Rob Scuderi signs with Los Angeles Kings

by FrankD on Jul 2, 2009 3:42 PM EDT in Pittsburgh Penguins free agents

Beat writer Rob Rossi confirms via Twitter that the LA Kings and Rob Scuderi have agreed to a deal. Can't wait to see what the details are.

Report on the Trib-Review's page suggest the following:

Terms are not known, but the Kings had offered a multi-year deal at what was believed to be a $3 million annual average salary.

The Penguins are believed to have offered a five-year deal at $10 million total.

I wonder what Scuds was looking for the most. The money or longevity? Five years at $2 mill per seems pretty low, given his stupendous display in the playoffs. But if the multi-year deal in LA is something like, three years, then it could be interesting. I doubt it's three, likely five if that's what he was offered in Pitt, but even still...

[Update] TSN reports the deal is four years, $13.6 mill (annual of $3.4 mill).

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Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.

by Malsby on Jul 2, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

perfect

by AronV on Jul 2, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

A tip of the hat for your post Malsby. Well Done!

by Ulf Murphy on Jul 2, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, hell! At least he won’t be a Ranger, a/k/a my answer to the question “Why don’t you go hometown?” I sort of suspected this, but was really hoping he’d stick around.

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by GreenEyedLilo on Jul 2, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions

Various sources on Twitter’s saying it’s $3.4 million for four years.

Hefty chunk of change, but that’s about the going rate for players like Scuderi, Oduya and Jeff Finger when they get to or near the open market.

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by Hooks Orpik on Jul 2, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions

Also the Penguins need to get it in gear, being as they have 5 defensemen (not counting Ben Lovejoy)…

—There’s rumors about the Pens and Beauchemin (who is awesome) but he’s going to command $3-4 million a year, still too rich for the salary cap squeeze.

—Nick Boynton is still out there…He might be a good target for a one year deal to get himself back on the radar.

—Paul Mara, Shane Hnidy and some others out there too…Aint too pretty that’s for sure in terms of UFA defensemen still on the market at this point.

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by Hooks Orpik on Jul 2, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions

Beauchemin would be pretty solid. Can’t say they’d be able to afford him, but who knows? Mara/Hnidy – meh, no thanks

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by FrankD on Jul 2, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions

ah well

It’s not like this was unexpected. But while I liked Scuderi – both in terms of what he brought to the locker room and his shut-down play in the postseason – I didn’t think he was irreplaceable. Most of the young defenseman getting drafted every year are big and strong and can skate, and with decent scouting you can identify the ones with a good head for the game; after that, it’s just a matter of good coaching to teach them the NHL game. Which is all a way of saying that I don’t expect we’ll have a hard time finding another Rob in the organization.

Of course, if we swung a deal for Beauchemin we would likely all forget about Rob pretty quickly.

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by holiday park on Jul 2, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

Rob Scuderi, thank you for all that you did for this team. It’s going to be hard to replace you.

by Presidentjlh on Jul 2, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions

So much for making a trade to open up some space for him.

by mentol on Jul 2, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

yeah, seriously. Guess Godard/Dupuis package isn’t all that enticing.

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by FrankD on Jul 2, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

You will be missed, Rob. But since I live in LA, I will see you more often now. I will be the only person at the Staples Center to cheer your blocked shots, and insane goaliesque puck-stopping displays in front of an empty cage. LA fans don’t even know what a blocked shot is, so Rob that will be me cheering.

