Annabelle Posted June 26, 2008 Report Posted June 26, 2008 rhett is done. which is sad. i grew up watching him in jr and he's from my city. i must be getting older.
Red Baron Posted June 26, 2008 Report Posted June 26, 2008 Some one is going to claim Eriksson, and its going to be a team from the Southeast.
Guest Posted June 29, 2008 Report Posted June 29, 2008 Charter finally got around to adding the NHL Network to my cable service. oh my god what have i been missing
Red Baron Posted June 29, 2008 Report Posted June 29, 2008 Bertuzzi is placed on waivers. The Tampa Bay Lightning traded a fourth round pick to have negotiating rights to talk to Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts.
CanadianGuitarist Posted June 29, 2008 Report Posted June 29, 2008 Bertuzzi is placed on waivers. You're a day late. He cleared them, and will become a UFA. I'm not surprised he didn't get picked up from waivers; his stock has dropped pretty considerably, and I wouldn't take him at 7.4 a year either, but he'll get picked up if the price is right.
Prophet of Mike Zagurski Posted June 29, 2008 Report Posted June 29, 2008 I hated Bertuzzi and I'm glad he's gone. I feel better cheering the Ducks now.
Red Baron Posted June 29, 2008 Report Posted June 29, 2008 Well we have our first jumpee to the Russian Super League of the season. Wade Duibelewicz
Guest Posted June 29, 2008 Report Posted June 29, 2008 Avery wants 4 years, 16 million. If he hadn't already burned this bridge I would seriously consider giving it to him. Overpayment sure, but fans always like him and he sells tickets.
Annabelle Posted June 29, 2008 Report Posted June 29, 2008 i bet bertuzzi goes to the leafs and avery to the flyers
the pinjockey Posted June 29, 2008 Report Posted June 29, 2008 As much fun as that would be, any resources for the Flyers need to go to the blueline. Especially if Hatcher is not coming back. They have plenty of forward depth, but beyond Timonen and Coburn there are a lot of 4/5/6 type defensemen.
Prophet of Mike Zagurski Posted June 29, 2008 Report Posted June 29, 2008 Well we have our first jumpee to the Russian Super League of the season. Wade Duibelewicz
Red Baron Posted June 30, 2008 Report Posted June 30, 2008 i bet bertuzzi goes to the leafs and avery to the flyers That wont surprise me to see Bertuzzi to take over the Power Forward position in Toronto. He'll fit the team nicely if Sundin stays in Toronto. I can see Avery going out West, possibly to Calgary or Chicago.
Guest Posted June 30, 2008 Report Posted June 30, 2008 The Kings traded Visnovsky for Jarrett Stoll and Matt Greene. What an awful deal. I think I'm a Blues fan now. Oh wait, they have Andy Murray. Maybe I'll follow the Mullet. Ok, not really. But this is a BUTT ass trade. Only thing that could make it nice is that we now have to spend a bunch to get to the cap floor. Hossa or Campbell ftw. Originally I didn't want to sign either one of those, but we really need to get to the cap floor. We need a #1 defenseman more, so Campbell, yeah. Not that I think it'll happen. I like both Oilers involved, but dude. Lastly, this could mean that rumors are true, and that we will take Derian Hatcher and Glen Murray along with both the Flyers and Bruins first round picks in order to give them some cap room. We reach the cap floor doing that.
CanadianGuitarist Posted June 30, 2008 Report Posted June 30, 2008 Yeah, good call. I like both Oilers that you got, but Visnovsky might be the league's most overlooked player........... Hey, if it worked once, why not try it again? Ryan Malone, for whom the Lightning traded a pick to negotiate with, is a Bolt. They've done much the same with the Wild to talk to Brian Rolston now.
bob_barron Posted June 30, 2008 Report Posted June 30, 2008 What's with trading the negotiation rights? Don't teams know that people are negotiating with these guys anyway before July 1?
Nightwing Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Posted June 30, 2008 What's with trading the negotiation rights? Don't teams know that people are negotiating with these guys anyway before July 1? That's what I thought, but Tampa's first pitch has worked on two of the three guys so far, and it still might work on Rolston. Can't argue with results, especially for a single draft pick.
