NHL Free Agency Rumor Roundup [open thread]
by Dominik on Jul 1, 2011 6:15 AM EDT
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PrintI don't expect a lot of Islanders news today, but you never know. Surely they'll be chasing something. Everyone acknowledges a weak market, so maybe Garth Snow goes the trade route. Meantime, to help everyone use their crazy free agent wishlist template to the fullest, we might as well stay up to date on who's gone where.
Summer by summer, GMs are getting smarter [EDIT: No, no they're not. Not after today's deals. Lottery Colorado trading a 1st for Varlamov. Florida signing Jovo to a four-year, $4 million per over-35 deal], locking up what they can before they have to pay 29-bidder prices. Some, like Buffalo with Christian Ehrhoff, are still circumventing the cap with absurd deals (which Gabe Desjardins says is not worth it, and wasn't worth the Islanders' reported offer either).
Here's a cheat sheet of who's already off the market (pretty much everyone) and who is rumored to be after whom thanks to tampering conveniently self-serving leaks to media.
NOTE: We'll be adding updates below throughout.
Islanders and General Links First
- Zenon Konopka is philosophical about being let go by the Isles.
- The Sound Tigers signed big Ben Olson, a late-season PTO.
- Cool story on Islanders 2nd-round pick Scott Mayfield, whose parents I should probably stalk.
- Here's the Islanders five-game preseason schedule, which spans from Calgary to Bridgeport.
- Areener Update: All you need to know to vote, and such. You better register by July 7.
- Something about numbers and stuff that makes the Islanders look alright last year.
- Brian Lawton wants you to know he was a thoughtful GM.
- Justin Bourne on young partiers in the NHL or thereabouts.
- Probably stay away from these free agents.
- Here are free agents that worked (Islanders) and those that didn't (Rangers). FanShot here.
- A great PPP poem about the stupidity of UFA period.
Atlantic
I don't know whether those old rumors of him having money troubles were legit, but in any case Jaromir Jagr is a consummate flake, so his little soap opera does not surprise me one bit.
Update: And whatdya know? The Penguins pulled their offer. I'm not surprised. There is a reason I didn't want my Czech jersey to be a JAGR way back when.
Update 2: Jagr goes to -- get this -- the Flyers! Ho-ho, that's gonna be an interesting relationship.
Shock, shock! The Flyers, despite days of tampering rumors, will not make an offer sheet to Steven Stamkos that would have cost them four first-round draft picks and, in case of injury or decline or continued slumping like the end of last season, would still cost them four first-round draft picks. (Seriously, I don't get why anyone even entertains the thought, other than to drive up the price for their conference rival.)
The Penguins are working to keep Tyler Kennedy. UPDATE: Kennedy is signed. Two years, $2 million per.
I'm looking forward to seeing the Rangers sign Brad Richards for too much and too long. Don't be scared, folks; he's not that scary.
Quisp asks what I asked except asks it much better: WTF is Brooks talking about in his latest CBA diatribe? Silly Quisp -- doesn't he know if you put "Make no mistake" or "Repeat after me" before a declaration, then it is infallible?
Update: Devils lock up Andy Greene for four years.
Northeast
So yeah, Ehrhoff signed a 10-year, $40 million deal with the Sabres. The final three seasons are Kovalchukian, with a total outlay of $3 million. The Sabres are a benevolent-billionaire-owner story to watch. They have the money to burn, but so far they've used it on Brad Boyes, Robyn Regehr and Christian Ehrhoff. I'm just saying. Unlike diamonds, cap space isn't forever.
Boston's Peter Chiarelli is wary of this dangerous UFA market, which is why he's allowing secondary players Tomas Kaberle and Michael Ryder to test the market before they come back home for cheap. Actually, I bet both those guys take the money and run -- and then alternately thrill and madden their new fanbases.
Southeast
The Capitals haven't made an offer to defenseman Scott Hannan.
Jim Rutherford has signed all of the Hurricanes he just said he wouldn't be able to sign except for Erik Cole.
Not a rumor, but: In garik's "SIGN VOKOUN AND GET 14 MORE POINTS" fanpost I asked whether Florida (like Nashville) was one of the league's shot overcounters that make Tomas Vokoun look a little better than he is. But perhaps they are not.
Dwayne Roloson is on board for more in Tampa Bay (he's like only their second goalie under contract in the entire organization), but Sean Bergenheim has priced himself out. No matter, Thompson, Gervais and Brewer live on.
Update: Florida is tossing money around like a drunken sailor -- only some of it wisely.
The Rest
One woman's version of the top 10 free agents. What an ugly list.
Detroit was supposed to be tampering "interested" in either Ehrhoff or James Wisniewski for their "Rafalski slot," but Ehrhoff is gone and Wisniewski may very well take too much money from their Central "rival."
Update: Wisniewski signs for six years, $33 million in Columbus. Wow.
The Blackhawks are in manage expectations mode (aka paying off their Faustian Cup deal) but did manage to lock up ex-Sabre Steve Montador.
Oh, did someone say it's overpayment season? The Red Wings joined in by keeping Jonathan Ericsson for too much.
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Well, happy July 1, everyone. I'm guessing you'll be enticed, excited, let down and, finally, relieved.
Consider this a live, open thread which will be updated as news and time warrants. So feel free to share news you see in comments. Remember: You serve your fellow reader much better by providing a LINK or naming a SOURCE for your scuttlebutt. Thanks.
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Bergie is such a douche
He was lucky to even get a 2nd shot in the NHL. He could have very easily ended up on a non-competing team with a 2 way contract and possibly back in the AHL.
The guy obviously doesn’t love the sport, doesn’t care about who he plays for, it’s just about the money. Some team is going to offer him way too much to be a top 6 guy, which he can’t do. He’s lazy and lackadaisical and plays when he wants to play.
He should have signed another one or two year deal for cheap in TB to thank them for giving him a chance.
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wow Ehrhoff got 10 years
at first I thought this was crazy, but with the contract being front loaded I like it. I feel it is the best way to go in sports these days. You get high $$$ FA but if they suck in 2-3 years you can off load them at little cost
so he gets $10M this season at 29 yo
2012-13 – $8M
4 seasons at $4M
1 season $3M
3 seasons at $1M
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
Ehrhoff: Stupid
So here’s a guy who could’ve signed for 6 years, gotten $5M less, but been a free agent again in his early 30’s, vs. signing a backloaded contract that they likely will buy out anyway if he tanks, and actually might COST him money if they keep him on the entire 10 years…I just have a difficult time understanding WTF?
Oh well…as has been said, for a guy who’s got holes in his game, he wasn’t worth what we offered. Good riddance…
by pennst92 on Jul 1, 2011 7:58 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The guy wants to be on a "winner"...
So he left the team that got to game 7 of the SCF, didn’t even look the trajectory oriented rebuilding team in the eye during negotiations, walks past their 4 stanley cup banners and right to the franchise that fears the Blackberry. Oh well… enjoy the snow.. if you get there early maybe you can catch some AAA baseball.
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But but but
He did A LOT of Googling about Buffalo.
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THE MAN SIMPLY LOVES WINGS!
Why can’t we just accept him for who he is? I’m sure the Hooters on Hempstead Tpke was really getting his mind spinning, but let’s face it, it ain’t Buffalo over there. Cut him some slack people. We all have things we love, our own hobbies and desires.
I think the areener issue is more of the problem then the talent issue.
No one wants to a commit to a team that might not have an owner or a place to play in 3 years.
If the areener gets voted ‘Yay’ and passed thru NIFA, then I think that stability will bring in some UFAs. Next year is our year. Where security meets production. THis FA class stinks anyway. Probably a blessing.
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
Another reason I don't blame him
I’m thrilled KO and Grabner signed up — they also have first-hand experience for reasons why they should buy in.
But Ehrhoff was on a Cup finalist 24 hours ago and is forced into a 24-hour trans-Atlantic decision whether to sign long with a team he doesn’t know who just put its #1 draft pick in a VOTE YES t-shirt to garner support for an areener to play in half-way into his desired contract.
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Just saw this!
That’s certainly a depth hit!
Swedish Elite League team #HV71 sign former #NHL players D Noah Welch and F Jesse Joensuu to one- and two-year deals.
HootSuite • 7/1/11 7:59 AM
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 9:17 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Addition by subtraction?
That’s what this offseason has been thus far.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Jul 1, 2011 9:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm with you
I’m not gonna miss him. A guy his size should have been a menace on the ice.
On a sidenote, HV71 sounds like a planet from Metroid, or an airborne virus.
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by PGI on Jul 1, 2011 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
good luck, Jesse
Rip it up over there.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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If HV71 is anything like LV426, then JJ better play a lot tougher, like this guy...
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
he'd look good on our blueline
and bring sum things were missing, like a telescoping mouth within a mouth for instance
true
plus when Witt’s blood hit the ice it didnt melt a 3×3 hole in it…thats the last thing DP needs.
Strangely though, Isles have "retained his rights"
#isles have confirmed Joensuu has signed two years in Sweden – retain his rights.
Twitter for iPhone • 7/1/11 9:36 AM
But that would put them in that weird Nabokov-waiver position if they tried to bring him back in-season.
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 9:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Probably bc of this
Just heard back that Joensuu was extended a qualifying offer, but we shall see were this goes I guess. #Isles
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 9:45 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Am I reading this wrong?
The thing about Nabokov is that NOBODY held his NHL rights, he was purely UFA, so when he went overseas, he was subject to waivers if any NHL team tried to sign him.
If Jesse’s NHL rights are already held by the Isles and he’s not otherwise waiver-eligible, then he should (in theory) be able to come back freely, so long as his HV71 contract has an NHL release clause.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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You may be right...that is a key difference I overlooked
I guess in that case, it would be like calling a guy up from Bridgeport right?
My bad?!?!
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 10:06 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
not your bad
It’s the CBA. It may as well be written in Wookiee language.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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THEN I would at least have half a chance of understanding it
GIVE ME NO-TRADE CLAUSE.
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You're right - this like a Colliton situation
Basically, it protects a team from having its RFA leave for Europe and then return saying, “I’m here, and I’m FREE, baby!”
By qualifying him, the Islanders retained his indentured servitude on these shores.
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right there with you.
I’m crossing my fingers.
Bring some grit, character and hustle to the team. Let him bust out the Championship ring and show the youngins what’s up. Cole def. can take a little pressure of Tavares and Okposo(Man that is an ugly ring).
by Jones79 on Jul 1, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cole grew up 30 minutes from where i grew up, and he is a favorite of mine..
And i picked him up on NHL 11 long before there was a chance he might come to the island for real.
I allowed myself to get my hopes up with Erhoff, won’t do the same here.
"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jul 1, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
the thing about Ehrhoff
He may have been worth a gamble and a bit of an overpay for five years. He’s excellent on the PP, and we could have used him to great effect there, moving our forwards back down to the half-boards instead of putting them on the point. And with Streit, MacDonald, and Hamonic, we could have partnered him with someone who would protect him in our end. (I can only imagine that the Sabres are going to chain Robyn Regher to Ehrhoff like a house-arrest ankle bracelet.)
I liked that Garth gave it a shot. It cost him literally nothing to try.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Oh yeah, love garth's move
And it did cost us nothing.
But I got my hopes up that we had turned a corner and could lure a guy like this to the island and was wrong.
My original line said ‘I love Garth’s balls.’ changed it to move, so nobody got the wrong idea.
"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jul 1, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
just a thing about the PP
He’s excellent on the PP, and we could have used him to great effect there, moving our forwards back down to the half-boards instead of putting them on the point.
I know many around here would prefer defenders on the points – I personally don’t really mind. However, I think one reason they’ve used forwards on the point is that there simply are too many forwards who need and deserve PP time to fill the four spots on the points with defenders exclusively. JT, PA, Moulson, Frans, Okposo all deserve ample PP time – Bailey needs and deserves time, too, Comeau and Hunter could potentially be valueable thanks to good shots, (Schremp was a big part), Martin would be helpful as net-front presence, Grabner’s of course an option, too, also Nino, Strome will want PP time eventually.
