Tuesday Caps Clips
by J.P. on Aug 3, 2010 6:38 AM EDT
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- D.J. King: "I'm not a guy to really say no, so if someone wants to try to start a fight I'm always willing to take it on." Are you not entertained?! [CI]
- You had to know that "Antti Niemi to Washington" would be bandied about (and Semyon Varlamov apparently "left a lot to be desired during the Caps' first-round loss to the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs" - and here I thought having the second-best GAA of any netminder with two or more appearances was a good thing.). [NHL.com, FanHouse]
- Speaking of Varly, he's back in town and his old man is giving interviews back home. [Sovetsky Sport via Google Translate]
- The Caps are one of four teams believed to be in the running for free agent defenseman Willie Mitchell. [Sportsnet]
- Know what was awesome? When the Caps won the Eastern Conference last spring and advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. [RtR, Twitpic]
- Actually, had that happened, The First Fan would have stopped by the VC for a game. [Ted's Take, RMNB, D.C. Sports Bog]
- Winter Classic seating chart and FAQs, from the Caps ("City of Pittsburgh Sports and Exposition Authority fee"? Really?). [Capitals (.pdf), Capitals (.pdf)]
- Alex Ovechkin attends a soccer game with his girlfriend (or whatever), Russian paparazzi responds accordingly. [Alex Ovetjkin]
- Ovi on Max Talbot and more. [Alex Ovetjkin]
- Tarik El-Bashir: hero. Jake Whitacre: Tarik's mom's nom de plume. [SB Nation DC]
- John Carlson doing "Flaming Stick." Sorta. [Jumping the Glass]
- "Biggest offseason splurge?" Tomas Fleischmann: "What does 'splurge' mean?" That's just a sampling of the delightful repartee between CSN Washington's Michelle Scalise and the Caps' winger. [CSN Washington]
- Former Caps on the move: Shaone Morrisonn to Buffalo, Donald Brashear to Atlanta (where he'll be bought out), and Glen Metropolit to Switzerland.
- A look at where the Bears' roster stands. [HBH]
- Photographic evidence of #RMNBparty. [RMNB]
- Finally, happy 42nd birthday to Bobby Babcock.
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You had to know that "Antti Niemi to Washington" would be bandied about
I would have thought the media would have jumped all over this if his name was “Niemov”…
If you've read this far...seek help.
Yeah, this meme is getting pretty old, and we’ve got too many Caps fans chasing every big-name free agent in sight.
That said, I wouldn’t say no to either Sharp or Mitchell, but I don’t think we’ll have the $$ for both.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Definitely! The Caps should go after Ales Hemsky! He will solve our 2C and our 6D issues. Sign him for sure!
Oh….you say he’s a RW……
Oh…..Antti Niemi…..
……nevermind.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
But, really, why wouldn’t people have doubts about the Caps’ goaltending? Varlamov has not shown he can play a full season in the NHL yet. Nuevirth was great the last 18 months in Hershey (not Washington). The only veteran goalie they have under contract is Lalime. Don’t you see that there are question marks there?
Lalime? You mean Sabourin?
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by Sombrero Guy on Aug 3, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Or maybe Hedberg… he’s another ex-Penguin goalie….
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Aug 3, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure there are question marks. But it’s also very clear that the Caps are going to give the two young guys a shot at least for the start of the year. It’s time for Varlavirth to show what they got, and the Caps have bigger holes to fill than goal.
Plus, is there really any goalie available with fewer question marks than Varlamov and Neuvirth? Niemi got carried by a stacked team, is there any evidence he can handle playing behind the porous Caps D that everyone loves to malign? Turco is old and coming of a couple mediocre years, is he the answer? While they aren’t up against the cap they don’t have money to throw around either, especially not for average goalies when they got a couple of promising kids who are ready to take a crack at the NHL.
People here don’t bristle at the suggestion that the Caps have question marks in goal. They get annoyed that every lazy reporter spurts out “OMG, goalie available, the Caps are gonna sign him!!!” without doing any apparent research.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Aug 3, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Furthermore, what teams don’t have questions in net?
Off the top of my head, I come up with the Rangers. Even the teams with “established” and “elite” netminders have some uncertainties there. Will Miller stay healthy, like he did last year? Will Vokoun stay healthy, and will he be around all year or will he get traded? Will Brodeur’s reflexes slow just a hair more at 38? Will Luongo choke again?
I might be missing a team out there with a bucketload of certainty surrounding their netminder, but questions are a lot more prevalent than answers among the teams. And BtN’s work has shown that the disparity between goalies is overblown.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
To further your point, there’s no dramatic drop off between goalies 1 and 2 for the Caps, regardless of order. Neuvy proved his NHL status last year while Varly was out, and Varly was on a tear in November last year. The dropoff between the elites – King Henrick, Marty, Lou, Vokoun – and their backups is much more dramatic, especially should the team be relying on their top guys to win games for them on a regular basis.
"HISTORY DOESN’T MATTER!!! .... Who cares if it’s never been done? We aren’t those teams who failed before. We are in control of our own destiny, and we will make it happen our own way.." - A Gordon, June 2010
Look at the goalie stats from last year.
Luongo was 18th in GAA and 16th in Save %.
Niemi (not a big name but one of the reasons for this conversation) was 19th in Save %.
Marc Andre Fleury was 22nd in GAA and 31st in Save %.
The Caps don’t need a goalie to be a Vezina winner in order to have success.
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by Sombrero Guy on Aug 3, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
And the goalies in the conference finals were Leighton, Halax, Niemi and Lu. Who would have picked those guys to start the season.
Given the amount of shots they concede, it would be nice to have in-his-prime Patrick Roy in net. But given that he’s not available, they might as well go with the young, cheap, up and comers, and see what kind of noise they can make.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Someone might have picked Nabokov. raises hand
Actually, I really thought this was the year the Sharks would get to the Stanley Cup finals.
Yeah, I thought the Sharks were gonna make it too. Definitely didn’t think they’d get steamrolled by the Hawks the way the did.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Aug 3, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
What Killer_Carlson said, plus this:
The Caps have bigger needs than goal. I’d like to see them acquire an FA shutdown guy (Willie Mitchell sounds pretty good from the armchair in August) and there are holes that center that want filling. The kids have questions, but they’re very, very promising, and I remind you that for a while Neuvirth was actually carrying the load of a #1 in Washington last season. If running out and acquiring a goalie at Niemi’s price tag keeps the Caps from filling either of those holes either now or at the deadline, then they have just hamstrung themselves with a needless luxury.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
If running out and acquiring a goalie at Niemi’s price tag keeps the Caps from filling either of those holes either now or at the deadline, then they have just hamstrung themselves with a needless luxury.
I’m not even sure Niemi is a luxury at all, needless or otherwise.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Aug 3, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it’s hilarious how hard the Caps’ critics are trying to pry loose one of our kid goalies.
“That Varlamov, surely he’s not ready yet for the big time on his own. You Caps should really overpay this other guy (and coincidentally use up a bunch of cap room) and then…say, what are you going to do with Neuvirth? He was great in the A and all, but…”
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The truth is that a lot of teams wish they had Washington’s depth in the crease.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
I think you’re wrong there.
