NHL Free Agency Day 5 Open Thread: Make Your Choice
by missy on Jul 5, 2010 9:30 AM PDT
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So, I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday weekend, I know I did. Luckily, the NHL free agency action took a break as well to enjoy the multitude of barbeques and fireworks. However, now that it is Monday morning, everyone's back to work (well, everyone but the Americans, of course), and this includes the general managers and free agents.
Anyways, today's big story comes from a tweet from Jay Grossman, who is the player agent for Ilya Kovalchuk, that says the following: "Ilya Kovalchuk looking to make decision on his future today...." (By the way, for any doubters out there, LeBrun from ESPN confirmed it is actually Kovy's agent.) Stay tuned.....
Open thread now open. Will add updates throughout the day.
Update (4:44 PM): Going for stabilization on defence, Stevie Y and the Lightning sign Brett Clark to a 2-year, $3.2 million contract. A busy summer for the new Tampa GM indeed.
Update (2:05 PM): Reports are coming out right at this very moment that Bob Probert collapsed and died on his boat just a short while ago. The 45-year-old, who once played for the Red Wings and Blackhawks, was known for his fighting. RIP Bob.
Update (12:49 PM): Relax, everyone, the Kovy sweepstakes are still on. What the NY Post reported this morning (Devils offering $60M over 7 years) hasn't actually happened (yet.....). In fact, as Mirtle noticed and Puck Daddy posted, they even had to change the name of the article.
Update (12:00 PM): I hate to spark the heated discussions we have about Cody Hodgson, but the Province reported on Friday that he has been given permission by the Canucks to skip the prospects camp. He is currently training with other players such as Steven Stamkos in the Toronto area, and is expected to report to training camp at the end of summer. Edit: Turns out that Sean had already added this to the prospects camp post on Friday, and I hadn't noticed it until now. Sorry, Sean.
Update (11:04 AM): Oilers sign Taylor Hall to a 3-year entry-level contract.
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DaveLozo
My sources tell me Sarah Palin is hoping Ilya Kovalchuk signs in Russia so she can watch him play from her house.
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Have patience, my darlings. It's only the beginning of July, Mike Gillis has all summer.....
lol
They’ll probably boo her like they did in Philly.
"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 of Eastbound and Down
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain, 2010 Art Ross Trophy Winner and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jul 5, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Are the Islanders really going to give out another long-term contract after the Yashin and DiPietro absurdity? Still, if he signs with the Isles, it’ll be big news and might help push along that whole Lighthouse project.
Also, Canucks prospect camp starts tomorrow. I wrote up some brief intros to each of the invitees to the camp over at Pass it To Bulis if you’re interested:
http://passittobulis.blogspot.com/2010/07/invitees-part-one-in-two-part-saga.html
http://passittobulis.blogspot.com/2010/07/invitees-part-two-in-two-part-saga.html
Canucks fans talking about the Canucks: Pass it To Bulis!
Still, if he signs with the Isles, it’ll be big news
Problem I see with that: Ilya Kovalchuck is not a known name outside of hockey circles. In the US, I guarantee you that more people have heard of Kane, Kesler, or Parise (aka US Olympic ‘heroes’) than have heard of Kovy. He’s been wasting away in Atlanta all these years without anyone noticing because the team has always sucked. To get noticed, you’ve got to be unbelievably explosive that you’re impossible to ignore, or you’ve got to be the star player in a top market or a really good team. Kovy has been none of those things.
by Beantown Canuck on Jul 5, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Those are good write up's Dan. Well done!
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by Yankee Canuck on Jul 5, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
However, now that it is Monday morning, everyone’s back to work, including the general managers and free agents.
Actually, today is a day off in the US since the 4th was on the weekend. GM’s and free agents may be working, of course, but technically it’s a national holiday. I know it’s paid leave for me, woohoo!
oh, i see
everyone in canada got thursday and friday off, so it’s back to work for us. i’ll fix that up top, thx :)
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Have patience, my darlings. It's only the beginning of July, Mike Gillis has all summer.....
Not everyone in Canada got Thursday and Friday off, trust me. Many got one or the other, and many more had to burn a vacation day to get the one they didn’t get offered by their employers.
For those of us living in Ontario, we also were gifted with the HST on Thursday. So it was not all rainbows and puppy-dog tails, or whatever the saying is.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
yeah, BC got the HST too. it sucks.
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Have patience, my darlings. It's only the beginning of July, Mike Gillis has all summer.....
