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game delay in NY.....grrrrrrrrrrr >:(

haha

not funny!

it sure as he'll is!

Look outside we are aloud to laugh all we bloody want fruity!

Wow....Game should be canceled due to Jerseys super ugly unies.

there retro.....Lou doesnt believe in designing a dozen different uniforms like most NHL teams

wanna see really ugly unis, see the Ducks from last night

Ya they were bad to.  Retro or not...they are some kinda ugly.

meh...there not that bad...just green instead of black

I actually had to stop watching the LA/Ducks game because the uni's bothered me so much.  Almost reminded me of Rollerball ( the newer one).  Yeuch.

Watched Buff's goal again, Phaneuf's wicked two hander, breaking his stick over Buff's hands as he shot, just terrible.  Buss got him to commit wide, and when he couldn't cover Buff as he cut back in, he wound up and gave a nasty axe chop.  If he hand't busted his stick, I might not have noticed, but man...

LOL

Im going to guess that they changed the green to black because the green and red together is horrible.

christmas!!

haha    They just need a lil tinsel.

the silver from all of there stanley cup rings is the tinsel  :P

Jagr is still magic

How many players are still on the team that got rings?   ;D

Yup..... What really surprises me more then anything about him is how long hes been playing at a pretty high level. I never expected him to be a guy to play this long for some reason.

his play has not dropped off much....hes really strong on the puck...crazy because he also spent 3 seasons in the KHL lol

wasnt expecting so many goals

Pretty good game.

i remember them being cooler there not there just plain ugly.

mean while tis is a jets thread not a bloody NYR NJD thread!!!!

Its hockey...deal with it

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=442477

well that solves that problem

in a few years they will change their names to the seattle coyotes tho :P

Lol at the tweet from the sabres official twitter account :

Game's over. If you want to know the final score, you can find it on the Internet somewhere. #Sabres

LOL. 7-1 colorado. Atleast the buffalo twitter guys have a sense of humor.

haha

We hope the name 'Arizona' will encourage more fans from all over the state, not just the valley, to embrace and support our team

this is such stupid thinking

Isn't that type of thinking the reason our AHL team was the Manitoba Moose and the Jets were almost called Manitoba.

I doubt the Jets were ever going to be called Manitoba.

ya....and its stupid thinking

Im not so sure its stupid thinking. Why do you think its stupid?

to think that some person, 200 or 300 miles away from glendale is now going to run out and buy a Coyotes jersey because they changed the name from Phoenix to Arizona just doesnt seem like reasonable thinking to me....

do you think someone in Thompson is refusing to support the jets because there called Winnipeg instead of Manitoba?

Fair enuff.

I cant compare it to up here because i think it a whole different thing. People here are nuts over hockey so they will buy whatever and come from wherever to watch.

Will people come from all over to watch the yotes ... i really have no idea..  but i wouldnt call it stupid thinking on their part.

They are trying to do whatever they can to get fans... so i cant call it stupid thinking.

moving a hockey team out of a desert is the smartest thing they can do

Now that i can agree with.

I agree. That doesn't seem like a sound business plan at all. The Coyotes have struggled to attract fans since they moved to Phoenix. Changing a name won't suddenly fix that problem. There is simply not a viable market for hockey in the desert.

I agree, the name is irrelevant, if people dont care, then people dont care.

and in arizona, people dont go there to watch hockey, they go there to get away from hockey really and to play golf.

Its just not a good market, to be honest, if it was, well... someone would have made 5 cents off of it by now and also.

This is a way for that group to tell the NHL they tried everything they could, even changed the name and still cant make a nickle. That team is so moving in a couple seasons, seattle get ready, they are coming your way soon.

people can talk quebec all they want or toronto... not happening, if those places happen it will be VIA expansion for sure... cuz thats big big money for the owners and the players would get none of it.

I sure hope there is no expansion before they get the teams they have now that are struggling on more solid ground. There are a few teams that need to be moved first and then they can think of expanding.

phoenix and  floria definitely come to mind.

florida is already in the montreal toronto ottawa division so one would think that maybe if a team was to move to quebec/souther ontario that florida would be the no brainer.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=443206

wow. Thats some crazy scary stuff. Best of luck to Kris Letang.

That is beyond scary. ****... :-[

Wishing him a speedy recovery.

Guess things like this just proves it can happen to anyone. elite athletes in great condition and young people at that too.

From TSN:

Ryan Miller and Steve Ott have been traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Jaroslav Halak, Chris Stewart, William Carrier, a first-round draft pick in 2015 and a third-round draft pick in 2016.
Rest of story at this link: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=444922 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=444922)

Also from TSN, because of the trade:

Ryan Vinz is playing backup. Ryan Vinz is paid to be the Director of Technology.

Ryan Vinz is living the dream...
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Wouldn't be pleasant to be traded from St. Louis to buffalo. I think the Blues will go deep in the playoffs...the sabres - not so much, golf course for them...

What's bad about golf?  I just got a new mashie and niblick.

This is whats bad about golf

Martin Brodeur stepped into the visitors' locker room at the Coliseum on Friday afternoon and, if it's too much to call his mood somber, he was certainly grimly realistic about the fact Saturday afternoon might his final game as a Devil.

With his name being thrown around in trade talks, the sure-to-be Hall of Fame goal-tender understands the only NHL franchise he has ever known over his 20-year-career is in a position to improve itself by moving him before Wednesday's 3 p.m. trade deadline.

http://nypost.com/2014/02/28/as-trade-rumors-swirl-saturday-could-be-martys-last-devils-start/

:'( :'( :'(

That's crazy... I expected him to retire as a Devil.

He will retire a devil one way or another. He will sign a one day contract if he is traded and retire in the off season.

he probably wont be traded.....or retire

no one other than the Angry one really cares.

not entirely true

:D

Rumors a swirling lol

I've read Brodeur to Minny is basically done, they're just letting him play one last home game in Jersey.

I don't really understand why he would leave. He's not going to be the starter in Minny and they're certainly not a Cup contender. He could be one of the few stars who stayed with one team for his entire career. Now his career will end as a backup on a different team after being traded for, presumably, not much of anything.

edit: Never mind, Bryz just got traded to the Wild...

HE might start for them tho, harding is out with ms complications, backstrom aint that great, keumper is a rookie really. Its a good depth move plus his son plays hockey in minnesota, means marty is close to his kid. Doesnt mean much cuz he will retire after but, Minnesota has a good team, i wouldnt completely count them out.

mike weaver, 5'9 d man to montreal for 5th round pic

robidas(from dallas) will go to anaheim soon (another d man)

dustin penner has been traded to washington

Jets wont do a thing.

scratch those brodeur to minny rumors

edmonton sent bryzgalov to minny for a 4th rd pick in 2014 and then traded for fasth from anaheim for a 5th rd pick in 2014 and a 3rd rd pick in 2015

Edmonton now has fasth and scrivens in net.

Bryz is a member of the wild.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=445235

Holy trades, Batman!

Luongo back the Panthers... Crazy.

markstrom is one of the pieces head to the canucks, rumor is mathias might be the other.

More stuff going on then i thought.

Penner moving kinda shocked me.

What the hell are Hustler and Lawless talking about with Tyler Kennedy, Adam Burish, and some Sheppard guy?

Did the Jets make a trade? I missed half there discussion.

nope, dont think so.

H and L tend to talk about a lot of things that dont make sense.

Rumor is setogucci to san jose tho. Those guys listed are all florida players, perhaps they were speculating on who was going to vancouver b4 it was confirmed to be markstrom and shawn matthias.

RIIIGHT!

wrong.

those guys are all members of the san jose sharks

probably speculating on what they will get back from san jose in return for setogucci.

Tells you, he aint worth much.

i was sarcastic there dude! ???

shocked you eh? Bloody why? I mean who really gives a rip bout the guy. Dude can't stick with a team something sure as hell is flaky about the guy. Like maybe he's a lazy sack of ****.

Today is national pancake day in the states, there is some irony to penner being moved on national pancake day.

If you dont know what im talking about, google it.

is that sarcasm again?

the shocking trade is luongo to florida for markstrom and matthias, i say its shocking cuz i never saw it coming, Lou wasnt mentioned in any trade rumors this season, not as much atleast. Florida and Van were talking since sunday too.

Im shocked the canucks got anything back for him, i know people on twitter and that are ripping the canucks but to get markstrom and matthias (sure not proven but id take matthias as our 3rd line center and markstrom still has potential to be a very good goalie, was just named AHL goalie of the month)
in return for a guy who really only wanted to go to one place and one place only (florida), thats a good move.

Canucks are rebuilding now, that core much didnt get it done so now its time they get younger and cheaper.

I will laugh tho tomorrow when gillis panics tho and trades kesler to florida for luongo :P

Actually, kesler will go to philly or pitt.

i think it will be pretty slow for the most part....there are a ton of good players that are going to be FA's this summer....

Im confused for some reason

its gonna be slow cuz all the moves are being done today.

Theres probably been 10 trades today

bryz to minny
fasth to edmonton
lou to florida
nyi traded mcdonald to philly
ana traded penner to wash

im missing a couple others.

the main part of that trade is that Vancouver is picking up part of luongo's salary...thats the only way they could move him

Really?

ya....only 2 major trades in that group.

there will be plenty of roles players traded for draft picks, but i dont see any blockbusters happening

15 percent isnt that bad to be taking back.

the main part is matthias and markstrom tho, 2 good young (not so young but young enough) for a guy who only wanted to go to florida.

Lou vetod trades last year and the year b4 cuz he didnt want to go anywhere but florida, to get anything in return for him is huge, so they pick up 15 percent of his contract, works out to about 1 million a year roughly they say, thats not a big deal.

blockbusters never happen on trade deadline day.

