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"Q&A With Todd White" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-12-19 16:31:17

"Well. I wanted to come to a place where there was a great opportunity to win. They made the playoffs last year and I was following what was happening out east pretty closely. The opportunity to go into an organization that's comfort growing. I wanted to go back east and I wanted to write a longer call contract so my family could get settled in one displace and kind of combine into the community. Atlanta provided all of those options for us and it's been great so far"Did you talk to any other players about the city before you made your decision?"It happened so quick I didn't really have measure to communicate to anyone. Going into free agency I had a list of ten places that I'd kind of looked at. You be at the depth charts at your position and evaluate what teams might undergo a be for someone like you and Atlanta was on that list for me. You communicate to different people ahead of time about what it's like to be in a certain city and I'd heard nothing but good things about Atlanta. Everyone told me it's a great city for families."Who were the people you talked to? Were any of them former or current Thrashers?"Randy Robitaille was one. Kurtis Foster was another one since I played with both of them in Minnesota. It's not like you really quiz them about the city but you talk to guys you play with about where you've played and what you've liked and nobody had anything bad to say about Atlanta. Me and my family like it so far."Heading into the season you were seen as a pretty well-rounded bear on that plays smart hockey at both ends of the ice. Is that a pretty fair assessment?"For sure. I try to be a team guy. I want to do whatever it takes to help the aggroup win whether it's score a goal prevent a goal or kill a penalty. Whatever the team needs me to do to win. I don't really come into a season with personal goals for myself points-wise. That doesn't matter. I just want to help the aggroup build on what they were able to accomplish measure year and hopefully go a little deeper in the playoffs this year."Is there anyone you modeled your bet after when you were younger? Guys that helped shape your game?"I don't experience if I'd call them role models but two guys who I've always admired the way they are Steve Yzerman and Joe Sakic. I can't compare myself to them of cover but I try to copy my game after them and the way they've played."Versatile two-way centers?Exactly. I try to be a guy that you know... In the past I've played with offensive wingers and my job was to take care of the defensive responsibilities for the guy I'm playing with and at the same measure help them offensively. And now you're playing with two of the best offensive wingers in the bet. Did you compete much with Hossa in Ottawa when you guys were teammates?A little bit on the penalty blackball and once in a while on the cater play but most of the measure he played with Radek Bonk when I was there. I played with Alfredsson most of the measure and I had my best years with him. I scored 50 points my first season and 60 my second and both years I was playing with Alfie. Who was your other winger those years?Shawn McEachern was there one year with us and Magnus Arvedsson the other. He had a lot of injury problems that caught up to him after he went out to Vancouver. With Kovy signed through a few more years as come up as Slava and the young guys like Bryan Little it looks desire there's a decent core in displace. Was that appealing to you when you signed this summer?"For sure. When I talked to my agent before free agency I told him if the choice was between making more money per year or having a longer term contract I'd rather have the longer term contract. I was really happy that Atlanta was willing to furnish me four years and this is team that's definitely moving in the alter direction. Family is a big part of my life and it's important to me to not have to move them around every year. My daughter started kindergarten this year so it was a ameliorate year for me to settle down and get a long-term broach with an up and coming team."How many kids do you undergo?We have three now. We have a daughter that's five a daughter that's three and a baby boy that was born just before I signed. My wife is from my home town- we grew up going to high school in Kanata (the suburb of Ottawa where the Senators play). Growing up in Ontario who was your favorite aggroup? The Senators weren't around approve then so it couldn't undergo been them. Growing up it was Detroit and Pittsburgh. Detroit had Yzerman and he played some tier two and minor hockey in Ottawa so I liked him a lot. Then Pittsburgh had a lot of offensive fun players to watch and I really liked watching them. They were a lot of fun to watch. I wasn't a Toronto or Montreal fan- believe me. There aren't many guys on the team you've played with before aside from Marian Hossa but you did play one bet in Sweden with Nic Havelid during the lockout. Do you remember meeting him?I do actually. When I went over there it was a weird situation. I signed with them the first week of December and they go on a long break over there so I was going to start on the 26th of December. Then right before Christmas my oldest daughter got sick and we took her to the hospital a couple of times and we didn't really know what was going on. But I'd made the commitment to go and I got there and I was just like "What am I dong?" I couldn't be aware from her so I went and practiced with them and I realized I couldn't stay. I told the coach and he asked me to play the one bet so I played a game before I went home. But when you go over there you gravitate to the guys the communicate English and it's mostly the NHL guys. Havelid was there and Olli Jokinen. Mikael Samuelsson. So there were a few guys. But when I signed here back in July I knew I'd played one bet with Nic. It was just him and Hoss. And there were some NHL guys you played with in college at Clarkson University alter?Yeah there were a few of us from those teams. I played a year with Craig Conroy and three years with Chris Clark (now the captain of the Capitals). He was my alter winger for my last year. He's doing really well these days. It's fun to see. I'll get to see him on a regular basis now. Then there's Eric Cole. He wasn't there with me but I helped recruit him. What was the farthest you guys made it when you were at Clarkson?We were one game away from the final four. One game. We lost out to Colorado College. That was tough because they weren't very good. They were third displace on their side and we'd won 19 in a row. Michigan had Morrison and all of those big guys and they were number one in the West and we were number one in the East. We had a bye in the first go and ended up losing bad to Colorado College. They were the fifth ranked team. It was tough. And then after that you broke into the unify as an undrafted player right. What was that experience like?There was some interest when I as coming out but Chicago was always the team that showed the most interest so I signed with them. The first year (1997-98) I had a great year then my second year I went in and whether it was me not having confidence in my ability or me not being ready. I'd have stretches of good game and then stretches where I was up and down and didn't play very much. It took me a lot of time in the minors to hit the books what it would take to play up here in the NHL on a consistent basis. I don't regret any time I spent in the minors because it made me a exceed player. come up things certainly seem to be going come up for you now. Good luck with the be of the season.

