NHL free agent signing thread [Archive]

spoon

08-02-2005, 02:45 PM

I can't find any info to confirm the Modano move.  Anybody else see this announced?  And Forsberg is probably definately coming back to the NHL.  I think he got his fix (for now anyway) of Sweden, and has stated he'd love to come back to the Avs if they can fit him (big if).  In fact, the rumor around the league is that Naslund and Forsberg are willing to take some big pay cuts in order to play together.  They've been friends since kids and have always wanted to play together.  There have been leaks out there that the Avs big four (Hejduk, Tanguay, Blake and Sakic) all might reduce their salaries in an effort to get them both into an Avs uniform for a few years.  The other rumor is that Pierre Lacroix, the Avs GM, might move Tanguay or Hejduk in order to make this happen.  Other teams mentioned as in the picture are Vancouver, Anaheim and the NY Rangers.<img src="http://members.aol.com/dxixrxt/spoon2.jpg" border="0" /> Get your balls out of your purse and step up to flavor! With whale cancer! F yeah!

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King Imp

08-02-2005, 03:54 PM

quote: I can't find any info to confirm the Modano move.  Anybody else see this announced?   According to this, Modano only had serious inquiries from Boston, but he was never signed by them. Dallas is still looking to sign him. Mike Modano (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2122911)

MHasegawa

08-03-2005, 04:24 AM

Blues trade Chris Pronger to the Oilers for Eric Brewer and 2 other youngsters.....FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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MHasegawa

08-03-2005, 04:26 AM

-Calrgary signs Tony Amonte-Ragners sign Martin Straka-Blackhawks sign Adrian Aucoin-Atlanta signs Bobby Holik-Rangers sign Marek Malik

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El Mudo

08-03-2005, 08:24 AM

Blues trade Chris Pronger to the Oilers for Eric Brewer and 2 other youngsters.....FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  That's actually a really good deal for St. Louis, Brewer is a hell of a Defenceman...plus Pronger has shown himself to be brittle the last few years, and really expensive...St. Louis also signed my boy Trent Whitfield...grrrrr...

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08-03-2005, 01:41 PM

The Boston Bruins have agreed to terms with defenseman Brian Leetch on a one-year contract, it was
announced today by Bruins General Manager Mike O'Connell. Leetch was an unrestricted free agent,
and in keeping with club policy, terms of the contract were not released.
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El Mudo

08-03-2005, 02:09 PM

Isles signed Miro SatanColumbus signed Bryan Berard

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08-03-2005, 02:21 PM

"That's actually a really good deal for St. Louis, Brewer is a hell of a Defenceman...plus Pronger has shown himself to be brittle the last few years, and really expensive..."You beat me to the punch here.  Brewer is a very good D man and is much less prone to injury, less costly, and younger.  The Blues also get two more D in the deal.  Edmonton in turn get the D leadership they really need.

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Fallon

08-03-2005, 02:25 PM

General manager Kevin Lowe and the Edmonton Oilers struck another deal
Wednesday. The team acquired forward Michael Peca from the New York
Islanders in exchange for forward Mike York and a conditional draft
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Crippler

08-03-2005, 03:09 PM

<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2123660">http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2123660</a>DAMN IT!!  Leetch to Bruins?!  That really pisses me off.<img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/71172486.jpg" border="0" /><img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" />

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spoon

08-03-2005, 03:17 PM

Looks like the Oilers are really going the "leadership" route for 2005/06.  Peca and Pronger should give this team a whole new look, and I'd assume each of these guys will warrant at least an A.  Strong character guys on O and D is not a bad way to go.  Oh and they sure can play the game as well.

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spoon

08-03-2005, 03:23 PM

It was just reported that Modano just passed up a five-year deal with the Stars and will likely move on to a new team after 15 years in Dallas.  And when will the first big name goalie get signed?  It seems everyone is waiting for the benchmark salary, which the first signed goalie will be, and then they'll go quick.  <img src="http://members.aol.com/dxixrxt/spoon2.jpg" border="0" /> Get your balls out of your purse and step up to flavor! With whale cancer! F yeah!

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Fallon

08-03-2005, 03:30 PM

Which goalies are out there? I think Hasek got resigned. 

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spoon

08-03-2005, 03:30 PM

I'm sick to my stomach reporting this one:Forsberg signed by the fucking Flyers to a two year deal.  NOOoooooooooooo!

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spoon

08-03-2005, 03:32 PM

Nikolai Khabibulin, Sean Burke, Roman Cechmanek, Curtis Joseph, Chris Osgood.

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MHasegawa

08-03-2005, 04:00 PM

As an Oiler fan, I don't like these 2 deals at all, we're becoming the Mets of hockey... 

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spoon

08-03-2005, 04:06 PM

I can't argue with you here bc I've always loved Brewer.  The team did get older, but at least these guys sure are tough and gamers.  In fact, if Pronger can even get to 75% of his former self, he's a blue chip D.  Peca always plays tougher then York, but has less O upside.  It comes down to leadership and overall plus minus.  Factoring all these things, I can't honestly give someone the big advantage.  However, if it involved my team I'd much rather Brewer as Pronger is obviously still a risk.

