Free Agent Frenzy Open Thread
by J.P. on Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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And they're off! Which players will be lucky, or unlucky, enough to move from one pinprick on the North American continent to another?
Stick around all afternoon for breaking signings, analysis and discussion in the comments, and keep an eye on the Twitter widget after the jump as well.
Have at it, people, and be sure to keep up with other Free Agency news at the SB Nation Hub:
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by J.P. on Jul 1, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep.
Rockin' the Red in Section 412
by boutros23 on Jul 1, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My guess is that it’s browser-specific. Sorry to anyone for whom it ain’t workin’.
Japers' Rink: Hockey blogging from the most powerful city in the world
by J.P. on Jul 1, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think so, but I’m not presently the best source on internet-based stuff that’s working.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was running a lot smoother when there were only 50 viewers. :)
by :hsughrofl: on Jul 1, 2009 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
722 rigth now, woah
"And next year it will be ours."
by Ovechwin on Jul 1, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, finally, the best part. Canadian commercials!
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s this, Bob McKenzie? Ottawa wants Dubinsky as part of the Heatley trade? Talk about a fleecing….
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Unless NYR convinced them to take “Steve” Dubinsky. Then it would be a REALLY great deal for NYR! ;-)
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to comment on that, but then I realized I don’t know who the TSN anchor is so I thought he might have been addressing him.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BREAKING!!!
OMG!!!!
Darren Pang just criticized an NHL player. (Dany Boy.) The earth has reversed its orbit. The sun has gone out.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
…does that mean I get to work a half day?
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the Twitter feed says Ohlund’s going to TB
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
kausatoday: Tampa Bay signed Mattias Ohlund
by :hsughrofl: on Jul 1, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For a salary equiv of the GDP of South Korea
by S h a g g y on Jul 1, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mind telling us what it is and your source?
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The widget at the top of the page
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, not working for me. Where else can I find it?
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on the price, right? Could be a decent signing.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good signing, but I wonder what the money looks like.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TSN says 7 yrs 3.75M/yr
Rockin' the Red in Section 412
by boutros23 on Jul 1, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The years are really out of whack, but he immediately becomes their best defensive defenseman by a long shot. manageable cap hit, too.
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Jul 1, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DarrenDreger: Ohlund will get 22.5 of the 24.5 in the next 5 years.
by letsgocaps on Jul 1, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s an NFL contract! Then, when they buy him out in 3 years, they’ll have to pay him relatively small amounts for the following 16 years…
by Gould Old Days on Jul 1, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since he’s under 35 they can get out of the cap hit after his best days are done. You’re going to seee a lot of deals that seem long with the final 2 or so years at a low salary to make the total cap hit average out to as low a number as is possible
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by Fauxrumors on Jul 1, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Swede to play with Hedman, ya gotta think right?
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s exactly the reasoning. Ease him into the NHL game, provide some guidance…kinda like what Nylander was supposed to do.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That might have played a role, but Tampa is in such desperate need of defensemen I think that was the biggest reason.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any truth to the rumour that the TBL called WSH to inquire about Jason Doig?
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never speak that name again.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m hearing there may be some interest there
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we’ll always have Doig’s crushing hit on Lindros to remember him in a positive light.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have been trying to find a clip of that hit online for years. Literally, years.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now you guys have got me watching Lindros and Stevens videos all day.
by bigmac1124 on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They’re in desperate need of a competent owner.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and one who’s no in control of the SAW franchise.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neidermayer exploring his options, eh?
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If you’re Neidermayer, I think you’ve gotta be feeling VAN if they’re even in the ballpark, right?
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick, work out a loan for Nylander and sign both Neidermayers!
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Signs that TSN sometimes sucks
Some dude is reporting on what MTL talk radio thinks. Who. Fucking. Cares.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
People everywhere else in Canada who want to gloat about them acquiring Gomez?
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
really? I thought knowing what Montreal Talk Radio thought was critical to keeping the world spinning around the sun!
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
RFA Offers?
Is there any reason to expect any team to pull a Penner today?
