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[KingHenrik30]

I've had this iPhone for 2 years now and no problems.

I'd say thats a jinx but I'm due for an upgrade in a few weeks anyways.

 

[Plinko]

Detroit Red Wings, Pavel Datsyuk 'very close' to agreeing to multi-year contract extension

Great news. We need this guy until retirement, and he's hardly ever hit so he doesn't have a ton of wear on him.

 

[Dastardly Jerks]

People having problems with their iPhones, huh? I thought those things were indestructible/so amazing/etc.

People caring about devices that other people use huh?

Oh wait.

Console wars.

Disregard.

 

[Quick]

People caring about devices that other people use huh?

Oh wait.

Console wars.

Disregard.

Pick a side, Dastardly.

 

[Dastardly Jerks]

I can't even summon enough care to talk about it more than this sentence.

 

[Kave_Man]

Pick a side, Dastardly.

Anyone who picks a side is a poor in my eyes!

#teamibuyemall

 

[Samyy]

Anyone who picks a side is a poor in my eyes!

#teamibuyemall

#student #poor #unemployed

 

[Marvie_3]

Great news. We need this guy until retirement, and he's hardly ever hit so he doesn't have a ton of wear on him.

Cars don't get hit a lot but they still break down.

 

[Freyjadour]

It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!

 

[Quick]

I'm currently at a bar, and this girl is puffing smoke to my face. I'm getting angry.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

I'm currently at a bar, and this girl is puffing smoke to my face. I'm getting angry.

Do her in the butt

 

[Quick]

Do her in the butt

I'd never hit a girl, but I'd shake the shit out of her.

 

[Dastardly Jerks]

I'm currently at a bar, and this girl is puffing smoke to my face. I'm getting angry.

Who the fuck does that.

Even when I have a smoke I deliberately blow away from everyone as much as possible.

 

[Quick]

Who the fuck does that.

Even when I have a smoke I deliberately blow away from everyone as much as possible.

Just said fuck it and moved outside. Either I die of secondhand smoke, or I die of heat. I'll take the heat, I guess.

 

[MetatronM]

Pretty much everyone seems to be saying Ulf Samuelsson is going to be one of Vigneault's assistants. Pat Leonard at the Daily News is also saying Newell Brown may be coming along too.

 

[Kave_Man]

I'd never hit a girl, but I'd shake the shit out of her.

I think I love you and hate you at the very same time.

Bittersweet.

 

[Quick]

I think I love you and hate you at the very same time.

Bittersweet.

Imma be the bigger man, big pimpin' like Jigga man.

Edit: I'm in a really foul mood. These stray cats hanging around me are making me less angry.

 

[Heretic]

Thanks Philly, you guys are always good to make everyone's day during the offseason. The laughs you bring truly make up for the sadness that MS's current PR and Xbox One problems are causing me.

Hold strong, crazed!

 

[Kave_Man]

Imma be the bigger man, big pimpin' like Jigga man.

Edit: I'm in a really foul mood. These stray cats hanging around me are making me less angry.

I sent them as a gift.

 

[Heretic]

Bought Fire Emblem Awakening and Oracle of Seasons/Ages. Video games!

.

 

[Marvie_3]

Selling turnips for 604 when I only paid 96 for them. Awwww yeah.

I'm currently at a bar, and this girl is puffing smoke to my face. I'm getting angry.

There's only one way to handle this situation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2tTrCeKfJI#t=25s

 

[Quick]

I left the place, but I'm irritated that I can't drink in peace.

 

[Var]

Selling turnips for 604 when I only paid 96 for them. Awwww yeah.

I am so jealous right now. I bought 2100 of them. I need to sell high!

 

[CrazedArabMan]

Pavel Datsyuk ‏@Datsyuk13 25s
Signed 3 yr. extension. Detroit, glad to be here for 4 more yrs.Thanks to our fans, friends and Ilitch family @DetroitRedWings @danmilstein

Ted Kulfan ‏@tkulfan 3 min
Datsyuk's agent Gary Greenstin says 3 year deal worth $23 million: $10 million first year: 7.5 2nd year; 5.5 3rd year. Cap hit is 7.5 mil

Dat beautiful cap hit for a player of his caliber, Kenny got 'er done!!!!!

 

[Marvie_3]

I am so jealous right now. I bought 2100 of them. I need to sell high!

I made just over $3,000,000 on all mine.

 

[Heretic]

Dat beautiful cap hit for a player of his caliber, Kenny got 'er done!!!!!

Dqaaaaaaaaaaamn!

 

[Var]

I made just over $3,000,000 on all mine.

Even more jealous now. I am at work for another seven hours, so I can't even check what they are selling for in my town right now.

 

[Curufinwe]

Thanks Philly, you guys are always good to make everyone's day during the offseason. The laughs you bring truly make up for the sadness that MS's current PR and Xbox One problems are causing me.

Since you obviously don't have any problem signing players thru to the age of 39 even though their cap hit will count if they retire, you must think the Streit deal is funny because $5.25M AAV is too high. Given some of his comparable players, how much should he be making per year?

Markov $5.75m
Wisniewski $5.5m
Carle $5m
Gonchar $5m
Martin $5m

http://www.capgeek.com/comparables/?player_id=1076

 

[scissorfight]

Ted Kulfan ‏@tkulfan 3 min
Datsyuk's agent Gary Greenstin says 3 year deal worth $23 million: $10 million first year: 7.5 2nd year; 5.5 3rd year. Cap hit is 7.5 mil

 

[jello44]

Since you obviously don't have any problem signing players thru to the age of 39 even though their cap hit will count if they retire, you must think the Streit deal is funny because $5.25M AAV is too high. Given some of his comparable players, how much should he be making per year?

