the official JULY 1ST 2008 NHL FREE AGENT THREAD!!

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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    there is some serious money flying around out there.

    Can't you just see the sourpuss look on Bettman's face ?

    Why did we loose a season Gary ?
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    GoBucky wrote:
    He's the reason they even made the playoffs. Look at the numbers. He's a cheaper and better option over Khabby. Now we just have to trade Khabby since we're over the cap.

    So you want a goalie that doesn't play well in the playoffs but get's you there :confused:

    I agree Khabby needs to go
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  • GoBucky
    GoBucky Posts: 198
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    So you want a goalie that doesn't play well in the playoffs but get's you there :confused:

    I agree Khabby needs to go

    I didn't say that he didn't play well in the playoffs. His career playoff GAA is 2.65 and save % is .918. Neither are bad numbers. Remember, the Caps were not a great team in the least. He and #8 carried them. Huet finished the season winning 9 games in a row. I do think we overpaid, but we need to make the playoffs next year. He was the best goalie available, and we grabbed him. Go Hawks!
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    GoBucky wrote:
    I didn't say that he didn't play well in the playoffs. His career playoff GAA is 2.65 and save % is .918. Neither are bad numbers. Remember, the Caps were not a great team in the least. He and #8 carried them. Huet finished the season winning 9 games in a row. I do think we overpaid, but we need to make the playoffs next year. He was the best goalie available, and we grabbed him. Go Hawks!

    At least your team is making moves

    The Flyers don't have much cap space and Hatcher wont retire to free up some cash

    Our big Signing Glen Metropolit....a 4th line center
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Lost Streit, hmm.
    Big signing for the Raggies (Redden).
  • leafs4ever
    leafs4ever Posts: 833
    kenshunt wrote:
    hehe, well at least he's out of the east, finger wtf, cujo will be better than raycroft as backup

    agree completely about cujo being better than raysoft... i am pissed that my 2nd favourite team had to be stupid and take a chance on this waste.

    We lose on the finger deal. He is actually going to be good and is something that we need desperately in a smart defensive defencemen, who likes to take the body and doesn't mind dropping the gloves. But 3.5/yr? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!! he's going to be our #4 or 5 d-man and could possibly play as a #3 so it's not as bad as it could be and in a couple years could actually look like a somewhat decent deal. But way too much for a guy with less than 100 games in the NHL.

    I love the hagman signing. A guy who can score, who is incredibly responsible defencivally (sp?). I think the 3m/yr is not too much of an overpayment considering it is opening day of free agency.

    Now Boston just signed Ryder at 4m/yr, that's a huge overpayment for a guy with 31pts last year. This may rival the finger deal for worst one of the day.
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  • Drowned Out
    Drowned Out Posts: 6,056
    Kevin Lowe, Daryl Katz (new Oil owner) and Rich Winter (Hossa's agent) are meeting tonight in Edmonton.

    Katz has his big introductory press conference tomorrow and wants to make a splash. Word is he's willing to overpay Hossa to lure him to Edmonton... 9.5mil for 5 years.
  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    I believe the Redden deal with be a boondoggle within 2-3 years, his skills were really going down over the last 2 years
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    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    wow alot of cash on dfense for my boys
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    leafs4ever wrote:
    agree completely about cujo being better than raysoft... i am pissed that my 2nd favourite team had to be stupid and take a chance on this waste.

    We lose on the finger deal. He is actually going to be good and is something that we need desperately in a smart defensive defencemen, who likes to take the body and doesn't mind dropping the gloves. But 3.5/yr? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!! he's going to be our #4 or 5 d-man and could possibly play as a #3 so it's not as bad as it could be and in a couple years could actually look like a somewhat decent deal. But way too much for a guy with less than 100 games in the NHL.

    I love the hagman signing. A guy who can score, who is incredibly responsible defencivally (sp?). I think the 3m/yr is not too much of an overpayment considering it is opening day of free agency.

    Now Boston just signed Ryder at 4m/yr, that's a huge overpayment for a guy with 31pts last year. This may rival the finger deal for worst one of the day.
    Not if Ryder regains his form ;)

    Shoot the puck ffs, don't dipsy doodle when you can't stickhandle!
  • BrotherLoveBone
    BrotherLoveBone Posts: 264
    The best part about Hagman is his wife
    http://www.f1-forum.fi/misc/pirita.jpg

    but of course if he has finally learned how to hit the net he can be useful.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Ryan Craig re-signed with Tampa.
    Slow start to day 2 ;)
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Hossa to Detroit for 1 year...

    Ken Holland should just get to hold onto the Cup instead of keeping it at the Hall of Fame.... That organization is SICK!
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  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    he better hope he doesnt tear his knee up
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    he better hope he doesnt tear his knee up
    I guess money isn't everything to him afterall!
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    Rygar wrote:
    I guess money isn't everything to him afterall!


    big risk to take ,,passing on the big contract
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    big risk to take ,,passing on the big contract
    Now it's Sundin and Huselius on the open market..
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Yay, Avery's off to the Western Conference!
  • Drowned Out
    Drowned Out Posts: 6,056
    Fuck.
    The Oil have been saying Huselius is plan B. I wanted Hossa. But the paper today said 9 years at 9 mil, I'm almost glad we didn't get him for that.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Drowned Out wrote:
    Fuck.
    The Oil have been saying Huselius is plan B. I wanted Hossa. But the paper today said 9 years at 9 mil, I'm almost glad we didn't get him for that.
    Severely overpriced.
    You might have some competition for Huselius.

    Sundin's thanked everyone for looking but he's not ready to decide to play or retire ;)

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