NHL 2007 Offseason Thread
 

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The NHL is thinking about expanding.

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Talk is Vegas and Kansas... maybe Houston as a long shot.

This is ridiculous. The NHL doesn't know any other way to make money but by adding teams and get expansion fees.

I think hockey needs to get smaller, regroup. I'm hoping this is nothing more than talk.

Chris Chelios resigned with Detroit (1 year) Sundin resigned with Toronto (1 year)

Like the Sundin signing, especially since it's only 1 year.

Toronto really needs some work in the summer. Would love to see us pick up say Smyth or Drury.

Yeah I think the NHL needs to get smaller.

So the OIlers will have 3 #1 round draft picks this year, plus a high round 2 guy. Talk is they want to mov these for a top player. I wonder if that player might be... Ryan Smyth. There is also talk that Calgary might be going after Smyth.

The cap is supposed to go to 47 million. Some predict as high as 51 million, don't really see it going that high.

With it rising though, it'll mean the top franchises will have the chance to sign more FA's. The weaker teams, although they are playing in a cap won't be able to afford to max out. Which is ok, IMO. A team that can and a team that can't don't need to be tied to the ankles. Parity is one thing, but too much parity makes for boring hockey.

Later tonight or if someone else wants to, we'll post the list of FA's.

Apparently Alexi Yashin is keen on coming back to the Senators.

That's a good possibility since the Islanders bought out the last 4 years of his contract. Must be saving that cap space for DiPietro's next 14 years.

I still can't believe they signed Di Pietro for that long.

The only thing with Yashin comingback to the Sens though is will they have him considering the history that they have?

I read in the paper today that the other teams that he's interested in going to are Edmonton, Montreal, Philly and Jersey.

When will the Leafs learn that Sundin isn't going to get them to the promise land. I think they highly over rate him. Good player and all but not a superstar.

The same can be said with Ryan Smyth. I'd love him on my team any day, but not at the price he asks for. He's not a top teir superstar so why does he deserve $5M plus?

It should be interesting to see what happens to Buffalo. Don't they have like their top lines all free agents?

Cap should go over 50 million actually.

Leafs are retarded for signing Antripov for that much and Sundin for that much. The sooner JFJ is out the better for them.

NHL is NOT expanding anyime soon. Although Nashville could go to Hamilton.

Ryan Smyth will not go back to Edmonton. Toronto, Calgary or NYI are the places he is rumored to be going to.

Look for the Bruins to snag Drury if he doesn't go back to Buffalo. Also look for them to go after some gritt like Scott Hartnell or Scott Walker. The Oilers are also courting Hartnell so look for that.

I doubt the Sens would want Yashin. He's the type of soft player with talent they've been purging themselves of.

Drury will stay in Buffalo, at least that's my gut feeling.

Anaheim Ducks

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories//20...logo_46545.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: G Jean-Sebastien Giguere, RW Teemu Selanne, D Sean O'Donnell, D Ric Jackman, LW Brad May, D Joe DiPenta, F Trevor Gillies, F Shane Endicott, RW Shawn Thornton.
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Atlanta Thrashers

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47506.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: LW Keith Tkachuk, D Greg de Vries, F Slava Kozlov, D Andy Sutton, D Vitaly Vishnevski, RW Jon Sim, D Shane Hnidy, LW J.P. Vigier, LW Eric Boulton, RW Brad Larsen, LW Cory Larose, D Andy Delmore, LW Pascal Dupuis.
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Boston Bruins

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46297.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: LW Petr Tenkrat, D Jason York, RW Brandon Bochenski, LW Jeff Hoggan, D Nathan Dempsey, G Joey MacDonald.
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Buffalo Sabres

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...o-sm_54746.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: C Daniel Briere, C Chris Drury, D Teppo Numminen, RW Adam Mair, RW Michael Ryan, G Ty Conklin, C Dainius Zubrus, D Timo Helbling, D Mikko Lehtonen, G Adam Berkhoel.
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Calgary Flames

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46692.gif Unrestricted Free Agents: D Roman Hamrlik, RW Tony Amonte, LW Jeff Friesen, RW Darren McCarty, G Jamie McLennan, C Byron Ritchie, D Brad Ference, D Brad Stuart, C Wayne Primeau.
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Carolina Hurricanes

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46858.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: RW Anson Carter, RW Scott Walker, D David Tanabe, RW Shane Willis, RW Jesse Boulerice, C Josef Vasicek.
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Chicago Blackhawks