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MHasegawa

08-03-2005, 04:11 PM

Thanks for the input, dude.  Nice to have good hockey mind
here.  To get back on track here, I've heard some more signings,
not sure if they're official yet. Roenick to LAAnd
Vinny LeCavalier was traded to Montreal for Saku Koivu, the goaltender
they drafted last week and next year's draft pick. 

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spoon

08-03-2005, 04:16 PM

Yah, I've heard (and surely I'd assume it after the Forsberg signing) that JR is on the way out.  He'd fit in LA very nicely.But the Montreal/TB deal I haven't heard anything about.  Do you have any links or sources on this one, as it is a huge move?

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Crippler

08-03-2005, 04:50 PM

quote: I'm sick to my stomach reporting this one:Forsberg signed by the fucking Flyers to a two year deal.  NOOoooooooooooo!<img src="http://members.aol.com/dxixrxt/spoon2.jpg" border="0" /> Get your balls out of your purse and step up to flavor! With whale cancer! F yeah! <img height="300" src="http://www.stressbuster1.com/pics/puke.jpg" width="400" border="0" />DAMN, Forsberg and Roenick are my favorite players in the league & now they're both (if JR stays) on a team I can't stand. <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/71172486.jpg" border="0" /><img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" />

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spoon

08-03-2005, 05:08 PM

As a result, St. Louis has to be ecstatic with Wednesday morning's move as it offloaded Pronger and his restrictive $7.2 million qualifying offer to Edmonton for All-Star defenseman Eric Brewer, qualified for $2 million, and two top defense prospects, Doug Lynch and Jeff Woywitka. "There's no arguing that the Blues gave away the best player in this deal. The 30-year-old Pronger, who was the NHL MVP just five tears ago, is among his generation's elite defensemen — a player capable of dominating a game offensively, defensively or physically. Every time he takes a shift for the Oilers, he will make that club better than it was before he arrived. But, on those rare occasions during a game when the ironman is not on the ice, Pronger's presence on the team will hamstring the Oilers' severely. Pronger's salary takes a huge chunk out of the Oilers' payroll, limiting their flexibility to fill out their roster. According to one report, the Oilers have more than $22 million invested in the 13 players they currently have under contract. That means that Pronger has tied up nearly a third of the team's payroll so far, making nearly twice as much as any other player on the team. Still, general manager Kevin Lowe still must sign a bevy of his own restricted free agents, including big-ticket players like Ryan Smyth, Raffi Torres and Marty Reasoner, and find enough other pieces to make the team competitive. Lowe found one of those pieces late Wednesday afternoon, acquiring veteran center Mike Peca from the Islanders in exchange for restricted free agent Mike York and a conditional draft pick. Peca, the team's captain and one of the best defensive centers in the game today, is scheduled to make $3.99 million this season."This sums it up nicely Manny.  I'll post a little more in the next one.

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spoon

08-03-2005, 05:18 PM

Brewer, who is four years younger than Pronger, played for the Canadian Olympic Team in the 2002 Olympics. It was at that tournament that he really announced his arrival as a world-class player. Brewer can not dominate a game offensively in the dynamic ways Pronger can, but he is a reliable power-play staple, capable of posting 10 goals and 35 points a season. At the other end, however, the 6-foot-3 Brewer is nearly as big, and just as mean as the 6-foot-5 Pronger. Lynch, 22, got his first taste of NHL action with a two-game call-up with the Oilers last season. The 43rd player chosen overall in 2001 NHL Entry Draft, he also has two full seasons of minor-league seasoning under his belt, scoring 12 goals and 38 assists in 148 American Hockey League games. At 6-foot-3, Lynch also has the size to be a physical factor. Woywitka, 21, was a first-round draft choice by the Philadelphia in 2001. He is also 6-foot-3 and projects as a 40-point contributor once he reaches his potential. Edmonton had acquired Woywitka in the trade two years ago that delivered MIke Comrie to Philadelphia. So, Pleau turned his franchise defenseman into three building blocks on the blue line that could spend the better part of the next decade with the franchise, defining its future in much the same way Pronger defined its recent past.  Hats off to St. Louis on this deal!  The more I read about it, the more I like it.  They got Brewer, who isn't much off Pronger's ability and much healthier, a former second rounder, and a former first rounder.  Both of the guys I didn't know are really young, with good numbers, along with Brewer being half a decade younger than Pronger.  The financial aspect would have led me to believe that the Oilers could have given up less.  Who knows, but it seems the Blues won this trade, regardless of who got the overall best player.  It sure as hell isn't like the Shaq deal, logic states it's the opposite.

