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Report: The Flyers Offered Zach Parise, Like, a Billion Dollars

By Kyle Scott

Published: Jul 9th, 2012 · 12:15 PM EDT

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Thus far in free agency, the Flyers have struck out. A big ol’ swing and a miss for Zach Parise and Ryan Suter that landed… um, Ruslan Fedotenko and, I think, the guy from the original Office.

But it’s not like Paul Holmgren didn’t try. According to a report in today’s Minneanapolosanaisananpoliscanibuyavowel Star Tribune, which takes an in-depth look at the Wild signing both Parise and Suter (we saw similar articles back in the good old days when the Phillies signed Cliff Lee), the Flyers offered Parise… $110 million.

 

Let’s read: [Star Tribune]

The numbers turned out to be 13 years and $98 million. The contracts included identical signing bonus structures ($25 million the first three years) and no-trade clauses. Both players could have made more elsewhere. Parise reportedly had been offered $110 million by Philadelphia. Suter was offered more than $100 million by a team Sheehy wouldn't identify. 

 

Parise took $12 million less to spend the next 78 years in Minnesota. His loss.

via Broad Street Hockey