The Boston Bruins continued their busy (and baffling) roll-up to the 2015 NHL Draft by signing defenseman Adam McQuaid to a four-year, $11 million extension, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie.
On its face, the deal - which carries a cap hit of $2.75 million per year - is probably harmless enough, yet the timing makes it pretty awkward. Doing so not that long after trading away Dougie Hamilton - a player some view as a franchise defenseman in the making - only welcomes jokes.
Especially if this bit about Hamilton’s asking price is true:
One source has Hamilton's ask at $5.5 million per.
— Kevin Paul Dupont (@GlobeKPD) June 26, 2015
Indeed, the signing of McQuaid really brought out bonus snark about the Hamilton swap:
McQuaid deal = wrecked dad's car and bought him TGI Friday's gift certificate "to make up for it."
— Matt Larkin (@MLarkinHockey) June 26, 2015
Maybe the best bit of bile came from Bruins blog Stanley Cup of Chowder, which provided this headline: “Adam McQuaid signed. Don Sweeney hates you and wants you to be unhappy.”
Ouch.