played over 20 minutes per match in the New Jersey Devils.

Oduya around 3 million is a good singing. Someone would have offered 4 millions on the open market.

I think it ends up being 3.6

I think it ends up being 3.6

24,000,000 Swedish Krona = 3,080,952 US Dollar

24,000,000 Swedish Krona = 3,080,952 US Dollar

thank you good sir


Good job Lou

Thats really good, I expected him to get 3.5 from Lou.

Alright! :handclap::handclap::handclap:

Great news and I'd say that's a very fair amount. He was the one Devils UFA that Lou really needed to re-sign so I'm thrilled to see him locked up before July 1st.

Excellent.

Please be true.

What do ya think? The four yr 3 mil staple? I'd be happy with that. Now onto travis, andy, and Gio.

That's awesome. I think he def. took a hometown discount because we're the organization that gave him a chance in the NHL and developed him into a solid NHL player. This off-season just keeps getting better.

Good stuff, now if only we could get that an Engrish...

I talked to Don Meehan earlier and it's true. They finalized the deal last night.

I met him at Skatezone in Voorhees.

Great job, glad to see this done. Now let's get the rest signed that we want back and a coach. I really want to see them make a big move in this free agent market if they have the room.
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I talked to Don Meehan earlier and it's true. They finalized the deal last night.

I met him at Skatezone in Voorhees.

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/5481/lolwutsp3.jpg

I talked to Don Meehan earlier and it's true. They finalized the deal last night.

I met him at Skatezone in Voorhees.

Lulz.

Oh and...

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Oduya re-signed.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportblade...icle5441472.ab

Contract is worth a little over 24 million SEK which is a little more than 3 million USD per year.

That's good news! I think the dollars are right.

Great News!!! Now lets get Zajac done so I can buy a Jersey

good...

I want TravTrav signed by today! Do it Lou!

I want TravTrav signed by today! Do it Lou!

I wouldn't be shocked if it happens later in the summer like p-mart and z-par 2 summers back

http://blog.pornlandia.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/joker-clap.gif

wow, so i wonder what Zajac is asking. I love him but i would not overpay, no more than 2.5 right now

I'm waiting for TG to report it. Only then can I be happy.

wow, so i wonder what Zajac is asking. I love him but i would not overpay, no more than 2.5 right now

You want Antropov at 4 millions/year but Zajac is not worth more than 2.5?:facepalm:

Wow. If Lou really got Johnny O locked up for 3 mil/per thats awesome!

:handclap:

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Your name describes what I feel about this signing.

Like I said on the trade boards, this is a good deal for NJ, and for Oduya, it allows him to stay in a situation that is good for his style of play.

Lulz.

Oh and...

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;) I knew you'd like that.

About 500k per year more than I hoped for - but good, and not paying through the nose.

Orrduya really did mean it when he tugged at his jersey... ;)

About 500k per year more than I hoped for - but good, and not paying through the nose.

Orrduya really did mean it when he tugged at his jersey... ;)
Your hopes are not too realistic, this is the best Lou could have done. It's about 500K less than what I was expecting.

Your hopes are not too realistic, this is the best Lou could have done. It's about 500K less than what I was expecting.

He signed for less than open market value yes? Which means he took the discount to stay put - so how are my hopes not realistic when he did exactly what I hoped, just not to the exact amount I had hoped for ($2.5M per year rather than $3.0)

If 16% is the margin of error for realistic then these boards are full of unrealistic hopes.

You want Antropov at 4 millions/year but Zajac is not worth more than 2.5?:facepalm:

I think Antropov will put up better numbers if not the same and i think his size is a big help. I would sign Antropov to 4 before Zajac, yes. is he worth it, no.

I think Antropov will put up better numbers if not the same and i think his size is a big help. I would sign Antropov to 4 before Zajac, yes. is he worth it, no.

NO!

Not at all.

I think Antropov will put up better numbers if not the same and i think his size is a big help. I would sign Antropov to 4 before Zajac, yes. is he worth it, no.
No offense, but I'm incredibly glad you're not our GM.

Great news to wake up to!

I think Antropov will put up better numbers if not the same and i think his size is a big help. I would sign Antropov to 4 before Zajac, yes. is he worth it, no.