Im not expecting one thats for sure

kesler tho to philly or pitt will be a blockbuster trade

it is in terms of a cap hit...there is no way he is moved without that aspect of the trade

There was some pretty big moves made id say.

well no kidding but the fact they got 2 players in return is pretty decent, regardless of cap hits or whatever percentage they have to retain in lou's salary.

Its moving a guy who didnt want to be in vancouver for 2 guys who probably dont mind the change of scenery from florida.

you'll have to expand on that actually cuz "really" what?

3 goalies made up all the major trades.....all the players are just role guys.....nothing really substantial

what do you expect? like crosby to be traded? its trade deadline not the summer.

Those are huge moves for a trade deadline day

trade deadline is normally about trading picks for rentals.

ah well...im just glad Lou got traded, i am sick of hearing about him....he can play out his last years in Florida and dissapear

ducks are not players in a Cup?

Vanek is not dressing tonight against the Jets....hope he gets traded to the Devils haha

This year.... Nope

huh?  :D

although its rare for a #1 team to win a cup....the Ducks are very much in play to win it....im not following this at all

apparently the Ducks are not interested in Vanek, but are looking at Kesler

We will see.

even if they dont make another move...they are HUGE favs to win the cup  :P

Vancouver wont trade kesler to a divisonal rival, he's off to philly or pitt.

Anaheim cleared cap space and will get vanek or moulson or even gaborik

LA will get who anaheim doesnt, moulson is quicks brother in law so there a connection.

i dont even know if Vancouver would care at this point...if they trade Kesler and Edler after all ready trading Lou, they are officially in rebuild mode...plus there coach sucks

i wouldnt change anything if i was the Ducks

We will see.

I dont think so.

Eh it be good if they did.. i wouldnt be mad.  or angry.

But id think its a long shot they do,

why is that? because they've dominated the regular season?

ducks choked the last time in the playoffs too.

Something about that team it seems. I dunno.

Might be someone weird winning, Colorado, St Louis maybe.

Think the winner comes from the west for sure.

If im the jets, who do i want in the first round? St Louis? nah, Chicago? no thanks, Anaheim? sounds good to me.

Just saying but be nice to send teemu into retirement by eliminating anaheim Game 6 in Winnipeg. :P If not tho, I hope the Ducks do win and get Teemu his stanley cup so he can retire (i know he has won b4), just saying, Teemu is a guy who deserves to go out a winner, Or in winnipeg game 6 vs the Ducks :P

Lightning made out pretty good moving St Louis

Yup

Yeah, when I first saw I thought it was for Callahan straight up, but when you throw in those picks, they did very well.

What is NYR trying to pull? St. Louis is old while Callahan still has lots in the tank and if those picks turn out, TB has really serviced their future. NY, not so much.

Rangers always do odd things.

LOL i dont like them or Marty.

And Callahan is an FA...he could walk

Gaborik confirmed a King

Not sure if he adds anything to the Kings.

Whats Jersey thinkin? Ruutu?

don't know...guess he just wanted to make a move lol....I expect the devils to be very busy in the summer

I havent watched lots of their games but the one thing you notice right away is they are slow and Ruutu is like super slow like almost going backwards kinda slow.

I actually thought Lou would pull something out his arse and land Vanik or Kessel

they have nothing to trade.....except for a few young dmen and a couple of forward prospects....

and enough about St. Louis upset with Yzerman for `snubbing`him for Team Canada.......dont know how true it is...but if he is so upset about that then Tampa did the right thing...who wants a whiny almost 40 year old in there dressing room? cry me a river already you pipsqueak baby

LOL  your a fan of his to i see.

I never liked him for some reason. Now i have one.

Wish we could take his gold away. Should be a no whining policy. 

i never really had much opinion of him before....hes a good hockey player....but this whole whining thing is ridiculous....daddy Steve had to bring him to Russia so he could basically sit on the bench anyways, probably just to stop him from crying....i would love if they took his golden soother away!

St. Louis put a big stain on his legacy in TB by leaving the way he did. I'm glad Yzerman was at least able to get a good return for him.

I hated the Rangers before, but now I really want to see them fail.

The prices for rentals this year was way lower than last season and I'm not sure why. Vanek & Moulson were grabbed without having to give up much in return. Last year Douglas frikkin Murray cost a 2nd round pick.

I *am* a fan of St. Louis and this is hard to watch happen. Really too bad it has to happen this way. Guy got an Olympic gold medal and could have retired on top in TB. Instead he looked like the most unhappy gold medalist I've ever seen (makes the anti-NHL-players-in-Olympics crowd seem super correct) and also a whiner, ending up from the leader of a contender, to a team destined to spiral downward. Waste of a legacy :(

alot of FA's....these guys will come free in a few months

Vanek to Habs sure is interesting.
Kesler to Pens, meh they still have no D.

Yup

Who should the Jets target in the UFAs?

I dont really think we will. My guess is we try to get Paul M signed up and we will continue on our path of building thru the draft and bringing players up.

Kesler is still a Canuck

tons to choose from this summer.....http://www.capgeek.com/free-agents

Some teams are gonna spend

ya...im hoping the Devils go after at least 2 forwards

Who would u like to see?

wish list

Cammalleri @ 5mil
Stastny @ 6mil
Roy @ 4mil
even Heatly...but he would have to come cheap....like 3-4mil tops

Good fit i would think

ya...we need left wings

Thanks Gregory. Quite a good list. Normally I would agree with NEM on being quiet in the summer but there are a lot of very tempting names to boost us. I wouldn't want to build our 2014/2015 roster with a bunch of UFAs, but one high impact one would be great, even if we had to pay a little more.

How much does joker sign for?  New cap number is going to make this a sellers market, UFA will get rewarded this year.

Speaking as a Pens fan, I'd love to see the Devils make these signings at those prices. Heatley is nearly finished. All he would do is make the devils even slower. Cammalleri hasn't been very good for a few seasons now. He's still a useful player, but I'd never give him $5M.

I agree that Stastny would be a good signing though. You'd finally have a #1 centre. He and Henrique would be a decent 1-2 punch at C, as Henrique looks like he's finally back on track with what he showed in his rookie season.

I think their trade for Rutuu was terrible. He's just ok when healthy, which isn't very often. Plus he has a hefty contract with a few years left on it.

Ruuto is not great lol...but the Canes take 20 percent of his contract and at least the cap is going up next year.....happy to hear the stupid NHL gave us our 1st round pick back from the kovalchuk fiasco...albeit its a 30 th pick lol

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=445439

Bush league. They hand out an arbitrary penalty and then arbitrarily change it. It was strange that they picked only the Devils to punish for a cap circumventing contract, but it's also strange that they change their mind once it becomes time to enforce the strongest parts on the punishment.

I heard Lou sent his henchmen after Bettman. You know bust his balls a little.

That's how they do things in jersey

I guess you would know??. I guess here in Wpg and all  :D

Lou would be a Capitano you'd think by now. ;)

ever see the Sopranos? :D

I've seen all things related to the mob. TV, movies, documentaries I've seen it all

Scary moment at Dallas-Columbus game. From the TSN website:

Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench during the Dallas Stars' game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The game was stopped midway through the first period while medical personnel attended to Peverley, with both teams leaving the ice. Blue Jackets President of Hockey Operations, John Davidson, has announced that the game will be postponed in light of the situation.

The NHL released a statement on Peverley's condition: "Dallas player Rich Peverley is doing well and is in stable condition. He has been transported to the hospital. As a result of the emotional state of the players on both teams caused by the medical emergency, the game is being postponed. We apologize for any inconvenience and we thank the fans."

Peverley missed a game last week with an irregular heartbeat, the same condition that kept him out of the lineup for the entire preseason, according to the Dallas News.

More details to follow.

old news he's stable.

It's wasn't old news at the time I posted it.

Gonna say it, it's pretty hard not to cheer on the stars right now, Yup i understand the implications to the JETS, but... i dont think the Jets will make it and if/when they dont, I think i might have to pull for the stars, would be a great story really, they beat st louis tonight a night after the peverly incident, which is news, HUGE NEWS STILL, thats a scary situation there, could have died really..

But if the Jets dont/when the jets dont get in, GO Stars Go!!

The other Hockey related news is a player from the saginaw spirit, trafford was found dead in his truck.

Missing for a week or so i believe.

Only 20 years old.

Must have had some issues. Was just suspended for vioation of rules by the OHL and also was known to have depression issues.

Sad story there.

update to trafford story

police say cause of death was self inflicted asphyxiation (surely that is not the correct spelling tho)

In other words tho, he killed himself.

That's really sad. :'(

David Clarkson has a total of 10 points this season , and he earns a cap hit that is only 150k less then Kessels  :D and with that loss tonight, the Leafs move a step closer to not making the play offs again  ;D

David Clarkson was also hurt for how many games...? A lot.

no...he was hurt for a few games...he was suspended for the rest of them

He's missed 23 games this season. Didn't he miss 12 due to suspension? That's still 11 missed due to injury.

Needless to say, the Leafs are in a tailspin.

k, this is pretty sad, even for Leafs fans

April Reimer, the wife of Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer, became the cruel target of various Twitters users over the weekend.

Maple Leafs forward Tyler Bozak defended April Reimer, who has taken abuse from people critical of her husband's play in the Leaf goal in recent weeks.

"I think this is pretty low and pretty sad," the Maple Leaf forward said about the abusive tweets sent to April in the last two days.


http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2014/03/24/april_reimer_wife_of_maple_leaf_james_reimer_attacked_on_twitter.html

Reimer hasn't played well recently but the team as a whole hasn't, especially on the back end. Their defensive game is pretty much non-existent.

Reminds me of Jets fans who crap on the goalies here when they struggle.

so..9 points in 51 games @ 5.25 mil cap hit is ok by you? I would want you as my GM :D

MAN THAT ONE REALY REALLY STINKS.