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spoon

08-03-2005, 05:25 PM

The Colorado Avalanche announced that the Club has signed center Pierre Turgeon to a two-year contract. Turgeon, 35, is a 17-year NHL veteran having played for Buffalo, NY Islanders, Montreal, St. Louis and most recently, the Dallas Stars. A veteran of 1,215 NHL contests, Turgeon is five goals away from his 500th career goal. He’s compiled 35 goals and 60 assists in his 104 career post-season games. The four-time NHL All-Star is coming off his 2003-04 campaign with the Dallas Stars where he compiled 15 goals and 25 assists in 76 games. A perennial contributor on special teams, Turgeon has collected 182 career power play goals and has 85 game-winning goals to his credit. "We’re pleased to be able to add a player of Turgeon’s caliber to our lineup," said Avalanche President and General Manager Pierre Lacroix. "We expect the new rules and new dynamics of today’s NHL will allow a player of his skill to be a strong addition to our team." The 6-1, 199-pound native of Rouyn, Quebec was the first overall selection in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft selected by the Buffalo Sabres. "I had the opportunity to coach him in St. Louis for several years," said Avalanche Head Coach Joel Quenneville. "He’s a great playmaker and will help us in all phases of our game."  This right after the Forsberg signing, no comparison.  The Avs lost a lot so far.

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Fallon

08-03-2005, 05:26 PM

Man, this is like a real life Fantasy Draft! 

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dagowhop

08-03-2005, 06:00 PM

wow this nhl season is going to be insane.there hasn't been this much change in every aspect of the game in about 15 or so years.even the last strike in '95 didn't do as much to the game as this one has.it is a shame they can't put olympic ice in every arena to really open the game up.

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MHasegawa

08-03-2005, 06:03 PM

I read about the Vinny trade on a rumor site, so take it with a grain
of salt.  I shoulda added that info with the original post. 

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El Mudo

08-03-2005, 06:03 PM

It was just reported that Modano just passed up a five-year deal with the Stars and will likely move on to a new team after 15 years in Dallas.  And when will the first big name goalie get signed?  It seems everyone is waiting for the benchmark salary, which the first signed goalie will be, and then they'll go quick. I'm hearing the guy who will really make out like a bandit is Scott Niedermayer...he's considered the prototypical Defenceman for the new system in place...Paul Coffey came along 20 years too late...

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ihaveabadmonkey

08-03-2005, 06:16 PM

As a long time Nordique / Avalanche fan, i sure do hate this salary cap garbage. Do i sound bitter?

Fallon

08-03-2005, 06:30 PM

Modano is signing with Dallas for 5 years $17.25 million. 

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08-03-2005, 07:53 PM

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08-03-2005, 07:57 PM

I really don't like all the salary cap stuff. It's like a team could build up their roster and then it's all gone now.

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HBox

08-03-2005, 08:01 PM

It's like a team could build up their roster and then it's all gone now.Thanks Mr. Logan. 

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HBox

08-03-2005, 08:34 PM

The Avs signed Pierre Turgeon and Patrice Brisebois while trying to recover. 

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El Mudo

08-03-2005, 10:56 PM

From EJ Hradek's blog on ESPN.com According to agent Kevin Epp, free agent defenseman Scott Niedermayer, will announce his final destination on Thursday afternoon (Eastern time). Speaking late Wednesday night from Vancouver, Epp says Niedermayer has made his decision, but won't reveal the choice until Thursday. The Devils, Ducks and Sharks were among the final three clubs on Niedermayer's wish list. According to Epp, there was a fourth team that made a late bid, but he indicated that club was on the outside looking in. Niedermayer is a great player and a quality person. His final decision will be based on many different factors. He's not a guy who will be chasing every last dollar. He figures to cash a pretty big check no matter where he goes. Based on the Chris Pronger and Jarome Iginla signings, Niedermayer will probably get somewhere between $6.5 million to $7 million on a five-year deal. 

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08-03-2005, 11:14 PM

quote: As a long time Nordique / Avalanche fan, i sure do hate this salary cap garbage. Do i sound bitter? That makes two of us (Avs fan, hate the style of this cap, and very bitter).  The Avs always made their roster with great draft picks, some good trades (in which they gave in order to receive better fitting talent, most of the time) and until 2003 never spending much in the offseason free agent market.  In fact, it wasn't even like they spent much on Kariya (took a huge cut) or T.S.  TS was the first guy they signed from the outside for over a mil via free agency.  For Roy they gave a lot, same for Forsberg (or should I say the Flyers gave a lot for Lindros, for Blake they traded a great center (deadmarsh) and a steady D (Miller) + more.  They always did things with class, unlike the Flyers, Rangers, and Wings.  They surely bought their teams much more then the Avs.  Then again, perhaps I'm biased here.  No wait, I'm definately biased as I hate those three teams more then Chickenhawk.  Scratch that, I hate them equally. 

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08-03-2005, 11:37 PM

I'd like to see the big fragile pussy Turgeon get # 500 even all these years later.

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08-04-2005, 07:00 AM

SCOTT NIEDERMAYER SIGNS A FOUR YEAR DEAL WITH THE DUCKS SO HE CAN PLAY WITH HIS BROTHER !!!    NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! What kind of magic is Lou going to pull out of his ass this time?  Maybe Rafalski will stay after all.<img src="http://www.myimgs.com/random/appleboy/AppleBoySigs" border="0" />

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Cannon

08-04-2005, 07:35 AM

quote:<hr color="cococo" align="left">SCOTT NIEDERMAYER SIGNS A FOUR YEAR DEAL WITH THE DUCKS SO HE CAN PLAY WITH HIS BROTHER !!!    NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! What kind of magic is Lou going to pull out of his ass this time?  Maybe Rafalski will stay after all. 

I think Raf will stay, and Stevens will play. It's sucks that Neids basically wasted our time since the Devs were rumored to have offered him the same deal. Time we could have used to secure a name replacement.

I guess playing with his bro is more important than winning cups at this point. Gigere will not be the goalie we saw in '03 with the new rules and smaller pads, so the brothers Niedermeyers will have to work twice as hard. And i'll hopefully die before the name "THE MIGHTY DUCKS" is etched into Lord Stanley's Cup.

at least this opens some cap space for Lou to pull something out his ass like he always does. Dont forget Rafalski was literally out of nowhere, Martin is coming on, and if Hale is healthy he could be another Stevens in the making.

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08-04-2005, 08:10 AM

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ihaveabadmonkey

08-04-2005, 09:00 AM

Its as if im playing NHL 2006 on my xbo with all these moves. i hate it i hate it.

Snoogans

08-04-2005, 09:23 AM

i think that lou probably already has 20 guys for the team, and is
waitin while all these jackasses race to sign people. all of a sudden
everyone will have 4 stars and struggle to have money to fill the team,
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08-04-2005, 09:29 AM

Also, keep in mind the reason there are so many free agents isnt
because of the salary cap. They are free agents cause their contracts
expired either the end of the last year played or would have ended
after the year that was cancelled. Even if they come back with no cap,
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08-04-2005, 09:32 AM

<a href="http://www.newjerseydevils.com/2005/html/theteam/roster.php" target="_blank">The Devils already have a rather complete roster.</a> That
being said, it's clear that Lou wanted Niedermayer. The Devils were one
of the last three teams left. They probably offered him the max like
everyone else.And Stevens coming back doesn't comfort me all
that much. Post Concussion Syndrome + 2 years older + rules
thatminimize his impact = no good.And something that hasn't been mentioned. These rule changes really impact Brodeur's
assualt on the record books. As long as Lou keeps on putting together
winning teams and Marty doesn't get injured, he shoudl be able to get
the wins record. The new rules won't affect his chances of that. But
anything else? He could be the most dominant goalie in the league for
now until he retires, but if the new rules jack up the scoring, it may
not matter. I'd say he has little to no hope of setting the shutout
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Snoogans

08-04-2005, 09:42 AM

Devils just signed Rafalski, as well as Dan McGillis and Vladimir
Malokov. Im glad they kept rafalski, and mcgillis could be alright, but
i dont get malakov. He wasnt that great when he was here the first
time. 

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Snoogans

08-04-2005, 09:51 AM

that roster kind of scares me. they could use some speed now. Also,
good to see 6 US born players on the Devs. Sadly, that could be a record 

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Fallon

08-04-2005, 10:42 AM

Flyers trade J.R. to Kings for draft pick.LaPointe signed with Chicago (good, I didn't like him all that much). 

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TheGameHHH

08-04-2005, 11:24 AM

Losing Neidermeyer really crushes me. He will always be one of my favorite defensemen of all time.

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08-04-2005, 12:03 PM

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<li>Alexei Zhamnov C 
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<li>Brian Leetch D</li>
<li>Glen Murray RW </li>
<li>Shawn McEachern RW </li>
<li>Dave Scatchard C</li>
<li>Brad Isbister LW</li>
<li>Tom Fitzgerald RW (signed before lockout)</li>

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AppleBoy

08-04-2005, 12:13 PM

I always liked the fact that the Devils could pair up an offensive minded defenseman (niedermayer, Rafalski and Martin) with a defensive defenseman.  I guess Malakhov is supposed to take Niedermayer's place in that respect.  Marty's gonna get a lot of unwanted work form Malakhov-it-up, though.I'm glad they signed Dan McGillis.  I liked him when he was with the Flyers.  I don't have much faith in Sean Brown or David Hale.  Even if Stevens doesn't play, it looks like they're set on defense now.

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Snoogans

08-04-2005, 12:27 PM

they also have 3 or 4 young defensemen in the minors who could be ready
by mid year if we are strugglin. hopefully it wont come to that. We
need a speed guy and a sniper now and i think we are pretty set. You
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spoon

08-04-2005, 02:26 PM

Lou fucking dropped the ball and you know it.  He probably wouldn't let Scott go, even though he pretty much spelled it out that he wasn't coming back, and now the Devils don't have much left to choose from.  Sorry Snoogans, you sound like you're Lou's PR man.  If only Scott M. at the white house was so loyal...oh wait, scratch that.  At least you didn't replace Forsberg and Foote with almost 40 year old men with half their ability.

