Free Agent Frenzy Open Thread
by J.P. on Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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What’s this, Bob McKenzie? Ottawa wants Dubinsky as part of the Heatley trade? Talk about a fleecing….
BREAKING!!!
OMG!!!!
Darren Pang just criticized an NHL player. (Dany Boy.) The earth has reversed its orbit. The sun has gone out.
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
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
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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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
That might have played a role, but Tampa is in such desperate need of defensemen I think that was the biggest reason.
Never speak that name again.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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
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
Signs that TSN sometimes sucks
Some dude is reporting on what MTL talk radio thinks. Who. Fucking. Cares.
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
Panger update
Darren Pang sliding right back into form, slurping Scott Gomez. How is that guy on TV?!!?
first thing that’s made me laugh reading PD in weeks. The trademark snark has turned into nasty and vicious stupidity of late.
That seems like a good fit for both sides if Chicago has a plan to manage the cap two+ years down the road.
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
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
TSN reporters
All TSN’s plugged-in aces are in the studio. Why are they tossing to these underinformed ‘reporters?’
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
just hearing Pierre McGuire talk makes me want to punch him. So friggin smug.
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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
Kovy re-signing with the Habs is rumored right now.
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Per Mirtle's Twitter
Kovalev gets 2-year, $8.8M deal… Habs also extend offers to Hossa, Gaborik and Havlat.
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Per DarrenDreger's Twitter
kovalev extension in Mtl isnt done yet. some say it is. his agent says it isn’t.
Brian Burke grabbing some muscle
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw that and was a little surprised. We got him as a bridge for the younger guys. isnt he doing that?
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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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-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
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
Does Pierre wear the new “Eau de Milbury” cologne. It has the smell of “little cats”.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
pierre’s most awkard moment on tv ever around the 1:40 mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i5zXLZHGI4
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Now that the Leafs have their tough-guy, Brash might be waiting a bit longer for his contract.
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Caps fan on NHL Live “can we trade Nylander and dump Theo back to Colorado” DO HO HO…
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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
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!”
Actually, I’d widen the causes — video games, sports talk radio, message boards….
You mean, they won’t accept my trash-for-cash coupon?
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by Bald Pollack on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 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
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.
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.
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.
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
WTF TSN, ripping on Hossa for going to Detroit, talking about how it was stupid. They went to Game Seven!
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
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.
If you've read this far...seek help.
I wish he had signed with Pitt. They would be totally screwed
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TSN says not done yet. What on earth does ATL have to give up for him? An expiring Kozlov? Colby Armstrong?
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
Guarantees a spot in the finals for the ’Hawks next year. Where they will lose.
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Wouldn’t that be sweet, the Caps carrying the Cup right in front of Huet?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
hopefully, in DC. (us fans have suffered long enough, we damn well better get to see it on home ice!)
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
beat me to it by a second.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
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
The ultimate in irony if true, no?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
hope he sent Blair Betts a fruit basket.
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Oh yeah… or at least a get well card…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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
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.
I’ve never seen him fight, but I’ve never gotten the impression he’s anywhere near an NHL level enforcer.
Sorry. Meant Kip Brennan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsom40270ss
You can't reason someone out of something they weren't reasoned into.
Per Tweets
TheFourthPeriod Avs sign Craig Anderson to 2-year deal, it;s done
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NHL live confirms. Earth shattering no?…
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Good signing by Colorado. They still won’t be in the playoffs next year though
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sometimes I find it's better to be somebody else
Probably not, but Anderson deserves a shot to be a starter, and this will be it for him.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
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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The 12 years is to get the Cap value lower, very unlikely he’s playing in the NHL 12 years from now.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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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The only reason they got the bargain was because of the length. No way he signs for 5.2 mil for 3-4 years
With 12 years he might even be able to get a Cup.. Chicago’s chances look pretty good. Deal for both sides :D
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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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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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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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-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
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-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
and the cup finals!
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Gotta wonder… Conklin and Hossa have been teammates for awhile and now they’re going to teams that are bitter rivals…
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
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-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
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
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
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
Or maybe Vogs is out caddying at the Pro-Am today at Congressional? Are any Caps playing in the Pro-Am?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
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.