A lot of teams wish they had Washington’s goalie prospects, but I don’t know it they see it yet as NHL depth.
And thinking about it again, the luxury is in having a “Stanley-Cup Winning Goalie”™.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
In a sentimental sense, yes, if we got one.
Really, the “Niemi to Washington” meme is just Caps fans and pundits looking for something to talk about chasing every butterfly that floats across the FA landscape.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Definitely disagree there. I’ll take Niemi over Theo. Niemi didn’t have to carry CHI, but he did have some spectacular games and didn’t kill them with inopportune daggers.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
The question is what role do you want someone you sign to fill? I feel like they’d be looking for an inexpensive veteran presence, which theo has already shown a willingness and ability to do.
Getting in to “role” is overthinking it. I want the guy that is going to stop the puck more reliably and Theo is destined to let in soft goals at brutal times. Niemi ain’t the bee’s knees, but he wasn’t thwarting his own team’s attempts.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
I dunno, because Ante Niemi and a host of other mediocre goalies have won Cups lately. The Caps can’t win without a proven goalie, so let’s pencil them in for a second year pro that won as a rookie. Surely this doesn’t demonstrate any sort of internal logical flaw.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
But will the same thing occur Post Niemi that happened Ante Niemi? Or is this just a case of post hoc ergo propter hoc?
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Post est ianitor optimus amicus
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Now you’re just showing off.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
If you could read latin, then you’d know that I don’t know latin
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I can’t read latin at all. I just picked up some highfalutin legal vocab along the way.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
My favorite is res ipsa toquitor.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
As Jimmy Buffett ounce said, “mean culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.”
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Did anyone else watch the 1995 DEt/NJD SC Final game on NHL Network last night? One of the commentators said something that caught my attention. It was a reference to Paul Coffey and how if he gets hit a lot, he’s ineffective, but if he gets to show his skill, he’s deadly. (Sound like anyone we know?) So, Detroit was going out of their way to protect him during that game and ensure that if he got hit, the rest of the team would have something to say about it.
That sort of message-sending wasn’t a big part of the Caps’ game last year, so I wonder – is the key to getting Mike Green to produce in the playoffs to protect him and get in the face of anyone who goes after him, like DET did?
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
In ’95, a scrum after the whistle drew no response from the officials. Not sure the same holds true today?
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
But agree with you that it’s worth trying. If nothing else, the show of moral support might keep Cellulite52’s engines revving at a higher pitch.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
http://www.japersrink.com/2010/3/22/1386018/throwdown-in-motown-via#33075924
The aftermath of Crosby’s post-whistle xchecks against the Wings.
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That was regular season, though. Does it differ in the playoffs to some extent? I’d say that it does.
And, different incident, but I still have fond dreams of Jimmy Howard facewashing Crosby with a catcher.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Normally after watching that I’d be more upset at Crosby getting away with the crosschecking but then Howard comes in and has the end-all, be-all facewash with the catcher and it totally cheers me up.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
that would make a pretty awesome gif. Maybe third-best gif ever.
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I feel like I’ve seen a video of a better angle but that gets a rec from me anyway.
by mch on Aug 3, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
clearly, the best Wings moment since Dino’s “I can’t Believe I shook his freakin’ hand” comment.
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I see this as a different scenario? Crosby threw some cheap shots after the whistle, and a scrum developed, penalties all around.
GS (I think) was talking about retaliating if MG52 gets run during the flow of play? Who knows, maybe it would lead to coincidental minors.
Crosby looked like a giant douche there, btw.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Correct, that’s what I was getting at.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
So Green gets hit, and after the play ends, someone on the ice gives the offending party a face wash, or a slash or a cross check to let ’em know about it…My first question is, who on the club is that guy? Chimera, Bradley and, um, who else is comfortable doing that?
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Used to be ShaMo, but he’s gone now. King might, but hard to say.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Chimera, Brads, Erskine, King. King has done exactly that – and to no less than Boogaard. A few of his fights have started that way.
Never underrate the power of the hissy-cow.
I’m still no fan of an enforcer, but if the Caps HAD to have one King isn’t a bad choice.
This fight in particular: http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/93308
He was the guy who came in after a clearly dirty hit the Capitals have been victimized by in the past.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
Photographic evidence of #RMNBparty. [RMNB]
Taking shots with Wes Johnson? Awesome.
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by Laich It Or Lump It on Aug 3, 2010 7:57 AM EDT reply actions
He was tons of fun. :) Kept raffling off the RMNB guys. Too bad I didn’t get a shot of Neil leaving with Homer McFanboy. That was priceless.
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Speaking of priceless ...
Neil and I would be more than happy to reunite for a photo shoot, so long as you keep it classy. We have standards!
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Aug 3, 2010 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions
MJ90
As I said yesterday:
Marcus Johansson hit the ice with Färjestad today but he is already a Caps player at heart all of his equipment were in caps colors.Here’s a pic from that first Färjestad practice on ice for the season. He got a Färjestad practice jersey on but you can still see that he’s sporting caps colors.
Pft why play a small French guy when you have a Svensk viking.
by Malin A on Aug 3, 2010 8:20 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
I look forward to seeing MJ back here in caps colors full time
Me too.
Brynäs also had their first day on ice yesterday but I’m not sure if Bäckström were on the ice or not. He will be on ice today though in the first icebreaker game for the season. He and Jacob Markström road tripped to the game together yesterday. The trip between Gävle and Ramsele takes about six hours.
I’m not sure that I would do things like that on my vacation( if you can say vacation when you are at the gym a couple of hours twice a day) especially when your job involves crazy amount of traveling. I would totally understand if he settled for lying on the beach instead.
Good thing that there are people that are more altruistic than me though otherwise there would be three million kronor less collected to sick kids. (That’s the amount Icebreakers raised so far).
Pft why play a small French guy when you have a Svensk viking.
Great to hear about Nicky helping out sick kids like that. Maybe he misses playing hockey so he enjoys playing in the charity game? Perhaps the drive is nice and scenic. I’ve never been to Sweden but my understanding is that the Scandinavian countries are similar to Minnesota, where I grew up. Minnesota is beautiful in the summertime, I wouldn’t mind a nice drive through pretty country. If I did the conversion correctly, 3 million kronor is about 422,700 dollars?
Please post pics of Nicky from the Icebreakers game!
I would assume playing hockey>go to the gym.
Nice scenery? Well there’s trees and then there are some more trees.
That amount sounds about right.
Please post pics of Nicky from the Icebreakers game!
so far this is what I got:
It’s the rink in Ramsele. There are 850 people living there and 1200 bought tickets to the game. It’s not often you see a potato field in the parking lot.
Pft why play a small French guy when you have a Svensk viking.
by Malin A on Aug 3, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I’m lost as to how the Canucks would still be able to keep Mitchell. There’s almost no room on that blueline.
