[MR_BIGGS]

Gretzky Wii game from EA Sports.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Bn4g5NCYc&feature=player_embedded

[murd0c]

I wonder if you can still float the puck in from the red line like in the orginal lol
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[fliptuner]

Coming soon to my NHL collection...

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s18/Yabob/sedin_brodernanhl11_omslag_216175b.jpg

[shawn79]

^ sweden only

[shawn79]

if bieksa + can land filatov then what the hell can kaberle land in CBJ

[fliptuner]

^ sweden only

Picking it up anyways for the collection. Cover on its own, might be part of EA's downloadable content.

[Gt-R R34]

if bieksa + can land filatov then what the hell can kaberle land in CBJ

i doubt we'll land filatov for bieksa.

Something tells me we'll be getting draft picks for bieksa, nothing note worthy if we're planning to re-signing a couple of our RFA's.

[shawn79]

hopefully its bieksa + hansen for filatov or ladd

[E-40six]

I dont see why evereyone is in a rush to deal bieksa.

do people not remember what happened to our D with injuries?
to be honest, i dont see a problem with us have 6 top 4 Dmen
yes, it puts us in a bind cap wise, but having bieksa playing bottom 2 minutes might make him a little but more effective. If his plays get better bump up to top 4 minutes

plus having a stacked D means luongo wont be working as hard to make saves

[d1]

I dont see why evereyone is in a rush to deal bieksa.

do people not remember what happened to our D with injuries?
to be honest, i dont see a problem with us have 6 top 4 Dmen
yes, it puts us in a bind cap wise, but having bieksa playing bottom 2 minutes might make him a little but more effective. If his plays get better bump up to top 4 minutes

plus having a stacked D means luongo wont be working as hard to make saves

Trading Bieksa is a necessity, not an option. We have $2.6m cap space left to sign 4 RFAs including Raymond.. you think that can be done? No way.

[b0unce. [?]]

lol @ both alberta teams haha

[shawn79]

still need money for mason raymond

[DanHibiki]

ya i kno it's not the NHL 11 thread but since I saw two other posts bout the game I wanna share this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsFhhMdDVXI

[Gh0stRider]

TSN.ca ALERT: F Matthew Lombardi signs three-year, $10.5 million contract with Nashville Predators.
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[b0unce. [?]]

^ lombardi is good

[AzNightmare]

Wonder if these assholes will make it for PC this time.

[shawn79]

^ the whole engine is different now, no need to waste time

[raygunpk]

I still think Gillis should have thrown the same deal he gave Maholtra in an offer sheet to Ladd. If Ladd accepted the Hawks would have matched it but then they would have been stuck with Ladd for at least a year since you can't trade a player for a year after you match an offer sheet. It would have been a great way to mess the Hawks up cap wise. If the Hawks didn't match we would have got Ladd for the same price as Maholtra and it would have only cost us a 2nd round pick next year.

ladd doesn't play center and doesn't take faceoffs.
and if we throw an offersheet at ladd, they're definitely throwing one back at raymond for 3.5m+ (supposedly weak draft next year), while we're trying to fit him for 2.5m.

[pure.life]

Not sure if this has been posted but Souray is placed on waivers

http://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Oilers+place+veteran+Souray+waivers/3228390/story.html

[Ronin]

ladd doesn't play center and doesn't take faceoffs.
and if we throw an offersheet at ladd, they're definitely throwing one back at raymond for 3.5m+ (supposedly weak draft next year), while we're trying to fit him for 2.5m.

...or the Hawks let us have him and we give up a draft pick.

And there's no way the Hawks would be putting out offer sheets...they don't have the money. We'd just let them have Raymond and they'd be fucked.

[quasi]

ladd doesn't play center and doesn't take faceoffs.
and if we throw an offersheet at ladd, they're definitely throwing one back at raymond for 3.5m+ (supposedly weak draft next year), while we're trying to fit him for 2.5m.

LOL, no they wouldn't. Two problems with your scenario, one Chicago doesn't have 3.5m to offer to Raymund and second they'd have to give us a 1st and a 3rd round pick to do that. I'd take Ladd over Maholtra anyday of the week. We have a 3rd line center as far as I'm concerend and his first name is Cody. I'd take Ladd at 2.5 for 3 years over a 30 year old Maholtra any day.

It's a mute point anyway since Ladd is no longer a Hawk and we've already given our money to Maholtra. I was just saying it would have been a great way to really fuck them over. It was a perfect storm since they were up against the cap and either would have had to give him a way for almost nothing or sign him and be stuck with him paying more then then they wanted to pay, lose lose for them and win win for us either way.

[604pt]

That would've been a slick move on Gillis' part if he pulled that off but I'm very happy with the signing of Malhotra. Since he said it himself he'd be fine playing either centre or wing, this gives Hodgson and Schroeder time to adjust to the NHL level without all that pressure. Instead of rushing our prospects, we let them grow and mature at their pace. It's the proper way to build an NHL franchise and I'm glad we have Mike Gillis as our GM.

Bieksa for Filatov would be highway robbery, I doubt Columbus' GM wants to lose his job. Adding Filatov to our prospect pool with Hodgson, Schroeder, Schnieder, Shirokov, etc would be surreal.

Kubina signs a 2 year deal worth $7.7 mil with the team he won a cup with

[Tim Budong]

Hodgeson is gonna skip the rookie/prospects camp

[MR_BIGGS]

^^ I'm just glad he's working out and not sidelined due to injury.

Was listening to the Team1040, and someone mentioned how the Canucks now lead the league in number three defensemen...Hamhuis would be low on the depth chart on Chicago and was in Nashville as well. The Canucks don't have a true number 1 dman, but good depth I'd say.

[Ronin]

^^ I'm just glad he's working out and not sidelined due to injury.

Was listening to the Team1040, and someone mentioned how the Canucks now lead the league in number three defensemen...Hamhuis would be low on the depth chart on Chicago and was in Nashville as well. The Canucks don't have a true number 1 dman, but good depth I'd say.

