That was the year we could've drafted KOPITARZZZZZZZ!!! lol

If Bourdon is alive right now, he would be a big part of our D core.

^ Columbus would probably need it LOL. Although the 2nd overall would do no harm for them either. It would be even more annoying if Edmonton had the 1st overall again.

No shit the draft was rigged, was done "behind closed doors"

that year the pens were on the edge of their seats being relocated to portland/seattle

this lock out will probably save the coyotes from moving to quebec/seattle

I guess I wasn't clear in my post. Bettman is saying he will not proceed into the season using the same CBA that is set to expire this Sept (NHLPA has gone on record to say they are willing to begin the season without reaching a new deal with the NHL).

The reason why those fuckers want to do that is because without a new deal they can threaten to strike right before the playoffs and the owners would give them whatever they want. This is what happened in 1994 to the MLB and a lot of people are no longer fans of the MLB because of that. Who was the head of the union for MLB's players then? Donald Fehr.

I guess they could sign a no-strike clause but I doubt that.

Huet says he's in talks with Canucks and Kings, this better mean a Lu or Schnids (unlikely) trade happens soon

Hockey -NHL - Huet en contact avec LA et Vancouver

Google translate

I would be really happy if Huet came here as a b/u. Hopefully this trade will happen soon.

Huet will make a decent backup tbh

I haven't been keeping up with his career...has he been doing well or something?

I think we still need a solid backup capable of playing ~30 games and bringing in at least 15-18 wins. This way we can ease Schneider in and not over work him.

Huet was loaned to HC Fribourg-Gotteron SA of the Swiss National League A to relieve the Blackhawks' salary cap issues.

In his first year with Fribourg-Gotteron, Huet played 41 games and sucked in the second half of the season, posting a 2.84 GAA with the team finishing 8th. They made the playoffs but got swept by HC Davos.

Better the next season posting a 1.99 GGAA in 39 games and finished 3rd that year defeating HC Lugano in the quarterfinals. Lost in the semifinals in 5 games.

ban me for what exactly?

credit should be given to his agent and not mark for that ridiculous contract

Huet signs in Switzerland :okay:

Willie back in Van today.

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/70...?size=620x400s

Would I see him if i went downtown?
Is that his Bently?

Congrats again Willie! Wish you were still a Canuck :okay:

Boo Willie

why is he rubbing it onto the faces of vancouverites?!? :fulloffuck:

:okay:

i liked willie wish he was still with us

Good for Willie. Guy always plays hard for every team he's on.

how? hes from here the only reason he is a king because gillis didnt think he would be the same after malkin gave him a concussion.

I'm happy for him but lifting the cup in downtown Vancouver by a non-Canuck player is so wrong on so many levels. :okay:

It's okay if it's Willie.

he wanted to stay...canucks didn't think he was okay...props to him and congrats my good man willie...

felt bad for willie when we didnt sign him.... but glad he won a cup

And Brule is off to the Swiss League. Crazy how a prospect can be ruined with such bad development.

He got a fair offer from the Canucks given the circumstances, ~2M/yr for 1 year to see how things worked out. The Kings just took a huge gamble on him by giving him a 3.5M/yr deal over 2 years, and the gamble paid off