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About the only way I can see is to ship out Bieksa.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
They can dump either SOB + Alberts, or just Bieksa. Either way, its a mess – when Dan Hamhuis is your highest paid defenseman, you’re going to have problems keeping the puck out of the net.
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I don’t see them wanting to dump Alberts, though – SOB maybe. If they dump both of them, do they have enough D without calling up from Manitoba?
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
They have 10 dmen on the roster, or 9 if you don’t count Salo.
Never underrate the power of the hissy-cow.
Salo is too busy with his roller hockey career
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
by Rather Bengt on Aug 3, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Why don’t you see them wanting to dump Alberts? He and SOB were the two biggest culprits in the LAK PP clinic against VAN.
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
S/T, JP for the morning Gladiator reference.
"HISTORY DOESN’T MATTER!!! .... Who cares if it’s never been done? We aren’t those teams who failed before. We are in control of our own destiny, and we will make it happen our own way.." - A Gordon, June 2010
any heinz field afficianado’s out there who can tell me what end of the row seats 1-4 would be on. right side as you are facing the field or left side? those are the seats i’ve been assigned and if they are on the right side of the section i will be really happy. also, i’m assuming the endzone with pittsburgh in it will be the end that the pens defend twice. again, if that’s the case i will be very happy with my seats.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
I think (don’t know) seat numbering is right to left. And the endzone on the closed side is where the Caps will shoot twice.
It takes...something? Anything?!?
Actually, for the Winter Classic they have generally switched sides midway through the 3rd so that each team gets 30 minutes going in each direction. Given the notorious winds coming from the open end at Heinz Field I don’t see them changing that up this year.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Aug 3, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
so assuming the home team gets the choice, i’m guessing the caps will shoot towards the open end of the stadium in the last 10 minutes…bummer.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
I am looking forward
To this season, but I would really like to see them add a defenseman. I am looking forward to watching the continued development of Carlson and Alzner, but I would just like to see someone with a little more experience back there.
Lines would be?
Green-Alzner
Carlson-Acquisition
Schultz-Poti
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by ns on Aug 3, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Green-Schultz
Poti-?
Alzner-Carlson
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
Well, who’s the acquisition? Makes a big difference if it’s a healthy Willie Mitchell, or if its Tomas Kaberle.
Ideally, the acquisition would be someone who can skate with Green at ES. That could reunite the effective Poti-Carlson pairing from the playoffs, and make Schultz-Alzner a pretty strong 3rd.
Note — I’m not a fan of the Green – Schultz pairing. It’s fine, but I don’t see any synergy there. Green – Schultz is good because Green and Schultz are good, not because they make each other better. A faster partner would be better for Green
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d say Schultz and Green are extremely complimentary. Green can afford to take more risk since Schultz’s first instinct is to play defense. Then with Schultz, his lack of offensive prowess is covered up by Green being so good offensively.
I wouldn’t want to change it up with what the Capitals already have but if an acquisition of a defensive guy happens then yeah, by all means, switch it up.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again
I’ll shortcut this — my problem with Green – Schultz isn’t based on logic. It’s based on watching them play. Look, it’s not a bad pairing. The team certainly did well with them together. They’re both so good, they make it work. I just don’t see them as a good match for one another. There were a lot of awkward moments between them.
I thought Poti-Schultz actively made each other better in the playoffs two years ago. And I think Alzner as we all project him out to be is the ideal partner for Green in a year or two. I just think someone more active than Schultz would be a better partner for Green. But among the current possibilities, unless the Caps get Mitchell or Beauchemin, I think Green-Schultz is the least bad option.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
The thought of Kaberle on the Leafs made me shudder. Even my gal pal M who is a devoted Leafs fan can’t stand Kaberle (not that is relevant of much just giving a hut out to her I guess).
I think Sarge’s defensive prowress allows Green to play a more wide open style of play. So in the way I think the pairing works well for that purpose
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
I understand why you used him, but I hate any suggestion of Tomas Kaberle to the Caps. The guy is just not very good and where he is good is the last thing we need. Possibly the Tomas Fleischmann of D. (Becca, notice my lack of reflexive defense for a TML player…)
Lockout talk makes me want to go out and choke an old lady - Elliotte Friedman
I understand why you used him
Specifically to goad you? Yes, yes I did.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Hence the interest in Willie Mitchell.
I really do hope that he comes to the Capitals. 2 years, 7.0 million would be acceptable.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say 3.5m is overpayment here.
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Hear, hear.
I think he takes a one-year, low risk deal for a bounce back season.
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And e-z Eastern Conference travel, the chance to play in a Winter Classic, and so on.
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You do bring up a good point in the opportunity to play in a Winter Classic.
Though he is from Vancouver. I’m not sure how that will affect his decision – maybe he wants to stay on the West Coast.
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If the Canucks, Sharks and Wings really are in the mix, it seems like the Caps would be a long shot to land him. He’s a BC native who’s spent virtually his entire career in the Western Conference. It’s tough to convince a 33-year old vet to make a big shift in location and style of play. I think the only way the Caps get him is if they offer susbtantially more than everyone else, because all three of those teams can make a legit argument they’ll be playing the Finals next season.
Right. We’re gonna have to pony up some bucks if we want to bring him into the fold. Too many attractive options out west. And if he’s going to take a one year “bounce-back” contract for a steep discount, he’s going to do it with Vancouver.
3.5 mil for him isn’t a serious overpayment for him considering a) he provides a much-needed veteran presence on the blue-line, b) he’s generally agreed to be the best shutdown defender on the market, c) a two-year deal is low-risk and makes up for the loss of Poti at the end of the season without putting the Green and Carlson extensions at risk, d) we have the cap space now and next year.
Plus, the one thing that the Caps have that those teams don’t is a lot of cap space. The Red Wings have 3.7 million left, and still need to resign Abdelkader and Helm, who should probably, together, take up 1.75-2 million worth of that space. The Sharks have 3.7 million left (though 700k of that is bonus cushion space) and they need to sign at least two more forwards; they probably can’t afford to pay him more than 3 mil per. And the Canucks? 10 D, 2 mil over the cap, need to deal Kevin Bieksa, blah blah blah.
The Caps have enough cap space that the deal is workable (though maybe not ideal), and it pays Mitchell enough that he thinks about packing his family up and moving them across the continent.
I like Willie Mitchell. Always have, even before the Caps rumours started. 3.5 is steep for a D for a guy with post- concussion issues but I hope he would go for a low-risk deal.
Also count me in the group of people who would go for the Beauchemin for Flash-Gus-3rd deal that was proposed in Lambert’s column yesterday and discussed here. Having seen my share of Leafs games last year, I felt F-Bo started very slowly but by year’s end was looking quite steady and effective
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
hmm, i thought that green and schultz would at least start the season as a pair. then carlson/poti and alzner- TBD.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
Michelle Scalise: Whats your favorite food?
Tomas Fleischmann: Favorite food is just meat. Any kind of meat.
I just hope it’s “red meat” come the spring.
If you've read this far...seek help.
mmmmmmm, Penguin meat.
Watching the O’s try to use strategy is like watching Mike Green trying to figure out the difference between "your" and "you’re"--Terpgrrl
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Raw meat. That he tears into with fangs.
