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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 14, 2013 20:00:31 GMT -5
It's a bit of a random thought, but I wish someone would introduce the Kings on Saturday using the phrase "Please welcome your REIGNING and DEFENDING Stanley Cup Champions, the LOS ANGELES KINGS!!!!!!!!!!!" ala Paul Heyman does with CM Punk.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Jan 14, 2013 20:05:10 GMT -5
Pacific Division question- are the Sharks at their end? I think they're in steady decline.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 14, 2013 20:07:43 GMT -5
Pacific Division question- are the Sharks at their end? I think they're in steady decline. We'll see. Their window is almost closed at this point but they may be able to sneak in with the very limit space left in said window before it closes for good for a while.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jan 14, 2013 20:56:00 GMT -5
inb4TNA The Coyotes would kill for that kind of attendance. I guess I should've explained the photo. Obviously, the arena only opened up a limited number of sections--I think the usher said the viewing area stretched from Section 110 to Section 114. But those sections were PACKED--I was surprised so many people showed up for a Monday afternoon practice. I guess we're that hockey-starved! I didn't think any of the concession stands would be opened, but the First Niagara Club had food available for purchase. On Wednesday night, the Pens are having a scrimmage that will simulate an actual game. It'll include a pre-game skate, TV timeouts, and intermissions. They will also use a five-minute overtime period and shootout, regardless of the score. I'm interested to see how much of the arena will be made available for that; the press release did say some of the concession stands will be operational.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2013 2:00:12 GMT -5
Seriously I love this Fistric guy. Like his name is FISTric for gods sake lol.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 15, 2013 5:20:24 GMT -5
For those over on this side of the pond. Premiersports are promoting that if you join before Saturday you can get Premier Sports for £9.99 for the first two months (that's one payment) and there will be no connection fee. Just type NHL into the promo code part of the subscription part of the website or dial 0871 663 9000 and when quote the word "NHL". I just got of the phone to them and ordered it. Quite a cool deal especially if your like me and you were planning on buying Premier Sports anyway for Rugby League as well as NHL Coverage. So i'm set . Are they on Virgin? If not, screw ESPN for being cheapskates.
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Post by doel on Jan 15, 2013 11:18:37 GMT -5
For those over on this side of the pond. Premiersports are promoting that if you join before Saturday you can get Premier Sports for £9.99 for the first two months (that's one payment) and there will be no connection fee. Just type NHL into the promo code part of the subscription part of the website or dial 0871 663 9000 and when quote the word "NHL". I just got of the phone to them and ordered it. Quite a cool deal especially if your like me and you were planning on buying Premier Sports anyway for Rugby League as well as NHL Coverage. So i'm set . Are they on Virgin? If not, screw ESPN for being cheapskates. I'm not sure i'm with Sky but Premier Sports now have a streaming option on there website.
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Post by darthalexander on Jan 15, 2013 11:56:18 GMT -5
On Montreal radio today, two things came up.
The first is that the hold up with PK is that Bergevin wants to offer a 2-year $7 million deal (cash split over two years) and PK wants something like 5 year deal at roughly $5 million a year. They didn't talk at all yesterday, lockout style, so who knows what happens.
They had a reporter on who said that Yakupov is a bit of a "jerk". A reporter asked him a question and asked him about his playing style and compared him to a player (sorry, the name escapes me). Yakupov reportedly said he wasn't interested in such questions because all he cares about is the name on his back. Doesn't really sound too horrible but this reporter wasn't very impressed with him. But that might be due to the fact that he sounded like a real homer.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 15, 2013 12:39:06 GMT -5
On Montreal radio today, two things came up. The first is that the hold up with PK is that Bergevin wants to offer a 2-year $7 million deal (cash split over two years) and PK wants something like 5 year deal at roughly $5 million a year. They didn't talk at all yesterday, lockout style, so who knows what happens. They had a reporter on who said that Yakupov is a bit of a "jerk". A reporter asked him a question and asked him about his playing style and compared him to a player (sorry, the name escapes me). Yakupov reportedly said he wasn't interested in such questions because all he cares about is the name on his back. Doesn't really sound too horrible but this reporter wasn't very impressed with him. But that might be due to the fact that he sounded like a real homer. Rumor is Mr. Subban wants some of that Drew Doughty money. I wouldn;t be opposed to payinlg him that, but I'd like to see some more offensive production out of him first before I'd feel 100% confident in giving him said money.
