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Official NHL Off Season Thread

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dem

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bad pick for the pens..
They should have went with Kessel. I can't believe everyone is letting him drop... but really i cant believe the PENS would let that guy pass them by. Could there be a more perfect complementary player for Crosby? I don't think so..
 
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sefskillz

shitting in the alley outside your window
soundwave05 said:
Not really feeling those Caps jerseys.
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Wonder how Pronger would look in one...

Backstrom sayin he's two years away, I don't think he realizes how bad the Caps are.
 
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R_GILL

I'm tanking for Kabanov!
Kessel really took a slide, I don't think Boston will pass him up. I guess C-Bus will get Brassard. After that it is a crapshoot. Please God let the Leafs have Little.
 
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toro5741

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Yeah, going by the numbers, the Isles probably should have taken Mueller, but I like the Okposo pick, they need a "power-forward" type...almost all of their centers and wingers are soft serve.
 
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R_GILL

I'm tanking for Kabanov!
Why????!?

Second year in a row the guy who we want is taken the pick before us.

Fine take Berglund I guess, so I can hear Don Cherry bitch that we don't take any Canadians on HNIC.
 
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R_GILL

I'm tanking for Kabanov!
Tlusty, God damn it, he is alright I guess. But he tops out as a 2nd liner or 3rd liner. Do we need another one of these.
 
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R_GILL

I'm tanking for Kabanov!
ForzaItalia said:
JFJ has to be working on some sort of a trade....he HAS to be....
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I know he is looking for a goaltender, but really is trading for Nabokov or Giguere worth it when you can go after Legace or Gerber in free agency. Nabokovs contract is plain horrible and Giguere will probably take a lot to get.
 
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dem

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Big trade coming between LA and Minny

So says Pierre. Established players..

Minnys 17th pick and Patrick Osullivan to LA for Pavol Demitra
 
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sefskillz

shitting in the alley outside your window
Habs positioning themselves for Nashville native Geoffrion by picking up that extra pick.

oh snaps.
 
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ForzaItalia

Banned
If the Leafs really wanted this Little guy, don't you think they would have traded up a couple of spots to ensure that they got him?



The Bryan McCabe situation

John Ferguson Jr. never does things the easy way, does he? After offering a lucrative multiyear deal to top defenseman Bryan McCabe, the Toronto GM has been kept in limbo as McCabe has inexplicably failed to sign on the dotted line. There is much speculation that McCabe's wife, a native of Long Island, dislikes Toronto and would like to be closer to home, prompting the delay. There are also rumors that folks close to the Islanders and their new management team have made it known that McCabe would be welcomed back on the Island. Either way, it seems someone is destined to wildly overpay for the big defender whose production disappeared in the second half of the season. If Ferguson believes he's lost his grip on McCabe, look for him to be active this weekend looking to shore up his blue line.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/draft2006/columns/story?id=2498223
 
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R_GILL

I'm tanking for Kabanov!
ForzaItalia said:
If the Leafs really wanted this Little guy, don't you think they would have traded up a couple of spots to ensure that they got him?
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We ain't get the resources to do it. Same like last year with McArdle, we like him but not enough to trade up.
 
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Wolf

GO HABS GO
One fantastic year for Raycroft, and one bad one. Is Boston really ready to give up on their goaltening future?

From a leafs perspective, why would JGF trade for him? Raycroft wouldn't solve the goaltender situation, he had a bad year and who know's if he will rebound, you would still have goaltender questions in Toronto.

I dunno...I think TSN is jumping the gun by mentioning Raycroft..
 
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NinSoX

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The Leafs aren't expected to get anywhere this year and from the looks of the lineup, ANY player would be a good addition.
 
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ForzaItalia

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NinSoX said:
The Leafs aren't expected to get anywhere this year and from the looks of the lineup, ANY player would be a good addition.
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I disagree. With some smart moves (is JFJ capable of this though?) I see no reason at all why the Leafs couldn't make the playoffs next season.
 
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Wolf

GO HABS GO
Man what the hell is up with Boston?? Do they want to suck?

Finish it off Boston and trade away Bergeron while your at it.


Man, I really liked Raycroft, why did such a bad thing have to happen to such a great guy.
 
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Wolf

GO HABS GO
Prediction :

Leafs lose Mcabe to the Islanders. With no support Raycroft and Aubin get lit up all season long, Ferguson fired after Leafs eliminated from playoffs with 3 weeks to go.


...and Domi thrives on the first line netting a career high 9 goals.

Book it.
 
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R_GILL

I'm tanking for Kabanov!
ForzaItalia said:
I have a bad feeling that the Leafs just traded for Jim Carey's alter ego....
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He was absolutely terrible last year in Boston, but I will give him a chance. Losing Rask does hurt as I think he has great potential. Boston now has the best tandem of young goaltenders in Rask + Toivenen.
 
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