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Isn’t Fleishmann basically German for “Mean Man”?
by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Aug 3, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
And Flash drives an Aston Martin? I would’ve guessed a Toyota Corolla or something of that ilk — ie, something a little more soft and bland.
I figured he’d drive a soft, one-dimensional sort of vehicle.
"Now wait a minute. This is just purely a social call. You know, just two adults getting a stew on, man."
by The Ghost of Bebop on Aug 3, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I would have thought he had bought Brads’ old Saturn.
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by MikeL-Pivonka on Aug 3, 2010 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
So any STH Not planning on going to the WC? My girlfriend and I got some disapointing news. Even though our seats are next to each other in Verizon Center, we’re 20 sections apart for the Winter classic.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
the FAQ said you treat them like cash. There won’t be any online ticket exchange mechanisms, and you can’t get new tickets reprinted, etc.
Because now I can justify browsing and commenting during the work day with the argument that I am promoting my business.
by Sombrero Guy on Aug 3, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m waiting. All I really want her to do is give the old “wink, wink” that you can’t resell them, but we know it will happen. People have already put them on e-bay.
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I’m guessing since they’re sending us physical tickets, you are free to do whatever you want with them. We can resell our season tickets through sites other than the ticket exchange at our own risk, so I can’t imagine they can limit what we can do with the WC tickets.
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Honestly, that’s my thought, too.
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But those of us in the aftermarket are forewarned, don’t pay for an electronic ticket.
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I agree. I’m going to be in the aftermarket. I plan to get them from someone I trust or from a reputable third-party.
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So tell me what’s worse; Obama going to see every other pro team in town except the Caps or having him show up to watch the Caps-Blackhawks game in March wearing a Chicago hat and rooting against the hometown team?
Awww, I don’t really give a crap, honestly. I’ll probably skip the game if I can because I don’t want to deal with it – plus, if it’s known he’s coming, wonder how much I can sell the tickets for?
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He hasn’t been to a Skins game either. It’s purely electoral college politics, too.
The Wizards don’t have any strong rivalries, nor do the Nationals. The Redskins, however, have the Eagles as a major divisional rival, and Pennsylvania is a swing state. This is good reason for Obama not to want to look like a Skins fan.
Given that hockey fans are so passionate, and that two of our main rivals are from Pennsylvania, I wouldn’t expect to see Obama at a Caps game anytime soon.
You had me at no problem.
I don’t think it’s so much politics as security and his own interests. Security could be a big issue at FedEx field considering the size of it and the 96,000 that can attend a game. Obama is a basketball fan so it’s natural that he has attended more basketball games. Personally, I don’t care about him attending a caps game and prefer to not attend that game myself due to the extra security issues.
by vtcapsfan99 on Aug 3, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Grab him!
I don’t trust stats… I judge based on gut and my eyes!
That Semyon was a sieve in game seven against Pitt and couldn’t buy a “big save” against Montreal. Plus his glove hand sucks. I’m also tired of the way Mike Emrick pronounces his name…. like he’s having some kind of stroke between the Sem and Yon.
Grab the cup winner ’tender and move on.
I suspect snark, but the lack of avatar makes me unsure.
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by The Ghost of Bebop on Aug 3, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
That hurt! But not half as much as the idea of seeing someone without an avatar. Katie, my dad, Todd and Marty… and all the things I’d never do. Like learn to drive or see what me and Katie’s kids would look like or find out what happened on “Lost”.
And if you’re reassuring yourself that I’m going to make it through this since I’m talking to you now, quit being such a smart-ass! Hell dude, you never seen “Sin City”? “Sunset Boulevard”? “American Beauty”?
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by Bald Pollack on Aug 3, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
BTW, another reason why Caps > Redskins – the Caps told Varly to leave his personal coach behind and come to town early to get conditioned for the season, and he did.
No muss, no fuss, no pouting, he just packed himself and his mom up to fly from Russia to DC in lovely August.
Because he wants to win.
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He really needs to man the F up.
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by Bald Pollack on Aug 3, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually I was trying to decipher the google translate of the part of the article referring to his Finnish goalie coach. I think they were saying he wasn’t a trainer and Varly was going early the US to work with a trainer, not goalie coach. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if Varly did met with his Finnish goalie coach at some point during the summer. They were saying his Finnish goalie coach is now coaching for KHL Atlant team right? The article said Atlanta but I didn’t think they meant the Thrashers, I thought that was a translation error.
Anyway, it’s encouraging that Varly is working so hard to get into shape to avoid injuries this next season.
His Finn goalie coach/trainer has obligations to the KHL Atalant team (that might even be CBo’s team) and left with them for pre-season traing.
But mainly the Caps did not feel that varly was ready last season, and then he got hurt more than once. So they told SV to ditch the personal coach and come to Kettler.
And whatever his personal feelings about it, Varly did what his team asked him to do. That’s a nice sign of maturity.
If you read the article, his dad is absolutely on board with this plan and wants his son to do well.
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Varly has always come across as mature in interviews. He seems like a smart guy.
I actually don’t think that Varly worked with a trainer in Russia. From other articles I have read, it seems like Russia is not very good at preparing goal tenders. I remember reading that Tretiak first saw Varly and thought he was very talented but raw, and said you could tell a huge difference when he began working with the Finnish goalie coach. I don’t know if he had a goalie coach before that, if so it seems that he wasn’t very good. So anyway, hopefully with Varly preparing with a trainer, he will not be as injury prone this season.
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I am quite pleased to see #1 back in town so early. Shows a good bit of dedication, imo. I would think that a guy who resides in Russia could have stayed away a little longer w/o anybody wondering. Although they’re quite young, I’m optimistic re Caps goaltenders for 10-11.
by mechanicsville on Aug 3, 2010 11:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Ol’ Sasha Semin will stroll in at the last minute probably, don’t worry.
Why wouldn't you play Perreault? He's a really talented young player.
Yep. Sasha shows up when Ovie arrives at Kettler. At least Ovie has the excuse of media obligations that keep him away until the last minute.
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Oh, come on, guys…Ovie isn’t one of the last to Kettler because of media obligations anymore than Semin is one of the last because he hates Americans and has no work ethic. They both travel a really far distance, and they’re doing so for the last time for the next 9-11 months – and Semin travels further, coming from Siberia.
Let’s not excuse one while damning the other, they’re both among the last for legitimate reasons. I’ve never had a problem with either one showing up at the last possible minute – as long as they show up and the team has no problem with it, who cares?
From an outsider’s perspective, there’s something to be said for your captain showing up at the last possible instant. I understand there may be extenuating circumstances, but its just a statement thing for me.
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Right, but how many captains are from Russia?
Would I like it better if he got here in August? Sure. But I also totally understand why he’s not. If your whole life is halfway around the world and you’re already spending almost the entire year away from it, wouldn’t you want to stay as long as possible?
I don’t know. I take more issue with the “Sasha rolls in so laaaate he sucks” meme when our captain and face of the franchise does the same thing. Neither one is lazy or wrong just because they choose to spend a bit of time with people they won’t see for at least 9 months.
We’re on the same page, and I’m by no means condemning Semin or Ovechkin for their choices – its merely a preference thing on my end. AO is the leader of the team, so everyone else follows. It only makes sense for him to be the one to set the example.
Additionally, the culture in Nashville is undoubtedly different than Washington, so I’m approaching it with a bit of a different perspective.
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I think this is speculation. Ovi wasn’t captain last year, Clark was.
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Sure, but in a sense it was still his team.
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Oh, the condemnation thing was coming from others – my responses to you and them just got smushed ;) I know what you’re saying and I get that, I’m just saying it’s kind of different circumstances for our captain compared to just about every other captain around.
Also…it’s August 3, we don’t actually know when any of the Russians are coming back (again directed to everyone, not just you CB).
A REAL captain comes from Canada, shows up like in June because he has such tremendous leadership skills and the respect he gets is just awesome, AWESOME because he’s just such a leader and the guys would absolutely skate through a wall to go into battle with him, they know how much it means to him and he has the heart and toughness to lead them to the promised land at the top of the mountain.
His name is Sidney and you can tell all that because he’s won a Cup.
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I’m not an NHL player, but I can assure you that from what I’ve seen I’d come sooner skating through a wall with Ovechkin than Crosby.
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Bigger hole in the wall to skate through, for one. :D
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by EmilyB on Aug 3, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
OK, makes a bit more sense :).
I wonder how soon Nick Lidstrom comes back from Sweden, for example?
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Preeecisely. And even with Lidstrom, he’s married and has kids so my guess is getting back earlier is easier – or at least more of a requirement.
…of course that’s just a guess, I have no idea.
I suppose I’m just spoiled by so many of our players living in Nashville.
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Do they live there year-round? I think Pothier used to live in Arlington year-round…pretty sure Boyd Gordon does, too, and Knuble stuck around fairly late so his kids could finish school and stuff. I think most of them go back to Saskatchewan / Russia / Sweden for the summer, though.
Bardley and Steckel do also I think (or at least they’re back here fairly well in advance of camp).
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…Bardley. I like it :P
I wouldn’t be surprised if they do although I think they’re just back early. Pretty sure Stecks goes home to Ohio (I feel like he’s mentioned that before). Bradley and his wife usually go back to Ottawa but they do have the wee one, not sure how much traveling they wanted to do with him this summer.
Off the top of my head: Dumont, Sullivan, Weber, Tootoo, Klein, and Bouillon live here all the time. Arnott, Ellis, and Hamhuis also lived in Nashville year-round before they left the team.
Pekka Rinne goes back to Finland, and Ryan Suter farms in Wisconsin. Not sure about all the younger players. Franson lived with Shea and his girlfriend for a good while last year though.
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oh
Legwand lives here, too.
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I’ve chosen Erat but I think I’m going to emphasize the wrong syllable of his name when I curse him…you know, eRAT!!! :shakes fist:
I don’t hate him that much. As inconsistent as they both are, Erat’s much better.
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But Ovie wasn’t the Captain last year, Clark was and I believe Ovie was in NY doing some promotion and then had to go to Canada for some other promotion before arriving to Kettler didn’t he?
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DIdn’t he show up early the previous year (in time for the rookie camp)?
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This will be his first camp as captain, so there’s that.
Last summer he flew from Moscow to New York to drive the Zamboni down 6th Avenue, then flew to Toronto to satisfy multiple obligations to Energizer Canada and this appearance at Pro Hockey Life in Vaughn, Ontario:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIm1UExbr28
The thing that might delay his return this year is the opening of the KHL season, with Dynamo Moscow opening against Ak Bars on September 8. I imagine they would like to have Ovi there, but I’m not sure hhe will be.
http://www.khl.ru/news/2010/7/29/27709.html
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What I’m getting at is that AO’s time is not really his own. It’s a good thing he’s got such sturdy shoulders for all the weight he carries on them.
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The SneakerBall could bring Ovie to DC a few days before camp since he has attended that event before. I’m hoping for another sexy magazine photoshoot to start the season off too.
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The Ovie/Wall/Strasburg/McNabb appearance. Dunno when it will officially happen, but already I’m digging it.
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Before last year’s ball, I walked past the George Mason mascot who was standing outside an apartment building on Mass Ave. It was a surreal experience.
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And yet Varly is already here.
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Because the team asked him to be. Which is great, and I’m proud of him for stepping up and doing what needs to be done, and it certainly doesn’t diminish the sacrifice – but do you think Ovie or Semin wouldn’t show up early if the team asked them to? Or more importantly, would Varly be here if he hadn’t been asked?
Ovie needs to help the Caps out with that now as a captain. He should plan a going away party in Moscow for himself, and invite Semin. Then get Semin to hop on the plane with him after the party.
More Mirtle on Turco/Niemi
Mirtle rehashes the Niemi/Turco developments in Chicago. Nothing really new here, though.
Turco bails out Bowman by taking a drastic pay cut in order to “play for a contender”. The Hawks are now paper thin, though, and very top-heavy. A couple of injuries to their top producers and Marty is playing for an also-ran.
As a bonus, this has to make Mike Holmgren want to chew nails.
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Never mind that, think how Niemi’s feeling about now. Reads like the plan was always to sign Turco and let Niemi walk. But going through arbitration locked him up until August when the already thin market is even thinner. Thanks for the cup, Antti, have a nice life.
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Agree. Tough for Niemi. Although he could have accepted his QO and stayed with the club, I guess. He and Tim Kennedy can console one another.
A lot of agents seem to have misread the market rather badly. Not surprising, since it shifted quickly and drastically.
In a funny way, Turco now sets the market for Theo and Niemi, right?
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Niemi will be able to hang his hat on the fact that he earned a ring. Someone will pay him decent money next season on a short term deal, and if he plays well he’ll earn himself a healthy long term deal.
The Sharks should sign him. That would be the ultimate show of shrewd management. Offer sheeting Hjalmarsson to force Chicago to pony up, forcing them to let their goalie loose, who the Sharks could then sign for less than he was making in Chicago.
I feel bad for Turco if he thinks he’s returning to a Cup contender. Chicago will be a playoff team next year, but I can’t see any way they’ll be in the conference finals, they’ve lost too much.
I am a hockey fan first, and a Caps fan second.
Mike Holgrem considered Turco as a replacement for Brady Quinn, but didn’t think he was mobile enough anymore to avoid the rush.
by Cluster on Aug 3, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
It’s hilarious that Turco signed for less than Leighton. I’d love to know what Holmgren offered Turco.
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by Killer_Carlson on Aug 3, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Holmgren offered Turco $2m. He said he wanted to play in Chicago. I think Bowman had this deal in the works for a looong time and was waiting on Niemi’s arbitration hearing to end.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome. But hey, at least the Holmgren got Mezsaros and Zherdev to keep the other team away from Leighton.
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by Killer_Carlson on Aug 3, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Over at Die by the Blade, they’re speculating that ShaMo will take a top pair slot alongside Myers.