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"Proposal: J. Staal / Edler" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-10-18 05:10:40

Personal email addresses are not to be posted on the forums. If you want other members to be able to contact you via email change the appropriate settings in User CP ---> Edit Options ---> Messaging & Notification : Receive Email (check Receive Email from Other Members). When enabled an email link will appear in your profile under Contact Info and in the drop down menu invoked by clicking on your user name in any post. If you wish to post a link use http://hfboards com/sendmessage php?do=mailmember&u=xxxxWhere xxxx is your userid number. Vancouver needs a skill forward and Pittsburgh could benefit from a deeper defense. From Pittsburgh: Jordan StaalWas a terrific rookie off to a slow start offensively in his sophomore year. Large pivot/LW with scoring ability tenacious. First round pick. From Vancouver: Alexander EdlerSecond-year defender. Large frame all-around skills good on PP at WHL level opening eyes with his mature NHL game. Second round pick. Edler and Staal are both good young players which no one wants to give up and everyone covets. This could be one of those situations where both teams would benefit. Vancouver needs a skill forward and Pittsburgh could benefit from a deeper defense. From Pittsburgh: Jordan StaalWas a terrific rookie off to a slow start offensively in his sophomore year. Large pivot/LW with scoring ability tenacious. First round pick. From Vancouver: Alexander EdlerSecond-year defender. Large frame all-around skills good on PP at WHL level opening eyes with his mature NHL game. Second round pick. Edler and Staal are both good young players which no one wants to give up and everyone covets. This could be one of those situations where both teams would benefit. Jordan Staal is worth alot more than what people are offering up. His value is not in the points he's accumulating its in the ones he'll stop the other teams from gaining you guys are under-rating Edler at his young age he is already one of the canucks top shutdown player so thats not bad for pittspurgh. Meanwhile Staal seems to be struggling so it might make this trade in favour of pittspurgh.-May the puck be with you. From Vancouver:Cory Schneider. Edler and a 2nd round pickFrom Pittsburgh:Jordan StaalSeems fair to me. Staal is having a terrible season but he'll overcome it eventually. Vancouver won't need a goalie for at least five years by which point Schneider would be the starter in Pittsburgh. you guys are under-rating Edler at his young age he is already one of the canucks top shutdown player so thats not bad for pittspurgh.-May the puck be with you. And Staal went 2nd overall in the draft scored 29 goals finished at +18 and scored I don'T remember how many shorthanded goals and all that at age 18. Therefore I think you underestimate Staal a lot From Vancouver:Cory Schneider. Edler and a 2nd round pickFrom Pittsburgh:Jordan StaalSeems fair to me. Staal is having a terrible season but he'll overcome it eventually. Vancouver won't need a goalie for at least five years by which point Schneider would be the starter in Pittsburgh. Still does not seem like enough. Schneider has not proven anything at the NHL level. Elder is a nice defenseman and I would not mind having him in Pittsburgh but Jordan Staal is huge overpayment for that. If Shero would not deal Staal for Jack Johnson then I doubt this package is enough. He's 19... Edler wasn't even in the NHL at that age.. and Staal is already at his second seasonIf he was able to score 29 at 18 the talent is definetly not the issue and other team will offer more than Edler(even though an interesting player) for him.. that's without a doubt end well. bloody hell look how it has started! I think HF posters here just need to understand one important fact. Any deals with Crosby. Malkin and Staal from the penguins are generally going to get shot down in a bust of flames. It is not uncommon here every team has a group of young players that they feel they could NEVER trade. I guess that what makes most of us come into the trade forum. we just want to laugh at what other teams want. and complain back in some witty way. Welcome to HFBoards! Still does not seem like enough. Schneider has not proven anything at the NHL level. Elder is a nice defenseman and I would not mind having him in Pittsburgh but Jordan Staal is huge overpayment for that. If Shero would not deal Staal for Jack Johnson then I doubt this package is enough. Here among other reasons is why this trade won't happen. A) It makes no sense for the Canucks to realistically trade Edler at this point. His value is only going to increase so why trade him while he is still developing? If you were going to trade him you would wait a while. Edler in 1-2 years will be worth quite a bit more than he is now. B) Pittsburgh would be stupid to trade Staal at this point. The old buy low sell high additive works here. While Edler is improving at an impressive rate and holding his own on one of the best defensive squads in the NHL. It's too early for his value to compare to Jordan Staal. No matter how much Jordan struggles this season. I really like Edler but I would not be prepared to give up Staal right now from a Penguins perspective. The kid is special imo and a huge part of whatever future success the franchise may incur in the next little while. Staal at this time last year had 7G/1A. He had kindof a flukey year imo in that his first five goals were SHG. He finished strongly last year and there have been signs he is getting his confidence back to the way it was at the end of last year. Even with Staal struggling abit this year. Vancouver would have to add abit. Something like Edler and Bourdon. Yes for sure. Picks and prospects to even it up. (First rounder?) But the core proposal is that these two players would be involved. It makes sense to me.. but of course. I watch Edler all the time and am always reading how gaga we are for him how we should try to get rid of Ohlund and replace him with Edler. Staal at this time last year had 7G/1A. He had kindof a flukey year imo in that his first five goals were SHG. He finished strongly last year and there have been signs he is getting his confidence back to the way it was at the end of last year. Even with Staal struggling abit this year. Vancouver would have to add abit. Something like Edler and Bourdon. Vancouver needs a skill forward and Pittsburgh could benefit from a deeper defense. From Pittsburgh: Jordan StaalWas a terrific rookie off to a slow start offensively in his sophomore year. Large pivot/LW with scoring ability tenacious. First round pick. From Vancouver: Alexander EdlerSecond-year defender. Large frame all-around skills good on PP at WHL level opening eyes with his mature NHL game. Second round pick. Edler and Staal are both good young players which no one wants to give up and everyone covets. This could be one of those situations where both teams would benefit. you guys are under-rating Edler at his young age he is already one of the canucks top shutdown player so thats not bad for pittspurgh. Meanwhile Staal seems to be struggling so it might make this trade in favour of pittspurgh.-May the puck be with you. Shero is going to regret that he didnt pull the trigger on the Jack Johnson for Staal deal. IMO I agree. Ive said the same thing for a while. This is not because Staal isnt going to be a very good player but more because JJ is going to be great and its not often you have a chance at one of those players. “HFBoards”. A property of CraveOnline a division of AtomicOnline LLC ©2004-2008 CraveOnline Media. LLC. 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"Proposal: J. Staal / Edler" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-10-18 05:10:39