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hopefully someone pulls a Penner with Morrison
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt it. You really have to overpay to get an RFA.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not that one. If someone signs him for 2 M, I bet Washington takes the picks
by Gould Old Days on Jul 1, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Panger update
Darren Pang sliding right back into form, slurping Scott Gomez. How is that guy on TV?!!?
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like Pierre luvs Panger as much as I do.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, from PD: Somewhere, Martin Gerber is checking to see if maybe his phone isn’t plugged in.
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 12:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
first thing that’s made me laugh reading PD in weeks. The trademark snark has turned into nasty and vicious stupidity of late.
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But it wasn’t even written by PD :P
by :hsughrofl: on Jul 1, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe that’s why it was actually funny? (I noticed that, too, when I went and was re-reading the live feed)
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I was just saying it was from the site.
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, didn’t mean to unintentionally criticize you. i thought it was funny, too.
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
From @mirtle – Hossa talking to Chicago.
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by boutros23 on Jul 1, 2009 12:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and the Habs are sniffing around Havlat…
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by boutros23 on Jul 1, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That seems like a good fit for both sides if Chicago has a plan to manage the cap two+ years down the road.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thought Hossa wanted a long term deal? like 4-5yrs
that would not jive with Chicago
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the deal he turned down with DET was 10 yrs for around 4M/yr avg.
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by boutros23 on Jul 1, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well it depends what the cap hit is.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true, i feel like if they couldnt fit Havlat, there’s no chance for Hossa, given all their young talent worth holding on too.
that sounded kinda dirty.
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They do that, they’ll handcuff themselves cap wise for the life of Hossa’s contract.
And jinx Chicago of winning a cup while he’s on the squad.
by vt caps fan on Jul 1, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TSN reporters
All TSN’s plugged-in aces are in the studio. Why are they tossing to these underinformed ‘reporters?’
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably so they can keep the aces around easily for the assessment at the end of the day.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TSN goofs again
Hollweg is not a TML-controlled RFA. They cut him loose last night. He’s a UFA.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wouldnt Detroit fans be upset if they see Hossa go to Chicago? Now to go full circle the Wings would have to sign Havlat. Rivalry strengthened
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 12:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well he passes up on all the money and secure offers last year for the best chance to win a cup. Now this Detroit wants to resign him but just for less money\time and now he is going to the Blackhawks. Do you really think the Blackhawks have an excellent chance of winning the cup?
Just seems like an odd road he has taken.
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. I think CHI has an excellent chance of winning the Cup. No question. Stud young team.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he signs in the West, that means an Eastern team will win the cup. I like those odds!
by :hsughrofl: on Jul 1, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, i think Chicago is a very very strong team. stronger than the Caps.
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Priorities change. It may be that case that Hossa wanted that huge, long-term contract at some point in his life for (additional) the financial security and he was willing to put it off for a year, but not more.
If someone offered me a contract to play ECHL hockey for a year, I’d do it for a year or two, but I wouldn’t derail my real career for it.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could be. I’ll be very interested in seeing where he signs and the details of that signing.
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With the young players they have, they made their first trip to the playoffs in a while and made it to the conference finals. Definitely a cup contender for a while.
by bigmac1124 on Jul 1, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not only do I think the Hawks have an excellent chance of winning the cup, but I believe that they are a more “playoff ready” team than the Caps.
Just another thing for everyone to ponder this afternoon….
Nylander for Byfuglien
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wish it had happened back in December, or whenever that rumor was going crazy
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Breaks my heart every time I think about it.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suspect that Byfuglien would be my fav Cap if that trade had been made.
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thought they would try and trade him just so they could sign Havlat.
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I should have said, have a better chance of winning the Cup than Detroit or Pittsburgh. I don’t think they have a better chance than Detroit.
They are a great team though.
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quietly good signing to watch
I’m curious to see who picks up Adrian Aucoin. He made $4M last year. Real solid player. Interesting that TBL chose to go after (or get) Ohlund rather than Aucoin. Similar $ slots, you’d think.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the Swede thing had a bit to do with Ohlund.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The makeover on the CGY backline is dramatic., and it’s not as if that was a position of weakness to begin with.