I wonder if Woods realizes that bringing the Dallas quarterback to DC to partner with him is a slap in D.C.’s face.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
If you’re a Skins fan.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
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."
Then they need to grow up + get a sense of perspective. Jesus.
by TylerG on Jul 1, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 2 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.
A slap in the face seems like the correct perspective. I am not sure that anyone is suggesting that Romo partnering with Woods is the worst thing in the world.
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Would you feel differently if it was Crosby?
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Again, no mention of hate. Just a feeling that the courtesy would be to play with a hometown player in that town. Not a player from a rival team.
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
This isn’t hating someone because of a jersey, DMG. The courtesy is to select someone from the home team,just as a rock star wears a jersey from the local sports team when they play in a town. It’s an image and a message thing that Woods is wilfully ignoring.
I like the “moderately disrespectful/ignorant” moniker. That’a fair.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Even if it was another team, did it have to be Dallas? Of course, Tiger being willing to win a tournament he hosts says that he doesn’t really understand the whole appearances thing.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Not really, IMO.And I think the word you want is image :)
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
How is that a slap? Campbell and A.R.E are playing in it I believe.
Not that big of a deal (and I’m a skins fan)
I don’t know, I was pretty offended – he’s partnering with the host. That puts Dallas on a perceptual level above the Skins playing in it, in D.C..
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Of course, I’ll admit that I don’t like Tiger Woods very much.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
I think that Tyler is perpetually on that pedastal – not sure he even knows his way down anymore.
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Romo is a much better golfer than the two Skins. You have to think Tiger wouldn’t put up with a bunch of hackers out there for 5 hours.
by Scott in Shaw on Jul 1, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
So that’s just over 7.5 M per each of those 7 years. Sounds more right. Hell of lot easier to buy/trade him out after that too, especially to a low-budget team.
Don’t they have to resign both Kane and Toews in the next 2/3 years? I’d imagine they’d want that kind of money as well….
Is it really to the benefit of either the players OR management to limit these front-loaded contracts in some way? Players get paid more up front, and the teams get to keep their cap hit low. Somehow I don’t see this going away. It does make a bit of a mockery of the whole idea of the cap in the first place though.
I think you can make the case that it hurts the lower-income teams by allowing high income teams to (in a sense) circumvent the cap by having a payroll that’s way over the cap number.
Heh, Colton Orr is the "last piece of the puzzle’ in Toronto.
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What puzzle is that? The one that gets the Leafs the best shot in next year’s lottery?
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
From the WaPoCI. Did I just witness speaking before thinking, or is it me?
Does anyone else think the NHL should cap the term length for deals? This is getting ridiculous…how can anyone predict what is going to happen to the game/player 10-15 years down the road? We might not have a cap in 10 years. We might not have a league in 10 years. This whole concept of front-loading contracts to fit talent in under the cap is being abused by GM’s – it’s dangerous for the game.
Hossa deal is 12 years at $62M and very front-loaded.
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Question about front-loading…can someone explain to me the effect front-loading a contract has on the cap hit?Do you just take the amount of the contract, divide by the term, and you get the cap hit? Or does front-loading a contract mean a higher cap hit in the early years and less of a cap hit in the latter years?
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I’d be against the NHL limiting the length of contracts, but I’d be in favor of them making it so that salary could only decrease 10% from one year to another or something like that.
Right now you can’t go down any less than 50% from one year to the next.
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Nobody wants to go to Edmonton, maybe they need a bigger mall…
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Just wondering, not sure it would happen.
Could GMGM try to trade Theo out to Edmonton? They have a hole in the position now, and McPhee said he’s trying to resign Johnny. And I really don’t think they’re going to send Varlamov back down to Hershey.
They have a hole in the position now, and McPhee said he’s trying to resign Johnny.
I think Johnson’s agent is saying it, McPhee isn’t (or hasn’t that I know of).
From CI
*McPhee also said he will continue to negotiate an extension with Brent Johnson. To me, that means he’s still open to trading Jose Theodore.
