Around The NHL - Sunday June 20
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 20, 2010 3:46 PM PDT
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-It's official: Claude Noel is the new coach of the Manitoba Moose. (The Province)
-Blackhawks' president John McDonough brought the Stanley Cup home to Elk Grove, Illinois (Chicago Sun-Times).
-Not much talking going on between Shaone Morrison's agent and the Capitals (Washington Post)
-As I was saying when the trade went down, Patrick Elias must be pretty damned excited to have his former linemate Jason Arnott back. (NJ.com) Remember this? Sweet pass or what?
-Kings offer former Flyers coach John Stevens assistant coaching job. (LA Times)
-No offer for Fernando Pisani from the Oilers. (Edmonton Journal) No shit. Pisani had a miracle playoff run in 2006 where he scored 14 goals in 24 games, got a serious raise, and then became an enigma ever since. Hate those guys.
-That "Save Spezza" rally on Parliament Hill I was talking about? Could have been well over 100 people showing up? Try about 15. (Puck Daddy) I think that is hilarious.
-A very good chance Nathan Horton gets traded before or during the Draft (Sun Sentinel.com)
-The Penguins and Sergei Gonchar remain in serious negotiation talks (Pittsburghlive.com)
-How to get rid of Donald Brashear, by Larry Brooks.
-An increase in the salary cap far from a sure thing. (ProHockeyTalk)
-If the Flyers can sign Dan Hamhuis they will have to shed a veteran's salary to stay under the cap (Spector's)
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Happy father's day
to all you NM dads out there. Im just about to go to Earls with the family, despite my old man declaring yet again that all he wanted for Father’s Day was “just some peace and quiet”.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
"One time I was invited to come to a social gathering. I was paid a handsome amount of money, and I brought a shotgun and a bottle of Tanqueray and showed those people the best f***ing time they’ve ever seen." - Kenny Powers
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 20, 2010 5:26 PM PDT reply actions
i’m expecting lots of news over the next few days. especially tuesday when the 2010-11 schedule comes out, the nhl awards on wednesday, and the draft on friday.
i’ll be at my computer all day tomorrow.
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yeah, i can fully cover monday and thursday.
tuesday and wednesday i have day classes, i also have a midterm during the end of the awards on wednesday :(
on friday, i have 2 final exams, so i won’t be on here.
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Well I always appreciate your efforts, Missy (same for Zan and Yankee)
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 20, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Not me.
Fuck you guys! :P
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
"One time I was invited to come to a social gathering. I was paid a handsome amount of money, and I brought a shotgun and a bottle of Tanqueray and showed those people the best f***ing time they’ve ever seen." - Kenny Powers
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 20, 2010 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m only hoping Yankee hasn’t been attacked by baboons on his trip.
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yeah, he said he’d be back in time for the draft…..
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also, there’s more rumour and fuss about players moving now than i can recall at any non-trade-deadline time recently. pretty interesting goings-on.
by Passive Voice on Jun 21, 2010 1:36 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, i’m reading that it’s because of a shortage of really good players becoming UFA’s this year. most of the real big action this summer will come from trades.
this week will be especially crazy, since there’ll begin the rush to sign UFA’s to stay, as well as draft picks for Friday and Saturday involved.
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puck daddy ranks top 10 UFA centers you’d want on your team.
huge shocker for #10.
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Love it! I still say Belanger is the most appealing on that list for me.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 21, 2010 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
If Johnson or Wellwood aren’t resigned, who is going to play C on the bottom 2 lines? I presume Hodgson is identified as having one of them (at least, I hope and pray he is), but that still leaves another spot open.
Malhotra or Belanger would be nice in my books. At the right price, of course, which would be easier if we could move Bernier.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
Rypien is classified as a center.
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Indeed.