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46790.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: RW Michal Handzus, C Denis Arkhipov, C Mikael Holmqvist, RW Peter Bondra, RW Jeff Hamilton, D Bruno St. Jacques, C Craig MacDonald, RW Reed Low.
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Colorado Avalanche

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46140.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Patrice Brisebois, C Pierre Turgeon, D Ossi Vaananen, C Tyler Arnason, C Brett McLean, D Ken Klee, LW Antti Laaksonen, C Mark Rycroft, F Ben Guite.
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Columbus Blue Jackets

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...kets_40124.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Bryan Berard, D Anders Eriksson, G Brian Boucher, D Jamie Pushor.
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Dallas Stars

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47449.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Darryl Sydor, C Eric Lindros, D Jon Klemm, C Patrik Stefan, RW Matthew Barnaby, D Stephane Robidas, LW Ladislav Nagy.
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Detroit Red Wings

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47275.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: LW Todd Bertuzzi, C Robert Lang, C Kyle Calder, D Mathieu Schneider, D Danny Markov, D Jiri Fischer, G Dominik Hasek.
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Edmonton Oilers

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47151.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: RW Petr Sykora, C Petr Nedved, D Daniel Tjarnqvist, D Jan Hejda, G Jussi Markkanen, LW Toby Petersen.
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Florida Panthers

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47192.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: C Jozef Stumpel, LW Martin Gelinas, G Ed Belfour, G Jean-Marc Pelletier.
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Los Angeles Kings

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46953.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Jaroslav Modry, D Aaron Miller, D Jamie Heward, G Sean Burke, G Mathieu Garon, F Tom Kostopoulos, D Mike Weaver, F Raitis Ivanans.
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Minnesota Wild

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_70440.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Martin Skoula, C Todd White, C Wes Walz, C Wyatt Smith, D Peter Ratchuk, C Jason Morgan.
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Montreal Canadiens

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46338.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Janne Niinimaa, D Sheldon Souray, C Radek Bonk, LW Mike Johnson, G David Aebischer, RW Aaron Downey.
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Nashville Predators

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_33062.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: C Peter Forsberg, LW Paul Kariya, D Kimmo Timonen, RW Scott Hartnell, C Scott Nichol, D Sheldon Brookbank, C Jerred Smithson, RW Patrick Leahy, G Karl Goehring, C Kim Staal, LW Eric Belanger.
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New Jersey Devils

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46511.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: C Scott Gomez, D Brian Rafalski, RW Alexander Mogilny, D Dan McGillis, D Brad Lukowich, LW Jason Wiemer, LW Grant Marshall, D Jim Fahey, C Jim Dowd, RW Erik Rasmussen, G Scott Clemmensen, LW Dan LaCouture.
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New York Islanders

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46902.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: C Alexei Yashin, LW Ryan Smyth, LW Richard Zednik, D Tom Poti, RW Jason Blake, LW Chris Simon, LW Arron Asham, C Viktor Kozlov, D Sean Hill, RW Eric Boguniecki, G Mike Dunham, D Joel Bouchard, D Tomas Malec, C Peter Ferraro.
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New York Rangers

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47236.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: LW Brendan Shanahan, D Sandis Ozolinsh, G Kevin Weekes, LW Brad Isbister, RW Jed Ortmeyer, D Martin Richter.
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Ottawa Senators

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47371.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: C Mike Comrie, LW Dean McAmmond, D Tom Preissing, D Jamie Allison, C Serge Payer.
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Philadelphia Flyers

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46736.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: C Mike York, G Robert Esche, LW Niko Dimitrakos, LW Todd Fedoruk, RW Denis Hamel, C Mark Cullen.
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Phoenix Coyotes

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...otes_62822.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: G Curtis Joseph, C Mike Ricci, LW Owen Nolan, C Jeremy Roenick, LW Pascal Rheaume.
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Pittsburgh Penguins

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_34388.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: LW Gary Roberts, RW Mark Recchi, G Jocelyn Thibault, LW Nils Ekman, D Josef Melichar, D Eric Cairns, D Robert Scuderi, LW Ronald Petrovicky, D Alain Nasreddine, D Wade Brookbank.
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San Jose Sharks

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47411.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Craig Rivet, RW Bill Guerin, D Scott Hannan, C Mark Smith, RW Scott Parker, D Patrick Traverse, D Vladimir Malakhov.
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St. Louis Blues