Markov $5.75m
Wisniewski $5.5m
Carle $5m
Gonchar $5m
Martin $5m

http://www.capgeek.com/comparables/?player_id=1076

Flyers should have re-signed Carle instead of going after Suter and Zach Parise.

Keep what you have and build on that, instead of targeting every high-priced FA that turns up on the market.

 

[Plinko]

Great deal with that cap hit, although I still slightly hesitate at it being a $7.5 million cap hit at age 38. Oh well. He's worth it.

 

[Curufinwe]

I couldn't bear to watch that horrible little popgun shot of his anymore.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

Since you obviously don't have any problem signing players thru to the age of 39 even though their cap hit will count if they retire, you must think the Streit deal is funny because $5.25M AAV is too high. Given some of his comparable players, how much should he be making per year?

Markov $5.75m
Wisniewski $5.5m
Carle $5m
Gonchar $5m
Martin $5m

http://www.capgeek.com/comparables/?player_id=1076

You just said the same thing in your HFboards post. But Datsyuk >----------------------------------------------------------- Streit in terms of value per contract.

 

[ZeroGravity]

According to Kypreos, Bernier will be traded "sooner than later", with the Leafs and Flyers the frontrunners.

 

[Var]

Flyers should have re-signed Carle instead of going after Suter and Zach Parise.

Completely agree.

 

[Curufinwe]

You just said the same thing in your HFboards post. But Datsyuk >----------------------------------------------------------- Streit in terms of value per contract.

So how much? Give me a number that wouldn't be funny.

Datsyuk is the far superior player, but $5 million is the market price for free agent defensmen like the ones I listed.

 

[yankeehater]

Flyers should have re-signed Carle instead of going after Suter and Zach Parise.

Keep what you have and build on that, instead of targeting every high-priced FA that turns up on the market.

It was completely clear that they had to do something to upgrade the team. Paying $5m a year to Carle wouldnt have helped anything. If the Preds hadnt matched for Weber the Flyers would have been a much better team this year, Homer wasnt wrong to try and upgrade the defense he just got unlucky that he wasnt able to land anyone.

 

[ZeroGravity]

Completely agree.

I don't think you guys saw how terrible Carle was last year.

 

[Curufinwe]

I don't think you guys saw how terrible Carle was last year.

I heard about it.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

So how much? Give me a number that wouldn't be funny.

Considering Isle's fans seemed to agree he is now more of a 3rd pairing PP guy, I would have went for at least 3.5 - 4 million. Not too mention Streit seems to be declining more than what Datsyuk is by far. Also you can still build a team around Pavel, Streit not so much.

 

[KingHenrik30]

Considering Isle's fans seemed to agree he is now more of a 3rd pairing PP guy, I would have went for at least 3.5 - 4 million. Not too mention Streit seems to be declining more than what Datsyuk is by far. Also you can still build a team around Pavel, Streit not so much.

The years are also excessive. 2 would have been good.

 

[jello44]

I don't think you guys saw how terrible Carle was last year.

He was fine when he played on the Flyers. Though he was playing with Kimmo most of the time.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

The years are also excessive. 2 would have been good.

Yup, good point. Streit is more likely to decline way more than Datsyuk and he is signed to a longer deal and older.

 

[yankeehater]

The years are also excessive. 2 would have been good.

A 39 year old Gonchar just got 2 years $5m. No way in hell would Streit have signed for that.

 

[Curufinwe]

The Islanders already offered Streit three years at $4.75 million so anything less than that would not have even been considered.

http://network.yardbarker.com/all_s...treit_will_not_return_to_long_island/13778042

The years are also excessive. 2 would have been good.

See above.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

The Islanders already offered Streit three years at $4.75 million so anything less than that would not have even been considered.

http://network.yardbarker.com/all_s...treit_will_not_return_to_long_island/13778042



See above.

I'll tell you what, you enjoy Streit for 4 years, we will enjoy Datsyuk for 4 years (since he has a year to go on his current contract still)

 

[yankeehater]

Yup, good point. Streit is more likely to decline way more than Datsyuk and he is signed to a longer deal and older.

They are both signed for 4 years but yes Streit is 1 year older. Of course Streit is going to decline more, Pavel is a much much better player. It is silly to compare the 2, the whole point was that Streit got a deal that is very comparable to other similar defensemen. Look if you just want to rip Homer for a bad deal mention the Bryz contract that wound up being a horrible deal. The Streit deal is a bit of an overpay but nothing crazy at all.

 

[jello44]

It was completely clear that they had to do something to upgrade the team. Paying $5m a year to Carle wouldnt have helped anything. If the Preds hadnt matched for Weber the Flyers would have been a much better team this year, Homer wasnt wrong to try and upgrade the defense he just got unlucky that he wasnt able to land anyone.

Never said he was wrong to try to do this, but when you have all the time to try and renegotiate with a player you know is going to be a FA at the end of the season, you try and do that. Not salivate and start throwing money at guys who may or may not sign there.

Carle for 5m would probably have been a better option than a 35 year old Streit at 5.25m.

Like I said before, I have no problem with them signing Streit it's the LENGTH of the contract that I don't like.

Bryz's deal is terrible, but I put that more on Snider than Homer. Old Eddie had to get his "White Whale".

 

[SuperSonic1305]

According to Kypreos, Bernier will be traded "sooner than later", with the Leafs and Flyers the frontrunners.

Make it stop!

 

[KingHenrik30]

A 39 year old Gonchar just got 2 years $5m. No way in hell would Streit have signed for that.

The Islanders already offered Streit three years at $4.75 million so anything less than that would not have even been considered.

http://network.yardbarker.com/all_s...treit_will_not_return_to_long_island/13778042



See above.

That doesn't make it right.