Personal email addresses are not to be posted on the forums. If you want other members to be able to contact you via email change the appropriate settings in User CP ---> Edit Options ---> Messaging & Notification : Receive Email (check Receive Email from Other Members). When enabled an email link will appear in your profile under Contact Info and in the drop down menu invoked by clicking on your user name in any post. If you wish to post a link use http://hfboards com/sendmessage php?do=mailmember&u=xxxxWhere xxxx is your userid number. Vancouver needs a skill forward and Pittsburgh could benefit from a deeper defense. From Pittsburgh: Jordan StaalWas a terrific rookie off to a slow start offensively in his sophomore year. Large pivot/LW with scoring ability tenacious. First round pick. From Vancouver: Alexander EdlerSecond-year defender. Large frame all-around skills good on PP at WHL level opening eyes with his mature NHL game. Second round pick. Edler and Staal are both good young players which no one wants to give up and everyone covets. This could be one of those situations where both teams would benefit. Vancouver needs a skill forward and Pittsburgh could benefit from a deeper defense. From Pittsburgh: Jordan StaalWas a terrific rookie off to a slow start offensively in his sophomore year. Large pivot/LW with scoring ability tenacious. First round pick. From Vancouver: Alexander EdlerSecond-year defender. Large frame all-around skills good on PP at WHL level opening eyes with his mature NHL game. Second round pick. Edler and Staal are both good young players which no one wants to give up and everyone covets. This could be one of those situations where both teams would benefit. Jordan Staal is worth alot more than what people are offering up. His value is not in the points he's accumulating its in the ones he'll stop the other teams from gaining you guys are under-rating Edler at his young age he is already one of the canucks top shutdown player so thats not bad for pittspurgh. Meanwhile Staal seems to be struggling so it might make this trade in favour of pittspurgh.-May the puck be with you. From Vancouver:Cory Schneider. Edler and a 2nd round pickFrom Pittsburgh:Jordan StaalSeems fair to me. Staal is having a terrible season but he'll overcome it eventually. Vancouver won't need a goalie for at least five years by which point Schneider would be the starter in Pittsburgh. you guys are under-rating Edler at his young age he is already one of the canucks top shutdown player so thats not bad for pittspurgh.-May the puck be with you. And Staal went 2nd overall in the draft scored 29 goals finished at +18 and scored I don'T remember how many shorthanded goals and all that at age 18. Therefore I think you underestimate Staal a lot From Vancouver:Cory Schneider. Edler and a 2nd round pickFrom Pittsburgh:Jordan StaalSeems fair to me. Staal is having a terrible season but he'll overcome it eventually. Vancouver won't need a goalie for at least five years by which point Schneider would be the starter in Pittsburgh. Still does not seem like enough. Schneider has not proven anything at the NHL level. Elder is a nice defenseman and I would not mind having him in Pittsburgh but Jordan Staal is huge overpayment for that. If Shero would not deal Staal for Jack Johnson then I doubt this package is enough. He's 19... Edler wasn't even in the NHL at that age.. and Staal is already at his second seasonIf he was able to score 29 at 18 the talent is definetly not the issue and other team will offer more than Edler(even though an interesting player) for him.. that's without a doubt end well. bloody hell look how it has started! I think HF posters here just need to understand one important fact. Any deals with Crosby. Malkin and Staal from the penguins are generally going to get shot down in a bust of flames. It is not uncommon here every team has a group of young players that they feel they could NEVER trade. I guess that what makes most of us come into the trade forum. we just want to laugh at what other teams want. and complain back in some witty way. Welcome to HFBoards! Still does not seem like enough. Schneider has not proven anything at the NHL level. Elder is a nice defenseman and I would not mind having him in Pittsburgh but Jordan Staal is huge overpayment for that. If Shero would not deal Staal for Jack Johnson then I doubt this package is enough. Here among other reasons is why this trade won't happen. A) It makes no sense for the Canucks to realistically trade Edler at this point. His value is only going to increase so why trade him while he is still developing? If you were going to trade him you would wait a while. Edler in 1-2 years will be worth quite a bit more than he is now. B) Pittsburgh would be stupid to trade Staal at this point. The old buy low sell high additive works here. While Edler is improving at an impressive rate and holding his own on one of the best defensive squads in the NHL. It's too early for his value to compare to Jordan Staal. No matter how much Jordan struggles this season. I really like Edler but I would not be prepared to give up Staal right now from a Penguins perspective. The kid is special imo and a huge part of whatever future success the franchise may incur in the next little while. Staal at this time last year had 7G/1A. He had kindof a flukey year imo in that his first five goals were SHG. He finished strongly last year and there have been signs he is getting his confidence back to the way it was at the end of last year. Even with Staal struggling abit this year. Vancouver would have to add abit. Something like Edler and Bourdon. Yes for sure. Picks and prospects to even it up. (First rounder?) But the core proposal is that these two players would be involved. It makes sense to me.. but of course. I watch Edler all the time and am always reading how gaga we are for him how we should try to get rid of Ohlund and replace him with Edler. Staal at this time last year had 7G/1A. He had kindof a flukey year imo in that his first five goals were SHG. He finished strongly last year and there have been signs he is getting his confidence back to the way it was at the end of last year. Even with Staal struggling abit this year. Vancouver would have to add abit. Something like Edler and Bourdon. Vancouver needs a skill forward and Pittsburgh could benefit from a deeper defense. From Pittsburgh: Jordan StaalWas a terrific rookie off to a slow start offensively in his sophomore year. Large pivot/LW with scoring ability tenacious. First round pick. From Vancouver: Alexander EdlerSecond-year defender. Large frame all-around skills good on PP at WHL level opening eyes with his mature NHL game. Second round pick. Edler and Staal are both good young players which no one wants to give up and everyone covets. This could be one of those situations where both teams would benefit. you guys are under-rating Edler at his young age he is already one of the canucks top shutdown player so thats not bad for pittspurgh. Meanwhile Staal seems to be struggling so it might make this trade in favour of pittspurgh.-May the puck be with you. Shero is going to regret that he didnt pull the trigger on the Jack Johnson for Staal deal. IMO I agree. Ive said the same thing for a while. This is not because Staal isnt going to be a very good player but more because JJ is going to be great and its not often you have a chance at one of those players. “HFBoards”. A property of CraveOnline a division of AtomicOnline LLC ©2004-2008 CraveOnline Media. LLC. 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"Proposal: J. Staal / Edler" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-10-18 05:10:39

