97BlackAckCL

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Yep, they like knees to the head so much, they traded him Neal

And fwiw, Neal was the only Shero signing without a no trade clause, good move

Yumcha

I like the trade for Hornqvist. That guy's underrated.

e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

Seems the main thing Moog currently knows is how to avoid this thread.



lol

Yumcha

Go figure...I mean, what was said to him is not really that much different to what he did to others...

I seriously hope it's just he's on vacation and not because he got bum-hurt because he can't take his own medicine.




But, remember: Good enough = crap.

e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

I seriously doubt that. He won. He would be here telling us (me) how bad the Rangoons sucked & great/totally dominating the Kings are/were.

I am disappointed, but if I am honest I was sure the Rangers were done at 1-3 against Pittsburgh.

Yumcha

Kinda yawner at the Draft.

Not much action but I suspect the lower-than-expected cap ceiling put a damper on things.

But, the UFA stupidity has not started...so, I'm sure the overpayments will be seen there.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

All the Penguins problems are solved, they drafted a winger from Finlandia

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

They were, you're welcome

It's gonna be crazy this year

Yumcha

Mein gott...it's so boring watching this thing that I'm even reading Poo's blog.

He's reporting that Pens are talking to Sharks about Marleau...Like, okay. I know Poo makes stuff out of his ...but, seriously? Really?

Yumcha

Next thing you know, Eklund will report that Pens are shopping Crosby.

Yumcha

I love how he always says "sources"...who? He calls the sound of his fart a source?

Rounder

Extremely upset about the Neal trade. He was my favorite pens player...

$5M cap hit for a 30-40 goal scorer, seemed worth it to me. They better pray Hornqvist can get at least 30 goals or this trade is total fucking shit.

Rumor has it we are trying to re-sign Jokinen and trade for Miller. If we end up with Ryan Miller out of all this, it will be ok, but right now I feel like crying into my Neal jersey.

Yumcha

Not Crosby? Not Malkin?



You should wonder why Neal has been traded twice now. Is there something "off" about him that makes teams give up on him?

dom

I remember about 3-4 years ago my sons hockey team got to play a scrimmage game in between periods at a local OHL game. It was against the Barrie Colts and it was Aaron Ekblads first year. As the 1st period was winding down, the parents got to go in between the penalty boxes to watch. Ekblads was just called for a minor and skated over to the box. He was 15 years old but looked like a fawkin man. Huge dude with a full beard didn't know who he was but another parent filled me in and said he'd probably go #1 someday. I just couldn't believe he was 15 years old at the time. Kids today......

Yumcha

What do you think of Leaves taking Nylander's kid...?

Yumcha

Or, do you need Moog's opinion of it before you say?

dom

I'm more excited that Kesler is a Duckie.

Rounder

prolly #1 neal #2 malkin

read an article last night that neal was a 20 goal scorer before he played with malkin, so i hope hornqvist can net 30-35 with malkin.

black label

So did they trade him because of his cheapshots/diving or because he was the only asset they could trade? Your own statement makes it seem like the latter no the former. Soft on the ice, soft in the locker room, soft in contract negotiations.

e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

I heard they were in talks for Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendricks & Elvis! (young, thin)

Yumcha

I'm surprised you didn't know that.

Neal is basically the modern version of Rob Brown. Playing next to Malkin will raise anyone's goal-scoring output by at least 10-15 goals.

Hornqvist is similar to Holmstrom...he'll stand in front of the net and score a heap of garbage-pail goals. Gritty, underrated player because he played on the Preds.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Get over it, he was the player that had to be moved, Pens need a change, he had no no trade clause, it was predicted by the great oracle blackack and moogelino months ago, deal with it

He's just the latest player in a long list to be added to the yeah I met him and got his autograph list, I have a special wall dedicated to those 8x10's

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

You're really an idiot

Yumcha

Forgot about this trade between the Blues and Leafs: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=455924

Polak is a pretty good lower-pairing D-man. Tough as nails.

black label

How am I an idiot? You're practically agreeing with me here.

They had 7 options for trades vs 8 guys with no trade clauses. Of the 7, 2 were larger than 3 mill hits on the cap, Kunitz and Neal. Of the other 5 guys, the highest cap hit is 900,000. If you took the the other 5 guys who could be traded (Bennett, Adams, Maatta, Bortuzzo and Zatkoff) their combined salary is about 3.6 mil against the cap.

Pitt had 2 guys who could be traded clear reasonable cap space and bring in another working piece. They have about 46.7 million (8 players) against the cap in pieces that cannot be moved. They still need to fill 5 forward positions and 1 defense position to have an NHL roster.

Soft management put them in a bad spot.

black label

I'm more surprised you haven't said anything about B52 flying to Calgary.

Yumcha

LOL, I don't post everything Blackhawks-related per se. And not sure most of the regulars in here would've noticed nor cared about who he is...


Yeah, not sure how I feel about that trade.

But, with the cap set at $69M, Hawks had to shed some salary...he does in some way remind me of Thornton. Teams need players like him...but, I suppose this paves the room for Morin or Mashinter.

I suspect more players are going to leave the Hawks. Oduya and Sharp perhaps.

Yumcha

Since Moog is not here to post the trade, here's an awesome one by Deano trading Linden Vey for a 2nd rounder.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=455923

Of course, it's genius. As are all moves by Deano.



I hope my line about genius is right for once in this thread. I can't take anymore being wrong all the time.

black label

I'm not sure Bollig is the locker room leader Thornton is but he's also 10-12 years younger I believe so he could develop a voice. I would have liked to see him end up in Boston but he already makes more than Thornton and they already decided they couldn't afford him.

The b's have some cap issues from Iginlas performance bonuses from last year. Chiarelli has been joking that other GMs know about it and have been very vocal about their willingness to "help the Bruins", help the Bruins meaning "youve got some stuff we want".

Yumcha

Interesting. Briere headed to Avs for Parenteau: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=456081

Fibonacci

He's too busy partying with his homey Jeff Carter to care what you think. That and he's pissed that blackack is the new waldorf.

All the girls in da club gettin' tips...

Fibonacci

Good news, domcha's favorite player ultra-alfie is thinking about taking one more go at a cup.


Double or nothing?

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

:gheywave:

Yumcha

Stars acquire Spezza: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=456146

Yumcha

Nice signing...Ehrhoff goes to Pens for 1 year @ $4M.

Yumcha

WTFBBQ @ Oilers...

Fayne for 4 years @ $3.5M per...Pouliot for 5 years @ $4M per...

I mean, Pouliot had a nice season...but, he's floated around forever from team to team. Okiedokie...there's your first 2 stupid signings of the day. Way to crank up the price for depth players, Edmonton.

Yumcha

Wow, Stastny goes to Blues.

Yumcha

Avs to get Brad Stuart from Sharks...

Yumcha

Stars definitely making some noise again...close to getting Hemsky. Lindback inked as backup.

Rebuild? Pfft...that's express-lane to respectability.



Meanwhile...Edmonton.

Yumcha

Thornton lands in Miami to provide some muscle to the kids...2 years.