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Post by HabSolute on Dec 6, 2007 12:26:22 GMT -5
The Oil have won 3 games in a row and are moving up smartly. A mirror image of our Habs....a very young team. huh? They lost to the pens last night. But I agree, the work ethic is missing and quite frankly the character we have come to expect from this bunch has been truly pathetic. Is this not ususally a sign that there is a problem with leadership ? |
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Post by BadCompany on Dec 7, 2007 12:05:48 GMT -5
Not Eklund, but, Bob MacKenzie says Neidermeyer is to return soon and the Ducks need to shed a defenseman for salary cap reasons. Anyone not named Pronger available for the right deal. Although I'd love to get hold of Beauchemin again or acquire O'Donnell, Schneider is likely to be the odd man out. Apparently Burke's been entertaining serious offers from around the league the last few days. If you were Washington, would you offer your 1st for Beauchemin right now? Or not. Seems Burke was ahead of the curve again... Contrary to what was reported here yesterday, and many other places, the Anaheim Ducks do not have to free up $3 million in salary commitments next season to get Scott Niedermayer into their lineup this season.
The number is actually less than $1 million, about $880,000 to be exact....
....All you need to know is that players such as Ilya Bryzgalov, Maxim Kondratiev, Geoff Platt and especially Jonas Hiller have contributed more than $2.5 million in additional tagging room for the Ducks.www.tsn.ca/blogs/mckenzie/?id=224549 |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 7, 2007 18:37:13 GMT -5
Not Eklund, but, Bob MacKenzie says Neidermeyer is to return soon and the Ducks need to shed a defenseman for salary cap reasons. Anyone not named Pronger available for the right deal. Although I'd love to get hold of Beauchemin again or acquire O'Donnell, Schneider is likely to be the odd man out. Apparently Burke's been entertaining serious offers from around the league the last few days. If you were Washington, would you offer your 1st for Beauchemin right now? Or not. Seems Burke was ahead of the curve again... Contrary to what was reported here yesterday, and many other places, the Anaheim Ducks do not have to free up $3 million in salary commitments next season to get Scott Niedermayer into their lineup this season.
The number is actually less than $1 million, about $880,000 to be exact....
....All you need to know is that players such as Ilya Bryzgalov, Maxim Kondratiev, Geoff Platt and especially Jonas Hiller have contributed more than $2.5 million in additional tagging room for the Ducks.www.tsn.ca/blogs/mckenzie/?id=224549OK ... I'll ask.... What the H*LL is Tagging room? Seems like every time a "old school" GM (Lamarello, Burke, etc) need to bypass the "so-called new CBA" another small print rule appears.  |
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Post by seventeen on Dec 8, 2007 1:53:31 GMT -5
Bah, though I like Scott, I hope he has a season ending injury. Actually, no, but it sure bugs me that Anaheim seems to be spending like a drunken sailer and the CAP has no effect.
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Post by franko on Dec 8, 2007 8:58:09 GMT -5
OK ... I'll ask.... What the H*LL is Tagging room? Seems like every time a "old school" GM (Lamarello, Burke, etc) need to bypass the "so-called new CBA" another small print rule appears. Basically, you need to be under the cap for every year: you can't oversign for years to come and work on it later; you always have to be under the cap. Burke has already worked his way around it. He needs to free up about 800K for next year before Niedermayer can play. |
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Post by jkr on Dec 8, 2007 10:59:49 GMT -5
OK ... I'll ask.... What the H*LL is Tagging room? Seems like every time a "old school" GM (Lamarello, Burke, etc) need to bypass the "so-called new CBA" another small print rule appears. Basically, you need to be under the cap for every year: you can't oversign for years to come and work on it later; you always have to be under the cap. Burke has already worked his way around it. He needs to free up about 800K for next year before Niedermayer can play. I still don't understand. Why does Anaheim have to free up room next year so that Niedermeyer can play this year? |
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Post by BadCompany on Dec 11, 2007 12:40:25 GMT -5
Burke is sitting on some deals that could be done in a heartbeat. He could move veteran Defenceman Sean O'Donnell for a draft pick or package defenceman Shane Hnidy and forward Brad May and the financial issues would be solved. But Burke is entertaining the idea of a "hockey trade" that would improve the Ducks and defenceman Mathieu Schneider would be part of that were it to happen.
All we know for sure is Niedermayer is coming back this week and at least one other duck is on his way out. www.tsn.ca/tsn_talent/columnists/bob_mckenzie/Pair this with Mackenzie's belief that Bob Gainey will be front and center in any trade talks from now until Christmas and... 
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Post by cigarviper on Dec 11, 2007 13:23:14 GMT -5
Burke is sitting on some deals that could be done in a heartbeat. He could move veteran Defenceman Sean O'Donnell for a draft pick or package defenceman Shane Hnidy and forward Brad May and the financial issues would be solved. But Burke is entertaining the idea of a "hockey trade" that would improve the Ducks and defenceman Mathieu Schneider would be part of that were it to happen.