My morning coffee went up 16 cents with hst. SIXTEEN FUCKING CENTS! That’s a small number, until you think about the fact that that’s a 2 dollar coffee. This HST is a pretty shitty thing for anyone but businesses, and it was completely fucked onto us. Sucks to be in BC where your choices for government are the spineless union puppets or the integrity-less often law breaking weasels.
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"You'll be playing in England the rest of your career" Alex Burrows
"I'm not a water dwelling mammal, where did you get that preposterous hypothesis, did steve tell you that?" FotC
If your coffee went up 16 cents, it must have cost $2.40 to begin with, since the most HST could raise the price of anything in BC is 6.7 percent. If you were living in Ontario, you’d be paying 2 cents more, or if in Nova Scotia, 7 cents more. The provincial government did a very poor job of explaining the HST, and moreover were deceitful in not mentioning the plan during the election, but in reality, other than for restaurants/cafes or other services that are heavily labour-intensive rather than goods-intensive, HST will restructure or even out most costs, not actually raise them. HST should be very helpful to the exporting sector, which should help produce more jobs in BC.
by Beantown Canuck on Jul 5, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
More of an annoyance right now than anything. Seeing gas jump over 8 cents a litre in one night wasn’t fun.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
Well I’m glad exporters will benefit while working class families have to spend more on food and clothes for their kids, until rebate time that is. But rebate time is pretty far away when you’re living paycheque to paycheque.
Also, the government not only failed to mention it, they emphatically stated they were not going to implement it.
I know this is a hockey blog, so I’ll stop the rant here, I’m just pretty cheesed off at my governments right now after the G20 rights violations and this increasingly shady Liberal government in BC. My canada day was one where I mourned the loss of many of the values I believe are canadian.
This is a hockey blog so
I will keep my most of my comments on this topic to myself. I will just say that I bring home around 850 bucks every two weeks and I don’t live have a problem with HST.
Oh and I rolled my eyes when I read the last line. If you think Politicians have any of the values that make Canada what it is then you might want to see a health care professional.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Jul 5, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
why let up? Soccer is discussed here often. Knock yourselves out.
Fucking HST.
by Sean Zandberg on Jul 5, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Not knowing you well...
I wonder if that 850 is feeding a kid too?
I make around that as well, and HST isn’t going to ruin me. What makes me angry is the lies involved, especially as it could have changed the election. As much as Vanderzalm is a POS, I admire the grassroots nature of his referendum and hope that it can see the light of day.
And eye rolling, btw, is exactly the problem this country has: “Oh politicians are corrupt and police brutalize young and poor people all the time, so no big deal, what can I do?”
This is the attitude that made me not want to celebrate canada day.
I love my country, my love of hockey is part of that, because many of the heroes of hockey are blue collar kids who made good, like Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr and others. When a story like Byfuglien’s gets out, as much as he’s also a POS, you gotta admire it and think that’s what our game can be about.
Not a bunch of millionaires, but some blue collar guys playing on a level playing field, winning by hard work, skill and talent and succeeding with those virtues. When rats like Bettman make it about money, it feels wrong.
This is what I’d like Canada to be about: fair play, reward by merit and hard work.
The Canada I saw in Toronto was about defending the rich through violence, misinformation and terror.
Roll your eyes if you want, this is some sappy sentiment with hockey being a metaphor for life yadda yadda yadda, but it’s part of the draw for me. I love canada, and I fear for the loss of the values I love in it.
by Nanodummy on Jul 5, 2010 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So let’s go light the Parliament Buildings on fire!
by Sean Zandberg on Jul 5, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
People shouldn't be afraid of their government
Governments should be afraid of their people.
The only verdict…. Is vengeance.
Well said Nanodummy, rec’d.
"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 of Eastbound and Down
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain, 2010 Art Ross Trophy Winner and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jul 5, 2010 7:56 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY
UNITY THROUGH FAITH
AND AS ALWAYS, ENGLAND PREVAILS!
The graphic novel is very good too.
"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 of Eastbound and Down
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain, 2010 Art Ross Trophy Winner and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jul 5, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Found this
STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY, UNITY THROUGH FAITH:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYrHx6dj0mU
"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 of Eastbound and Down
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain, 2010 Art Ross Trophy Winner and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jul 5, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, but you kinda nullify your whole point when you say ‘when rats like bettman make it about money’. Two things: if you’re old enough to remember vanderzalm, you should be old enough to know that the NHL’s been about money for quite a few decades now, long before bettman and his gang of weasels. Dislike him or not, he’s actually the guy who kept the money in check, and he forced a lockout to do it. Sure, it IS about money, and the guys who own the teams make it even more so, but Bettman very effectively stopped the players and managers from bankrupting the sport in all but a few cities. It’s one thing in a small list of not horrible things he’s done and it’s turned out to be pretty damn good for the entertainment value of hockey.