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08-04-2005, 02:34 PM

And I hate to burst your bubble, but I definately think the Devs wouldn't have won at least two of those Stanley Cups if they had to come through the West.  They still won and I realize that, but the West was destroying each other while the Devils had to go through the Flyers (oooooo!), Caps (who care?) and the newest team of the moment.  The first true overall team that came in was the Lightning, but now everything has changed.  I hate the new league so far.  It really is a joke.  Also, don't act like the free agency market would have been even close to what it is right now without the new agreement.  Teams bought out a ton a contracts, didn't make appropriate offers to many and others were simply pushed aside.  The worst part about it is that awful teams with horrible management now will be half decent simply due to the setup.  Teams will be hard pressed to keep their talent if they routinely draft well.

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HBox

08-04-2005, 07:07 PM

quote:Lou fucking dropped the ball and you know it. [size=2]How
did he drop the ball? He did whatever he could. He gave him a longer
and more lucrative contract offer, the max. Anaheim had something that
Lou couldn't possibly offer. quote:And I hate to burst your
bubble, but I definately think the Devs wouldn't have won at least two
of those Stanley Cups if they had to come through the West. Did
you see the Senators-Devils series the year the Devs beat Anaheim? That
was a 7 game slugfest. It was the real Stanley Cup Finals that year. They beat the Lightning the round before. 
And
in 1995 they had to beat the Penguins with Lemieux and Jagr and follow
that up by beating a very good Flyers team, probably the best they ever
faced. The Red Wings were huge favorites, and they got swept. No excuse
for a big favorite getting swept. I don't even think the Red Wings ran
into much trouble that year in the West. 
The Devils also never faced the Capitals in the playoffs as far
as I can remember. They played the Penguins alot when they were good,
the Flyers as mentioned. 


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cougarjake13

08-04-2005, 07:54 PM

it took some searching but the devils did face the caps in the 89-90 playoffsSeries D                      W  L   GF   GA   Washington Capitals         4  2   21   18   New-Jersey Devils           2  4   18   21      Apr 5   Washington Capitals   5   4  at New-Jersey Devils  00:05:34 OT   Apr 7    Washington Capitals   5   6  at New-Jersey Devils   Apr 9      New-Jersey Devils   2   1  at Washington Capitals   Apr 11     New-Jersey Devils   1   3  at Washington Capitals   Apr 13  Washington Capitals   4   3  at New-Jersey Devils   Apr 15     New-Jersey Devils   2   3  at Washington Capitals   Washington Capitals win series 4 games to 2

HBox

08-04-2005, 07:56 PM

That was long berfore the period we were talking about. But kudos for finding that. 

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cougarjake13

08-04-2005, 07:57 PM

they also faced off in 87-88 playoffs New-Jersey Devils           4  3   25   23   Washington Capitals         3  4   23   25      Apr 18     New-Jersey Devils   1   3  at Washington Capitals   Apr 20     New-Jersey Devils   5   2  at Washington Capitals   Apr 22   Washington Capitals   4  10  at New-Jersey Devils   Apr 24  Washington Capitals   4   1  at New-Jersey Devils   Apr 26     New-Jersey Devils   3   1  at Washington Capitals   Apr 28  Washington Capitals   7   2  at New-Jersey Devils   Apr 30     New-Jersey Devils   3   2  at Washington Capitals   New-Jersey Devils win series 4 games to 3

cougarjake13

08-04-2005, 07:58 PM

yeh i know it sorta became a mission after a while the devils website wasn't showing playoof history and I couldn't find it anywhere on nhl.com either

Snoogans

08-04-2005, 08:10 PM

they played the penguins like 3 or 4 years in a row, i know boston a few times too. maple leafs 

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08-04-2005, 08:15 PM

Those Maple Leaf series were never fun. Those were some dirty fuckers. 

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Snoogans

08-04-2005, 08:30 PM

yea, Tie Domi is a son of a bitch 

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HBox

08-04-2005, 08:38 PM

Not just Domi. Fucking multiple dirty hits every
single damn game by a bunch of Leafs. Domi and Darcy Tucker were chief
among them. But it's that Pat Quinn that's the root of that problem.
Tucker probably pisses me off more than Domi. Every game they played,
even in the regular season, I waited for him to do something dirty. I
rarely if ever was let down.If anyone deserved to have Marty McSorley doing batting practice with a hockey stick behind them, it was Darcy Tucker. 


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Snoogans

08-04-2005, 08:45 PM

i know, i was just most pissed by domi's elbow to neidermeyer. after the play, totally unprovoked, just cheap, sissy shit 