Hamhuis isn't Duncan Keith...that guy is amazing...but he's as good as Seabrook I think and Brian Campbell is LOL.

Hamhuis is a #2 D-man in that he's not as amazing as Keith, Doughty, Mike Green, etc...we don't have a star but our defense is full of guys you'd actually want on your team...no pluggers apart from Aaron Rome...and he's not bad either. Aaron Rome would be a top 4 on a team like Columbus or Tampa.

[Hondaracer]

only like a handfull of teams really have a TRUE #1 dman, the rest are much much worse off than we are now, and the majority of teams with a true #1 arent that well rounded

i dont know why these Filatov rumors are so rampant, do you really think MG is gonna dump a depth dman for a russian with a bad attitude? he aint coming here period.

[mb_]

http://www.formspring.me/filat28

HFBoards says it's legit.......................

[flawless]

Gagne done in Philly?
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=326408

[Ch28]

http://www.formspring.me/filat28

HFBoards says it's legit.......................

"are you a russian spy?


yes"

:bowrofl:

[SilverBlitz]

Islanders offer Kovalchuk 100 million contract....

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2010/07/03/islanders_kovalchuk_report/

[punkwax]

^ Bahahahah. Islanders love pulling dumbass moves it seems.

[Hondaracer]

islanders will be bankrupt before they have to payout any long term contracts

[Not really racist!]

ilya is smarter than that

he'll get paid more in the KHL

[hsh4]

dont think ilya wants to go to a loosing team

[d1]

Do the Islanders never learn? What a dumbass franchise. I guess Yashin + Rick D. never taught them anything..

[SkinnyPupp]

I figured Kovalchuk was going to be the next Yashin, but I didn't think it would be THAT similar! :lol

[DsZ24]

islanders are trying to outshine the flames for dumbass moves this off season lol

[orange7]

each time I think about the flames signing olli, I can't help but laugh my ass off.

He's been proven that he can't play well in the flames system.

[shawn79]

lol ^

[raygunpk]

LOL, no they wouldn't. Two problems with your scenario, one Chicago doesn't have 3.5m to offer to Raymund and second they'd have to give us a 1st and a 3rd round pick to do that. I'd take Ladd over Maholtra anyday of the week. We have a 3rd line center as far as I'm concerend and his first name is Cody. I'd take Ladd at 2.5 for 3 years over a 30 year old Maholtra any day.

It's a mute point anyway since Ladd is no longer a Hawk and we've already given our money to Maholtra. I was just saying it would have been a great way to really fuck them over. It was a perfect storm since they were up against the cap and either would have had to give him a way for almost nothing or sign him and be stuck with him paying more then then they wanted to pay, lose lose for them and win win for us either way.

you have a point with perfect storm comment, but again ladd isn't a center and doesn't take draws.
you really think our rookie center is going to be able to come in and immediately help us on faceoffs? even crosby was abysmal on draws in his first season.
and again with the versatility of malhotra, you give hodgson some experience there and still know that there's a veteran shutdown presence every night.
i'm sure MG looked at the options and realized a strong centerman will help us a lot more than revenge on a team that beat us twice, a team that is completely stripped down anyways.

[raygunpk]

http://www.capgeek.com/news/20100702-nine-nhl-teams-face-salary-cap-penalties-performance-bonuses.php

canucks hit with a 90k cap penalty. hawks hit with 4m, ouch.


http://www.capgeek.com/players/display.php?id=1048
hamhuis gets 9m in signing bonus!

for those wondering, this is from capgeek twitter:
Signing bonuses: The player gets his signing bonus cash as a lump sum (often on July 1) instead of spread over the season.
Cap hit = (total base salary + total signing bonuses + total performance bonuses) / contract length.

[orange7]

http://www.capgeek.com/players/display.php?id=1048
hamhuis gets 9m in signing bonus!

for those wondering, this is from capgeek twitter:
Signing bonuses: The player gets his signing bonus cash as a lump sum (often on July 1) instead of spread over the season.
Cap hit = (total base salary + total signing bonuses + total performance bonuses) / contract length.

great home town discount :troll:

[iwantaskyline]

only like a handfull of teams really have a TRUE #1 dman, the rest are much much worse off than we are now, and the majority of teams with a true #1 arent that well rounded

i dont know why these Filatov rumors are so rampant, do you really think MG is gonna dump a depth dman for a russian with a bad attitude? he aint coming here period.

Bad attitude? Try reading some of his interviews. He was loaned off to CSKA Moscow last year because he barely got ice time due to Hitchcock and he simply asked the GM if he could play one more year in Russia to further his development. He didn't demand or request it, he simply asked and the GM agreed with him. He's got loads of talent and has said in interviews he is playing in North America this year no matter what. All of that aside we're not getting Bieksa for him. Filatov is worth way more then a overpaid mistake-prone #4-5 d-man which is exactly why Columbus asked for Ehroff for Filatov.

islanders will be bankrupt before they have to payout any long term contracts

Their owner Charles Wang is loaded, not happening. Atlanta offered Ilya the same contract 100 mill for 10 years, he didn't accept that one. Don't see him accepting this one either.

[Tegra_Devil]

kovi is going to LA kings....mark my words

[604778]

From: @NHLSource
Sent: Jul 3, 2010 9:54a

Why does Ilya Kovalchuk think he deserves more money then Ovie and sid?

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[AzNightmare]

it seems Kovalchuk's just one of those guys with loads of talent, but feels money is more important.

[Gh0stRider]

So many rumors on Twitter lol. Bieksa to ducks for bobby Ryan.
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[winson604]

So many rumors on Twitter lol. Bieksa to ducks for bobby Ryan.
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LOL that would be an even more epic fail by the Ducks GM then the Oli Joikinen signing

[shawn79]

We cant afford bobby ryan. Rather trade bieksa for ladd to atl since he's rfa and unsigned. Both player brings physical present
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[hi5-ive]

hahahah no team wants SourGay. i mean Souray!

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=326481

[Hondaracer]

Bobby ryan would be sweeeeetttt

[carisear]

hahahah no team wants SourGay. i mean Souray!