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
z
Via @CraigCustance: ATL interested in Antropov. Don Waddell… yowsa.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
just hearing Pierre McGuire talk makes me want to punch him. So friggin smug.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why are your torturing yourself like that?
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he is. But if you had to listen to Darren Pang all the time… ;-)
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pierre McGuire is like Chinese Water Drip torture, you can only take so much.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kovy re-signing with the Habs is rumored right now.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That makes sense; Gomez isn’t going to lift the tide up there by himself.
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Jul 1, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
….despite what his salary suggests.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
right. 64 points only go around so far…
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by bigonetimer on Jul 1, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not my forte... but that is!
Oh canadian commercials.
"And next year it will be ours."
by Ovechwin on Jul 1, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kovalev gets 2-year, $8.8M deal… Habs also extend offers to Hossa, Gaborik and Havlat
From Mirtle
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Per Mirtle's Twitter
Kovalev gets 2-year, $8.8M deal… Habs also extend offers to Hossa, Gaborik and Havlat.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s a lot of big dollar wings!
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by bigonetimer on Jul 1, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now what happens if they all accept….. you cant imagine that the Canadiens can actually sign ALL of them
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They have some new awesome center to dish out easy goals too!
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
those 4 players plus Gomez would be 30M right there…
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Jul 1, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Per DarrenDreger's Twitter
kovalev extension in Mtl isnt done yet. some say it is. his agent says it isn’t.
by letsgocaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over/under on goals scored during that contract: 5.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian Burke grabbing some muscle
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well at least we don’t need to worry about playing him in the playoffs.
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will Burke also sign Neil, Brashear and Laroque today?
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by Fauxrumors on Jul 1, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s definitely not signing Laraque – he has another year left on his contract
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jose Theodore’s on the list of 2008 cautionary tales from day one of free agency. Fair?
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw that and was a little surprised. We got him as a bridge for the younger guys. isnt he doing that?
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And on a short-term deal, which is what you want when you’re signing a bridge. Totally.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A two-year deal was completely sane. The numbers were completely reasonable.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mine as well. Granted we could have rolled the dice with career backups like Conklin but I was then and still am ok with the logic behind the Theo signing. Sure it would be nice if he woudl cut back on the soft goals….
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly Huet was more than willing to sign in DC and our youngsters were more than ready to step up with all their NHL experience!
Doom & Gloom!
by :hsughrofl: on Jul 1, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Theo
At 2 years, 4.5M, Theo was the right deal then. He’s still going to fight for the top job next year and he might even win it. If he doesn’t, he’s still not a bad guy to have around with the young goaltender who beats him out.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. You want Varly to have to earn it. That’s key. (And underdiscussed.)
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True about underdiscussed, although from Varly’s interviews he makes it clear that BB told him everything would have to be earned.
by cuqui on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And now there’s a report out of Chicago that the Hawks want to resign Khabibulin and trade Huet to Edmonton. As George says, no deal is better than a bad deal.
by b.orr4 on Jul 1, 2009 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pierre McGuire— “Your cologne is nice”
….. Make of it what you want
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
(I’m choosing to read it as a shot at Darren Pang. Because I wish everything was.)
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
More of a shot towards Pierre. But I like seeing shots at Pang just as much as you do
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Pierre wear the new “Eau de Milbury” cologne. It has the smell of “little cats”.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pierre’s most awkard moment on tv ever around the 1:40 mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i5zXLZHGI4
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pierre and awkward are oxymorons
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by Fauxrumors on Jul 1, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of the many things I think when I see Pierre McGuire, “suave” is not one of them.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He likes to get really close to guys doesn’t he? He did the same thing to Guerin during the SCF when Guerin got hit or something. He poked his head around his little box and started asking him how he was feeling.
by letsgocaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that Subway commercial is making me angry. dont know why…it just is
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 1:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
which one is this?
the 5 dollar footlong ones kill me….
by twistedlogic on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, its not that one. Its like some kind of sandwhich machine with Ausie music. Weird….