I don’t know what works best, would probably prefer them to try Frans for extended time on the point, but I however think it’s not necessary to go after a PP specialist. They sure need to improve, but I think they have the tools to build something from within.
I can see that, good point
For me it was more figuring out the best way to deploy Ehrhoff. He would be terrific in that role.
The problem I keep coming back to – which of our forwards has the big shot and distribution skills to work a PP point? You suggest Frans, and it’s as good an option as I can see… but I don’t think Grabner or PA would work there. Okposo has already not worked there, and he seems ideal – it’s not as simple as it looks. Moulson, definitely not, because of how good he is down low. JT could do it, but he’s far more valuable lower down. Comeau has the shot, but does he have the brains?
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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yeah, very true
I have no clue, either. And they’ve indeed tried a lot and certainly don’t lack “PP-advisor talent” with guys like Streit or especially Weight in the organization. So, yeah, definitely not an easy thing to fix. Then again, I think both Streit and A-Mac are amazing and they wouldn’t need that forward there to actually run the PP, just be a good complement.
Anyway, your point stands. And maybe at the same time shows a point I’ve tried to make a few times. Just generally, their forward corps is pretty talented and not awful in terms of top-9 depth, but it’s so striking and concerning to me how many guys thrive in one particular role, but struggle to be effective away from their favourite spots/roles/line mates/roles/situations.
Agree with mikb
I’m not philosophically opposed to a forward on the point either — it’s just that rare is the forward who is useful both down low and up top on the PP.
Frans is probably the best they’ve tried in that role and yet as Mike said, his shot still leaves you vulnerable to opposition PK cheating.
Aside: The evolution of NHL PP and PK tactics is pretty interesting. Between all the changes to the zone (distance to blueline plus room behind the net) and the crackdown on hooking/stick fouls in front of the net, it’s like each 1-3 season period is a totally new era. It makes pegging what works pretty difficult.
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Well
my question is, does putting those forwards on the points actually accomplish what you would hope it does by giving them PP time?
For example, the Caps keep sending Ovechkin out on the point on their PP, in theory to do what you say, get more time for more guys. But in my opinion they are wasting the talents of a great goal scorer in doing this, and to be honest, he’s just not very good at it. He doesn’t look comfortable out there, he doesn’t seem to have a good idea on when to pinch or not-often leading to odd-man rushes the other way, and he’s firing shots from the perimeter instead of the slot.
On the one hand it’s easy to say, they’re hockey players they can be moved back there no problem, but at the NHL level I think it’s difficult to make that transition. Defensemen are used to seeing the game from that vantage point and understand how plays develop. Forwards aren’t and they make more mistakes in that way.
well
I think Ovechkin is pretty terrific on the PP, too. Maybe he’d be more productive down low, not sure if the whole team was more effective on the PP with him down low. I don’t really know their team and certainly not their PP well enough to comment. But just going from some shot rates and stuff, Ovechkin’s been among the league leaders in sfon/60, gfon/60 and at times ptson/60 over the last few seasons. He rarely was at the very top, but I guess that’s difficult to achieve in this kind of stats if you play 4-5 mins per game.
Anyway, San Jose had by far the best PP last season and they played with a forward on the point a lot, mostly with Joe Pavelski, who I don’t think is the guy you’d imagine to work well in that particular role. But they made it work somehow, thanks to Dan Boyle, thanks to Joe Thornton, other support and probably just generally a great set-up. I’m not saying it’s going to be easy for the Isles to do something good there, but it would be great if they figured it out somehow. Also because I think even if your forward on the point there isn’t extraordinary it might hurt your PP too much if you need to rely on the 3rd and 4th D too much…
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by ogam5 on Jul 1, 2011 9:20 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
LOL!!!!!!!!!!
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Wonder if we can work this for Nabby
Red Wings are eagerly trying to move Jiri Hudler & offered him to loads of teams (Leafs included) at the Draft. Be shocked if he’s back.
OpenBeak • 7/1/11 8:14 AM
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 9:22 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Snow Day
I don’t expect anything from the Islanders except a cost effective chase of Ian White. I have a feeling they will be searching for that top four defender in the trade tent. (not the trade “Trent”, but that is possible as well. Here’s what is on that table… I think.
Next year’s first rounder. First rounders begin to opresent a diminsihing return after you have so many top 10’s in a row. Hopefully teams will look at our history and over-value the pick… we all know that it won’t be in the top 20. :-)
TOP PROSPECT: (Yeah.. you gotta give to get)
1. Kirill Kabanov…. KK is actually under the table, and only available when somebody walks in with the keys to a 64 1/2 Mustang with 40K original miles.
2. Kirill Petrov…. top of the table… buyer must pay shipping.
3. Lee, Nelson, JJ or Ulstrom… These are all prospects that will eventually get a shot in the NHL. You never know who wants what, may have been a few slots late in teh draft or have some local interest in. I don’t want to give up on any of these players, but we really do need a top four minute munching crease clearer.
CAP SPACE… this is on the NEON SIGN behind the table flashing brightly across the tent like 0% Financing at your local TOYOTATHON.
BLAKE COMEAU… as much as I would really hate to see him on another team, if they can get that defenseman to stop goals from going in, I’d be okay with it. I’d rather see one of the question marks on the block, but with Nino, Kabanov and Rhett real close to taking important bottom to middle six forward roles I think it’s a player we can afford to lose… though I’d rather see PAP out(not quite as much emotionally invested in PAP… and no, I’m not fist f***ing you!!!).
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What's the over/under for....
First contract announced by the league. And if it’s before 12:30, I’m calling shenanigans.
Good idea!
I’m calling 12:11. Someone’s got to beat the Ohlund record.
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FIG: 12:12
Sorry Dom, I Price is Right’ed you on that!
Oh wait we are not doing FIG’s yet! My bad.
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by Russel Ginart on Jul 1, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Haha
Aww, now that gets me looking forward to next season already.
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JUST 3 MORE months! Hang in there Dom!
We will get you throught the NO Islanders Hockey withdrawal symptoms!
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by Russel Ginart on Jul 1, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Proud of Snow
…for sending that message to the league and its agents that if you want the price driven up for your client with a contract offer you may no plans on accepting, call the Islanders
You have to call the Canucks first though, right?
Or does that disrupt the emo narrative?
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That PPP article
was really interesting. We essentially were in the same boat as Toronto as far as the win threshold went, so the following quote seems applicable here as well.
In order to increase our rank from this year’s rank we either have to get a goalie that can put up a big save percentage, dramatically decrease our shots against, or dramatically increase our goals for.
Now that’s sort of a duh prescription for a hockey team, but worth thinking about.
- could be accomplished by Vokoun, but he might not be worth it. While I don’t think #3 is going to happen since we did pretty well in that department last year, it should improve as the young guys get better, the PP improves with Streit back, and we hope someone cough, Bailey, cough can break out. So #3 cn probably stand a marginal increase.
But #2 is the wild card. How much do full seasons from Streit and Eaton improve our shots against? How much better did Hamonic and Wishart get in the off season? I think #2 will see an improvement regardless of a signing, but if they add someone it probably can’t hurt. This area could be significantly better than last year.
The main problem is back to the goaltending. It’s just a giant question mark going into the season, and sadly could derail the Playoff Train if no one steps up and plays well. This is why I’m not opposed to Vokoun as a bridge until we know what we have. It would have to be short-but the millions per shouldn’t matter.
I would love for us to sign him to a 2-3 year gap bridging deal
But that would start off a DP shitstorm guaranteed. Not that the Isles (or fans) should care, but you are essentially telling the guy he’s expendable and probable for BPT more than a month before training camp…can you imagine the damage he can do in that time?
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 10:04 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
can you imagine the damage he can do in that time?
To his knee or hip?
by afrosupreme on Jul 1, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Damage to who?
he can only cause damage if it’s widely perceived by people other than DP to be an injustice. I think when his own teammates work their asses off only to have DP stray too far from the net and let in soft goals, they understand he probably shouldn’t be in goal.
I think the media obviously sees it. You’d get the "Isles signed the worst contract in history’ stories but that gets mentioned anyway. They might get some love for realizing a sunk cost and getting it off the NHL roster.
So it would only hurt DP. And if he goes to BP and plays really well, then that’s good for every one. I don’t think there’s anyway he should start the year in the NHL.
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
To "the room"
Just as sideshow crap, not so much to the team’s play. Look at how much time “who are we talking about here” got when he was asked about “open competition” at the exit interviews.
I would (and this is just me) expect pouty Ricky and some level of “my job” whether that is delusional or not.
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 10:48 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
agreed on pouty Ricky
He’ll definitely throw a hissy fit.
“The Room” though I don’t buy. He can be pouty all he wants in BPT, I don’t care. That’s not the best, but I think the guys down there understand a player upset about getting demoted. They won’t let that override their good feelings of seeing player after player getting a chance, and player after player getting taken care of if they do well.
As for the NHL room, I think you hurt them more by asking them to give everything they have, every night, to continue their development, and change the league’s perception of the franchise, but then run a sub-par goalie out there who is a basket case just because he makes a lot of money. If anything, maybe those guys who do sign long term deals will realize ‘I gotta still produce or I could be facing the same thing’. Or better yet, say ‘these guys will do ANYTHING to help us succeed. They’ll even send the owner’s golden child to the minors!’
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
As for the NHL room, I think you hurt them more by asking them to give everything they have, every night, to continue their development, and change the league’s perception of the franchise, but then run a sub-par goalie out there who is a basket case just because he makes a lot of money.
This is why — and I don’t think that many of us are in disagreement on this — the leash has to be incredibly short in October. Like rabid Doberman short.
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Agreed on the goaltending aspect
I just would rather the players not have to deal with the media circus aspect of that and focus on getting a great jump on the season.
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I understand your point I just think the potential 'circus' is the lesser of the two evils and might not be that evil at all.
I’d rather them not have to compensate for sub par goaltending.
Plus it’s not like they get covered like the Mets, Yanks, Giants, Jets, Knicks or even the Rags. So what if Katie Strang asks one more question?
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
Haha, agreed
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True
If and when the circus comes to town on this story, it’s going to have to be a bandaid ripped off either way.
That made a lot more sense in my head before I typed it out.
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It's never been done
but I would assume that is where a Snow, Weight or Capuano publicly say that he is not an NHL quality goaltender and is becoming a cancer…not that they need to prove anything, but that is something they SHOULD NOT maintain radio silence on.
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I'm pretty sure
If they have to pull the plug on him at some point (rather than allow him to reach his own conclusion) that they’ll use kid gloves behind closed doors, and then make a “the premier is recuperating at his summer cottage” type of announcement.
They love him too much.
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Yea
sent to BP to “work on conditioning”, “find his game”, etc. Then he slips away, and one day we need a “Where the hell is DP” article here. Turns out he opened up a chain of data farms, DP’s DBs.
Oh yeah
I meant only if he is being a dick about it.
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Need a good PR moment from them:
“We believe Rick can still be a franchise goaltender for us. But he’s missed significant time with injuries and still needs to see more game action before he can contribute in the NHL. We’re going to have him spend some time in BPT and allow him to play everyday with less pressure and let him focus on being healthy and playing day in and day out.”
Then have him split time with Poulin anyway.
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Want him or too dangerous on the suspension front?
McKenzie
Lines of communication still open between VAN and Raffi Torres but he’s going to market today at 12 noon ET.
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Update
Kypreos
#NHL news. Scratch Sami Salo of the UFA list. He re-signs in with #Canucks. Working on the details but believed to be a 1 year deal at 2M.
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 10:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
How about Jan Hejda?
I would suspect he wants to play for a winner after playing four years in Columbus.
Botta is pimping this option on Twitter right now
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Here is the Columbus Take at the Cannon
http://www.jacketscannon.com/2011/6/14/2221748/should-he-stay-or-should-he-go-jan-hejda
Seems like a bunch of injuries in the past few years. But has size, uses it, not the fastest, puts up some points, and has some nice hits.
He's Czech
So fills my quota.
/gets tissue for Marti
//needs a moment alone
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Wiz
Six years, $33 million per the twitters. Wowzers.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Jul 1, 2011 10:57 AM EDT reply actions
that's a lot of popsicles
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by mikb on Jul 1, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jaysus
that’s a sign to tap out.