Also, I’m kind of tired of people accusing the police of inciting their own violence at the G20. Fuck that, the Black Bloc is nothing but a terrorist organization, and they should never be viewed as anything but. That people all get their panties in a knot about protecting the rights of these useless ticks on the skin of society really (as peter says) grinds my gears. Do I like police violence? Hell no, I hate abusive cops even more than I hate the welfare sucking professional protestors, and I hate those leeches alot. The thing that bugs me, though, is the instant blaming of the police for the riot; sorry, does not compute. Do I believe there’s undercover police working inside these terrorist organizations to gather intelligence? Yes. Do I believe their job is to incite riots so the cops can beat up some hippies, students and pot activists to protect the rights of the rich? Not in a million years. Even in the quebec thing, I still doubt that the cops were there to incite violence, rather that they got caught up in a snowballing situation and veered off their primary mandate, which is to keep the peace.
All that said, yeah, my biggest beef with HST was the weaselly way it was foisted upon us. I will say that I make…uh somewhat more than what you two make, and HST does hurt me some; perhaps that has to do with the cost of doing business or the fact that the nature of my work requires me to be on the road spending gas money, or maybe that I just do more discretionary spending.
Marcness…gas jumped more in the lower mainland because we got the added bonus of another pollution tax when the gas price went up, I think. I haven’t filled up since before the first, so I’m not sure how much it actually went up though…I did hear somewhere recently that in the lower mainland we have the unfortunate joy of paying the highest gas prices in North America.
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"You'll be playing in England the rest of your career" Alex Burrows
"I'm not a water dwelling mammal, where did you get that preposterous hypothesis, did steve tell you that?" FotC
Dislike him or not, he’s actually the guy who kept the money in check
Agree
Also, I’m kind of tired of people accusing the police of inciting their own violence at the G20.
Agree again
by Sean Zandberg on Jul 6, 2010 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions
So you admit that in Quebec, the police dressed as “black bloc” protesters and tried to incite violence, but you don’t believe they’d try that trick again?
The guy stomping the unattended police car in the abandoned financial district has police issue boots, like in quebec.
Some convincing photos and background on quebec
As for police inciting violence, I’m sure threatening incarcerated journalists with gang rape is also just "useless ticks getting what they deserve:
One woman’s experience in a holding pen
And if you really think arresting innocent bystanders who weren’t protesting anything and holding them in pens for 24 hours without charge is cool:
A story about how one man’s country broke his heart…by illegally incarcerating him
Then sure, the police and the state are A-ok. If you don’t believe these links, or think they’re exceptions, I’ll gladly give you plenty of other testimonials and video evidence of unprovoked, illegal police activity at the G20.
Also, check out Tyler Dellow, an oilers blogger, who had some choice things to say concerning the governments role in the police brutality and the logic behind it.
Also a pretty good hockey blog, beyond his recent political bender
These are but a few of many testimonials that came out about police brutality, instigation and rights violations. The “black bloc” are not the victims here, the hundreds of bystanders arrested in the free speech zone hours after the “riot” occured are.
As for hockey,
No, I don’t think I nullified my point in villifying bettman. The league has always been corrupt and has always tried to screw the talent out of their share of the profits. Eagleson was doing it before Bettman was. My point was that even if guys like Gordie Howe were exploited by the very organization they gave their career to, Howe himself is a great story about a kid on a farm who became the best hockey player in the world for a while.
That is part of what I love about hockey, those stories. Poor kids who love the game and worked their asses off to achieve success. These stories are part of our country’s heritage, and are exemplars of what our ideal should be.
Gary Bettman is not.
Word. I worked Thursday., Fri., AND Sat. All at straight time. God bless AC.
A creep from the cradle, but a hero's what I want to be
smoooooooooo
smo…it’s “chandla” from syd…i was wondering if there could be any other smo in the world…hah…as soon as i saw the ac slam…i knew…ok…WTF…there are these 3 or 4 regular bloggers on here defending luongo to the hilt..saying…ah it’s just bad luck…he’s worth every penny…he didn’t really play bad…he’s numbers are great..yet they tear the shreds off of bieksa cuz he’s overpaid…yah right luongo isn’t…he coughs the puck up…yah right…luongo doesn’t drop the puck…millions of people were watching doug henning illusions on their tv’s…bieksa has had no bad luck…those sickly skate lacerations are just little boo-boo’s (hah…tell him he made my blog inadvertently) that had no bearing on his skating…do you personally know these clowns…i swear one of them is luongo using a pseudonym
Ha! I know yoata is Ken Holland, but aside from that..not sure :)
(you know I’m kidding yoata)
by Sean Zandberg on Jul 5, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought
Yoata was Dr. House.