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that the Leafs have their tough-guy, Brash might be waiting a bit longer for his contract.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Caps fan on NHL Live “can we trade Nylander and dump Theo back to Colorado” DO HO HO…
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I got Kovalchuk by trading Nyles and first and Fehr. So It must work it real life!
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly I think a lot of people age 35 and under have had their perceptions skewed by video games and that’s why people think “two mediocre players and a second round pick will get my team an all-star!”
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You may want to widen that demo a bit chief.
by Bald Pollack on Jul 1, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I’d widen the causes — video games, sports talk radio, message boards….
You mean, they won’t accept my trash-for-cash coupon?
If you've read this far...seek help.
by ThePeerless on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In my day we didn’t have a free agent tracker. You got your transaction information from Dave Fay and you liked it!
by Bald Pollack on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I dunno, most people over 30 seems to have grown up in a time when they took their cues from real transactions rather than video games and know the video games are unrealistic.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly I think everyone who has played NHL 09 has had their perceptions skewed by video games
Fixed, you can pull off all sorts of crazy trades which leads to the crazy hockeys-future boards trades that you see.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wysh now citing Boston sources saying they’re talking with Hossa.
Wyshynski:
On Bruins — Bosotn Globe reports they’re in talks with Hossa:
http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/extras/bruins_blog/
They have $7.865 mil in cap space with only a few supporting players to add. It could happen.
by cuqui on Jul 1, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s BS. According to capgeek.com, the Bruins have only 16 guys under contract ( not counting the RFAs like Kessel) and only $2.5 million in cap space.
by b.orr4 on Jul 1, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All the TSN guys snubbed Green from their Team Canada rosters.
by Mobsky on Jul 1, 2009 1:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Beat me to it. Do you think he’d be on there if it wasn’t for the playoffs?
by letsgocaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
9 points in 14 games is apparently sub-par. I still don’t understand the massive thumbs down. Defensively? Yes, but that’s nothing new.
by :hsughrofl: on Jul 1, 2009 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t even know if it’s the playoffs…I just can’t get why he’s not getting enough respect to make one of 7 slots after being a Norris candidate.
by Mobsky on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because team Canada is going to make decisions weighted very heavily on defense and even though Green’s defense is better than it gets credit for, it’s not elite.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m fine with the snub. It’ll just motivate him this season to show them what they’re missing. Plus, he won’t burn himself out playing during those two weeks. Russia’s going to win anyway.
by b.orr4 on Jul 1, 2009 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
because he’s way to friendly with that evil Russian guy. What if he picks up on his bad Russian ways and starts celebrating goals?! God forbid….
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
which got me thinking about Doughty vs Green, and who in the next 3 years will be the better player
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
An awful lot of snubs this year. Again.
Now I want to win a Cup just to make Milbury and McGuire choke on it.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
by gotsparkly on Jul 1, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF TSN, ripping on Hossa for going to Detroit, talking about how it was stupid. They went to Game Seven!
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Silly DMG: If Hossa had signed with a CANADIAN TEAM, he’d be talked about that way. But he signed in America! Therefore they dump on him! (Groan.)
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hossa is the goat of the decade, of course he’ll see hell no matter how illogical it is.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, so Hossa re-signs with Pittsburgh for what would, in that case, have been a multi-year deal for similar annual money. Forward to 2009-2010. $25 million in three players ($29M in four, if you count Jordan Staal). Yeah, that was going to work.
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by ThePeerless on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish he had signed with Pitt. They would be totally screwed
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we obviously didn’t sacrifice enough chickens to please the hockey gods to make that happen.
That, or Hossa really hated playing with Sid :)
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wtf was that nonsense about Burke being in Europe on Canada Day even though he has dual citizenship. these guys are freakin’ clowns
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah geez
Only TSN would analyze the goaltending coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Who fucking cares.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well I did care, but now you made me feel insecure….