Either teams know something about the upcoming CBA and these contracts are going to be able to come off somehow, or everyone has gone all Sather.
I think there's just nothing else to spend money on
and GMs need to justify to their fan base that they’re “committed to winning”.
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I'd call that contract
An inappropriate and obscene gesture
"It's too bad he lives in the city. He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus during Palffy's contract holdout in 1998.
by PGI on Jul 1, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
That's a helluva haul for half a season worth of okay-to-good
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They won't be able to trade THAT
…for a 2nd and a 5th. I like our GM better. ;-)
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jul 1, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That's one expensive pylon.
Vote Yes on August 1st.
by Anarcurt on Jul 1, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
WIZ is a BJ.
That is just so damn funny!
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that clown from the Dispatch will have to find something good to say about him.
"I think we consider too much the luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm." ~ FDR
In February
No plan, no future, not much talent. After the goon-fest with Pittsburgh it’s fair to say not much class, either.
In December:
Jack Capuano has coached in the East Coast Hockey League, so he’s familiar with these types of players.November:
James Wisniewski has contributed more than a priceless Youtube clip. He’s also the Islanders’ leading scorer
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what an asshole
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
by Bryan2112 on Jul 1, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He's the like the guy who hates his life so he puts other people down
A blue jackets writer making fun of somebody?
"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jul 1, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
sigh
The thing is… Niinimaa was a former all-rookie selection, he had a good season for the Isles in ’04… that should have worked. The lockout completely derailed the guy.
Incidentally, he will now be Jesse Joensuu’s teammate in HV71.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Such a disappointment
But the biggest symbol of his fall for me is that he was a metal fan and yet TheMetalChick still couldn’t stand him.
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by Dominik on Jul 1, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
true
And I just looked this up … and not only will he be Joensuu’s teammate on HV71, but he was traded for the draft pick that the Isles used to take Joensuu in the first place.
And I’m watching too much Twilight Zone on Netflix.
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That is too much for my head to wrap around
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And Erskine
Man, if we hadn’t let Erskine walk, are we even looking for a big physical dman right now?
Who do we pin Erskine on: Milbury, Smith or Snow? He was during the transition period, right?
No wonder he left the continent...
after that kind of rejection. I hope he’s gotten his life back in order :)
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Jul 1, 2011 11:26 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Wiz signed
but I think there is a misprint at NHL.com its says 6 years/ $33,000 million
I am no genius but isnt that $33 billion
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
That's some Satherian negotiating right there.
I bet Wiz puts his pinky to the corner of his mouth when he says it too. “Tirty Three…BILLION Dollars. HAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHA.”
Speaking of Sather
Bloge Salming ripped the NYR & Sather in a parody set to (the hip-hop) NY State of Mind.
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by Anarcurt on Jul 1, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
33 billion?
Who signed Wiz – Congress??
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by mikb on Jul 1, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Wiz has a NMC and "modified NTC" after two seasons
Awesome.
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Interesting
Adam Proteau
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Penguins withdraw offer to Jagr.
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Ian White will not be re-signed by San Jose, will go to market as a UFA.
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I'm really glad I'm not at work today.
I don’t think I’d be able to handle all of this stupidity.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
I am currently at work
Handling LOTS of stupidity. It’s like people left their brains at home, which is to say it must be July 1.
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Silly question
Barring a trade of Bailey/Comeau, where would you even put an Eric Cole or Ville Leino type?
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Jul 1, 2011 11:44 AM EDT reply actions
Something tells me
that this question has been addressed here once or fifty times, but indulge me anyway.
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Jul 1, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
With Neilson at center
and Bails on other wing???
It definitely has been
A) Third line winger
B) First line winger
C) 2nd line winger
All in that order, he is is RW btw. So in scenario one, Nino does not make the team. In Scenario two, Pap moves to the third line and Cole to the first line. In Scenario three, Cole is on the second line, Okposo to the first line and Pap to the third line. Or Paps is traded.
It's a great question
For me, I’m a fan of a (reasonably priced in years) addition like this simply to force competition and create insurance for inevitable injury.
Maybe Cole is the guy who gets injured. But maybe it’s someone else (for all the injury carnage we really lucked out last year with the health of the first line), or maybe Nino doesn’t make the team, or maybe someone else has a bad camp or gets hurt, etc.
Basically, the past few years I’ve become less fearful of putting guys through waivers now, because the alternative is hoping Trevor Smith can play. But I know there is reasonable debate on this approach.
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Grabner replaces PAP, Cole replaces Grabner on second line
And PAP plays with Bailey and BLAKE on the 3rd line.
But I left Nino out. You have a point.
"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jul 1, 2011 11:51 AM EDT reply actions
Moulson-Tavares-Okposo/Cole
Grabs-Frans-Nino/Okposo/Cole
Comeau-Bailey-Okposo/*Cole/Nino
top 3 lines have me salivating. or you replace bailey with a competent center. Just saying.
Oh yeah…And go after Kaberle. Puck moving D-man. Champion pedigree. We got the money. Why not?
And what happens if Strome has a great camp and makes the club? does that mean he replaces Bailey? and you could package PA with a prospect and #1 for Suter if we cant get Kaberle…bahaha mmmh
Inigo
I mean Al…played well for us down the stretch and I don’t think we should discount him as an asset. He may have struggled during the Worlds, but that’s a tough situation to make any judgement on his potential. Goalies need to have steel for the defensive philosophy and understand their defencemen’s tendancies to truly perform at a top level. Especially when the goalie has as little experience as Al. We have goalies in our system. Many of you guys bashed Fatty for stocking that cupboard over the last couple of years. We do not need to over pay a temporary goalie now. Take what we have into training camp and evaluate our needs. We could be happily content at that position.
We have bigger needs in the leadership category with losing Zenon. Arnott?
by Katzenhammer on Jul 1, 2011 11:53 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I think inigo's a big part of the picture
It’s just with his track record he’s even less of a certainty than your normal goaltender. Positive signs though for sure.
And I love auotfill! I mean, not for myself, but I love what it does to people’s posts here! With Keith it usually creates poetry.
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autofill
Gogot to love it…I called Carry fatty…
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Look for Mike Green to get traded soon
Dmitry Chesnokov
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Comment on Caps Insider about the recent Green interview:"To sum up, Ovi practices when he wants to and Semin is good but doesn’t try often.
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In light of Green’s comments, I can only imagine how different the reaction would be if either Ovi or Semin talked about Green’s weight gain
4 minutes ago
Podcast here…I can’t hear it b/c of computer problems…also, Leonsis had a blog post up about changing the roster today, then took it down. Tarik-al Bashir caught it though and it is posted here.
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Sorry, podcast
http://www.fan960.com/ondemand/media.jsp?content=20110630_161836_3268
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would probably cost Hamonic+
do you do it? Maybe Hamonic, a first rounder and like an Anders Lee/Rakh/Petrov level prospect?
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
nope
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yea, I'd be leery of that as well.
I’m very much in ‘stay the course’ mode
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
no way
There’s no guarantee that Green could be the player he was two or three years ago… alarming signs. Not worth losing Hamonic.
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And that really
would take away any snarl we have on the blueline.
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would probably cost Hamonic+
do you do it? Maybe Hamonic, a first rounder and like an Anders Lee/Rakh/Petrov level prospect?
No I do not.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Not even Hamonic alone
I’d rather have a solid D-man with a good head and reasonable offensive capabilities than Green.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jul 1, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Trading Hamonic
I’mn a pretty loyal fan, but that could be the last straw.
"We can't get pushed around," Haley said. "What commentators say about us, that's their job. My job is to try and limit as many people who want to take liberties with our guys as possible."
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jul 1, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
To quote the great EarlSleek
“Go drama.”
Especially someone else’s drama!
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by Dominik on Jul 1, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
autofill
Doesn’t like the name Garth. Maybe Ehrhoff tried to text him and it autofilled “FATTY” for “Garth” and that ended the conversation.
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It's High Noon
Smithers, release the hounds….
Early News
Kent Wilson
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Wow. A contract that actually makes sense. RT @kausatoday: Chris Higgins re-signs with Vancouver at two years, $1.9 million
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ask me anything www.formspring.me/kabanov17
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Hearing restricted free agent Steven Stamkos is not close to a new deal with TB so he’s now eligible to receive offer sheets.
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#Pens re-sign Tyler Kennedy to a 2-year contract. Full details here: bit.ly/lOVbj6
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#Redwings sign Drew Miller 2 year deal worth 1.65M total.
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Flyers extend Coburn for two years. No deal for Stamkos, eligible for offer sheets.
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OK. Kirill, why were you late
twice to rookie camp?
from Kirill:
Thank you for question, ya?
First time, I was jumping Snake River Canyon in Lada. Second time, picking flowers. Enjoy life!
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by NSOsFan on Jul 1, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hell Yeah!!!
John Buccigross
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Now our top story, Islanders announced today that they have agreed to terms on a three-year entry-level contract with Kirill Kabanov.
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 12:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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Interesting #Isles news: Islanders have agreed to terms with Kirill Kabanov on an Entry Level deal..
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The #islanders have signed Kirill Kabanov to an entry-level deal.
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Entry-level contract for Kabanov
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Yay! :)
I love the Kirills.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
W00t W00t!
News that doesn’t kill us!
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I don't think I've ever been more intrigued by a prospect
on any team I follow in a long time. He’s talented but how talented? He’s crazy, but how crazy? Is going to be the best teammate or the best bullshitter? I can’t wait to take the ride with Kabanov. Happy he’s signed. No way he makes the club though right?
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by Pauly C on Jul 1, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
good times
Let’s see what the young man can do.
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Supposedly
he worked on his defensive game and position this past season. He worked well with the coach in Maine but that team got split up. It’s possible he might be here next season just sos they keep a closer eye on the kid.
by Chickendirt on Jul 1, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
His mom is here now
and I think he is living with her on LI.
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This should get interesting
I suppose this fills Konopka’s hole at center?
Or perhaps Comeau or Parenteau go in a deal somewhere?
You really shouldn't tease like that...
Or perhaps Comeau or Parenteau go in a deal somewhere?
However having Kirill in the lineup would be entertaining. If he could do a little more than play hard for the last 20 games of the season (Comeau) then that would be worth it right there.
by metalcoconut on Jul 1, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Did his mom get a neck tat, too?
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I gues this is Garth's not so subtle way of saying
“Go back to doing what you were doing. We are not signing anyone today.”
by Chickendirt on Jul 1, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
New Kabanov thread here
http://www.lighthousehockey.com/2011/7/1/2254460/natural-born-kirill-islanders-sign-kirill-kabanov-to-3-year-elc
Not that you can’t talk about it here, but if you have any elaborate thoughts or theories you don’t want to get buried in free agency talk, there’s a shiny thread for that.
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Official: Red Wings are now out on Jaromir Jagr
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Kirill Kabanov has signed with the Isles. #SuddenlyICareAboutThem
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Finally… Soooooo happy…)) To be apart of Islanders Organization.. islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?…
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Official: Red Wings are now out on Jaromir Jagr
What does “out on” mean? I dont understand the sentence. They are out of the running? They are out pursuing him? I wish people would be clearer.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I think not persuing
Pens withdrew their offer earlier, so this is definitely driving down his price now…I’m sure if he was down to 1m, there would be a ton more interest…Pens were offering 2m…now that Wings not bidding against abybody, they have control.
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Anyone think the Rangers will go there?
I still find it odd that he’s not just cashing in more KHL oil money.
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There or here
no AHL yet
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This is from the official site, so I guess Kirill's twitter is real
NYIslanders
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RT @kabanov17: Thanks to everyone…)) Soooo Exited..)
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grabs40 Michael Grabner
Haha "@ChrisBottaNHL: The neck tattoo convinced #Isles that Kirill Kabanov was ready to be a pro."
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It's my belief that Grabs should retire an Isle
So he can go in the booth after. Imagine that guy on commentary? Maybe with Matty?
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by NSOsFan on Jul 1, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That would be the greatest tandem in broadcasting.