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Post by darthalexander on Jan 15, 2013 13:27:19 GMT -5
Rumor is Mr. Subban wants some of that Drew Doughty money. I wouldn;t be opposed to payinlg him that, but I'd like to see some more offensive production out of him first before I'd feel 100% confident in giving him said money. I don't think he's worth that much yet. In two years maybe, but now - no way. I think he might be playing with fire here. The new management doesn't seem to want to put up with a lot of bs. Edit: What's the draft order for the pool?
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Post by darthalexander on Jan 15, 2013 13:52:40 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2013 14:12:37 GMT -5
On Montreal radio today, two things came up. The first is that the hold up with PK is that Bergevin wants to offer a 2-year $7 million deal (cash split over two years) and PK wants something like 5 year deal at roughly $5 million a year. They didn't talk at all yesterday, lockout style, so who knows what happens. They had a reporter on who said that Yakupov is a bit of a "jerk". A reporter asked him a question and asked him about his playing style and compared him to a player (sorry, the name escapes me). Yakupov reportedly said he wasn't interested in such questions because all he cares about is the name on his back. Doesn't really sound too horrible but this reporter wasn't very impressed with him. But that might be due to the fact that he sounded like a real homer. Rumor is Mr. Subban wants some of that Drew Doughty money. I wouldn;t be opposed to payinlg him that, but I'd like to see some more offensive production out of him first before I'd feel 100% confident in giving him said money. Well the media loved Yakupov when he first came into town but ever since he said Canadians in the world Juniors play dirty (which was proven to be quoted out of context), media reporters had it out for him. Also how he wanted to play in the KHL rather than another year in Sarnia that pissed of a lot of reporters even though it made more sense him to play in the KHL with men for more development since he's not allowed to play in the AHL yet. Plus some of the questions and articles have been mean to him like how he started off in the KHL insanely hot and his point production dipped (even though he plays for one of the worst KHL teams the city near his home town none of the less) or how he was rumored that the pick would be traded before he got drafted or how Edmonton was close to drafting Ryan Murphy over him or why isn't he staying in Russia. He's a kid with lots of confidence in himself who wants to play in the NHL (why did he play in the CHL as a junior when he could of played in Russia and be close with family) and some communication issues. Also the media was so upset that he wouldn't talk to them after the Canadian play dirty debacle and practically calling him a prima donna. In other good Yakupov news he and Hemsky apparently have great chemistry during the practice sessions.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 15, 2013 14:12:46 GMT -5
Is that French Craigslist or something?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2013 14:19:21 GMT -5
Is that French Craigslist or something? Kijiji is practically Canada's craigslist/amazon hybrid.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 15, 2013 14:34:50 GMT -5
Rumor is Mr. Subban wants some of that Drew Doughty money. I wouldn;t be opposed to payinlg him that, but I'd like to see some more offensive production out of him first before I'd feel 100% confident in giving him said money. Well the media loved Yakupov when he first came into town but ever since he said Canadians in the world Juniors play dirty (which was proven to be quoted out of context), media reporters had it out for him. Also how he wanted to play in the KHL rather than another year in Sarnia that pissed of a lot of reporters even though it made more sense him to play in the KHL with men for more development since he's not allowed to play in the AHL yet. Plus some of the questions and articles have been mean to him like how he started off in the KHL insanely hot and his point production dipped (even though he plays for one of the worst KHL teams the city near his home town none of the less) or how he was rumored that the pick would be traded before he got drafted or how Edmonton was close to drafting Ryan Murphy over him or why isn't he staying in Russia. He's a kid with lots of confidence in himself who wants to play in the NHL (why did he play in the CHL as a junior when he could of played in Russia and be close with family) and some communication issues. Also the media was so upset that he wouldn't talk to them after the Canadian play dirty debacle and practically calling him a prima donna. In other good Yakupov news he and Hemsky apparently have great chemistry during the practice sessions. speaking as a Canadian, our team DID PLAY DIRTY, and got exactly what they deserved for it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2013 15:16:49 GMT -5