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El Mudo

08-04-2005, 09:44 PM

quote: it took some searching but the devils did face the caps in the 89-90 playoffsSeries D                      W  L   GF   GA   Washington Capitals         4  2   21   18   New-Jersey Devils           2  4   18   21      Apr 5   Washington Capitals   5   4  at New-Jersey Devils  00:05:34 OT   Apr 7    Washington Capitals   5   6  at New-Jersey Devils   Apr 9      New-Jersey Devils   2   1  at Washington Capitals   Apr 11     New-Jersey Devils   1   3  at Washington Capitals   Apr 13  Washington Capitals   4   3  at New-Jersey Devils   Apr 15     New-Jersey Devils   2   3  at Washington Capitals   Washington Capitals win series 4 games to 2  I remember that series and play offs very fondly, even though i was a lil kid, that was the play offs where John Druce had like 20 goals and Dino Ciccarelli was kickin ass...That was also the year we fired Bryan Murray halfway through the season and replaced him with Terry Murray...and it also featured the second biggest goal in Capitals history(after Dale Hunter schooled Ron Hextall in the 88 Playoffs), when Hall of Famer Rod Langway, who scored like 10 goals his entire career, beat John Van Biesbrouck in OTWe ended up going to the conference finals that year and losing to Boston, basically because we were so beat up after taking out the Devils and Rangers. Ciccarelli was hurt in the Rangers series, Don Beaupre our goaltender was hurt, and we were playing the ageless Mike Liut, Scott Stevens was hurt, Calle Johansson was hurt, I believe Kevin Hatcher was hurt as well..it was no big surprise we lost to them..We havent played NJ in the play offs recently, a couple years we haven't made it, or either one of the teams was eliminated before they could play each other...I remember in 98 when we went to the finals we played Boston, Ottawa and Buffalo...Usually our playoffs in the 90's involved losing to Pittsburgh, happened like 5 times...If you think i'm crazy about the Nats, you haven't seen anything until you get me started on my Caps... 

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08-04-2005, 10:06 PM

Oddly enough Hbox, that's the one Cup I think they truly earned.  Even the year the Avs faced, and beat the Devils in the finals the Avs were down a lot of big players (Forsberg lost his fucking spleen for crying out loud).  I truly thought they'd pull off another title not having to face a team even close to it's ability after fighting they're way through the hell that was the West.  Truthfully, the Avs got lucky that a weaker Florida Panther's team made it through the East in 1996.  Trust me, I have nothing but respect for the Devs, just stop making it like Lou didn't make a mistake this time around.  He did give him a good offer, but Scott was definately leaving, and now Lou has missed out on a lot of good free agents.  You can't tell me they wouldn't have liked to put a few offers out there on some of these big names.  They through 7 mil at Scott, thats 2 top notch signings that just aren't really out there now.  He was stubborn here and it hurt them.  I think P. Lacroix  made this same mistake with Forsberg and hence they immediately jumped on two shittier free agents who are way past they're prime.  In this feeding frenzy that just went down, time was a huge factor.  The Avs and Devs never got in the mix, while our foes, the Flyers in the East and what's listed below in the West.   <table class="bdy" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="770" border="0"><tr valign="top"><td>NHL's economic situation bad for Avs </td></tr></table><table class="bdy" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="770" border="0"><tr><td height="5"> </td></tr></table><table class="bdy" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="770" border="0"><tr valign="top"><td width="10"> </td><td width="440">DENVER (AP) - When the Colorado <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/team/66316">Avalanche</a> were last seen on the ice, they were exposed as a slowing, aging team that got outskated in the Western Conference semifinals by San Jose. <div />When the <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/team/66316">Avalanche</a> are next seen on the ice, they will look pretty much the same, but without two of their best players, <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/109755">Peter Forsberg</a> and <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66718">Adam Foote</a>. General manager Pierre Lacroix wants his offseason moves to be viewed in a positive light. He focuses on the fact that Colorado was able, under the new collective bargaining agreement, to keep 21 players from a roster that has been considered a perennial Stanley Cup contender. But look around the Western Conference: Edmonton added <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/109743">Michael Peca</a> and <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66759">Chris Pronger</a>; <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/team/66302">Calgary</a> added <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66422">Tony Amonte</a>, <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66437">Darren McCarty</a> and kept <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/67072">Jarome Iginla</a>; Vancouver shelled out money to keep Forsberg's childhood pal, <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66828">Markus Naslund</a>; Los Angeles traded for <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66689">Jeremy Roenick</a> and signed <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/342205">Pavol Demitra</a>; Anaheim got <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66583">Scott Niedermayer</a>. Meanwhile, Colorado's remaining stars, <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66716">Rob Blake</a> and <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66715">Joe Sakic</a>, are in their mid-30s. And to take the roster spots of Forsberg and Foote, the <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/team/66316">Avalanche</a> signed veterans <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66550">Pierre Turgeon</a> and <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhl/player/66556">Patrice Brisebois</a>. </td></tr></table><img src="http://members.aol.com/dxix

Fallon

08-05-2005, 03:08 PM

CHICAGO (AP) -- Stanley Cup-winning goalie Nikolai Khabibulin signed
a four-year, $27 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on
Friday, leaving the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning.

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08-05-2005, 04:19 PM

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keithy_19

08-06-2005, 08:51 PM

Let's say Stevens doesn't come back. Who's the new captain? I would say Madden, just because he'sone of the best defensive forwards in the game and a gritty player. The Devils tend to like players like that. And If I remember clearly, I think he was a big positive locker room influence. 