Antropov has never put up 60 points in a single season Zajac did it in his third. And did Zajac shrink over night? He's 6'2" 200lbs. pretty good size for a forward. And lets not forget he is 10x better defensively.

He signed for less than open market value yes? Which means he took the discount to stay put - so how are my hopes not realistic when he did exactly what I hoped, just not to the exact amount I had hoped for ($2.5M per year rather than $3.0)

If 16% is the margin of error for realistic then these boards are full of unrealistic hopes.
You'd be asking him to take less than White and Salvador, which isn't realistic.

how many years?

Edit misread first post.:facepalm:

3 years

Source?

Love oduya, glad hes coming back. Nice move Lou

I am very pleased by this signing. It's a good value for a good player who, unless we find another D-man, is our #2 guy.

And now comes the time for the big decision. An Oduya or Martin jersey? Or Clarkson?

Oh hell I am really happy with this signing. Oduya whether we like it or not is our number 2, personally I love it. I think we still have a little bit more of the iceberg to be seen with this guy.

Whoever our new coach is I hope they encourage him as well as Martin to hold onto the puck a little more. They have the skill.

wait wait

are we paying him in krona or good Ol' Uncle Sam's TP?

iN Lou we Trust!!!!Wait to get him to settle for 3Mil

And now comes the time for the big decision. An Oduya or Martin jersey? Or Clarkson?

Before the end of last season I said I was going to get an Oduya jersey as long as he resigned. Still going with that impulse :P

I want an Oduya jersey now, but I've already promised myself a Zajac and a Martin and I definitely cannot afford 3. :cry:

Awesome news :handclap:

Now onto Zajac.

I have to decide between an Oduya, Zajac, Parise, or Martin.

Then in a few years I'm going to have to decide between Tedenby or Josefson. :nod:

24,000,000 Swedish Krona = 3,080,952 US Dollar

$24,000,000=$3,065,368

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter#from=SEK;to=USD;amt=24000000

Good stuff, now if only we could get that an Engrish...

"It stops Jiyoni Oduya with the New Jersey demon. Contract extension is published eventually. Oduya emphasizes salary from 4.7 1,000,000 up to approximately 24,000,000. Jiyoni Oduya of 27 years old was slow buruma, thing that he obtains that progress of NHL was not to the winter of last year. But now he ranking is attached as one of the slope where the market of the next independent conduct person is hottest. But Oduya which is not that and reaches. It becomes the new contract where he negotiates with the New Jersey demon which spans last 2 weeks, does directly. With value, there is exactly 24,000,000 every of years Oduya robust wages offers that. Last seasonal he obtained the fact that 4.7 1,000,000 he played to 20 minutes every of match of occasionally New Jersey demon, but between paid it is given then clearly it was."

I find it kind of funny how two years ago people were at games yelling for him to get off the ice (and counting how many times he dropped his stick) and now we see him as our second best d-man. Shows how much can change --- anyway, I hope this is true.

I find it kind of funny how two years ago people were at games yelling for him to get off the ice (and counting how many times he dropped his stick) and now we see him as our second best d-man. Shows how much can change --- anyway, I hope this is true.

It was around that time that I said to a friend that Johnny is a good player, you only need lots of humour when watching him.

"It stops Jiyoni Oduya with the New Jersey demon. Contract extension is published eventually. Oduya emphasizes salary from 4.7 1,000,000 up to approximately 24,000,000. Jiyoni Oduya of 27 years old was slow buruma, thing that he obtains that progress of NHL was not to the winter of last year. But now he ranking is attached as one of the slope where the market of the next independent conduct person is hottest. But Oduya which is not that and reaches. It becomes the new contract where he negotiates with the New Jersey demon which spans last 2 weeks, does directly. With value, there is exactly 24,000,000 every of years Oduya robust wages offers that. Last seasonal he obtained the fact that 4.7 1,000,000 he played to 20 minutes every of match of occasionally New Jersey demon, but between paid it is given then clearly it was."

:laugh:

Nice job by Lou - can't complain about the years or $$$, I don't know what we would have done with our D if Johnny tested the market.

