After days of negotiations, Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly announced that the Philadelpja Flyers officially signed the top unrestricted free agent on the market, center Vincent Lecavalier, who was bought out last week by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Lecavalier's days as an NHL superstar are behind him, but he is still an effective player at 33 years old and will bring a lot to the Flyers.
After barely missing a game in his mid and late 20s, Lecavalier slowed down in 2010, missing 17 and 18 games in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, respectively. He also missed nine games this past season.
With a normal offseason ahead of him and a fresh start in Philadelphia, hopefully Lecavalier can get healthy, revamp his offensive game, and help revitalize an organization in limbo.
He brings leadership, experience and is a big body who plays aggressively and will wreak havoc on the forecheck in Peter Laviolette's system.
But the signing is not necessarily a good one.
The deal itself seems pretty reasonable. Getting a second-line center for $4.5 million is almost a bargain by today's standards.
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