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kubina to Atlanta
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TSN says not done yet. What on earth does ATL have to give up for him? An expiring Kozlov? Colby Armstrong?
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Instead of players? Because: Why would ATL give up players and picks for a guy with only a year left?
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Waddell, worst GM in hockey!
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by Fauxrumors on Jul 1, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure, but I think this tweet from Down Goes Brown summarizes the Maple Leafs feelings @DownGoesBrown: Kubina to Atlanta. So… nice work the last two years refusing to waive your NTC to go to a contender, Pavel.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Hossa, Towes, Kane. Thats formidable
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guarantees a spot in the finals for the ’Hawks next year. Where they will lose.
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by ThePeerless on Jul 1, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
to the Caps. Talk about an awesome final.
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn’t that be sweet, the Caps carrying the Cup right in front of Huet?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully, in DC. (us fans have suffered long enough, we damn well better get to see it on home ice!)
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When the Caps win the Cup, you will not hear one complaint from me re: where it was won.
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Someone will complain that it wasn’t somewhere else, People aren’t happy unless they have something to complain about.
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by gotsparkly on Jul 1, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
beat me to it by a second.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Satan gets Hossa’s soul, and the Blackhawks get a chance to lose Game Seven in the Finals.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Id rather they didnt say anything at all.
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Pierre still can’t get Varlamov’s name right.
by letsgocaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brash to Rangers?
Vogel just said so, but no source.
by b.orr4 on Jul 1, 2009 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The ultimate in irony if true, no?
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by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hope he sent Blair Betts a fruit basket.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah… or at least a get well card…
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by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In between Brashear and Avery, I’m convinced the Rangers will not take any silly penalties this coming year.
by Bald Pollack on Jul 1, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well then they replaced Colton Orr really quickly.
by letsgocaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wonder if the Caps will go enforcer hunting now.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, the can make better use of the roster spot and money.
Wouldn’t shock me to see them get an AHL guy and keep him in Hershey if his services were ever needed.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beagle?
You can't reason someone out of something they weren't reasoned into.
by ChrisAm on Jul 1, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve never seen him fight, but I’ve never gotten the impression he’s anywhere near an NHL level enforcer.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry. Meant Kip Brennan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsom40270ss
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by ChrisAm on Jul 1, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt it. Remember the whole McPhee on not really needing tough guys?
by letsgocaps on Jul 1, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought so too, but I haven’t heard a confirmation yet so I’m not believing until I see it somewhere.
by b.orr4 on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Per Tweets
TheFourthPeriod Avs sign Craig Anderson to 2-year deal, it;s done
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
NHL live confirms. Earth shattering no?…
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn
i guess they wont be needing theo anymore…………
stupid nhl09….
by twistedlogic on Jul 1, 2009 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good signing by Colorado. They still won’t be in the playoffs next year though
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by Fauxrumors on Jul 1, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably not, but Anderson deserves a shot to be a starter, and this will be it for him.
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by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TSN on NHL Network now.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MSG is a great place for Brash. He’ll play in front of blood thirsty fans, and basically be living his dream of being a boxer.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hossa to the Hawks???
Seriously? For like 12 years?
by D'ohboy on Jul 1, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess this means they’ll be shopping Ladd or letting Versteeg walk if that’s the case.
by Bald Pollack on Jul 1, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I said I wouldn’t be surprised if Versteeg was no longer a Hawk.
by JSchon on Jul 1, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 12 years is to get the Cap value lower, very unlikely he’s playing in the NHL 12 years from now.
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by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talk of 12 year deal, 5 mil per year for hossa. thats gona come back to bite them
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It might be wrong. I feel bad now.
by :hsughrofl: on Jul 1, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh wow. lol. Enjoy that B-Hawks fans.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably more like 5 years of awesome followed by 7 years of suck.
by D'ohboy on Jul 1, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
if by awesome you mean “Always coming thisclose to winning the Cup” then, yeah, awesome.