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=326481

because of his cost. I think teams are waiting for him to be sent down, and then recalled so that they will only have to pay 1/2 his salary.

[murd0c]

for half his salary a team would pick him up no questions asked. Would Edmonton have to pay half only this year or the rest of his contract?

[winson604]

for half his salary a team would pick him up no questions asked. Would Edmonton have to pay half only this year or the rest of his contract?

Rest of his contract suckas

[murd0c]

its worth it just picking him up for that then.

[Hondaracer]

thats most likely what everyone is waiting for, although if you dumped him in the minors you would think the oilers would try to spite him and leave him down there for a bit lol

[pure.life]

they do have experience dealing with players wanting to leave (i.e Pronger).
Lowe said something about regretting trading Pronger so I'm sure they will probably leave Souray to dry in Edmonton.

[Ch28]

From: @NHLSource
Sent: Jul 3, 2010 9:54a

Why does Ilya Kovalchuk think he deserves more money then Ovie and sid?

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because he's a greedy russian

not the first and certainly not the last

[604778]

because he's a greedy russian

not the first and certainly not the last

Don't even find him that great. He didn't do much in NJ.

[MR_BIGGS]

Don't even find him that great. He didn't do much in NJ.

He didn't do much in New Jersey?? I disagree

Last season he had 41 goals and 44 assists for 85 points in 76 games.

In 27 games with the Devils he managed to go plus 9 and had 10 goals 17 assists (point a game player).

In the playoffs he got 2 goals 4 assists in 5 games for the Devils. Everything was their in New Jersey except chemistry. That would have come with time. He was there a few months.

The guy is a stud. P

[d1]

If you're getting a point a game you're definitely good.. but are you 10 million dollars good? fuck no.

[Bouncing Bettys]

It almost seems like everything is being held up by where kovalchuk signs. I just wish he would make a decision sooner than later

[RiceIntegraRS]

for the amount of money Kovy wants, i dont think too many teams are in the running for his services. If he wants the money hes not gonna win, and if he wants to win hes not gonna get the money. The only place where i can see him going for a decent chance at both is the Kings

[Ch28]

for the amount of money Kovy wants, i dont think too many teams are in the running for his services. If he wants the money hes not gonna win, and if he wants to win hes not gonna get the money. The only place where i can see him going for a decent chance at both is the Kings

Kings wont give him that much money because they know Doughty is an RFA after next season and he should be the one with the big money long term contract.

[Tim Budong]

they do have experience dealing with players wanting to leave (i.e Pronger).
Lowe said something about regretting trading Pronger so I'm sure they will probably leave Souray to dry in Edmonton.

Souray will not command the amount of value Dirty Pronger can get a team. At 35, the guy was a beast in the playoffs, Souray? not so much

With the cap era, guys that have great defensive ability with some offensive upside are guys you want. ie: Shea Weber

[murd0c]

All this D talk makes me giddy thinking that we now have Ballard and Hamhuis hehehehehe.

The real question is which one will wear #2????

[Not really racist!]

Hamhuis cuz hes the local boy, maybe they both will not wear #2?

[MR_BIGGS]

All our dmen should wear the number 3 ;)

[LUUUUUUUU]

Ballard looks fine with #3 he can be the next KB3

[AzNightmare]

Well Ballard was a Canuck first....

lol

Really doesn't matter to me though.

Was Ballard ever a #3 at one point?
I think Hamhuis was always a #2.

[woob]

http://www.mlnsports.com/graphics/hockey/features/2005/01/15/players/36Ballard_sm.jpg

But I know he wore 2 in phoenix....

[JKam]

http://www.mlnsports.com/graphics/hockey/features/2005/01/15/players/36Ballard_sm.jpg

But I know he wore 2 in phoenix....

thats a 3 in the picture

[woob]

thats a 3 in the picture

Hence my saying "but"

[punkwax]

*insert Peter Griffin laugh here
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[dim_sum]

Don't even find him that great. He didn't do much in NJ.

know of any other player that has scored 40+ goals in his entire career so far except 2 seasons? not that many players in the league will provide that many goals consistently. however, i wouldn't pay that kinda money for kovy either just because he takes selfish penalties, not that great in his own zone and not physical enough. What was apparent in NJ was that he couldn't play a team game which IMO should've sunk his stocks quite a bit

[punkwax]

Kovy is an excellent player. It would be worth it to front load a contract @ 10M per as long as your cap hit was in the 6-7ish range in the end. 10M for 10 yrs is an insane move by any franchise.
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[MR_BIGGS]

He's not worth 100 over 10 years...no player is with the cap the way it is, but to say he's not that great is plain stupid.

[b0unce. [?]]

He's not worth 100 over 10 years...no player is with the cap the way it is, but to say he's not that great is plain stupid.

he also doesn't have 10 years left in him lol so no team is gonna wanna invest that much time

[OhSoGood]

Kovalchuk is only 27 years old. Lots of hockey left in him.
Look at Hossa he signed a 12 year deal and he's 31

[BlackZRoadster]

I hope Ballard doesnt do the golf swing on luongo like he did on voukoun

[OhSoGood]

We probably got Ballard so he can wake up luongo when he's shitting the bed.

[LUUUUUUUU]

Real_ESPNLeBrun

RT @helenenothelen: Ilya Kovalchuk not coming to the Kings http://shar.es/m9Bcr 10 minutes ago via UberTwitter

[quasi]

Real_ESPNLeBrun

RT @helenenothelen: Ilya Kovalchuk not coming to the Kings http://shar.es/m9Bcr 10 minutes ago via UberTwitter

Good news for the Canucks, hope he signs in the East.

[b0unce. [?]]

Kovalchuk is only 27 years old. Lots of hockey left in him.
Look at Hossa he signed a 12 year deal and he's 31
doubt he'll be as good as he is now @ 37
i guess what i meant is like 10 years is too long of a commitment for someone who isnt your 'franchise' player

[Harvey Specter]

The Kings would be the next Hawks in the west if Kovalchuk came over. Actually right now I think the Kings are a team to look out for.

