A Bit of Squid: So It Begins
by missy on Jun 28, 2010 9:04 AM PDT
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First, the official stuff:
- Mark Recchi has signed for 1 more year with the Bruins.
- Tom Pyatt has signed for 1 more year with the Canadiens.
- Puck Daddy presents the 10 most awkward draft pick photos.
- The topic that everyone is analyzing: who won and lost the draft? (Puck Daddy, Hockey Independent)
- Down on the farm, the Manitoba Moose have been busy signing players. So far, they've resigned both Tommy Maxwell and Marco Rosa, and signed rookie Kevin Clark.
- Added: Anybody interested in Marc Staal? Apparently there's a chasm in his contract talks with the Rangers.
- Added (11:10 AM): The waiver wire has become active. The Senators have put Jonathan Cheechoo on waivers, while the Coyotes have waived Jim Vandermeer and Petteri Nokelainen, the Panthers put Ville Koistenen on waivers and the Flames have waived Ales Kotalik.
- Added (11:43 AM): Via Dan Murphy of RSN, Shane O`Brien has received a qualifying offer of $1.6m for one more year with the Canucks. Sean has a separate post for that.
- Added (1:03 PM): Wojtek Wolski has signed on for 2 more years with the Coyotes.
- Added (1:49 PM): The enemy Oilers have issued qualifying offers to Gilbert Brule, Andrew Cogliano, Colin Fraser, Samwise Gagner, JF Jacques, Ryan O'Marra, Liam Reddox, Theo Peckham and goalies Jeff Deslauriers and Devan Dubnyk. Ryan Potulny and Marc-Antoine Pouliot did not receive qualifying offers and will hit the free agent market. -TSN
- Added (2:43 PM): Per a Denver Post writer, the Avalanche get Dan Winnik from the Coyotes for a 4th-round draft pick. UPDATE: Official press release from Phoenix.
- Added (2:53 PM): The Flames have announced their qualifying offers for Henrik Karlsson, Matt Keetley, Gord Baldwin, Matt Pelech, Ian White, Kris Chucko, Brett Sutter, and J. D. Watt. (BTW, Keetley played in goal last year for Victoria)
- Added (2:58 PM): The Sharks have made qualifying offers on Devin Setoguchi, Steven Zalewski and Derek Joslin.
Now, the rumour of the morning. (DISCLAIMER: THESE ARE JUST RUMOURS, MAINSTREAM MEDIA SHOULD REFRAIN FROM USING THIS AS ONE OF THEIR "SOURCES")
- According to ESPN's Pierre Lebrun, the Flyers have also been granted the rights to talk to Marty Turco (still under contract by the Stars until July 1st). Apparently, Turco has turned them down so far, wanting to test the free agent market. Meanwhile, the Flyers are also having trouble getting Evgeni Nabokov to sign (they've been allowed to talk to him as well).
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Lambert calls us "losers"
Nice. Obviously, this means we had a great draft.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
yeah, i didn’t bother posting it after i saw how little he said about us.
if i had posted it, it would’ve said “Puck Daddy’s What We Learned. Warning: Lambert is back.”
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So, what exactly is Mike Gillis up to?
Here’s my list of losers:
1. Lambert
2. Cox
3. Gallagher
4. MacLean
…to be continue
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
is #5 Nick Kypreos?
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"Pfft, Wii’s where it’s at. *Swings toy plastic racquet, separates shoulder"- RudyKelly
by Kevin Sellathamby on Jun 28, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
And where is Stan Fischler?! That no talent ass clown.
'Nucks Misconduct - Housing Swedish Millionaires Since 2000.
by Yankee Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
5. Brooks
6. Kypreos
7. Fischler
8. Milbury
…to be continued
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
ecklund?
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by Twitchy2010 on Jun 28, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
He is just more funny than bad.
Besides, you can’t really call Ek a “reporter”, or even a columnist…maybe a hockey fantasizer?