They seem awfully enthusiastic about the young man. I haven’t had the heart to rain on their parade.
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Don’t. :)
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any word on salary terms for shamo?
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Aug 3, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Haven’t seen anything yet. Going to guess it’s less than the 1.975 he got last year, given the Sutton signing.
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Buffalo will shell out over $5 million a year for Leopold and ShaMo, but they won’t give Tim Kennedy an extra $100k more than they wanted?
It’s nothing new but their decisions always leave me scratching my head.
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Someone pointed out this out on Twitter yesterday – every player the Sabres have had go to arbitration they’ve walked away from. Briere, Dumont, now Kennedy. Weird.
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I think Kennedy got about 300K more than they wanted, actually. Kennedy’s camp offered to settle for 875k prior to arbitration, and Buffalo said no.
Kennedy made $635K last year, so his QO (10% raise) would have come in at $699K. The player wanted $835 or $875K (have seen both numbers out there), and the team was not ready to settle. Over a difference of $136 to $176K…that’s just not a lot of money when you are not up against the cap…then to go through the process of offering arb, and then the arb process…it’s really strange.
Especially when they pony up $2M+ for Shaone frickin’ Morrisonn.
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Bottom line: BUF is over their projected payroll budget already, and they couldn’t deal with the extra money for Kennedy.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Other points made: BUF is loaded at LW, and wants to save some money on the left side to allocate to other areas (some of that seen in the ShaMo pickup).
The QO was $605K [not sure how that works out] and the team expected the award would be under $700K.
The team did not warn the player that they would waive him if the award was too high – GM thought it would be too threatening.
Kennedy will get a job somewhere.
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Niemi "Already Receiving Offers Above his Arb Award"
according to this piece…as a result of which he will not be gonig to the Flyers.
Not sure I buy it. Who’s going to offer Niemi $3M/year?
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Teams that want to get to the cap floor?
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On second thought, it could be Montreal. They haven’t come to terms with Price yet, and they’ve got the cap space.
As for the floor-imperiled teams, the Thrash have Pavelec and Mason, and 3 guys left to sign to eat up the 3-4 million they need to part with. They should get there no problem.
The Isle might do it. They have Dipi and Rolo, so they could use another guy once Dipietro goes down again. And they’ve got to add about $10M in salary.
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How many guys do they have signed?
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The Isle have 22 guys signed, for $42M+ in salary. And that includes Yashin’s and Witt’s buyouts.
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So one more good signing ought to get them there. Niemi as an insurance policy? I like the suggestion of Montreal, too.
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Actually, the third team that wants to get to the floor is Colorado. Check this out. They’ve got Anderson and Budaj as a tandem – might they go for an upgrade?
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Anderson is their guy, I think. After last year, they’re going to roll with him. I think they’ve got an internal limit, so I don’t see them throwing big money at Niemi to back up?
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I’d like to see the Sharks do it, and it wouldn’t surprise me too much. Not that it makes a whole lot of sense, more that it’s how I think they operate.
I could honestly see Toronto make a play for him, offering him a multi-year deal. Give Da Monster a little time to work on his game playing every day in the A, and then let Niemi and Gustavsson compete for a spot next year after Giguere is gone.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
No way the Sharks do it. I’d be willing to bet they stick with Greiss + Niittymaki.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
There you go thinking with your brain.
I still think that’s just how they operate. They make some weird decisions, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see them stick Greiss in the A for another year. Unwise, but there you go.
Atta dinnin stick a who!
by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps, and I definitely don’t think Greiss/Niitty is a safe place to be. Greiss just isn’t very good.
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And they’ve got the cap space to do it
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by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Good point about Toronto. With Gustavsson in the minors, they have just enough cap room to fit in Niemi at somewhere around his arb award and still have a little left over.
Well, I guess I was wrong. In the space of about 10 minutes we’ve come up with 3 scenarios for Niemi to get an NHL job at around $3M.
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Toronto is set at goalie, I’m pretty sure. They’ll be doing a 1a/1b thing with Gus/Giggy, so Niemi makes no sense either.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they’d be wiser to send Gus down for a season.
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Maybe so, but he’s NHL ready. And that’d leave you with two starting goalies worth 3m +/- when Giguere retires.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be a problem. Makes sense. I still think a team looking to hit the cap floor might play for him.
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Right; I agree with you there. The Leafs (iirc, didn’t look) are closer to the ceiling than the floor. Avalanche don’t need a goalie, Isles sort of don’t, Thrashers definitely don’t.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno. Anderson / Budaj as a tandem?
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Anderson seems to be just fine as the lead dog, unless his entire year was a fluke.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Toronto is set in goalie? Can’t remember the last time I heard that phrase.
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Would you disagree? By all accounts they consider Gustavsson to be NHL material, and Giguere still has a little something left in the tank.
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They can consider Gustavsson to be NHL material but he’s still got to show consistent play and stay healthy. It seemed like he had great games and bad games.
Giguere is a pretty clear upgrade over anyone they’ve had there in quite some time. I guess that alone means they are set in goal, it’s just funny to think of that team as “set” in goal given their goaltending nightmares of late.
At the very least, they should be set enough in goal to not give Boston another franchise cornerstone this season. I’m not exactly sure how they are going to score goals, but this year they might be able to keep the puck out of the net.
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Boston’s liable to get another top 10 pick, though, because Toronto is going to have trouble scoring again with two rookies centering their top two lines.
They do have a good defense, though. Reminds me of Vancouver’s – whole lot of 3Ds.
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They can consider Gustavsson to be NHL material but he’s still got to show consistent play and stay healthy. It seemed like he had great games and bad games.
That sounds an awful lot like the Caps/Varly….
Edmonton and Columbus seem to be possibilities, at least from a need/salary cap perspective. I admit I haven’t been following either team closely enough to know what their budget looks like.
Florida signing him and trading Vokoun isn’t something I’d completely rule out, but it seems like it’d involve too many balls in the air at once to pull off.
Interesting point on the BJs. I can see that working out, if management don’t trust Mason anymore. The Oilers have Deslauriers, Dubnyk, and Khabibulin all under contract, though.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
That is, if Khabi doesn’t go to jail :)
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Even if he doesn’t,, he’s pretty much done. And Deslauriers and Dubnyk are not such good options. Could definitely see Niemi signing there maybe for a year. Which would suck for him. Talk about from the penthouse to the outhouse…
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I’d rather play in Edmonton than Detroit.
At any rate, beggars can’t be choosers, and Niemi looks to be a beggar at this point.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Woah, woah, hold on. There it is minus tirty two. Back home it plas seven, rainy.
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by Killer_Carlson on Aug 3, 2010 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
There’s Steve Mason in Columbus; Chris Mason in Atlanta.
And Paul Holmgren in Philly ;).
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy shit…what the fuck is in the damned water today?
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Its probably just the heat; you are in MS, right?
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. And it is farging hot. 105 yesterday, 103 today. Weeded my garden after work yesterday and wished I hadn’t.
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I hear ya. 101 already over here.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The Oilers have Deslauriers, Dubnyk, and Khabibulin all under contract, though.