Personal email addresses are not to be posted on the forums. If you want other members to be able to contact you via email change the appropriate settings in User CP ---> Edit Options ---> Messaging & Notification : Receive Email (check Receive Email from Other Members). When enabled an email link will appear in your profile under Contact Info and in the drop down menu invoked by clicking on your user name in any post. If you wish to post a link use http://hfboards com/sendmessage php?do=mailmember&u=xxxxWhere xxxx is your userid number. Vancouver needs a skill forward and Pittsburgh could benefit from a deeper defense. From Pittsburgh: Jordan StaalWas a terrific rookie off to a slow start offensively in his sophomore year. Large pivot/LW with scoring ability tenacious. First round pick. From Vancouver: Alexander EdlerSecond-year defender. Large frame all-around skills good on PP at WHL level opening eyes with his mature NHL game. Second round pick. Edler and Staal are both good young players which no one wants to give up and everyone covets. This could be one of those situations where both teams would benefit. Vancouver needs a skill forward and Pittsburgh could benefit from a deeper defense. From Pittsburgh: Jordan StaalWas a terrific rookie off to a slow start offensively in his sophomore year. Large pivot/LW with scoring ability tenacious. First round pick. From Vancouver: Alexander EdlerSecond-year defender. Large frame all-around skills good on PP at WHL level opening eyes with his mature NHL game. Second round pick. Edler and Staal are both good young players which no one wants to give up and everyone covets. This could be one of those situations where both teams would benefit. Jordan Staal is worth alot more than what people are offering up. His value is not in the points he's accumulating its in the ones he'll stop the other teams from gaining you guys are under-rating Edler at his young age he is already one of the canucks top shutdown player so thats not bad for pittspurgh. Meanwhile Staal seems to be struggling so it might make this trade in favour of pittspurgh.-May the puck be with you. From Vancouver:Cory Schneider. Edler and a 2nd round pickFrom Pittsburgh:Jordan StaalSeems fair to me. Staal is having a terrible season but he'll overcome it eventually. Vancouver won't need a goalie for at least five years by which point Schneider would be the starter in Pittsburgh. you guys are under-rating Edler at his young age he is already one of the canucks top shutdown player so thats not bad for pittspurgh.-May the puck be with you. And Staal went 2nd overall in the draft scored 29 goals finished at +18 and scored I don'T remember how many shorthanded goals and all that at age 18. Therefore I think you underestimate Staal a lot From Vancouver:Cory Schneider. Edler and a 2nd round pickFrom Pittsburgh:Jordan StaalSeems fair to me. Staal is having a terrible season but he'll overcome it eventually. Vancouver won't need a goalie for at least five years by which point Schneider would be the starter in Pittsburgh. Still does not seem like enough. Schneider has not proven anything at the NHL level. Elder is a nice defenseman and I would not mind having him in Pittsburgh but Jordan Staal is huge overpayment for that. If Shero would not deal Staal for Jack Johnson then I doubt this package is enough. He's 19... Edler wasn't even in the NHL at that age.. and Staal is already at his second seasonIf he was able to score 29 at 18 the talent is definetly not the issue and other team will offer more than Edler(even though an interesting player) for him.. that's without a doubt end well. bloody hell look how it has started! I think HF posters here just need to understand one important fact. Any deals with Crosby. Malkin and Staal from the penguins are generally going to get shot down in a bust of flames. It is not uncommon here every team has a group of young players that they feel they could NEVER trade. I guess that what makes most of us come into the trade forum. we just want to laugh at what other teams want. and complain back in some witty way. Welcome to HFBoards! Still does not seem like enough. Schneider has not proven anything at the NHL level. Elder is a nice defenseman and I would not mind having him in Pittsburgh but Jordan Staal is huge overpayment for that. If Shero would not deal Staal for Jack Johnson then I doubt this package is enough. Here among other reasons is why this trade won't happen. A) It makes no sense for the Canucks to realistically trade Edler at this point. His value is only going to increase so why trade him while he is still developing? If you were going to trade him you would wait a while. Edler in 1-2 years will be worth quite a bit more than he is now. B) Pittsburgh would be stupid to trade Staal at this point. The old buy low sell high additive works here. While Edler is improving at an impressive rate and holding his own on one of the best defensive squads in the NHL. It's too early for his value to compare to Jordan Staal. No matter how much Jordan struggles this season. I really like Edler but I would not be prepared to give up Staal right now from a Penguins perspective. The kid is special imo and a huge part of whatever future success the franchise may incur in the next little while. Staal at this time last year had 7G/1A. He had kindof a flukey year imo in that his first five goals were SHG. He finished strongly last year and there have been signs he is getting his confidence back to the way it was at the end of last year. Even with Staal struggling abit this year. Vancouver would have to add abit. Something like Edler and Bourdon. Yes for sure. Picks and prospects to even it up. (First rounder?) But the core proposal is that these two players would be involved. It makes sense to me.. but of course. I watch Edler all the time and am always reading how gaga we are for him how we should try to get rid of Ohlund and replace him with Edler. Staal at this time last year had 7G/1A. He had kindof a flukey year imo in that his first five goals were SHG. He finished strongly last year and there have been signs he is getting his confidence back to the way it was at the end of last year. Even with Staal struggling abit this year. Vancouver would have to add abit. Something like Edler and Bourdon. Vancouver needs a skill forward and Pittsburgh could benefit from a deeper defense. From Pittsburgh: Jordan StaalWas a terrific rookie off to a slow start offensively in his sophomore year. Large pivot/LW with scoring ability tenacious. First round pick. From Vancouver: Alexander EdlerSecond-year defender. Large frame all-around skills good on PP at WHL level opening eyes with his mature NHL game. Second round pick. Edler and Staal are both good young players which no one wants to give up and everyone covets. This could be one of those situations where both teams would benefit. you guys are under-rating Edler at his young age he is already one of the canucks top shutdown player so thats not bad for pittspurgh. Meanwhile Staal seems to be struggling so it might make this trade in favour of pittspurgh.-May the puck be with you. Shero is going to regret that he didnt pull the trigger on the Jack Johnson for Staal deal. IMO I agree. Ive said the same thing for a while. This is not because Staal isnt going to be a very good player but more because JJ is going to be great and its not often you have a chance at one of those players. “HFBoards”. A property of CraveOnline a division of AtomicOnline LLC ©2004-2008 CraveOnline Media. LLC. 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"Whatever David Amber is on...I want some..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-08-16 17:10:08

