Holik to New Jersey

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New Jersey has signed forward Bobby Holik to a one-year, $2.5-million contract.

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Eric K Author Profile Page said:

that pretty much seems like a nostalgia deal. i don't think holik is worth that much now.

Don said:

Devils tried to keep Holik years ago and even offered him 5 years/41 million to stay. Luckily the Rangers outbid them (5/45), but the Devils were never quite able to replace his size and nasty demeanor.

Ideally, Holik is the "4th" line center but if the playoffs showed anything, the winning teams were able to ice four useful lines. The Devils maybe had 1.5 going into the playoffs last year.

2.5 seems like overpayment, but it's only on a one year term. And with the cap at 56 million, an "average" player is 2 million nowadays. Holik can still win 60% of his faceoffs as well which was something the Devils were missing.

Just wish the Devils would have kept Rafalski instead of signing Vishnevski (1.8) and Salvador (2.9) to long term deals.

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