The Bruins and center Patrice Bergeron have agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $15 million, the team announced late Friday morning. The deal will carry an annual cap hit of $5 million, making him tied with Tim Thomas for the team's highest cap hit in the 2011-12 season.
I have to admit I didn't think the cap hit would be this high. I am a little worried that they are going to be in considerable trouble next year, and they still need to resign Chara.
Taking away the dollar amount I do like Bergeron on this team. A lot of times when a fan talks about a player intangibles they are just making excuses to make a bad player seem better then he really is, but Bergeron's impact doesn't always show up on the stat sheet. Sure he can be a 20+ goal scorer, but his real impact for the Bruins is all the other stuff he can do. He is great on the penalty kill, can play the power play, and is probably the best defensive forward we have. Not to mention he is clutch (11 points in 13 playoff games last year).
Some say he hasn't been the same since the concussion, but I think a lot of it is the different roles the Bruins have had him in. I expect to see him get back to 70 points this season, and I hope I'm right because otherwise $5 million is way too much for the 52 points they got from him last year (even with all his "intangibles").
It will also be interesting to see if he got a no trade clause in his contract, because the Bruins now have Krejci, Savard, Bergeron, and Seguin locked up for a couple years, and most people think they will deal one of them within the next year or so.
Season starts tomorrow at noon!!!!
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