Ha. He argues the top-ten most cap-strapping deals in the NHL. I say every hit one but ONE is erroneous. Let's go away with No. 10- Todd Bertuzzi:Amber argues that Bertuzzi isn't worth the $8-million over two years. I say: Wrong. This 6-4. 230-pound winger is worth every penny. He may not have the numbers Ryan Getzlaf or Corey Perry do but who goes into the command and beats the bodies?Bertuzzi. Who drops the gloves in defense of these guys?Bertuzzi. Who is a solid express in the locker dwell?Oh... Bertuzzi. And finally don't bring up Steve Moore. That's in the past. Let the last two years define who he is. And he's been an injury-prone big winger. Nothing more; but he does defeat the bodies. And for me he's worth more than the $4.25 the Thrashers pay Bobby Holik. No. 9- Pavel KubinaIt's John Ferguson who signed him to this deal. Let's put it that way. Mats Sundin should have been gone from Leaf country years ago yet this guy keeps has-beens and players signed to inflated contracts around.1967. No. 8- Dustin Penner. Don't blame Pens. accuse Kevin Lowe who tried to rope a "young gun" under the new CBA. He failed with Vanek.. might as come up try Penner. Well. Brian Burke didn't argue and the Oil were stuck with a four-year. $20-million dollar broach on a rugged winger who hasn't proven himself yet. Penner is a solid player but no where near worth the contract he received. Kevin Lowe felt heat from the owners because he didn't land a high-profile free agent forward. Blame Lowe.... Not Penner. David Amber. No. 7- Kimmo TimonenHolmgren has done a hell of a job as GM for Philly. Don't claim this contract is too much. Going from worst to a solid playoff team in less than eight months... Mad props to the Flyers and Paul Holmgren. No. 6- Ed JovanovskiJovoCop is the only thing going for Phoenix besides Gretzky. He'll be moved before the deadline. They signed him to this broach to atleast get a big label playing at Jobing com Arena. David Amber while you may not agree with this broach without a Gold Medal winning defenseman whodo the 'Yotes have?Seriously?Don't mock this assure. No. 5- Michael NylanderShould undergo stayed with Jagr on Broadway. Washington?Really?Went for the money. Enough said. No. 4- Tomas VokounOn paper Florida is a good team but unfortunately cover isn't good enough. In July. I picked the Panthers to win the division. Vokoun replaces Luongo who the Panthers SHOULD NEVER HAVE TRADED. Anyway.. this assure tries to save Panthers management for trading Luongo for virtually nothing. No. 3- Brad RichardsThis inspired me to write this. Brad Richards is the glue to the Lightning. Go ask Jay Feaster. David Amber if he thinks Richards is worth it. $7.8-million is enough to pay the former Conn Smyth winning player and quarterback of the power-play. While a two-man box is defending his laser shot it creates enough dwell for Vinny and St. Louis to create havoc come the net. He may not be registering on the scoresheet as much as measure year but his awareness shot and passing are invaluable. hit the books the game. Amber. hit the books it. No. 2- Bryan McCabe. Amber... You are correct. accuse Ferguson... No.1- Zdeno CharaDavid... If you were a forward... would you be Chara behind you or would you rather try to deke past him?Exactly. The only reason why this contract looks bad is he has no back up besides Savard. Sure. Kessel is coming along.. but besides that Boston is terrible. No goaltending missing five defensmen and two lines.... The 6-9. 260-pound defenseman can only do so much. Don't accuse him and his contract. accuse the GM for not giving him and Savard enough talent to compete every night. Enough about Chara. I kinda accept about Jovo too. Even though he's one of the better players on the team its the same scenario as Chara except with age thrown in. Why do you sign an aging defense man come up past his prime for another 3 years when you know you need alot more parts to complete the puzzle? This assure os going to keep them from signing the populate they be to seriously compete and that. I believe can be defined as a handicap. Nothing you said was wrong; after him they don't have alot but he prevents them from getting too much more with that contract. I evaluate you're missing the point of the bind. I undergo to agree about Bertuzzi. Whether or not you accept about Penner's worth has to do with how much you believe in his potential but Bertuzzi is old has a history or injury and just doesnt provide the same bang for the buck that a potential young gun desire Penner does. I have to agree with the other poster about Chara. His inflated assure has not been merited by his compete as a solid #2 d-man. Richards is too good and underrated in my opinion. I think the contract is worth it because I accept with your original point about how much exceed he makes those around him. Thats what separates him from a player like Chara.

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"Whatever David Amber is on...I want some..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-08-16 17:10:07

Ha. He argues the top-ten most cap-strapping deals in the NHL. I say every hit one but ONE is erroneous. Let's go away with No. 10- Todd Bertuzzi:Amber argues that Bertuzzi isn't worth the $8-million over two years. I say: do by. This 6-4. 230-pound winger is worth every penny. He may not undergo the numbers Ryan Getzlaf or Corey Perry do but who goes into the corner and beats the bodies?Bertuzzi. Who drops the gloves in defense of these guys?Bertuzzi. Who is a solid voice in the locker room?Oh... Bertuzzi. And finally don't bring up Steve Moore. That's in the past. Let the last two years define who he is. And he's been an injury-prone big winger. Nothing more; but he does beat the bodies. And for me he's worth more than the $4.25 the Thrashers pay Bobby Holik. No. 9- Pavel KubinaIt's John Ferguson who signed him to this broach. Let's put it that way. Mats Sundin should undergo been gone from Leaf country years ago yet this guy keeps has-beens and players signed to inflated contracts around.1967. No. 8- Dustin Penner. Don't accuse Pens. accuse Kevin Lowe who tried to capture a "young gun" under the new CBA. He failed with Vanek.. might as come up try Penner. Well. Brian bump off didn't argue and the Oil were stuck with a four-year. $20-million dollar deal on a rugged winger who hasn't proven himself yet. Penner is a solid player but no where near worth the contract he received. Kevin Lowe felt heat from the owners because he didn't land a high-profile free agent forward. accuse Lowe.... Not Penner. David Amber. No. 7- Kimmo TimonenHolmgren has done a hell of a job as GM for Philly. Don't affirm this contract is too much. Going from worst to a solid playoff aggroup in less than eight months... Mad props to the Flyers and Paul Holmgren. No. 6- Ed JovanovskiJovoCop is the only thing going for Phoenix besides Gretzky. He'll be moved before the deadline. They signed him to this broach to atleast get a big name playing at Jobing com Arena. David Amber while you may not agree with this broach without a Gold Medal winning defenseman whodo the 'Yotes have?Seriously?Don't mock this assure. No. 5- Michael NylanderShould have stayed with Jagr on Broadway. Washington?Really?Went for the money. Enough said. No. 4- Tomas VokounOn paper Florida is a good team but unfortunately cover isn't good enough. In July. I picked the Panthers to win the division. Vokoun replaces Luongo who the Panthers SHOULD NEVER HAVE TRADED. Anyway.. this assure tries to deliver Panthers management for trading Luongo for virtually nothing. No. 3- Brad RichardsThis inspired me to create verbally this. Brad Richards is the glue to the Lightning. Go ask Jay Feaster. David Amber if he thinks Richards is worth it. $7.8-million is enough to pay the former Conn Smyth winning player and quarterback of the power-play. While a two-man box is defending his laser shot it creates enough room for Vinny and St. Louis to wreak havoc near the net. He may not be registering on the scoresheet as much as measure year but his awareness shot and passing are invaluable. Learn the game. Amber. Learn it. No. 2- Bryan McCabe. Amber... You are change by reversal. accuse Ferguson... No.1- Zdeno CharaDavid... If you were a forward... would you want Chara behind you or would you rather try to deke past him?Exactly. The only reason why this contract looks bad is he has no help besides Savard. Sure. Kessel is coming along.. but besides that Boston is terrible. No goaltending missing five defensmen and two lines.... The 6-9. 260-pound defenseman can only do so much. Don't blame him and his assure. Blame the GM for not giving him and Savard enough talent to compete every night. Enough about Chara. I kinda agree about Jovo too. change surface though he's one of the exceed players on the team its the same scenario as Chara except with age thrown in. Why do you sign an aging defense man well past his fix for another 3 years when you know you need alot more parts to end the puzzle? This contract os going to keep them from signing the populate they need to seriously compete and that. I believe can be defined as a handicap. Nothing you said was wrong; after him they don't have alot but he prevents them from getting too much more with that contract. I evaluate you're missing the point of the article. I have to accept about Bertuzzi. Whether or not you agree about Penner's worth has to do with how much you accept in his potential but Bertuzzi is old has a history or injury and just doesnt provide the same hit for the buck that a potential young gun like Penner does. I have to agree with the other poster about Chara. His inflated contract has not been merited by his play as a solid #2 d-man. Richards is too good and underrated in my opinion. I think the contract is worth it because I agree with your original point about how much exceed he makes those around him. Thats what separates him from a player like Chara.

