The Flames acquired Wideman from the Washington Capitals and signed him to a five-year deal worth $26.25 million — 5.25M/year – making him the second-highest paid defenceman on the team. Soon to be the highest?? I guess we’ll have to wait for the trade market to dictate the future of Jay Bouwmeester.
The Calgary Flames have re-signed right-winger Lee Stempniak and defenceman Cory Sarich to a pair of two-year contract extensions. Stempniak will earn US$5 million, while Sarich agreed to a deal worth $4 million.
With Friday’s re-signing of Cory Sarich, the Calgary Flames now have nine defencemen on one-way contracts, a total that doesn’t reflect T.J. Brodie, who is still on his entry-level (two-way) deal. Here are the other nine rearguards in Calgary:
- Jay Bouwmeester $6.68M
- Dennis Wideman $5.25M
- Mark Giordano $4.02M
- Anton Babchuk $2.50M
- Cory Sarich $2.00M
- Chris Butler $1.25M
- Derek Smith $.775M
- Brett Carson $.575M
- Clay Wilson $.525M
If I were a betting man, I’d say you Calgary blue line in 2012-13 will look like this:
- Dennis Wideman – Cory Sarich
- Mark Giordano – Chris Butler
- T.J. Brodie – Derek Smith
Uh oh.
The Flames also signed centre Blair Jones to a two-year deal worth $1.3 million, and Blake Comeau to a one-year deal worth $1.25M.