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[Aerosmith87]

Madness sure to ensue today:

- Habs acquire P.A. Parenteau for Danny Briere yesterday (love it).

- Jason Spezza just traded to Dallas for Alex Chiasson, other youngsters, and picks (Dallas will soon be a power house)

UPDATE -

- Habs sign Manny Malhotra 1 year/850 K (excellent, 2nd best faceoff % in NHL, great as 4th line center and PK)

- Ehrhoff to Pittsburgh to replace Niskanen; 1 year/4 million (good signing IMO)

- Oilers are IDIOTS. Benoit Pouliot: 5 years/20 million, Mark Fayne: 4 years/14 million ( I guess you need to sign who you can in Edmonton, but Pouliot and 20 million do not belong in the same sentance)

TOO MUCH TO KEEP UP WITH NOW -

Tom Gilbert to Habs
Jussi Jokinen to Panthers
Stastny to Blues
Dan Boyle to Rangers
Cammaleri to Devils
Mason Raymond to Flames
Goalie Chad Johnson to Isles
....

Fayne signing was a good deal IMO...Pouliot signing isn't great, I wasn't crazy about the term more than anything...but if anything this Oilers team needed size and with both those signings, plus Purcell we got size..the Oilers will always have to over-pay players to play in Edm, it'll be this way until they can ice a competitive team..and really..who cares...they had 21 million in cap space to sign these guys..its not my money, fuck it

Fayne was solid for the Devils.

[AliceManson]

Claude Giroux shows off his Philly class grabbing some MALE police officer ass.

[alecjonsludge]

Claude Giroux shows off his Philly class grabbing some MALE police officer ass.

He took the law into his own hands,so to speak.

[NeverSurrender]

The Isles need to draft well, which they did, and keep their players. We all know, given ownership and volatility, that the Isles won't attract quality free agents. Build from within. Once the kids get good, and the team is in a new building, maybe with a new owner, then the vets will come.

Truth. It's all about the owner and the puppets he hires.

[johnk5150]

The Bolland contract is insane, but I'm okay with all the other Panther ones.

So far that is. Only day 1!

The Bolland contract is retarded at his age. Someone take the pen out of Dale Talon's hand.

[WOLF]

Isles just signed two UFAs and totally overpaid, but then again, they HAVE to:

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun · 5m
Isles sign Kulemin 4 yrs/$16.75 M and Grabovski 4 yrs / $20 M

[NeverSurrender]

Their forwards are not the problem though. Still have about 4 5-6 d-men starting next season. And our top line guys are maybe 2s or 3s.

[Aerosmith87]

Their forwards are not the problem though. Still have about 4 5-6 d-men starting next season. And our top line guys are maybe 2s or 3s.

Would you like Bryce Salvador?

[NeverSurrender]

Their forwards are not the problem though. Still have about 4 5-6 d-men starting next season. And our top line guys are maybe 2s or 3s.

Would you like Bryce Salvador?

Is he taller than 5' 8"?

[Aerosmith87]

Their forwards are not the problem though. Still have about 4 5-6 d-men starting next season. And our top line guys are maybe 2s or 3s.

Would you like Bryce Salvador?

Is he taller than 5' 8"?

6' 4" according to Google. He's in Newark. Come get him.

[NeverSurrender]

Isles only employ midgets.

[Kid-Wicked]

oh look......another year goes by and the islanders can't overpay any ufas.

not even matt molson.

[NeverSurrender]

oh look......another year goes by and the islanders can't overpay any ufas.

not even matt molson.

Uhh.. yes they did. Did you read Wolf's post?

The reason they traded Moulson for Vanek is because he wanted to stay and they couldn't use the excuse machine on the fans about him. They knew Vanek would not stay thus dumping Moulson's salary. Wang is a crook.

[alecjonsludge]

Kane and Toews, 8 years, 10.5 million each. The two of them will be taking up 30.2% of the Black Hawks cap. Goodbye,Patrick Sharp!

[pieceofme]

Kane and Toews, 8 years, 10.5 million each. The two of them will be taking up 30.2% of the Black Hawks cap. Goodbye,Patrick Sharp!

Hoping with Tallon's Chicago connections we can get Sharp for cheap!

[johnk5150]

Kane and Toews, 8 years, 10.5 million each. The two of them will be taking up 30.2% of the Black Hawks cap. Goodbye,Patrick Sharp!

Hoping with Tallon's Chicago connections we can get Sharp for cheap!

Take him.

[pieceofme]

Bergeron - $6.5m
Toews - $10.5m

There isn't a $4m difference between those two.

[pieceofme]

Kane and Toews, 8 years, 10.5 million each. The two of them will be taking up 30.2% of the Black Hawks cap. Goodbye,Patrick Sharp!

Hoping with Tallon's Chicago connections we can get Sharp for cheap!

Take him.

How come you're so willing to get rid?

He was your highest point scorer last season (yeah I know, that isn't everything).

