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JeffR · 08-05-2005, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by TazFTW

In a chat with that Code guy and he's now saying the Oilers have thrown themselves into the Joe Thorton mix. Says they'll offer Thorton $6 mil per. If that actually happens this isn't the New NHL, it is the bizarro NHL.

Can't see it happening. Thornton's not unrestricted, so they'd have to send something back to Boston, and that'd probably have to include Ryan Smyth, the heart of their team. Very doubtful.

TazFTW · 08-05-2005, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

Can't see it happening. Thornton's not unrestricted, so they'd have to send something back to Boston, and that'd probably have to include Ryan Smyth, the heart of their team. Very doubtful.

That's who they're offering.

Maple Leafs · 08-05-2005, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Canadian

Now if they sign Lindros, the Leafs will go from the "Elderly" team, to the "Cripple" team... I can hear the Toronto media now.

That's the general consensus, but realistically it's not like guys like Niewendyk, Mogilny and Nolan were exactly Steve Larmer.

Joe Canadian · 08-05-2005, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

That's the general consensus, but realistically it's not like guys like Niewendyk, Mogilny and Nolan were exactly Steve Larmer.

What's up with Mogilny anyways... I'm assuming he's played his last games in the NHL.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-05-2005, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

That's because they really are evil. He's just masquerading as good. I believe I found a nice little thing on google image search that sums up my feeling nicely:

SI

SI,

I'm sorry, would you mind re-posting the above quoted message? I was unable to read it because I was temporarily blinded by these...

JeffR · 08-05-2005, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Canadian

What's up with Mogilny anyways... I'm assuming he's played his last games in the NHL.

His hip is still bad, but he apparently wants to play, and has said he'd be willing to sign cheaply. But it's not clear when he'll be ready to go.

Interesting that he and Bure, two-thirds of the last big Soviet line, are physical writeoffs or close to it by their middle 30's. Gotta wonder if there's something that's made them particularly injury-prone, and what it means for Fedorov staying healthy.

Karim · 08-05-2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

Interesting that he and Bure, two-thirds of the last big Soviet line, are physical writeoffs or close to it by their middle 30's. Gotta wonder if there's something that's made them particularly injury-prone, and what it means for Fedorov staying healthy.

Fedorov was wearing protection?

I got nothing.

bronconick · 08-05-2005, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

SI,

I'm sorry, would you mind re-posting the above quoted message? I was unable to read it because I was temporarily blinded by these...

I've gotta say, it's odd that a Red Wing fan would paraphrase a famous Patrick Roy quote.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-05-2005, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bronconick

I've gotta say, it's odd that a Red Wing fan would paraphrase a famous Patrick Roy quote.

I hate Roy more than any sports figure ever. Ever. But still, I love that quote. It was genius, pure genius. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut.

sterlingice · 08-05-2005, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bronconick

I've gotta say, it's odd that a Red Wing fan would paraphrase a famous Patrick Roy quote.

I had nowhere to go, personally, but that was a perfect zing back at H_B

SI

klayman · 08-05-2005, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

wow. I am completely speechless.
maybe he can get a locker next to Aebischer (the guy May completely mugged in that infamous game)? although, at least it's better than Barnaby. and Worrell. and Marchment...

(I think I need to find a new team)

You can always cheer for the Flyers. At least you have some familiarity with one of their players!

Maple Leafs · 08-05-2005, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Canadian

What's up with Mogilny anyways... I'm assuming he's played his last games in the NHL.

There was some rumor of him going to Anaheim to re-unite with Federov. But I wouldn't be shocked if he retires.

ISiddiqui · 08-05-2005, 10:35 PM

Kariya to the Preds made me smile. The SouthEast isn't being ignored by the big talent. This gives hope that the Thrashers sign Heatley and Kovelchuk. I know these teams were in the contraction talks, but good for hockey if the stars make people come out and watch them.

ISiddiqui · 08-05-2005, 10:40 PM

Ugh... just read on ESPN.com that the Devils offered more money to Niedermayer and Holik than the teems that signed them (Anaheim and Atlanta respectively), but both spurned Jersey

.

Crap.

Karim · 08-05-2005, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Kariya to the Preds made me smile.