One guy that sounds stoned and Austrian with a strange sense of humor. Sounds perfect for the Islanders, actually.
by Les Beaver on Jul 1, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
From Heals 'n' Flats...
to Mo ‘n’ Grabs…I’d definitely watch
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by Bryan2112 on Jul 1, 2011 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
OMG I wouldnt miss an episode lmao.
They could have Dougie be there Stan Fischler.
#DougIsSoOld
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
their
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I used to buy the Hockey Digest every month
Because Stan Fischler was the only one anywhere whow as writing about the Isles that had anything that was sent to NS. Needless to say, I’m happy about the whole internet existing thing.
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by NSOsFan on Jul 1, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love the Maven
And I dont care who knows it.
People pick on him but someday when he is gone people will miss him BIG time. I personally will enjoy him and his quirkiness all that I can.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
He's completely out of his mind but I love him for it. He reminds me of my Grandpa. The filter just stops working after age 75.
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
All of this
After my dad, Fischler is the second-biggest reason I became an Islanders fan, and he probably taught me more about the Islanders pre-Dynasty years than my dad did.
Now he’s just the crazy uncle, but I love my crazy uncle — as long as he doesn’t grope my girlfriend or start talking about foreigners.
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haha some terms become outdated
To quote my Grandpa: “that chinaman (Shinjo) the Mets have is pretty good”
Me: “Not the preferred nomenclature Grandpa”
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OH
Yeah… that…. Grandpa, I’m sorry, Tsuyoshi Shinjo is Japanese.
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that would've just made the ole WWII vet angry
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
there is that
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Haha
I don’t know if it’s just Lebowski or the construction of the term in general, but “chinaman” still makes me laugh.
It’s just so anachronistic, but without the usual inherent vitriol. (“What? You got Englishman, German, Chinaman — what’s the big deal?”)
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Congrats Kirill...
Now go get that Islander crest tattooed on your chest ;-)
"Seriously that's the last time you guys f#@%ing won?" -RSH (about beating the Penguins in '93)
Hmmm
GrkIsles39 Nick G
@dchesnokov @darrendreger why’s that interesting??
dchesnokov Dmitry Chesnokov
@GrkIsles39 @Blocknesmonster he’s got a ton of skill. But I wonder if his sense of entitlement will ruin it all
And this is a guy who gives a huge pass to Russians in general.
Only the ones who give him interviews
No but really, this will be interesting. I guess they could have waited another year to make a decision, but I was in the mode of expecting an ELC at some point this summer.
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Does this signing get Kirill
to The Bridge this season?
Not unless his junior team (Montreal) allows it
I’m not sure what their “import” situation is, but I’d bet if the Isles don’t want to use him then a Q team would be happy to have him.
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Bob McKenzie
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All the guys on unconditional waivers yesterday — Souray, Barker, Commodore — cleared and can now be bought out.
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Silly Season (NHL Free Agency Version) Begins.
Do you think that Garth and Charles just kick back and watch the Free Agency ticker count up the ridiculous contracts? … and say to one another. “Been there. Done that.”
Are they laughing at the length and terms of some of these deals? … and then Charles laughing says … “Oh boy Garth … and you thought your Ehrhoff offer was too generous?” … Then the Wiz deal comes across the ticker … and Garth has to call for medical assistance because Charles laughed so hard he began choking.
Speaking of choking … I really really hope Garth keeps his cool and stays away from some of thise cap choking deals. It’s not that I’m afraid the Isles will not have cap room … It’s because in a few years they may need it if the New CBA Rolls back the cap… but not salaries.
Dom. I like the use of the phrase… “Kovalchukian deals.” … That is exactly what I was thinking for some of these long term deals that defuse the cap hit with these front loaded contracts.
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Jul 1, 2011 12:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Kovulchukian deals
That is why the NFL made those deals illegal. Yearly base salary has to rise in the NFL.
Pegula is meeting with Richards' agent
As are the Kings, with obv Toronto still in the fold. Looks like it’s not a foregone conclusion it seemed like in March that he goes the Rags.
Buffalo is going to be good next year…………..then selling off pieces at about $.25 on the dollar to anyone with cap space about 3 seasons later.
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Why announce this signing today?
Is this Snow throwing us a (milk) bone?
Probably
I figure as much as possible they’re going to announce any signings like this during this month, when the radar is up and it might influence whoever actually looks at it this way that the Islanders are serious about putting a good team in that proposed arena.
In a way it makes me chuckle, like a, “The UFA class is piss-poor, so here’s a bone” kind of way.
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I Look at it Differently - Maybe to Bury the News With All the FA Stuff
Kirill still has a long way to go. He didn’t even play a full regular season last year. And I’d be absolutely shocked if he’s not back in juniors to build on his playoff success.
Kirill’s apparently living with his mom on LI right now, and it’s obvious that the team and family are really working with him to keep him onward and upward. Maybe the signing was announced today so the general hockey press is too occupied to focus on him (and cause trouble) on a slow news day.
Interesting theory
Mulling that one over…
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15 QMJHL playoff games, averaging over a point a game with 20 (8 goals and twelve assists).
I guess that sold Garth to get something done for Kirill.
Was there a time constraint to signing Kirill The Younger?
Did it have to be done today at the risk of losing him? If not, seems odd that Snow would pick his busiest day of the year to sign/announce this.
Unless he wanted to start off the day on a positive note (mission accomplished IMO)
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Might make it easier to sign JT next year
The organization might take a chance and let Kabanov play right wing along side JT. If it works great if not at least the Isles made an attempt to get Tavares some help for RW. No UFA is going to help JT from what I see.
Speaking of a sense of entitlement
Leafs waiting to hear on Richards. A lot of Leafs fans pretty much expect the guy to be wearing blue and white next year. I went to college with a cousin of Richards’ in PEI, and he says Brad’s just a huge dick. Like a big, long fence of dicks.
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by NSOsFan on Jul 1, 2011 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Richards and Kessel?
At least the first line can reach mediocrity in Toronto. Then again, to win in that division you really don’t need a great first line.
I like Buffalo and their fans
But I’m gonna laugh if Buffalo goes all-in with him. He’s a nice player, but Richards is not the answer. Tying up big money in Boyes, Regehr, Ehrhoff and Richards is not how I’d burn through my ample cap space and new found billions.
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Greene gone
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Andy Greene re-signs with Devils for 4 years.
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Another ELC
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Meanwhile, the Lightning have signed right wing Brett Connolly to a standard three-year, entry-level contract today.
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This is gonna be a reeeeeeeal slooooooooooooooooow UFA day
I think Richards sits for a few day. He probably wants that Kovie drama from last summer. Will be the most overpriced second line center in the game.
per Bob McKenzie
As per @DarrenDreger, TB signs goalie Mathieu Garon to a two-year deal at $1.3M per year.
So, I guess they’re all in with Steve Mason, huh. Enjoy Columbus, Wizzer!
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With Wizzer in front of him
Mason will be like “where the fuck did all these shots come from?”
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by NSOsFan on Jul 1, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Whoa Placey!
Deb Kaufman Placey
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Math on James Wisniewski : 1 gaffe per game. 1 obscene gesture per season
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::swoons::
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heh
She forgot to mention, possibly one multi-game suspension for a bad hit.
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haha WOW Deb!
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 1, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Even Deb knows how ridiculous that deal is.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 2, 2011 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions
With all the talk
that today will be a big trade day, does Kirili being signed make him more tradeable?
They are not going to trade Kabanov
Unless they get something really big for him. Lots of folks still consider him to have the talent of a top five pick. Garth would be better served allowing the kid to develop and go from there.
Possibly less tradeable
because a year was taken away (he didn’t have to sign until next year), and depending on the contract terms (which we’ll have to wait to get from capgeek b/c the Isles never tell), it could be worse…he probably has a bonus laden contract.
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The year is only taken away if he plays this year
Otherwise, signing him now actually reduces his cap hit, because part of his signing bonus is paid this year (and thus comes off his cap hit), while the rest of the deal (and two-thirds of the signing bonus) slides to next year if he doesn’t play pro hockey until next year.
F the CBA.
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Right
on the flipside, if they traded him unsigned, and the receiving team didn’t sign him until next year under those conditions, doesn’t that extend the length of their control, or is that the part that is based on age?
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A little bit
Really, the big kicker is when you’re first pro season is going to come. That’s when your ELC and team control activates. You can sign a guy and still slide his contract twice (like Nino…they can still slide his ELC again if he goes back to juniors this year).
Meanwhile, in theory next summer KK could have just refused all offers and just re-entered the draft — which for him might be plausible, since he was a “first round” talent picked in the 3rd.
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So this is a smart move
if Snow expects him to light up the Q next year…If he could get himself back in first round territory, he would have been expensive (and I’m sure we wouldn’t have drafted him 2X
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I don't think they'd sign him, let him say how happy he is on Twitter, link that on your website, then trade him in the same day. That would be pretty grimy.
It would’ve had to have been a situation where the deal was worked out first, and then you go to Kabanov and give him the heads up.
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I take it Jagr stays in the KHL
I think Pitss offered 2 mill for one season. Jagr turned it down. He’s not getting more than that.
Err
Jamal Meyers.
I was sitting here wondering who Jeff Blair was. I just have it on in the background.
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Ben Eager signed in EDM, three year deal, $1M, $1.1M, $1.2M. Done deal.
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Jamal Mayers. 1 year with Chicago Blackhawks. $550,000
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Hahaha Eager
Awful.
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Thisis funny
Just flipped over to Eklund’s page. He’s now SOURCING his rumors. Wonder if he’s finally realized that nobody buys his BS.
by Chickendirt on Jul 1, 2011 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They say D'Agostini
But why? We don’t need another PAP (nothing against PA). He would likely take Nino’s spot.
Vote Yes on August 1st.
I forgot that guy was still playing
thought he had worked himself out of the league. Great rookie season but never lived up to the hype he built up on himself.
Me too
I had to look up where he was playing last year. (Wild).
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Minny resigned Josh Harding, so buh-bye Jose
Classy move by Minny, BTW, re-upping Harding after his knee injury. Love it.
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insurance policy
He played pretty well the last few years… perfectly serviceable guy if Florida thinks they’re not ready for the big time yet. Gives their stud G prospect Markstrom another year, and doesn’t really block him if he’s ready to start now.
Incidentally, Cap Geek ALREADY has all these signings up on the teams’ pages. Almost makes up for the infestation of noisy pop-up ads… almost.
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CapGeek
No doubt. That that sort of site is the most legit source of NHLPA contracts is kind of sad. I mean I love the work the guy does, but the ads make usability atrocious.
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not that i begrudge him making a living
But honestly? There’s gotta be a better way than that.
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Well and it's so obvious the NHLPA/agents are complicit in providing the info
So I mean, if you want the info out there, can’t you guys buck up and provide a source or at least tutor the guy on how not to make your site feel like visiting a Russian file-sharing portal?
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by Dominik on Jul 1, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
exactly
I want to know my team’s financial situation without revealing to some sketchy third-party what my own is.
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Newest
Gord Miller
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LA Kings going all out for Brad Richards. CEO Tim Leiweke, Pres. and GM Dean Lombardi and the coaches going in person to present LA’s offer
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FLA signs Jose Theodore to a two-year deal at $1.5M per year.
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Richards seems to have built up a decent bidding war for his services
not bad for an overhyped 2nd line center.
for teams looking to make 'the splash' he's really the only player out there. He's going to make out really really well.
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Strange
LA has the Other Richards and Kopitar…they need some wingers!
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Rumours
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#Blackhawks seem to be front runners going into Max Talbot talks but #Sharks, #Leafs remain in hunt.
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Lots of interest in Andrew Brunette from NYR, CHI, NSH, amongst others, but CHI may be frontrunner. Brunette is at Wimbledon today.
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DAL signs defenceman Adam Pardy to a two year deal at $2M per year.
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And then the Blackhawks fans can wonder why we’re pounding Maxine every chance we get.
Only half a year 'til Opening Night! ... *Sigh!*
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Jul 1, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
you just beat me to it, Keith
Was going to post the Brunette tweet. Now that’s the Sather we all know and love! Four years, $11 million! You can do it, Slats!
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Brunette had Avery’s back on the gay marriage issue, and Avery is gritty, so connect the dots.