[punkwax]

;7015783']doubt he'll be as good as he is now @ 37
i guess what i meant is like 10 years is too long of a commitment for someone who isnt your 'franchise' player

Kovy would be just about any teams franchise player. 10 yrs isn't crazy, 10M for 10 yrs is.
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[BlackZRoadster]

kovy getting more than ovechkin, crosby is ridiculous.

[shawn79]

kovy not a franchise player, hes a top line scorer lulz

he was in ATL but sure didnt prove it in NJ

[Gumby]

Players that put themselves in front of the team: :nono:

[Not really racist!]

The Kings are gonna be a dominant force in seasons to come.

[jigga250]

The Kings would be the next Hawks in the west if Kovalchuk came over. Actually right now I think the Kings are a team to look out for.

Kings are nowhere close to Chicago IMO, even with Kovy....Toews/Kane/Keith/Seabrook/Hossa >>>>> Doughty/Kovalchuk

[orange7]

Kings are nowhere close to Chicago IMO, even with Kovy....Toews/Kane/Keith/Seabrook/Hossa >>>>> Doughty/Kovalchuk

+1

chicago was just too rigged. so rigged that now they are in cap problem.

[trancehead]

Kings are nowhere close to Chicago IMO, even with Kovy....Toews/Kane/Keith/Seabrook/Hossa >>>>> Doughty/Kovalchuk

Doughty Kovy Kopitar Brown Johnson Smyth...not too shabby. I wouldnt say they are NOWHERE close

[orange7]

^
yup.. definitely a team that will make the playoff for many years to come.

Just not a cup winner yet with their current line up. They still need to address a few more things.

[Expresso]

^
yup.. definitely a team that will make the playoff for many years to come.

Just not a cup winner yet with their current line up. They still need to address a few more things.

I agree, they are close and they will compete for a playoff spot but thats about it. Unless their forwards take a huge step next year they do not have any consistent scoring throughout their lineup and the goal tending needs to get better too.

[DanHibiki]

He ain't going to LA boys

The Los Angeles Kings appear to be out of the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes.

Los Angeles general manager Dean Lombardi said Sunday, “We took our best shot to meet his needs and the team’s.”

But the highly sought-after free agent forward, who was traded to the New Jersey Devils in February from his longtime home in Atlanta, turned down the Kings’ offer.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2010/07/04/kovalchuk_kings/

[b0unce. [?]]

kopitar, doughty, brown is gonna carrryyyyyyy

[Mike Oxbig]

^simmonds johnson hickey tubert schenn

[Harvey Specter]

Kings do have a goalie in their system who's suppose to be the next big thing, I know he had a couple games last season, I think the Canucks played him, but too lazy to find his name.

[Tim Budong]

Kings do have a goalie in their system who's suppose to be the next big thing, I know he had a couple games last season, I think the Canucks played him, but too lazy to find his name.

ersberg? quick? or bernier?

[shawn79]

benier and quick

quick can be traded for the missing piece for their cup run hahah

[AzNightmare]

Sometimes it doesn't really matter if you have all the pieces on paper that makes a stanley cup team if injuries or playoff slumps come into play.

[orange7]

joe thorton :troll:

[Harvey Specter]

ersberg? quick? or bernier?

Bernier. During the playoffs they were saying that Bernier is the guy the Kings want as a starter.


And from June 30th...

Teams Canada: Canadiens, Canucks in best shape heading into UFA day

Vancouver Canucks Last, but certainly not least, the Canucks can claim the title as Canada’s best team (although don’t expect Canadiens fans to agree). Once RFA Mason Raymond(notes) is re-signed, Vancouver’s top two lines are in good shape. Could they use another scorer to take the heat off of the Sedins? Of course, especially if they want to keep pace with the West’s best. But the Canucks are more likely to get help for the third and fourth lines, and maybe a defenseman capable of stepping into the top-four. Vancouver has nearly $10 million to spend, and look for GM Mike Gillis to do what he can to help his club get past the team’s playoff hurdle that is the Chicago Blackhawks.

More; http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Ahvr4aIn_5zHf7uZFR2gDTF7vLYF?slug=sm-canadaufa0630

[woob]

LOL YAHOO ARTICLE

It’s not like Calgary is going to bring back Olli Jokinen

Sutter is God >.>

[xxxrsxxx]

Kovy gonna sign with NJ, 7 years for 60 million.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=326655

[d1]

Ballin outta control

[Hondaracer]

Not confirmed
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[411ken]

Not confirmed
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No shit.... that's why the article says "Report".

But all sports site says it will so...they are most likely correct unless something major happens


i like himas a player but Kovy is scared to go to the West!! He knows he won't be effective as in the East...

[Bouncing Bettys]

if kovalchuk signs, the devils would be very close to the 10% over the cap allowed in the offseason.

[trancehead]

Big mistake on NJ's part if they decide to sign him. Unless they have some emerging warhorse of a defenseman i havn't heard of, they're going to be really unbalanced between the forwards and D

[Jackwimmer]

id be surprised if they do
apparently parise's contract expires soon and it would be hard to resign him after

[Gt-R R34]

Kovy or Parise?

I'd take kovy though.

[Ch28]

Parise

He can score, plays a good 2 way game and will come in at least 2-3 mill cheaper for similar production in terms of points

Oh yeah, he's not a greedy russian either

[AzNightmare]

Kovy gonna sign with NJ, 7 years for 60 million.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=326655

"ONLY?" :lol

Guess no one can afford him for 10mil long term.

[shawn79]

the calgary flames could use kariya and selanne :lol

[Gh0stRider]

Former NHL forward Bob Probert has died after collapsing in a boat on a lake near Windsor Ontario.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=326672


RIP


http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/2010/7/5/bob_61083.jpg

[clowe]

Big mistake on NJ's part if they decide to sign him. Unless they have some emerging warhorse of a defenseman i havn't heard of, they're going to be really unbalanced between the forwards and D

Volchenkov, Tallinder, White and Greene aren't too bad. The only thing is they're gonna have problems re-signing Parise, Greene and Langenbrunner after next season.

