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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Oct 20, 2007 14:52:10 GMT -5
I don't understand how Eklund is still around?
His batting average must be below .100!
Does he use a telephone or a dart board?
I can predict that Brittney Spears will be photographed in a car accident every day and be right more often than Eklund!
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Post by franko on Oct 20, 2007 19:17:46 GMT -5
When and how Britney is photographed in a car is usually not an accident.
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Post by Skilly on Oct 25, 2007 11:23:05 GMT -5
Eklund's site says that he is hearing the Habs are going to make a deal today.  |
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Post by HabSolute on Oct 25, 2007 12:00:48 GMT -5
And now he's saying Yagr may be the tradebait....
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Post by Doc Holliday on Oct 25, 2007 12:18:56 GMT -5
Eklund's site says that he is hearing the Habs are going to make a deal today. Nothing like a HABS rumor to generate many hits... With Gainey's trip to Pitssburgh, Eklund can probably generate about a dozen random made-up trade rumors... |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Oct 25, 2007 12:21:43 GMT -5
And now he's saying Yagr may be the tradebait.... LOL, good old Eklund... MArinero (team 990) suggested that Jagr would be interesting in Montreal and minutes later Eklund turned that into a rumour he heard...  |
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Post by Polarice on Oct 25, 2007 13:43:48 GMT -5
And now he's saying Yagr may be the tradebait.... LOL, good old Eklund... MArinero (team 990) suggested that Jagr would be interesting in Montreal and minutes later Eklund turned that into a rumour he heard... LOL, everyone on the Ranger boards are going nuts....too funny!! |
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Post by seventeen on Oct 25, 2007 15:27:53 GMT -5
And now he's saying Yagr may be the tradebait.... That's the Yagr who likes Yarlsberg cheese?  |
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Post by halihab on Nov 20, 2007 7:11:28 GMT -5
Latest news had a deal between the Habs and Sharks that fell through. Might still be workable. He mentioned that some players were pretty pissed off, interesting.
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Post by jkr on Nov 20, 2007 8:49:38 GMT -5
Latest news had a deal between the Habs and Sharks that fell through. Might still be workable. He mentioned that some players were pretty pissed off, interesting. I read this too. How can players be upset? I thought they wouldn't know about a trade until they were told. Eklund hasn't been right about anything all year & some of the stuff just doesn't make sense. |
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Post by cigarviper on Nov 20, 2007 12:05:59 GMT -5
Wasn't there some mention of players involved having to agree to it because of NTCs?
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Nov 21, 2007 19:07:15 GMT -5
Eklund Rumor!
I have it on good authority that Eklund used to have press credentials from the Midnight Newspaper (for those of you who remember).
He provided accurate reporting on the abducted nun that became pregnant by the alien from Andromeda and also the potato found in the Andes farmers field that looked like Christ at the last supper with Beyonce, Amoudinijad, Oprah, Prince Charles, O.J., the Bush family (Sr. & Jr), and Imelda Marcos.
I now know where his sources come from.
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Post by Bob on Nov 21, 2007 19:12:40 GMT -5
I don't understand how Eklund is still around? His batting average must be below .100! After all this time there are still a great many misconceptions bot Eklund. He reports rumours and discussions that may be happening between teams... they are not predictions. He gets his information from 3rd parties and tries to quantify that information so we have some idea of the validity of the information or to what level these discussions may have reached. Hypothetically, Toronto may be talking to several teams about Kaberle... of course they wouldn't be able to trade him to every team to whom they are talking and might not ever trade the guy. Let's say they were talking to both Carolina and St Louis and Eklund passed along that informtion. And let's say the Leafs ended up trading him to Carolina because of a better offer. That wouldn't mean Eklund was batting .500 regarding the discussions that happened... he would have been batting 1.000 So before anyone beginsg thumping their chest about making better predictions than Eklund keep in mind what he is trying to accomplish... giving us a feel for what is happening behind the scenes. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Nov 22, 2007 0:42:26 GMT -5
I don't understand how Eklund is still around? His batting average must be below .100! After all this time there are still a great many misconceptions bot Eklund. He reports rumours and discussions that may be happening between teams... they are not predictions. He gets his information from 3rd parties and tries to quantify that information so we have some idea of the validity of the information or to what level these discussions may have reached. Hypothetically, Toronto may be talking to several teams about Kaberle... of course they wouldn't be able to trade him to every team to whom they are talking and might not ever trade the guy. Let's say they were talking to both Carolina and St Louis and Eklund passed along that informtion. And let's say the Leafs ended up trading him to Carolina because of a better offer. That wouldn't mean Eklund was batting .500 regarding the discussions that happened... he would have been batting 1.000 So before anyone beginsg thumping their chest about making better predictions than Eklund keep in mind what he is trying to accomplish... giving us a feel for what is happening behind the scenes. Not trying to upset anyone Bob. I don't profess to either know more than Eklund or make better predictions. I refrain from making predictions when I have no information. After thousands of his rumors, of which almost none come true, I get the impression that he uses a dart board and magic eight ball. In addition to those two sources, he invents rumors that will get a rise out of people. I have very little respect for his rumors or methods. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 22, 2007 8:45:08 GMT -5
So before anyone beginsg thumping their chest about making better predictions than Eklund keep in mind what he is trying to accomplish... giving us a feel for what is happening behind the scenes. I don't even think he's doing that, Bob. Cheers. |
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Post by Skilly on Nov 22, 2007 10:47:57 GMT -5
Eklund is reporting that Washington is shopping Alexander Semin around. Should the Habs go kick some tires?