I wouldn’t mind Brunette actually for a year or two.
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
When you say "has his back"...
…. OK never mind. That’s a low blow. Oh, wait. That doesn’t sound right, either. I’ll shut up now.
Only half a year 'til Opening Night! ... *Sigh!*
by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Jul 1, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahahaha rec'd
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Is Petr Prucha a UFA today?
Might be a decent depth signing on a 2 way contract.
If we get him...
… could we say we used the Prucha Scooper? ;-)
I believe he’s an RFA.
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by ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles on Jul 1, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
He was in the KHL last time i chekced
so who knows
"Mario Lemiuex… I used to respect you."- Turgeon1992
and Halpern to the Caps
As per Gord Miller. One year, 825K.
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Halpern would have made a decent depth signing here
But no way they give him a one way deal close to a million like that.
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As per @GMillerTSN, WAS signs Jeff Halpern to one year deal for $825K.
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Goaltender Mike Smith is close to signing a 2yr deal with the Phoenix Coyotes #Coyotes
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James Wisniewksi: “Let’s be honest, Montreal just kind of used me until Andrei Markov was healthy.”
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Panthers sign Scottie Upshall.
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The Cats are making some noise today.
Didn’t expect them to be this active.
They'll get to stay in Florida!
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some reasons out of our control
Florida – no state income tax
NY – big state income tax
Florida – awesome beaches, 60° in Feb
NY – good beaches, but under 2 feet of snow
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What the hell is Calgary doing?
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The #Flames have signed D Chris Butler to a two-year deal worth $1,250,000 a season ~ bit.ly/k5NBID
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Fucking Flyers!
Sean Leahy
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RT @NHLFlyers: Per #Flyers GM Paul Holmgren: The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to a contract with free agent RW Jaromir Jagr.
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that's a joke right?
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
I was hoping it wasnt
"It don't make you a bad person" - Ron Bennington
It's gonna be really weird
Seeing him in that uniform.
"It's too bad he lives in the city. He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus during Palffy's contract holdout in 1998.
by PGI on Jul 1, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
They have officially butchered their team.
Jagr is 39 and has no wheels left.
Did they do that to spite Pitt?
Whoever said that Holmgren is channeling Milbury was on to something.
Flyers?!!1
Jagr is just the kind of tough, physical winger Snider loves to see in Orange.
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Did they think they signed Bob Jagr?
Cuz that sure doesn’t sound like the Jaromir I remember.
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I believe the Flyers are trying to be the joke of the league next season.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
...and the Mullet stays in PA.
Shocking that the mullet stays in PA. Shocked.
by metalcoconut on Jul 1, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Richards...
Honestly who will pay 7 mil (even 6 mil) for a 30 goal scorer? We have about 5 players in that range for a hell of a lot less than 7 mil. Whoever signs him deserves when they get.
And the newly rich: The Sabres
I’m going to start pronouncing them “Sahb-bray.”
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I guess you can buy their jersey at Targe
Since there is no accent mark that I can place over the e that doesn’t do a very good job of French-i-sizing Target.
I think that works
I got it instantly, anyway.
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ASCII is your freind!
Hold the ALT key, type 130 on the keypad. Targé. Violá!
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I don't know if it works on a Mac
Windows, you’re golden.
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Mac: alt-e then type e
Horé for mikb.
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figures that Mac would be easier, dammit
Windows works GREAT! As long as you don’t want to do anything, y’know, important.
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If only I could remember ASCII.
How, how shall I memorize?
The Sabré are really throwing that new cash around.
And I’m having ƒun with the 壆 key like nobody’s business.
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LOL
I printed a chart with all this stuff. That’s how I can röck the ümlåutš and all that.
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This is something I would do
Why have I not thought of this? I think I was used to going through MS Word’s [insert symbol] command.
But ñø∑ I hå√é thé pø∑é®
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You've got the touch!!!!
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And ßhé-®å is on my wing, in revealing suit
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This has legs
Maxime Talbot as Cringer?
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Ha, Cringer!
I remember my little brother explaining to me how Cringer turns into battle cat. I kept asking him questions about it (like asking if he gets tired after he is Battle Cat) because I thought all his answers and trying to explain everything was just so funny. He was like 6 and I remember him explaining to me, “The power of greyskull does it, Chris! Castle Greyskull is magic!”
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 2, 2011 7:46 AM EDT up reply actions
What does a stringed instrument have to do with it, though, mikb?
Sorry – that one was just TOO obvious:)
stringed instrument?
I was talking about the former Twin and Met, Frank Violá.
Rumor has it that he was a banjo hitter, though.
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I'd rather see Sather make that move of the two of them.
However that is for self serving rivalry reasons.
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#NHL news. Raffi Torres signs with #coyotes 2 yrs at 1.75M per year.
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OT: Islanders 40th patch
Up close, but in digital form here:
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but really only celebrating 25 of them
but really only celebrating 25 of them
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by Pauly C on Jul 1, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And celebrating
Surviving the other 15.
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by Dominik on Jul 1, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
3rd jersey preview?
Was just looking at that digital version close up, and it has a lot of silver/grey and navy/royal hues. Maybe that’s the direction the 3rd jersey is taking?
I could sure live with that more than None More Black.
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Same link as above
In the line art — and if you click the link — you can get a better feel for the colors than I did when seeing the sewn patch.
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Sadly, not HOFers
I’m afraid we just have too darn many of those…
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Boyd Gordon to Phx. 2 years. $1.3 and $1.35.
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Mark Mancari signed by Canucks. $525,000
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#Flyers spend more then #Penguins offer of 2M on Jagr
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I'm starting to wonder
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Holy Christ! They're breaking hockey these last few days!
Darren Dreger
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Connolly to Dallas. $55 million over 8 years. Afraid of what Richards gets.
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Wait, this is false!!!!
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Ahh, fake Dreger account?
Didn’t they have a bunch of those last year, or was that at the trad edeadline this year?
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Those same bastards that
set up Anthony Weiner?
Compton retweeted it, so I didn't check first
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yeah, that's not the real Darren Dreger
All those other Darren Dregers are just imitators.
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That's an UGLY ass contract.
Good luck to Dallas getting rid of that in a few seasons.
They must be banking on the expiring CBA to get out of that one.
WTF?
No way. No way!
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Is there
An extra 5 in that dollar amount?
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by PGI on Jul 1, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
What if the isles offered him 1yr $6M or so? Fibres Connely a chance to put together one healthy, productive year and gives isles some depth.
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Not yet
Nick Kypreos RealKyper Nick Kypreos #Flyers working on Jovanovski contract. #NHL news. 2 minutes ago
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Is there such a thing as "subtraction by addition"?
because I’m pretty sure that is Paul Holmgren’s free agency strategy.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
Wow
Now it’s time for Snow to dual offer sheet Simmonds and the other kid they got from LA in the Richards trade
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$3.3 million for 1 year for Jagr in Philly.
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Haha
If only. The other kid is completely restricted though. Can’t even make him an offer.
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I was thinking schenn
but Simmonds would be nice anyway. Flyers won’t even be able to offer sheet anybody back or sign anybody worth signing because their cap is for shit.
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press conference
Jagr: I always wanted to play with Lindros, this should be cool.
Holmgren: Hold on a minute, John LeClair’s calling.
Ed Snider: We’re getting the band back together!
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Won't ever forget.....
…..Jaromir’s ‘United Nations’ bit the NHL put out in its earliest promotional ads!
anyone else notice?
He’s gone from Pit to Wash to Rags to Philly… is he trying to collect the entire Patrick Division?
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I hope we are immune lol
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 2, 2011 7:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Hejda to Avs for 4 years
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Damn.
I had hopes
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Hejda signed with Colorado
Damn!
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JOVOCOP RETURNS! Home run, DT! #FlaPanthers #BlueprintExpands
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Oh Tallon hahaha
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At the end of the contract
He’ll be 65 and eligible to live in nearby Del Boca Vista.
"It's too bad he lives in the city. He's depriving some small village of a pretty good idiot" - Mike Milbury on Ziggy Palffy's agent Paul Kraus during Palffy's contract holdout in 1998.
by PGI on Jul 1, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Four. Years.
Didn’t they know Brendan Witt was available?
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FLA taking home some loot today
I suppose they mean to end their post season drought with haste.
And get to the cap floor.
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breaking
Florida to sign Jozef Stumpel and Martin Gelinas to long-term deals.
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Talks with Scott Melanby and Brian Skrudland
are progressing “well.”
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by PGI on Jul 1, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
these jokes never get old
New logo – Panther slapping cartoon rat off a concrete wall.
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Is that the Beezer's song?!?
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I dont see it
I am just not impressed.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 2, 2011 7:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Botta now predicting it will be McCabe for the Isles
I dont think that is soo terrible to be honest. he would be pumped to come back to this team i bet
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That would make sense
Just nothing long term. One or two years.
Vote Yes on August 1st.
I don't even think we will need him then
But I guess it couldn’t hurt.
Vote Yes on August 1st.
They won't sign him
Remember, he WANTS to be here.
Realisticly they do need that one more body
for depth purposes. Wonder if they feel Hamonic still needs to earn his way out of training camp so as to reduce his exposure.
Hes a Vet who's been here before
1-2 years tops I agree but I bet he’d play well on this team.
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This has to just about do it for Philly right?
BDGallof
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RT @TSNBobMcKenzie: PHI signs Jakub Voracek to a one year deal worth $2.25M.
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Which reminds me...
…this guy would fill a need right now.
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wow
he’s only 31? I thought close to 40 by now….seems like forevere ago!
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interesting idea
And I always liked Josie.
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Dammit, I'd love JoVa back
Wow, his KHL stats are pretty sweet, too.
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I wish we had kept him here in the first place.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 2, 2011 7:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Botta made a funny
This is the one day #NHL general managers SHOULD be playing golf, but they’re not.
given this free agent crop I couldn’t agree more.
by Chickendirt on Jul 1, 2011 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Grabs
grabs40 All this free agency talk makes me really hungry..off to grabs some food..keep me updated what’s happening twerps. 6m ago
grabs40 *tweeps 4m ago
he makes me laugh
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by NSOsFan on Jul 1, 2011 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
2 hours in
and neither Burke nor Sather made any ridiculous, stupid signings?
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
Takes a while to load up the Brinks truck.
Vote Yes on August 1st.
They still haven't finished their Boost. Give em time.
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by NSOsFan on Jul 1, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They plan on paying Richards in Gold Bars
and throw in a smithy so he can do his own smelting.
by Chickendirt on Jul 1, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Or maybe something like this
Vote Yes on August 1st.
by Anarcurt on Jul 1, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
O maybe in Gold Pressed Latinum
STOP effin' messin' with my FnGO!!
by Nova Scotia Isles Fan on Jul 1, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Not for a lack of trying, I'm sure
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They're calculating the odds
of another untimely death saving them from more of their dumb decisions
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Blackhawks announce it as a one-year deal for Bruno #mnwild (Andrew Brunette)
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After Voracek and Jagr, Flyers have less than $4.2 million in cap space left.
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One-year deal for Brunette is actually pretty sweet
Dammit.
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$4+ mill a year for Jovo
Insane
Vote Yes on August 1st.
The guy's 35 (and not Lidstrom)
Vote Yes on August 1st.
OMG
So they’re stuck with the cap hit even if he qWitts before it’s over.
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by Dominik on Jul 1, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah he turned 35 last week
Vote Yes on August 1st.
ooops.
Scratch that “$4.2 million in cap space” bit.
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Flyers sign Liljia also? Where is the $ coming from?
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Vokoun likely to land with Avalanche: Florida conceeds loss by signing Jose Theodore to a two-year, $3-million contract http://bit.ly/igfF4d
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#isles likely to make offers to Leino, Ward and Gagne, per source. Lets see if correct, and even if… what it means really in reality
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I hope so. Funny thing is, we sign one of these guys, where do we put them?
-Leino is a guy who can play both wings, but is optimized as a playmaker playing alongside at least 1 goalscorer. Options, JT or Bailey line make most sense.