[Not really racist!]

Say good bye to NJ's core next season then

[411ken]

With the new coach/system... having Parise/Kovalchuk play the whole year will bring some magic if he does sign there.

They can try and trade Brian Rolston somewhere if they can.. the guy makes 5million something!! And i'm sure they will not be crying if they can't sign Langenbrunner.. and Arnott comes off the hook next year too.

[punkwax]

RIP Probert

[murd0c]

RIP Bob Probert he put on some good fights in the 80/90's
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[Tegra_Devil]

kovi will just keep the drama going....

[Roach]

RIP Probert. He was a major ass-kicker back in the day.

Kev

[7seven]

Not too surprised about Probert given all his cocaine and alcohol abuse issues in the past, but those wars he had back in the day with Grimson and Crowder where amazing.

[quasi]

If the Devils do sign Kovalchuk and decide they won't be able to resign Parise they can move him at the trade deadline and get a hell of a lot for him.

[flawless]

As good as Kovalchuk is, I would much rather have Parise on my squad for the long term.

[MR_BIGGS]

Kovi played fine with the Devils. People are saying he didn't do much. He had like 3 months with them??

He's a good team guy from what I've read from different people. Although Russia sucked balls at the Olympics, he was the guy that closed the rift between Malkin and Ovechkin. He apparently brought both sides together sat them down, got the vodka rolling and that was it, water under the bridge.

With Brodeur in net, although he may be on his decline, I think the Devils will be one of the top 5 teams in the East next season. I'm glad he's not coming to the West.

[b0unce. [?]]

Kovy or Parise?

I'd take kovy though.

def parise

[b0unce. [?]]

oh and i think modano is prob gonna retire.

thoughts?

[jigga250]

Doughty Kovy Kopitar Brown Johnson Smyth...not too shabby. I wouldnt say they are NOWHERE close

if you're going to include 20-25goal/50pt players like Brown and Smyth, or 36pt d-men like Johnson then you would also need to include Sharp, Versteeg, Brouwer, Ladd, Byfuglien and Campbell for Chicago, in addition to the "big 5" I already mentioned. I was listing "all-stars" only....LA has nowhere near the depth that Chicago did in '09-10.

[Hondaracer]

Kovi played fine with the Devils. People are saying he didn't do much. He had like 3 months with them??

He's a good team guy from what I've read from different people. Although Russia sucked balls at the Olympics, he was the guy that closed the rift between Malkin and Ovechkin. He apparently brought both sides together sat them down, got the vodka rolling and that was it, water under the bridge.

With Brodeur in net, although he may be on his decline, I think the Devils will be one of the top 5 teams in the East next season. I'm glad he's not coming to the West.

2 goals in the playoffs, 1 on a 5 on 3, 1 empty netter

he has never proven to be a game changer and has never won anything.

[shawn79]

rather build team with parise + +++ instead of kovy worth 8.5mill with no supporting cast

[MR_BIGGS]

2 goals in the playoffs, 1 on a 5 on 3, 1 empty netter

he has never proven to be a game changer and has never won anything.

I don’t know who I’d take, but I think I would lean towards Parise for the reasons others have mentioned.

To play devil’s advocate :rofl:though, Parise and Kovalchuk both have similar international hardware, so you can’t really say one Kovalchuk hasn’t won anything.

Parise has:
Gold – World Under 18
Gold – World Juniors
Silver – Olympics (scored the tying goal to send it to overtime – very clutch)

Kovalchuk has:
Gold – World Under 18
Silver – World Under 18
*2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze – World Championships
Bronze – Olympics

*Granted the World Championships is a shit tournament.

But yeah, Parise would come cheaper, and is a two way player and his dad was Canadian :thumbsup:

[Hondaracer]

the only thing the devils might be thinking is that Bro is getting near the end of his career and they need that transitional player

but paying 8.5-9 mill doesnt help a franchise no matter who you are, 1/5 of your cap in one player? the only person who deserves that is Crosby and he isnt dumb enough to ask for that.

[Gh0stRider]

;7017106']oh and i think modano is prob gonna retire.

thoughts?

most likely he will. Although he has 2 options. Detroit or Stars Executive Position.

He is meeting with the Wings tomorrow. http://starsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/07/modano-scheduled-to-meet-with-red-wings.html

[SkinnyPupp]

Would be nice if Modano could finish his career in Minnesota.. Although he hasn't been very motivated in a long time, it seems. I'm not that surprised they didn't sign him

[tacobell]

I like Modano, he was one of my fav players growing up, but speaking as a fan of his, i would ask him to please retire. I truly hate it when great players overstay there welcome and become a shadow of their former glory. I don't want to see you play 6 mins a game, play on the third or fourth line getting 20 points a season, I don't want to remember you that way nor do i want others to remember you that way.

I can understand why he wants to play on and i know it's not for the money, but as a fan, spare me the anguish, you're too good to be a role player. It may be already too late, but follow the footprints of Joe Sakic, John Elway, Cal Ripken, not MJ as a washingtion bullet, scottie pippen as a trialblazer.

[shawn79]

Modano hopefully finishes in Minnosota or Detriot

[jigga250]

but paying 8.5-9 mill doesnt help a franchise no matter who you are, 1/5 of your cap in one player? the only person who deserves that is Crosby and he isnt dumb enough to ask for that.

ummm Crosby's cap hit is 8.7

[shawn79]

nobody should be paid more than 8.7

[Gh0stRider]

Modano hopefully finishes in Minnosota or Detriot

I don't think the Wild have offered him a contract.

[tacobell]

he doesn't need to go back to Minny, he already gave them what they wanted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5-uRQqHJXI

[MR_BIGGS]

You have to respect someone who plays for the love of the game. Be it as a superstar, role player or veteran leader on a team. Maybe Modano won't be able to contribute like he has in the past. I can understand a fan's perspective of wanting their favourite player leaving on top, but you can't hate a guy for wanting to play for the love of the game. It's probably hard for them to leave the routine behind (having a couple pops with the boys on long roadtrips, Roxy, and other things).