Either way I'm glad he's back. :handclap:

$24,000,000=$3,065,368

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter#from=SEK;to=USD;amt=24000000

so he was off by $20,000

so he was off by $20,000

$15,000!

$15,000!

OMG you're right.:laugh:

I really didnt want Oduya for more than $2.5M, but given the recent Dmen contracts and that ridiculous Pronger deal, it's apparent that it's a wonderful time to be a NHL defenseman. $3M? Meh.... I suppose I can live with it. It's not like a gross Gomez overpayment or anything.

I really didnt want Oduya for more than $2.5M, but given the recent Dmen contracts and that ridiculous Pronger deal, it's apparent that it's a wonderful time to be a NHL defenseman. $3M? Meh.... I suppose I can live with it. It's not like a gross Gomez overpayment or anything.

I could see Oduya being like some of our past guys who really hit their prime in their early 30's. Oduya has a great skillset, though I'd say can be weak mentally, but I have a feeling that he's going to get worlds better over the next two years if we can just get his confidence to be unwavering.

You can always tell when his play or the teams play is inside his head, but when he just plays to his natural ability and doesn't over-think or let things get to him, he's a great asset to have. I think another year or two in the league and he'll have the kind of comfort and confidence that will make his (eventual?) price-tag worth it long-term.

This of course assuming Lemaire doesn't come back and completely ruin any offensive upside our defense has which is barely there to begin with.

Very fair amount for our Number 2/3 defenseman. So happy we got him back.

Very fair amount for our Number 2/3 defenseman. So happy we got him back.





FAIL.

Anyone know how many years he got? Or is it 3 like devilzrule said?

FAIL.

:huh: why...

I'm curious to see how this will get resolved. Who was the source for that Swedish report? How does this affect the actual efforts to re-sign Oduya? False reports like this annoy me, just get everybody's hopes up.

:huh: why...

They were false rumors. Lou has come out and said there is no deal yet.

They were false rumors. Lou has come out and said there is no deal yet.

Oh okay, I just got home and that was the first thread that came to my attention.

:huh: why...

First sophomore mistake in your posting career? ;)

Oh okay, I just got home and that was the first thread that came to my attention.
It was for many of us :laugh:

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Several of you have seen the internet reports that Johnny Oduya has re-signed with the Devils. One out of Sweden said he Oduya re-signed for approximately $3 million per season (after it was converted from the figures that were in Swedish Krona). The other one, from a site which I have no idea if it has any actual sources in the NHL, NHLPA or with the Devils, said it was a four-year deal for $3.6 million per season.

Well, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said he was aware of the reports too and did not confirm either.

"No, there is nothing ofificial," he said.

When I asked if "nothing official" meant that the sides had agreed to deal, but it just had not been signed and registered yet or anything like that, he said, "No. There is nothing that has been done."

That said, it is clear that there have been talks between the Devils and Oduya. Lamoriello would not speculate, however, when I asked him whether Oduya would be re-signed before he can become an unrestricted free agent at noon on Wednesday.

well, no one is actually sure if it's false rumors. there's only three people that know and Lou constantly skunks the media.

well, no one is actually sure if it's false rumors. there's only three people that know and Lou constantly skunks the media.

I just hope this isn't one of those deals that Lou torpedoes because it was leaked. We need Oduya back, I don't care who blabbed, it's not worth losing a good signing.

I just hope this isn't one of those deals that Lou torpedoes because it was leaked. We need Oduya back, I don't care who blabbed, it's not worth losing a good signing.

if he torpedoed it because it got leaked, he's petty and should be fired.

SERIOUSLY?

Holy ****. I am so happy. It's only a bit more than Salvador money. I DEFINITELY approve.

SERIOUSLY?

Holy ****. I am so happy. It's only a bit more than Salvador money. I DEFINITELY approve.




THERES NO DEAL YET

can a mod change the title please?

Sigh.

And for the record, my computer's been down all day, so when I come on and see a "Oduya re-signed" thread, I tend to get a bit overexcited. Plus I didn't see that other thread.

YES! I had a dream that Oduya got re-signed and now it is true. REJOICE! REJOICE! REJOICE!

YES! I had a dream that Oduya got re-signed and now it is true. REJOICE! REJOICE! REJOICE!

Lou says: it's a lie!

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