Yumcha

Well, considering he's rather :ghey:...makes sense.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

^The fact they even let him in the locker room is a sad day for hockey...

Yumcha

He was performing at the UC. What can you do. Part of marketing to have him and a "lucky" fan take a picture with the Cup.

Yumcha

Sadly, no one took the opportunity to kick his @$$ in.

dom

Poor Lord Stanley will never be the same.

Maybe I'm just but I would never touch Stanley if in my presence. I'd like to think I have to earn that right. And since I failed at Pro hockey, no cup touching for me.

black label

I can't think of a more accurate description for being a Leafs fan than "failed at pro hockey."

Yumcha

Hey black label, not sure if you commented earlier: But, what are you thoughts of Seguin getting punted...?

I mean, given his Tweets (which he claimed was due to hacking, sure), he's got some growing up to do...but, do you think the Bruins are giving up on him too soon? Personally, I always thought he should've gone #1 over Hall.

(Good centers don't grow on trees.)

black label

Rumors are abound so it's hard to tell truth from fiction but...

Supposedly he showed up 3 days in a row during the Leafs series wearing the same clothes. The team hired a monitor to essentially keep him in his room at the hotel. He's a party boy who likes to drink may be a fan of cocaine and likes to chase women around the streets of Boston.

Who knows how much if any of that is true but based on Neely and Chiarelli's comments about his immaturity, it sounds like they didn't feel he was worth the 5.25 mil they agreed to pay him. He never showed the dedication to play "Bruins Hockey", kinda the polar opposite of a Gregory Campbell.

Personally, I would have wanted to keep him another year before I gave up but I gotta have faith in Chiarelli at this point, he's earned it. I'm pretty excited about the additions he's made so far.

In regards to the tweets, wasn't the offending tweet, "There's nothing but steers and queer in Texas and I'm not a cow"? Wouldn't that basically be him saying that he's gay? That's how I read it. I kinda doubt he'd tweet that.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

OH I forgot, you can't tell a joke

TeknoKing

Kovalchuk quits NHL. Poor NJ

http://bit.ly/1b44DAa

TeknoKing

Kovalchuk quits NHL. Poor NJ

http://bit.ly/1b44DAa

Yumcha

@ Kovy...

Yumcha

But, does that screw over NJ with the timing cuz now there is pretty much no one left in the UFA market...?

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Yes it does, pretty big dick move IMO. But they can release him and his huge cap hit, they just don't get anything for him, and there aren't many UFA's left at all now. Classy

black label

No problem. The Devils will tank this year without him and probably end up with a top draft pick for next years draft.

Wait, what's that you say? Oh they had to give up their 1st round pick in the 2014 draft for the shady contract they signed with Kovalchuk? Looks like the Devils screwed themselves to me. Lou knew that Kovy wanted to go home. I wouldn't be surprised if the Devils were trying to talk him into 1 more year and couldn't convince him. Just because it wasn't announced until now doesn't mean the Devils organization didn't know it was coming.

Yumcha

Remind me: What is going to happen to NJ's relinquished 1st rounder...?

black label

I think it just doesn't happen, no one gets it from them as far as I know. I'm assuming there will only be 29 players selected in the first round next year.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=6...d=nhl:topheads

Yumcha

So, essentially, every team moves up a spot. So, if NJ wins the #1 overall pick...whoever gets the #2 pick really gets to pick first.

dom

Cap hit is still 250K per year until 2024-25. That was put in place so those teams who sign those ridiculous deals don't get off Scott free when the player retires with 3 years left and only 600K oweing. Lucky for the devils, he retired early.

And apparently the Devils knew this was coming and was being discussed for some time.

dom

I'd like to think I'm better than 3/4 of the stiffs they've been dressing the last 20 years.

black label

I believe if he did it next year it would have been 700K per year cap until 2024-25.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

At least they knew ahead of time, timing seemed really shitty

black label

B's just signed Bergeron through the 2021-22 season, 6.5 mil a year. This one makes me nervous from a durability standpoint. Bergy is a great player but he's a little on the fragile side.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Holy long contract black man

black label

He's still under contract this year on his old deal. The new deal is 8 years starting 2014-15. They want him to play his whole career as a Bruin, he's a guy who has the potential to have his number hanging in the rafters someday.

Chara is signed with the B's until 17-18 at which point he'll be 41. His contract goes from 7 mil a year to 5 mil in 2016-17 and to 4 mil in 17-18. Whether Chara retires before his contract is up, plays it out to 2018 or is traded away, Patrice Bergeron will be the next captain of the Bruins.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Moog-Type-S

Pretty awesome how the Kings dodged both the Kovalchuck and Richards Free Agency Frenzy bullets.

Boy how those were giant busts!!!!

Moog-Type-S

Hextall goes back to Philly.

http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678000

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

More douchebaggery in Philly

Moog-Type-S

Pancakes to the sucks?!?!?

Oh noes!!!!! The Leafs Cup chances are doomed!!!

What's going on, dom?!?!?!!?

dom

??

Poo says Anaheim the likely destination.

Moog-Type-S

...yea and? Like I said, the sucks.



Pancakes the savior of the Leafs is not going to happen.
Pancakes and syrups....no more.

Yumcha

So, Pancakes and duck meat? Interesting combo.

Moog-Type-S

^^ Like fried chicken and waffles.

Moog-Type-S

Kings get Carcillo from the birdies.

Yea?

Moog-Type-S

Pancakes to the Sucks is official.

1 year 2 mill.


Goodbye and thanks for all the pancakes.

Moog-Type-S

Carcillo: The Kings are gluttons for punishment.

I guess the Kings better work harder on the penalty kill.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

pancakes

dom

Ah...thought you were calling the Leafs the sucks, so used to that I guess

Yumcha

Carbomb is a serviceable 4th liner if he can keep his emotions in check. I suspect he will do fine in LA.