-Ward is a defensive guy who can play either wing but doesn’t bring much offense. I guess the best fit would be the Nielsen line. Doesn’t fit the JT line, so it’s Nielsen line or Bailey line.
Gagne-Goalscorer with some playmaking skills, not sure how his defensive skills have been lately. Likely JT or Bailey line I’d say. Wouldn’t be suprised id PAP was bumped down a line or 2 if we signed Gagne.
I'd much rather have Ward than Leino
Put them on the ice in the same situations, and at the end of the day Ward will be positive, Leino negative.
Ward just fits what they (should be) looking for better. The Isles already have scorers with suspect defense. They need defensive forwards who can actually get the puck out of their zone.
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Ward could likely have the most positive impact,
but if Gagne can stay healthy(lol), who would be surprised out of a 25goal/70pts playing on the JT/MM line? He put up
Avs
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Capitals acquire a first round pick in 2012 and a second round pick in 2012 or 2013 from the Avalanche for Semyon Varlamov.
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Horrible trade for a team likely to pick in the top 10 (2 picks within the top 40 for a goalie with problems)
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Makes Vokoun much cheaper certainly
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what the hell is happening in Denver?
Is the air too thin? A first AND second for a guy who apparently seems more than happy in the KHL? How do they intend to lure him back over here?
Ted Leonsis, you magnificent bastard!
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Is that real?
I thought Varlamov was KHL-bound?
What an awful, awful, awful, awful, awful, awful trade if that’s right.
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He may still be!
Who knows
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Maybe he changes his mind if he has a good shot at starter?
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if this was a fantasy keeper league
Every other player would be all over the commissioner to void that deal. I mean, Karlamov to the KHL was just on Puck Daddy YESTERDAY.
I think the Avs must have traded away their Internet connection in the Craig Andersen deal.
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by mikb on Jul 1, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Montoya, Poulin, Koskinen, or Nilsson
if one or two of those guys become stud prospects, hopefully the Isles can pull a Caps type deal down the line. Definitely a position of depth for the Isles, now there’s just that little development part.
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I'm just so stunned at the Avalanche deal
it is their 1st in 2012 — not another team’s, right? I mean…what in the world is a lottery team doing that for?!
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Or how about Nabokov right now?
Hey, I’d be happy if Isles could get a high 2nd rounder alone for Nabokov!
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jul 1, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
honestly, they might need Nabokov
If they do the right thing and start DP in AHL, then all he has to do is beat out Montoya, who’s coming off knee surgery. Nabby, if he stops being a prick, might start for this team. He’s at least a nice option to have.
But if Poulin or DP are killing it in BPT, then I’d say deal Nabby. You’d get a high pick b/c he’s so cheap (assuming he’s still at least average).
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Great trade for the Caps
on XM Home Ice they likened it to the Seguin situation
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absolutely
It was an absolute steal.
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hearing now on the Twitter
via Gord Miller at TSN that Varlamov is signing a two-year deal with Avs. Sanity, Brian Elliot hardest hit. Still a tremendous deal for the Capitals.
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@kabanov17 congrats buddy on new contract
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Wow, the Caps get a first rounder in 2012 for a guy they absolutely weren’t going to keep? Just so everyone knows, 2012’s 1st Rd is stacked
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That's right Marteen
It’s hockey. Go figure that some teamate (or teamates as we say in the States) are French Canadian.
Mann Fernandez is French-Canadian?
Did not know this.
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it's pronounced
Ma-NEE Fer-nan-DEY
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by mikb on Jul 1, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
TSN radio was just talking about RSH and the Isles
“Of course he wasn’t scoring, he was playing with that Polish guy, what’s his name, Konopka & Gilles”
Did he EVER get 4th line time? I don’t think any.
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Really Impressed with Florida Moves
They’ve improved. After spending millions, they’ve gone from awful to a shade below mediocre.
by rmblifn on Jul 1, 2011 2:19 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I believe Dale Tallon is signing for guys who rated 99 in NHL 96
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
by Fabtraption on Jul 1, 2011 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Just wanted to make sure we didn't forget the Vokoun factor, but I knew your were being sarcastic.
Shade below mediocre was way too good for those signings.
False
Unless he has a cast iron penis or something
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking piercings but I didn't post that.
You went for the whole enchalada (metaphorically speaking) though. Bravo to you.
Connelly (I posted above but from my phone)
I like the idea of signing him to 1yr at high dollars, like $6M or so. Could be a good risk/reward for both sides. Isles get a top-6 when healthy at a low commitment while the kids mature. Connelly gets a chance to put together a healthy year and parlay that into a bigger contract next year. If you follow baseball, think Adrian Beltre and the Red Sox last offseason.
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oh, it's ON now
These games are gonna make Gillies-Schultz look like Dancing with the Stars.
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by mikb on Jul 1, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
They just burned through all of their cap space.
Just completely insane.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
well, you know
Any time you can trade your two top centers and use that money to sign an aging goalie, a bunch of role players, and a gigantic tool to unrealistic deals – you’ve gotta do it.
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by mikb on Jul 1, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Hahah Flyers
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RT @NHLFlyers: #Flyers have agreed to a multi-year contract with free agent C Max Talbot
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As if we needed more reason to hate that club
Maxime is such a dirtbag.
by 4PeatSake on Jul 1, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Is anything serious coming of, or able to come out of that NHLPA greivance?
Like say, making Weber a ufa? :)
they offered him arbitration
so he’s not subject to the QO’s. Sorry Ozzy
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He was taken to arbitration earlier
so he’s not free
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Hearing that Varlamov has signed with Colorado, a deal very similar to Carey Price’s with Mtl (2 yrs, $5.5m).
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5 years. $9 mil for Talbot
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Four hundred and twenty four comments
on a draft day thread where we havent even signed anyone yet today (technically). Make that 426.
Islanders nation is alive and well. Most passionate fans in the NHL in my opinion. 427 comments. Can’t wait till the season. 428 comments.
Lets go Islanders!!
Proud to root for the Jets, Mets, and Islanders!!!
by CharlieIsles on Jul 1, 2011 2:35 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Well considering most of our posts today have been
“lolWHUT stupid”, we’re more laughing at the rest of the league than anything else.
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
GOOD
They laugh at us for no good reason. We get a little fun now, and from the look of it, it’s justified.
To reuse a joke I tweeted: Breaking: In response to 2011 free agency, NHL adds “Buyers Remorse Day” to official calendar, immediately following All-Star Game.
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by mikb on Jul 1, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
710 comments in Broad Street Hockey thread
Not that many considering the ridiculous moves made by them today. Probably due to Flyers fans jumping off bridges.
For those interested in seeing Kabanov's tattoos
click here.
I wasn’t sure how kosher it would be to post a half-naked photo of a teenage boy on LHH, so….
Official choice of Lighthouse Dog #1.
Kosher
Why, we just spent the final weeks of June poring over the physical attributes of teenage boys!
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by Dominik on Jul 1, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
BIG BENN OLSEN
is a good signing by the islanders. big, young and tough. he should be the be the first callup when a true goonster is needed instead of gillies. olsen can actually play a little
Stats do not translate to Olson as a "goon that can play a little":
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=80788
Unless he is some fisticuffs defensive guru?
i meant
he can play a little compared to gillies.
olsen game is fighting
Signed just to AHL deal at this point though, right?
Although so was Gillies before he got The Call.
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right
he signed with bridgeport. i caught some of his scraps last year, pretty impressive. jumped right in to protect guys
I remember hearing his name for those reasons
Hearing he’s not a pylon is nice.
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he's
a better goon than gillies. bigger, tougher, better fighter. hell, until gillies beat goddard at the end of the year, all i saw him do was lose
Gillies also took a lot of penatlies, so there's that too
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78 PIM in 17 games in the Bridge last year
Yeah not shy at all. 6’4" 215LBS.
Vote Yes on August 1st.
and
i think that 215 is from high school. looked bigger than that to me last year
yeah
could be. but alot of times they use old weights. he’s big and tough, thats all that matters
Rumors
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NSH players in QO grievance are technically RFAs who could re-sign between now and July 8 hearing. Or, if eligible, file for salary arb.
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Sources: Rangers in hunt for Rupp, Babchuk but unclear if offers were made.
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Confirming Carolina has signed goalie Brian Boucher for two years for a total of $1.9M.
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Heh
Sources: Rangers in hunt for Rupp, Babchuk but unclear if offers were made.
I like to read that as “But Sather is unclear whether he actually made offers or just drove a Brinks truck through their living room window.”
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ICB is usually a pretty good source
Really wouldn’t be surprised if they made him an offer.
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McCabe still lives on LI and married a Wantagh girl
so if he comes here there’s a good chance it’s in the cheap. Like really cheap.
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can he still play top 4 minutes? He kind of looked like a stiff to me w/ the Rags.
Seems like he would be good on the PP obv and about 15 mins on the third pair, while teaching Hamonic to play like a asshole (good thing).
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He did his part when his ass polished that rough patch on our bench.
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by NSOsFan on Jul 1, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
there was also that time he handed a stick to player that had broken one. That was world class.
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Sorry but
I’m sure Tambellini only wants to play for a winner.
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The #hurricanes re-sign Jiri Tlusty on a one-year deal for $525,000.
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MTL signs goalie Peter Budaj to two year deal, $1.1M, $1.2M.
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Source: NYR focus at moment is on Rupp, not Babchuk
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Jiri NSFW Tlusty
Best fan nickname in hockey.
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Glad we kept Trev
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#NHL news. #Rangers agree to terms on Mike Rupp. 3 yrs. 4.5M total.
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Confirmed, Mike Rupp to NYR, three years, $4.5M
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Hurricanes are still waiting to hear back from Erik Cole, says Rutherford.
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It seems to me like the Atlantic Division isn't getting better, it's just getting douchier
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by Fabtraption on Jul 1, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I Could've Seen Isles Signing Rupp, But the Rangers?
The Rangers problem is skill, not grit. They seem to have enough of that. Go figure.
HURUMPH!!!!!
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Dylan McIlrath!
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Lost Boogaard
Need someone who can fight a little
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I dont think Cole is in Snows crosshairs
or any top 6. He’s said in interviews that he’s content with our top 9
If I had to bet, I'd bet with you
Figure there’s a checking center/winger and a D-man on his list.
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The Patch
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What I'm now thinking about the 3rd jersey
is I hope it is Silver/Blue/Orange with (like this color scheme) with the Lighthouse patches on the shoulders.
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shouldn't it read 40th anniversary?
the Mets f’d it up in 1986 too. 40 years is October 2012. This is the 40th anniversary right?
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Really the 39th year of hockey
if you factor in the lockout year. Canucks had it right this past season .
Mike commodore to Wings
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The Red Wings have agreed to terms with @commie22 on a one-year deal.
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Mike Commodore 1 year deal for $1m with Detroit
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head asplode
This is such an un-Detroit signing, I don’t know what the hell is going on anymore. I’m logging off for a while to go see if the Sun is setting in the East.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Maybe he does have something left?
The bluejackets gave up on Filatov really quick, wouldn’t surprise me with commodore. Might even be able to excel in a bottom 2 job with the right partner. He is only 31.
Sure
but he was bought out…so he was making miney this year already…I’m just surprised that a guy who was just demoted and bought out got a 1m deal..especially if he is going to be bottom pairing on the Wings
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mccabe, rupp
eh, been there done that. mccabe is done and rupp is a fringe nhler
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Sounds like Montreal is closing in on Erik Cole.
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btw
Since someone brought up Cody Rosen, what we need to happen is the following:
Ty Conklin signs elsewhere
Blues don’t sign a vet backup
Karpowich gets signed to a 2 way deal to backup the Blues AHL team
Rosen the beast is released in Clarkson
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Crap
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RT @tsnbobmckenzie: PIT signs Steve Sullivan to a one-year, $1.5M deal.
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Tampa Bay is believed to be in with RIchards and company now.
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Nothing
I think they’re safely under the cap…Lecavalier on the other hand…
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maybe it means something for Lecavalier?
not sure the length or cap hit left but I know it’s a $10M salary this year. Maybe they sign Richards and Stamkos and try to move Lecavalier?
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Expect to see Marty Reasoner signing within minutes. He’s leaving Florida. Destination to come shortly.