Fuck it Mike, retire, your going home to this :drool :



943


Thanks to the mod who put the spoiler, I forgot.

[Expresso]

So looks like Raymond, Glass, and Hansen filed for arbitration. Does this mean SOB accepted his qualifying? And what are Glass and Hansen going to argue LOL.

[Ch28]

MMmm.....Willa Ford

[Tim Budong]

a young young kristen reid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1YQtIBao14&feature=related

[Ch28]

a young young kristen reid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1YQtIBao14&feature=related

she's still cute as ever

[DanHibiki]

God I love the Minnesota Wild's 3rd jerseys. I hope they use those as their standard jerseys from now on.

[6thGear.]

Holy shit, Rypien did the grind in 36 mins? Damn

[trancehead]

if you're going to include 20-25goal/50pt players like Brown and Smyth, or 36pt d-men like Johnson then you would also need to include Sharp, Versteeg, Brouwer, Ladd, Byfuglien and Campbell for Chicago, in addition to the "big 5" I already mentioned. I was listing "all-stars" only....LA has nowhere near the depth that Chicago did in '09-10.

haha you ring out Johnson as a 36pt dman when Seabrook is no offensive stud on the backend either. He is a beast defensively though, but the kings also have Scuderi (i think hes there shutdown man?).

So then it becomes Kane/Toews/Hossa/Keith vs Doughty/Kopi/Kovy

Not that large of a margin. Again they are NOT no where close. They are knocking on the doorstep.
But I do agree with you to an extent. I saw the hawks going deep into the playoffs this past season due to Kane / Toews being in ELC....hence being able to sign Hossa and Soupy

[b0unce. [?]]

So looks like Raymond, Glass, and Hansen filed for arbitration. Does this mean SOB accepted his qualifying? And what are Glass and Hansen going to argue LOL.

idk hansen is legit

[Bonjour43MA]

she's still cute as ever

+1

She can be my gf anytime :D

[AzNightmare]

Holy shit, Rypien did the grind in 36 mins? Damn



Both Sedins can do it in around 32 mins. :)

[trancehead]

Both Sedins can do it in around 32 mins. :)

10001th post. Atta boy

[orange7]

congratz to aznightmare, he's officially an rs addict

[shawn79]

erehoff gonna be the #1 defensemen when season starts. :awesome:

[Tim Budong]

Has anyone noticed that after the canucks win, its a player that's on the front page of the CDC..but if they lose, shes on the front

something calming about a cutie on the front page
as for riedder...

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/623/719fistofanangrygod.jpg

[7seven]

No surprise, O'Brien signed his qualifying offer of $1.6 mil/yr

[murd0c]

That's really good news.
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[Gh0stRider]

Andrew Ladd and the Stanley Cup hit Maple Ridge, Sunday July 18, from Noon-2pm at Planet Ice!

The cup will also make stops in Tsawwassen with Brent Seabrook, Penticton with Duncan Keith, Surrey with Colin Fraser and in Vancouver with Troy Brouwer.

[Gh0stRider]

@mattsekeres (http://twitter.com/mattsekeres): General Motors Place is no more. #Canucks re-naming their downtown arena. No new handle yet.

@mattsekeres: Canucks to announce new name for GM Place at 2 p.m. PT press conference.

@News1130radio: The Canucks have announced GM is moving its branding to the inside of the rink. A new sponsor will be named at 2pm.

[MR_BIGGS]

Interesting....

[Tegra_Devil]

@mattsekeres (http://twitter.com/mattsekeres): General Motors Place is no more. #Canucks re-naming their downtown arena. No new handle yet.

@mattsekeres: Canucks to announce new name for GM Place at 2 p.m. PT press conference.

@News1130radio: The Canucks have announced GM is moving its branding to the inside of the rink. A new sponsor will be named at 2pm.

Inside source:

Darryl Sutter Place:p

[murd0c]

Andrew Ladd and the Stanley Cup hit Maple Ridge, Sunday July 18, from Noon-2pm at Planet Ice!

The cup will also make stops in Tsawwassen with Brent Seabrook, Penticton with Duncan Keith, Surrey with Colin Fraser and in Vancouver with Troy Brouwer.

Does it show where in surrey its going to be? I wouldn't mind checking it out.
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[Gh0stRider]

Does it show where in surrey its going to be? I wouldn't mind checking it out.
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nope, not mentioned yet.

[hotjoint]

Sam, when u find out more info on the cup here post it :)

[Gh0stRider]

Sam, when u find out more info on the cup here post it :)

:thumbsup:

[Tim Budong]

BC Ferries is their biggest sponsor
please dont let it be BC Ferries Terminal..
shortened to... Ferries Terminal

[Gh0stRider]

The St. Louis Blues have signed goaltender Jaroslav Halak to a four-year contract that will pay him a reported $15 million -- a total of $3.75 million against the salary cap.

[woob]

BC Ferries is their biggest sponsor
please dont let it be BC Ferries Terminal..
shortened to... Ferries Terminal

"The Garage" will turn into "The Drydock"

or better yet

"The Tax Money Sink"

[sonick]

Fast Ferry Fiasco Place

[MR_BIGGS]

I heard Telus Place....I hope not! Name it after the Griffiths, or Trever Linden or back to Canada Hockey Place...no corporate BS...

Or Siemens Place...lol, use to be a sponsor..

[Gt-R R34]

Money's on Telus.

Telus Place

[AzNightmare]

10001th post. Atta boy

lol! :fuuuuu: I missed it.
Actually this one's my 10,000th post.

Both Sedins can do it in around 32 mins. :)



congratz to aznightmare, he's officially an rs addict


Believe me... I've been addicted way before hitting that post count.

[cressydrift]

Heard they might name it HST place;)

[Gh0stRider]

@JeffMarek Rogers takes over naming rights for GM Place in Vancouver.

[sonick]

Confirmed. Rogers Place.

