MARIAN HOSSA WILL BE YOUR MILLSTONE: THE NHL 2009-2010 THREAD (INCLUDING PITTSBURGH CUP HANGOVER OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

So... 12 years, huh?

twelve.

they also got Kopecky which almost hurts more because he actually, like, won a Cup

It's July 2009 and Brian Burke has "broken more campaign promises on Swedish twins than in any other area."

The team that confuses me right now is the Oilers. I have no idea what to think of a team w/ an aged Khabibulin and a potentially exiled Danny Heatley

will anyone sign Chelios?????

the Blackhawks just offered him a 15 year contract

I'm not sure I approve of this new york rangers style team building that the habs are doing right now

It might work though

farewell, rob scuderi

I am happy to keep the Sedins, they took a discount and that's great news. sad to lose Ohlund but no surprise there, really. Was not prepared to lose laBarbera, but i guess if the guy wants to play, he's gotta go somewhere else.

am now concerned with Kyle Wellwood, and so, so, relieved that we did not jump on Gaborik.

The Rob Scuderi deal seems like a low priority move for the Kings because there is still NO ONE TO PUT PUCKS IN THE NET ON THIS TEAM.

is mikael samuelsson any good, detroit fans?

Samuelsson is a very solid third line winger that has been a VERY important playoff player for the wings. San jose should've had more patience with him, and a bunch of others over the years

i heard samuelsson and thought 'ulf samuelsson? isn't he 50+ by now?'
but i think this is a good move.

Samuelsson is like a budget J. Franzen, which is a compliment.

ulf samuelsson's son was a second-round pick this year

So long Joe Sakic

So long Claude Lemieux

Sakic I can appreciate, Lemieux however can choke on a bucket of dicks.

Lemaire returns as Devils head coach

uh, wow

DE-FENSE
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DE-FENSE
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Dale Tallon, newly unemployed.

will anyone sign Chelios?????

― bnw, Thursday, July 2, 2009 1:02 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
the Blackhawks just offered him a 15 year contract

― Bill Magill

Hahaha, also I hear Gordie Howe's hoping to come out of retirement, just long enough to play a single shift in 2010

farewell teppo

I thought he was out of the league long ago. Nice work if you can get it.

always sad when a jet goes away, because when you're a jet you're a jet all the way

Patrick Eaves to Detroit, hopefully he can get his shit back together

also: the headline in my rss was "Eaves moves to Detroit from the Ottawa Senators" but when i clicked the link they'd fixed it on their end. So... he... travelled in time... and skipped his days in Carolina? If I were him and I could, I totally would

interesting...

<3ing this guy right now

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs187.snc1/6253_544624645747_6604982_32190904_2666968_n.jpg

Also kind of surprised I haven't seen this here: Hossa's deal (and Pronger's) is under investigation by the league.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4369897

funny that zetterberg's isn't as well

I think they mention Zetterberg and Franzen's contracts in there, and they figure that they're cool... I highly doubt that Hossa's will end up being flagged (but Pronger's is a bit more sketchy-- league minimum for 3 years or something?)

Yeah Hank's is definitely sketchy but no Wings fans will complain. Hell I don't even really care about Hossa or Pronger. I just hope this doesn't become a pattern... which is probably why they're looking at it :/

frankly it's the league's fault for allowing the loophole to exist

What's a better solution to the loophole then?

No salary cap so Mike Ilitch can flex some bank ;)

my understanding of the situation (which could be wrong, pls enlighten me):

say a club signs a 30-year-old player to a 12-year, $60M contract, but structures it such that the player is paid $9M for each of the first six years and $1M for each of the last six.

under the current system, the salary cap hit for each season is the yearly average over the life of the contract, i.e. $5M. but: the cap hit goes away if the player retires (which of course he would have every incentive to do after six years, having made his $54M and standing to make little more). so in effect, the team got a $9M/year player for six years but only took a $5M/year cap hit.

the league could close the loophole by not averaging cap hit over the life of the contract, or by some sort of cap penalty, or whatever. i think there's already some sort of special category to limit this sort of thing with players over 35, but it evidently needs to be extended.