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by gorgalor on Jul 2, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

Sad to see him leave the Pens, good pick up for the Kings

Well at least I can see him at the Staples Center, and the Kings are my other team. Would have prefered he stay with the Penguins as he was obviously a good fit, but an extra $3.6M for one less season was pretty much a no brainer. Besides Southern California is a mighty nice place to live if you have THAT much cabbage! Certainly his Cup hoisting chances are greatly reduced over the next few years but again he’s got to do what makes sense for him and his family. Good Luck Rob, thanks for the great play and the fantastic Assistant Goalie Work in the pivotal Game 6. That could have been the difference between the Pens skating the Cup at the Joe 3 days later and Maid Marian hoisting the Cup at Mellon Arena……

by Dutch71 on Jul 2, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

We will miss him here in the Burgh. But I am glad he was able to cash in after the way he played the past two seasons.

by alpay on Jul 2, 2009 4:47 PM EDT reply actions

We all knew the offers were coming. It was slim hope at best that he’d re-sign in Pitt. At least he’s not in the division, let alone the conference. best way to look at it imho

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by FrankD on Jul 2, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

thanks for all you did for us Rob…those three foot saves in the crease got you paid paid paid!!! Congratulations!! Sad to see you go though.

by ween on Jul 2, 2009 5:25 PM EDT reply actions

Glad to see him getting his payday. Just wish it was with us.

Good luck in LA, Rob.

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by Cool Hand on Jul 2, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions

Good Luck, Rob! We will miss ‘the Piece’!

(PS: the radio guys were wondering how far 3.4 million goes in LA these days. Farther than 2 million in Pgh? )

by eve11 on Jul 2, 2009 6:18 PM EDT reply actions

good point

I dont think they give cost of living adjustments in the NHL

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by bren on Jul 2, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions

3.4 million? wow didn’t think it would get that high! Good luck Scuds! Our PK unit won’t look the same without you.

by bbill on Jul 2, 2009 6:20 PM EDT reply actions

Does Scuderi leaving increase the offer to Tenks?

Does anyone think Tenks wil be a bigger priority, or if he was waiting to see what happened with Scuds before inking with someone else?

by Ulf Murphy on Jul 2, 2009 6:56 PM EDT reply actions

dunno. They have $4.7 mil to spread over another dman, a goalie and a winger.

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by FrankD on Jul 2, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I think the Dman is gonna be Lovejoy considering it is for the 3rd pairing, not the top 2 pairings. And I would immagine they are planning on bringing up Curry as the Backup goalie. That leaves plenty of room for Tenks to sign a 3 year deal and still have some extra room for a trade at the deadline too.

On a side note, I am interested in seeing how Thessin (sp) performs at camp this year.

by PensFan024 on Jul 2, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t know that they ‘want’ Fedotenko for more than one year. The guy was OK in the playoffs, but was very inconsistent and had a mediocre regular season. Also, he made $2.25m last year, probably doesn’t want to take too much less. Sykora would probably sign a one-year deal for relatively little(1.5m or so). Getting any kind of quality D-man with their money is key. They aren’t hoisting the Cup again without doing the best they can to replace Scuds. Malkin can play with anyone.

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by Malsby on Jul 2, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Scuderi, you'll always be an American Hero to me

Happy Hunting.

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by ReadingRambler on Jul 2, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions

Farewell to my favorite Pens Dman… damn I was wishing that he would stay…

by AngelaMc on Jul 2, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions

Crap, at least he's out west in Hockey Purgatory

so he wont come back to haunt us. I wonder why they couldnt have figured this out before he and Gill left

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by bren on Jul 2, 2009 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

Sorry to see Scuderi go, but, ahhh, we’ll always have Stackhouse to remember.

by John Carter on Jul 2, 2009 11:26 PM EDT reply actions

I feel like the Pens low balled Scuds

I was expecting to at least see 4 years 3 million, not 5 years for 2. I know pens are close to capped out, but I expected a better offer from them.

by Stros Bro on Jul 3, 2009 9:11 AM EDT reply actions

It’s hard to say. I mean, they didn’t have a lot to work with either, ya know?

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by FrankD on Jul 3, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

still

I was thinking they would give him at least 2.5. Probably wouldn’t have made a difference in the end, but 2M still seems low.

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by CBKWit on Jul 3, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree. Especially if they were trying to clear up space. Although we can’t really say for sure if they were or not.

Just an unfortunate situation but you have to keep in mind that the real core is still intact. That’s more then some teams have even after free agency.

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by FrankD on Jul 3, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions