Monday 21 April 2014

VALUE FOR MONEY? - Rene Bourque

Is Montreal Canadiens Forward Rene Bourque Value for Money?

 

Bio

Rene Bourque has not exactly had the most impressive numbers since joining the Canadiens early in 2012. The 32 year old right winger was traded from the Calgary Flames along with Patrick Holland and a 2nd round draft pick for Mike Cammalleri, Karri Ramo and a 5th round pick. On the 12th January 2012 he signed a 6 year contract worth $4m a year.

Rene Bourque shoots on Anders Lindback
In 128 regular season games with the habs Bourque has scored 21 goals and 16 assists for 37 points. In contrast in his previous 3 seasons with the Flames Bourque never scored less than 40 points in a single season. What Rene Bourque lacks in regular season success though he appears to making up for in the post-season, in only 8 games with the habs Bourque already has 5 goals and 1 assist including the game winner in Game 2 of the 2014 playoffs against Tampa Bay Ligthning. He scored 2 goals in that game and added another in Game 3 just 11 seconds into the 1st period., one of the fastest in history.

 

Under the cap

Bourque's current contract, which will see him through to 2016 is worth $4,000,000 per year, which equates to $3,333,333 towards the salary cap. Bourque scored 16 points in the 2013/14 regular season campaign, a whopping $250,000 per point. The following habs players all earned less than Bourque in the 2013/14 season:
  • Brendan Gallagher - $685,000 - 41pts - $16,707 per point
  • Alex Galychenyuk - $925,000 - 31pts - $29,839 per point
  • PK Subban - $2,875,000 - 53pts - $54,245 per point
  • Alexei Emelin - $2,000,000 - 17pts - $117,647 per point

 

 

Where are they now?

In 135 games since returning to Calgary Mike Cammalleri has scored 50 goals and 46 assists for 96 points, his current contract is worth $6m per year.

2013/14 marked Karri Ramo's first season in the NHL since 2006-2009 where he spent 3 seasons as back-up with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He posted 17 wins, a .911 save percentage and 2.65 GAA in 40 games as Calgary finished 13th in the Western Conference.

Calgary selected Ryan Culkin with Montreal's 5th pick of the 2012 entry draft. The 20 year old defenseman has played 5 seasons with the Quebec Remparts and Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QJMHL, registering 25 goals, 106 assists for 131 points in 232 games.

22 year old Patrick Holland played 5 games for Montreal in 2013/14, without registering any points. The right winger has played his past 2 seasons with the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs, scoring 45 points in 126 games.

Montreal selected goaltender Zachary Fucale with Calgary's 3rd Round Pick in 2013. The 18 year old has played 3 seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads, in the most recent season he posted 36 wins, a .907 save percentage, 2.26 GAA and 6 shutouts in 50 games. He also back-stopped the Mooseheads to a Memorial Cup win in 2013.

- images courtesy of Getty Images & NHL.com

See also:
VALUE FOR MONEY? David Clarkson

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