That's my understanding too. I think the cap penalty is the way to go, either that or playing with the way the averaging works out.

Or just get rid of contracts of 10 years or more, they're stupid anyway (remember Yashin and DiPietro in Long Island? I don't even think those were for loopholes but they still bothered me, mostly due to their stupidity)

No salary cap so Mike Ilitch can flex some bank ;)

― torta suggestbana (dan m), Wednesday, August 5, 2009 3:37 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^ yeah, it would be great to allow that scumbag total freedom to spend away while his home city continues to suffer a slow, painful demise.

The wink meant it was a joke, Bill!

And Detroit has much, much deeper problems than Ilitch has anything to do with.

isn't bill a devils fan? lol

Just noticed the wink, i was a little harsh.

yes, im a devils fan, but i grew up in chicago so I still have a soft spot for the 'Hawks.

http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=WT&Date=20090813&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=908139986&Ref=AR&Profile=1116&MaxW=740

I wonder how much the Sens paid Jason Smith to retire at 35 just now. ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT SALARY CAP LOOKS A LITTLE BIT MORE REASONABLE, HMMMM?

We just signed Luongo up for 12 yrs - one of these new super-contracts. $10 million this year, $1 million the last year, an avg. overall of $5.6 mil or something. no word yet re. no-trade clause.

and hey, we got Ehrhoff too, a good week.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/3951585982_fdb478c97d.jpg

lol jajajajaja

I have to poop, so I’ll make this quick.

1. ESPN.com is leading with a misleading and homoerotic headline: “DETROIT ROCK SOLID” on its front page. I guess the Tigs won something. Or have the opportunity to win something. Or something. No mention of opening day.

2. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/sports/baseball/01versus.html"">That may have something to do with Versus being dropped from DirecTV. Right. Thanks. Yeah. Whatever.

3. I love the distribution of potential breakout rookies and sophomores on unwatchable teams. Pekka Rinne for Nashville, Evander Kane for Atlanta, and “Fabalous” Fabian Brunnstrom for Dallas. I’d say these are three players “to watch,” if you could actually watch the NHL on television.

4. Interesting. I have no favorite to win the cup.

5. Interesting deux. Rumors abound that CBC will drop the NHL if San Jose (the “http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/2c/f0/a0/grathy.jpg"">Sharks”) or Anaheim (the “http://nugable.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/wosp2.jpg"">Ducks”) win the cup. But they’ll reconsider upon the establishment of the Hamilton Haida’s.

6. http://bitcast-a.v1.iad1.bitgravity.com/sportelligence/images/photos/photo_large/16/92316-3592.jpg"">I fear a post-Chicago win offseason thread.

7. NESCAC fans: the rumors are true! http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/general/20090727"">Bowdoin's Watson Arena Garners LEED Certification!

8. So. I have accepted a season where Detroit is not a favorite. That’s okay. I’ll settle for a Norris and a Selke.

9. I thought it would be nice if we all pitched in and bought a plaque to award Hossa upon his first post-season goal for Detroit, http://img.bleskovky.sk/big/101843.jpg/chara-svadba-jul07-gaborik-s-frajerkou-marian-hossa.jpg"">but …

10. This thread should be renamed: “62.8 over 12.”

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Hockey’s the best.

So long Mats Sundin. Another Leaf captain w/o a cup.

shitty fucking goal. goalie's fault 100% and the flyers still haven't had a functioning goalie since Hextall round one.

hearing bettman get booed is my official start to summer.

god bless em xp

Q: Was this ending more or less awkward than Brett Hull's Stanley Cup winning goal in 1999?

A: Trick question. Brett Hull didn't score a Stanley Cup winning goal in 1999.

so antti niemi is a cup-winning goaltender

better than Patrick Leighton. cup winning goaltender

Buffalo native!

xxpost

omg roenick's crying

Glad I'm watching on CBC

(Hull's '96 World Cup-winning goal was offside too)

mom: what's scotty bowman doing there?

me: i dunno!

mom: ah. he's sr. adviser for the hawks. No wonder they won.

