"The Flyers also are closing in on a contract that will take Randy Jones off the restricted book and land him a 2-year deal thought to be worth $2.75 million per season."

http://forums.philly.com/n/mb/message.asp?...ebtag=kr-flyers

wow. thats A LOT of money for him...

thats good

to much money imo

that is to much money for him at this time

are u sure thats not $2.75 total?

2.75 total would be nice!

No doubt

We should wait until we know facts before discussing the money. Jones is good and getting better, he should continue to be a solid defenseman.

wow...they are over paying everyone..

randy jones shouldnt even smell close to that money

wow...they are over paying everyone..

randy jones shouldnt even smell close to that money

I was commenting that if it became fact that is was 2.75 total I would like it. This is not to say if it was 2.75 per I wouldn't like it.

I'm thinking the 2.75M per season quote is just another one of the Flyers beat writers getting their facts wrong again...

Yeah I really don't buy to much into any of the "reports".......it's all just for discussion so that later they can steal our opinions.

It's $2.75 total.....

Eddie Moran wouldn't know an "inside story" if it came up and bit him in the butt. I don't give this comment any credibility at all until I read it from an official source. And I'm sorry, but Moran isn't an official source in any way. And knowing the type of reporter(term used VERY loosely) Moran is, he may have gotten the wording wrong and meant to say "for the length of the contract" instead of "per season". That's certainly possible with a guy like Moran.

$2.75 mil a season? That would mean a raise of 2.2 mil a season.?.? I like Jonesy a lot, but I don't believe he's shown he deserves a raise as much as that.

Now, granted, we all don't know what's going on in talks with FAs throughout the league to get an idea of what certain players are looking for with the recent cap increase. So, saying he's getting overpaid may be a bit premature, since it may be the case that other dmen of his caliber are going to be signing for that type of cash. I hope not, because it won't be long until the NHL is back in trouble again. But, it may be the case.

I agree. And what is going on in your sig?

Is that Theo Huxtable?

With the money Homer is throwing around, i sure hope there are no injuries this year.

2.75 is Brent Burns money or Volchenkov. Randy Jones is not either of those guys. Dont get me wrong I like Randy but not for 2.75.....thats way too much.

Release him and call up Gauthier he only makes 2.1 million

I read somewhere else that Jones was close to a deal that was for 3 years/$4 million which would only be $1.33 mill per season.

Are you freaking kidding me? This is by far the worst move Homer has ever made.

That sounds a little more realistic.

It's from Hockey Buzz....they cite the Camden Courier as the source.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15907

Good deal if it is 2.75 TOTAL.
Bad deal if it is 2.75 PER year.

It better be the first one. Jones isn't worth that type of money each year IMO.

I highly doubt that Homer is going to sign Jones for twice as much as Coburn signed for. That would be a big slap in Coburns face.

WTF dammit Homer, Jones if thats how much money Jones is gettting then guy is overpaid. Jones is a 5th defenceman at best and he's no Commodore or Weber type of player.

Should have given more money to Coburn instead.

Officially, the Jones deal is not completed. If those $2.75 rumors are correct, I will bet it's for the life of a two-year deal.

This.
There's no way Jones is getting $2.75M/year. It has to be a typo. Calm down people. Homer's not stupid.

Goat just got waived for the reason of being bought out. Ramholt was acquired Calgary.