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"Lowe has 1, 2, 3 free agent signings of the off season" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-04-08 03:52:49

that list is pretty amaturish. their "good" signings are all scrubs that have played on par with their scrub status. jeff hamilton is a perfect example. got on 1 hot streak with stillman/brindamore and now is off the line and back to scrubiness. garon and zednick are the only ones off the good list that will have study impact.. All that column points out is that to improve your aggroup - do not pay big bucks for a free agent.......... penner costs 50% less than Smyth is young and improving is not getting the fix minutes and is 4 points behind ryan. Smyth is playing with one the greatest players ever who is coming off a 100 pt year gets the prime minutes and has played a style that ordain create a diminished capacity in the come future. He has a whopping 4 more pts than Dustin. Right now. I act Penner at 4.25 over Ryan at 6.25 any day. penner costs 50% less than Smyth is young and improving is not getting the prime minutes and is 4 points behind ryan. Smyth is playing with one the greatest players ever who is coming off a 100 pt year gets the prime minutes and has played a call that will cause a diminished capacity in the near future. He has a whopping 4 more pts than Dustin. Right now. I act Penner at 4.25 over Ryan at 6.25 any day. penner costs 50% less than Smyth is young and improving is not getting the fix minutes and is 4 points behind ryan. Smyth is playing with one the greatest players ever who is coming off a 100 pt year gets the prime minutes and has played a style that will cause a diminished capacity in the come future. He has a whopping 4 more pts than Dustin. Right now. I take Penner at 4.25 over Ryan at 6.25 any day. Hate to undergo this contend on the board for probably about the 1000 measure but.... What would we undergo signed Smyth for? It wasnt 6.25 Smyth is playing with one of the greatest players right now but he put up better numbers playing with the guys Penner is right now. Smyth also kills penaties while Penner sits on the remove. Smyth also draws penalties while Penner stands alone in front of the net. You can ascertain how many times in a year Smyth has been invisable during a game on one transfer. You undergo to use your other hand already to count the be of times Penner has been invisable this year. When Penner doesnt advance or setup you wouldnt even experience he played most nights. The same cant be said for Smyth. penner costs 50% less than Smyth is young and improving is not getting the fix minutes and is 4 points behind ryan. Smyth is playing with one the greatest players ever who is coming off a 100 pt year gets the prime minutes and has played a style that will create a diminished capacity in the come future. He has a whopping 4 more pts than Dustin. Right now. I take Penner at 4.25 over Ryan at 6.25 any day. penner costs 50% less than Smyth is young and improving is not getting the fix minutes and is 4 points behind ryan. Smyth is playing with one the greatest players ever who is coming off a 100 pt year gets the fix minutes and has played a style that will create a diminished capacity in the near future. He has a whopping 4 more pts than Dustin. alter now. I act Penner at 4.25 over Ryan at 6.25 any day. Hate to undergo this fight on the come in for probably about the 1000 time but.... What would we have signed Smyth for? It wasnt 6.25 Smyth is playing with one of the greatest players alter now but he put up better numbers playing with the guys Penner is right now. You can ascertain how many times in a year Smyth has been invisable during a bet on one transfer. You undergo to use your other transfer already to count the be of times Penner has been invisable this year. When Penner doesnt advance or setup you wouldnt even know he played most nights. The same move be said for Smyth. I could ascertain many times Smyth was invisible when he was 25. Penner was not brought in to be placed on the PK. Get real. His salary compared to Smyth right now is a bargain and will be in the future. One player is and will continue to get exceed. The other will steadily change state as is shown with his current stats. He should be much better right now. I wish all the beat to Smyth but change surface if we did sign him at 5.5m which I doubt that contract would haunt us. Especially during a rebuild. Also. Penner is actually becoming visible. But he is a young player and will get better through consistency. Sure we do desire him. But we were not making the playoffs with him and would most likley be where we are alter now with him. We are missing our current head right now. Our record without Ethan Moreau is not too good. We are missing Pisani. We are missing Souray. We are missing Pitkanen. I really be to assses this team for a ten bet stretch with the full lineup. If that ever happens. Close to it would be book as well. Penner has 9 points while Bertuzzi has 2 points makes the same money and is much older and washed up but Bertuzzi is less of a bust than Penner. Also they put Souray as a bigger bust than Bert based on his injury... Oh act again bert is less of a bust because.. ummm wait. Pretty sure this guy just wants to jump on the hit Lowe bandwagon. Am i right? How can penner be worse signing than bertuzzi at 4 million and hartnell at 4.2 million. Hartnell has 1 goal(alter net) and bertuzzi only has a bring together points and all for around the same price. This guy is stupid. What a surprise. Penner is overpaid... If he wasnt being overpaid then Anaheim would undergo matched. Its a no brainer. evaluate it in 2 years... Penner has 9 points while Bertuzzi has 2 points makes the same money and is much older and washed up but Bertuzzi is less of a destroy than Penner. Also they put Souray as a bigger bust than Bert based on his injury... Oh wait again bert is less of a destroy because.. ummm act. Pretty sure this guy just wants to move on the bash Lowe bandwagon. Am i right? Bertuzzi and Hartnell didn't cost three picks including one in the top 10. .(I know Philly traded a 1st for Hartnell's rights but they also got Timmonen so its not quite the same thing) I could ascertain many times Smyth was invisible when he was 25. Penner was not brought in to be placed on the PK. Get real. I don't get the inform of this mention. yeah he wasn't brought in to kill penalties but the fact that he doesn't makes him a less valuable player. especially when that other player (Smyth) also scores more provides more leadership is one of the hardest workers in the league. The Oilers could write me to a assure to sit in the pressbox and try out the Rexall hot dogs and that's all I'd do but still doesn't alter it a smart act. . Penner shouldn't be above Big Burt and Sammy - no way. And SS is #2.... because he got injured????? Some top quality journalism - come up worth the read. Penner shouldn't be above Big Burt and Sammy - no way. And SS is #2.... because he got injured????? Some top quality journalism - come up worth the construe. I don't get the inform of this comment. yeah he wasn't brought in to kill penalties but the fact that he doesn't makes him a less valuable player. especially when that other player (Smyth) also scores more provides more leadership is one of the hardest workers in the unify. The Oilers could sign me to a contract to sit in the pressbox and try out the Rexall hot dogs and that's all I'd do but comfort doesn't make it a smart move. . That is my inform. He is paid $2M less per year. I don't want to turn this in to the usual Smyth thread. Smyth is going to have to act to work even harder to maintain just past levels of success. This playing with a 100 inform centre. We act Penner away from the hot dogs and he'll be book. I just conclude that having Penner and Nillson to regenerate him is better value right now. Again we undergo yet to see our aggroup all together playing for a desire stretch. I evaluate when we do we will be surprised. Not world beaters but in better shape then when Smyth was here which was a non playoff aggroup. The determining calculate for the Penner signing is the draftpick ANA get. I think this is a good signing provided that choose is later than the 8th selection.. iffy from 6-8 and scary bad from 1-3. Vanek is the real deal.. creates offense and his own is still young and improving. I'd gladly take his multi-year broach $7M a conjoin. There's a reason cow didn't delay to match. Souray.. too early to tell. Injuries could well alter this true. Garon. Could be the steal of FA is he continues to play desire he is now. Lowe should be fired but he ordain be here for 3 more years. be send for 3 more years of doormat performances. dislike to undergo this fight on the come in for probably about the 1000 measure but.... What would we undergo signed Smyth for? It wasnt 6.25 __________________Eastern Final: NJ Trap free since 2003. So much for "proudly killing hockey". “HFBoards”. A property of CraveOnline a division of AtomicOnline LLC &write;2004-2008 CraveOnline Media. LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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"The Caps are having trouble negotiating with restricted free-agent ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-18 00:07:20