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46244.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: C Glen Metropolit, LW Ville Nieminen, LW Radek Dvorak, LW Vladimir Orszagh, D Jamie Rivers, C Trent Whitfield, C Denis Pederson.
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Tampa Bay Lightning

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47001.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Cory Sarich, LW Ruslan Fedotenko, D Nolan Pratt, D Luke Richardson, LW Rob DiMaio, LW Eric Perrin, LW Eric Healey.
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Toronto Maple Leafs

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_47073.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: C Michael Peca, C Jeff O'Neill, C Yanic Perreault, G Jean-Sebastien Aubin, C Travis Green, LW Bates Battaglia.
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Vancouver Canucks

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46385.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Brent Sopel, C Bryan Smolinski, C Jan Bulis, LW Trevor Linden, C Jeff Cowan, D Rory Fitzpatrick, C Brad Moran, G Dany Sabourin, D Yannick Tremblay, C Tommi Santala, RW Josh Green, D Lee Goren, G Wade Flaherty.
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Washington Capitals

<TABLE class=one width=627><TBODY><TR><TD align=left>http://www.tsn.ca/images/stories/200...logo_46424.gifUnrestricted Free Agents: D Bryan Muir.
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I think they'll try to keep Briere before Drury.

Toronto most likely won't sign any of their UFAs. Which is good.

Godddd if Toronto picked up Kariya I'd mark out so badly.

The Blues need a top tier forward to make the jump back into the playoffs.

I'm seriously hoping for Gomez.

Either way though, Erik Johnson is a freaking stud.

Like Tkachuk, Weight, Guerin?

Hopefully the CAnucks can get stingier on the back end. Maybe pick up a steady D man like Sydor.

Let me rephrase that. A top-tier center that can score.

The Canadiens need to re sign Souray, but anyone else shoudl be let go. Especially Aebischer.

Mike Keenan is in Calgary. Terrible.

All the talk in Vancouver yesterday was the canucks will be waiting until next years free agency to make a splash. Naslund and Morrison's contracts are up and Danny Heatly will be available.

I believe this makes 8 teams Keenan has coached or managed. I don't see the allure of the guy, esp. on this Calgary team that is an older team. Keenan's style is more in tune with younger teams that need a lot of hands on and/or yelling at. Keenan's not even that successful in the NHL. I believe the Flames players will tune him out. IMO, Keenan's time has past.

500+ wins 400ish losses
1 Stanley Cup
2 or 3 Stanley Cup finals losses
1 Canada Cup

Not successful?

I do hate the guy but numbers don't lie.

Holy crap, he has hair.

prob best picture of all time

WOW

Bruins relieve Lewis and Habscheid of thier coaching duties.

I am so shocked right now. Don't even know what to think.

Bruins will be better for it.


And goodbye Samsonov....we hardly knew ya....and we dont wanna get to know ya.

Hawks, good luck.

Word is Montreal are just going to buy out Cullimore and Salmelainen contracts. Just used them to get rid of Samsonov.

Looks like Pat Quinn will be coaching Boston and I have to say i'm pumped. I always liked him in Toronto. If not Quinn it's Pat Burns or Claude Julian.

In some shocking news it looks like Scott Niedermayer is going to retire.

Mike Milbury to coach the Bruins again?

Canada Cup? So what.

2-3 losses in the Finals is not a success. Also, the losses he had were early in his career, that's what gave him the mystique of being a great coach. As time went on however, his shtick got very tired with the teams he coached.

He's done 1 really good thing, IMO. Traded Luongo to the Canucks.

His time has passed.

Has Ottawa fired Muckler?

Not yet but it is imminent.

wonder what's going on?

All the news papers are reporting he's been fired, and that Brian Murray will be promoted to GM, but anybody on the team they've interviewed so far has just said "No comment."

I can't believe Milbury is going to coach Boston. That guy is almost as bad as Keenan but for different reasons.

Hartnell and Timonen to Philly for a first round draft pick. This is huge for the Flyers. I think they signed them for a little much but what you gonna do?

Timonen for 6.3 a year and Hartnell for 4.2 a year ... pretty steep but I like the Flyers next year

Also Murray is in and Muckler is out

Is Muckler out officially/

yes he is

No guarantee Heatley's available.

I don't see Heatley leaving.

He turned down a contract extension. He's from the West, has a summer home in Kelowna, and Roberto Luongo plays for Vancouver.

Ottawa will throw big bucks at him, as well they should. If he leaves he will leave for less money. I don't know if he is willing to do that.