<3 yr mom

congrats Hawks

corners of damen, north, and milwaukee ~11:30 PM:

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7342/sspx0056.jpg

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=40&threadid=73445&action=showall&bookmarkedmessageid=1656191

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_fw7iF68JR8k/TBBpHmue2II/AAAAAAABR6w/Mojj7rP5VIY/jrcries-o.gif

wow

aw, he's a Chicago guy. what was he actually saying at that point? tears of joy in allegiance with the Blackhawks organization, or tears of regret for not having been able to experience it himself with the Hawks in '92. most likely a combination of both, right?

Hossa = millstone no more

11 more years

You Misunderstand the Word "Millstone": The NHL 2010-2011 Thread (Including Chicago Letdown, Islanders Futility and the Perpetual Hazing of Gary Bettman)

Here come the Hawks, the mighty Blaaaackhawks!!!!

I only wish I still lived in Chicago so I could turn over a car or torch a Starbucks. The Cup is where it belongs, with the best fans in sports baby!

And they won it in front of the worst fans in sports-life is sweet!!

In honor of this event, I will change my display name.

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/images/2009-05-19-hawks.jpg

That rules. I hope they never take the Hawks gear off the things around town.

Dan m, did Detroit do that, and if so, did they have to put a visor on the dinosaur to make it accurate?

um, you might wanna rethink that post...

http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/410*307/blackhawks-lions2.jpg

hahahahaha! awesome!

Im willing to admit getting burned on a post...

pfffffffffffffft

http://www.ichilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/red-wings-spirit-of-detroit.jpg

old time hockey, call us when you have 7 more banners

The Cup is in its rightful spot for at least another year, for now the true "Hockeytown USA". you will just have to be content with quasi-perfect games from the Tigers.

baseballing has its own board mang

'rightful spot' lol. every 49 years? the cup has been in montreal 12 times since it was last in chicago.

blackhawks who wear visors, by playoff scoring:
1. toews
2. kane
3. sharp
4. keith
7. hossa
8. versteeg
10. hjalmarsson
11. brouwer
12. sopel
14. kopecky
15. campbell

it's pretty amazing how few cups the Hawks won when there were just 6 teams to compete against

Rightful spot, baby...Chi-town

so apparently a friend's rich-guy boss had a party at his apartment w/ several hawks, several playboy bunnies, and the oldest trophy in north american sports

and byfuglien shit in his bidet

That's fucking fantastic!! thank god he didnt shit in the Cup-i'm sure that's happened before though.

Has any other city won championships in all the major sports in the last 25 years (basketball, baseball, hockey, football)? I guess that makes Chicago Titletown.

I think some Chicagoans would probably take umbrage with renaming the city w/ Green Bay's nickname.

Michigan Ave, c&p'd from the Chicago thread:

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs528.snc3/30007_396380017970_20009402970_4273014_5589235_n.jpg

Awesome. Wish I was there.

You have the balls to criticize Scott Stevens, then you re-sign this fucking criminal?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Bertuzzi-signs-with-Red-Wings-as-Moore-lawyer-ey?urn=nhl,249164

#1: It doesn't take balls to criticize Stevens.
#2: I'm not exactly happy about it either.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1220/4726494203_337fe45e65_o.jpg

Bill Magill OTM

Ugh:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/hockey/nhl/06/24/byfuglien.trade.ap/index.html?eref=sihp

maybe they can poach kenny holland from the wings to keep the bowmans company and convince a few of these players they ain't all that and should make cap space

The union would never allow any player to renegotiate their salary lower to help with cap space. nor should they. And the only guy who is really overpaid is Huet who is going to be sent to the minors anyway.

I like DB a LOT, but getting a 1st and 2nd rnd pick for 35 regular season points is pretty ace imo; 11 PO goals is pretty sweet, but sample size, etc.

MARIAN HOSSA PREVENTED YOU FROM KEEPING DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: THE NHL 2010-2011 THREAD (INCLUDING CHICAGO CUP HANGOVER OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

jeff skinner is a fucking gem, is what

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/31/report-move-of-nhls-atlanta-thrashers-to-winnipeg-set/

HOLY BALLS

yayyyyyyy! wrong thread?

tens of angry thrashers fans have been swarming the streets in atlanta

http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/carolina-residents-confused-terrified-as-victoriou,1989/