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AppleBoy

08-07-2005, 05:40 AM

Madden would be a good choice.  I'd consider Langenbrunner and Rafalski as well and consider Elias and Brylin for A's.Kariya going to Nashville is interesting.  Maybe him and Sullivan can help Legwand emerge into the talent he was projected to be, moving the team into a little more offense oriented direction.

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08-07-2005, 01:07 PM

Kariya going to Nashville is interesting.  Maybe him and Sullivan can help Legwand emerge into the talent he was projected to be, moving the team into a little more offense oriented direction.It could also be interesting to see a team with at least 3 forwards under 6 feet....

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08-07-2005, 01:21 PM

yeah kariya going to nashville will be good for fan interest but i don't think that is going to make an overall difference for that team.no offense to nashville but i think this is one of the teams that isn't doing the nhl any good,kinda hurts it because it is allowing too many guys that are good but not nhl level talent to be there

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Fallon

08-08-2005, 12:57 PM

Watch your back. He's been reinstated by Bettman.<img border="0" src="http://www.vg.no/bilder/bildarkiv/1094472526.92394.jpg" /> 

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JesterOfSadness

08-08-2005, 02:42 PM

I wanna see someone go behind him and crosscheck him directly in the back of the head

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08-08-2005, 04:38 PM

Nah, I wanna see Todd do that to Donald Brashear or anyone on the Maple Thugs. 

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HBox

08-08-2005, 04:43 PM

One thing I hated about the Marty McSorely incident
was that it made Donald Brashear into a victim. I don't know what led
to it, but I'm sure Brashear did something to deserve a hockey stick to
the head. 

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08-09-2005, 09:12 AM

Damn! The Penguins signed Ziggy Palffy...

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08-16-2005, 08:13 PM

<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2136024" target="_blank">Devils sign Alexander Mogilny.</a> 

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Snoogans

08-16-2005, 08:14 PM

ill take mogilny, he was incredible when he played here. he can skate and shoot, and thats what we needed 

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AppleBoy

08-17-2005, 03:12 AM

I'm glad to hear Mogilny is back on the Devils.  I don't care how old he is.The Pens signed John LeClair.  Now him and Mario can talk shop about ouchie backs.

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08-17-2005, 01:44 PM

I am also very happy with the signing of Mogilny, but the only thing that concerns me is his age. Will he be able to do the things he did for us a couple of years ago now that he is older?! Regardless, I think it's a solid pickup and I'm looking foward to watching him on the ice.

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08-17-2005, 01:46 PM

i thought about the age thing, but if the new rules go off as they
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El Mudo

08-18-2005, 04:51 AM

I guess this qualifies as a move, the NHL has new TV Partner..ESPN unfortunately decided not to match Comcast's TV Deal Offer...so the NHL will now be on OLN...the Outdoor Life Network...Blech...<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2137098">http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2137098</a>

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08-18-2005, 09:45 AM

If you have DirectTV get the NHL Center Ice package--it's great!

On another note...Caps are trying to sign Peter Bondra! WooHoo!! Bring Bondra back!

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08-18-2005, 05:50 PM

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08-18-2005, 07:35 PM

Ah...the good old days...when Rod Langway scored the Third biggest goal in Caps History, to beat the Rangers in OT (Hunter beating Hextall like a rented mule in the play offs and Juneau's goal to send us to the finals are in front of it...)Hell, lets bring back Bengt Gustaffson! <img height="300" src="http://washingtoncaps.com/photos/gustafsson_b_WATN.jpg" width="248" border="0" />Or Bob Rouse!<img height="436" src="http://sjsharkie.dagnabit.org/sharks/rouse.JPG" width="316" border="0" /> Or Bobby Gould! Boy I wish I could find that video of him beating the hell out of Mario Lemuiex

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08-18-2005, 10:06 PM

I was at that playoff game when Langway scored that goal--best game I've ever been to in my life! We were screaming and waving pom poms out the car window halfway home down the beltway--along with a bunch of other fans! So much fun.

Yeah, bring back Gustafsson. He had so many cool tricky moves. I miss Pivonka, Ridley, Franceshetti and Kypreos, too. Hell, I even miss GM Poile!

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08-18-2005, 10:54 PM

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08-19-2005, 04:14 AM

HeXXXXXXXXXTALLLLLLLLLLL 

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08-19-2005, 09:14 AM

I rememember we used to make hooting noises at guys that would come back...did that to Larry Murphy all the time... Maybe I should bust out the Dave Christian or Al Iafrate and Alan May pics..haha..The Greatest Penalty Killer of All Time: <img height="331" src="http://sjsharkie.dagnabit.org/hoser/draft/miller.JPG" width="237" border="0" /> Boy there are a lot of Caps fans here...maybe we should start a season thread? 

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08-19-2005, 09:58 AM

Yeah! We should start a Caps thread! I'll dust off my old Alan May jersey and start typing.

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08-19-2005, 02:11 PM

Just make sure to start that thread in the cellar where it belongs.

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08-19-2005, 04:25 PM

HAHAHA!!

