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Official NHL CBA Conclusion thread! HOSANNAH, BITCHES
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you forgot sakic, drafted in 87 and played in the nhl starting inl 88-89
edit: welfare? it shouldn't take almost a decade for a team to make the playoffs again, it should be far more cyclical.
Blackhawks last made the playoffs in 96-97.
Pittsburgh was 98-99.
Calgary finally reached the playoffs missing 7 years in a row.
and that's just off the top of my head
Some of the newer teams have yet to make the playoffs and would -really- help to build the franchises when they make it to the playoffs.
edit: welfare? it shouldn't take almost a decade for a team to make the playoffs again, it should be far more cyclical.
Blackhawks last made the playoffs in 96-97.
Pittsburgh was 98-99.
Calgary finally reached the playoffs missing 7 years in a row.
and that's just off the top of my head
Some of the newer teams have yet to make the playoffs and would -really- help to build the franchises when they make it to the playoffs.
ForzaItalia
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Malakhov said:
Don't forget to thank Philadelphia too. :lol
That's why they get the picks. Take Columbus and Minnesota for example. Assuming that the joke cba never took place, both teams were steadily improving. Both easily would have been playoff teams within a few years. I think it's fair to say that Calgary and Edmonton, Montreal(lesser extent plus shit scouting) paid a bit of a price for being good teams in the early 90s, amassing teams that were very good. Then not doing much after that. Pittsburgh and Chicago had similarly powerful teams, and they paid by not getting picks. Difference is, some teams can scout, and do what it takes to keep the team together.
Well now, that comes as a bit of a shock. I hope that works out well for you guys. Everyone thought he was coming here, at around that amount. I wonder what the story was. Two down today...Mogilny and him. I wonder who we'll target. We really need a winger. We have three fantastic centers and a 4th line center who should be our third (Stajan), the Leafs need a sniper though.
Socreges said:
http://tsn.ca/news_story.asp?ID=133726&hubName=main
Injury plagued? He's ours dammit!!
Mike Works
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Anson Carter for fucking 1 million dollars? hahaha, that's god damn awesome, but where the FUCK did that come from?
Kabuki Waq
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Tedesco! said:
we Needed it to get someone dependable like Lindros!
Mike Works
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You know how TSN has that comments section where people can comment on each story? This was the fourth response on the Carter signing:
Author: GoLeafsGo_ForzaFerrari
Tedesco! said:
I doubt that's it. Maybe we were never involved in the talks or we're going after someone else. Heck, maybe he even wanted to play for them instead. (see canucks fans....note how nice I am. Cherish the moment)
edit: Is that really Forza? Talk about a different persona
Mike Works
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c'mon dopey, you can do better than that
I dunno man. Don't hold any hope. It'll just make you sad when it's official in a few hours. Think higher than Carter! Think Bondra (I feel sick just saying his name) Think Teemu! Think STUMPY THOMAS. At a Leafs forum people were calling Carter the black Jonas Hoglund anyway 
Never forget
Never forget
BigJonsson
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How did Mogilny get a 7 million dollar contract over 2 years?!
The Devils are nuts to pay him that much
Salary cap my ass
The Devils are nuts to pay him that much
Salary cap my ass
Mike Works
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Well Carter didn't have a stellar year last year. Granted he played for the New York Rangers. And the Washington Capitals. And the LA Kings of Anaheim. But still, it'd make more sense to attack prior stats than to point out how the deal hasn't been officially announced yet at midnight.Socreges said:
ForzaItalia
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Fifty said:
I still maintain Bondra will be a Leaf. The again, there's always Steve Thomas.
Fifty said:
ForzaItalia>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GoLeafsGo_ForzaFerrari
Foreign Jackass
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Who said Toronto would end up beating Montreal this year, again?
Who's on the team anyway? Can I apply?
Who's on the team anyway? Can I apply?
I just for some reason wanted to point out to all the Penguins haters (especially Drensch) that, as stated earlier, they weren't handed all of this from the league. The Pens had the 2nd longest playoffs streak behind the Blues, making the playoffs from 1989-2001 I believe. I could be wrong there but I think I'm right. They made the conference finals in 2001, losing in 6 games to the Devils. They've been bad since, but that's what happens when you lose Jagr, Tugnutt, Straka, Lang, Kasparaitis, Boughner, Kovalev etc. not to mention others they lost earlier like Ron Francis, Sergei Zubov, and Kevin Hatcher. Yeah real level playing field where the Pens get raped of their talent and HAVE TO trade for youth and picks to rebuild rather than just being able to keep everyone and then add a Ray Bourque or Adam Foote here or there.
As a pens fan I'm totally psyched about the season and can't wait to see Mario holding the cup one last time (maybe not this year, but soon enough).
As a pens fan I'm totally psyched about the season and can't wait to see Mario holding the cup one last time (maybe not this year, but soon enough).
Malakhov
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Qualifying offer on the table for Theodore in case they don't agree on a long term deal so he could become a UFA next season.
Some of you peeps without a goaltender could get a chance at him next summer. Him and Gainey don't agree on the numbers at all, it's not looking very good.
Some of you peeps without a goaltender could get a chance at him next summer. Him and Gainey don't agree on the numbers at all, it's not looking very good.
Drensch is such a sour puss... A true 'nose in the air' whiny bitch.
Comparing a team had high 50's - 60's mil payroll to a team that has been operating on about 25-28 mil average over the past 8 years.
Just cause you had a free wheeling GM that had the deep pockets to pull off all those trades to get those players. Your team reaped the rewards of stupid Philly's trade for Lindros. Where do you think you 'stockpiled all those picks'??
Have fun this year watching teams like Phoenix, Edmonton, Calgary, Anahiem and the Wild pass your team by.
This league needed this salary cap for a long, long time... How the fuck do you think your team got to Colorado in the mid 90's. That team would not have moved if there was a salary cap in place at the time.
Comparing a team had high 50's - 60's mil payroll to a team that has been operating on about 25-28 mil average over the past 8 years.
Just cause you had a free wheeling GM that had the deep pockets to pull off all those trades to get those players. Your team reaped the rewards of stupid Philly's trade for Lindros. Where do you think you 'stockpiled all those picks'??
Have fun this year watching teams like Phoenix, Edmonton, Calgary, Anahiem and the Wild pass your team by.
This league needed this salary cap for a long, long time... How the fuck do you think your team got to Colorado in the mid 90's. That team would not have moved if there was a salary cap in place at the time.
Sorry Kingpen, but if you want to cultivate Drensch as your personal hockey thread nemesis for the upcoming season you'll have to share him with the Canucks fans. :lol
I personally am hoping to draw Leaf Nation as my comedic foil for '05-'06. Guaranteed victory and all that. Or else dem, but he'll be banned by March so that'll be no fun.
I personally am hoping to draw Leaf Nation as my comedic foil for '05-'06. Guaranteed victory and all that. Or else dem, but he'll be banned by March so that'll be no fun.
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Manics said:
Yeah, I'd take Sundin over Koivu, too. Who else is playing for the Leafs, up front?
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