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Last dispatch I got vis a vis MTL and Erik Cole: “Very close.”
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Also, looks like Kirill took the tweet of his tatoos down
One day signed and already topless…good lord.
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ISLES FIRST SIGNING
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Confirmed: Marty Reasoner to Isles for 2 year deal
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Link to be updated
http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568070
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Here's your bottom six upgrade
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/1756
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+2 on that team in most likely a defensive role, stands out to me
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Can bag 10-15 goals too I'll take it down there.
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Yeah you will
(I’m so sorry, I can’t help it)
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by ilopan on Jul 1, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
tough to resist. well played.
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Z’s replacement?
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Good leadership on the 4th line.
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Sweet! I totally forgot about him
I know a bunch of you will think this is awful, but this is just what the doctor ordered.
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Reasoner #s
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RT @kevinoDandC: Marty Reasoner has signed with the New York Islanders. He gets a two-year deal. Around $2.5 total. #Islanders #Rochockey
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Looks like Fornabaio's trying to get that Botta credential
Good work by him
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#NHL news. Marty Reasoner signs with #Isles 2 yrs. 2.7m total.
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Dude's still got wheels on him
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Yeah
…when I heard “Reasoner” first thing I thought was speed. Don’t know much about him.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jul 1, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
You and your love for ex Blues :)
Good signing but is he slow enough to play with Hunter?
Ha
It’s funny, in my Blues life, he was a “BUST!” just like Malhotra for the Rangers, I guess. But he adapted. The Blues just tried to make him a Craig Janney, which he was not.
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Which, for the most part, was a good thing.
As we kinda sadly know.
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Ha, I almost asterisked that
To refer to “good era” Janney.
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I seem to remember Milbury essentially calling him a pussy?
Or was that my interpretation of events…
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He probably did
And honestly…um…well…he had that rap.
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very much so
We’d have preferred Ward or Belanger, heh, but they were always likely to sign elsewhere, so, definitely the right type of player to go after, very well done Garth.
Agreed. A little old, but damn he sounds solid as a bottom 6er.
Faced tough competition and still put up 31pts last year, great faceoff guy, SH specialist if need be. Or in other words, a great checking center with some solid o-abilities for a bottom 6er. He doesn’t fight at all or hit much, but he seems like a great pickup. Funny thing is, he is likely better then Bailey but might start on the 4th line.
You might as well dump Bailey if he was a 4th liner
Big test for JB this year. Still would like Frans on a 3rd line someday if the Isles decide on a checking line.
Frans is a pretty good 2nd line center w/ FNGO
but could be one of the best 3rd line center in the league if/when they find a bona fide 2nd line center
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Yeah, and the pressure on Bailey is higher then ever.
Reasoner is a lot tougher competition then Schremp. Bailey may end up starting at wing this year if he’s out performed at camp??(or the 4th line, but I doubt that) lol.
Reasoner will step right into the Doug Weight Mentor's Chair
This actually might be the best thing that ever happened to Bails. Great guy to learn from.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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54.5% on Faceoffs
Not a bad Konopka replacement. Plus actual offensive production. I’d say that’s an upgrade.
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and the refs won't hate the Isles as much
new goal song yippie
by rickrays on Jul 1, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Definite upgrade
In every sense. Let haley fight the good fight.
Incidentally, always loved this story about Reasoner’s brother suiting up as a backup goalie when the Panthers were in town against the rags.
Nice
Alright, that’s going up in the official Reasoner thread.
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It's so rare I get to finish a punchline
Usually that’s Keith’s job.
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The funniest thing about this signing, is how much it betters our team.
Upgrading Zeke to this guy a lot bigger of an improvement then people realize. Our 4th liners get their playmaker, Bailey has some training camp competition(wouldn’t be surprised if Reasoner won the 3rd line center job from him, he’s that good), we got our faceoff guy, and we got a guy that can play overly reliably defensively and pretty cheaply. Great job garth.
What kills me
Is this is exactly the type I was hoping for, yet I completely missed that he was a UFA this summer.
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don't be so hard on yourself Dom....
at least Garth didn’t miss him
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lol, playing in florida makes it hard for people to get noticed.
But this pickup is really great for our bottom 6. Sounds definitely like we are gonna have 2 bottom 6 2-way reliable lines next year. Reasoner is a hell of a pickup.
Plus
If Bailey dazes off, Reasoner makes a nice fill-in for him. It’s not like a “What, are you going to put Kenopka with Comeau?” situation.
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3rd or 4th line is really just terminology with these two guys. The roles will obviously be set – Reasoner will start in the own zone, Bailey will get easier minutes. How we’re gonna call the lines won’t matter much…
Interesting idea. You think this will increase the 4th line's mins/gm and decrease the 3rd's a little?
Would make sense with the depth garth is creating.
Yeah, certainly a bit I guess. I agree very much with you that this signing will improve the team quite a bit – particularly because they can spread responsibilites a little better, roll four lines more frequently, just change the makeup of their bottom 6 and most of all deploy the guys in roles they really thrive in. That was sometimes not possible last year – and is why I liked their setup two years ago much better with Park in an “important 4th line role”. Consequently, I don’t expect the wingers #5 and #6 necessarily to be used on the 3rd line all the time, but rather use the bottom-four wingers where everyone fits best.
by BenHasna on Jul 1, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We should probably call this "The BenHasna Signing"
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by Dominik on Jul 1, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
was thinking the same thing
just b/c Reasoner takes a d-zone draw doesn’t mean Comeau and whoever else can’t be out there with him for a shift.
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Depends
It’s going to depend on how Campy sets up the lines … I see him gaining more situational flexibility without worrying about minutes as much. Does anybody who follows Bridgeport know how Campy deals with this kinda line situation? Or has Campy never had that luxury.
by 19 Isle in NJ 22 on Jul 1, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Campy?
Where’d that “M” come from?
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
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ward to the caps
as per TSN
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Ward gone
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#NHL news. Joel Ward #Predators play-off star is now a member of the Washington #Capitals. 4 yrs totalling 12M.
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I'm sure Bergie just texted his agent
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It's too much
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I cåån hås this amoount too, yes?
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Owen Nolan wants back
He’s still alive?
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by NSOsFan on Jul 1, 2011 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought we should have picked him up last year
Now I just don’t think we have the room.
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Caps get Hamrlik
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BREAKING NHL NEWSSource: Roman Hamrlik is going to the Caps – 2 Year deal DONE!
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Owen Nolan played in the Swiss league last season. Wants a 1 year NHL deal and is said to be drawing some interest.
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#NHL news. Alex Bolduc signs with #Coyotes one year two way contract. 575 / 105.
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Marty Reasoner the vet that the Islanders need for their kids.
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Confirming Roman Hamrlik 2 years $7m with Washington
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More tomfoolery
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Cole with MTL, four years, $18M. Done.
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Everything I’ve heard leading up to today and in past few hours, says to me Richards goes to Rangers. A few thoughts: http://bit.ly/ixFCAL
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Oh my
See four years, more than $4 million per, no. Not with his Jeckyll and Hyde history and health.
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Looks like the Oil are gonna give our thug rebuilding plan a shot
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Barker 1 year 2.25 with oil done deal.
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Hordicuk gets $825K on one year deal for EDM.
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Tambellini is trying to go 3 for 3 at the draft
Hey, it worked for the Nordiques.
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Alex Auld signs in OTT, one year, $1M.
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RT @andrewsdsp: The Stars have signed Michael Ryder, according to a team official.
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It’s a new era, folks. Salary levels up over 60% since 2005-6. A $2M player back then is equivalent to >$3M today.
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Grabner, Nielsen, Reasoner, and ???
Who do you think will be the 4th PK guy? I know 3 or 4 pairs often play over a course of the game, but just being able to roll out 2 consecutive pairs who are a BIG threat to score PK would be great…. I’ll take a stab with Comeau.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jul 1, 2011 3:45 PM EDT reply actions
Comeau and Bailey really weren't bad on the PK
Either would be OK.
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Yeah our problem was who was on D
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Yeah, Okpos would be the best defensively in that spot. Just depends on what role they want Okposo in.
I say give the last PK spot to Bailey/Comeau and give KO more 5-on-5/PP time, it’s better that way.
Still a long way to go till camp
I have a feeling Comeau will get traded before all is said and done. Blake’s stock is probably at his highest since being a pro. Snow is going a make some moves to try and get some impact player.
I've come around on Blake and would actually be a little shocked if he were traded
I think a year from now if the young guys develop as expected (Rahk, Lee, Ullstrom, Nino, Kirills etc) then he could go. Hopefully he pots another 25 and they get something decent for him.
but for an impact player, I’d move him in a second. The only guy I can think of that might become available is Lecavalier though.
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Do you want that Lecavalier contract?
I love Vinny as a player, but 7.7mil/yr till he’s in his late 30’s? No thank you.
Im not even sure what his contract is
if it’s $8M for the next 2 years I’d thinka bout it. If it’s for 5 years then absolutely not. I’m also not well versed in how short of the cap floor the Isles are. I do know they have plenty of room.
But overall, I guess not. The Isles big problem is in goal. The Isles can score. If healthy, I assume their top 6 D are good enough to get a playoff spot. The net is the problem. So really talking about signing a top 6 forward is kind of futile. They need a goalie.
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$10 million
According to nhlnumbers, Lecavalier is $10 mil each of the next 6 seasons, then 15 total the next 4. $7.7 mil cap hit. No thank you.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jul 1, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Signings so far...
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as per @TSNBobMcKenzie Ryder signs 2 year deal with the Dallas Stars. $3.5 per
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By my count we’re up to 53 signings since noon totaling $184.275 mil, with numbers still to come in on 10 players.
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TSN's top 5
was Richards, Vokoun, Leino, Fleischman and Cole (not necessarily in order) and only Cole has signed. So still could be a fun last half of the first UFA day.
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I think they had Reasoner at 6 if that makes you feel better
(don’t know how to do the sarcasm font)
Probably more of an indictment of the class and a reflection of guys that signed right before 12 today.
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Can we afford that top 5
The way everything is going Wang will have to empty the vault to sign those guys. I would prefer if we sign Babchuk or White defensively and Anthony Stewart as an additional forward. Otherwise…this is not frenzy but nuts….
how short are the Isles?
They still have to do deals for at least Bailey and Comeau right?
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With reasoner and gillies as the 14th forward,
we have $7.16mil to spend to barely reach the cap floor on Bailey, Comeau, 2 more depth forwards, and 1 d-man(or Wishart). Have a feeling we have to spend a few million/~$3mil+(guess) on 1 player (forward or d-man) to comfortably go over the cap for possible future trades during the season.
cool, thanks for the info
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my apologies
Cole wasn’t on it. Kaberle was. So the first guy gone of the top 5 (as per TSN) is Leino.
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Only 41 games a year
The other 41 games it will be awesome.
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Trending on twitter right now
4. Rupp
6. Reasoner
7. Jagr
10. Pens (but I’m going to tell my self it’s about writing implements)
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* In NY
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Writing implements, or
Where ya’ put yer pigs, dontcha know.
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What's also interesting
Is Grabs getting a roasting pig big enough for 50, for 20. :>
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Panthers get Versteeg
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The #FlaPanthers have made another move, this time on the trade route acquiring forward Kris Versteeg from the Flyers for a 2012 or 2013 second round pick and San Jose’s 2012 third round pick.
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Any other Albatross contracts they can take?
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Oo! Oo! Do they need a goalie for the next 10 years???
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yeah - they signed Bergie also
PhiLOLy
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the flyers are really nuking their team
"I felt like we had won the Stanley Cup"-Dennis Potvin on beating the Rangers in the 1975 playoffs
The most annoying thing about that
is it frees up some Flyer cap space to sign Simmonds
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Who would you rather though, Simmonds or Versteeg?
They got draft picks too, but I take Versteeg. Especially because they lack goalscorers.
I go Simmonds, hands down
He’s listed as small, but hits, fights, 30-40 points in his first couple of seasons 22years old…cost controlled
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Why, who's defensive? Who's offensive?
They have similar (ish) points, I think there is probably just more physicality to Simmonds. I also feel like Versteeg is what he is while Simmonds is still developing.
