instavef.blogg.se

If Downie has indeed turned a corner in his career, paying him under $2 million a year for the next two seasons is one heck of a bargain given what he can provide on the ice in the forms of goal-scoring ability and physical force on a team that can use that presence up front. Steve Downie signed a 1 year / 1,750,000 contract with the Arizona Coyotes, including 1,750,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of 1,750,000.

Even though there were moments where he seemed to fall back on old habits stirring things up with his fists or with questionable hits, the facts remain that Downie went from being a Flyers cast-off and turned into a 46-point (22 goals, 24 assists) scoring menace on the ice.ĭownie is penciled in to be the right wing on the second line providing support for either Steven Stamkos or Vincent Lecavalier either by means of scoring in front or playing the role of bodyguard. The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Steve Downie to a one-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Jim. Pittsburgh agitator extraordinaire Steve Downie delivered a shot to ex-Avalanche teammate Gabriel Landeskog on Thursday, catching the Colorado captain with an elbow just 5:17 into the opening. The qualifying offer is equal to 100 of the previous contracts final season base salary because the salary was 1,000,000 or greater. The qualifying offer must be a one-way contract since Downie met both the games played and waivers requirements. For the better part of last season, Downie appeared to have turned the corner in his career and evolved into an effective goal-scoring power forward. A 1,900,000 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Steve Downie. In 2011, Mario Lemieux watched his Pittsburgh Penguins become punching bags for the New York Islanders in a game that featured 346 penalty minutes.