e30cabrio

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Is it hockeytyme? thread is super active!

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Nope, this is just one those conversations fibby describes as...

and yummy be like...

and taco be like...

and yummy be like...

and taco be like

e30cabrio

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ahhhhhhhh seems legit!

Fibonacci

Your being overly generous with my talent assessment. Perhaps the leaves organization would like to hire you as a scout.

Yumcha

Yumcha

And I'd be like nah-uh!
And Taco be like yah-huh!
And I'd be like nah-uh!
And Taco be like yah-huh!
And Moog be like you both wrong!

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fify

Yumcha

But, weed's not available where I'm at or where Taco is.

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Maybe not legal but weed is most certainly available in Canada.

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TacoBello

oh, it's available. You just need a prescription and there's a place here in town that hands them out like coupons

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I would love to work for such a fine upstanding organization that puts winning ahead of all else :gheylaugh:

TacoBello

zing!

Oh Sickest TL

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habs 2 da cup yo

TacoBello

^ don't mind him. He's eastern.

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e30cabrio

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dixie? athletic? spit?

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You spelled whining wrong

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Yumcha

Jesus signs with the Leaves: https://www.nhl.com/news/auston-matt...?tid=277729154

TacoBello

I thought there was only one McJesus

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Poor bastard, at least he's getting dat money

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I was confused by that as well

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He should be called Leafus

Yumcha

McJesus is Canada Jesus. Matthews is America Jesus.


Gotta represent. *pounds chest twice and makes peace sign gangsta stylez*

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Is he though? Any details on the contract? Rumor has it they were trying to get dick him over on his signing/performance bonus because LouLam don't play that.

https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs...-matthews.html

It would be good for them to alienate him early so he can be ready to leave when his entry level deal is up, no need to drag things out like they did with Kessel

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Whew.
Rangers and Kreider Agree on Four-Year Deal with $4.625 Mil AAV
HockeyBuzz.com - Jan Levine - Rangers and Kreider Agree on Four-Year Deal with $4.625 Mil AAV

Per Aaron Ward, the Rangers and Chris Kreider reached an agreement at about 9:30 this morning of a four-year deal with a $4.625 million AAV, avoiding arbitration. Per Ward, the contract has an 11-team no trade clause in last two years. Kreider receives a $1 mil signing bonus each of the first three years and will be paid $5M, $5M, $4.5M and $4M over the four years.

Kreider had asked for $4.75 mil on a one-year deal while New York had offered $3.2 million. Larry Brooks had reported the other day the Rangers had offered Kreider $4.75 mil on a 4-5 deal, while Kreider reportedly asked for $5.25 mil per season. What we get is a compromise on all sides, which is the mark of a good negotiation. Two years ago, the Rangers and Kreider settled on a two-year deal an hour before arbitration worth $2.35 million in year one and $2.60 million in year two for an average AAV of $2.475 mil. Like then, an agreement was reached just before the hearing.

New York secures Kreider for two years of what would have been unrestricted free agency. Kreider gets the security of a slightly long term deal but will be a UFA after the 2019-20 season when he will be 29 years old and in line for another long term contract. In addition, for those who love to speculate, signing Kreider to this type of deal and for that dollar amount does make him very tradable if New York wanted to move him for let's say a D-man in St. Louis or Colorado.

The Rangers still have not had a player go through an arbitration hearing since Nikolay Zherdev in 2009, when the Rangers walked away from his $3.9 million judgement, making him an unrestricted free agent. Signing Kreider gives New York about $6 mil left in cap room. Next up to be signed is Kevin Hayes, whose hearing is set for July 27. But conversations on him are for another day, as right now, CK20 is back in the fold for four years.

I quote again what I wrote the other day:My blog two weeks ago highlighted what I thought a decent deal for each might be. The Vincent Trochek, Reilly Smith and Victor Rask signings all are decent comps for Kreider, though many Rangers' fans believe that Kreider is better than Rask. Trochek, more so, Smith, less so, is better than Kreider, so a deal in the $4-$4.5 mil range for Kreider may prove decent value.

Another recent applicable signing is Jaden Schwartz, who inked a five year, $26.35 mil deal last Friday. I think Schwartz is a better scorer than Kreider, who does have better advanced metrics than Schwartz. Over the weekend Alex Killlorn, also slated for arb, signed a seven-year deal with a $4.45 mil AAV. Kreider in my view is better than Killorn, who like Kreider, has produced come playoff time. An additional decent comp for Kreider may be Marcus Johansson, who was awarded 1 yr @ $3.75M contract last year in arbitration and was to go through the process again this season. Johansson and the Capitals reached an agreement on a three year deal with a $4.583 mil AAV.

Here was my predictions for Kreider's deal. I came fairly close on the low end:

Kreider, 25, despite a slow start, matched his career high of 21 goals and added 22 assists in 79 games as he completed a two-year, $4.95 million deal. That deal was signed just before arbitration. If Kreider gets a one-year deal, he should go from $2.475 mil to around $3.5-4 mil. For two years, up that amount slightly to closer to $4-$4.25 mil. If New York opted for a 4-5 year deal, the look for a cap hit of around $4.75-$5.25 million.

Yumcha

So, the OTHER Kane wants to keep up with the Hawks' Kane...in arrests.

Sabres forward Evander Kane arrested - Story




Obviously, when handing out common sense and IQ, the Kanes were missed.

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Something about Buffalo bars and dude's named Kane

Yumcha

More like something about Kanes being stupid.

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TacoBello

Fuck... Almost three months still until hockey officially begins.

Yumcha

So...3 months until we are back to you losing all faith in hockey, dom breaking his TV, and the rest of us all needing to put down the bong (in honor of Moog).

TacoBello

Pretty much. Generally I wait until we are one month in to hockey season before I start banging my head. Sometimes they get a lucky start... Or they start off miserably and you think "these are just growing pains! They'll straighten out in no time!!"

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New York Rangers News: Kevin Hayes Signs Two-Year Contract Extension - Blueshirt Banter

Just a couple of hours after signing off on Chris Kreider’s brand new four-year deal, the New York Rangers have locked up their last key restricted free agent. , Kevin Hayes and the New York Rangers have a agreed to a two-year deal that will pay him $2.6 million annually. The term and money fall right in line with most of us expected all along, given how the Rangers handle a majority of their RFA’s coming off of entry-level deals. With J.T. Miller and Kevin Hayes both locked up on bridge deals, the Rangers now have a ton of flexibility in the short-term.After Hayes’ deal, the Rangers have a little over $3 million remaining with their roster consisting of 14 forwards, 7 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders. With plenty of extra cap space to spare, it’s safe to assume the Rangers probably have a plan to use that via trade. The Rangers are still in desperate need of help on the backend, so maybe that use that to bring in a top-4 defenseman? At this point, it’s anyone’s guess. In addition, by locking up all of their arbitration eligible players, the Rangers now open up a secondary buyout window. , the 48 hour buyout window will open up in 3 days, if the Rangers elect to use a buyout.

Fibonacci

Fibonacci

Made out better than anticipated on my Pizza Pizza Arena relocation. Bumped up one row with virtually identical sightline and only 10 bucks more per game seat.

Can't wait to say sayonara to The Joe. Great memories, but what a dump.

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Does that come with sh!tty pizza free?

TacoBello

Is it hockey season yet?!

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