Ecklund doesn’t qualify. You don’t have to be a reporter either (see: Lambert)… but you have to have some semblance of legitimacy.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
lol rules of convenience. Ecklund and Lambert are equally useless and equally without legitimacy…unless you’re weighting the yahoo banner, then ok, I grudgingly agree. :P
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Yahoo is one of the best sources around for hockey news and legit commentary. I definitely consider a featured writer there legit.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
well, not Lambert, he’s a douche.
but yeah, Wysh and Leahy are the shizz.
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So, what exactly is Mike Gillis up to?
I like the Russian dude too… best source for the Russian perspective imo
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
oh yeah, chesnokov is great too.
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So, what exactly is Mike Gillis up to?
Uh…who’s the other guy…I think he played major jr (cuz he always talks about it)…Jason Bourne? No, not that jason bourne (although he’d be a kick ass hockey player i’m guessing…HE could move byfuglien from the crease…). Anyways, although he doesn’t give a whole lot of news and analysis, I do like his writing from a story standpoint.
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Justin Bourne
yeah, he does have the good story, he’s only an occasional writer though.
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So, what exactly is Mike Gillis up to?
Pierre McGuire isn’t an asshole. You have to be an asshole to get on this list. McGuire is just a funny little bald guy who often says mildy inappropriate and uncomfortable things and likes to touch people.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t care what anyone says. Lucky Pierre is a quirky cool cat
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with that if you add the word ‘creepy’ somewhere in there. I still enjoy the guy!
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaa…yes creepy too. But he is knowledgeable and entertaining indeed
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
knowledgable? all he says are the most obvious statements and hes an analyst. funny thing i came across a few months ago on hockeyfights.com:
The Offical Pierre Mcguire Drinking game:
DRINK ONE GULP OF YOUR DRINK IF PIERRE USES ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Dion Phaneuf
- Mike Richards
- Carey Price
- Jonathen Toews
- Monster
- Whaaamo!
- El- Kabong
- Real Deal
- Puck Poise
- Big Body Presence
- Active Stick
- Calls a Player “Special” or " a fine young man"
- Wow!
- Tenacity
DRINK TWO GULPS OF YOUR DRINK IF PIERRE:
- Giggles at any point during the game(this just made me burst out ****ing laughing for no reason.)
- Pronounces a European club team using European Pronounciation
- Mentions people he met in Europe
- Says " Team ‘X’ Scouting staff did a great job finding this player"
- Says Something extremeley gay (EX. Big Stick…SHOWERS….player with shirt off)
- Goes nuts when a team, has two many men
- WJC host city is “Beautiful” or “Filled with great people”
- If a stick breaks and Pierre rambles on about one-piece sticks
- Says welcome to the Show (Ex. Welcome to the Crosby Show)
- Cuts off Gord Miller (Ex. WJC 2009 Eberle ties the game)
- If pierre says “Time and Space”
- If Pierre goes on about a players Junior Career
- If Pierre says “Its Hammer Time”
- Says “Sheer Larcany”
HAVE 3 GULPS OF YOUR DRINK IF PIERRE:
- Mentions a Staal brother who isn’t playing
- Mentions a Sutter brother who isn’t involved in the game
- Says the Game is a Classic!
- says " Team X should be so exicted about havng this guy he is gonna be great for them down the road".
- If Pierre says “Roof Daddy”
- If Pierre goes " Thats a Double Dion"
- Pierre uses his famous line “He suckin’ dirty pond water”
- “x” player is oozing with hockey sense."
- drink if pierre uses 3 or more adjectives consecutively to describe a player or a team… Ie: “Size, athleticism, composure etc…” extra drinks if he uses terms such as “big body presence” that are already on the chart as said adjectives.
CHUG A BEER IF PIERRE:
- Has an Orgasm at the mic (Ex. Dustin Tokarski save WJC 2009)
- If Pierre ruins the moment aka butchers the call (Ex. WJC 2009 Eberle ties the game with 5.5 seconds left…. Gord Miller: Can you Believe it!..Pierre: I can!
- Says " Thats vintage X" (Ex. Thats Vintage Jake Allen)
by 49er4life on Jun 28, 2010 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He doesn’t just say the obvious stuff, c’mon. I will partake in that drinking game
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
How can the Maven fall to 7? Oh dear Lord. I think that man learned Twitter simply so he could slag Luongo. Plus, anyone who refers to himself in the third person by some dorky nickname surely deserves points just for that. And, he’s been a complete asshat since at least 1994. I think he should get longevity points.
I know the competition on your list appears to be stiff, but he’s got to be top 5 and maybe even top 3, I think.
My hopes exceed my expectations
-WeepingTile
MCGUIRE
SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK ABOUT MCGUIRE
WHAMMO
OH MY GOD WHAT A SAVE BY TOKARSKI!!!
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
lol that post is pure win
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Here’s my list of winners (present company—SBNers—excluded):
1. Wysh
2. Mirtle
3. Hrudey
4. Murphy
5. Hughson
6. Friedman
…to be continued
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
How is ray ferraro not in the top five?
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Oh this isn’t ordinal— there are three categories, winners, losers, and neither. All winners are equally winners and all losers are equally losers. So say I. And Ferraro will be added.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, I do like Wysh’s ability to be totally on top of the news, and the PD brand has done good things, but I’m not sure I’d put wysh on that list any more than twitter. I mean I like him, but he’s no ferraro or mirtle.
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7. Ferraro
8. Taylor
…to be continued
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Mackenzie
is the only one I respect.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the dude who was Hughson’s color man during the SC run. Former player, forgot name, found him right on in his analyses and how he presented his info.
by Bobby Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just reading on Puck Daddy about Marc Staal becoming RFA and he and Sather at odds for contract. Anyone know anything about him? Would he fit on our defense? 23 minutes a game, +11 last season, young guy… worth an offer sheet or not?
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i just read that too
would be interesting to look into.
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So, what exactly is Mike Gillis up to?
They were saying he could become one of the better shutdown D-men… I could go for that. Plus he’s only 23
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
How about a little more experience??? Ballard has no playoff experience. Staal has a little. I’d prefer somebody who’s been past 2 rounds. Oh, and f*** SOB’s experience.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course I like a little experience
But where are we going to get it? The UFA pool doesn’t really have too many D-men with experience, hell the only “quality” one that’s been past 2 rounds is Volchenkov, and everyone’s clamoring that he’s too expensive. Guys with experience tend to be hard to come by. We’re not going to walk into a goldmine.
Of course, if we landed Volchenkov for a reasonable rate I’d be pretty happy
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
eh. they’ll have 32 playoff wins of experience 730 days from now.
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
How about an inflated, long-term RFA offer?
Like 7-10 years at $5 mil or so? I know it’s a ridiculous thought…but if you overpay now, you will likely be underpaying by the end of the deal.
I know this will never happen… just some wild speculation to keep me entertained the next few days.
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by nucksandpucks on Jun 28, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know...
$5mil would mean a 1st, 2nd and 3rd round pick as well in compensation…I wouldn’t want to give up our whole draft next year as well…
$4.5 would only be a first and a third
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
If indeed, it is a "chasm"
I’d be going the route of talking to Sather and seeing if we could work out a trade, rather than an offer sheet.
With Staal, Edler and now Ballard, we’d have a solid d-core moving forward regardless of what happens with Hoff, Salo, etc.
So I’d be calling Slats and seeing what we would need to add to Bieksa (for salary purposes he’d have to go) to get a deal done. And I’d be willing to include a 1st and pretty much any prospects not named Hodgson. And maybe even him.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
As per my comment below, forgot about the compensation issue – and I fully agree that a trade makes more sense. Bieksa, a 1st and a prospect would work great for me. Or Bieksa and Schneider? I dunno – now I’m just rosterbating without thinking things through. I need more coffee.
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by nucksandpucks on Jun 28, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Even though it is Sather
I don’t see him even considering taking Bieksa for Staal, even with a lot of bling thrown in to spice it up. Staal is probably going to be a stud, and unless Sather is a complete idiot (yes I know, possible) I don’t see him trading him away for a guy like Bieksa…
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
In my theory
Bieksa is merely to help with the salary crunch. The picks and prospects would be determinative.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
Good point
Had a total brain cramp and forgot about that pesky “compensation” issue! I was just trying to think of an amount that Sather would be unlikely to match. Still, if it was a 1st and a 3rd I would hands down do that for Staal.
