{"id":181443,"date":"2011-02-28T04:03:27","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T04:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vip.local\/2011\/02\/28\/phillipsresignsinottawa94994\/"},"modified":"2011-02-28T04:03:27","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T04:03:27","slug":"phillipsresignsinottawa94994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/phillipsresignsinottawa94994\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Lessons But Which One? Phillips Re-Signs in Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s late in the night, so I’ll quickly breakdown the deal… <\/p>\n 1. The Terms<\/strong><\/p>\n Three years and a net worth of $9.25 million that carries cap hit of $3.083 million per season. And according to Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper), that Sportsnet personality who those f—ers at TSN try to discredit all the time<\/a>, Phillips has a NMC clause that protects him from waivers for all 3 yrs but leaves the Sens with a window to trade him with limited NTC in the 3rd year of deal<\/em>.<\/p>\n Let’s get one thing straight here, regardless of how you feel about Chris Phillips’ current game, the amount of money that he will receive doesn’t matter. Whether you’re happy that he’s making less money than he currently is or you’re irked that a player who has regressed this much will still earn $3 million per annum, it does not matter. I can’t emphasize this point enough. If you’re pissed off, just walk it off or take some deep breaths. Inhale. Exhale. Feel better? Good.<\/p>\n Now let it go and allow me to explain… <\/p>\n Taken into context with what ownership and management has said of late, Ottawa is looking towards the future and they acknowledgement that the organization will not spend frivolously on some marquee free agent names as the team rebuilds from within. Having dealt a number of expensive pieces already — with more likely to come tomorrow — signing Phillips to this figure does nothing to hamper the team’s budget over the course of its term. By the time that this team is ready to compete and be a playoff contender, Phillips’ contract will be done. <\/p>\n <\/strong>2. The 2011-2012 Season<\/strong><\/p>\n Before Phillips had signed his extension, the Senators blueline picture was already looking pretty congested for next season. Bryan Murray and Pierre Dorion have already stated that they believe Jared Cowen and David Rundblad will be regulars on the back end and while tonight’s contract announcement likely means that one or two of the following players will be moved — Sergei Gonchar, Filip Kuba, Chris Campoli, Brian Lee and Matt Carkner — all can be under team control next year. <\/p>\n Make no mistake, Murray is not done manoeuvring the players on the current roster. Bruce Garrioch has already indicated<\/a> that Campoli and Kuba are going to be in play on Monday. The moves are not done.<\/em> You do have to wonder though, will the organization actually be able to get a return for either of those two players that isn\u2019t complete shit? I’m not convinced.<\/p>\n
Chris Phillips has agreed to an extension with the only professional organization that he has known. Now that this “will he or won’t he<\/em>” drama has unfolded, maybe we can all finally move on with our lives. (You know, before those fucking “Will Craig Anderson re-sign with the Senators<\/em>?” stories inevitably start clogging up our news feeds. And you just know that they will!) <\/p>\n