The Capitals are having trouble negotiating with restricted free-agent LW Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin fired Meehan and has hired a lawyer to be his advisor. Sources say the Caps were confident they'd be able to get something done with Meehan but are having issues since Ovechkin who's making $1.3 million decided to take over his own negotiations. It's believed the Caps are willing to furnish a broach similar to the five-year assure that will pay Sidney Crosby $8.7 million per season starting next year. It's believed Ovechkin's camp which includes his mother Tatiana is looking for a bigger broach in the $9-to-10 million range. This could get interesting because somebody would most certainly give Ovechkin an furnish as a restricted free agent on July 1 The Capitals be to turn it around or GM George McPhee could be in trouble. There's a strong belief that owner Ted Leonsis gave McPhee a mandate to win this season. The club is spending more than $40 million on salaries... The Capitals would desire to get Ovechkin inked to a five-year contract and TFP has learned they undergo already approached him with a evaluate around $8 million per season. And now the question why Hanlon didn't put Nylander one of the best centers in NHL with Ovechkin until now has the say. Come on... Hanlon is not THAT dumb... He didn't put Ovie and Nylander on one lie because Ovie can score even more than before.. and GMGM is negotiating.. see where it goes?Only when the aggroup dropped to the measure place (see "The Capitals be to move it around or GM George McPhee could be in trouble") Nylander was put on Ovechkin's line where he was supposed to be from the day one. Now one more thing to ponder... I accept Ted Leonsis made a commitment not to pay top dollars to any player after he got rid of Jaromir Jagr. Will he make an exception to Ovechkin when he still continues to pay Jarg's salary? When you be at this go. .. hmmmm... I am not sure... It means there's a chance Ovechkin is playing his measure year for Capitals. After practice. I caught up with Alex Ovechkin to ask him about a be of things. One of them was the status of his negotiations with the Caps on an extension. His entry-level deal expires in July at which time he will become a restricted free agent. Nothing has changed he said since the last time I asked him about this on Oct. 29 in Toronto adding that serious talks comfort have not started and that he's not sure when they might. I asked him if that lack of an offer is bothering him. At first he said. "No." Then he paused for a moment before saying. "Of course I think about my assure. It would be stupid to answer that I don't think about my contract. Of course I think about it. But we don't start talking. We just act. We still have time." ALEX THE GREAT Where exactly the Washington Capitals are in their negotiations with star Alexander Ovechkin general manager George McPhee is not saying. He wants to keep contract talks as private as possible to forbid the daily questions and potential distractions. The Caps have enough on their plates on the ice without any off-ice issues. furnish lie is McPhee simply has to find a way to sign his feature who potentially could change state an unrestricted free agent in the summer but the Caps are not likely to let that happen. The question is whether the $8.7 million US on average the Pittsburgh Penguins are paying Sidney Crosby will be enough for Ovechkin. There have been reports the 22-year-old has rejected that figure but they also have been denied. The Ovechkin pot got stirred this past week when he was quoted by a Soviet reporter who is based in the U. S. as saying: "I don't experience yet where I will be next toughen. I am not negotiating my new assure. I want to stay in Washington. But who knows what is going to happen?" Who knows indeed. desire we said the Caps just have to get it done. According to stats the club issued before their game last night. Ovechkin had scored three of their past four goals and had accounted for 29.3% of their goals this toughen. Only Kovalchuk had a higher percentage at 30.6%. And despite that the Caps were in last place.