[spoon.ek9]

Confirmed. Rogers Place.

rogers place isn't that bad of a name.. just that we're all used to calling it GM Place.

[mb_]

rogers place isn't that bad of a name.. just that we're all used to calling it GM Place.

A lot better than Telus Place for sure lol

[woob]

^^ or the "Telus World of Hockey"

... I'm still sore about Science World.

[MR_BIGGS]

So no more Garage!

[Harvey Specter]

I would have preferred Telus but Rogers doesn't sound too bad.

[SoulCrusher]

Xwayxway Place

[604778]

http://ht.ly/27NrT
Canucks make a special announcement.

[!Nhan]

Gross Rogers Arena just doesn't flow right.

[Tegra_Devil]

meh.....everyone is gonna still call it GM place anyways

[SoulCrusher]

yuck

[604778]

It'll rub on.

[murd0c]

Talk about lame
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[hotjoint]

Rogers Arena sounds gay

[Bouncing Bettys]

I'm not a big fan of corporations feeling they have to have their name on a sporting venue. The buildings of my childhood seemed to have personalities, quirks, etc. Corporate named venues seem to switch names and corporate sponsors so often they can't induce any sence of history or tradition.

[Tegra_Devil]

I'm not a big fan of corporations feeling they have to have their name on a sporting venue. The buildings of my childhood seemed to have personalities, quirks, etc. Corporate named venues seem to switch names and corporate sponsors so often they can't induce any sence of history or tradition.


thats what i hated about kamloops....

I loved Riverside Collosium....


then it changed to sportmart place...and interior savings place...i dont even know what it is named now

[Ronin]

No more Garage.

Phone Booth?

[Tapioca]

I'm not a big fan of corporations feeling they have to have their name on a sporting venue. The buildings of my childhood seemed to have personalities, quirks, etc. Corporate named venues seem to switch names and corporate sponsors so often they can't induce any sence of history or tradition.

I agree, but Aquillini owns the building, so he can do whatever he wants with it.

I don't go to games much these days, but it looks like Rogers will have a presence in all areas of stadium - on-screen, on-ice, and through wireless. Maybe Rogers subscribers will have some enhanced data features on their phones during events?

[AzNightmare]

Should have called it something like Rogers Coliseum.

Bring back the Coliseum. It sounds scary.. it's where Canucks kill other teams.

[sonick]

Rogers Arena sounds gay

Not as gay as the the old name of Nashville's arena:

http://www.slayageonline.com/siteimages/Nashville/Gaylord2.JPG

[Greenstoner]

^ i laugh so hard !!

[raygunpk]

SMASHVILLEEEE

[Bouncing Bettys]

thats what i hated about kamloops....

I loved Riverside Collosium....


then it changed to sportmart place...and interior savings place...i dont even know what it is named now
yeah I will always call it Riverside Coliseum. It's where I played minor hockey and where the Blazer's won Memorial Cups and there hasn't been too much success there since they went corporate.

[AzNightmare]

haha Gaylord.
Can't get anymore gay than that.

[raygunpk]

haha Gaylord.
Can't get anymore gay than that.

it can, look in a mirror


:troll:

[punkwax]

ZING

[carisear]

Should have called it something like Rogers Coliseum.

Bring back the Coliseum. It sounds scary.. it's where Canucks kill other teams.

you OBVIOUSLY never watched the canucks play in the old colliseum ...

[Harvey Specter]

I hate the "arena" bit, Rogers place sounds better.

[Noir]

Why are you people ragging about the corporate influence within the hockey industry? Don't you know that without corporate involvement, NHL would probably revert back into its original 6 platform? Not many cities would have the venues to house their local team.

I can live with an arena even named after Viagra rather than the franchise move to another city that will house them.

[Tegra_Devil]

yeah I will always call it Riverside Coliseum. It's where I played minor hockey and where the Blazer's won Memorial Cups and there hasn't been too much success there since they went corporate.

ya, i still call it riverside coliseum...god i miss the days of playing hockey in there!

[raygunpk]

Why are you people ragging about the corporate influence within the hockey industry? Don't you know that without corporate involvement, NHL would probably revert back into its original 6 platform? Not many cities would have the venues to house their local team.

I can live with an arena even named after Viagra rather than the franchise move to another city that will house them.

because people always have something to complain about. it's our right.
and if we don't exercise that right then the terrorists have won.

[Tim Budong]

because people always have something to complain about. it's our right.
and if we don't exercise that right then the terrorists have won.

Revscene DOES NOT ENCOURAGE TERRORISM!!!!!!:thumbsup:

[StealthFighter]

i'm gonna call it canada hockey place instead.

[raygunpk]

Revscene DOES NOT ENCOURAGE TERRORISM!!!!!!:thumbsup:

those are terrorist words
im onto you

regarding other canucks news:

Canucks Re-Sign D Shane O'Brien to 1-Year Deal, $1.6m (Accepts QO)

[orange7]

Just a name. As long as they don't take hockey away from me, I'm fine with anything.

[Eastwood]

Good news for the Canucks and O'Brien. Although I was hoping we were going to swipe that Russian prospect Nikita Filatov off Columbus.

[Ch28]

haha Gaylord.
Can't get anymore gay than that.

it can, look in a mirror


:troll:

http://smiliesftw.com/x/hahalaughingat.gif (http://smiliesftw.com)http://smiliesftw.com/x/hahalaughingat.gif (http://smiliesftw.com)http://smiliesftw.com/x/hahalaughingat.gif (http://smiliesftw.com)

[Harvey Specter]

On the subject of naming rights...

Adulterer dating site AshleyMadison.com offers $25M to buy rights to new Giants-Jets Meadowlands stadium

Two weeks ago, New York Giants co-owner John Mara said the NFL's decision to award the 2014 Super Bowl to New York might help attract a naming-rights sponsor for the new Meadowlands stadium.

"It can't hurt," Mara said. "This is a positive factor. It makes it an even more attractive package, the potential naming rights part, but that will come."

