Florida signs Jovanovski to a stupid deal

The Florida Panthers have plenty of cap space, that much we know. They needed to spend some money soon just to get to the salary cap floor. They apparently wanted to get there quickly, because they signed aging defensman Ed Jovanovski to a four-year, $16.5 million contract.

You read that right.

The former first-overall pick in the 1994 NHL Draft, Jovanovski is 35-years old and has played more than 66 games in a season just twice in the last seven years. You give a guy like that $16.5 million over four years? Seriously?

Oh, and he had 14 points last year. I know he’s a blue liner, but c’mon.