I would not want to go into a season with the depth chart reading:
3LC – Hodgson
4LC – Rypien
There needs to be a more capable C option, with the ability to play on the 3rd line if things don’t work out for CoHo. That’s why I’ve gradually warmed up to the Belanger, Malhotra, Cullen ideas.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
yeah, CoHo-Rypien down the middle sounds like a solid candidate for “Most Disaster-Prone Bottom Six in the NHL” award.
by Passive Voice on Jun 21, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
only reason i put up the link is because Pudge actually made the list.
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He does have some upside, if he could only get it in gear more often.
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very true, he definitely has potential. just didn’t expect to see him on the top 10 list.
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I think he needs someone on his ass, at all times. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in Europe in the not too distant future. The game’s a little more laid back over there, IMO.
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I was surprised
about Wellfed also.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
"One time I was invited to come to a social gathering. I was paid a handsome amount of money, and I brought a shotgun and a bottle of Tanqueray and showed those people the best f***ing time they’ve ever seen." - Kenny Powers
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 21, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Joker is a joke.
"But yeah…like CC…I harbour no ill will." - VancityDan
"One time I was invited to come to a social gathering. I was paid a handsome amount of money, and I brought a shotgun and a bottle of Tanqueray and showed those people the best f***ing time they’ve ever seen." - Kenny Powers
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 21, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm rooting for Cullen
Yeah, he’ll be expensive for a third line centre, but he can play wing and would be the best choice on the point (if the ’Nucks insist on a forward being back there) to up his ice time, he has a cup ring, and enough experience to help rookies playing on his wings.
Not sure Hodgson wouldn’t be better off learning wing at first: less pressure than in the middle.
I’ll throw my hat in with Malhotra, he’s the biggest of the bunch, doesn’t have much of an offensive upside, but did you see his FO%? 62.5% (415W – 249L) holy crap that’s ridiculous! Apparently he’s also a good team guy.
I like Prospal too, he’s a bit old, but maybe he’d bring a good veteran presence to the team? He did get 20 goals last season.
Otherwise, I’d be totally happy to stick with Wellwood if he can keep it going for a full season. Maybe if you stuck him between a couple skill guys like Hodgson and Grabner he’d step up his offensive game a bit. He seems to get a role stuck in his head and stick very rigidly with it. He always elevates his game a notch for the playoffs and other than his lack of physical presence he never really seems to be a liability out there.
the last paragraph of your comment I can agree with completely. Wellwood never gets enough love and probably would put up great #’s with Hodgson and Grabner. However, I still want to see more grit at the #3 center position
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 21, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Prospal
…was used a lot higher than he should have been. He was on for 20 minutes per game, that dropping in March and April as the Rangers were trying to make the playoffs. Can’t really say that’s a good sign.
Like Malhotra, but I wouldn’t put Wellwood with two rookies. Welly coming back I’m fine with, but he’s not getting another raise. I still prefer Cullen for his versatility and offensive ability, but wouldn’t turn down Manny.
You know, it’s a weak year for top-end free agents, but looking pretty good for depth players.
You know, it’s a weak year for top-end free agents, but looking pretty good for depth players.
That scares me. It suggests some people are going to get overpaid that shouldn’t be overpaid.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
Wait, so who SHOULD be overpaid?
hehe
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 22, 2010 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Campbell
Brian Campbell is a classic example: D-men were in short supply, Chicago was a bad team in a disinterested city who were having trouble getting free agents. Chicago paid to make a big splash getting the most talented player available that year, and that made other free agents sit up and take notice.
Was he overpaid? Sure – now he is. But he wasn’t then: if they didn’t sign him, who else would have not even looked at Chicago as a free agent?
Still
overpaying a free agent to play in a hockey city is not cool.
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"One time I was invited to come to a social gathering. I was paid a handsome amount of money, and I brought a shotgun and a bottle of Tanqueray and showed those people the best f***ing time they’ve ever seen." - Kenny Powers
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 22, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
more clues to preseason schedule:
we have 2 games against the oilers: one at GM Place on Wed. September 22, the other on Sun. September 26 at Rexall.
that’s 4 games figured out so far.
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full schedule released
story already posted on main page.
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