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Versteeg is a flake though
I’d definitely go with Simmonds.
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INTAGNIBLES!!!!
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If the Panthers get rid of Weiss
Then we’ll know Tallon is certifiably crazy.
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LOVE Stephen Weiss
If he were shopping him, I’d snap him up in a cold minute.
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Gotta love Chemmy
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Every contract signed today is somewhere between “meh” and “hot garbage”.
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Confirming RDS report, Benoit Pouliot to BOS for $1.1M.
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incarcerated bob
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NHL FA NEWSSource: Leafs made HUGE offer to Leino – Wings also have offer (Less money) hearing Leino is leaning towards Wings as of now
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#NHL news. #Leafs ready to make a push for #Flyers Ville Leino? 3 teams pushing hard for his services.
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Oil deal foster to anaheim for sutton.
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You know if you wait until early to mid August you'll find value
Garth needs to sign players to two way contracts especially on D
Holy shit Buffalo!
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Ville Leino has agreed to terms with BUF, 6 years for $27M.
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Hearing sturm to vanc
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I assume Foster is hopelessly injured. We’ll take it! RT @TSNRyanRishaug Oil deal foster to anaheim for sutton.
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I forget
What did Snow get for trading Sutton? A 2nd?
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I thought
a 2/5 like Wiz no?
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SJ's 2nd
which became the Brock Nelson pick
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what the fuckkkkkkkk
Buffalo will be fun in 3-4 years when they’re capped out and have to make panic trades.
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by Pauly C on Jul 1, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow, Leino overpaid. But he might be able to somewhat earn that contract feeding a couple of the goalscorers in Buff.
Buff is gonna be a cup contender next year with what they’ve been doing:
Miller in net:
Top 4 D of Myers, Ehrhoff, Regehr, and Leopold.
Top Forwards made up of Vanek, Stafford, Pominville, Leino, and Gerbe.
and Graniani on D too
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I would say 2nd round tops.
No team making those kind of changes makes it past the second round. I would say 1st round because of chemistry.
Agreed, nice playoff team
Which is of course where they’ve been before. Who knows in the next CBA, but it feels like they’re burning up all their dry powder just to get back to same ol’ Buffalo status.
I understand overspending on one or two to get you a boost, but overspending on everyone sets you up for problems. Maybe they’ll prospect pool (still good, right?) will save them.
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Next they'll sign Konopka for $4 million a year
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For Leino? Okay Darcy
I am officially off your bandwagon.
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Brian Burke’s “SALARIES ARE OUT OF CONTROL!” rant this year is going to be one for the ages.
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VAN agrees to terms with Marco Sturm, one year, $2.25M
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Sturm will be good for them if he can stay healthy.
Nothing amazing, but he can pot 20 next to kesler.
Holdup on the Foster/Sutton trade
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Ammendment, Foster deal may not be completed yet. At this point, remains a strong possibility
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RT @nhl_canes: Rutherford announces signing of Alexei Ponikarovsky (one year, $1.5 M)
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WSH signs Ryan Potulny to 2 year deal. First yr is 2-way, $525K/$105K. Second year is $525K on a one-way deal. Big-time AHL scorer.
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good day for Washington
Kind of the opposite of Philly. They added some depth w/out committing big money/years and came away w/ an extra 1st and 2nd round pick for next year. Ward was probably a bit of a reach but not too crazy.
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Report: Giguere Signs with Avalanche: From Renaud P Lavoie at RDS (twitter): JS Giguère signed with #avalanche http://dlvr.it/Yc0gc
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Hordichuk: “Hopefully Vancouver’s going out and getting a tough guy, because I’m coming after them. Calgary, too. It’s payback time.”
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if Gillies tweeted that he'd already be suspended for 10 games
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by Pauly C on Jul 1, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Holy cow
I’d like you to meet Edmonton’s new head coach, Mike Hammer, and his assistants, Spenser and Hawk.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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HA!
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The Dallas Stars have agreed to terms with D Sheldon Souray to a one-year deal worth ($1.65 million). http://t.co/43OavSD
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RT @SanJoseSharks: Doug Wilson has signed Jim Vandermeer to a one year deal. http://bit.ly/k4Y2qk
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What the F Joe?
Really Joe? What is the game plan on this one? I know Richards is only giving you 25+ goals but Souray and Ryder?
Kevin Allen
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Leafs are not in on Bergenheim or Drury. Like many around the NHL, they are waiting on Brad Richards’ decision.
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Sources say Calgary going in with a big pitch for B.Richards. believe it or not…Flyers in as well. Not sure how. very interesting.
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Whoever lands Richards is going to regret it.
This has all the makings of a colossal overreach on a nice-ish 2nd-line center who’s about to get older.
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Cap figures
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Top five #NHL cap payrolls: #Capitals $62.2m, #Penguins $62.1m, #Sabres $61.7m, #Flyers $60.2m, #Canucks $59.2m
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The #Flyers can still have up to about $8m in cap space if they put Laperriere on LTI and leave Schenn off their opening-day roster.
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Panthers, Sabres, Flyers are ruining hockey...I can't wait to feed off of their dead carcasses
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FLA signs Tomas Fleischmann for four years, $18M.
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by Keith Quinn on Jul 1, 2011 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Have the Panthers hit the floor yet?
They are gonna lose a lot of money next year if they can’t sell tickets and be at least better then a bottom 3/4 team in the East.
One of my targets
Oh well … Looks like Florida and Buffalo’s owners hit the lottery. What was in the punch at the draft last Friday?
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Goalie Curtis Sanford signs a two-way, one-year deal with CBJ. $600K in the NHL, $250K in the minors.
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Ugh, why?
St. Louis Blues
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The Blues have signed goaltender Brian Elliott to a two-way, one-year contract. Details coming soon. #stlblues
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Kobasew signs in Colorado. 2 yrs. $1.25 AAV.
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Boooo
There go our Karpowich to the Blues dreams
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Maybe not
Elliot is pretty bad right?
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also
FREE CODY!
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I guess now it depends
On if they qualified Ben Bishop or keep him around.
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They did qualify Bishop
I’m hoping Elliott is just a water boy. Good God, Armstrong, why?!
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camp competition
Between Elliot and Bishop (I remember talking to a Blues fan saying that they are high on one of their AHL goalies, forget which one)
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Jake Allen
Bishop is huge and might be okay, but Jake Allen is like Kevin Poulin West.
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That's it
/jumps out window
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If you sign him now you'll probably overpay
If McCabe wants a multiple year deal it may not make sense for the Isles with De Haan and Donovan on the way as projected top four defensemen.
Puck Daddy combines all the relevant twitter feeds
here and nothing on McCabe recently.
Belanger went to EDM for 3 years $1.75 per.
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I guess the avs just like goalies...or hated those draft picks
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Avs sign Giguere.
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Snow
Basically just came out and said don’t expect any more big signings, will try trading for a dman ala Wiz last year
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Haha
was in the process
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Snow says
#Isles GM Garth Snow just gave exclusive info about his future signing plans.
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Snow said, "We do have a young group with a few veteran leaders on the blue line. We’ll look to add another defenseman…
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(2/3 Cont.) “…I don’t think it’s going to be through free agency, but we’ll see where that takes us.”
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(3/3 Cont.) "…We did it last summer with a trade for (James) Wisniewski and we’ll look along those lines."
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Yahoo sortable free agent tracker
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ys-nhl_unrestricted_free_agents_tracker_2011
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Vokoun hasn't signed
get the feeling that the Flyers might have bid against themselves with Byrz?
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Dan Carcillo to CHI
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My Hawks loving friend Steph is SO pissed.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 2, 2011 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Tambi to Europe
I’m shocked, SHOCKED by this one…
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shhhhhh
Don’t tell him that he gets paid in Euros.
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Like some of us didnt see that happening back in 2008 lol.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 2, 2011 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Sigh
I always have high hopes that we’ll sign someone to create some sort of revolution/media frenzy, but then I realize I don’t want the FO to hamstring the organization with the sort of insane contracts that Ehrhoff and Bryz get that would create issues with re-signing the youth movement.
It’s a quiet FA lifestyle, but I can live with that.
"..."
by Thaddeus Ballpheasant on Jul 1, 2011 7:24 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I know what you mean...
However, most of these signings are more like belly flops than splashes.
I am so glad the Isles are not one of the teams making these huge blunders.
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Updates
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Speaking to GM Garth Snow, sounds like any significant move #Isles would consider would be to upgrade on D via trade
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Snow said he doesn’t envision this weekend to be very busy, not particularly moved by this FA class. Also won’t give out offer sheet #Isles
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Biggest priority for #Isles, Snow said, is top-4 defenseman. Said team has 10 forwards “pretty much set” heading into training camp
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I wonder what it would take to get Jeff Schultz
With them signing Hamrlik they have a crowded blueline and could use the cap room. He won’t add any offense but we would have someone to clear the crease. Plus he’s young and under contract for 3 years.
Vote Yes on August 1st.
Panthers are (probably) crazy - Bergie headed there too
Russostrib: RT @FlaPanthers: Just when you thought they were done. #FlaPanthers sign another forward, inking Sean Bergenheim to a four year deal. [via Twitter]
Not quite Ward's deal, but in the vicinity
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Bergenheim’s four-year deal is worth $2.75M per season, as per @DarrenDreger.
Not as high as I thought
I expected around 3.5. Still, a bit overpriced, but looks okay alongside other UFA signings today.
by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jul 1, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a lot for someone who had a good 3 weeks
That’s almost as much as Moulson and he has two 30+ goal seasons in a row. I know Florida needs to make the floor but stocking your team with overpaid mediocre players is not the way.
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probably?
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Fedotenko to the Rags
TSNBobMcKenzie: NYR sign Ruslan Fedotenko to one year, $1.4M contract. [via Twitter]
If you didn’t hate him after his Isles stint, you can now…
Tank was a Ranger last year, right?
So isn’t this a re-sign?
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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yup
And he has been a pretty good fit there, actually.
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by TheMetalChick on Jul 2, 2011 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions
why would we hate him after his isles stint/
did i miss something? O.o
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May 24, 1980: Tonelli to Nystrom. At long last, the steady build of the New York Islanders from expansion doormat to surprise semifinalist to annual contender reaches the promised land: Buoyed by a late season trade for Butch Goring that gave the team the depth up the middle GM Bill Torrey had been seeking, the Islanders knock off the Philadelphia Flyers in six games.
The victory justified the faith in coach Al Arbour who guided them from their second season to their first Stanley Cup seven seasons later. The Islanders would not be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, but they would be the only one capable of a dynasty.
1980-81
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May 21, 1981: This time it was much easier. After falling to "only" 91 points in the 1979-80 season, the Islanders returned to their division title tradition, piling up 110 points -- a whole 13 points over second-place Philadelphia.
Between the quarterfinals (where they beat the upstart Oilers in six games) and the finals, the Islanders reeled off eight consecutive wins -- with a four-game sweep of archrival Rangers in between. As they defeated the Minnesota North Stars in five games for their second Cup, their goal difference in the final was a combined +10.
1981-82
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May 16, 1982: Another year, another landslide title. The Islanders won the Patrick Division by a whopping 26 points over the second-place Rangers, and were seven points clear of their nearest competition for the President's Trophy, the still-not-quite-ripe Edmonton Oilers.
A first-round scare against the Pittsburgh Penguins turned in the Isles' favor thanks to John Tonelli's heroics, and a true dynasty was on its way: Past the Rangers in six games, then an eight-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks to run away with the Stanley Cup.
1982-83
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May 17, 1983: Not so fast, whipper-snappers. The Edmonton Oilers' steadily rising challenge for league supremacy took them all the way to the finals for the first time, where the New York Islanders summarily dispatched them in a four-game sweep. For the Islanders, the Dynasty was secured. For the Oilers, it was a powerful lesson in where talent ends and the demands of playoff hockey begin.
Four years, four Cups, 16 consecutive playoff series wins (a record that would grow to 19 until the rematch with the Oilers the following year). Mike Bossy scored 60 goals yet again, and Wayne Gretzky became acquainted with Billy Smith's crease.