If we could get him say for Ryder, Halak/Huet, and Streit/defense prospect. Would we be giving up too much?
Our lines would look better and we could move people to their natural positions.
Semin-Koivu-Kovalev
Higgins-Plekanec-Kostitsyn
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Post by franko on Nov 22, 2007 10:54:19 GMT -5
Eklund is reporting that Washington is shopping Alexander Semin around. Should the Habs go kick some tires? Hmmm . . . wonder what Ovechkin thinks about htat? Or are the Caps thinking that they won't sign him anyway so are starting the fire sale to start over again. If so, wonder what the fans are thinking? I'd do it. Maybe get a pick back as well. If Ryder is going anyway let's get something back. If one of the goalies is going anyway let's get something back (Huet = more cap space to work with). Streit or Cube? Bu-bye (though why would the Caps want our cast-offs?). |
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Post by Habfaith on Nov 22, 2007 11:19:24 GMT -5
I doubt the Caps are giving up on Kolzig, so I can't see them making a move for Huet...
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 22, 2007 11:40:21 GMT -5
Eklund is reporting that Washington is shopping Alexander Semin around. Should the Habs go kick some tires? Hmmm . . . wonder what Ovechkin thinks about htat? Or are the Caps thinking that they won't sign him anyway so are starting the fire sale to start over again. If so, wonder what the fans are thinking? I'd do it. Maybe get a pick back as well. If Ryder is going anyway let's get something back. If one of the goalies is going anyway let's get something back (Huet = more cap space to work with). Streit or Cube? Bu-bye (though why would the Caps want our cast-offs?). Is Semin really that good guys? Seriously. I've looked him up on two websites that give identical player profiles. TSN and SportsNet both have him as a top-6 kind of guy. But, they do say he's a game-breaker. Cheers. |
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Post by HabSolute on Nov 22, 2007 12:18:40 GMT -5
Eklund is reporting that Washington is shopping Alexander Semin around. Should the Habs go kick some tires? If we could get him say for Ryder, Halak/Huet, and Streit/defense prospect. Would we be giving up too much? Our lines would look better and we could move people to their natural positions. Semin-Koivu-Kovalev Higgins-Plekanec-Kostitsyn The Caps just fired their head coach... They might keep the team intact......for now anyway ! |
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Post by HabSolute on Nov 22, 2007 12:24:14 GMT -5
Wouldn't it be nice if the Caps keeps going South and Ovechkin decides to go play somewhere else the minute he can, and choose to come play with his best buddy Markov....
Can you just imagine ? A guy like this would LOVE Montreal, and Montreal would no doubt love him back....
Hey, dreams are free.....