Likewise. I heart the new CBA.

sterlingice · 08-06-2005, 02:01 PM

I'm just now catching up with news stories I saved from earlier this week after coming back from my honeymoon and I stumbled across some of the ESPN stories from pre-free agency crazy period about the lockout and now I'm a little worried. Sure, I wasn't all that fond of the idea of the Hawks going after Khabibulin while they had a top 10 goalie in Thibault already manning the net but now I'm even more worried. I had forgotten about all the goalie changes they had made to the CBA. There were really no other major goalie moves so every other team gets to sit back, watch their keeper and how they do with the new goalie rules and then decide the "new" rankings of them kindof like how some teams probably should have done before giving huge contracts to defensemen (tho I still think Gonchar is a genius signing because he's perfect for the new rules and was good under the old ones). So, if it turns out that under the new netminder rules, Khabibulin can't play nearly as well, they're on the hook for some serious cash for longer than anyone else has a goalie under contract while everyone else gets to sit back and reevaluate who is best under for the most important position on the ice.

SI

Draft Dodger · 08-06-2005, 02:37 PM

finally some good news for the Avs - Hejduk signs a 5 year deal

Maple Leafs · 08-06-2005, 03:26 PM

Wow... Sportsnet says Palffy signs with the Pens.

TazFTW · 08-06-2005, 04:14 PM

Columbus signs Rick Nash to a 5 year, $27 million deal.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132652

RPI-Fan · 08-06-2005, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Wow... Sportsnet says Palffy signs with the Pens.

Wow, what a fucking team.

Powerplay of:

Palffy - Lemieux - Malkin/Morozov/Malone
Crosby - Gonchar

No depth on that team, but top three lines will be absolutely phenomenal!!!

~rpi-fan

TazFTW · 08-06-2005, 04:42 PM

They're going to score the most goals but they're also going to give up the most goals.

Maple Leafs · 08-06-2005, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

No depth on that team, but top three lines will be absolutely phenomenal!!!

People who play the NHL video game with line changes off will love the Penguins.

RPI-Fan · 08-06-2005, 08:29 PM

I was thinking about the Penguins forward lines:

Recchi - Lemieux - Palffy
Crosby - Morozov - Malkin
Eastwood - Kraft - Malone

Absolutely phenomenal group, there.

henry296 · 08-06-2005, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

I was thinking about the Penguins forward lines:

Recchi - Lemieux - Palffy
Crosby - Morozov - Malkin
Eastwood - Kraft - Malone

Absolutely phenomenal group, there.

Another possibility is to replace Eastwood with Konstantin Koltsov who is a speed burning winger who played well 2 years ago. He played on the Belarus World Cup team.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-06-2005, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

I was thinking about the Penguins forward lines:

Recchi - Lemieux - Palffy
Crosby - Morozov - Malkin
Eastwood - Kraft - Malone

Absolutely phenomenal group, there.

Phenomenal group until Lemieux and Palffy get hurt and Morozov goes in the crapper...

General Mike · 08-06-2005, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

I was thinking about the Penguins forward lines:

Recchi - Lemieux - Palffy
Crosby - Morozov - Malkin
Eastwood - Kraft - Malone

Absolutely phenomenal group, there.

I'd flip Palffy and Malkin.

henry296 · 08-06-2005, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by General Mike

I'd flip Palffy and Malkin.

Except Malkin is a natural center and Palffy a left wing. You might see Pallfy actually on the 2nd line with Lemiuex-Crosby-Recchi as the top line and the Pallfy-Malkin-Morozov.

RPI-Fan · 08-06-2005, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by henry296

Except Malkin is a natural center and Palffy a left wing. You might see Pallfy actually on the 2nd line with Lemiuex-Crosby-Recchi as the top line and the Pallfy-Malkin-Morozov.

Just have to wonder if they'd waste Crosby's speed, playing with Recchi.

Karim · 08-06-2005, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TazFTW

Columbus signs Rick Nash to a 5 year, $27 million deal.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132652

Good signing by CBS. It may be overpaying now, but it will pay dividends in the future. Just look at Boston for how not to deal with a star player. Nash would have been eligible to leave at age 25 so it makes sense for CBS not to nickel and dime him until that age.

I'm thinking Atlanta is going to have a hard time with both Kovalchuk and Heatley now...

henry296 · 08-07-2005, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

Just have to wonder if they'd waste Crosby's speed, playing with Recchi.

I always thought on Palffy as a left wing, but in reading the article in the Pittsburgh papers the listed him as a right wing. If he plays right wing then I would put him on the first line with Lemiuex at left wing and Crosby in the middle. Then have recchi, malone and malkin on the 2nd line or Kraft at center if Malkin doesn't sign.

The Penguins I think realize they do have a small window to win again with Lemiuex and they are going for it and then hope they can continue to be successful with the Crosby and Malkin as the offensive leaders.