Yes, I suppose. After I read it again, it doesn’t necessarily say he’s trying to resign him, just negotiating.
I think he could try, yes. And that he may be.
But I still would like to see JT60 return. I can’t imagine that even if Varly wins the job that he starts more than, say, 52 games next year. What was that stat we talked about a few weeks ago? He’d never played 52 games in a year in his life? Something like that?
True. And obviously he’s about out of money to address that position should Huet falter. He’s going all-in and he thinks Cristobal Huet is the nuts.
Pronger vs. Emery. Who wins?
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
Well if it’s Emery in his 110 mph SUV hitting Pronger, the NHL wins….
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Knuble not loooking good
Corey just said that he’s been told by a writer in Philly that Knuble has narrowed his choices to Philly, Ny, Pittsburgh and Boston. What are the Caps, chopped liver?
Could it be that McPhee will hold true to his “Don’t expect anything” statement?
Bet you he is off playing golf somewhere
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
anybody seen what Brash is getting paid?
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Capitals have signed forward Mike Knuble 2 year contract worth $2.8 per season
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sometimes I find it's better to be somebody else
Source? Aw, that makes me happy.
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TSN used a great photo too… :)
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
A little more than I wanted, but a very reasonable contract. Just the gritty guy the Caps need for the playoffs.
I am calling it now, Knuble will score a GWG when the Caps beat the Flyers in the playoffs next year
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Great pick up at a very workable number
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Knuble is 2.8 per, Brash is 2.8 total over 2 years. Still Knuble is a good deal at 2.8, and Brash at 1.4 is, well, overpaid.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
listen, good for Brash. 1.4 is a nice raise for him and he gets to be under the big top.
cheers to Brash. And cheers to us for bagging the toughest SOB RW on the market.
from the house that Red Jesus built
And Brash signs for exact same contract as Knuble
And this is why you don’t sign enforcers if you’re a contending team. The money is being much, much better spent in Washington
by David Getz on Jul 1, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i think this is it for significant signings. don’t think a trade will happen
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, what do you know? Something happened.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
So, I guess:
Ovi-Backstrom-Knuble
Laich-Nylander-Semin
Bourque-Steckel-Flash/Fehr
Beagle-Gordon-Bradley?
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i still feel like throwing up looking at that second line. i hope Nyles can remedy that…..(meh)
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but … I don’t see any better options, do you?
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nah, Nylander skates circles around Schultz
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
not unless a C form the Bears blows mgmt away in camp =/
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I absolutely loved that as the 2nd line at the start of last season. This season, not so much.
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Or even better on the Power Play:
LW Semin
C Backstrom
RW Knuble
LD Ovechkin
RD Green
Knuble just camps out in front of the net and it’s bombs away from Ovie and Green, with Nick and Semin moving the puck around (or getting shots too). If they all stay healthy, this will be the top power play in the NHL next season.
Let's go Caps!
by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
goal totals last 4 yrs (post-lockout): 27, 29, 24, 34
i like
by ns on Jul 1, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
No no
I mean, Knuble made $2.8 on his last contract. I’m surprised GMGM gave him the same money. I would’ve thought something closer to $2 would have been more in line with the Caps cap. Not to mention his money will count against the cap no matter what happens due to his age.
Kozlov cost 2.5, so that’s the majority of the signing right there. I think it’s a great pickup and I can’t complain about the pricetag.
I go away for Dog Treats and the Caps sign Knuble!
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Go get some more – good things will happen!
by Moonage Daydream on Jul 1, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Heading out for my run, I seem to be the bad luck charm.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Knuble for Kozzie- well done.
What’s the deal with Kovalev? Kovalev for Feds might be worth considering.
You can't reason someone out of something they weren't reasoned into.
I thought Kovie was staying with Montreal?
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Then again… is anyone sure about him, ever?
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
In the words of Iago....
I think I’ll have a heart attack and die of not-surprise!
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees." - Delores Ibarruri
It's been a great sports afternoon...
…Caps make a solid free-agent pickup and the Orioles are crushing the PHN. Huzzah!