Yeah, but none of them are very good.
Obviously I agree, just saying I doubt they add another goalie.
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Per CapGeek, Columbus has a full roster and about $6.5M to spend. Interesting point on the BJ’s. We’ll see whether they wait another year on Mason or not.
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So Brashaer essentially will cost some team, what, $700,000 to pick up now that the Thrashers have bought out a large chunk of his deal? Not to harp on the SDR-for-King deal too much but unless Brash has completely lost the ability to fight, doesn’t this kill the “there are no cheap enforcers out there” argument in favor of the trade?
For one thing, Brashear was unavailable when GMGM traded for King, so this question is immaterial. But even if he was, he’s more expensive, can’t fight worth a damn, and can’t play eight minutes a night like King can. King is an elite fighter, so he’s good at what he does. Brashear just isn’t anymore.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Did he really lose all ability to fight in a matter of two seasons? If that’s the case, I guess he’s pretty worthless.
There’s a reason a lot of people just call him Huggy Bear.
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Aug 3, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
King can make anyone look like they can’t fight, but even in a vacuum Brashear just plain sucks. Ever since Belak KTFO’d him, he was never the same.
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by Chris Burton on Aug 3, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
To be honest, he wasn’t the same before that. He had already looked like he lost his desire to fight. He went out there and did it because it was how he made his living, but he wasn’t really into it. That’s why all the hugging and the lack of enthusiastic pugilism.
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He was done as a feared fighter his last year in Washington. I think Belak’s beatdown took the wind out of his sails (and injured his knee). A year of almost total inaction with NYR hasn’t done much to keep him in trim.
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Damn, was that a great punch. Can’t forget about Tootoo destroying Bradley, either ;).
Yeah, yeah, I know the Caps won the game. Fedorov in OT, if I recall.
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Didn’t Erskine take Belak to a draw that game as well?
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Indeed he did. Wade had to be tired, though!
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Belak’s a nasty little piece of business. He destroyed Brashear, totally destroyed him.
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Sure did. If Poile thinks we have to have an enforcer, I want Belak. Always the last guy off the ice at practice, absolutely hilarious TV show on FSTN intermissions, and is a top 3 fighter.
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Tired enough to fucking instigate John Erskine and somehow not get an extra 2 PIM for one of the most blatant instigations I have ever seen. What fucking horseshit that was.
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by Rob Parker on Aug 3, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t know about one of the most blatant, but Belak definitely jumped him. I remember not liking the move at the time; seemed like Erskine was not a willing partner until he had no choice.
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The only thing Brashear has on king at this point is name recognition.
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Aug 3, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you’ve touched on it. He really doesn’t want to fight any more, and he’s not very good at it. Plus he’s lost the ability to take a semi-credible forechecking shift.
And I don’t think the argument was that there are no cheap enforcers – the AHL is full of guys that would take an ELC to go out and throw down every game. The trick is finding a guy who can fight effectively and also play a little bit.
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“We categorize fighters in three different ways. One group, the least desirable, are just fighters. The second group are fighters who can play a little bit. The third and most desirable are players who can fight a little bit if they have to.”
I’d say Brashear is in the first group now, and he probably doesn’t even want to fight any more.
GMGM said he thinks King is between 2 and 3, I believe.
"Because the game is not just about fighting no more. " D.J. King
I think he said he hopes King will end up between 2 and 3, or words to that effect.
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Dunno. The CI article I pulled that from just said:
McPhee said he and his staff believe the 6-foot-3, 230-pound enforcer falls somewhere between two and three.
Don’t know if there was an actual transcribed quote. Meh.
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The guy at Jewels from the Crown has a pretty thorough post outlining the issues at play in the Kovy arbitration, which is scheduled for tomorrow. Some interesting stats.
His conclusion is that it’s a coin flip in the end, which I agree with.
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I have to agree with some of the comments on the post, dude is obsessed with the Kovy deal. However, I look at it as a good thing. His posts have brought up a number of interesting points.
I agree as well on the coin flip. Without knowing how either side is approaching their case and knowing the facts I do as of now I think it could go either way.
To be a fly on the wall tomorrow…
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I’m still wondering why someone wold think the caps are interested in Neimi. Hes pretty good considering how young he is and his playoff performance. But washington has 2 of the exact same goaltenders who together cost half of Neimi.
And Varly has never only left 1 thing to be desired in the playoffs, and its still a painful 7. Otherwise it could be argued he does better in the playoffs than the regular season, like it should be.
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As F&B pointed out, the theory goes like this:
You need an established, veteran #1 goalie in order to win a Cup – never mind that several recent teams have won without said guy, and that the way you get to be an EV#1G in the first place is by winning in the playoffs.
The Caps don’t have an EV#1G, so they should get Niemi – never mind that he’s a second year pro with half a good season and an underwhelming playoffs under his belt (behind a great defense, I might add).
The whole thing is full of holes.
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I don’t think Niemi’s playoffs was underwhelming. I think Niemi is a floppity flopper that will be exposed behind a lesser D (and even PHI started to expose him) but he was definitely good in the playoffs.
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I guess. He was really good against SJS and had some big games against both NSH and VAN. He didn’t carry them, but he wasn’t giving away games and I think it’s fair to say he stole at least one game in each of the first three rounds.
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I’d say that in the games he tried to give away, his offense bailed him out. There were some games where he just flat wasn’t good.
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by Knee high to a duck on Aug 3, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Niemi can have big games, but is really inconsistent. Even when he has big games his poor rebound control and recovery forces him to make saves that are far more difficult than they should be.
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by Killer_Carlson on Aug 3, 2010 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
The inconsistent part or the Snow angel McFlopperson part? I agree that a lot of goalie’s are inconsistent, but Niemi is among the elite in scrambliness.
Release the Mackan!
by Killer_Carlson on Aug 3, 2010 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Mirtle points out that the 9 cheapest players on the Hawks roster will combine to make less than Patrick Kane.
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Kane picks up the cab fare on the road, right?
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by ThePeerless on Aug 3, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Modano to the Red Wings….. sigh.
I’ve always liked Modano, but now I have to pull for him to fail. Fuck Detroit.
-These go to eleven.
I kinda saw that one coming, though.
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He should’ve quit after the send off Dallas gave him.
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True, and I can’t complain what with this making Detroit even older.
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Kinda puts a cramp on the “Mitchell to the Wings” talk, though. I like that.
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Yeah. They’ve got to get Abdelkader and Helm on board, and they’ve got enough dough for that, but not for anything fancy I don’t think.
I am skeptical that Modano will be able to keep up for a whole season. If he gets set up in the zone with some space to work with, he can still dish it effectively, but I don’t think his legs get to where he wants to be very often.
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Now we just need SJS to grab Niemi, and Mitchell will come to DC by default
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by Gould Old Days on Aug 3, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh. That’s not bad news that the Sharks are interested, it’s just old news. We’re one of a few teams, that’s fine.
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One bit of good news – we have more cap space than the Sharks do. According to CapGeek, they’ve got about 3.7, we’ve got a shade over 5.