Another Penguin rumor is that they do want a veteran goalie and the leading possibility is Sean Burke.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-07-2005, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Karim

Good signing by CBS. It may be overpaying now, but it will pay dividends in the future. Just look at Boston for how not to deal with a star player. Nash would have been eligible to leave at age 25 so it makes sense for CBS not to nickel and dime him until that age.

I'm thinking Atlanta is going to have a hard time with both Kovalchuk and Heatley now...

Over paying? I think $5.4 million a year is about right. He's a young player, already scored 40 goals, was lights-out during the World Championships. He could easily be considered one of the best young players in the game. I think it's a good deal all around.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-07-2005, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by henry296

Another Penguin rumor is that they do want a veteran goalie and the leading possibility is Sean Burke.

Also heard CuJo's named mentioned on this front.

Karim · 08-07-2005, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Over paying? I think $5.4 million a year is about right.

I think it's a good deal but you could argue that it's overpaying for a 21 year old with only two years experience in the NHL. He's already cracked 40 goals but can he do it again? I suspect he will but I hate seeing guys get paid on the basis of one good season with the expectation that that level of production will continue only to see them never reach the same heights again. Nash is also attrocious defensively but I'm sure that CBS didn't care as long as they had someone to market. Show me you've improved your game in all areas, can still lead the team offensively and then you'll get your pay day.

I don't consider what anyone did at the World Championships or in Europe as relevant. Rucinsky, for example, will go into the IIHF Hall of Fame as one of the greatest players to have ever played.

Draft Dodger · 08-07-2005, 12:09 PM

Avs continue to show their ironic side by signing Andrew Brunette. Brunette, if I remember right, is the guy who knocked the Avs out of the playoffs in 2002, making him the last guy to score on Patrick Roy. Pretty soon, they are going to sign some ex Red Wings.

I do like Brunette, even though his so-so skating may not be a great fit for this team.

TazFTW · 08-07-2005, 01:50 PM

As to a TV deal, I read something in th NY Times that Comcast has decided not to make OLN a national sports network and will not be pursuing a TV deal with the NHL.

ESPN is interested in televising a few games and wants some sort of revenue sharing deal.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-07-2005, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Karim

I think it's a good deal but you could argue that it's overpaying for a 21 year old with only two years experience in the NHL. He's already cracked 40 goals but can he do it again? I suspect he will but I hate seeing guys get paid on the basis of one good season with the expectation that that level of production will continue only to see them never reach the same heights again. Nash is also attrocious defensively but I'm sure that CBS didn't care as long as they had someone to market. Show me you've improved your game in all areas, can still lead the team offensively and then you'll get your pay day.

I don't consider what anyone did at the World Championships or in Europe as relevant. Rucinsky, for example, will go into the IIHF Hall of Fame as one of the greatest players to have ever played.

I wouldn't be so quick to consider what goes on at the World Championships irrelevant. Kris Draper, for example, played for Canada on the 2003 World Championship team. He played some lights out hockey on a line with Doane and Maltby. He was a team leader, was checking the other team's top line, and was contributing some very timely goals. What happens next? Draper has the season of his career in 2003-2004, scored 20+ goals and was the Wings best player in the playoffs. I think, and Draper admitted it himself, that the confidence he he gained in playing so well for team Canada was a huge boost to his play back in the NHL. It can make a difference for some guys.

I happened to run into Rick Nash in the airport in Vienna following the World Championships. He really didn't seem all that big or imposing at all. I wouldn't have even noticed him, but for the Blue Jackets' gear he was carrying around.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-07-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

Avs continue to show their ironic side by signing Andrew Brunette. Brunette, if I remember right, is the guy who knocked the Avs out of the playoffs in 2002, making him the last guy to score on Patrick Roy. Pretty soon, they are going to sign some ex Red Wings.

I do like Brunette, even though his so-so skating may not be a great fit for this team.

We tried that whole Avs-to-Wings thing a while back with Uwe Krupp. It didn't work out so well. At all. I am sure it would be just as bad going the other way. Wouldn't recommend it.

Karim · 08-07-2005, 02:54 PM

Things not so rosy in Carolina...
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/h...-9136779c.html

Maple Leafs · 08-07-2005, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Karim

Things not so rosy in Carolina...
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/h...-9136779c.html

I love that photo/caption. Very passive aggressive.

TazFTW · 08-07-2005, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I love that photo/caption. Very passive aggressive.

Indeed. A great photo and caption.