And now the Giants and the New York Jets, who co-own the stadium, have a company that wants to buy the rights: AshleyMadison.com, which has offered $25 million to buy the naming rights for five years.

AshleyMadison.com is a dating service that caters to adulterers -- proudly. The language on the site's welcome page reads: "Life is short. Have an affair."

AshleyMadison.com founder Noel Biderman told TMZ the site might even up its offer. "We would be pleased to match any such superior offer," he told the site.

The site will probably need to do just that. The New York Daily News reported that the Giants and Jets are seeking about $20 million per year for the rights.

-- Sean Leahy

[keifun]

wow first Rogers Center replaces Skydome in Toronto, now this..

Rogers Arena..ugh

[murd0c]

I remember when GM place was first announced the huge up roar how we can name it that. It's just the same thing right now, it will get a nick name and it will grow on us and we will be happy with it just like GM place.

[Hondaracer]

meh, more money to be put back into the team

[Gh0stRider]

Mike Modano says only team that interests him is Wings

Forget about the Blackhawks or any other NHL team. If Westland native Mike Modano decides he wants to play hockey next season, he is going play for the Red Wings.

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20100706/SPORTS0103/7060424/1128/rss16#ixzz0sxSKY0ku

[MR_BIGGS]

From the Garage to the Phone Booth! lol

[spoon.ek9]

Canada's Most Reliable ______ :troll:

[Tim Budong]

should be called

THE CALL CENTER
becuz..we shutup and watch when they win, we bitch when they dont
like rogers

we dont say anything when its all fine, then we BITCH N WHINE when they dont

[MR_BIGGS]

Rogers Arena..the puck drops here! Just like our calls...lol.

[OhSoGood]

wow first Rogers Center replaces Skydome in Toronto, now this..

Rogers Area..ugh

uh oh... is this going to be a new curse? THE ROGERS CURSE. Were going to end up like the laffs :'(

[chargedpower]

uh oh... is this going to be a new curse? THE ROGERS CURSE. Were going to end up like the laffs :'(

Its not like we did anything crazy like win the cup or western conference with the name "GM Place"

its only a name.

[shawn79]

vancouver grizzlies cursed gm place already.

[b0unce. [?]]

francesco aquilini is a ruthless business damn gj ^^

[orange7]

prediction for the flames:
they are going to be positioned somewhere between 10-15 place in the west.

[Gh0stRider]

SABRES INK ROB NIEDERMAYER TO ONE-YEAR DEAL

[Ch28]

wyshynski (https://twitter.com/wyshynski)
So says @Jay_Gold_ (https://twitter.com/Jay_Gold_): "CONFIRMED: SKA St. Petersburg (#KHL (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23KHL)) - (G) Evgeni Nabokov - 4 years - $6 M. per season."

[woob]

jeeeeeez.... Nabokov overpaid much?

[Jackwimmer]

nabokov's a clown, he really is...

[Expresso]

lol whats with all the Nabby hate.

Kind of interesting to see where the NHL is heading to now, where top flight goalies aren't needed anymore.

[7seven]

Can't blame Nabby, gets to go home and make $6mil per pretty much tax free.

[quasi]

prediction for the flames:
they are going to be positioned somewhere between 10-15 place in the west.

9th would be ideal.

[Not really racist!]

9th would be ideal.

same amount wins and points
except 9th due to goal differential please

[Bouncing Bettys]

lol whats with all the Nabby hate.

Kind of interesting to see where the NHL is heading to now, where top flight goalies aren't needed anymore.

Before the lockout, when the same handful of teams were winning cups, I would have picked any team which had a high priced cup winning goalie to contend for the cup in any given year. Now i'm not so sure. And no, I'm not suggesting Nabakov ever won a cup. Perhaps the high priced cup winning goalies are a thing of a past for now since so many of them are getting up there in age but they could be replaced by a new crop of them someday.

[mb_]

http://forum.canucks.com/topic/280480-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-dan-hamhuis/

Long read but a must!

[orange7]

9th would be ideal.

I don't think they are any better than the previous year. In fact, I think all the other teams got a little bit better except for the blackhawks and the flames. Obviously blackhawks still have their core players so I can still see them competing for the cup again. The flames on the other hand.. .. they will get 10th place if kipper can hold the fort.

[punkwax]

http://forum.canucks.com/topic/280480-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-dan-hamhuis/

Long read but a must!

Has two sisters, Cindy 23, a ski insructor and Erin, 26.

Hahah. Erin ain't got no job... or something she'd rather not disclose... hmmmm :p

[invader]

Pratt is talking to Bieksa's agent right now on 1040. He sounds like a huge douche.

[punkwax]

^ Pratt always sounds like a huge douche

[shawn79]

http://www.mrtimes.com/sports/Date/3240966/story.html#ixzz0svlgfHWz

[orange7]

Has two sisters, Cindy 23, a ski insructor and Erin, 26.

Hahah. Erin ain't got no job... or something she'd rather not disclose... hmmmm :p

we need pics nao....


maybe erin married to a rich guy, and now she is a full time housewife??

[Greenstoner]

Pratt is talking to Bieksa's agent right now on 1040. He sounds like a huge douche.

^ Pratt always sounds like a huge douche

I think he meant Bieska's agent is a douche ?

[punkwax]

^ I knew what he meant :)

[Harvey Specter]

Anyone heading or at the summer summit?

[MR_BIGGS]

Anyone heading or at the summer summit?

I heard a rumour that in conjunction with their 40th anniversary, the Canucks are going to announce having new jerseys for next season.

Don’t know if it’s true, but watch it just be a 40th anniversary patch sewn onto the jersey.

Gillis will be speaking at this event.

[DanHibiki]

I heard a rumour that in conjunction with their 40th anniversary, the Canucks are going to announce having new jerseys for next season.

Don’t know if it’s true, but watch it just be a 40th anniversary patch sewn onto the jersey.

Gillis will be speaking at this event.

Ya I just heard bout the new alternates on team 1040

[Bouncing Bettys]

Leafs sign Brent Lebda. I would expect Kaberle to be moved at this point