KingHenrik30
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Suter to Red Wings was completely obvious.
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NHL 2011-2012 Offseason thread of Cash Rules Everything Around Me
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Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Suter was a perfect fit for the Wings. No surprise there. The dollar amount should be interesting.
Ken Holland will always find superstar elite talent in the 7th round of the draft.
#redwingsdynasty
And less scoring with less physical play and intimidation.
yankeehater
Member
I dont want a team that got embarrassed in the playoffs to basically stand pat. If they cant improve defense/goaltending then at least they could improve scoring.
Zack Kassian
ZeroGravity
Member
Salo? Really Yzerman?
brucewaynegretzky
Member
No. Just no. It will hurt the team more than it would help in terms of cap flexibility. The team from last year could win a cup with a good year run of luck and a few role players acquired for cheap at the deadline. Assuming that they need to make some sort of big change is exactly why Homer does this stupid shit. Completely wrong attitude.
Salo is a great player.
He's simply fragile as porcelain.
If he stays healthy, it's a great pick-up.
Well he's pretty good when he's healthy, isn't he?
Say it ain't so. Our defense might as well be Swiss cheese.
yankeehater
Member
We are never going to agree on this stuff. I think they have a great young core but their offense isnt good enough to overcome the D/Bryz. I dont want them to go into the season and just hope that things are better, they obviously have room under the cap if they are able to make these offers, so I want them to do something to improve the team.
ZeroGravity
Member
That's a big if. If he isn't in the line-up our defense goes back to being as bad as last year.
Confirmed. 2 years/$3.75 per. Holy.
Boooo! :-/
Psssh like you ever listen to what the agents say.
Typical Canucks fan cynicism / exaggeration. We have an amazing top 3, and some upcoming prospects that will slot in bottom 2-3 and may be able to rise up into top 4 and we just need to get one D-man to play with Edler. We'll find someone.
EDIT - WOW! $3.75m/year for Sami Salo. Are they crazy?!
Fuck. That.
Unhandled Exception
Member
I'll miss McClement but he wasn't the best fit with us.
ZeroGravity
Member
I guess it's better than paying 5-6 million for the other guys still available.
KernelPanic
Member
You're counting on Foligno for scoring ? LOL He was on our 4th line at times.
The only thing he intimidates is our PK units because they know they'll be hitting the ice soon.
Latendresse will make up for that, not to mention whichever of our forward prospects makes the team.
Scoring wasn't a problem last year, it was defence.
I don't know much about him but $1.5 million doesn't break the bank. That's a start.
CrazedArabMan
Member
Come on Suter!
What's wrong with $5 mil a year
Nothing if it was 30 year old Brodeur and not a 40 year old.
yankeehater
Member
Top 3 lines all centers. What could go wrong?
Jay McClement (6'1, 201, Kingston, Ontario)
17 points
51.3 on faceoffs last season
13+ minutes per game
72 hits, 54 blocked shots
16 giveaways, 34 takeaways
Led the Avalanche in shorthanded minutes per game last season
Also:
Greg Thomson
‏@Greg_Thomson
Don't usually report rumors, but hearing Tim Connolly is on the move. Not a surprise in the least. Stay tuned.
KernelPanic
Member
Hope they do it quick before he gets hurt.
Unhandled Exception
Member
McClement is a faceoff/PK guy.
*prays*
Give the guy a break. Those pudding cups are deadly.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Could be agent leaking info trying to get more money from other teams.
Giving himself time to book a flight to Detroit so they can do it all pro style with a press conference at 11am eastern
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
He'll break his hand signing the contract.
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