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Originally Posted by DanHibiki
Salo getting injured last year was the best thing to happen to Bieksa.
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Should FYP to: Hamhuis getting signed last off season was the best thing to happen to Bieksa.
Hope Juice is buying rounds for Hammer all next season thanks to this fat raise.
For the record, and I'm not a Bieksa hater, but I don't think Bieksa is a $5M d-man on his own though I'm sure many teams would have been willing to throw him $5M/yr. It shows when he can't play at the same level without Hamhuis, nor can he bring up the level of play of his D partner when he plays with other guys. Bieksa brings leadership qualities and other intangibles that I'm a huge fan of, but his game intensity and general non-challantness on the ice many times is something that needs work and is something I'd expect a $5M d-man to have figured out.