[johnk5150]

Kane and Toews, 8 years, 10.5 million each. The two of them will be taking up 30.2% of the Black Hawks cap. Goodbye,Patrick Sharp!

How come you're so willing to get rid?

He was your highest point scorer last season (yeah I know, that isn't everything).

Until the playoffs. He's not clutch. I think he's hurt.

[WOLF]

Bergeron - $6.5m
Toews - $10.5m

There isn't a $4m difference between those two.

However there is a huge difference in terms of when they signed their contracts, and where the salary cap is going.

It's becoming impossible to compare players/salaries. Subban will likely become the highest paid D-man in the NHL. Is he the best, no; however, the fact that he signed a 2 year bridge deal, after his entry level contract, has set him up for this.

Quick is now paid less than several goalies. He's probably the best, or top 3, in the NHL, but he's now underpaid based on the market when others signed their contracts. It's more about timing than who's better than who.

[WOLF]

By the way - Heatly signs with Anaheim. 1 year/1 million. It could be a total steal. If it doesn't work out, there's virtually no risk/exposure on the Ducks' part.

[alecjonsludge]

By the way - Heatly signs with Anaheim. 1 year/1 million. It could be a total steal. If it doesn't work out, there's virtually no risk/exposure on the Ducks' part.

If he plays responsible 3rd line hockey it will definitely be a steal. If he pops 15+ goals it will be a bonus.At 1 year/1 million it's a no-brainer signing.

[pieceofme]

Bergeron - $6.5m
Toews - $10.5m

There isn't a $4m difference between those two.

However there is a huge difference in terms of when they signed their contracts, and where the salary cap is going.

It's becoming impossible to compare players/salaries. Subban will likely become the highest paid D-man in the NHL. Is he the best, no; however, the fact that he signed a 2 year bridge deal, after his entry level contract, has set him up for this.

Quick is now paid less than several goalies. He's probably the best, or top 3, in the NHL, but he's now underpaid based on the market when others signed their contracts. It's more about timing than who's better than who.

Yeah I know.

[Kid-Wicked]

oh look......another year goes by and the islanders can't overpay any ufas.

not even matt molson.

Uhh.. yes they did. Did you read Wolf's post?

The reason they traded Moulson for Vanek is because he wanted to stay and they couldn't use the excuse machine on the fans about him. They knew Vanek would not stay thus dumping Moulson's salary. Wang is a crook.

i didn't actually.
but they're still guys that no one else wanted. these guys seem to have a choice of going to florida or the islanders.
where would you go?
next signing for the islanders will be david booth or ed jovonovski

[NeverSurrender]

Kid-Wicked, why do you pretend I don't know this shit? I wouldn't want to play for Wang either. And yes, some teams did want those guys, but not together (they wanted to play together) and nobody else would pay them that.

One more thing before I go. 30 years ago, everybody wanted to play for my team, it can happen to you too. Just be thankful for your owner who got rid of that ridiculous GM you guys had, not keep him around like Wang does Snow.

[Kid-Wicked]

just rubbing it in. lol.

hey, there's guys that don't want to play here either.

blows me away that iginla didn't want to play with the twins. would have been an easy 40 goal season for him.

[WolfgangVonPage]

just rubbing it in. lol.

hey, there's guys that don't want to play here either.

blows me away that iginla didn't want to play with the twins. would have been an easy 40 goal season for him.

Because MONEY is ALL that matters anymore!

[pieceofme]

just rubbing it in. lol.

hey, there's guys that don't want to play here either.

blows me away that iginla didn't want to play with the twins. would have been an easy 40 goal season for him.

Because Vancouver are a team on the down, and Colorado are a team on the up.

[chungasrevenge]

B's lineup is taking shape after development camp:

Lucic/Krecji/Eriksson(Pastrnak)
Marchand/Bergeron/Smith
Fraser/Soderberg/Pastrnak(Eriksson)
Paille/Campbell/Kelly (Spooner)


Chara/Hamilton
Seidenberg/Boychuk
Krug/McQuaid(Miller)
Bartkowski

Rask
Svedberg/Subban

[WOLF]

B's lineup is taking shape after development camp:

Lucic/Krecji/Eriksson(Pastrnak)
Marchand/Bergeron/Smith
Fraser/Soderberg/Pastrnak(Eriksson)
Paille/Campbell/Kelly (Spooner)


Chara/Hamilton
Seidenberg/Boychuk
Krug/McQuaid(Miller)
Bartkowski

Rask
Svedberg/Subban

Does that roster work from a cost perspective? Heard they may need to move a D-man (Boychuk or McQuaid), and that they may not want Bartkowski back.

Also, Subban needs to play 60-65 games in Providence.

The roster doesn't seem as scary to me. Feels like they have a 2nd liner on the 1st; a 3rd liner on the 2nd, etc., etc.

It will be another fun season. Habs/B's in the division final again, unless Bolts have something to say.