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NHL Off-Season 2015 |OT| With the first pick the LA Kings are proud to select...
- Thread starter Kave_Man
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Unhandled Exception
Member
Sakic on the off-season moves to this point.
Am not pleased that he thinks Beauchemin is a better top pairing guy than Sekera for our circumstance.
Am not pleased that he thinks Beauchemin is a better top pairing guy than Sekera for our circumstance.
Coldnoodle
Member
hot damn
bonesmccoy
Banned
Vegas comes in, and the NHL announces its own gambling scheme. That would do it.
Laich ruined it for all of us.
No Laich = Wardo back.
You've mistaken Laich for GMGM.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
The Truth Hurts
Me too, I was scared that the Habs would sign him.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
I would so want him. I guess the Nation of Domination will have to wait when we sign Simmonds
*sigh* fine we'll take Sharp
Oh damn son.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
*Applauds*
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
What the hell is a special assignment scout and why is it Dave Nonis.
"Go find us the best wings in Carolina".
"Go find us the best wings in Carolina".
CrazedArabMan
Member
Guys, it's been all quiet on the Cleary front... I don't like it.
Didn't realize Mike Grier wanted to make a comeback.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
He's a Red Wing for Life.
I actually came close to tears after reading this: http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2...-of-us-but-especially-too-good-for-that-trade
i'm never going to get over this trade
i'm never going to get over this trade
privitsan02
Member
Anything Habs related going on? I've been busy with other stuff so I haven't been reading up on anything since the Playoffs ended.
Best wishes.
Best wishes.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Genie and a bottle?
They traded Prust for Zack Kassian and a fifth, and signed some AHL guys.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
We Traded Prust for Kassian from Vancouver. And we're waiting for Galchenyuk to get re-signed hopefully by this week or the week coming up
Real Talk? Kessel was my Favourite Toronto Maple Leaf Since Mats Sundin. It's like Vince Carter leaving the Raptors Again :/
They offered him more years at $5 million if I recall. Saad had leverage against a cap team and Joey didn't. Flip side is he'll be getting PAID when his time comes. Word is that Papa Saad wanted him to cash in now.
Edit: they offered 6 mil/2yrs, 32/6, and 46/8. Hell the front office even announced it :lol
Michel Therrien hired as data guy.
Could be that Malakhov or Wolf guy who used to post here.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
That's Cool I Guess.
Terrordactyl
Member
When Iginla left I got pretty drunk and watched highlights for what must have been a couple hours, I suggest this as a coping mechanism.
Obviously fast forward to now and it was exactly what we needed. That core leadership group just had to be cut out, I don't know if the leafs can thrive with phaneuf on the team though, it should have been him before Phil.
So right now our lineup is shaking out to be:
Karlsson-Jumbo-Pavs
Marleau-Couture-Nieto
Hertl-Tierney-Wingels
Torres-Smith-Ward
Vlasic-Braun
Martin-Burns
Dillon-Mueller
Jones
Stalock
Ward will probably get time with the Joes too. If we could get a better 4th line center and another depth dman we'd be in really good shape. Goaltending will be interesting to watch.
Karlsson-Jumbo-Pavs
Marleau-Couture-Nieto
Hertl-Tierney-Wingels
Torres-Smith-Ward
Vlasic-Braun
Martin-Burns
Dillon-Mueller
Jones
Stalock
Ward will probably get time with the Joes too. If we could get a better 4th line center and another depth dman we'd be in really good shape. Goaltending will be interesting to watch.
What's the deal with Jumbo, anyway? Has he patched everything up with Wilson? I really think the Sharks get back into the playoffs next year if he's still in the picture.
I'm sure your hot dog business will survive.
$3.25m free agent signing on the 4th line?
Eh, I just slotted him in where there was an opening. Like I said he'll be getting time with the Joes for sure.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Like there was any doubt that all he ever wanted was money.
Also, isn't having it all be a signing bonus cap circumvention?
CrazedArabMan
Member
I said wow:
Hfboards again man.
Hfboards again man.
It's not like I was against trading him on principle. The direction the club is heading in, it makes sense. But what deeply upsets me comes down largely to a failure to properly maximize the value of their assets and a betrayal of the organizational philosophy that I had been led to believe was adopted. It's very frustrating to see them move their best player for nothing when a plug like Bozak and a steeply declining albatross like Phaneuf remain on the team.
It's not like I was against trading him on principle. The direction the club is heading in, it makes sense. But what deeply upsets me comes down largely to a failure to properly maximize the value of their assets and a betrayal of the organizational philosophy that I had been led to believe was adopted. It's very frustrating to see them move their best player for nothing when a plug like Bozak and a steeply declining albatross like Phaneuf remain on the team.
If you think we got nothing for Kessel, wait until Phaneuf is traded.
Also no one wanted Bozak or Phaneuf.
Thx. Seems like there are no double standards then. 32/6 is very close to Saad's and given the slightly lower cap then it's probably almost identical.
And pretty much the only the Pens wanted Kessel. In 3 years they'll be looking to unload him too,
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
I would be shocked if he's not gone when Rutherford is gone.
B
bomb
Unconfirmed Member
Barring injury, Who has more regular season goals next year? Kessel or Saad + ROR. I am going Kessel.
Fata1moose
Banned
The cap hit is the same regardless, how would it be circumvention?
It doesnt matter what we get for bozak or Phaneuf. a bag of pucks is fine. the problem is they threw away their only asset with value before moving the assets without value. it's poor decision making.
Because the second they hit the ice... there's a good chance they look a whole lot worse without kessel
How do you trade away something that no one wants ?
Also JvR will likely get more then Kessel did because of his contract; if we do trade him.
If anything Phaneuf will look better because he had to do twice the work with Kessel on the ice because Kessel didn't know what to do in his own zone.
Bozak on the other hand...
Phaneuf is the guy who kept giving away with puck in his own zone while having clear possession.
No that was Franson and Gardiner, Phaneuf did it occasionally but there other 2 did it was more often. Phaneuf keeps getting paired with guys like Franson who bring him down.
That contract sucks though.
No. That was phaneuf. Gardiner was actually realllllly good defensively.