NHL 2011-2012 Offseason thread of Cash Rules Everything Around Me
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CrazedArabMan
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Hmmm... maybe this will cause Doan to rethink signing with the Yotes, would love to have him on Detroit. He is an older player but has a lot of grit, work ethic, and can put up some points. Yeah I hate when we play against him but wouldn't mind seeing him in the good old Winged Wheel.
SpectreFire
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I'd support this only if the Hawks produce a weekly cop drama featuring Patrick Kane as the aloof party boy detective and Evander Kane as his black straight arrow partner. Toews can be the police captain who gives them disappointed glares every time they fuck a case up.
Hes black.
"Dammit double K! The mayors up my ass about that stunt you pulled. You do something reckless like that again and I'll have your badges!"
Would watch
Mandatory "BOBROVSKI, YOU'RE OFF THE CASE" comment.
This may very well be the best idea ever.
"But, Sarge. I had nothing to do with it. Pat got-"
"That's enough, Evander. We know your deal..... we know you're black."
"Good talk, Sarge. Won't happen again."
:lol
SpectreFire
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Eh, he didn't make a very good first impression. A lot of it is the usual young-guy-with-money problems athletes have in smaller markets where everyone knows who they are. I cut him a fair bit of slack - he seems to be basically Keith Tkachuk 2.0 in terms of fan reaction here, and it wasn't always fair to Keith as well - but make no mistake he's kind of a douche and, worse, is kinda open with his douchiness. I think he'd be fine in market where he can act like a bit of a jerk at a bar and not have every single person there texting their friends about it. God I just tried to imagine what it would have been like in the mid 90s if there had been camera phones everywhere when Tkachuk was trying to drink the town dry 5 nights a week in between contract holdouts lol.
Another problem is his on the ice performance is spotty at best. If he scores early he's engaged and looks dominant, and then he disappears for weeks. Young guys blah blah but it's tough for a first liner with his talent to vanish like he does and not get heat for it.
Well he would be a perfect fit with Kane already here!
Good write up though, interesting to see what happens.
Nope. November.
They need to get just under 2000 signatures in 2 weeks
If they miss July 5th deadline then it's November 2013
Thing is... There is still plenty of hope the judge will rule against Glendale in a couple days
I'm already touching myself while looking at bobby Ryan's wiki
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I'm hoping the NHL just says "screw it" and moves them now, but I have a feeling they still stick with it.
Marvie if you're still here please post that GIF with the guy and the glowing crotch as I'm on my phone.
Would rather give up the farm for a guy like Ryan than Nash. Better cap hit and younger.
2000 signatures will be easy to get and I don't see the judge ruling against Glendale on the rest.
I have to imagine that several of the owners are getting pissed that this isn't resolved yet. With all the legal crap going on now it only looks worse and worse. The Goldwater interference sets up a perfect scapegoat for the NHL to abandon Glendale.
KernelPanic
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My thinking exactly.
Although the Sun says that we offered Zibanejad, Foligno and Bishop for Nash.
http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/06/19/sens-in-hunt-for-nash
Sun is a garbage paper but there it is.
what the fuck is this! hahahaha
KernelPanic
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https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/215196338604867584
Might not happen, we already had a round of rumours on him this year.
ZeroGravity
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Burke may not have a choice. Unless he wants to sign Dwyane Roloson, he's running out of options for veteran goaltending.
I hope so. 30+ goal scorer in the 4 years he's been in the NHL. Can't see anybody good enough to replace him straight up.
There are still options out there. Luongo is the most noteworthy because he can offer above average goaltending at a low (trade) price. If Gillis is adamant that he won't treat Luongo as a salary dump, Burke can always go after a guy like Backstrom or possibly Bernier or Lehtonen and let Gillis deal with Schneider going to arbitration and signing a one year contract that takes him right to UFA status.
Lone_Prodigy
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The Wild said they're not shopping Backstrom. Bernier is unproven. I think the Stars will try to extend Lehtonen: he's only 28.
If the Canucks sign Schneider to a one-year deal they might have trouble next year. Burrows and Edler are entering contract years and will get raises.
7 years?
In other news, NHL.com re-drafts 2007: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=634928
Kane still at number 1. Subban rises from 43rd pick to 4th, and Pacioretty rises from 22nd pick to 8th.
KernelPanic
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$6.5m cap hit.
Contract today, Norris trophy tomorrow ?
I doubt it but that'd be nice
Then his wedding apprently on July 7.
Gillis is really in a tough spot with his goaltending situation, IMO.
If he doesn't trade Luongo, Schneider will either get a huge offer-sheet or he'll go to arbitration and accept a one year deal at the awarded salary. This is the last year he's eligible for RFA status, so that one year deal will allow him to enter into unrestricted free agency next summer and sign with a team who promises him a starting job. Plus, a larger portion of the team's 2012/2013 cap will be taken by goaltending, which would obviously be detrimental.
This is why I think Gillis has to trade Luongo as soon as possible, He can say whatever he wants to the public to try and squeeze a bit more value from the GM he's negotiating with, but he can't let this issue linger on for too long, and I'm sure Burke/Tallon/etc. are fully aware of this.
Maybe, but do you really think (a) Schneider will sign a multi-year deal without being guaranteed a starting position or (b) Gillis wants to risk Schneider taking over the starting job at some point next season and killing Luongo's trade value? Seems unlikely.
yankeehater
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Flyers got 3 guys in the top 15, nice!