I think we are still due for one more big pick up whether it be a d man or offensive

Yup, I would like Gillis to pick up another forward.

Well it won't be Zubov :(
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=286236

Zubov was way too old imo. He looked awful this past season but he sure had some great seasons in the NHL.

nobody wanted to take a chance on an aging blue liner like Zubov. He just came off major surgery and to spare himself the embarrassment he opted for the KHL.


What do you guys think Jagr is going to do? comeback to the NHL?

towards the end of the season and playoffs, he played great. he MADE that third line.

i agree he's a soft player that won't lay down the hits, but he's got some nice hands. i dont' think many assholes could play like he can

and btw its wellfed :P

I think some of you guys are being too hard on Wellwood. Sure he was fat and out of shape, and was put on waivers twice during the season, but in the playoffs he played pretty damn hard. The line with him Raymond and Bernier was pretty solid. Give the guy a break and give another assesment of him after a couple months on this year.

As for our puck moving D man, I think that they're gonna try to turn edler into that guy. Edler to me is a very solid defenceman with a big shot who can fill the role. I can't wait till the season starts in 6 weeks

According to Sportsnet, Hudler signed a $5M/2yr contract with Detroit.
But according to TSN, he signed with the KHL team already lol.

If sportsnet is true, Det basically traded Hossa for Hudler.

NHL is looking into Hossa's contract.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=286333

Oh snap!
:haha:

You misread.

Arbitration awarded him 2 year deal worth over 5 mil.

KHL registered his contract to the Moscow team.

Try rereading.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/07/31/hudler_wings/

Wow Hossa is just getting fucked left and right

Heh. I swear that was what posted when I read it this morning like super early. They might have changed the article, rofl. It originally said they signed him...oh well whatever.

At least the current article makes way more sense.

gre.ed will do that to you...


take that revscene - try to censor my opinion!!

So does the other 29 other teams.

Yes, that is correct.

Poor Hossa

LOL.

Interesting.

Oilers don't want Heatley anymore...good on the Oilers for moving on.

i wonder what that investigation is all about...must have something to do with the hawks going over their cap...

I don't think it's something as simple as going over the cap, because the NHL doesn't have to investigate that. Probably something in the writing that violates the CBA or something

EDIT: I had a quote but nvm wtf the article changed from the last time I read it......

When I read the TSN article this morning, it said something about the Blackhawks and Hossa having an agreement that he would retire after the 8th season.

That's kinda dumb cuz isn't Hossa getting paid out almost all the mone in the first 7 or 8 seasons? And after that he's only getting like 4 or 5 mill for the rest of the contract?

yeeeaaah that's what I read too.


Regardless, it lets the Hawks off the hook for however much Hossa would have made those remaining years. I guess it's against the rules to negotiate a player's retirement for the sake of circumventing the CBA?

That's the whole point of front-loading contracts.

If you give a player $6M/year for 6 years, say... that's a $6M hit against your cap every year, and you end up paying a total of $36M.

If you split it over 12 years and front-load it, though... say you make it $7M for the first three years, $4M for the next three, and $500k for each of the last six years. That still totals up to $36M, but the cap hit is now only $3M/year, and the guy can play good for six years and then just sit on his thumbs and still get a decent annual salary (unless he retires).