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by nucksandpucks on Jun 28, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Can we afford another 4.5 a year against the cap? I mean and still complete all the other pieces we need to?
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by Twitchy2010 on Jun 28, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
If we can offload Bieksa then we could
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I mean, we’re already at 7 D-men signed, so we’d have to move at least one of them.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
And we still have SOB as an RFA, so we have 8 d-men on one-way deals under contract or with rights we control. We already should be thinking about moving one even if we don’t get another in somewhere else, but if we do get another, we absolutely must move either SOB or Bieksa and possibly both. Definitely Bieksa if we take on salry.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. While he’s not a true blue-chip defenseman, at least not at Drew Doughty/Keith/Weber level, he’s young, he’s going to develop, and at worst he’s a No2 in the future.
If you THINK you have a chance with Staal, you gotta go for it. Opportunities to sign young D-men don’t show up…… ever.
by Vancouverguy on Jun 28, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
If there’s a D we want from NYR, I don’t think it’s Staal, should be Ryan McDonagh, a first-round draft pick couple years back.
Ryan McDonagh may not even wanna sign with NYR - NY Post L.B.
" Rangers, who conducted organizational meetings last week, are believed keenly interested in signing Ryan McDonagh, whose rights they acquired from Montreal in the Scott Gomez deal, but the Wisconsin defenseman has a fair amount of leverage as he awaits an offer.
McDonagh, who turns 21 next month, would play his senior year for the Badgers if he does not turn pro. If he remains unsigned through next year, McDonagh would become an unrestricted free agent as of Aug. 15, 2011.
Chances are, then, if the 6-foot-1, 215-pound McDonagh, who is regarded as a proficient, stay-at-home type physically ready for the NHL, does not sign this summer, he will not sign at all with the Blueshirts.
And though it would seem necessary for Sather to offer the Entry Level max, we’re hearing McDonagh will make his decision based less on the contract and more on his perception of the Rangers’ program."
http://hfboards.ca/showthread.php?t=771339
Basically, Sather’s reputation is such that even college kids are worried that signing with the Rangers would stunt their development, especially their D (see Matt Gilroy). Give them SOB or Bieksa if Sather asks, we’ll develop kids here! We have sleep doctors and psychologists here!
And I know the post is from Feb 2010. But as of today, McDonagh still hasn’t signed. Ask for him Gillis!
by nucklinBadger on Jun 28, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Just a little background, he’s Montreal’s 1st round draft pick from 2007, 12th overall. Traded to NYR in the Gomez trade, if he doesn’t sign a pro contract this year, he can head back to college for his final year and become a free agent next summer at the age of 21/22. Meaning if Sather can’t be sure he can sign him (or pisses a college kid off more somehow), he would have let a first round draft pick walk for free.
So if we can do a trade-and-sign, at the max he will be on an entry-level contract for three years, which should fit our budget nicely, unlike Staal.
And yes, 2007 is the Patrick White draft unfortunately.
by nucklinBadger on Jun 28, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Who was drafted 25th overall, by the way…………….. where would our pick have been this year again?
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Quinton Howden
Was drafted by the Panthers, if that’s what you mean.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
I think Beantown meant White, he was drafted 25# overall in 2007.
by nucklinBadger on Jun 28, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
The only thing is
We need quality D-men immediately. Getting a couple of kids who we can develop would be good, but we can’t just get kids and wait for them to develop, because we might be out of time when they do.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Actually those numbers will be going up, pegged to the increase in average salary per the CBA. Should be around 5% higher I would expect.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
5mil would still be in the 1/2/3 range though even with 5% more I think.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
Yeah, just putting it out there. 5% is only an estimate, too, since league average salary increase isn’t inherently the same as cap increase, but clearly closely related.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Do
want.
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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
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Ain't gonna happen.