Red Baron Posted June 30, 2008 Report Posted June 30, 2008 Unless Tampa is planning on scoring an average of five goals a game, they still wont make the playoffs.
LaParkaMarka Posted June 30, 2008 Report Posted June 30, 2008 They could with that top six: Prospal-Lecav-St Louis Rolston-Stamkos-Malone And it's not like their bottom 6 is total garbage either...Halpern, Jokinen, and Oullet are solid players. Tampa looks pretty impressive to me, despite their terrible coach.
Nightwing Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Posted June 30, 2008 At the very least, I think they've shown the fans that they really do care enough to make some big moves and try to drastically improve the franchise. Can anyone fault them for that?
Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Posted July 1, 2008 The Bay signed Gary Roberts too. That team is going to compete.
the max Posted July 1, 2008 Report Posted July 1, 2008 Hossa would make a great late birthday present. Depending on where you read, Hossa is either very strongly considering Boston or hasn't given them a second thought. Make it happen, Pete.
CanadianGuitarist Posted July 1, 2008 Report Posted July 1, 2008 I'm impressed by the (additional) firepower and (additional) leadership added by Tampa, but I agree with RB. Their problems have clearly been goaltending and defence (and to a degree, coaching): None of which they've addressed. Barry Melrose's mullet is awesome, but that don't pay the pickle man. Moreso, it's becoming increasingly likely they won't have their best defenceman as of midnight. On the other hand, I was underwhelmed (at least compared to a top-heavy offence), by the goaltending and defence of Pittsburgh and Detroit last September. We'll see, but I'm still thinking 'nay'.....for now.
Red Baron Posted July 1, 2008 Report Posted July 1, 2008 Tampa doesn't even have enough cap room to keep Boyle, as he is getting shipped around looking for offers. The best goalie in Free Agency is Cristobal Huet. However, Brooks Orpik, Mark Streit and Ron Hainsey can be picked up for a reasonable price on defence
Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Posted July 1, 2008 They have the cap space. They have 11 forwards, 8 defensemen, and 2 goalies signed with a cap hit of about 45.5. With the ceiling at 56, they can sign Rolston and Craig...and they'll still be in good shape. They won't sign Rolston though. Next year might be a problem. They'll trade Boyle, but cap room is no issue.
CanadianGuitarist Posted July 1, 2008 Report Posted July 1, 2008 Tampa doesn't even have enough cap room to keep Boyle, as he is getting shipped around looking for offers. The best goalie in Free Agency is Cristobal Huet. However, Brooks Orpik, Mark Streit and Ron Hainsey can be picked up for a reasonable price on defence. Edit: Disregard. 909 corrected it. And I'd say, just on paper, that Emery's the best goalie on the market.
nl5xsk1 Posted July 1, 2008 Report Posted July 1, 2008 Alex Auld impressed me in limited time last year in Boston, and has been a decent starter in the past. You're not going to win the Cup with him in between the pipes, but he's good enough to hopefully keep the score down while all that firepower racks up the points. And he'd also sign for short money. And while it's barely "NHL Offseason News" ... raise your hand if you saw Ray Bourque on Main Street today while walking to get your morning coffee. Wait, why am I the only one with his hand up?
Red Baron Posted July 1, 2008 Report Posted July 1, 2008 The Oilers are making some trades. Joni Pitkanen was traded to the Hurricanes for Erik Cole and Raffi Torres went to Columbus for Gilbert Brule.
Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Posted July 1, 2008 Let's post a free agency rundown! Curtis Joseph to Toronto for a year Devils sign most of their dudes except for Brylin, so far Brad Stuart re-signs with Detroit at 4 years, 3.75 per (good, he sucks, didn't want him back) Devils re-sign Bryce Salvador Pascal Dupuis stays with the Pens Caps re-sign Mike Green to a 4 year 21 million dollar deal (holy fuck we are headed to another lockout this is getting out of hand) Rene Bourque got traded to Calgary for a pick Radim Vrbata signed with Tampa That's all right now. With Stuart gone, we're going to have to pay four million to someone else in addition to what Blake's getting...I'm pretty happy about that.
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