TazFTW · 08-07-2005, 04:17 PM

So is Gretzky the new Coyotes coach

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp...49&hubName=nhl

or is he not?

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/artic...07_163911_5096

Eklund has Lindros to the Leafs as dead, which could mean Lindros and LeClair to the Rangers. Meh, if they're both a 1 yr deal at a good price then I won't complain.

Draft Dodger · 08-07-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TazFTW

Eklund has Lindros to the Leafs as dead, which could mean Lindros and LeClair to the Rangers. Meh, if they're both a 1 yr deal at a good price then I won't complain.

as long as they don't go to Colorado, I wont complain either.

TurnerONU22 · 08-07-2005, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Karim

I think it's a good deal but you could argue that it's overpaying for a 21 year old with only two years experience in the NHL. He's already cracked 40 goals but can he do it again? I suspect he will but I hate seeing guys get paid on the basis of one good season with the expectation that that level of production will continue only to see them never reach the same heights again. Nash is also attrocious defensively but I'm sure that CBS didn't care as long as they had someone to market. Show me you've improved your game in all areas, can still lead the team offensively and then you'll get your pay day.

I don't consider what anyone did at the World Championships or in Europe as relevant. Rucinsky, for example, will go into the IIHF Hall of Fame as one of the greatest players to have ever played.

I'll have to admit that I was really lukewarm on the deal at first, but I'm really coming around on it now. On HFBoards, they think MacLean just broke the CBA. Doug must have done something to their families, I don't know.

This will be an escalating deal, so he's only gonna be making a little over 3 million at the beginning of the deal and 7 at the end. I think 3.5 million is a great price for him right now. And instead of doing a 3 year deal cheaper now, we won't deal with going to arbitration and having to degrade Nash. He IS the Blue Jackets to people here in Columbus, the last thing that we would need is a holdout or seeing Doug nickel and dime him now, and watch him leave later. Also, by the end of this deal, I think he'll be worth a lot more than his 5 million dollar cap hit will be. Doug is sacrificing that extra cap space now, so that down the road, he'll have a little more to work with when the team is prime to go after the Stanley Cup.

Also, I really think he is starting to improve his game on all cylinders. He's gotten a lot better on the defensive end, and by the end of the 03-04 season, he was making some fine defensive plays, such as chasing a guy all the way down the ice, throwing the stick down in front and stopping a 2 on 1 about 10 feet from the net.

I'm just more excited about this team than I've ever been and I'm ready for 9/18, which is our first preseason game against the Sabres. I'm pumped for some live hockey!

Karim · 08-08-2005, 02:17 PM

I just found out that there are only single season tickets left at the 'Dome. The President expects to sell out (16,500) season tickets. They've reserved another couple thousand or so for game packs and game day sales.

So much for 'sending a message' after the lockout...

jbmagic · 08-08-2005, 02:33 PM

i wish Palffy would of re-sign with the Kings.

Damn the Kings need one more scorer to be set.

TazFTW · 08-08-2005, 02:39 PM

Wings bring in Chris Osgood for 1 year, $900000.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132824

Honolulu_Blue · 08-08-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TazFTW

Wings bring in Chris Osgood for 1 year, $900000.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132824

Oh, but he's back
He's the man behind the mask
And he's out of control
He's back
The man behind the mask
And he crawled out of his hole

sachmo71 · 08-08-2005, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jbmagic

i wish Palffy would of re-sign with the Kings.

Damn the Kings need one more scorer to be set.

Meh, I like him in Pittsburgh better. Have to see him less often.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-08-2005, 02:48 PM

In all honesty, given what was out there in the way of goaltenders and the reasonable price ($900K) and the length of the deal (1 year), I am fine with this signing. Osgood played well in Detroit. And, like I have said many times, he wasn't the reason the Wings lost in the playoffs in '99 and '00. Yes he let in an occassionaly untimely goal, but the Wings' offense dried up something fierce in those series. So, once again, the Wings goaltending situation is adequate, not great, but adequate.

Well, at least they now have some more cash to throw around elsewhere.

TazFTW · 08-08-2005, 09:45 PM

Flyers reup Simon Gagne to a 1 year, $2 million deal. It is $25000 higher than what he was qualified.

Yep, his agent got him a $25000 raise.

