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Originally Posted by Pyser
well i find this utterly fascinating:
Brent Sopel has left the camp of the Detroit Red Wings and signed a contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Sopel signed a one-year contract with the Blackhawks, believed to be worth $1.5 million.
He had been in Detroit's training camp on a tryout basis, and was offered a contract by the Red Wings shortly before signing with Chicago.
who chooses the hawks over the red wings? unless there was an huge money difference, or told him theyd pay him to play in the minors....why?!
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The Wings offered Sopel a contract a few days before. I would have to believe it was probably around half of what he got from the Blackhawks. I think the Wings considered Sopel to be a 5-7th defensemen, who would struggle to see consistant ice time.
He obviously got a much richer contract from the Blackhawks and is likely to see a lot more ice time. I was hoping Sopel would work out in Detroit, since I think they could use his shot from the point after losing Schneider, but I guess it was not meant to be. It looks like it will be Derek Meech for the time being.
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