All we know for sure is Niedermayer is coming back this week and at least one other duck is on his way out. www.tsn.ca/tsn_talent/columnists/bob_mckenzie/Pair this with Mackenzie's belief that Bob Gainey will be front and center in any trade talks from now until Christmas and... ...only 8 days left til the freeze. I wonder if Gainey's inattention to Burke when Rivet was made available will come back to bite him. Burke seems the type to hold a grudge. Or, is Gainey disenfranchised with Burke's airing of his personal "Captain's Log" last year leading up to the trade deadline leaving Gainey with fans and media questioning his handling of Rivet's return on investment? Enquiring minds want to know. |
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Post by jkr on Dec 11, 2007 15:19:46 GMT -5
Burke is sitting on some deals that could be done in a heartbeat. He could move veteran Defenceman Sean O'Donnell for a draft pick or package defenceman Shane Hnidy and forward Brad May and the financial issues would be solved. But Burke is entertaining the idea of a "hockey trade" that would improve the Ducks and defenceman Mathieu Schneider would be part of that were it to happen.
All we know for sure is Niedermayer is coming back this week and at least one other duck is on his way out. www.tsn.ca/tsn_talent/columnists/bob_mckenzie/Pair this with Mackenzie's belief that Bob Gainey will be front and center in any trade talks from now until Christmas and... ...only 8 days left til the freeze. I wonder if Gainey's inattention to Burke when Rivet was made available will come back to bite him. Burke seems the type to hold a grudge. Or, is Gainey disenfranchised with Burke's airing of his personal "Captain's Log" last year leading up to the trade deadline leaving Gainey with fans and media questioning his handling of Rivet's return on investment? Enquiring minds want to know. Maybe other GMs don't want to deal with Burke because they are afraid that Burke may make their dealings public. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Dec 12, 2007 0:51:05 GMT -5
Trade with China. We will give them oil and they will send us Christmas tree mini-lights with lead paint. This is not an Eklund rumor because it WILL happen.
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Post by CrocRob on Dec 12, 2007 1:32:09 GMT -5
...only 8 days left til the freeze. I wonder if Gainey's inattention to Burke when Rivet was made available will come back to bite him. Burke seems the type to hold a grudge. Or, is Gainey disenfranchised with Burke's airing of his personal "Captain's Log" last year leading up to the trade deadline leaving Gainey with fans and media questioning his handling of Rivet's return on investment? Enquiring minds want to know. Maybe other GMs don't want to deal with Burke because they are afraid that Burke may make their dealings public. It wouldn't surprise me that Burke is somewhat ostracized from the NHL GM community. It always seems like he thinks he has more power than he actually does. You don't work in the league office any more Brian. |
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Post by seventeen on Dec 14, 2007 22:00:13 GMT -5
There's no real place to put this, so it gets stuck in here. Just a rumour that Boston was interested in Ron Hainsey. Spector's take on that.....?
Spector's Note: Hat tip to Nfld77. I doubt the Jackets are willing to move Zherdev, Klesla and Hainsey now, especially the latter, who's blossomed under Ken Hitchcock's coaching.
So that's all it took, huh?, some good coaching? (Cries).
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Post by jkr on Dec 28, 2007 10:08:02 GMT -5
Gotta love Eklund. On the CBC broadcast last night they mentioned that Marc Denis may be put on waivers in the hope that someone picks him up, even on re-entry. What's Eklund's rumor this morning - Denis may be put on waivers. |
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Post by franko on Dec 28, 2007 10:15:33 GMT -5
Eklund? I thought he was banned from the board!
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Post by Skilly on Dec 28, 2007 14:01:27 GMT -5
Gotta love Eklund. On the CBC broadcast last night they mentioned that Marc Denis may be put on waivers in the hope that someone picks him up, even on re-entry. What's Eklund's rumor this morning - Denis may be put on waivers. Thats an e1 ... one source not connected to the team - some schmoo from the CBC. |
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Post by Andrew on Dec 28, 2007 17:47:46 GMT -5
Gotta love Eklund. On the CBC broadcast last night they mentioned that Marc Denis may be put on waivers in the hope that someone picks him up, even on re-entry. What's Eklund's rumor this morning - Denis may be put on waivers. I don't see the point in all of the slack that Eklund takes on this and other boards. More than anything he's just a hockey fan that has created a pretty impressive community for bloggers and fans. I visit the site every day for the latest news and rumors. A site that connects as many passionate and knowledgeable fans, and writers as Eklund's is a good thing for hockey. The trade rumors are to be taken with a grain of salt. His system for reporting information is well documented. He probably got his information about Denis from the same source as the CBC. |
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Post by Skilly on Dec 28, 2007 19:16:50 GMT -5
He probably got his information about Denis from the same source as the CBC. Or from watching the CBC broadcast. |
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Post by jkr on Dec 28, 2007 21:31:06 GMT -5
Gotta love Eklund. On the CBC broadcast last night they mentioned that Marc Denis may be put on waivers in the hope that someone picks him up, even on re-entry. What's Eklund's rumor this morning - Denis may be put on waivers. I don't see the point in all of the slack that Eklund takes on this and other boards. More than anything he's just a hockey fan that has created a pretty impressive community for bloggers and fans. I visit the site every day for the latest news and rumors. A site that connects as many passionate and knowledgeable fans, and writers as Eklund's is a good thing for hockey. The trade rumors are to be taken with a grain of salt. His system for reporting information is well documented. He probably got his information about Denis from the same source as the CBC. Then he should acknowledge the source of his rumors as Spector does - if he can. It just seems to me that he is trying to sound connected yet he has not scooped anything for a long time. The Anaheim/ St. Louis deal was broken on his site but by a St. Louis reporter. We all heard the Denis rumor last night then it appears on Eklund's site without attribution. |
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Post by Skilly on Jan 7, 2008 11:33:38 GMT -5
From Eklund:
Fedorov Rumour.