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Post by Doc Holliday on Nov 22, 2007 12:44:40 GMT -5
Wouldn't it be nice if the Caps keeps going South and Ovechkin decides to go play somewhere else the minute he can, and choose to come play with his best buddy Markov.... Can you just imagine ? A guy like this would LOVE Montreal, and Montreal would no doubt love him back.... Hey, dreams are free..... This is actually quite a realistic scenario. Ovechkin strikes me as the kind of player that could have Montreal high on his list of favorite UFA destination. |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Nov 22, 2007 12:50:16 GMT -5
If we could get him say for Ryder, Halak/Huet, and Streit/defense prospect. Would we be giving up too much? Skilly please... you gotta be kidding me... Semin is a stud... 38 goals, 73 points on his rookie season... You're not gonna land this type of player with a handful of second rank UFAs and some prospects... |
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Post by Skilly on Nov 22, 2007 13:01:28 GMT -5
If we could get him say for Ryder, Halak/Huet, and Streit/defense prospect. Would we be giving up too much? Skilly please... you gotta be kidding me... Semin is a stud... 38 goals, 73 points on his rookie season... You're not gonna land this type of player with a handful of second rank UFAs and some prospects... Well if the rumours are true, he is on his way to Vancouver ... what does Vancouver have that we don't. You have to remember they will want those 38 goals and 73 points replaced. In Vancouver that means a Sedin. They wont play unless together ... and I doubt Vancouver will trade the Sedins. Washington has Brent Johnson as their back-up. No way he become their next starter. Who do they have in the system? Halak looks mighty good to them I bet. We may have to give up a player like McDonnagh/Valentenko to seal the deal. From where I sit, I think Bob should try to see what it would take to get him to Montreal. |
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Post by Marvin on Nov 22, 2007 13:16:27 GMT -5
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Skilly please... you gotta be kidding me... Semin is a stud... 38 goals, 73 points on his rookie season... You're not gonna land this type of player with a handful of second rank UFAs and some prospects... [/quote]
Semin wasn't a rookie last year. He played 52 games with Washington 4 years ago, and then left for Russia.
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Post by franko on Nov 22, 2007 13:17:06 GMT -5
As much as I'd love it, I can't see him going anywhere in the near future -- and maybe not in the far future -- or the Caps have no future.
If they ship him out then there is no incentive for Ovechkin to stay -- they become decimated offensively and so he'll want the first ticket out of town, and the fans (who have been promised more) will want thrir money back.
Nope, Semin stays unless the Caps get great scoring punch back. Too bad for us.
And the Caps are about to come back to life, for two reasons.
1: new coach -- needed long before this.
2. Semin will get his legs back within a game or two and then . . . watch out!
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Post by Doc Holliday on Nov 22, 2007 13:23:16 GMT -5
Well if the rumours are true, he is on his way to Vancouver ... what does Vancouver have that we don't. Bourdon and Kesler. If Washington moves a guy that can score 40 goals, they'll want to solidify that God awful defense of theirs and get back "some" young forward potential... McDonnagh is a gazillion years away from the NHL, I think they'd want someone on a faster track. Not sure how Valentenko is doing... O'Byrne seems to be our prospect closer to the show but If Vancouver put Bourdon on the talble we're blown out of the water... |
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Post by BadCompany on Nov 22, 2007 13:33:47 GMT -5
Washington has Brent Johnson as their back-up. No way he become their next starter. Who do they have in the system? Halak looks mighty good to them I bet. The Capitals drafted two goalies high in 2006 - one in the first (Varlamov) round, and one in the second round (Neuvirth). Varlamov was Russia's goalie at the last two (I think) World Junior Championships, and they just signed him to a three year contract, so I assume that means they can get him out of Russia whenever they like. Neuvirth is Czech, but is playing in the OHL, where he has the fourth best save percentage in the league. They *might* be interested in a Halak type as a bridge to those guys, but not at the expense of a Semin, in my opinion. In fact, I see no reason why they would shop Semin at all, unless it was a home-run coming back. He is the same age as Chris Higgins, and he already has a 38-goal, 73 point season under his belt. He's also been hobbled by an ankle injury this year, which probably explains his slow start. As for defensemen, the Capitals have drafted a ton of them recently - two in the first round in 2004, two more in the first round in 2005 (and their first four picks were defensemen) and their first three picks last year were all defensemen (two in the second round). If we are looking at the Capitals as trade partners, I'd think they'd be more interested in dealing a Boyd Gordon or Chris Clarke. Not as sexy, obviously, as a Semin, but still potentially useful. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Nov 22, 2007 13:33:49 GMT -5
Well if the rumours are true, he is on his way to Vancouver ... what does Vancouver have that we don't. Bourdon and Kesler. If Washington moves a guy that can score 40 goals, they'll want to solidify that God awful defense of theirs and get back "some" young forward potential... McDonnagh is a gazillion years away from the NHL, I think they'd want someone on a faster track. Not sure how Valentenko is doing... O'Byrne seems to be our prospect closer to the show but If Vancouver put Bourdon on the talble we're blown out of the water... I just remembered who this guy is. I went to TSN and remember him doing very well. But, you're right Doc. If Bourdon were available the Canucks would be in the driver's seat. Cheers. |
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Post by franko on Nov 22, 2007 14:00:54 GMT -5
[Semin's] also been hobbled by an ankle injury this year, which probably explains his slow start. He's only played 6 games. Injured his ankle at the beginning of the season, came back, re aggravated it, was off until this week. Give him a game or two and he'll be flying again [offers, poolies?] |
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