Well the media loved Yakupov when he first came into town but ever since he said Canadians in the world Juniors play dirty (which was proven to be quoted out of context), media reporters had it out for him. Also how he wanted to play in the KHL rather than another year in Sarnia that pissed of a lot of reporters even though it made more sense him to play in the KHL with men for more development since he's not allowed to play in the AHL yet. Plus some of the questions and articles have been mean to him like how he started off in the KHL insanely hot and his point production dipped (even though he plays for one of the worst KHL teams the city near his home town none of the less) or how he was rumored that the pick would be traded before he got drafted or how Edmonton was close to drafting Ryan Murphy over him or why isn't he staying in Russia. He's a kid with lots of confidence in himself who wants to play in the NHL (why did he play in the CHL as a junior when he could of played in Russia and be close with family) and some communication issues. Also the media was so upset that he wouldn't talk to them after the Canadian play dirty debacle and practically calling him a prima donna. In other good Yakupov news he and Hemsky apparently have great chemistry during the practice sessions. speaking as a Canadian, our team DID PLAY DIRTY, and got exactly what they deserved for it. Exactly. It's worse when the media was calling them dirty and undisciplined but stopped when Yakupov said it. I just want the season to star, let him play well, and get the Eberle/Hall contract deal so the media shuts up. Like how they did wit the other Russians like Malkin, Ovechkin, Datsyuk, etc. I would also include Kovalchuk but the media freaked out when he stayed at the KHL all star game despite Datsyuk and Malkin doing the same thing. I can't wait till Datsyuks contract is about to run out so the media gets in a panic frenzy calling him a traitor and such.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 15, 2013 15:22:35 GMT -5
Compliance buyout terms ironed out By Katie Strang | ESPNNewYork.com
The NHL and the players' association have reached an agreement to allow teams an accelerated compliance buyout on players such as Montreal's center Scott Gomez and defenseman Wade Redden of the New York Rangers, a source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.
Those buyouts, which can be used by any of the NHL's 30 teams, will carry the full cap charge for the remainder of the 2013 season. The hit will then come off the cap this summer and the buyout will revert to two-thirds spread out for the remaining years.
So, in Redden's case, the Rangers will pay him 100 percent in salary owed for this year while incurring his full cap hit minus the money, approximately $900,000, saved by assigning him to the AHL's Connecticut Whale.
Unable to use one of their two compliance buyouts until this summer, the Rangers are prohibiting Redden from playing with the Whale, where he has played since the 2010-11 season after failing to live up to a six-year, $39 million contract.
The situation is similar to that of Gomez's. Earlier this week, the Canadiens sent Gomez home for the remainder of the season and told him he would not be playing for the team.
The 33-year-old center, who tallied only two goals in 38 games for Montreal last season, still will collect the (pro-rated) $5.5 million in salary he is owed for this season, but Montreal plans to buy out the last year of his seven-year, $52.5 million deal.
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Post by Spider2024 on Jan 15, 2013 16:31:34 GMT -5
The Coyotes would kill for that kind of attendance. I guess I should've explained the photo. Obviously, the arena only opened up a limited number of sections--I think the usher said the viewing area stretched from Section 110 to Section 114. But those sections were PACKED--I was surprised so many people showed up for a Monday afternoon practice. I guess we're that hockey-starved! I didn't think any of the concession stands would be opened, but the First Niagara Club had food available for purchase. On Wednesday night, the Pens are having a scrimmage that will simulate an actual game. It'll include a pre-game skate, TV timeouts, and intermissions. They will also use a five-minute overtime period and shootout, regardless of the score. I'm interested to see how much of the arena will be made available for that; the press release did say some of the concession stands will be operational. Ah ok. I'm sure even they didn't think too many people would want to show up for a mere practice, even if it's the first taste of hockey in over half a year.
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Post by darthalexander on Jan 15, 2013 16:40:33 GMT -5
In Montreal the practices have been jam-packed and you can't find parking near their training facility. So much for "sending a message".
It looks like talks with PK are going badly - so if does end up being sent elsewhere I wonder where he'll go?
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 15, 2013 19:23:15 GMT -5
Henrik Zetterberg named captain Associated Press
PLYMOUTH, Mich. -- The Detroit Red Wings have chosen Henrik Zetterberg as their captain, replacing retired defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom.
The announcement came as little surprise. Detroit made it official at a news conference Tuesday before a public scrimmage at Compuware Arena in Plymouth, where the Red Wings have been holding training camp.
The 32-year-old Zetterberg has been an alternate captain for the Red Wings. The Swedish forward had 22 goals and 47 assists last season.
When Zetterberg helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 2008, he earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP for his two-way play.
Lidstrom started wearing the captain's letter in 2006 after Steve Yzerman retired, ending a two-decade run that made him the longest-serving captain in NHL history.
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