Word on the street today is that a few of the Russian players on the Canadiens are making a big push to attempt to persuade Montreal to look into the possibility of picking up Fedorov from Columbus.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2008 11:40:22 GMT -5
Huh. I trust word from the street more than Eklund, but that's not saying much. What could Fedorov possibly offer?
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Post by blny on Jan 7, 2008 13:05:59 GMT -5
Huh. I trust word from the street more than Eklund, but that's not saying much. What could Fedorov possibly offer? Bloated salary and nearing social security (for a professional athlete)? Thinking about our PK, is he still effective at it? That would be the only reason to consider acquiring him. Still, I think he has remaining years on his salary after this season doesn't he? It's a big turn off for me if he does. |
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Post by franko on Jan 7, 2008 13:40:41 GMT -5
Bloated salary and nearing social security (for a professional athlete)? Hmmm . . . PB? BS? ? ? ? |
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Post by jkr on Jan 7, 2008 17:56:29 GMT -5
Huh. I trust word from the street more than Eklund, but that's not saying much. What could Fedorov possibly offer? Bloated salary and nearing social security (for a professional athlete)? Thinking about our PK, is he still effective at it? That would be the only reason to consider acquiring him. Still, I think he has remaining years on his salary after this season doesn't he? It's a big turn off for me if he does. He's UFA but still making over 6 million per year. |
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Post by HFTO on Jan 8, 2008 12:31:33 GMT -5
Federov would be a rental but would give the Habs size at center and currently is at 53% in FO wins.
More of a shut down guy now but still third on Columbus in scoring.
You couldn't rule it out because I'm sure he'd be available and fairly cheap.
HFTO
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Post by HabSolute on Jan 8, 2008 14:51:51 GMT -5
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Post by Marvin on Jan 8, 2008 14:52:24 GMT -5
Now he's got Ovechkin and Kolzig to Nashville for Dumont, Suter, Zidlicky and some interchangeable parts.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Jan 8, 2008 15:38:21 GMT -5
New Eklund Rumor!
Eklund claiming sources close to the team; "Bill is trading his #1 and three minor leaguers for draft picks and future considerations."
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Post by PTH on Jan 8, 2008 23:59:25 GMT -5
Federov would be a rental but would give the Habs size at center and currently is at 53% in FO wins. More of a shut down guy now but still third on Columbus in scoring. You couldn't rule it out because I'm sure he'd be available and fairly cheap. HFTO And he'd give us an additionnal threat on offense, a team can't just ignore what a guy like Fedorov could do with wingers like Higgins and Ryder... The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of Fedorov, but it obviously depends on Cap considerations and what Columbus would want in return. |
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Post by Polarice on Jan 9, 2008 8:02:36 GMT -5
Federov would be a rental but would give the Habs size at center and currently is at 53% in FO wins. More of a shut down guy now but still third on Columbus in scoring. You couldn't rule it out because I'm sure he'd be available and fairly cheap. HFTO And he'd give us an additionnal threat on offense, a team can't just ignore what a guy like Fedorov could do with wingers like Higgins and Ryder... The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of Fedorov, but it obviously depends on Cap considerations and what Columbus would want in return. I'd take Fedorov in a heart beat, he still has game, imagine him with Kovalev and one of the boobie brothers!! |
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Post by The Habsome One on Jan 9, 2008 18:28:40 GMT -5
There's no real place to put this, so it gets stuck in here. Just a rumour that Boston was interested in Ron Hainsey. Spector's take on that.....? Spector's Note: Hat tip to Nfld77. I doubt the Jackets are willing to move Zherdev, Klesla and Hainsey now, especially the latter, who's blossomed under Ken Hitchcock's coaching.So that's all it took, huh?, some good coaching? (Cries). Their coaches are having trouble getting Brule to blossom, however.. |
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