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
$5m/year for a guy who consistently scores about 40 goals/year is a pretty damn good deal. It’s tough to control things once you reach the playoffs.
by D'ohboy on Jul 1, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he starts to suck they can demote him to the AHL without worry of the cap hit unless he got a No Movement Clause like Nylander?
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by Fauxrumors on Jul 1, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is what the Pens did to Satan this year right? Clear that space until the playoffs and then bring him back.
by Sct112 on Jul 1, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how insane………
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe, maybe not. Five million for a guy of Hossa’s caliber? That’s a great deal.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only reason they got the bargain was because of the length. No way he signs for 5.2 mil for 3-4 years
by amkcaps on Jul 1, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, but the cap hit is still the cap hit.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well yeah but still 12 years……
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
$5M cap hit is a great deal for Hossa
;-)
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With 12 years he might even be able to get a Cup.. Chicago’s chances look pretty good. Deal for both sides :D
by Vinn on Jul 1, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well he’s under contract until he’s 42 (yes I know he’ll probably retire well before then but still)
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and Hossa’s only averaged MORE than a point per game 3 times in his career, and exactly a point per game once.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. Folks need to not look at the length. The extra years are there just to decrease the average cap hit
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by Fauxrumors on Jul 1, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
right. You have to hope they retire on their own and don’t just hang on and force an expensive buyout.
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or an AHL demotion
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by Fauxrumors on Jul 1, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i guess the devil is in the details, how many 1 million years were tacked on at the end?
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For his time machine?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but no DMG
from the house that Red Jesus built
by bigonetimer on Jul 1, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ty Conklin
To St. Louis – $1.3M/yr for 2 years
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by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ahhh, you have the terms! You win this one, MikeL….
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So St Louis goes to the Final round this year and gets an outdoor game?
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I win I win!
What’s the prize? ;-) Hopefully a front row seat on Pennsylvania Avenue for the Stanley Cup Parade?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You get to draft the inevitable Caps-to-Knuble contract: ten million this year and then 47 years are the league minimum to decrease the cap hit.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't plan the whole route...
…but you know that part of it will be along Pennsylvania Avenue.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you’re hoping to get the Obaminator to notice it by running it down Pennsylvania Avenue, you will fail.
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by gotsparkly on Jul 1, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Conk-block to St. Louis?
Love that move for them.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Conklin to the Blues for 1.3 per… St Louis to the Finals and for the Winter Classic!! :P
by Vinn on Jul 1, 2009 2:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and the cup finals!
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by Sombrero Guy on Jul 1, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta wonder… Conklin and Hossa have been teammates for awhile and now they’re going to teams that are bitter rivals…
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by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Conks and Hossa were in Pitt 2 years ago together and then last year in Detroit. Now one’s going to Chicago one to St. Louis.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes yes, tons of teary goodbyes going on right now.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just noticed
Not one tweet from @cmasisak22 or blog post at CI/TEB since noon.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 2:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Would he be tweeting while doing the Caps report?
by zephyr on Jul 1, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not? @DarrenDreger is Tweeting while on TSN.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Pierre McGuire won’t shut up, I’d tweet too.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GMGM has them tied up in the basement of the mall with orders not to talk to anyone.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or maybe Vogs is out caddying at the Pro-Am today at Congressional? Are any Caps playing in the Pro-Am?
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by MikeL-Caps on Jul 1, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bouds tee’ed off at 6:40 am (!) And did not playing in the 4-some with Tiger, because Tony Romo and that vapid blond of a girlfriend of his are soooo much more interesting.
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if Woods realizes that bringing the Dallas quarterback to DC to partner with him is a slap in D.C.’s face.
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by gotsparkly on Jul 1, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How is that a slap in DC’s face? I mean, it’s a pro-am. Who cares?
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you’re a Skins fan.
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by gotsparkly on Jul 1, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t even really care about the ‘Skins, but I still hate Dallas. Its a slap int he face. It says "I don’t actually care about the host city and can’t be bothered to find an appropriate golfing partner from a local team."
by RedBirdie on Jul 1, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s a guy on a rival sports team, not a mortal enemy.
by David M. Getz on Jul 1, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs