Comrie Traded, Heading Home to Edmonton
September 11, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Edmonton Oilers, NHL, News, Signings and Contracts
Mike Comrie is heading home to Edmonton after being traded to the Oilers. He was offered a one-year deal worth $1.125.
You might remember that Comrie was originally drafted by the Oilers in 1999 and he really had a golden career with the team from 2000-2003. During the 2001-2002 season, he had a career-high of 60 points and then things went terribly wrong.
Comrie had been given a $10 million entry-level deal with the team (which included a signing bonus) and, for whatever reason, he held out in a contract dispute for 30 games during the 2003-2004 season and the fans really turned on him (with good reason, in my opinion). I know he was doing well but he was still so new to the game that it was a bit surprising that he chose to go down this path.
It looked like a solution had been found when the Anaheim Ducks were willing to acquire Comrie in exchange for Corey Perry and a first round draft pick but Comrie didn’t want to reimburse $2.5 million in bonus money so the deal fell through and he ended up getting traded to Phoenix.
"I had to make a decision on some of the options I had,"Comrie said. "This was the one that felt right. I got chills walking back into this rink. It’s been a while since I had a feeling like that."
Hopefully, the Oilers fans will be able to move past the bad blood and give him a second chance. He’s an Edmontonian and, even though I’m a Calgary Flames fan, I’m happy for the Oilers. I think this, along with the other deals they’ve made this summer, is the start of a better season for them. I’m looking forward to seeing Comrie in the all of the upcoming games in the Battle of Alberta!
image: TSN
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