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Mirtle: Hossa a Hawk
by IwoCPO on 07/01/09 at 01:55 PM ET
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Kopecky a Hawk too, and this is interesting from Kevin Allen,
With Hossa signed with Chi 4 12 yrs, I have ‘Hawks at $34 mill for 8 players in 10-11 with no Kane, Toews, Keith
From Elliot Friedman’s Twitter account,
Pierre LeBrun (the real one) reports it is 12 years, $5.2 million per season for Hossa.
Via TSN, then James Mirtle. No word on money or term.
And so, I’m thinking the rivalry with Chicago? Just got a bit more intense.
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Yeah, the Flyers are slowly regressing back to the Seventies. Look for the sideburns and disco and cocaine and polyester leisure suits and elbows flying EVERYWHERE. Pens fans, lock up your daughters Cindy & Gina.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/01/09 at 03:51 PM ET
The same Thidney that just beat your ass in a game 7 in Joe Louis Arena?
The Pens own Joe Louis.
Stop crying it’s embarrassing to other Wings fans.
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 03:52 PM ET
Quick! Ban me!
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 03:53 PM ET
Does this entry in the glossary need revisiting yet?
25. The Poultry. Figure it out geniuses. We don’t like Duck in these parts. Has the hatred reached a Dive-like level? Nah. Not yet. But one more playoff series ought to do it.
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 07/01/09 at 03:53 PM ET
Leino just needs to learn the finer points of the defensive resposibilities of a forward
Not if he’s expected to replace Sammy. I loved some of the parts of his game, but defensive acumen was definitely NOT one of them. Speaking of ol’ Streaky Sammy, any news yet on him? Uncle Mike may be foaming at the mouth with the thought that he’s still available on the FA market.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/01/09 at 03:53 PM ET
They’re really digging the tough guys from teams we hate in Philly. Sasquatch followed by Lappy eh? Interesting.
Yeah, it’ll be real interesting to see if Filly can even make the playoffs. Don’t forget the even picked up Darian Hatcher. Looks like Filly has gotten dumber, slower and even less capable of scoring than they were last season.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 03:54 PM ET
Love how Wings fans are STILL resorting to Cindy & Gina!
Cindy & Gina just made your team irrelevant.
Your having a HARD time dealing with it.
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 03:54 PM ET
Whoa. Is the blog all black now for anyone else?
Only every other post is like a grey-white colour. Everything else except the links is black.
Posted by Alzy from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada on 07/01/09 at 03:55 PM ET
With Lappy and the Caveman the Philly Fizzix are going to be brutal to play this year....glad the Wings aren’t in that division.
So Chicago is taking a pass on Khabi and Huet is currently their #1 in net? It would be so sweet if the Hawks wrecked their cap and goaltending situation just so Scotty could play an ultimately self-defeating mind game with the Wings.
It would be even sweeter if the Wings could free up enough cap space to dangle a long-term deal in front of Toews or Kane in the near future, thus out Scottying Scotty.
Posted by thethirdcoast from Rottenchester on 07/01/09 at 03:55 PM ET
Quick! Pay attention to me!
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 03:55 PM ET
The same Thidney that just beat your ass in a game 7 in Joe Louis Arena?
No, the Thidney that was too much of a pussy to play in the majority of Game 7.
Posted by John W. from Lansing, MI on 07/01/09 at 03:56 PM ET
Well, that’s over with.
This will make it easier to maintain the developmental cycle of younger players. We couldn’t afford him, pure and simple.
Whoa. Is the blog all black now for anyone else?
Once you go black…
Posted by monkey from Waiting for the lambs to stop screaming on 07/01/09 at 03:59 PM ET
Whoa. Is the blog all black now for anyone else?
Only every other post is like a grey-white colour. Everything else except the links is black.
Alzy, did your parents not give you the Drug Talk? Look, I’ll make it simple for you: DON’T EAT THE BROWN ACID. Now go drink a nice cup of herbal tea and stay away from mirrors for the next week.
Nope, nada, same colors as it’s always been. Only here we spell it ‘COLORS.’
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/01/09 at 03:59 PM ET
I’m just glad the Flyers are in the East. Could you imagine a conference playoffs in which a team had to go through Anaheim and Philadelphia?
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:00 PM ET
Color me suprised that LA hasn’t done shit today. They’ve got tons and tons of cap space. If my wild ass prediction that they’re going to make the playoffs next year is to come true, they need to make a signing soon. Glass-Bones Gabby maybe?
Posted by CaptNorris5 from Chicago via Detroit on 07/01/09 at 04:00 PM ET
Does this entry in the glossary need revisiting yet?
My level of hatred for the Ducks has decreased now that Pronger’s with Philly. The hate’s still warm though because they have that gutless fairy Perry. Getzlaf, on the other hand, I’d actually like to see play for the Wings.
