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Post by sergejean on Aug 24, 2005 14:22:20 GMT -5
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Post by sergejean on Aug 24, 2005 14:23:20 GMT -5
La Presse canadienne annonce que Martin St-Louis vient de parapher une nouvelle entente de six ans évaluée à 31,5 millions de dollars.
Plus de détails sous peu.
Canadian Press anounced that Martin St-Louis accepted a 6 years/31.5M deal
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Post by franko on Aug 24, 2005 14:29:42 GMT -5
6 years! I guess he ain't comin' our way neither. TSN/CPAll they need now is a goalie . . .  |
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Post by franko on Aug 24, 2005 14:37:26 GMT -5
Who says hockey is dead in Florida? This signing isn't going to hurt them either. STANLEY CUP CHAMPION TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING TO HOLD LOTTERY FOR OPENING NIGHT TICKETS The 2004 Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning will hold a lottery for tickets to the opening game of the 2005-06 regular season. That game, to be played at 7:30 p.m. on October 5 against the Carolina Hurricanes, will, of course, mark the evening that the Lightning raise three championship banners commemorating the unforgettable 2003-04 season. At least 1,000 seats will be made available.
“Demand for tickets for the upcoming season has been phenomenal,” said Ron Campbell, President of the Lightning. “Season ticket packages have reduced available seats for opening night to fewer than 2,500. The Lightning will continue to sell season tickets, but have decided to hold 1,000 of these seats for single game buyers. lottery |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Aug 24, 2005 15:03:07 GMT -5
St-Louis was so steamed at Lecavalier that he signed for 6 years.  * So $11.25 annually for 2 players over the next few years. That's 28.8% of this year's $39M league cap (who knows what Tampa's team cap is?). |
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Post by Ryan on Aug 24, 2005 15:09:36 GMT -5
Smart signing. St-Louis could have left after this year, and unless I'm mistaken Richards is not a UFA for 3 more seasons.
Who knows what the league looks like at that point, but they pretty much guarantee themselves those 3 players until then.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2005 15:11:30 GMT -5
Six years? Whoo.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 24, 2005 16:07:44 GMT -5
And where does this leave Brad Richards guys? Just curious.
Cheers.
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Post by duster on Aug 24, 2005 18:17:12 GMT -5
Smart signing. St-Louis could have left after this year, and unless I'm mistaken Richards is not a UFA for 3 more seasons. Who knows what the league looks like at that point, but they pretty much guarantee themselves those 3 players until then. If memory serves me, Richards is an RFA next summer and a UFA the following summer. Tampa could be looking at almost half of its' payroll tied up in three players as soon as next year. No wonder they couldn't afford Khabibulin |
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Post by Forum Ghost on Aug 24, 2005 20:03:52 GMT -5
I think Richards is gone. Not now, but soon. Perhaps after this season.
Feaster had a choice on who to build around, Vinny or Brad? He chose Lecavalier. As soon as the Lightning gave Vinny his big contract, I think it spelled the end of Brad Richards' future in Tampa.
Richards is going to want (at the least) St. Louis type money. If so that's $5M for him, to go along with the near $7M for Lecavalier and the $5M for St. Louis. I just don't see how in the world the Bolts are going to be able to tie up about $17M in payroll on three guys.
I also find it puzzling that the reigning Hart, Art Ross and Pearson winner is making about $2M less than a player who has never scored more 78 points. Oh well, the pressure's on Vinny this season to finally live up to his "franchise player" expectations.
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Post by seventeen on Aug 24, 2005 20:52:04 GMT -5
And you can bet that thought is going to rankle if Vinny doesn't put up big numbers (which he should be capable of doing). In any case, Feaster has that problem that every GM with more than 2 stars on a team is going to have....keeping the team together, maintaining good chemistry and winning. If their scouts can fill the pipeline a team will do well, if not...it's overboard with size 16 concrete Nikes. It has become more critical than ever before to have those cheaper, quality RFA's. And pray one of your key guys doesn't get hurt.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2005 21:35:46 GMT -5
I think things started to fall apart at the seams when Khabibulin decided to flee. It wouldn't surprise me to see other players Bolt (pardon the pun). This is kind of a shame. It means next time the Habs face the Bolts in the playoffs, we could be sweeping them. I'll enjoy it regardless. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Aug 24, 2005 22:03:06 GMT -5
Well worth keeping in mind that the Habs will not necessarily be immune to this syndrome.
Let us all now embrace cost certainty in all its glory.
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Post by Forum Ghost on Aug 24, 2005 22:22:59 GMT -5
Well worth that the Habs will not necessarily be immune to this syndrome. Yup. Imagine, down the road, if Perezhogin and Kostitsyn have career years when their contracts are up. Moves like the one Muckler made are going to be what seperate the good GMs from the weak ones. The kind of trades where you can move a star player and acquire another, cheaper star player that will also allow you cap room to retain your other stars. GMs are going to have to be more creative than ever before in order to keep their teams competitive for the long-haul. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Aug 24, 2005 22:31:42 GMT -5
[cue the Nelson Riddle Orchestra]
That's Life
Ridin' high in '05
Shot down in '06...
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Post by mic on Aug 25, 2005 7:06:37 GMT -5
I would love to see Richards in a Hab jersey. Great player, play-off competitor. He's also a great leader, in a discret way. Tampa will probably hold on him for this season, but there is probably something to do next summer.
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Post by Doc Holliday on Aug 25, 2005 7:19:43 GMT -5
I think Richards is gone. Not now, but soon. Perhaps after this season. Feaster had a choice on who to build around, Vinny or Brad? He chose Lecavalier. ...Maybe not. He knows he doesn't have to worry about Richards for another year but he knew that if he didn't break the bank for Vinny this year he had a great chance of losing him for nothing next summer. You'll agree that turning a formidable asset like Lecavalier to nothing would have been pretty bad... Next summer, Feaster can sign Richards to a franchise contract and trade Lecavalier or St-Louis (or both) for up'n coming great young player (in the Hossa/Heatly fashion). Tampa is not gonna repeat its Stanley cup victory without Khabibulin (heck, without Khabi they don't even come close to their last cup) so next summer there will be a lot less stress on Feaster to keep his team together. In the end, he secured his asset. |
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Post by Forum Ghost on Aug 29, 2005 12:49:22 GMT -5
...Maybe not. He knows he doesn't have to worry about Richards for another year but he knew that if he didn't break the bank for Vinny this year he had a great chance of losing him for nothing next summer. You'll agree that turning a formidable asset like Lecavalier to nothing would have been pretty bad... Next summer, Feaster can sign Richards to a franchise contract and trade Lecavalier or St-Louis (or both) for up'n coming great young player (in the Hossa/Heatly fashion). Tampa is not gonna repeat its Stanley cup victory without Khabibulin (heck, without Khabi they don't even come close to their last cup) so next summer there will be a lot less stress on Feaster to keep his team together. In the end, he secured his asset. True. You make very good points and your scenario could very well happen. But I had heard that Feaster is on the record saying that he doesn't want to be the GM that traded away Lecavalier. Add that quote to the monster contract that he gave to Vinny and I get the feeling that Feaster has chosen to build his club around Lecavalier, not Richards. Out of the two players, Richards has accomplished more in the NHL, but Vinny has the higher upside. Lecavalier has the potential to be a perrenial Art Ross candidate. If I were a GM, I wouldn't want to trade a guy like that either. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Aug 29, 2005 14:15:43 GMT -5
Richards is already a Conn Smythe and Lady Blyng winner—aside from having better career regular and post-season PPG numbers than Lecavalier.
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Post by Doc Holliday on Aug 29, 2005 18:30:14 GMT -5
Out of the two players, Richards has accomplished more in the NHL, but Vinny has the higher upside. Lecavalier has the potential to be a perrenial Art Ross candidate. If I were a GM, I wouldn't want to trade a guy like that either. I agree. If it was up to me I'd chose Lecavalier (that weasel, no good, 2-timing traitor) as well  Still, its unsettling to see that with a guy like St-Louis on his wing he barely managed to beat out our own little Mickey in points. What does that say about Mickey or what does that say about Vinny ? If Lecavalier does not have a clearly dominating season while Richards continues to look like an Yzerman clone, Feaster will have a problem on his hand. Time will tell I guess... |
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Post by Forum Ghost on Aug 29, 2005 19:20:27 GMT -5
Still, its unsettling to see that with a guy like St-Louis on his wing he barely managed to beat out our own little Mickey in points. What does that say about Mickey or what does that say about Vinny ? If Lecavalier does not have a clearly dominating season while Richards continues to look like an Yzerman clone, Feaster will have a problem on his hand. Time will tell I guess... Vinny had one more point than our no. 2 center. 66 pts. even though he was playing with the Art Ross winner and on a Stanley Cup winning team. Lecavalier has been a major underachiever thus far in the NHL. Before the excuse could've been made that he was on a non-playoff team, but that hasn't been the case for the past two seasons. I would take Richards if I had a choice between who to take right now, but Lecavalier's upside is so high it's scary. After signing his monster contract he's under major pressure to perform and live up to his draft-day hype. Let's see how he handles it. |
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