I would LOVE Staal to come here. He’s already top pair with the Rangers, and he’s going to get better. Okay, saying someone is the best defender with Manhattan is damning with faint praise, but the kid really is front line talent. Slats isn’t going to let him go: any offer is going to be matched, or Sather’s going to be looking for a new job.
True enough
If he hasn’t been sacked yet, what would it take… Well, if he loses Staal, that should do it.
If you’ve ever read anything about James Dolan, you’ll know that Sather has a job for life. The guy’s a fucking lunatic.
A creep from the cradle, but a hero's what I want to be
How Sather has been able to
keep his job until now is beyond me? Redden for 6 mill/8 years? Madness.
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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
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
that was a long time ago. How about his fuckups since then?
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
he’d better be right on this mcilrath cat
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Joker
Roscival, Drury, Gomez, I would say Gabby but he is an awesome hockey player.
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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
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Gabby would break his jaw snacking on Sather’s you-know-what.
Sorry, I’m drunk..WOOO!!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
I wish I could be drunk on monday too, but they don’t let me drink in class.
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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
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
they don’t let you? When has that ever stopped anyone???
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. ...
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
i just put back on that movie, trying out the new tv.
my landlady’s son got himself a 60 inch tv, so he brought over his 52 inch for his mother to have. she has that upstairs, and put her old one down here. it’s probably about twice the size i had before :)
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So, what exactly is Mike Gillis up to?
Next time
I’ll put it in my water bottle.
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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
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh jeez...
It’s going to be a loooong wait until “Free Agent Frenzy”
On another note, TSN really knows how to make anything sound exciting.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
well, people are hitting waivers already today, and i think i read somewhere that all qualifying offers for RFA’s have a deadline for being made today.
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So, what exactly is Mike Gillis up to?
Can I get a time machine up in here to take me to next season to know who will be on the team and how they will perform? Or some cryogenic freezing or something.
Let’s get on this. I imagine we could make some pretty good money inventing one too.
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believe me, they were trying to use The Cannon as a source for the Spezza to Columbus rumours. all they had at there was saying there was a rumour and analyzing it.
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Let me get this straight
I’m not sure I follow – you’re saying you want Marc Staal?
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by nucksandpucks on Jun 28, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m wondering. I mean, it seems like it
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
No no...
…He wants to stall Marc, delaying his re-signing with the Rangers. And he’s a bad speller.
by Thursday on Jun 28, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
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Wait
So you do want M. Staal? Just to be clear here.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
“foul-mouthed and reactionary voice” were a literary term, i’d have picked it.
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
you have an awesome way with words. Love it
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow hard to imagine Cheechoo was a 93 pt scorer only 5 years ago, now washed-up at age 31
by nucklinBadger on Jun 28, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Two sports hernia surgeries can do that to a guy
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I might take a flyer on Cheechoo. But only if he’s bought out, first! Prime example of why I hate players getting monster contracts after one good year… Him and Petr Nedved.
I like Jeff Brown, Natha LaFayette and Brett Hedican. Therefore I like Petr Nedved.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t take a chance on Cheechoo at all. Put him on some rebuilding team.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think he'll ever recovery
To his previous form
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I agree, semi. He’s had enough chances to do so.
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks dude.
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Just a comment, Vandermeer and Nokelainen were put on waivers by PHX, not OTT.
I'm gonna pain you dearly Woodhouse, when I peel all your skin off with a flensing knife, sew it into Woodhouse pajamas, and then set those pajamas on fire.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Jun 28, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
fixed, thanks
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So what did the Flames lose and then gain in the Jokinen trades? Salary dumps? I guess Higgins is gone too. Wow. And they lost a beauty in Matt Lombardi in the first place. FOOLS!!!
wait, Higgins is gone? did they not qualify him!!!!!!!!!???
I would fucking love that dude here. Burrows 2.0.
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I wouldn’t mind Higgins for a 3LW spot either. Price would have to be right.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
he’s got 40 points over the last two years combined. how much could he be asking for? :D
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
True
But Nic Wallin just got 2.5 million somehow, so anything is possible.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
That rumor monger whose name I dare not speak posted today that Flames are trying to get Lombardi. Hehehe
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Sutter's pill
Higgins is UFA and likely gone.