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but he can probably be had for about 3 – 3.5, so they have enough (IMO). We’d have to overpay in order to keep him away from San Jose.
Ugh, that sounds rather Johnny Cochran-esque.
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Really? If he’s got multiple suitors, figure on the high end, closer to 3.5. That leaves the Sharks with 200K to play with and 21 players signed. even at 3, that’s 21 players signed and 700K to play with. Injury callups? What’re those?
The Caps can make SJS squirm against the ceiling without breaking a sweat.
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One thing, though- whoever said that the Caps as the only EC team in the mix are going to have to pay more is right – He’s going to have to pack up and move across the continent (and internationally).
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Jamal Mayers just signed with San Jose. So if they do offer Mitchell money, they have to offer him a less than the Caps can.
Or less than the Caps will.
The guy is Peter Schumpmaker. Lord knows what a schump is, but you can bet your bippy his ancestors made them. What he's doing is far worse than crafting fine schumps.
by Steckel Me Elmo on Aug 3, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
What were the terms on that deal?
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Brings them down to $3.1M of cap space with 21 players on the roster.
If they’re going to go with 22 and keep, say, $600K for callups/injury replacements, they’re limited to a $2.5M annually for Mitchell…Caps could outbid them if they choose to.
But will they, and will it be enough?
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looks like $600K, per Fear The Fin.
According to Andy Strickland, Jamal Mayers has signed a one year deal with the San Jose Sharks. According to Strickland, the deal is worth $600,000.
Yeah, I pretty much feel like, if those 4 teams are indeed the ones “in the running” to land Mitchell, the most likely (by far) destination is probably SJ.
SJ 50%
Was 20%
Van 15% (due to cap/roster limitations)
Det 15% (chances dropped with the Modano signing plus their remaining RFAs)
I wouldn’t underestimate Holland’s ability to get a little creative to get under the cap.
Modano’s addition may mean they’re looking to shed a forward anyways.
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Being such as you are I’d have guessed you’d want Zetterberg.
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by red army line on Aug 3, 2010 7:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Hey, if they’re looking for a place to shove Datsyuk I’ve got a curly-haired Czech they can have back.
FTFY.
They’ll probably just suit him up for games against the Caps. That will net him double digits in goals.
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It’s funny, Sim’s reputation of being a Cap-killer has lasted longer than him actually being one…he had 10 goals and 5 assists in 13 games against the Caps between 2005-06 and 2007-08. Since then? 1 goal and no assists.
My guess is he was just good at feasting on crappy teams and got a lot of chances to do so in those 2 years ;)
by Becca H on Aug 3, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Anytime. (And by 2007-08 I of course meant 2006-07, since he didn’t really play in the 2007-08 season.)
The guy has 12 goals and 8 assists against the Caps all-time, which is serious considering he doesn’t come close to double-digits against any other team – but again, 10G/5A in 2 years will do that.
Yeah, I think I lost my fear of him when he failed on his shootout attempt against us last year. That was the time to be a Cap killer and he blew it.
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Per Jeff Marek, Hawks sign Igor Makarov to a 2-yr deal..
Looks like $525K per, according to Capgeek. Can’t tell if this is AHL depth or a guy that will round out the bottom of the roster (the price is right for the latter).
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You don’t bring him over just to round out the AHL, and he probably wouldn’t accept that role. He’s at least going to get a shot at the NHL I imagine.
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They are losing at least one, and they need 13, so it’s not really a problem.
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Why are they losing at least one?
And, yeah, they need to add a couple more guys.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Even dropping Huet they can’t afford to ice a full team without moving one of Bolland/Sharp/Seabrook/Campbell/Hossa. Hossa and Campbell are not moveable without a dowry, which CHI has no interest in doing. Seabrook is the guy they probably least want to move, so it’s down to Sharp and Bolland. Bolland will be the guy they want to move, but his contract and talent make his return package less attractive.
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I think they can do it, though. Using random guys off their non-roster list, just to plug in the numbers:
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FORWARDS
Patrick Kane ($6.300m) / Jonathan Toews ($6.300m) / Marian Hossa ($5.275m)
Patrick Sharp ($3.900m) / Dave Bolland ($3.375m) / Tomas Kopecky ($1.200m)
Troy Brouwer ($1.025m) / Viktor Stalberg ($0.850m) / Jack Skille ($0.600m)
Bryan Bickell ($0.541m) / Jake Dowell ($0.525m) / Igor Makarov ($0.552m)
Chris DiDomenico ($0.678m)
DEFENSEMEN
Brian Campbell ($7.142m) / Duncan Keith ($5.538m)
Brent Seabrook ($3.500m) / Niklas Hjalmarsson ($3.500m)
John Scott ($0.512m) / Jassen Cullimore ($0.500m)
Jonathan Carlsson ($0.565m)
GOALTENDERS
Marty Turco ($1.300m) /Corey Crawford ($0.800m)
CARRY-OVER BONUS PENALTY: $4,157,753
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SALARY CAP: $59,400,000; CAP PAYROLL: $58,639,090; BONUSES: $145,000
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $905,910
22 players, about $905K left over.
They can field a team if they want to. Doesn’t mean they won’t trade Bolland of course…but they don’t have to. Thanks, Marty.
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That’s an insanely thin lineup. If that’s the route they go, more power to them, but they absolutely have no margin for error with injuries.
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Correction: $550K. Two-way contract. $50K signing bonus.
Has not been added to the roster, yet.
Also, Capgeek is showing Huet as a non-roster player…has be officially been moved, and I just missed it?
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by oldemystix on Aug 3, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
With the Modano signing, the Wings are going to be that much tighter to the cap. Unless I’m mistaken, Darren Helm is still an RFA? Is there a number the Caps would be willing to pay that Detroit wouldn’t?
I’d have to believe he would instantly upgrade the PK, and the idea of Chimera and Helm on one line… heh.
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Doubtful. We’ve got wings and GMGM seems prepared to go with our own guys. If we were going to take either Red Wing it would be Abdelkader because he is a C, but it doesn’t seem likely.
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Huh. Why did I think Helm was a center?
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51.1% winning, too… it says he’s a C. I’m confused now.
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I always thought he played wing. I guess I’m wrong.
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Pobody’s nerfect. =)
GMGM’s willingness to trigger aside, what’s the number Helm becomes desirable at? 2.55?
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I could live with Helm at that point but I don’t know if DET lets him walk for that. Also, what’s the compensation return as far as picks?
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We don’t have our own second-round selection at this point, so we’d either have to trade to NY to get it back, or go for something a bit more expensive in the first-to-third range.
If we’re going to give up those picks for someone, I’d rather have Marc Staal.
by Wheeler on Aug 3, 2010 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I remember that. Didn’t Knubs have an awesome PK like that this year?
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Was that the one where he had the puck pinned behind the opposing team’s net for 40 seconds or so? If so, it was absolutely ridiculous. I remember much of the crowd on their feet cheering – odd for a PK.
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Yes, he was 1-on-3 behind the opposing net for a good 40 seconds of the kill. Fantastic puck keep-away. And yes, he got a standing ovation for that.
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