Makes Nonis look like an idiott.

By far THE bust in last years FA. Now the leafs won't even make the playoffs to see if Clarkson is even good in that arena of play.

still a slim chance they can make it

ah yep I agree

I didn't say it was good, did I? Clarkson has been a huge disappointment this season. Only a fool would argue that.

no..its just sounds like your making excuses for his poor play

Haha, not at all. I'd never make an excuse for anyone wearing a Leafs jersey. I just think his being injured was a factor. ;)

Phaneuf is playing poorly. . Carlyle will be fired after this.  He picks on his goaltender but doesnt say anything about his poor defense. Blaming one player for a 6 game losing streak?  come on.  Why didnt Bernier win the last game? Wasnt it a 5-3 game. Bernier should only let in 2 goals.

why this testament now? What did Kitty say last night?

Just seen the highlights Phaneuf giving up the puck . Carlyle didnt say anything lately . But he sounds like he's putting alot of blame on the backup goaltender, Reimer.  The team goes with Bernier and theres another loss. I dont think goalttending is the problem, its the defense and some of the forwards they use too much, Carlyle plays too many players that are just grinders.

He's certainly no Joe Pavelski...

dudes a gamer no doubt!

Kris Letang is supposed to play tonight - first game since his stroke. Great news.

Ryan Smyth has announced he will be retiring. His last game will be on Saturday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL04INIzAWk

Wow!!!

Very cool why don't the jets have something that fancy?

Devils coach off to Toronto?

Anyone in any playoff pools?

I'm in one I'm going heavy on Boston

Plus the main point getters from Pittsburgh, Anaheim, and San Jose.

Those are the teams I like to succeed in this year's playoffs

This post-season is going to be a great one, IMO.

lol...no

Hell no. Rumour is DeBoer is going to be extended this week:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=449217 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=449217)

LOL  was on twitter this morning.

of course...Leafs fans are running wild with speculation....everyone on the planet wants to work for the Leafs

Dat centre of da universe... ;D

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/peter-deboer-to-coach-toronto-maple-leafs--say-it-ain-t-so--lou-215805162.html

looks like hes gonna re-sign with the devils

Yup... Lou just said so.

He gets another year

Add Nashville as a team looking for a new head coach. The Preds have announced they won't be renewing Barry Trotz's contract. He has been offered a job within the organization.

If Maurice isn't re-signed, I wonder if he could end up with the Jets.

It sure sounds like Maurice wants to stay. It'll be his family situation that dictates the decision, though.

As for Trotz, he seems like a pretty passionate coach and enjoys being behind the bench. I find it hard to imagine he'd take this new offer from the Predators.

Agree on both points.

The media seems to believe Paul will be back next year, but I have an iffy feeling about it due to the family situation. I'm sure he will weigh his options in the States and if someone gives him a "better offer" (opportunity, rather, not money-related) then I think he won't be here. IMO it's 50/50.

I've heard his family may not want to leave Toronto..but who knows

They live in Ohio as per the free press today

that seems like a very odd place for him to live

hey man it is what it is. Ya know wives and all.

ya...wanting to live in Ohio and crap...weird...there must be some reason why they live in ohio of all places  :D

its gonna be a long off season....cant wait for draft day and UFA day.....hope we buy out at least one guy and get some younger scoring in that we desperatly need ...defense and goalie we look fine, just need to get  that scoring punch going

maybe the Devils will be in on Kane lol

No playoff poolies out there?

I'm in if we do it again.

I meant in other places not on here.

I dont have the time, energy to make one up on here.

Fair point. It does take a lot of time/effort to write twenty names down.

Man Boston let me down yesterday.

They need to  come back with a vengeance Sunday and I am sure they will.

All my other teams are winning though. Ana, SJ, Pitt

Lucic gets $5k fine for spearing DeKeyser in the nads.  I hope DeKeyser gets some of that...

Classless but nothing new when it comes to Lucic. He's a dirtbag.

Not just classless, premeditated.  If you watch, he lines him up and "Bang".  I wonder if there is actually a legal recourse to take.  Can DeKeyser sue Lucic for assault with a weapon causing harm?   Would set a bad tone, but might prevent this crap from happening.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioq2gp2pJu4

i dont like the idea of criminal charges ...they play the game knowing this kinda stuff can, and does happen

A $5000 fine to someone making multi-millions is nothing, really there is no consequence to his action here. The only way to rid the sport of such bush league antics is fine the player AND to suspend the player for a game for doing something stupid. The player forfeits his salary for the game, which is alot more than the fine, plus it also puts his team in a bind. Until they do this, it is just lip service.

ya...he should be suspended at least 1 game for that

I agree....  criminal charges are stupid.

Seriously?  No job in the world allows you to "expect" to have your nads removes with a stick.

This could have led to permanent injury and affect his family status in the future.

This was not an act within the normal persuit of the game.  He was leaving the ice, and reached his stick between the legs and jammed.  No doubt it was a premeditated act intended to injure. 

I think an out of court settlement will be reached...

You really think hes going to sue him?

and if a guy slashes another player...intending to so and breaks his wrist, should he sue? cause thats where your headed

Yup thats what im thinking. I dont even think he can sue him anyway.

no...i wouldnt think so....it would have to involve charging him criminally with assault

And thats not going to happen.

Most slashes are attempts to hit the stick that miss.  Stick on stick is part of the game.  Interference, impeding progress, body checks, all part of the game. 

Cowardly attacking a guys nads from behind as you leave the ice?

Not a part of any game, and definately not a part of a game you get paid millions to play.

If he had hit him in the head from behind, any better?  Bertuzzi/Moore ring a bell?  How is this any more "part of the game" than that?

Watch the clip again.  Heading off the ice, reaches his stick through the legs and wham.  Not a gentle "hey, next time I'll get you" lovetap, but an intent to remove testicles.  Cup is not designed to prevent attacks from the rear...

Hes not going to be charged and nobodys going to get sued. It happens more then you think... we just dont see it.

Same with slashes. Alot of time they arnt trying to hit a stick.

Lucic wouldn't be held criminally responsible for something like that.

Yes, it's cowardly and classless. But criminal? No. Just no.

i dont have to watch it again...i see that he meant to do it, and it was a douchebag move...noone is denying that...but he wont be charged criminally

whatever medication you are on you should stop now.

Bruins won for me today got me 4 points woohoo.

Now if SJ can go up 2-0 that would make my weekend.

From TSN:

Blackhawks defenceman Brent Seabrook has been suspended for three games for his hit on Blues centre David Backes during their first-round playoff series.

The NHL announced the punishment Sunday, Seabrook's 29th birthday.

Seabrook received a five-minute major and game misconduct penalty for a vicious elbow to Backes' head late in the third period of Saturday's Game 2. Backes had to be helped off the ice and did not return during St. Louis' 4-3 overtime victory.

Seabrook's penalty led to Vladimir Tarasenko's tying goal with 6.4 seconds left in regulation.

The suspension is a big blow for the Blackhawks, who are down 2-0 heading into Game 3 on Monday night. Seabrook had a goal and an assist in each of the first two games of the series.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=449874 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=449874)

Hawks are likely done

No.

People are saying the same about the Kings. It's not over until it's over. The Sharks and the Blues still have to win two more games.

This first round has been amazing so far.

Well the hawks are keeping it close losing 2 in OT...the kings got thrashed and embarrased last night

How about them Blue Jackets?


Two games is still two games. The Hawks' chances seem better but my point stands.

Looks like I spoke too soon. :-\

that was a breakdown of epic proportions

Brutal. They were dominating through 40 mins.

Big wins for the Hawks and the Wild tonight. Looks like the Stars could get back into their series, too.

What an exciting opening round this year!

I agree. I looked at the match ups before the playoffs began and a lot of it looked like a big 'ol m'eh. But whereas I normally don't bother a whole lot with the first round, I find myself watching a lot of the games and really enjoying them so far.

Playoff hockey is awesome.   ;D

I follow along, but I rarely watch games...my teams out so I don't care :P

same

Holy crap is Fleury a train wreck...

Matt Cooke suspended for 7 games.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=450237 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=450237)

He had a bad game. But the same way the Jackets stepped off the gas on Monday, the Pens did pretty much the same thing tonight. Coughed up at 3-0 lead pretty badly and were outshot the final 40 mins.

Shame it isn't more but because of the new CBA...

I'm sure Shero is starting to feel like he has seen this movie far too many times.

Someone like Cooke doesn't belong in the NHL. What gives him the right to deliberately injure another player in such a blatant and obvious manner?

At the very least he should be suspended for as long as Barrie is unable to play.

Too bad it wasn't more.

I realize that this is a reactionary defensive move at times, but Cooke is the common denominator far too many times over the years. The guy just can't help himself from making bone-headed cheap shots.

I would love to see the blue jackets win there first play off series...stupid penguins

I think there are several teams,  Jets included, that could live vicariously through the Blue Jackets!

No sweeper is right HE IS a train wreck especially when he lets in one bad goal.  :'(

Fleury is a train wreck


http://youtu.be/WQGz9UoKOKo


http://youtu.be/Ir7Ha6NqyHs

http://youtu.be/c8gMr0D2Pg8

dude screws up at the worst times lol

From TSN: Washington fires Oates, not renewing McPhee's contract

The Washington Capitals have fired coach Adam Oates and will not renew the contract of general manager George McPhee after failing to make the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.

The team announced the moves in a news release Saturday.

Oates, a former star player for the Capitals, had one season left on his three-year contract. This was his first job as a head coach.

"We are also appreciative of Adam's efforts and thank him for his devotion, work ethic and contributions to the Capitals the past two seasons," said Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis. "He is a smart, tactical coach who improved the performance of several of our players. He is a Hall of Fame player who we believe will be a longtime coach in the NHL. We will help him in whatever way we are able and wish him well."

McPhee's contract was up. He has been the GM of the team for 17 years, drafting Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom in the first round.

"George has been a terrific, longtime executive for our franchise, and I'm grateful for his commitment to the Capitals organization for the past 17 years," said Leonsis.

While Ovechkin has won three league MVP awards and again led the NHL in scoring this season with 51 goals, the Capitals haven't made it past the second round of the playoffs during the Russian wing's career.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=450491 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=450491)

hoping the Hawks win

well..thats all she wrote for the Blues

Hawks.

Thats a good team.

Blues have been a top 5 team the past few seasons and have zero to show for it

Yup....  Once they get to this point smallest things make or break a team.

Really good teams seem to gt there.

Sounds like Jagr has a deal in place to return to the Devils

Or not.  ;)

ya...I was suprisingly wrong about something ;)

What an amazing first round. I really thought the Jackets were going to force a game 7 on Monday night. Needless to say, they really give the boring Penguins a run for their money. Regardless of who wins the Flyers/Rangers series, I don't see the Penguins beating either team if they continue to play as pitifully as they did in the first round. They continue to underachieve in the post-season. Ever since that series with the Flyers in 2012. Hilarious. LOL

The Blues lived up to their identity. Yet again. What a sad effort in game 6. It looks like the Sharks are no different in that regard, either. If they lose game 7 tonight and get eliminated, I don't think it'll be a shocker at all. I'd rather see the Kings move on to the next round, anyway.

The NHL playoffs are awesome! ;D

When is the last time the Penguins had a boring playoff series?

I meant their style of play in the post-season. It's nowhere near as exciting to watch compared to the regular season.

And last year's ECF with the Bruins. The Pens were an utter bore to watch.

Wow huge night tonight 3 game 7s

I need SJ to finally close out for my pool team and an Avs and LA loss would hurt my buddies pool team.

I don't need either Philly or rangers to win but I'd like to see Philly win because them VS Pitt would epic.

Christmas tonight you're a hockey fan.

Wow...minny ties it up with wicked shot under 3 minutes left.

Reports out of Vancouver have Torts being fired tomorrow morning.

Dang Avs just couldn't keep a lead. I really thought they'd move on to the second round but full marks to the Wild for taking game 7 in Denver. That was a fun game.

As expected, the Sharks choke and get eliminated with relative ease by the Kings. The look on Wilson's face at the end of the game was something else.

The second round of these playoffs is going to be a blast!

Over the past 15 years or so, the sharks are hands down the worst best team in the league

I really thought the sharks would make it this year that's me taking players from the team instead of LA.

Boy was I wrong. Sharks just aren't built for the playoffs.

Rather sad really!

Ya...they should trade Marleau to the Devils

Torts is officially a goner.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=450923

And the **** show that is the Vancouver Canucks ownership just keeps going on and on ....

(https://lh3.ggpht.com/etYBbFX1faL_h-QWl4oeq16sc0JN8qAjoiRgHpK29k8uAzMsnRR8Pa2FPHgOyyemTM7hDA=s90)

(Caption:  This is the part of the stick they keep choking on)

https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10308123_749711798393957_757231371816016120_n.jpg

Too soon?

Too soon? Hell nah. The Sharks choked hard.

He has a no trade clause and he'd never want to go to NJ.  :D

 I know...but I've wanted him for a long time...don't crush my dreams lol

Actually it's a no movement clause - Thornton has one too.

same thing..pretty much ...especially in regards to Marleau and Thronton

A large % of your posts start with "Actually, ...". You're all about fact checking.

wow, compared to the first round of the playoffs my interest has really come.

I am paying attention the the HAB one but the rest I could careless about.

its the time of year when i am simply rooting for the lesser of the evils....if the habs win then its 4 months of listening to the Cup is finally back in Canada (like that means anything, its lame)...if the Pens win, then its 4 months of how great Crosby is, blah blah blah..........i hate the kings since they beat the Devils.....i dont wnat the Wild to win, because Parise is there, and i hope he never wins a cup...i dislike the Rangers because they are the Devils hudson river rivals, and i am indifferent towards Boston.....so i guess I am rooting for the Hawks

but mostly i am waiting for the draft and UFA signings

He's great no matter what happens this spring, so you may as well cheer for him...

his stock is on the decline

ya I guess winning the Art Ross again playing with 1 little better than average scoring winger certainly tells me the kid is on the decline in the middle of his prime.

Just like being a finalist for the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award, which is voted on by the players, is a sure sign of decline.

HMMMM I think the angry one just dislikes Crosby and is venting again.

Bingo!!!

Well I can't enough of Sid the Kid!!!

 :-*

Carlyle extended...kinda suprising

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=451611....Leafs suck

Carlyle not fired, good it will make next years epic melt down even better.

LOL

I figured theyd clean house

Well, they did and they didn't ... they kept Carlyle, but fired all of his assistants.

Carlyle wasn't the problem IMO. Good choice to keep him. Their adjustments will need to come on the roster.

Consistency is the issue tho imo...they were very much a playoff team for over half the season...then they lost like 10 games in a row, taking them out of the race, and they could never get back on track....that's a coaching issue imo

Sean Thornton is such an idiot. I hope the fine he gets for squirting Subban with the water bottle is a big one.

Chump change. The league doesn't seem care if players resort to childish antics.

Lundqvist did it to Crosby tonight. I wonder if he'll get fined.

later Syd

What Lundqvist did was different. Play was over when he sprayed Crosby. Thornton did it from the bench while play was going on.

It was a small fine but it was the maximum fine they could give under the CBA. And because Lundqvist makes more money, his fine was bigger than Thornton's. Did Perry get a fine for squirting water into that guy's glove during a break?

Any friendly bets on the Habs VS Bears game tonight?

I say Bruins in a 3-2 double overtime contest. Iggy scores to end it!

If Habs win I take Vanek just for fun for game winning goal!

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sounds as though Bylsma and Shero will be gone from Pittsburgh any time now

ya both will be gonzo

Both or neither must go, IMO. Shero can't stick around if he cans Byslma. That'd be a travesty.

So glad the Bruins are out. I'm no Habs fan but it's always good when the B's get booted. ;D

I'm glad the B's are out to but the Habs are my second team after the Jets.

Milan "Cowbell" Lucic is quite the piece of work.  Gets angry after getting the gears for celebrating too early. 

Looks good on him....

NYR in 7
Ducks beat LA, and then go on to beat the Hawks & then NYR in the SC final.
And the Finish Flash caps his career off with a Stanley Cup, Olympic Bronze Medal, and Olympic MVP!! ;D

even if all that happens Selanne will not win Conn Smythe...unless he scores about a dozen goals from now till then

Captain Obvious that's a poor attempt at being Debbie Downer. :D

It dont matter.

Teemu.... Will go in the HOF as a Duck.



Sad   :P       But 

Sure it does. He's disrespectful, immature and downright jerkish. That sort of douchebag behaviour and piss-poor attitude has no place in pro sports, especially during a handshake after a playoff game. Not to mention his "celebratory" bicep flexing and taking his stick to another player's genitals. He then utters threats like some kind of psycho after his team lost and then calls out Weise and Emelin for saying something about it, resorting to name-calling and some lame attempt at saying they should've left it on the ice. Give me a break.

Milan Lucic needs to grow up. Being a sore loser to the extent his has been only makes him look bad in all of this.

Looks like Shero and Bylsma are gone:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=452306 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=452306)

Holy balls.

I started reading then it all just turned to Blah Blah Blah  :p      In the end this sport is all about the entertainment factor and Lucic has entertained me :D

I for one do not find it a big deal. He told Emilin and Weise he was gunning for them next season. There is nothing wrong with that at all. He is a power forward that hits and he is going to hit them very hard when he has the opportunity. Multiple players went nut happy these playoffs, Markov and Perry amoung them.......Lucic is just a trend setter. 

I'm a big fan of Lucic, however, the bag check from behind and the threats while shaking hands doesn't look all that good on the big guy. Take your loss like a man and keep your mouth shut if you have nothing good to say when shaking hands. Then when next year rolls around and you still have some anger and hatred towards a particular player just inform him of it on the ice.

And Weise should have taken the high road and not said a thing about it. Telling the media you were threatened doesn't look good on ya. Just deal with it next year. And if the time comes you have to drop the gloves with Lucic just get in close and hang on. Weise is big enough to at least protect himself. This is a mans game, don't look to the media & fans for empathy.

Weise said he was threatened? The interviews I saw he said he wasn't going to say what was said.

Ah Weise did take the high road. Can't blame him for nothing even afterwards. Lucic is a knob and it should have been known if it wasn't already. Don't' wrap whatever Weise did into this crap. IT'S ALL Lulu being the anything here.

You're right. I have since read that a certain reporter admits to reading too much into Weise post game comments. Weise alluded to the fact comments were said and that Lucic could have shown more class like Thornton.

Nothing drastic there, but a "no comment" would have sufficed rather than a subtle last poke at a angry bear thru the media.

a bah humm bug

Well, the Ducks forgot to show up tonight. Yikes. :-\

Weise should have not said anything about what a player told him on the ice.

Lucic is an idiot for opening his mouth.

Both these guys need to learn to not comment on things said on ice.

Sorry, but "heat of battle" and "unwritten code of what is said on the ice" is dumb.  These are grown men playing a professional sport for millions of dollars. Wanna be a jerk and and take a chance at destroying your earning potential, knock yourself out.  But don't be upset when you get outed. 

His comments had no place on the ice or off.  The game was over, there was nothing at stake, he was just bitter about losing and lashed out at someone that was less of a "star" thinking he is better than Weiss, and its Weiss's job to take that kind of crap from him.  Sorry, it isn't anyone's job to take that abuse.  He needs to find a more appropriate outlet for his anger. 

As to the whole Cowbell incident earlier, sorry, but that defines Lucic for me.  Regardless any on ice heroics he may perform, my thought of him will be that whacking of an unsuspecting opponent in the genitals when his back is turned.  The epitome of both classlessness and cowardice. 

Hahaha... The Habs.

oops....montreal forget there was a game today

I never mentioned any heat of the battle.

Players say crap to each other all the time. Most are just smart enuff to not mention it.

You sure seem concerned about that player's junk. I have to wonder if Lucic had high sticked the guy if you would be as upset. I'm certainly not defending Lucic but he wasn't the first to do that and he won't be the last but you're acting like he's the only one to ever do it.

During the game. Not after the game during a handshake.


This is a great point. Crosby did it to Girardi (IIRC) during the last round. Only he never got punished for it.

True enough... but i still say it should stay on the ice. Tell your mates and coaches but not the media.

Its really stupid to say anything at that point but i dont think it needs to be brought out, it wont fix or prove anything.

Well, it proves how classless Lucic is. Look at his history in the NHL. He's a goon through and through. Win or lose, he has no respect and it seems like the only way he'll ever change his attitude is if he gets his lights knocked out.

Thats my point tho... Hes a jerkoff and everyone knows it. Tell your mates and take care of biz the next time you see him.

Whats said and done on the ice should be delt with on the ice.  IMO

after seeing some of todays I don't care about anybody else, Chicago's winning the cup again.

I think it would have stayed on the ice if the media hadn't brought it up. Neither player said what Lucic said - that came from the lip reading skills of the media.

True... and it should have been just shot down.

Put away for another day.

agreed....Toews is hands down the best player in the world

Only an idiot would think that after a game like that, there would not be cameras all over them, recording every syllable out of their mouths.  Heck, Lucic got caught days earlier Cowbell'ing a player behind the play, didn't he learn from that? 

Sure, in the beer league, what happens on the ice stays on the ice.  But when you get paid millions to play, and you have 27 cameras on you, its worse than any other celebrity and paparazzi.  There is no expectation of privacy on the ice.  Especially during the Stanley freaking Cup playoffs.

Again, he physically assaults a guy outside the realm of play (the player did not have the puck, and was not involved in the play when he tried to castrate him), and then he utters a death threat to another player.  Do either of these in a bar, and you are open to criminal charges.  Put on a hockey helemt and it just "part of the game". 

The sooner they remove these shenanigans from the game, the better.  Or, quit putting up the pretense, and bring us Rollerball on Ice.

Sounds like Miller will be on the move... Blues signed Elliott to 3 years 7mil.

And Price is out for remainder of the series.

athletes have been saying stuff like that to each other since the beginning of organized sports...hes not literally going to kill him....should he have said that during the handshake? probably not the best place for it, but enough with the dramatics already....you think guys dont say stuff like this to each other in football?

Someone should get a lawyer.   :o

betcha the Leafs go hard over Miller....but i am betting he goes for a payday in the sun and signs with the sharks or ducks ...probably sharks

sue everyone!!!

Ya i agree.

He will go for the money.

not entirely sure but possibly.....i think the oilers/flames/islanders might go after him with a large offer...but i highly doubt he wants to go to any of those places...i could see him going to the west coast for less money

i could see TO and Ed going after him.

Lucic=Moron=goon=embarassment to hockey

the leafs for sure...but Miller is smarter then to sign to the place where good goalies go to die

Yup.

Im not a fan of his.

Maybe he ends up with Pitts.  LOL

possibly, but even when all the trade rumors were abound about him this year, they mentioned he really wanted to be out west.....after years of living in Buffalo, im sure the beach and sun sound good to him, and if that means a million or less in his pocket, then im thinking he goes for it

Can't see why Ryan Miller sign with a west coast team . Here's why


San Jose : Antti Niemi

Anaheim : Jonas Hiller

Los Angeles : Jon Quick

Vancouver : Eddie Lack

Phoenix ( warm year round ) : Mike Smith

Price to miss remainder of series vs. the Rangers:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=452556 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=452556)

Yikes.

That's going to hurt the Habs big time.

hear the


Poof........

There goes the Habs chance to advance.

There's a 0% chance the Leafs go after Miller. They've got Bernier & he was very good for most of last season. Goaltending is the least of their concerns.

I think Miller will end up in San Jose. I've read in a few places that they really want to move on from Niemi, & Miller really wants to be on the West coast b/c his wife is an actress. It seems like a natural fit.

Pittsburgh can't afford what Miller will be asking for. Even if they could, I wouldn't want them to do it.

agreed

i think the leafs go on anyone....they have the attitude that "hey, everyone wants to be a leaf" ......they'll throw out an offer

bad year for Marty to test the free agency waters...i cant see him signing with anyone now that Miller and Hiller are both going to be available.....the only team i see him going to is the Islanders

I agree Miller Leafs seems right if they have the cay room.

ew might as well retire if he goes there!

its his only real chance to be a starter....close to home and with a team that has youth and potential to get into the play offs

Islanders will sign Halak.

if Halak wants to sign there

Cap issues aside, goaltending is not the problem with the Penguins.


This.

not much will happen in pittsburgh...new gm...maybe a new coach....but the same group of players

Since Miller's wife is an actress based in California that is a very likely scenario.

If the Penguins had Miller years ago, they'd have more Cups to show for it. They need solid goaltending that can win them games. They continue to be successful despite Fleury, not because of.

Maybe the Ducks...? Hiller's a UFA this off-season, right...?

yes..and Hiller sounds as tho he is very much done with the Ducks

They'll have some reasonably important players leave. Orpik & Niskanen probably won't be back. Orpik's getting old & a little beaten up. He'll only be back if he takes a discount to stay. Niskanen had a career year as a pending UFA so he'll want too much money. I'd let him walk rather than paying him big money. Their D is probably going to be much younger next year. Dumoulin, Depres, Harrington, & possibly Pouliot could all be ready for the NHL next year.

I expect to see a lot more toughness in their bottom six forwards. There are rumours that they might look to trade Neal to help with their depth issues. I'm not sure what the rumours are worth though, as they don't have a GM right now.

LOL :D

Thanks for the laughs. Spoken like someone who doesn't know hockey is a team game.

While I doubt that they would of won more cups. Their games would of been lower scoring. Fluery is a terrible post season goalie but a just above average regular season goalie. Not sure what his issue is.
Miller would improve the penguins, but realistically not by much. as Fluery had his best playoff performance this year since the 07-08 season and this season was his worst playoff perormance to date.
Miller has been better playoff performer with a horrible sabers franchise. .maybe he is just regressing due to age? But regardless Miller would have made the penguins a bit better in the past but that time has come and gone.

That's speculative at best. Miller wasn't exactly lights out with the Blues, even though that team having a much better defense than the Sabres.

Besides, it's win as a team, lose as a team. The Penguins have done Fleury no favours in recent years in the playoffs, anyway. They're not exactly built for the post-season, as indicated by their numbers as a whole.

exactly. he had his worst playoff performance to date with the blues. At best the numbers and track record of Miller projects that he would do much better than Fluery with the Penguins*** as the Sabers have been less of an offensive force than the penguins but probably on par defensively. This is known khaleesi.


Fluery is just a bad playoff performer

*** playoffs on my mind

And the Pens are bad playoff performers as a whole. He's the type of goalie who performs better when his does. But he isn't the only goalie like that.

And he still helped win his team a Stanley Cup. Not exactly a fluke, that.

He was good on the cup run, that is for sure but Malkin and Crosby had a dominating performance which negated the amount of goals he let in. 

Average goalies can be a gift or a curse if the offense isnt clicking. If we can get an average goalie on the Jets we are playoff bound :D

Fleury's GAA during the playoffs was 2.40.

im betting Fleury remains on the team anyways

Pittsbrugh would want to much in return for Fleury

they might try to sign a guy like Hiller to light a fire under his butt

Pens may be pursuing Pierre McGuire for GM...very hockey smart...and very annoying

sounds as though Miller wont be heading out west....the sharks and ducks have both said they arent interested in his services, and of course LA is out of the question....Phoenix might be his best chance

Maybe the nucks.

ya..definite possibility

But could the Sharks and Ducks be saying that because Miller isn't an UFA yet and it would be tampering to say they are?

From TSN:

VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Canucks have named Jim Benning as their new general manager.

Benning is the first significant hire made by new Canucks president of hockey operations Trevor Linden, who was handed the franchise's reigns after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in six years following a disastrous 2013-14 campaign.

Benning spent the last eight seasons with the Boston Bruins, including seven as the club's assistant general manager.

A former Canucks defenceman during his playing days, the 51-year-old Benning is the 11th general manager in franchise history -- a post he has never held with an NHL club.

The Edmonton native replaces Mike Gillis, who was fired as Vancouver's president and general manager a day after the club was eliminated from playoff contention with three games left in the regular season.

Benning's first order of business with the Canucks will be to hire a new head coach after Linden axed John Tortorella earlier this month following one tumultuous campaign.

Benning will also have to prepare for next month's NHL draft and assess a roster that Tortorella accused of being "stale" at his end-of-season press conference.

Apart from helping to shape a Bruins team that defeated the Canucks in the 2011 Stanley Cup final, Benning's managerial resume also includes 12 seasons with Buffalo Sabres, with eight of those spent as that club's director of amateur scouting.

Selected sixth overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1981 NHL draft, Benning played nine seasons with Toronto and Vancouver, collecting 52 goals and 191 assists in 610 career games.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=452733 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=452733)

i dont think so.....but neither team specifically used Miller's name...i think the quote from SJ was that they were not looking to add any veterans and want to continue to rebuild through youth....another source said the Ducks were planning on going with there two youngsters next season.....these of course are just sources, so who knows...rumors and such will start to really ramp up in the next couple of weeks

He's not going anywhere.