08-05-2005, 10:35 PM	#763
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Kariya to the Preds made me smile. The SouthEast isn't being ignored by the big talent. This gives hope that the Thrashers sign Heatley and Kovelchuk. I know these teams were in the contraction talks, but good for hockey if the stars make people come out and watch them. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

08-05-2005, 10:40 PM	#764
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Ugh... just read on ESPN.com that the Devils offered more money to Niedermayer and Holik than the teems that signed them (Anaheim and Atlanta respectively), but both spurned Jersey . Crap. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

08-06-2005, 02:01 PM	#766
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I'm just now catching up with news stories I saved from earlier this week after coming back from my honeymoon and I stumbled across some of the ESPN stories from pre-free agency crazy period about the lockout and now I'm a little worried. Sure, I wasn't all that fond of the idea of the Hawks going after Khabibulin while they had a top 10 goalie in Thibault already manning the net but now I'm even more worried. I had forgotten about all the goalie changes they had made to the CBA. There were really no other major goalie moves so every other team gets to sit back, watch their keeper and how they do with the new goalie rules and then decide the "new" rankings of them kindof like how some teams probably should have done before giving huge contracts to defensemen (tho I still think Gonchar is a genius signing because he's perfect for the new rules and was good under the old ones). So, if it turns out that under the new netminder rules, Khabibulin can't play nearly as well, they're on the hook for some serious cash for longer than anyone else has a goalie under contract while everyone else gets to sit back and reevaluate who is best under for the most important position on the ice. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

08-06-2005, 02:37 PM	#767
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	finally some good news for the Avs - Hejduk signs a 5 year deal __________________ Mile High Hockey

08-06-2005, 03:26 PM	#768
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Wow... Sportsnet says Palffy signs with the Pens. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

08-06-2005, 04:14 PM	#769
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Columbus signs Rick Nash to a 5 year, $27 million deal. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132652

08-06-2005, 04:42 PM	#771
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	They're going to score the most goals but they're also going to give up the most goals.

08-06-2005, 08:29 PM	#773
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	I was thinking about the Penguins forward lines: Recchi - Lemieux - Palffy Crosby - Morozov - Malkin Eastwood - Kraft - Malone Absolutely phenomenal group, there. __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

08-07-2005, 12:09 PM	#784
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	Avs continue to show their ironic side by signing Andrew Brunette. Brunette, if I remember right, is the guy who knocked the Avs out of the playoffs in 2002, making him the last guy to score on Patrick Roy. Pretty soon, they are going to sign some ex Red Wings. I do like Brunette, even though his so-so skating may not be a great fit for this team. __________________ Mile High Hockey

08-07-2005, 01:50 PM	#785
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	As to a TV deal, I read something in th NY Times that Comcast has decided not to make OLN a national sports network and will not be pursuing a TV deal with the NHL. ESPN is interested in televising a few games and wants some sort of revenue sharing deal.

08-07-2005, 02:54 PM	#788
Karim College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Calgary	Things not so rosy in Carolina... http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/h...-9136779c.html

08-07-2005, 04:17 PM	#791
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	So is Gretzky the new Coyotes coach http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp...49&hubName=nhl or is he not? http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/artic...07_163911_5096 Eklund has Lindros to the Leafs as dead, which could mean Lindros and LeClair to the Rangers. Meh, if they're both a 1 yr deal at a good price then I won't complain.

08-08-2005, 02:17 PM	#794
Karim College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Calgary	I just found out that there are only single season tickets left at the 'Dome. The President expects to sell out (16,500) season tickets. They've reserved another couple thousand or so for game packs and game day sales. So much for 'sending a message' after the lockout...

08-08-2005, 02:33 PM	#795
jbmagic Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2004	i wish Palffy would of re-sign with the Kings. Damn the Kings need one more scorer to be set.

08-08-2005, 02:39 PM	#796
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Wings bring in Chris Osgood for 1 year, $900000. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132824 Last edited by TazFTW : 08-08-2005 at 02:40 PM.

08-08-2005, 02:48 PM	#799
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	In all honesty, given what was out there in the way of goaltenders and the reasonable price ($900K) and the length of the deal (1 year), I am fine with this signing. Osgood played well in Detroit. And, like I have said many times, he wasn't the reason the Wings lost in the playoffs in '99 and '00. Yes he let in an occassionaly untimely goal, but the Wings' offense dried up something fierce in those series. So, once again, the Wings goaltending situation is adequate, not great, but adequate. Well, at least they now have some more cash to throw around elsewhere. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

08-08-2005, 09:45 PM	#800
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	Flyers reup Simon Gagne to a 1 year, $2 million deal. It is $25000 higher than what he was qualified. Yep, his agent got him a $25000 raise.

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