Vancouver could throw big money at him too. Morrison and Naslund's contracts expire....nobody knows what will happen, way to go talk radio for bring up these rumours.

Oh shit good move for Philly.

good damn, Philadelphia.

I hope the Pens resign Recchi and Roberts.

Timonen seems overpaid, Hartnell they got at a good price imo.

The Chara deal is looking golden compared to Timonen now.

Claude Julien ... hmmmmm ... I don't know what to think. So much is happening so fast.

they should have signed Milburry.

Problem is, Milburry is a former GM which would put Chiarelli's job at more risk.

That being said, if Julien doesn't work out, expect Chirarelli to be gone in a year.

Milburry is one coaching option that would have made be consider season tickets. Terry O'Reilly would have been another and of course Pat Burns I would have called up today and ordered tickets.

Julien... I dunno... had one bad job and one good job where he was let go on a team with a great record because he "lost the team" and the GM was afraid the team would get bounced in the 1st round of the playoffs because the players were unhappy...

I want a firey coach, someone to get back to the old style of Bruins a blue-colar hard working/hitting team that would over-achieve... I know we'll never have the best talent and I'm even ok with knowing we wont win a cup.. I just want it to be fun hockey to watch.

on a side note... had the new coach been a Milburry, O'Rielly or Burns type... and Chara plays like he did last year, they'd rip that "C" off his uniform so fucking fast...

I swear, the few games I watched last year it made me sick to watch him play, he's 6'9, 260lbs and plays with no heart like a damn figure skater... he's the captin and everyones taking free-shots at your teammates and he does nothing... I hope they light a fire under his ass this year or get rid of him.

I'd rather a guy with 1/2 his talent that tries hard.

Chara was the biggest pile of shit I have even seen play last year. I wanted a hard nose guy too like Milbury but he's a pretty big idiot. Personally Pat Quinn was my guy.

Couple rumors going around ...

Phoenix is looking to trade Nick Boynton.

Kozlov to Dallas???

Briere back to Buffalo? or is he going to Philly?

Marleau could be moved to either Montreal, NYI, New Jersey or the Bruins

Shanahan will likely return to the Rangers and he is trying to get Gomez to come along

The Oilers are still looking for that number one defencemen. Redden and Pitkanan look to be the ones they are after. Raffi Torres is being shopped.

Blackhawks are most likely keeping their number one pick.

Fernandez should be out of Minnesota very soon.

Chara played like an animal when he played in the WHL up here in Price George. He can be such a beast and from the games as a Sen I saw him play, he looked like he was keeping that mean streak alive. In the new NHL he's a bit flat footed looking. Not like Hatcher or anything, but his size isn't the it was before. The guy had a lot of talent though and I can see him adapting.

I heard on SportsNet that Cujo wants to go back to Toronto. I hope the Leafs sign him. That way they'll have less money left to afford their real needs.

lol

I think it would be a good move to sign him for one year. Raycroft really needs somebody to take the load of off him and Cujo could play about 30 games. This will be the best thing for the Leafs goaltending.

I've heard some talk about Toronto picking up Fernandez. I hope they don't. I'd much rather see them pick up Cujo. He'll come cheap, and it'll be good for Raycroft.

Fernandez... dunno if being the #1 guy screwed with his head, but he's a real talent. It's just once he was the go-to guy, he faltered. Someone will give him another shot at the #1 spot, at least they should. There are teams out there that could do far worse.

I hope the Leafs miss the playoffs again.

Giguere resigns ... 4 years/24 million

The Ducks are filthy.

I just heard 6 years...Mind you I'm listening to Phil Esposito so he's probably wrong.

Manny Fernandez to the Bruins???

The draft is Sunday I believe.

No, the draft is tomorrow.

Aucoin to the Flames

I don't know about this move ... big price tag

Wasn't Aucoin making 3.5 - 4 million? You know he's a solid Dman and a decent playmaker, but guys like him can be found cheaper. Odd to trade for him if that's the kind of cash he's making.

*edit* Haven't seen any news on this??

Hmmmm. Toronto acquires Vesa Toskala and Mark Bell from San Jose for some draft picks, including our first round pick either this year or next year.

I like Toskala, but I dunno much about Bell.

Damn it, the Blues could've had Cherepanov and Esposito. That would've been crazy sick.

Cherepanov-Esposito-Stempniak.

FUCK.

Lars Eller, David Perron and some no-name defenseman we could've had in the 4th round.

I have to keep telling myself that the last time I doubted the Blues draft picks, we got Erik Johnson, who's a stud by the way, and the guy I wanted got testicular cancer.