Overall it looks like this:
Lombardi, Prust, Vandermeer ( traded to reacquire Prust) and a first round pick ( PHX selected Brandon Gormley) for one lousy year of Jokinen, 23 games of a terrible Kotalik and injured Higgins.
What the Flames are left with is a buyout of Kotalik – $1m against the cap for the next 4 years.
sportsnetmurph
Canuck have given Shane OBrien a qualifying offer of 1.6 million for one year.
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I don’t mind this…obviously the Canucks see further growth for him, and I agree. He became a really good third pairing guy this season, and his improvement should continue.
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by Twitchy2010 on Jun 28, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
don’t disagree, i’d just been under the impression he was gone. hope that rumour about him blimping up is wrong.
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Not a complete shock
But I really hope this doesn’t mean we are going to have him around past this offseason.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
Eklund, Yay!
* The Canucks are in on Volchenkov and still the odds on favorite to get Hamhuis.
Clearly, he hasn’t spoken with Mr. Zandberg.
Clearly, he knows nothing at all.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
neither does Philly or Pittsburgh, haha
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Zan, you should pull some of your mushroom cloud mutherfucker shit all over Eklundville.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Drop
the cloud man, I know you want to.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
a couple interesting tweets i just saw:
fearthefin
@mirtle Do you think Bieksa could be the odd man out? San Jose really hurting for a top three defenseman.
mirtle
@fearthefin Yeah, it seems like Bieksa is who they want to move.
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If San Jose is wise they’d try and snag Hamhuis before considering juice, assuming Zan’s analysis is on point.
by Beantown Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
The gates are opening up in both SJ and Anaheim
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Shhhh let em take juice. Juice is the shit! yup.
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by Twitchy2010 on Jun 28, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Wuhhhh??
Juice a top three guy?
I mean, Yes of course!
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
I actually think he is. I don’t think he’s going to have yet another calf laceration this season and every team needs one psycho ! Plus he’s got a very hard, if not particularly accurate, shot and can clear the front of the net. Sort of a Sami Salo sans Valium.
maybe he’ll help get Jumbo Joe angry once in a while…..
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also a RHS. those are in somewhat short supply around the league.
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
by all means take Juice, and give us Pavelski.
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Marco Rosa
was the second best forward last year to Grabner for the Moose, but I think he’s Dallas property?
yep, he’s still Dallas’s property, i believe.
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yeah, he’s definitely not Canucks property
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
He was selected in the 8th round by the Stars in 2001
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
The Oilers didn’t qualify Ryan Potulny. 15 goal scorer last year. Think he’d be a third line fit?
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Potulny? who’s he?
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Good college scorer, American, potted some goals for the Oilers last season. No idea about salary. Just throwing a name out there.
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I was wondering about Potulny too. Doesn’t anyone want a more experienced winger?
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Not bad
He puts up great numbers in the AHL, and last year was his first real NHL shot. Needs some defencive coaching and doesn’t have great size, so I’m not sure that’s what Gillis is looking for on the third. Still, he can play centre or wing, but not too good at face offs.
from a writer for the Denver Post (saw Jibblescribbits retweeting it)
adater
Something brewing with Avs. Could be a trade here shortly, Post has learned
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I was checking the Avs’ cap space…holy mother of all things insane..
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
wow, 7 UFA’s and 5 RFA’s????
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/makes quick visit to MHH….
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mirtle
Per @adater, the Avs have acquired Daniel Winnik from Phoenix for a fourth-round pick.
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Very few of those UFA’s are coming back. The more important players are the RFA’s.
anybody want an ex-Avalanche player?
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another quote:
let me get this straight: you guys are ok cheering for a team with Alex Burrows?
i keed, i keed…and yes, that’s the FA score. though one of the RFAs, Porter, is re-signed. we actually had 9 UFas, but we re-signed Budaj and Koci (facepalm to Koci). Most, if not all, of the other UFAs are gone. Hendricks, Durno, and Yelle would be the only remaining UFA guys potentially coming back, and certainly not all of them.
