CrazedArabMan
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Luongo to Tampa all but signed now!! Muahahaha
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NHL 2011-2012 Offseason thread of Cash Rules Everything Around Me
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Luongo to Tampa all but signed now!! Muahahaha
ZeroGravity
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WE HAVE A GOALIE
It's a gamble, but I like it. Yzerman really needs to go all-in on signing defensemen though.
It's a gamble, but I like it. Yzerman really needs to go all-in on signing defensemen though.
SpectreFire
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brucewaynegretzky
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I still think him giving us Mez was a horrible move on his part, but maybe it was just that Mez was never going to be productive in that environment.
Lone_Prodigy
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Destinations for Luongo down to Toronto and Toronto.
Ha.
I guess the Preds needed some draft picks after trading them at the deadline. I wonder if Caron will be Rinne's backup.
Ha.
I guess the Preds needed some draft picks after trading them at the deadline. I wonder if Caron will be Rinne's backup.
ZeroGravity
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Some players truly benefit from a change of scenery, and that was one of the better examples.
KernelPanic
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You could draft in the 1st round for the next 10+ years and not get another player like Karlsson.
Not matching would be the stupidest thing a GM could do.
No apparently the Isles are going to do it if he reaches July 1st, a bunch of pressure on them to win now.
I think it gets done next week or so after the NHL awards, apparently they have already agreed to term (rumored 3 years) just need to figure out the figure. 6.5M for 3 years is gud.
I think it gets done next week or so after the NHL awards, apparently they have already agreed to term (rumored 3 years) just need to figure out the figure. 6.5M for 3 years is gud.
SpectreFire
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I don't know, 4 straight lottery picks is a pretty damn good compensation.
KernelPanic
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First of all, who says they would be lottery picks ?
Second of all only 1 other D-man in the last 10 years has put up such numbers at age 21 and I think only 4 others in the last 20 years. What are the chances you will find someone like that ? I'd say next to zero. Players like that are truly irreplaceable.
SpectreFire
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Its Columbus, I wouldn't be surprised if they stayed bottom-dwellers for the next 4 years. Unlike Edmonton and the Islanders, they don't have a cupboard full of top prospects to give them any hope of a decent future.
Are you referring to Mike Green? Because look at where he is right now, he's definitely not worth 4 first round picks, let alone 4 potential lottery picks. Not saying Karlsson will head in that direction, but offensive defensemen are pretty volatile.
CrazedArabMan
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I read that too except that same blog said Chelios was pushing for Suter to play in Chicago and was talking to his dad.... That is highly unlikely as Chelios works for the Wings and wold push for him to g to Detroit, not Chicago.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Yep. Wouldn't surprise me a bit.
I have a feeling Datsyuk wants this to happen.
Now we can have TWO disappearing, streaky forwards in Franzen and Semin!
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
LOL. Chelios with the heel move. He'll show up at the signing with a Hawks shirt on and burn his Detroit contract publicly.
KernelPanic
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Karlsson is nothing like Green besides the points they put up.
Even so, there is no way he (nor any other player for that matter) would ever accept an offer from Columbus.
Would take a lot more than that for #2 overall.
You don't know Scott Howsen.
SpectreFire
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He'll want Karlsson, Spezza, Ottawa's 1st, 2nd and 3rd and Sidney Crosby. He doesn't care how Ottawa gets Sidney Crosby. He wants him.
KernelPanic
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Not really but I do know he's asking for a king's ransom for Nash, not to mention Bishop is unproven in the NHL, he is not worth much. We gave up a 2nd round pick for Bishop so #15 overall and a 2nd rounder for #2 overall ? Nope.
Cory Schneider is probably the only young goalie who could possibly make such a deal work.
Chelios will bring Suter to Detroit and right as the contract is about to be signed he'll knock out Holland and Suter with a steel chair...then switch the contracts and forge suters name... glorious
doubt it, im sure theyll make everyone compete for it in training camp but id wager on Jeremy Smith with all the dues he's paid for them in the AHL. preds got a prospect log jam in net with hellberg coming over for next year, so this is a good move for them.
happy for lindback, he deserves to get a shot at being a #1 somewhere
That was my bad on Solo's point but he had it incorrect. Edmonton wants Gardnier or Subban PLUS Montreal and torontos 3rd and 5th pick. That's what I was saying "are you fucking nuts" to if it was subban for Yakupov straight up I would do it, but Edmonton never said that and would never do that. I misread Solos post and thought he meant he would package subban and the 3rd pick for Yakupov.
The Internet
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If Edmonton doesn't take Yakupov I will be really upset. I may tip over a magazine rack.
KernelPanic
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Why would they trade the pick ? Yakupov is by far the best player available, you don't pass on a player like that.
If someone makes a huge offer, than sure.
sazabirules
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Is that really your first priority? Another young center? How about some defense or trading it for a great player and +?
If they are truly serious about addressing their needs and getting better overall rather than stockpiling stud forwards, I would think they could fleece a team handsomely for an established top d-pairing player. Don't know what team or what player or what the package would be, but I believe its out there.
KernelPanic
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Most teams (in the 1st round at least) pick the best player available regardless of what they need.
Nothing wrong with stockpiling forwards, they can always trade for a D-man. Which is what they should do considering any D-man they might draft in the 1st round (except maybe Murray) is years away from making an impact in the NHL. They're better off trading for a D-man who can play in the NHL right now.
I'm sure they are trying to trade their pick for a D-man, they wanted Karlsson to swap for their #1 pick last year so I am sure they are doing the same type of request this year.
He's made it known he wants to come back and has been doing the Montreal media circuit.
I'd give him a shot on a 1 year, $1.5M deal. Jagr got $3M, so half of that for a player who was half of what Jagr was is fair.
KernelPanic
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Didn't his KHL contract get bought out/terminated ?
If he's not good enough for the KHL, can't see how he's good enough for the NHL.
He was turning down one year offers last time and took a 2-year deal in the KHL.
Well, of course my post comes with the caveat that he has to still be good enough to make the team and add something to it. But if he could get back to the form he had even in his last season in Montreal, he would be a nice third line winger.
Depends on how high your pick is. Maybe wouldn't get you one Karlsson, but it could get you one lottery pick (1st overall), one Couturier, one Johansen, and one Leddy. (most recent four CBJ draft picks)
Like I said, "almost want". It would be a risk and probably not one I'd take, but four first round picks from Columbus would be a pretty awesome compensation.
Lone_Prodigy
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If the Oilers don't trade their pick, they'll take Yakupov. Because he's the player they deserve, but not the one they need right now.
sazabirules
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Isn't Gal completely healthy and also coming off a nice Combine showing?
Needs to be cleaned up animationwise but it looks a lot better.
I don't dive my head in there but I do try to tickle their balls.
Uh......forwards are superhuman in NHL 12. You can't hit them and they can hang on to the puck even when 4 defenders are checking and stick checking them. It's impossible to play effective defense.
In 13, at least hits register and you can knock the puck away pretty easily. The first step acceleration is overpowered from the looks of it though.
sazabirules
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Chicago fans, did Haviland deserve to get fired? I want to know what kind of coach he is. I'm asking since there are rumors that he is one of the leading candidates to be the Capitals head coach.
No. Players liked him here, well respected by players and around the game itself. Chances were he'd be gone for an HC job eventually.. just wish it would have been less messy. Interested to see how he does.
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