"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 of Eastbound and Down
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain, 2010 Art Ross Trophy Winner and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jul 5, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn it!
I’ve been made. No worries, folks, I know who this joker is. I used to work with vanmaac at YVR. He moved to OZ because , obviously, his grasp of hockey is sorely lacking. Stick to cricket, wanker! ;)
A creep from the cradle, but a hero's what I want to be
It’s a small world after all…It’s a small world after all
by Sean Zandberg on Jul 5, 2010 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
debate
ok my friend…you’ll have to elaborate on why you suggest my grasp on hockey is sorely lacking…and the wanker part hurt my feelings…lol…what the hell is cricket…lol
When you’re out walking your dingo in the park, it’s what all those guys in white are playing.
A creep from the cradle, but a hero's what I want to be
I read that as "when you’re out wacking your dildo in the park, it’s what all those white guys are playing.’ I lol’d. Then re-read it. And lol’d again.
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"You'll be playing in England the rest of your career" Alex Burrows
"I'm not a water dwelling mammal, where did you get that preposterous hypothesis, did steve tell you that?" FotC
DarrenDreger
Andrew Ladd, Mason Raymond and Gilbert Brule among those filing for arbitration today…
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Have patience, my darlings. It's only the beginning of July, Mike Gillis has all summer.....
RT @Real_ESPNLeBrun: New York Post reporting Kovvy to Devils for $60 M over 7 years. Phoned Lamoriello and Grossman, no answer… will keep trying folks !
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"You'll be playing in England the rest of your career" Alex Burrows
"I'm not a water dwelling mammal, where did you get that preposterous hypothesis, did steve tell you that?" FotC
yeah that’s a big cap hit and Lou will have to move out some serious salary so he’s able to extend Parise next year.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Jul 5, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if in 3 years we’ll view Lamoriello like we view Millbury now?
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"You'll be playing in England the rest of your career" Alex Burrows
"I'm not a water dwelling mammal, where did you get that preposterous hypothesis, did steve tell you that?" FotC
yeah
He’ll make a deal to move out salary that makes another GM look silly, I ’m sure.
"The only way out is in a body bag. Go Leafs Go." - Blinky
by Karina on Jul 5, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know why people would be in a hurry to help out a guy who just blew his budget (and load) for one guy…after signing a whole bunch of other FAs as well…
"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!"
Sorta like the situation we are in right now with having to move a d-man to resign May-Ray? On an admittedly smaller scale…
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
Well, it’s all about strength of bargaining power. If GM X has cap issues and must dump salary, then that depletes his, but if he can spare assets that multiple teams want and would have difficulty attaining elsewhere, then it rises again. No one factor determines the ability of a team to get value out of a certain set of circumstances, you’ve got to consider the whole enchilada.
by Beantown Canuck on Jul 5, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
If the Devils do sign him
They are going to have to have a fire sale.
They’d be $4MM over the cap and only at 19 players signed…. I don’t see how that would work out for them since they’d have to get rid of some pretty good talent just to sign some minimum wagers.
Not to mention Parise is RFA next year – they’d be pretty much giving him the finger if they signed Kovie.
"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!"
do the Devils have a nice cheap bottom 6 guy we need?
by Sean Zandberg on Jul 5, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Elias, Patrik "
$6,000,000
Rolston, Brian " 35+
$5,062,500
Arnott, Jason "
$4,500,000
Zajac, Travis "
$3,887,500
Zubrus, Dainius "
$3,400,000
Parise, Zach "
$3,125,000
Langenbrunner, Jamie "
$2,800,000
Clarkson, David "
$2,666,666
Zharkov, Vladimir " EL
+ $850,000
Letourneau-Leblond, P. "
$525,000
Hot diggity that’s an expensive forward corps
"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!"
Parise has one more year left no?
You look at that group and put in Kovalchuk at roughly 8 million a year and I can’t see where they have the money to re up with Parise next year.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Jul 5, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Everything I’ve read today suggests Elias would be on his way.
A creep from the cradle, but a hero's what I want to be
He has
A NMC though doesn’t he?
"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!"
NY Post can't be trusted
they broke news about that deal earlier this morning saying it was done, then they changed the article name a couple hours later to say it hadn’t been confirmed.