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even so…lots of $$$$ there. It helps to only have about $3 million invested in goalies
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Anybody think he’ll do it again? Recent history seems to show goalies slipping some after a breakout year.
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Anderson is money. He was awesome in Florida the year before, so it’s not like a new occurence
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
and keep bringing the ice girls there. He feeds off that energy
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm. They played him into the ground, though.
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yeah, Budaj needs to step in more. But the Avs need to be more in the playoff race earlier though to take the heat off
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Sundin, Wellwood now Tucker?
I don’t have enough bile to jump on board with that one.
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by Yankee Canuck on Jun 28, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Leaflover!
How about Stephane Yelle? Isn’t he supposed to be a faceoff stud?
He is 36 though….not sure I want any of their UFAs.
Blows me away we haven’t heard of any signed yet though.
Both goalies are UFA next year too. Though that’s not that big of a deal…but Andy will cost them some bucks…
leaftovers! how cunning! Just for that I’m photoshopping a tucker in a Canucks jersey tonight
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
isn’t tucker just a more expensive hordichuck? At least Hordi looked like Wolverine and had a cool name.
WHAT?? Tucker has more skills than all of last year’s 4th line combined
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
oh snap
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 29, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
oh god
please no
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 28, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Leafs: they didn’t qualify John Mitchell. He’s a great grindy player. But apparently the negotiations will continue
Flames release their qualifying offers. will add to post.
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luckily, not many players of significance.
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Ryan Malone??? Anyone? $4.5 million cap hit. Could fill in on line on occasion and on the power play units. Let’s flog Bieksa for Malone
Malone would be a great pick up, maybe he’d play more games if you reduced his ice time and put him on the third line. Cap hit’s a little high though for a third liner.
just saw that on twitter, just after i updated the post to include the fLamers…..
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she’s thinking “wtf are those two doing?”
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haha! Great tune. HEY! WE’RE NOT DORKS! just brothers with great taste in music
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 29, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Who else
but Beastie
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jun 29, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
meh, didn’t like the song too much.
/runs and hides
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fuck me
i know hindsight is always poifect, but why is it we seem to avoid our own backyard so much?
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Beats me. Look at T.O. too. FOOOOOLLLLSS!!
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
there shouldn’t be a European on the Leafs considering their backyard
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
so, this inspired me to poke around eliteprospects a bit
how awesome is this name? SJ has to take him.
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
ha!
You know, my girlfriend once one a hockey pool buy picking all the funniest names, there could be something to that…
Her favourite was this goofy forward called Hedgeduck
Really, I wonder why teams don’t have scouts heavily scouting their local hockey teams. You think that would be cheaper than flying people to Sweden too.
I know… the local boys that they want just aren’t available when it’s their turn to draft!
i mean, i accept that we’re not gonna land every Evander Kane and Ryan Johansen, but…
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah it’s a bit baffling, I mean we didn’t even pick up one token BC boy at the draft this year. Suck.
This little guy. Third-most points on his team, as a 17-yo dman. Only problem is you couldn’t leave him alone in a room with Welly, cuz he’s like five, maybe six bites tops.
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see that he had the most points for D-man in the BCHL? He is tiny though, maybe he’ll hit a growth spurt!
Think he’ll be one of those college player free draft picks that Gillis likes to talk about?
I can’t believe the Woody jokes have not died yet. Jesus Christos
by Sean Zandberg on Jun 28, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Christos
sounds like a delicious snack that Welly would import from mexico at exorbitant expense.
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
from a penticton blogger or something
How a 17-year-old rookie defender wins the blue-line points race, makes Team Canada West at the WJAC, is named top defender at the CJHL Prospects Game and quarterbacked the top power play in the league without much draft hype is a tad mysterious. Joey’s not huge, but he’s not small; he struggled at times in his own end, but heck he was in his first year of Junior; all in all Joey had a sensational rookie season.
by Passive Voice on Jun 28, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
apparently, size matters! Maybe next year, if he replicates his production. He’d be a great gamble to take in a late round for a team that’s struggling and just needing talent everywhere.
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