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Syd should wait and just call this year a wash, but like Tim said, it's tough to keep a guy like him off the ice. I'm not saying JVR didn't say that stuff about Laviolette, but if he did the dude (and the rest of the team) just needs to suck it up and play. Ant gave a fantastic example with the TB situation. You don't like your coach? Tough. You're getting paid millions of dollars to go out and play a freaking game. It's not your job to whine and complain, it's your job to play. Even better, you have a coach that has won a Cup and is a proven winner. You may not like the guy, but it's your job to play. |
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His cap hit is lower, which is the important thing. The more time that passes, the more that Hossa deal looks amazing for the Hawks. |
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If Hawks buy out Hossa before his last 4-5 years, that is not helping them at all. http://capgeek.com/buyout_calculator...06&buyout_d=20 Plus, the cap hit may be what is most important to the team, but the player only cares about the money. Hossa/Richards/Carter are almost guaranteed to earn twice as much $$, AND they signed their contracts all more than a year before Grabovski. Their cap hits are the same, but Grabovski is not guaranteed anything after his age 33 or 34 season. There's a big difference there. Fact is, Grabovski was going to be the top center in the upcoming FA class and would have easily gotten that contract on the open market. He would certainly be a #1 C on at least a few teams. |
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I'd rather let Grabovski walk than pay him that much over 5 years.
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Now when Kessel and Lupul enter the bargaining room there's no way they settle for less than that.
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Kessel now making $5.4m....if he continues as a ppg player the next two seasons he'll easily get well over $6m a year, or a really long deal. Obviously, there is a great amount of uncertainty with respect to the next CBA. Nobody really knows if existing contracts will be rolled back, or if the market will just be suppressed for future deals. But free agency starts well before the deadline for a new CBA, so the market for Grabovski is kind of up in the air. There are still a lot of teams that could easily fit a $5m+ into their payroll even with a slightly deflated cap. But maybe the market would be lukewarm because of CBA uncertainty. So it's a very good deal for Grabovski, not so much for the Leafs, but I guess they weren't willing to risk him getting to FA. |
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If Crosby returns, who do you take as the class of the east; NYR or PIT?
I for one think it would be a great match up. As a Rangers fan I am worried about the Penguins potential with Sid back. Also, I am aware there are other teams in the east that are not to be overlooked (talking to you Flyers and Bruins fans). |
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As soon as Sid hits the ice (and stays on), the Pens are my favorite to come out of the East.
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The east is completely up for grabs this year. The rangers are obviously the favorites but they haven't had much playoff success in a while. Even with the Pens having a healthy Crosby I think any of the Rangers, Pens, Bruins, and Flyers have a chance. I don't really see anyone besides those 4 coming out of the East.
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I want no part of them in the 1st round. They've played the Bruins tough all year. They beat the Bruins twice and the Bruins were able to squeak by them once. Out of the probable bottom 3 seeds I'd most want to play Ottawa in the 1st round.
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As a ranger fan, I'd probably prefer the eight seed to be Tampa or buffalo. I know the caps suck but they own the rangers and Semin just absolutely destroys us.
I think PIT is probably better with a normal Sid back. I'd be scared of that matchup and want no part of it. |
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It's definitely always better to win it against the toughest path. 94 eastern conference final was an epic series, followed by another epic series...
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The way the bruins won it was unbelievable last year. I dont think my heart could take 3 more game 7's this year.
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Vancouver is a douche bag team....would have enjoyed the final more with anyone from the West except them.
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Beating Vancouver made it more fun. Marchand punching Sedin is one of my favorite hockey moments ever.
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Meh not that funny imo.
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The only funny part is the horrible photoshop job.
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If it was a photoshop of this cover with the quote, then it would be funny
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rU1gHy6BgW...0/brief.+h.gif Ilya Bryzhawking |
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