With Pronger and Lappy now in Philly, I’m conflicted. I dislike both of them, I don’t like the Flyers, yet I’ll cheer for them when they hit Crosby.
Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 07/01/09 at 04:02 PM ET
“Quick! Pay attention to me!” - not Jimmy
Glad to see everyone’s reading!
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 04:02 PM ET
like that insane deal for ryan malone last yr in tampa?? WTF was that about ?
BTW, M71, meant to say: that was part of GM Jay Feaster’s diabolical plan to create a team composed entirely of forwards at every position. Given that the Lightning picked #1 overall a few days ago, you can see how well that went.
Poor Ryan Malone (I don’t mean literally, obviously).
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/01/09 at 04:02 PM ET
The same Thidney that just beat your ass in a game 7 in Joe Louis Arena?
The Pens own Joe Louis.
Congrats, yet again for winning the Cup.
However, Cindy did not beat our ass in game 7. Cindy didn’t do squat in game 7, inlcuding his failure to fulfill his sportsmanship obligation of leading the Pen(i)s in the handshake line. Max Tlbot kicked our ass you ignorant little twit.
Second, the Pens record at the Joe is abysmal. Gloat over your championship all you want, your team earned it. But at a bare minimum get those pesky little things called “FACTS” straight when you do it.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 04:02 PM ET
Getzlaf, on the other hand, I’d actually like to see play for the Wings.
Absolutely DO NOT WANT
NO
NEIN
NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
Posted by thethirdcoast from Rottenchester on 07/01/09 at 04:04 PM ET
“No, the Thidney that was too much of a pussy to play in the majority of Game 7.”
Oh my bad ... so it’s better to have gotten beat by Max Talbot then.
Ha!
Sid lifted the Cup in Joe Louis Arena. How’s that feel?
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 04:04 PM ET
The big pylon, Hal Gill gets $2.25/year for two years in Montreal.
What a joke.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:05 PM ET
Don’t believe that imposter! I’m the real Jimmy!
Or maybe I’m one of his multiple personalities! Also a kiddie who’s so lame that he has nothing better to do than troll!
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 04:06 PM ET
Pitt just lost their clutch-n-grabber on D. Hal Gill signed with the Habs.
And Andrew, nope never got the drug talk. But starngely, now the board has returned to normal.
and what are you talkin’ aboot? There’s a damn U in colour, neighbour, honour, etc. Eh?
Posted by Alzy from Innisfail, Alberta, Canada on 07/01/09 at 04:06 PM ET
God it must suck being a Wings fan right now. I couldn’t even imagine.
Hang in there though!
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 04:06 PM ET
Crazy stuff. I’m not sure where I fall there. Maybe the whole “showing him loyalty” was a way of trying to lure him into a cheap contract by showing what kind of organization the Wings truly are. Though, it was clear we probably weren’t going to sign him and it would have been nice to get at least a pick or two out of it. Hm…
In ken we trust
Posted by CaptNorris5 from Chicago via Detroit on 07/01/09 at 04:06 PM ET
Imitation is the greatest form of acceptance and flattery!
Thank you!
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 04:08 PM ET
Well the Pens are now screwed. Now that Gill isn’t there to commit interference every single shift, their entire playoff defensive scheme is out the window. Have fun trying to defend the Wings legally.
Posted by John W. from Lansing, MI on 07/01/09 at 04:08 PM ET
Color me suprised that LA hasn’t done shit today. They’ve got tons and tons of cap space.
CaptNorris, it’s not a very big surprise. Philip Anshutcz is the Anti-Illitch. His company AEG owns Staples Center and the Kings. He bought the Kings to help his effort to get Staples built. Staples is booked 350+ nights a year and is the most profitable arena in the nation. Anshutz is all about profit, period. Until Kings fans wise up and stay away from Staples, he is more than happy to keep taking their money and making a profit on a losing team. The Kings will never come close to winning a Cup until he sells the team.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 04:09 PM ET
The big pylon, Hal Gill gets $2.25/year for two years in Montreal.
They’ve hired him to chug Molson for their amusement is my guess. BEER BONG! BEER BONG! BEER BONG!
and what are you talkin’ aboot? There’s a damn U in colour, neighbour, honour, etc. Eh?
Ack. Pass the poutine, I’ve got the munchies (drug talk again). Though given where you are, I’d take a prime Alberta porterhouse in a heartbeat.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/01/09 at 04:10 PM ET
The Wings won 4 cups with clutch and grab. A team finally caught on and did it back. Then what happened, the other team won the Cup!
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 04:11 PM ET
Well at least the Penguins got Michael Rupp, who is a janitor for all I know. Seriously, what does anybody know about this guy?
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:12 PM ET
That big pylon Hal Gill just beat you in a historic win to get his name on that big shiny thing.