Seriously?! LOL :D

I'd be ok with that. The guy knows the history & scouting report of every player at every level of hockey. Part of what makes him so annoying is his need to show that off when he's calling a game.

They couldn't afford to have both of them on the team, unless Hiller took a contract way under market value.

It's tough to say what they'll do with Fleury. He was good to very good in the regular season, but despite his decent playoff numbers he let in a handful of soft goals. If nothing else, trading him would take an excuse away from the rest of the team.

Jaroslav Halak signed a 4 year contracted worth 18 million.

If you look at the pinned threads in this section there is a thread for NHL talk (not Jets) that this news can be posted in. Once you are more familiar with the forum I'm sure you'll get the hang of things on where to post.

Im glad hes or shes posting.

Keep posting BlueWonder... youll figure things out.

Well, at least the ECF won't be a sweep anymore. Big OT win by the Habs last night.

Very impressive performance by Tokarski.

Proust gets a 2 game suspension for his hit on Stepan and Carcillo got an automatic 10 game suspension for abusing an official.

and?

And what? The NHL announced those suspensions today.

hate to say it these playoffs completely dis interest me now.

I find myself watching Lebron instead

The Caps have announced Brian MacLellan has been promoted to GM and Barry Trotz is the new head coach.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=720753&navid=DL|NHL|home (http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=720753&navid=DL|NHL|home)

I'm like that when watching games, but thankfully it seems to me that it's appreciated by others when I'm watching, lol

guess what.....its not  :D

Good move by the Caps.

see how ovie reacts to the defence first mentality

+1. Emrick and McGuire are irritating to listen to during NBC broadcasts. Add Milbury into the mix at intermission and it might as well be the equivalent of legitimate torture.

LOL oh saxy boy! Thank god I don't watch games with you.

why not? i wont be the guy talking through the whole game..."did you know where so and so played junior hockey?"....or the ol "did you know......"

give it a rest  :D

Not even that. He knows what a certain player's favourite food is. Who cares...?

Speaking of who cares, how about those Habs? LOL :D

or hab nots lol

Still better than the rest of Canadian teams.  They played well and then just ran into a slightly better team.

Lost Price.

You don't say. ;)


Which is irrelevant because Tokarski played downright solid in his place. The Habs simply couldn't match the Rangers in terms of consistent offense, quality chances and reliable defensive zone play.

Nice to see the Hawks force game 7. What a series.

Wooooooooooooooooo! Chicago holding a 2-1 lead right now in the first period.

And they lost. What a hard-fought game, though. Not exactly a pretty goal to give the Kings the win.

The SCF should be a doozy!

I careless about the SCF. Don't think I'll be watching maybe as back ground noise. I am more excited to see the Heat repeat again.

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

Okay, your loss. The NBA is garbage compared to NHL, IMO.

the heat are going to the what, there 4 straight finals??? and the Spurs again??? same old same old...are there no other good teams in that entire league??

takes one to know one.

I just like to see LeBron stick it to the man for all the flak he took about "the announcement".

Fun team to watch.

i dont see how him winning makes him not a douchebag?  :D

What does that even mean? ???

Patrick Sharp being shopped.

Oh, he'd be nice in a Jets jersey. ;D

Lots of ties to Winnipeg, so it's not really out of the realm of possibility...

The Leafs have interest (of course ..) but if I were the Jets I'd seriously take a look and see how much it would take to pry him out of there. Apparently his attitude was not up to standards and some of his teammates were starting to question his place on the team, which is odd because I never thought of Sharp as a 'me first' kind of guy.

Alas, I'd take him in Winnipeg any day of the week. CHI also shopping Nick Leddy and ... Johnny Oduya.

How did you enjoy watching him get carried off the court after his devastating leg cramp? ;D

OH, welcome back Fresh one! I didn't enjoy that. I think they turned off the AC to have that happen.

hours ago .... on a bottom of screen ticker (cannot remember what channel), it was saying
.....  Leafs interested in Thorton
R the Sharks putting out feelers ..... makes sense to me

But the question is , what do they have to loose to gain Thornton ?

EVERYTHING!

So I have a big update on the "Patrick Sharp Sweepstakes". Winnipeg has put forth interest for the star winger, and the player who Chicago wants back might surprise you:


Andrew Ladd.

Apparently Ladd and Sharp never saw eye-to-eye when they played together, and the Hawks love his grit and leadership qualities. For what it's worth, I would love love love having Sharp here instead of Ladd. Hey, Ladd's a nice dude I get it, but I don't think he should be playing top line minutes -- but Sharp, I do. For all the talk of the Jets moving out Kane, I believe that the Hawks would covet Ladd so much more and if it gets us Patrick Sharp, a possible new face of the franchise, I would consider doing that.


Now, to have some fun, who would be captain if such a thing were to happen? My vote goes to Mark Stuart. Plain and simple.

So, Bomber Nation, what say you?

If the rumours about the Hawks players wanting Sharp gone are true, then no thanks. I'd rather have a solid team guy like Ladd than a potential cancer.

I guess it comes down to why they don't want him, and if you have enough "personality" on your team to make him fit. 

Gary Lawless has also proposed the possible buy-out of Mike Richards from LA. Richard's is open to the possibility of playing in Winnipeg. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.  ;D

Saw Toews at a restaurant today. Dudes not that big. Little taller same weight as me. He was there alone. I got my signed jersey confirmed from him though. A buddy got to signed for me and just wanted to make sure it was his signature.

He was pleasant.

Sharp and Richards would be solid acquisitions, IMO. Some respected and skilled veteran talent would help the stable of prospects and younger players on this team.

kings are apparently not planning to buy out Richards...but i think thats just talk so hes not distracted...im sure they will buy him out...not sure if we would want him though...he would be a 2nd line center here for sure

Scheifele, Richards and Little sounds a lot better than Scheifele, Little, and whoever is the third line centre next year, IMO.

well Richards play has certainly gone downhill the last couple of seasons, a change of scenary could help him...and being close to home

Congratulations to the LA Kings.

The playoffs this season have to go down in history as one of the best. Outstanding hockey.

That was just magnificent hockey. Spectacular, spectacular hockey. Wow. Congrats to the LA Kings, no team more deserving!

Awesome game last night.

The Kings, like the Hawks, are going to be very hard to knock off the hill for several more years to come.

What a game last night! OT in particular was just incredible.

Only if they are able to re-sign key players this year and next.

I fully expect them to make the necessary roster adjustments to ensure they are able to re-sign the majority of their core of star players. Add in the depth they have managed to build up and these 2 teams are loaded up for a Detroit Red Wing type of run.

And even worse news for the Jets is... the Blues, Avs, Wild, Ducks, Sharks, and Stars are right behind the top 2 in the West when it comes to team depth.

Chevy + PMo have their work cut out for themselves if they want to make the playoffs in the west any time soon.

the Kings core is already locked up for at least the next 2 seasons.....Kopitar for 2 seasons, Doughty/Brown/Quick/Carter locked up long term, they only need to worry about Williams and Stoll after next year

If they buy-out Richards they will have plenty of cash to sign them both long term ...especially with the cap rise expected to hit 70mil this season

Avs file for arbitration with O'Reilly

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=454904

The Kings are in good shape going forward. It will be interesting to see what the Hawks will look like after the extensions for Kane & Toews kick in.

They still have to sign them to extensions.

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie ? 2h

I don't think it's very far down road, if at all, but my sense is WPG much more open to considering trade for any player, incl Evander Kane.


But what does he know.

His sense? Okay... And? Perhaps for the right price, the Jets would entertain the idea of trading Kane. McKenzie can speculate on that all he wants, along with the rest of us.

Im gonna guess not much but pretends to know alot.

CHI offers Sharp, Rozsival, prospect Adam Clendening and their 1st round pick to FLA for the #1 overall pick and Erik Gudbranson.

Now we wait.

IF that is the offer, Tallon should just hang up...this offer is an insult.

Ekblad & Goodbrandson are both future top 2 pairing D.

The Canucks start the re-build by dealing Kesler to the Ducks.

Bonino & ?? Go to Vancouver.

Sbisa and 24th pick. Nice move the Canucks.

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris  6m
Per @capgeek, the impact of Tim Gleason buyout on #leafs salary cap is: $833,333 next season then $1.83M, $1.33M and $1.33M. (Avg $1.33M)


Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger  23m
"@Real_ESPNLeBrun: Tim Gleason, Anton Volchenkov and Shane O'Brien put on unconditional waivers today". Jovo also cleared.

we need to sign a Vanek-type player...we're 10 goals shy of making the playoffs  >:(

Spezza dealt to the Dallas stars

Stastny a Blue...4 years @ 7mil ...no surprise

Cammalleri a Devil

Raymond a flame...good signing, got him on the cheap

Bolland signs with Florida....Leafs losing out on Free Agency Day

Leafs may sign Broduer...TSN will hearld them as the Free agency winners!!

Hemsky a Star....Jets left out in the dust...very little chance of making the playoffs as two division teams stack up on offense

Miller a canuck..this was expected as well

Montoya a Panther..makes way for Hutchinson i suppose

Gionta a Sabre

not alot left out there...Brad Richards, Vrbata, Derek Roy and Vanek some of the notables.....hoping the Devils get at least one of these guys...likely Richards

Vanek to Minni

ya...Jets in big trouble this season

Gah the central division is going to be tougher this season. Still some good players on the board though in BRich, Vrbata, Ott and Roy.

Moulson down to the devils and sabres apparently

moulsson a sabre

my guess ........ Niskanen ends in Detroit

Jerome to Colorado .

trading ryder and signing vrbata would really cap this day off for the devils!