It's great that we weren't number 1 in the draft and still picked up what seems to be a really good player.

Vokun to the Panthers. Wow. Weird that the Panthers (under Keenan) would give up a top goalie only to give up 3 draft choices the following year for a top goalie. Bye Bye to Auld.
I have to give Toronto credit, Toskola is still relatively underrated. I wouldn't be surprised to see him overtake Raycroft as the #1 guy. The Leafs are saying no-no, it's not about that, but really, Raycroft wasn't too impressive last year as THE guy in Toronto.

The draft was Friday :|

Well so much for catching that on TV this weekend. Why does the NHL do this type of thing. I hate to complain, but come on, just like the All Star game being during the weekday last year. Foolish

Oh.

Preds owner is saying to stop considering Balsille as the new owner. I think he's just getting backlash and is trying to calm the waters. I still see Balsille buying the team.

Oh yeah. Fuck you Toronto, Buffalo, anyone else that doesn't want this guy to buy the team. I'm hearing and reading that people feel he's too much a maverick. I guess being a guy that wants to invest in a franchise, wants it to succeed, wants to make things happens is bad for the NHL... Fucking fuckin' fuckers.

Fuck.

Balsille is out. Preds owner doesn't want to deal with him and is said to be selling to some dude that's a minor shareholder in the Sharks.
Get this, he;'s going to move the team to Kansas.

They are saying Balsille rubbed people the wrong way, that's why he's being dropped. Yeah right. The NHL is stepping in on this, no doubt. They don;t want another team close to Toronto *spit* and even though the offer from this new guy is @ 50 million less, you can bet he'll be getting that cash through the back door by the NHL/Maple Leafs.

I'm seriously pissed off. Kansas?? That's a market that failed before. Hamilton would succeed, 100% This is another slap in the face as a Canadian hockey fan. It's enough to make me *hate* the NHL game that much more.

Bullshit.

Retarded. I wanted the Preds in Ontario so bad.

Mark Messier, Jeff Francis, Scott Stevens, Al MacInnis

All were captains, all won championships, all were inducted in to the hall of fame. Congrats to them.

Washington's new jersey.

Columbus' site is down, but they've revealed their new jerseys as well.

Yeah I'm sure Kansas is a great place. Just look how well the Scouts did.

lol Jeff Francis

Emery to the Bruins?

LA and NYR are going to make a lot of moves this off season

Vanek will stay with Buffalo, Briere looks to be going to the Habs

lol Kansas

Manny Fernandez to the Bs

LOL, Jeff Francis :nono:

WOW, Philly and the Rangers are gonna be good next year.

Also Blake :y:. He had a career season last year. Hope he betters it with us.

Neidermeyer hasn't said he was retiring for sure. Wow. If he doesn't. Wow.

Really?

I know the Avs have a ton of money to spend this off ssssseason, but word was the Islanders were going to pony up a kookie contract 'Dipietro' style. Basically why they got rid of Yashin was to be able to pay for Smyth. Yowzers.

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Damn, I had no idea Smyth had interest in signing with the Avs. I expected the Hannan signing, our D was horrible for most of the year.

I live on the west coast, but you know what? I'd rather play NHL in the east. Way less travel.

Kariya to the Blues. 3 years 18million (I think??)

Sydor to the Pens. Damn. I was hoping the Canuicks would opony up and get him. The Nucks need another guy like that.

FUCK FUCK

So much for the Sabres being a playoff team. From best Record to losing their 2 best players (and Captains.)

This is a shitty day for Sabres fans.

Fuckkkkkkkkkk I wanted Kariya to the Leafs so bad :'(

Smyth too, but him I wasn't really expecting.

<font color=goldenrod>Wow. Just when the Islanders were clicking and looked as though they could contend if they used that team for a full year, the whole team bails on them. :| They've lost Blake, Smyth, Kozlov, Poti, etc. What the fuck.

Fuck you Jason Blake. You've been with the Isles your whole damn career and as soon as you have a career year you leave just as the team is looking good. Fucking rat.</font>

Philly is looking A LOT better next year. They did overspend on a few guys though.

Buffalo will still be good, a lot of young guys coming up.

New York made a couple HUGE signings but remember, they lost Nylander to the Oilers and Shanny hasn't signed anything.

I like that the Bruins have sat back and done next to nothing. A lot of teams are over spending.

New York Islanders took a major hit. Lost a lot of key guys.