And you can never take that away.
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 04:13 PM ET
BTW, M71, meant to say: that was part of GM Jay Feaster’s diabolical plan to create a team composed entirely of forwards at every position. Given that the Lightning picked #1 overall a few days ago, you can see how well that went.
They were just trying to build a team Melrose could coach for 30 or so games.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 07/01/09 at 04:13 PM ET
“Beer busts, beer blasts, keggers, stein hoists, AA meetings, beer nights...”
Hey, I wonder if the Canadiens need an Oracle/Unix admin…
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/01/09 at 04:14 PM ET
They were just trying to build a team Melrose could coach for 30 or so games.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 07/01/09 at 05:13 PM ET
You couldn’t do that with an Xbox and a copy of EA Sports NHL ‘09. Melrose would get the red ring of death halfway into the first week. It’d be considered a mercy killing.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:15 PM ET
Getzlaf, on the other hand, I’d actually like to see play for the Wings. Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 07/01/09 at 05:02 PM ET
Oh, Aphaea. I’m going to pretend you never wrote that.
Posted by Bella on 07/01/09 at 04:15 PM ET
Rupp is the only player in Stanley Cup history to have his first playoff goal be the Stanley Cup winning goal.
So if he wants another Cup, he went to the right team.
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 04:15 PM ET
Well at least the Penguins got Michael Rupp, who is a janitor for all I know. Seriously, what does anybody know about this guy?
Careful, JJ, “Michael Rupp” may not be his real name. I think he was an actor on That 70s Show.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/01/09 at 04:15 PM ET
Sharks re-signed Kent Huskins to a two year deal - $1.7 million average. Just got that from TSN’s FAF blog (which is coveritlive).
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 07/01/09 at 04:19 PM ET
The Hawks are smoking some good sh!t if the think they can keep Kane and Toews after next season. They have $35.3mil committed to 9 players for the 2010-2011 season, and that does not include Kane or Toews.
The Hawks payroll for the next few years:
2009-10**10-11*****11-12****12-13****13-14
46.022***35.303***25.270***15.745***15.745***Estimated Cap Hit
42.026***35.170***25.570***15.745***15.745***Estimated Payroll
__14_____ 9______ 5______ 3_______ 3____ # of Players Signed
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Sunny SoCal on 07/01/09 at 04:23 PM ET
Malik says don’t expect any deals today and that Chris Neil has gotten too pricey for our tastes
http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:23 PM ET
So if he wants another Cup, he went to the right team.
Posted by Jimmy from Windsor on 07/01/09 at 05:15 PM ET
Are you sure about that? With Khabibulan going to Edmonton and Campbell and Huet staying put, I’m a little skeptical.
Posted by mike from detroit on 07/01/09 at 04:24 PM ET
I’m going to pretend you never wrote that.
Yeesh, Getzlaf isn’t that bad. You’d think I was rhapsodizing over Pronger or Perry. Getzlaf as a Wing will never happen, but that doesn’t stop me from admitting he shows up for games unlike, say, Lang.
Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 07/01/09 at 04:24 PM ET
Camalleri to Habs huh. That should be a team that looks real different. Still have little faith that they’ll do much, but hey, different is good.
Posted by CaptNorris5 from Chicago via Detroit on 07/01/09 at 04:26 PM ET
I’m torn on Getzlaf. I’d probably take him as a Wing, but he belongs on the Ducks. I’ve never seen a player that looks so much like he could be his team’s mascot. He really does look like a duck.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:28 PM ET
From the FAF blog, a TSN Moderator updated:
The Leafs will get Garnet Exelby from Atlanta as part of the Kubina package, but there are apparently more parts involved.
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 07/01/09 at 04:29 PM ET
I’ve never seen a player that looks so much like he could be his team’s mascot. He really does look like a duck.
I don’t know JJ. I really think Sidney Crosby looks like a Pen(i)s..
Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 07/01/09 at 04:32 PM ET
I don’t know JJ. I really think Sidney Crosby looks like a Pen(i)s..
Posted by Triple Deke Tyler from Lansing on 07/01/09 at 05:32 PM ET
Good call, Tyler. I also forgot about Jason Pominville in Buffalo. He does kind of look like a prick.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/01/09 at 04:34 PM ET
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Where are the insane overpayments so far this season?
All of the GMs are well aware that the cap will go down after next season. The cap seems to track league revenues (and thus the overall economy) about a year late. I’ve read the cap will go down anywhere from $5-10mil after the 2009-10 season.
Lilja is driving tic tock’s caution. If Lil’s career is over, tic tock needs a new Dman. He has to save cap space and trade bait for that possibility. Taz and Leino will have to replace Hossa and Sammy. Leino just needs to learn the finer points of the defensive resposibilities of a forward in Uncle Mike’s Grand Scheme of Things.
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