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Originally Posted by superkaratemonkey
all these are just speculation rite now, the first 2 months should be very interesting. w/ the decline of the nhl superpowers (det, col, nj, dal) and the improvements made by some bottom feeding teams (cbj, edm, chi), i think the whole nhl standing will be different from before.
Yes. before the Palffy signing, I would've picked the Pens to finish outside of the playoffs. Now, I would pick them to end up in a playoff spot.
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yea the morrison contract will have a domino effect, im sure. but realistically, how do u lowball players from a team that improve 5 straight yrs in a row, and was coming off a division title? i agree that mo isnt a 'steal' or a 'bargain', but i dunno, mabbe im not looking as far ahead as ur, or mabbe i just value mo more then u do, but either way i dont look at this as devastating as u r. next yr im pretty sure jovo is gone (he loves to be in florida), and w/ the ufa price lowered, we can use his money to sign a couple solid #2/3 dman.
btw, the sedins are signed for $2.5M combine, so its surely not back breaking. hopefully they get more icetime and put up better #s. the money seems very fair, mabbe even low considering what other young players are getting, but im glad we finally have them under contract (without the negative 'morrison effect', hehe)
Yeah, I was too worried about Mo. I like the guy and all, but from the way he speaks, he sounds like a team guy and I don't expect my team guys to ask for raises, knowing that it'll handicap the team, when they're already making a lot.
Anyway, I think we might have to applaud Cooke, Cloutier, and the Sedins for not asking for too much and in the case of Cloutier, making less than before.
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well clout didnt have many options, outside of vancouver ppl seem to have a very low regard for his skills. this is his make-or-break contract i think, if he fails to go deep in the playoff or get injured, i think hes gone.
and u know how burke always wanna make a huge splash in a new city (pronger in hartford, sedins in vancouver, now SN in anaheim) so im not surprise. the thing is, he always goes to bottom feeding teams, and he wants to create instant interest among the locals, so he always goes out and try to create a level of excitment by drafting/signing good players. we'll see if it backfire, i think he shoulda rebuild, but i'll give him 3 yrs to turn it around in anahiem. oh and i think they'll be ok w/ the cap, they just dont have a lot of wiggling room, but i dont think they are over the cap, are they?
Well, fans of other teams aren't high on him, but I bet there are a few gms who would take him in a heartbeat. He's actually pretty damn good.... for the regular season anyway. I hope he has learned how to handle pressure. From his past playoff meltdowns, if he hasn't, then he should be gone next season.
As for the Ducks, if they sign everyone including their RFAs and the RFAs have to sign their QOs, then the Ducks will be over the cap by $1mil.
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well at least the twins are cheaper then u expect :) but, i think, nonis's intention all along is to retain this core for 1 more run at the cup. whatever happens after that will be deal w/ later, but nonis obviously believes this core have what it takes, and i agree w/ him.
btw, i was really down on the park signing as well, thinking we need to spend dat money on d. ppl say park will do well in the new nhl w/ his speed and skill, but until i see the crackdown being call consistently and the effect of red line elimination, i'll reserve judgement.
Yes, I have to applaud them for taking less than what everyone expected ($1.5 each). I didn't say HS deserves $1.5-$1.7. I only said that for Daniel. Hendrik might be the one who's keeping Daniel from reaching his potential.
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haha, well the park signing is hugely popular among my korean friends, so it worked in dat regard. i think we have some toughness (brookbank), peskiness (ruutu) and grit (linden) in our bottom 6. we need some speed and skill and dats what park brings. hes not what i want, but he'll give us depth and options. and w/ chubby not coming back, we need the depth/options. im gonna miss chubby tho, hopefully kesler can fill his shoe.
btw, ohlund is going to arbitration. if he signs for only 1 yr, we are in huge trouble next yr, like u said. hope we'll get him lock up long term b4 dat.
Yeah, we signed the wrong player to replace Chubby. Still, he's not a bad 4th liner and at least has a better scoring touch than Chubby.
As for Ohlund (forgot his age), even if he doesn't get awarded too much, we might still lose him and Jovo next year as UFAs. I hope this doesn't happen cause everyone including me values Ohlund more than Jovo even if Jovo didn't become an UFA next year.