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Have patience, my darlings. It's only the beginning of July, Mike Gillis has all summer.....
in fact, Puck Daddy has screenshots.
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Have patience, my darlings. It's only the beginning of July, Mike Gillis has all summer.....
interesting
will keep an eye on that.
i was just filling out an important online survey for the last 25 minutes. i applied online to work at the Chapter’s in downtown vic.
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Have patience, my darlings. It's only the beginning of July, Mike Gillis has all summer.....
I hope you get the job!
"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 of Eastbound and Down
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain, 2010 Art Ross Trophy Winner and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jul 5, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Man
If he signs with Jersey it will be so anticlimactic…
"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’ll be relieved. I didn’t want him in the West; he can do what he likes over in NJ, except on the rare occasions he plays the Nucks.
I didn't want him in the west either
But it’s still kind of disappointing after all the build up
"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 would like to see him with the Islanders, just for the lulz of their history of contracts biting them in the ass! Although, who knows, imagine if he and Tavares can gel…
(the “maybe this time…” line of thought is a classic indicator that it’s time to head to gamblers anonymous!)
by Beantown Canuck on Jul 5, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Or he could get a concussion on the first year of his contract and never be the same guy again, and become the next Yashin or Dipietro. Then again that would be a really cruel thing to wish on a Franchise isn’t it?
Pauses for a moment and remember we got beat out of the cup by the islanders
NAHHHHHHH
oh lovely. now there’s tweets saying that the thrashers might still be involved in the Kovy mess.
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Have patience, my darlings. It's only the beginning of July, Mike Gillis has all summer.....
IntheOT
Canucks Hodgson will not be at prospects camp even though he`s healthy. I guess he should make the team then… if he isnt a prospect.
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Have patience, my darlings. It's only the beginning of July, Mike Gillis has all summer.....
As per all issues re: CoHo
This has been dramatically overblown. The media really is desperate to much this one up, huh?
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
Everything regarding the Canucks
Tends to get overblown in the Van media…
"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!"
Hey
If CoHo is training with Stamkos maybe that scoring touch will rub off on him!
"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!"
That was pretty much
A sweet layup by me
"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!"
FTF is talking about Bieksa
And suggesting a 2nd round pick and a Patrick White/Daniel Rahimi type prospect (how hilarious if those guys were actually included, but that’s besides the point).
Then From the Rink suggested a Kaberle-Clowe swap, which of course made me start thinking:
What about trying to work something around Bieksa and Clowe? Clowe fits the 3rd line presence MG is looking for, even if he is way overpaid for 3rd line minutes. And obviously we’d be pretty much replacing Bieksa’s salary room with Clowe, but we’d then be in a totally different position when it comes to May-Ray (IE – we could trade him and just plug Clowe in on L2).
Just a thought. And if it could somehow be worked out that we could end up sans-Bieksa, plus Raymond and Clowe, well…now I’m just flat out rosterbating.
Gotta play 'em, might as well win 'em.
Control yourself!
"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 of Eastbound and Down
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain, 2010 Art Ross Trophy Winner and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jul 5, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
i’d gladly add to bieksa to bring in Clowe. Wouldn’t help the ol’ cap sitch too much though.
by Passive Voice on Jul 5, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
We asked for a big presence, no? Clowe will certainly qualify.
by Vancouverguy on Jul 6, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
By the way
in regards to the choice in front of Kovy, the one missy provided, in the picture above I am going to go with ‘B’. Now I wouldn’t want to have to pick but if I did I would always go with ‘B’. ‘A’ may be better looking but she looks interested in me and there is nothing more attractive than a woman who seemingly despises me.
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by Section 312 on Jul 5, 2010 6:22 PM PDT reply actions
i would’ve put one of those lame images where the human icon was standing in front of several arrows, but i thought you might all prefer this for once instead.
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I can’t believe you let up and posted that image…still shocked
by Sean Zandberg on Jul 5, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
i’m lenient every once in a while.
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by Sean Zandberg on Jul 5, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
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by Chuckles Canuckles on Jul 5, 2010 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
'A' definitely
seems more interested, IMO.
"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 of Eastbound and Down
C Henrik Sedin #33: Vancouver Canucks Alternate Captain, 2010 Art Ross Trophy Winner and 2010 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jul 5, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but
‘B’ is playing hard to get. Challenge is fun!
"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!"
Both are great choices
but like I said. A looks like she wants me. I want what I can’t have so therefore I have to go for B.
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"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Jul 6, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
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