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jul 1, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions
To bring back, who? Not just cap space, i’d hope, otherwise we’ve already missed out on Hossa.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 1, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think we missed out on Hossa. Even if the Caps wanted him they wouldn’t have been prepared to offer a contract to the length he wanted.
Why not?
That’s the new way to get your cap # down to a manageable level. We all know he’s really getting paid $7.5 while he’s still “effective”. Shit, if this had been in vogue when we resigned Ovie he might have had a 20-year contract and the cap hit would only be $7 instead of $9+
Who would you sign, given Theo’s cap-space?
by Knee high to a duck on Jul 1, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
well in my dream, Gaborik signs with us to a 1 year deal, to rack up incredible numbers and miraculously not tear a groin on VC ice.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
oh, and he also signs for some ridiculously small amount of money,
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
And thus, we understand why dreams remain dreams :-).
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 1, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Paul Kariya did that once, signing for less than $1.5M to try to win the Cup with the Avs (and with Teemu)… didn’t work out so good.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Everyone went to the bathroom at the exact same moment.
by DrinkingPartner on Jul 1, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Somewhere a DC Sanitation worker is crying.
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by CapitalsKremlin on Jul 1, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t all Caps fans live in Virginia?
So not DC, but suburban systems. Less stress on infrastructure.
:-)
Montador going to Buffalo made Spacek expendable. Komisarek was likely gone after the Habs picked up Gomez’s contract.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s a reason his name is Space-K. He’s from outer space, and apparently, so is the management in Montreal.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow...
…for $15M over 4 years ($3.75M per)… less than Theo, way less than Huet.
Less than Spacek, too…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
But one who is more consistent than most out there, has a Cup ring, etc. It’s a bargain for Edmonton
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
So if he’s more consistent and has a cup ring, why are you comparing salaries to someone who, well, doesn’t?
Because I would have thought that Khabibulin would have got something more than that from Edmonton (or anyone else)… probably about $4.5 M
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think he should have gotten at least 4. Maybe he took less money to get a longer contract? He’s probably happy to be back in Canada and on a team that won’t try to waive him after training camp.
Huet?!
Is Chicago really putting that much faith in Huet for next season?
Do they have some kind of Varlamov/Neuvirth in the wings?
by DarkHorseCards on Jul 1, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
That will help make up for J.P.’s meeting from hell.
by Scott in Shaw on Jul 1, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions
In keeping with club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
In case there are any doubters left:
http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=433039&page=NewsPage&service=page
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Does anyone else feel pretty happy with just getting Knuble?
This feels like we filled one of the glaring holes and maybe, just hopefully, we’ll see a whole new Nylander come out of training camp to fill the second line center roll. If not, it feels much more reassuring knowing we only have 1 hole left to fill internally.
Absolutely.
Although it spoils DMG’s bid to play wing for less than Mark Recchi.
From the list of availables, it didn’t look like were were going to get a 2C in free-agency, regardless. Getting a guy that will park in front of the net on the PP and a bit of grit for the playoffs makes me a happy camper, irrespective of what other teams are doing.
by Knee high to a duck on Jul 1, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
This feels like we filled one of the glaring holes
Can we get the Megan Fox soundboard to say that?
by SethB on Jul 1, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Very much so. My figures suggested that the Caps had about $3M to play with in free agency, and this spends most of that. Spends it well, I think, based on past performance and needs, but spends it all the same.
Now I go to Kettler for development camp and watch the centers.
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Nice pick up for the Kittens
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Not yet, but thanks to Spacek, his price per year went up.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
It looks like the Pens are goign to lose two of their top 4 d-men… breaks my heart not at all…
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Montreal is desperate, but Gill is a nice pick up for them.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Jul 1, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
GMGM doing a phone interview on CSN right now. Says the Caps are basically done with free agency unless something unexpected pops up. May do small moves but the Knuble signing is probably it for the Caps.
From the chronicles of oh snap ....
@dchesnokov: Chicago Starbucks release new drink in honor of Hossa…it’s served without a cup! #ohsnap!
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