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

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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    I think the Leafs have just given up on Wellwood.

    He did break his ankle over the spring and I think there was some miscommunication between his people and the Leafs people that didn't go ever well

    Maybe Fletcher is mandated to get the stain of any JFJ contracts into the shredder
    1998 ~ Barrie
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    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
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    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
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    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    smarchee wrote:
    I think the Leafs have just given up on Wellwood.

    He did break his ankle over the spring and I think there was some miscommunication between his people and the Leafs people that didn't go ever well

    Maybe Fletcher is mandated to get the stain of any JFJ contracts into the shredder
    It also sounds like Wellwood is one lazy, unmotivated mofo. No off-season training, no optional practices, etc, etc...
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    Rygar wrote:
    It also sounds like Wellwood is one lazy, unmotivated mofo. No off-season training, no optional practices, etc, etc...
    Which is apparently A-OK with Vancouver. Canucks claim Wellwood off waivers.

    Also, "TSN's sister station in Quebec RDS reports that the Montreal Canadiens have extended qualifying offers to forwards Mikhail Grabovski, Andrei Kostitsyn and Corey Locke, defencemen Josh Gorges and Ryan O'Byrne and goaltender Jaroslav Halak." Good news for me.

    Panthers have placed Jozef Stumpel on waivers.
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    Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Holy Shit !! Vinny and $77 Million ?!?!?!?

    :eek:


    http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15878



    Vinny Locked in Tampa for 9 years, at 77 Mil...
    June 25, 2008, 4:41 AM ET

    We can still dream, but unless things fall apart in Tampa (as if they haven't already) Vinny will be a part of the Lightning for the rest of his career.


    Isnt' that $8.5 mil a year on the cap ?

    What will Malkin get or Hossa ???

    Another Link...http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241633&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    wow, $ 77 million for Lecavalier

    guess the talking of how crazy the new Lighting owners were true

    now, they just need to get a goalie

    how about giving Curtis Joseph's agents a call, I bet he could still play
    1998 ~ Barrie
    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
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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Rygar wrote:
    Which is apparently A-OK with Vancouver. Canucks claim Wellwood off waivers.

    well, it's not that big of a gamble, especially for a team with no offense
    1998 ~ Barrie
    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
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    Holy Shit !! Vinny and $77 Million ?!?!?!?

    :eek:


    http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15878



    Vinny Locked in Tampa for 9 years, at 77 Mil...
    June 25, 2008, 4:41 AM ET

    We can still dream, but unless things fall apart in Tampa (as if they haven't already) Vinny will be a part of the Lightning for the rest of his career.


    Isnt' that $8.5 mil a year on the cap ?

    What will Malkin get or Hossa ???

    Another Link...http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241633&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main
    Hossa turned down 5 years at 7 million a year from Pittsburgh, haha!
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    kenshuntkenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    Go Leafs Go, Well i wish the Leafs didn't give up on Welwood, but i hope he helps Vancouver out, he is still only 25.
    London 2005
    Toronto 2011 night 2
    Hamilton 2011
    London 2013
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    kenshunt wrote:
    Go Leafs Go, Well i wish the Leafs didn't give up on Welwood, but i hope he helps Vancouver out, he is still only 25.
    Where've you been???

    Fletcher is on TSN's OTR in 1 minute.
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    kenshuntkenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    im sitting at home now, thinking wtf are the Leafs gonna do next year lol, but hey if they finnish last this year they will have a very good chance at Tavarez.
    London 2005
    Toronto 2011 night 2
    Hamilton 2011
    London 2013
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    kenshunt wrote:
    im sitting at home now, thinking wtf are the Leafs gonna do next year lol, but hey if they finnish last this year they will have a very good chance at Tavarez.
    That they do.
    No Fletcher on TSN yet...nevermind, there he is. Just a recap of already recorded crap.
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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Raycroft cleared waivers and no one claimed him

    surprise of the off-season so far ?
    1998 ~ Barrie
    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
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    Flyers' 3-year 15 million deal for Carter is official.
    Bertuzzi is on waivers.
    Conroy, Langkow and two others signed in Calgary.
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    stickboystickboy Posts: 2,981
    one of you guys were telling me the other nite at msg that The Rangers and Mats Sundin were talking??? I forget who but i was certainly news to me :eek:

    I can TOTTALY see that shit happening too, if Slats doesnt bring back Jagr :/
    Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
    Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    stickboy wrote:
    one of you guys were telling me the other nite at msg that The Rangers and Mats Sundin were talking??? I forget who but i was certainly news to me :eek:

    I can TOTTALY see that shit happening too, if Slats doesnt bring back Jagr :/
    Not yet. Sundin's agent asked TOR management about talking to NY, and NY said they didn't want his rights, so TOR gave the rights to Montreal.
    You'll have to wait until July 1st to sign him.
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    stickboystickboy Posts: 2,981
    Rygar wrote:
    Not yet. Sundin's agent asked TOR management about talking to NY, and NY said they didn't want his rights, so TOR gave the rights to Montreal.
    You'll have to wait until July 1st to sign him.
    gotcha..I ben a lil out the loop the past week or so
    so the Flames resigned Conroy and Langkow AND picked up Cammaleri!?!? :eek: not bad at all
    Stars resigned Loui Erikkson and the Isles bought out Shawn Bates. Ducks also bought out Bertuzzi.....Sather?? DOnt even think about it! :mad:
    Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
    Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
    Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    Malone signed with the Lightning - 7 year, 31.5 million.

