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

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

Phantom Pain wrote:

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.

Phantom Pain wrote:

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.

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

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 ?

smarchee wrote:

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 ?

I agree.

NY PJ1 wrote:

cmon u canadian girls ...wake up and give us some of your knowledge

Nothing new.
Corey Perry resigned with the Ducks and Andreas Lilja resigned with Detriot.

NY PJ1 wrote:

cmon u canadian girls ...wake up and give us some of your knowledge

lol, it's a holiday

NHL Free Agent day.............er Canada Day