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:
Indeed, the signing of McQuaid really brought out bonus snark about the Hamilton swap:
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.