    http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242037&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl

    Can't wait for Tuesday, should help take my mind off my poor cat for a while.
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    NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    Rygar wrote:
    Malone signed with the Lightning - 7 year, 31.5 million.

    http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242037&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl

    Can't wait for Tuesday, should help take my mind off my poor cat for a while.



    wow ,,ok he's gone
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    wow ,,ok he's gone
    TSN thinks John Micheal Liles has signed a 4 year deal with Colorado according to 'sources'.
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    NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    Rygar wrote:
    TSN thinks John Micheal Liles has signed a 4 year deal with Colorado according to 'sources'.


    he went back? lol ok

    this is gonna be interesting
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    he went back? lol ok

    this is gonna be interesting
    Colorado also signed Adam Foote to a two year/6 million deal.

    The Lightning also signed Roberts to a year deal for 1 million (with just over another million in potential bonuses) and have acquired the negotiating rights to Brian Rolston.....they're busy busy.

    Edmonton traded Stoll and Matt Greene for defensemen Lubomir Visnovsky from LA.
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    Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Rygar wrote:
    Colorado also signed Adam Foote to a two year/6 million deal.

    The Lightning also signed Roberts to a year deal for 1 million (with just over another million in potential bonuses) and have acquired the negotiating rights to Brian Rolston.....they're busy busy.

    Edmonton traded Stoll and Matt Greene for defensemen Lubomir Visnovsky from LA.

    TB is doing a lot but they need a Goalie in the worst way
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

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    Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Rygar wrote:
    Malone signed with the Lightning - 7 year, 31.5 million.

    http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242037&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl

    Can't wait for Tuesday, should help take my mind off my poor cat for a while.

    The deal the Flyers signed Carter to is looking even better now

    Carter is only 23

    Malone is not worth $7-8mill a year for the first 2 years

    Not to mention he played with Malkin
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
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    The deal the Flyers signed Carter to is looking even better now

    Carter is only 23

    Malone is not worth $7-8mill a year for the first 2 years

    Not to mention he played with Malkin

    Yep. as much as i liked malone they overpaid big time. And you're right tampa needs a goalie and d. Now they are going after rolston!
    granted malone played with malkin but if they put him with vinny he'll be ok. Just not 7-8 million ok. and i hear he'll be with stamkos so that might not work out to well, malone isn't the speediest of guys and i hear stamkos is a bullet.
    Good signing by tampa bay but the cost is a little pricey.
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    Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Yep. as much as i liked malone they overpaid big time. And you're right tampa needs a goalie and d. Now they are going after rolston!
    granted malone played with malkin but if they put him with vinny he'll be ok. Just not 7-8 million ok. and i hear he'll be with stamkos so that might not work out to well, malone isn't the speediest of guys and i hear stamkos is a bullet.
    Good signing by tampa bay but the cost is a little pricey.

    The new owners are really making a push to be opposite of the previous owners I guess

    By the sounds of it they're trying to fuse old vets and young guys

    Still shocked really with the money he got...for a guy with 51 points as a career high correct ?
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

    The ONLY thing better than a glass of beer is tea with Miss McGill



    A protuberance of flesh above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    The new owners are really making a push to be opposite of the previous owners I guess

    I think with TB is that, as compared to other southern US markets that do not have a history of winning hockey and have trouble keeping attendance high and those that do have a history of winning and have trouble keeping attendance high after that, TB has had a history of winning and does not have trouble keeping their attendance high, so instead of wallowing in another crappy year or 2 and seeing that goodwill with their attendance erode slightly to wear it is a major concern for the franchise, they have decided to be aggressive on the FA market and improve the team to solidify that dedicated fan base who keep their attendance above their comparables now and in the future.
    1998 ~ Barrie
    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
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242083&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_nhl
    Prospal back with TB.
    TSN thinks Avery is going to Toronto if NYR won't give him his asking dough.
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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Rygar wrote:
    TSN thinks Avery is going to Toronto if NYR won't give him his asking dough.

    But won't that kill his credibility because he said he would never play in Canada ever ?

    I thought he hated the Canadian media
    1998 ~ Barrie
    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
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    smarchee wrote:
    But won't that kill his credibility because he said he would never play in Canada ever ?

    I thought he hated the Canadian media
    I'm not sure you're allowed to use "credibility" in a sentence referring to that particular player ;)


    But he has said he hates Canada or some such thing.
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    smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Rygar wrote:
    I'm not sure you're allowed to use "credibility" in a sentence referring to that particular player ;)


    But he has said he hates Canada or some such thing.

    yeah no shit eh

    I do recall him stating he would never play in Canada because of something the media did or a story that was going around up here, can't remember what because he is a tool.

    Toronto seemed to be on the right path in making player personel decisions, why would they revert back to their stupid ways ?
    1998 ~ Barrie
    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
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