Jets are in real trouble.

ya...everyone around them seemed to get better

Richards a Blackhawk

ugh!

and they got him for a steal...hes no dummy, he wants a chance to win..hes already made his riches

Iginla and Redmond to Colorado is music to this Avs fan's ears. Arguably the best top 9 in the league, even after the departure of Stastny. Wooh!

Some teams may have to have a fire sale to get under the cap. Chicago and Philadelphia are both over now.

from what i see Philly has 7mil in capspace still

Capgeek had them a little over $1m over when I looked.

maybe that included Pronger's salary...which comes off the books once the season starts i believe

http://www.capgeek.com/flyers/

ya it includes Prongers. 4.9 in the math.

i like the nhlnumbers.com site

Crazy to see the ex-Penguin dmen getting those big contracts. Nearly $3M/yr for Engelland? That's crazy. Orpik got paid for his reputation. He's not the player he was a few years ago and he's going downhill fast. His style of play is breaking him down. Niskanen's deal will be ok if he can continue to play like he did last season. It's pretty risky though to pay a guy based on one good year.

The best two contracts were Richards & Ehrhoff. Both guys took way under market value. Two worst contracts were Engelland & Bolland.

the booland one is pretty rough...we overpaid slightly for Cammalerri, but lou said if you want something you have to overpay and give longer term..it is what it is

the Wild got a pretty good deal for Vanek...that was his opportunity for a long, bloated contract

Yeah, I didn't think Cammalerri's was very good, but the Havlat deal was ok. Not much money for a potentially decent return.

I was happy to see the Pens re-sign Goc. He's a very good 4th line centre. The Pens really needed bottom six guys who are legit NHLers and they got a couple in Goc & Comeau. Technically Goc was a Pen last year, but he got hurt early and barely played for them. 

Hawks really wanting to trade Sharp...or dump his salary, whatever youd like to call it...trying to get under the cap and make room for 2 gigantic extensions

Philadelphia Flyers star Claude Giroux spent the night in an Ottawa Police cell after an incident involving a police officer, sources tell the Sun.

Although few details were immediately available, a source said Giroux was arrested for repeatedly grabbing the buttocks of a male police officer. Alcohol is believed to have been involved.

The incident occurred at a bar in the Byward Market the source said.

Ottawa Police have refused any comment on the incident. Police said they cannot comment unless charges are laid, but several sources did confirm to the Sun Giroux spent the night in jail.

Sources say he is expected to be released without any criminal charges.

The 26-year-old Giroux was reportedly seen inside a police cruiser in Ottawa sometime around 9 p.m. on July 1. A Twitter post by shaheed09 reads "Claude Giroux in the back of a cop car downtown ottawa". it was posted to Twitter Tuesday at 9:19 p.m.


 :D  oh boy. he is going to get some good razzing in the locker room.

I guess the cop will get the last laugh as Giroux is going to hear it in the dressing room, on the ice and from the fans.

Please kids learn from this dumb-dumb move.  :-[

Any guesses what it will be like when he's on the ice?  50x worse, I suspect.

Mike Brown, Adam Burish, John Scott, Tye McGinn. If we combine their powers, I think you've got a solid 4th line ECHL player right there.

David Legwand signed with the Ottawa Senators today.

Toews and Kane re-upped by the Hawks:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=456795 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=456795)

The Blackhawks announced Wednesday they had reached eight-year extensions with two of their top performers... Each contract is worth $84 million for an average annual value of $10.5 million

Well, Heatley is not signing with the Jets. He took a one year, $1 million deal with the Ducks.

Do we trade Kane now or during the year which do you think would provide the best return?

I say before the year begins.

Unless the return is beneficial, we'll see Kane suit up for the Jets in a few months.

i didn't mind all his antics but enoughs enough already. Either the guy has minor mental issues socially or his hottie chick is in his ear about not wanting him playing in winnipeg or both.


Dude can't control what comes out of his mouth.

Let's face it he's an enigma

That still doesn't address my point: unless the return is good for the Jets, Cheveldayoff won't trade him unless Kane definitively says he wants out.

He's not the only pro athlete with attitude problems.

While I'm sure he's tired of dealing with the way Winnipeggers treat him and wouldn't mind a change of scenery, half of what he says/tweets/does seems like he is just screwing with the Winnipeg media.

he ain't screwing with nothing other than his own reputation! We treat him fine. He's is just high maintenance but of a diva.

I see him as an extremely talented hockey player, but to each their own.

Such nonsense, that. He's been targeted by this fanbase since he got here in 2011.

I'd argue it started well before he even got here. I remember him getting hate before the team was even named.

Fair point. A lot of people seem to find it easy to hate this kid. And that's too bad.

Ya i agree with 84 and Colton. Its a bunch of nonsense.

If Kane was any kind of real problem in the room or anywhere Maurice would have asked Chevy to move him.

I also agree with what Colton said about him screwing with the media.. Kane no doubt likes to be talked about and he likes to feed the fire IMO.

It's not completely nonsense. He's a polarizing guy. "feeding the fire" as you put it is reason enough for some people to not like him. He's making things tougher for his team with some of the things he says/tweets. Favouriting that tweet about Philly may have been nothing but a joke for him, but Chevy probably doesn't find it funny having to answer for it.

A lot of the personal stuff is hard to comment on b/c I have no idea what's true and what isn't.

Not necessarily. A coach will try much harder to work with somebody they think is a trouble maker if that guy has talent. For example, if Tyler Wright was doing the same things Kane was he wouldn't have lasted very long.

Kane's also been a healthy scratch twice. That has to make you think that he's been at least somewhat of a problem at times.

All fair and valid points. Kane is a polarizing character and that off-ice stuff seems to get magnified when he or the team isn't doing well on the ice. But who is Tyler Wright...? Do you mean James Wright?

I did mean James Wright. Tyler Wright is a retired NHLer.

Good points.... and your right he is a polarizing guy and hes prolly not to concerned about who likes him and who dont. I cant really say if things he says or tweets make thing tougher on the team but my thought would be if they are it would be dealt with in some manner. I dont think Chevy is to thrilled about things he says and tweets but im sure he knows what hes got with Kane and the things hes going to do and say he will be question about and understands it just something that come with the job sometimes.

I thought when he was a healthy scratch that was under Noel still?

That's what I thought. And yes, he is. I have his Upper Deck "Young Gunz" card. LOL ;D

Once under Noel & once under Maurice. Noel denied he was a healthy scratch though. It was Kane who said that.

Thx... I remembered it under Noel and now i do remember it under Maurice.... Someone asked him what it would take it get him back on the ice and Maurice asnswer back something like ,,, He needs to show up.

kane needs to go

And the Preds just got a little better...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=457245 (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=457245)

The Nashville Predators added veteran forwards Mike Ribeiro and Derek Roy to one-year deals on Tuesday.

Ya, the FA signings by our central opponents are just brutal. They went from all being really good to really, really good. I didn't expect to to blow our load in FA, but regardless of our 'plan', being competitive got so much harder.. :-\

Yeah. The Jets have done the least by a seriously large margin. I really hope Cheveldayoff's got something up his sleeve... :-[

Roy hasn't been very good for a few years now. His best point total in the past four seasons is 44.

IF Ribeiro has his head on straight he could potentially be a good fit playing with Neal. That's a big if though.

you have to still be aggressive and go out and get players...this "plan" will never get the Jets anywhere

in regards to ribeiro. He will dish the puck to Neal all day. He had his worst season last year which produced 47 pts and which would be top 5 in production for the Jets. the season before he produced over a point per game with washington. Ribeiro is a steal for what Dallas got him for. He doesnt need his head to be on straight to be an impact for some reason which is mind blowing.

I am not at all saying he would fit in with our team at all, but man did Dallas get a great bargin which will produce fantastic results for 1 mill.  I cant believe we gave that plug Thorburn 1.2 for 3 years lmao. Its not a horrible contract but still lol.

I think you mean Nashville. Their signing of Roy, Ribeiro, and Jokinen should help them this year, and further ease Forsberg and Wilson into the fold.

Lol yes my bad. Was thinking of when Riberio and Neal playing together on the Stars a few years back and how they were pretty good together. at 1m for Riberio and Neal to be reunited again, disher and sniper.........thats pretty nice.

If he doesn't change his attitude, the Preds payed $1M to bring a massive distraction into their locker room.

I hate Ribeiro so my opinion on the matter is heavily biased, but you have to factor in that he was just bought out by a team that isn't facing any sort of cap issues.

1 million for a gamble on 40 points plus, a PP quarterback and a guy who may be able to dish Neal the puck imo is a decent trade off.  If he doesnt pan out then you bury him in the AHL with no real worries about his salary at all.

I dont mind him. I have watched him play for quiet a while and enjoy his game on the ice. The guy is slick, can play hard and be a bit of a pest when he wants.

[TOR] Maple Leafs Sign F Daniel Winnik [1 year]
1.3 Mill or something in that ball park.

8 years 72 mil for Subban?  Ouch...

Subban got what seemed the proper rate for a "super star".
Good luck to him & mgt., should he falter & just be average in too many games.

9 mil a year?  Is there anyone who gets more? 

Ovechkin (9.54) and Malkin(9.5) make more annual average.

