der meister 3,188 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Just 7 short hours after free agency formally opened, Boulet Trophy candidate Christoph Klose put pen to paper and signed with his adopted hometown of Seattle and will play his final season in Bears colors. While Klose was seemingly very happy with the offer from Seattle and the decision to sign there, he did admit that free agency left him feeling disappointed. "Honestly, it was pretty boring," Klose said in the press conference in Seattle. "I know there were a lot of free agents out there with bigger name value than me, but if you look at my track record and what I bring to the table, I expected a little bit more. I only heard from two teams in the days leading up to free agency opening. I had told [Helsinki General Manager] Draper that I'd be testing free agency but that I would potentially be interested in returning, but I didn't even hear from him. It was a little hurtful, if I'm being honest with you all." Klose paused for a moment before finishing. "All in all, though, I am really excited to join the Bears and hopefully be the key go-to guy up front. There's a lot of young talent on the team, and for one season, I get to be something of a leader to these kids. I want to thank [Seattle General Manager] Mike for the opportunity, and at the very least it will save me a lot of travel time, now that I'll be managing and playing in the same city." Ahma 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/26919-klose-signs-quickly-calls-free-agency-boring/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,119 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Clearly no one wants the Cup. That's okay. It can stay in Helsinki again der meister 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/26919-klose-signs-quickly-calls-free-agency-boring/#findComment-298656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,745 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I tried to keep you in the loop but was indeed surprised at the speed of some of the FA decisions. Two of you PM'ed me about teaming up, only for me to come online and see you'd already signed somewhere, but considering my history with FA, I have zero right to whine about it. Good luck to you all. der meister 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/26919-klose-signs-quickly-calls-free-agency-boring/#findComment-298842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan036 4,603 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 11 minutes ago, boom said: I tried to keep you in the loop but was indeed surprised at the speed of some of the FA decisions. Two of you PM'ed me about teaming up, only for me to come online and see you'd already signed somewhere, but considering my history with FA, I have zero right to whine about it. Good luck to you all. I didn't know Helsinki was in North America? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/26919-klose-signs-quickly-calls-free-agency-boring/#findComment-298860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,745 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, Ragequit said: I didn't know Helsinki was in North America? My FA decisions have never made sense, so why start now? der meister 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/26919-klose-signs-quickly-calls-free-agency-boring/#findComment-298863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,188 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 1 hour ago, boom said: I tried to keep you in the loop but was indeed surprised at the speed of some of the FA decisions. Two of you PM'ed me about teaming up, only for me to come online and see you'd already signed somewhere, but considering my history with FA, I have zero right to whine about it. Good luck to you all. I only was contacted by two teams, and only one had the cap space for me + others, so I signed there. VHL GMs are maybe slower than SHL GMs to contact free agents? I know I always reach out to all of my targets as soon as free agent discussions open. Perhaps that's uncommon here. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/26919-klose-signs-quickly-calls-free-agency-boring/#findComment-298894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,899 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 GoB, don't make us start a riot. der meister 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/26919-klose-signs-quickly-calls-free-agency-boring/#findComment-298896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
der meister 3,188 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 burn it. BURN IT ALL! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/26919-klose-signs-quickly-calls-free-agency-boring/#findComment-298899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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