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"[Detroit Free Press] - Tigers express interest in free agent Livan ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-20 21:43:09

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"A remark in David Staples? most recent post caught my eye. The ..." posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-12 17:11:00

A say in David Staples’ caught my eye. The whole affix is worth reading - I never knew the story behind how the Canadiens ended up with the star crossed choose that they used on Doug Wickenheiser before - but there was one thing in particular that jumped out at me: One final thought for now — when Lowe was considering signing a Restricted remove Agent measure spring he checked with the NHL to see if he could furnish up first go draft choose in compensation or if he had to furnish up the Oilers’ first choose. Of course he open out he had to give up the Oilers’ pick (rather than for instance return the 2008 first round pick he had acquired from Anaheim in the Pronger trade.). This ruling has tremendously negative consequences for weaker NHL teams. If a strong team like Detroit were to sign Dion Phaneuf this pass it would have to furnish up its next four first round compose picks which might not cause to be perceived so much as Detroit tends to be a top team… Staples is obviously right about this having tremendously contradict consequences for weaker NHL teams but it’s the first bit the bit about Lowe having checked with the NHL that disheartens me because it’s evidence that tends to confirm something that I thought was right - these guys aren’t detail obsessed planning freaks. If they were. I’d think that they’d have known this since sometime in 2005. As I anticipate is common knowledge amongst populate who read this site (and I also assume it’s been common knowledge since shortly after the new CBA came out) you don’t need to get a ruling from the NHL on what draft picks you use - it says so right in the freaking CBA. It’s in bind 10.4; the relevant excerpt reads: Clubs must use their own draft picks (being those awarded directly to the unify by the unify for use by it in the Entry Draft including such compose picks described in the first clause of this parenthetical that a unify has traded or encumbered and subsequently reacquired or unencumbered.) Clubs cannot acquire picks to use as compensation (with the exception being a Club’s own draft selections that are traded and then re-acquired). I explained back when Lowe was extended when they signed Thomas Vanek to an furnish pelt - they were “lucky” that bump off wasn’t astute enough to pick up on it and get Penner safely covered by aggroup initiated arbitration prior to 5 p m that day. Call me an idealist but I’d like to think that Oilers management knows the CBA inside and out that they’re looking for every single possible advance to get more value out of their players and to take advantage of other teams. You’re unlikely to ever get enjoin bear witness for or against this propositon - it’s just a clump of small pieces of bear witness one way or the other. It’s tremendously depressing to cheer for a aggroup with a marketing department that could convince the Pope that Caiaphas had the alter idea and a hockey operations department that just doesn’t seem to be anywhere near cutting edge. This doesn’t be to be Lowe’s forte - you can structure your hockey operations departments in different ways with GM’s having different skills - but you query why there isn’t someone in the organization who can recite the CBA backwards in the lay of the night when awoken from a drunken slumber. I’ve heard and seen some snarky media/blog exchanges in the hockey sites I pay attention to (in fairness. I’ve also had some very friendly telecommunicate exchanges with media people.)  Things seem a little rougher in the baseball world - according to Philadelphia Daily News writer Bill Conlin: Staples is obviously right about this having tremendously contradict consequences for weaker NHL teams but it’s the first bit the bit about Lowe having checked with the NHL that disheartens me because it’s evidence that tends to confirm something that I thought was alter - these guys aren’t dilate obsessed planning freaks. If they were. I’d think that they’d have known this since sometime in 2005. As I anticipate is common knowledge amongst people who construe this place (and I also anticipate it’s been common knowledge since shortly after the new CBA came out) you don’t be to get a ruling from the NHL on what compose picks you use - it says so right in the freaking CBA. Just remember we’re talking about a lifelong hockey player turned GM not exactly the most educated guy on the block. Not being perjorative just honest here. That command has been the same since at least 1995. At the end of of the old CBA it says “Clubs must use their own draftpicks (being those awarded directly to the unify by the League foruse by it in the Entry Draft including any Compensatory DraftSelection pursuant to divide 8.3).” So this command has been the same since several years before Lowe and I assume much of his staff were change surface in the NHL management game. Isn’t Conlin noted for being the only sportswriter to neglect to choose for Nolan Ryan in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility?Plus he apparently admires Hitler’s um populate skillsThen consider he probably pulls $200K a year at the Inquirier or Daily News or whatever Philly dishrag he works for. This sort of cram along with Ty’s show and earlier posts (particularly the one about how bump off could have protected Penner) are all nice little pieces of data - pieces that really ought to be collected as evidence to declare once and for all (for any of those comfort doubting) that this team has no f-ing roll. This doesn’t alter me conclude any better and I’m only using this to try and put together some kind of MO for the Oilers no be that it points towards severe incompetance but maybe just maybe. Lowe and Co Didn’t experience the cap was going to increase. Seriously if you’re dumb enough to have to call the head offices as a matter desire the compensation required for an offersheet then nothing else from here on ordain affect me. “…but you wonder why there isn’t someone in the organization who can recite the CBA backwards in the middle of the night when awoken from a drunken slumber.” Sounds like someone’s angling for a job. You’re going to have to dumb it down a few degrees before Laforge will take you seriously. Lowe told me this himself when I interviewed him last move when I interviewed him on an unrelated topic. Pronger’s departure from the NHL. Should Lowe know the CBA inside out? It would certainly back up any NHL GM to know it inside out or to undergo someone (such as a Tyler Dellow write) on transfer who understands it upside down and backwards. Not all of us love to go through documents as lawyers do but I’d say hockey G. M s had exceed create that love. It is crucial to their future success. It could also be that my question about possibly signing an RFA caught Lowe off-guard so his answer to me wasn’t completely forthcoming. He certainly wasn’t keen to talk about any notion of the Oilers’ maybe signing an RFA. Perhaps he wanted to keep his plans a secret. I don’t experience. Do you mean that after the Oilers made their offer to Vanek the Sabres comfort had a be of hours to act him to team arbitration? And it seems you’re saying that if early July the Ducks had offered team-imposed arbitration to Penner he would not undergo been free to evaluate the Oilers offer pelt. This.

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