Karia and Selianne together again. Now - in "Colorado"

The general manager of 'Colorado' Pierre Lacrois is not used to surprising the world with sensational acquisitions. But today he surpassed himself. The signing of contracts with Paul Caria and Teema Seveanne is not even doubly, but to a much greater extent. The announced amount of the ex-captain of Anaheim, according to the AP data, is only $ 1.2 million a year.

According to NHL.ru , over the past season, Karia earned $ 10 million, and now his former club reached the Stanley Cup final. However, the leadership of the 'ducks', despite the team success, reasoned that the services of Karia were too expensive, and on July 1, the Canadian released on all four sides. But how could it happen that Karia, whose career was still far from sunset, agreed to an almost tenfold decrease in salaries? Obviously, we will learn the answer to this question later.

In the meantime, according to the anonymous source, the explanation consists in some 'special causes', the essence of which is not deciphered. Even if you look for a solution to the fact that the reduced salary (less than the average in the NHL) will help Karia become an unlimited free agent in a year, the amount of 1.2 million for a player of this level looks implausible.

Last season, Karia did not miss any of the 82 matches of the regular championship for the second year in a row, scored 25 goals and made 56 programs. In the playoffs, he performed less brightly - 6 goals and 6 programs in 21 games. Caria belongs to several club records 'Mait Dax', in particular, by the number of abandoned goals (300) and productive passes (369). In 'Anaheim', he spent all the previous years of his career at the highest level.

As for Selianne, in comparison with Karia, his salary almost did not decrease - 5.8 million a year against 6.5 last season, which he spent in San Jose Sharks'. In the spring, the Finnish outbreak had the opportunity to extend the contract with the “sharks” without losing money, but after some thought he decided to enter the market of free agents. Separate publications claimed that Selianne was needed in order to find a more profitable place in financial terms, but in the light of the events of recent days it was believed with great difficulty.

Following the results of the fault for the 'sharks' of the 2002-03 regular championship, Selianne became the best in the team and goals (28), and in the programs (36), and was also called the most valuable player of San Jose.

Recall that Selianne and Karia have already spent several years together as part of the 'Anaheim'. For several seasons, with the help of each other, they pricked a lot of goals, but then they could not win something serious. What will this ligament with the support of bombarders of Joe Sakik, Peter Forsberg and Milan Heyduk be capable of? To see such a constellation in action will surely be interesting not only to fans of 'Colorado', but also to everyone who is interested in what is happening in the NHL.