In terms of actual salary, he'll make 7 million this year, and as much as 11M a year in a few years. The highest yearly salary belongs to Weber with 14M from 2012 to 2016

after next season both Kane and Toews will be highest

holy some team in Finland is offering Selanne 10mil to play next season....5mil just to play home games  :o

I don't believe that was true.

https://translate.google.ca/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iltalehti.fi%2Fkhl%2F2014080718550263_jr.shtml&edit-text=&act=url

dont know...got my info off the internet just like you

From what I read the rumour came from a tabloid. I'll take the word of Jukka Kohonen over a tabloid.

the word i got was from the Score

we will see over the next week or so if Tootoo still has game and can crack the Devils line-up

Johansen signs extension with Blue Jackets:

http://www.tsn.ca/blue-jackets-johansen-agree-to-terms-on-three-year-12m-contract-1.100225 (http://www.tsn.ca/blue-jackets-johansen-agree-to-terms-on-three-year-12m-contract-1.100225)

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced on Monday that they have agreed to terms on a three-year, $12 million contract with restricted free agent forward Ryan Johansen.

Real good deal for Columbus ....... cuz I believe this player is only to get better.

so sick of hearing about this guy like he is the 2nd coming of ******...he better win the rocket richard trophy this year for all the attention he recieved...also im not so sure Columbus would have made a deal with him...i think they panicked with 3 of there stars out of the line up ...Dubinksy, Jenner and Horton are all sidelined...hope this kid has an amazing season, cause alot of eyes will be on him..no pressure

Devils have signed Tootoo to a 1 one year deal..thats 3 Manitobans on NJ's roster  8)

my guess is that the jets would be thrilled if they were able to sign Johanson for 4M per.
He may never reach the elevated stats of the top 10 - 15 players until some of the other young players with Columbus can also excel....
...... but guessing he is good for 65 - 75 pts this year.

Johansen will be fine. The Jackets could surprise the league this year, IMO.

they already did last year....and possibly this year had there injuries not already mounted up

all 30 teams in action tonight....GO DEVILS!!! 8)

Devils already have 5 goals tonight ........ offensive power this year ????

apparently....11 goals in 2 games  :o  :D

Well, they're doing alright so far.

yup..off to a good start

took 7 periods for the Avs to score there first goal....nice :)

LOL   As much as i like it.... it wont continue.

no...i just want to see Roy loose his cool...and they clearly are missing Stastny

HA

Ya they are.... they have alot of fire power for sure. I hope they struggle but im not betting on it.

another loss today would be perfect

Ya..

I dont think Boston is going to do well this year. Have a feeling this will be a bad year for them.

the best thing they got going is Bergeron and Rask

Devils knock off the lightning...what a great start to the season  8)

Devils lose to there rivals NY.

Senators - Leafs game postponed due to events in Ottawa today:

http://www.tsn.ca/leafs-senators-game-postponed-after-shootings-in-ottawa-1.113197 (http://www.tsn.ca/leafs-senators-game-postponed-after-shootings-in-ottawa-1.113197)

no surprise there



Still feel for the people whom it truly effected.

Absolutely. Scary, scary stuff.

Devils defenseman Damon Severson is tied for first in the rookie scoring race...lots of positives this early in the season

Jets vs. Devils time!

Not only was this a penalty for the Wings, it also negated a goal for the Wings:

http://gfycat.com/UnimportantFlashyAcaciarat (http://gfycat.com/UnimportantFlashyAcaciarat)

Absolutely unbelievable.

I don't feel sorry for them whatsoever after last seasons goal against LA.

Ah, such sound logic. ::)

Do you want me to grieve for their lost goal or something?

They had a bad call go against them. Boo hoo, welcome to the NHL.

No. Chill out, man. ::)

And it was a really bad call. I was just pointing it out. Sheesh.

As I was just pointing out they had a really bad call go their way last season.

You didn't have to get all sarcastic about it.

Who cares what happened last season...? How is it relevant to this one?

Sure I did. It's just a sport. Sarcasm is fun. ;D

I was stating my own personal opinion that I don't feel sorry for them because they had a similar situation unfairly go in their advantage last season. Some people like to call it karma. I don't understand what was so wrong about what I said or why it's irrelevant ???

I didn't say it was wrong or that you had to feel sorry. I just don't how it's "karma" or how last season has any bearing in what happens this season regarding a bad penalty and disallowed goal.

No need to get defensive. I wasn't attacking you. :-\

Hopefully Jets win and we can all jump on the "Angry One". :D

Possibly the strangest argument I've ever read.

And that's saying a lot on this forum! ;D

Big win for the Red Wings last night. And I must say the Predators look like a solid team this season.

That disallowed goal last night really was awful. It wasn't even that close that at least one of the officials couldn't have seen what happened.

The Flyers equipment guy pranked his team.  :D

http://video.flyers.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=658641

we will see what happens tomorrow...got my tickets!!

so far my record when I attend Devils games is 2-2  :-\

You're like the Kevin Glenn of Devils fans, eh. ;D

Anyways, this has been a really exciting season so far. Lots of fun games already and we're barely 20 games in.

wow..nobody mentioned marty playing for another team?  :P

Seems nobody gives a rats arse.   LOL

How them Devils doing?  Oh wait.....  Nobody care bout that either.

 ;D ;)

well..it was quite the buzz in the hockey world...

Blah.... Not really.

oh...i didnt realize you were at the epi center of the hockey world lol ...noone was talking about it at the Fox&Hound so it doesnt matter?  :D

LMAO.

Check with me first next time.   ;D

This is absolutely brutal.

no hockey player should ever be interviewed for anything ever...they are the worst

I don't understand what the issue is. Don't you all also have fond memories watching Mandela nail 3-pointers and, uh, home runs when you were kids?

Ottawa Senators fired Paul MacLean today.

An NHL coach finally has been fired, and the name is a bit of a surprise.

The Ottawa Senators announced on Twitter Monday that they had fired Paul MacLean. No replacement was immediately announced.

His Senators are a .500 team and just rallied from a 3-0 deficit on Sunday to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in overtime.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/senators/2014/12/08/paul-maclean-fired-ottawa-senators/20095021/

I'd be thrilled if he replaced McLellan right now.

LOLOLOL :D


I can't believe the Sharks lost to the Oilers last night.

I put money on the Oilers beating the Sharks for their first Western Conference win about 2 and a half weeks ago. I was very confident it would happen.

why is Bettman so hell bent on expanding to Las Vegas  :D :D in some respects hes been a great commissioner...but i dont get this idea at all

This is not a time for expansion, IMO. It's time to relocate the failing franchises already.

agreed...Florida and Arizona need to go....move the Coyotes to Canada already...i am sick of hearing about them!!!

Panthers to QC, Coyotes to Seattle or something.

ya....i heard the people in Quebec dont quite have there act together just yet...but there close

Any word on the state of the arena they're building? What about the one in Markham?

I believe the QC arena is supposed to be done late 2015. I thought I heard that the Markham arena deal fell through, but not 100% sure on that one.

this could very well be Lou's last season  :'(

Anything good in the system?

well... pretty much our whole D corps is between 22-25 yrs old and they locked up our goalie, so in that end of the ice, things look optimistic...not alot in terms of forwards...a few guys here and there

When i first heard about that 300mil dept or whatever it was i kinda wondered if that would somehow effect the team

thats had nothing to do with it...the Devils have thrown money at numerous players

Not the right ones it seems.

no...there have been a few mistakes for sure..its been difficult to replace 2 NHL stars in Kovalchuk and Parise...they've never been able to replace them

but i guess we will see this off-season if Lou has anything left....hes already in the HOF and is creditied with building one of the most successful franchises in the NHL over the past 20 years, and that wasnt by fluke lol

Ya

I find it hard to believe tho that that 300mil thing didnt somehow effect the team. Thats alot of cash to absorb without it having some effect.

Who knows.

but they've spent right up to the Cap limit..so what could it have affected?

Maybe its time to change it up.

Hes done well no doubt about it.

im thinking so ....it will be nice for the team to shred a bunch of salary at the end of this season ....start fresh

Holy...  I just looked at the roster ... Thats messed up if thats what hes spent up to the cap on.

What the hell did he spend that money on?

oh..its not pretty....some of those guys...Clowe, Ryder were signed when the NHL as a whole spent a record amount of money during the FA period, so it wasnt just Lou being stupid, he took achance on a couple of players and had to pay top price because the market demanded that...they just didnt work....Ryder wont be resigned and Clowe is pretty much done

well..Jagr and Zidlicky make almost 9 million between the two of them, including bonuses....Clowe makes nearly 5mil, and Ryder is in at 3.5...Salvador wont be resinged and he makes around 3mil...so thats like 20 mil that will be gone after the season lol

Wont have to trade them?

Thats a ton o cash for nuffin.

you want them?  :D clowe is out with another concussion...like his 5 in the past couple of years...im thinking he needs to retire..someone might want Ryder for a 2nd or 3rd rounder  :-\

well...Jagr is still a beast...and last season Zidlicky had a good year, but hes trailed off now

Good grief... No thanks.

Ill take our roster over that lot any day.

Even Kane must be lookin pretty good to you bout now.... :D ;D

ha....no way!

LOL  You have to give up your top 2 guys and every 1st n 2nd round pick for him.

and that would make zero sense lol

So does spending up to the cap on that roster but it was done.  ;D

well...things happen  :P

Dallas Eakins gets fired, Edmonton unveils new logo:

(https://seventytwoeleven.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/oilers.jpg)

Ha

Nice dude.

Poor Eakins  apparently he had multiple offers and opted to the lowly Oil :'(

MacTavish is an idiot

Yes, he is. He should've resigned immediately after canning Eakins.

Devils fired their coach

Lamoriello trying to save his own hide... Grinch move a day after Christmas.

the best xmas present i could get :)

They should hire Eakins.

ya right!

LOL......  Torts?

negative...i would rather have Eakins...Lou would never put up with Tort's shenanigans

Whats your guess as to who?

Paul MacLean might be good there.

honestly i really have no clue....twitter was swirling with rumors...Oates/MacLean/Bylsma have been thrown around...even Lemaires name lol....maybe Lou just finishes off the year behind the bench  :D

Noel is doing great in Van...  does he get another HC look?

hopefully not with the Devils