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08-22-2005, 12:04 PM

And the Avalanche take yet another hit...Teemu Selanne returns to Anaheim: <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=134249&hubName=nhl">http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=134249&hubName=nhl</a>

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HBox

08-23-2005, 01:04 PM

Atlanta traded Dany Heatley to Ottawa for Marian
Hossa and a player to be named. Ironic, the new rules were supposed to
even the playing field, and yet small market Atlanta has to trade one
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08-23-2005, 01:26 PM

Hossa is really really good...This is a high risk/high reward trade for the Senators...

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08-23-2005, 03:00 PM

I guess Dany Heatley was expendable now that the Thrashers have Bobby Holik in the fold.  <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/lol.gif" border="0" />

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08-23-2005, 03:01 PM

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mdr55

08-23-2005, 03:18 PM

Go Sens Go!

AppleBoy

08-25-2005, 11:22 AM

The Caps signed Petr Sykora this past Tuesday.  I wish he would have come back to the Devils but if I had to choose between Sykora or Mogilny, I'd take Mogilny any day.

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HBox

08-25-2005, 11:26 AM

The Caps signed Petr Sykora this past Tuesday.  I wish he would
have come back to the Devils but if I had to choose between Sykora or
Mogilny, I'd take Mogilny any day.WHAT!? 


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HBox

08-25-2005, 11:30 AM

<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2142058" target="_blank">Here's an update on Elias.</a>Notable
points from the article: 1. Elias is signed only through this season,
and will be an unrestricted free agent following the season. 2. If he
recovers, the Devils will try and sign him long term. 3. The Devils are
already 5 million over the cap, and don't have Scott Stevens signed,
and don't even know if he's coming back. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2142058" target="_blank"></a>

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AppleBoy

08-27-2005, 08:11 AM

quote:  quote: The Caps signed Petr Sykora this past Tuesday.  I wish he would have come back to the Devils but if I had to choose between Sykora or Mogilny, I'd take Mogilny any day.  WHAT!? My statement was made based on solely on scoring ability.  Mogilny is much more of a sniper than Sykora and the Devils can always use a high powered scoring threat.  If you want to take age and proneness to injury into account, then Sykora looks much better.  I'd still rather have Mogilny, though. Gomez will be revitalized with Mogilny on the team.If the Devils are already over the cap then it looks like Stevens is done.  They can sit Elias for 10+ games to start the season and get him good and rested, get the salary cap exemption, then put him in the line up.  The question now is, who's going to get released or shipped to Albany? 

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spoon

08-27-2005, 08:55 PM

Hossa is a good player alright, but Heatley is fucking amazing.  And on a team with tons of offense already (Spezza, Havlat, Alfredsson), decent toughness and D (Chara, Redden), and a vetran goalie (Hasek) they can be a pretty awesome team.  The big question here is Hasek.

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spoon

08-27-2005, 08:59 PM

quote: And the Avalanche take yet another hit...Teemu Selanne returns to Anaheim: <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=134249&hubName=nhl">http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=134249&hubName=nhl</a><img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/71172486.jpg" border="0" /><img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> <img src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/93558379.jpg" border="0" /> Trust me Crip, Anaheim took that hit.  What a bum!  The Avs have gotten a ton of bad press of late but they did all they could.  In this new league, they don't need all those guns to take down Detroit and or whoever steps up in the West.  Say what you will, but the Avs still have Sakic, Tanguay, Hejduk as bonified offensive stars.  Blake, Skrastins, Vaananen, and Sauer back as solid D.  Liles and Svatos (remember these names as they play their positions amazingly and will make headlines this year).  Svatos has hands of gold and is quick as shit like Martin St. Louis.  Liles is an up and coming young offensive D who was a top rookie in 2003-2004.  On the hussle/spark plug front the Avs still have Hinote and Konowalchuk.  Steve K is one heck of a good influence on a team and a very timely scorer.  Big goals are his game.  And let's not forget that they also have one of the best, and overlooked young goaltenders in the league.  Aebischer had the second best goalie stats (only Roy's best season with the Avs was better) in his first year as goaltender for the Avs in 2003-2004 (Based on Nordique/Avs history).  Even though it was his first year, he made great strides throughout the year and surely will come back with some great experience under his belt.  So all in all, the Avs did all they could to field a good team this year.  Unfortunately they lost some great players who I hated to see go, but some were really slowing down.  Selanne and Karyia never got off the ground at Colorado so you know they were gone.  Foote is an all-time Avs/Nordique ledgend, but I truly thought he lost a step of late, and the year off probably hurt even more.  Forsberg is a different story entirely!  My favorite player of all-time playing for one of my least favorite teams.  It couldn't have broken down worse.  Yes it could, he could have been a Ranger or Wing!  The Avs would have had to move Tanguay and Hedjuk or some other combo of two highly paid players on the team to keep him.  Based on all the facts here, they did what had to be done.  Now we just have to get MLB to fix it's league and I'll be able to take this move in the NHL.  <img src="http://members.aol.com/dxixrxt/spoon2.jpg" border="0" /> Get your balls out of your purse and step up to flavor! With whale cancer! F yeah!

This message was edited by spoon on 8-28-05 @ 1:15 AM