Trade Rumors and Proposal Thread: Part X Rated Rumors
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Originally Posted by Cloned
Don't know what Laimorello was thinking with that deal.
Tambellini should strike now and try to get Larsson for Peckham.
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Originally Posted by Moonlapse Vertigo
Interesting. So Mirtle was talking out of his arse.
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Originally Posted by Gregsky99
Probably top 5 in worst plus minus too
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Originally Posted by TimeForAnOilChange
Well, i suppose someone has to be the 1st shidiot to sign a stupid contract that will inflate the entire leagues' salaries, why not Lou? Actually kind of surprised it wasnt Holmgren that offered the 1st retarded contract, after all, he has to 'make up' for not getting Weber, wouldnt be surprised if he offer sheets Subban...if i was a NJ fan that lived there, i wouldnt go to any games or buy any merch, i would be fuming over this (not signing the player, just the contract itself)...here we go again, and the countdown to the next lockout officially begins today.
Wonder how Bettman feels about this? Or Fehr for that matter. Bet they will be having some umm, interesting conversations about this signing (and i'm sure there will be many more of these types of signings going forward too). This is exactly the kind of contracts that the owners were apparently willing to 'die on the hill' for to stop players from getting...i dont know about the rest of you, but my BS detectors are going off right about now. Just shaking my head at these morons running the teams, its unbelievable...i dont even know how the league is going to make it to the end of this contract to tell the truth, i'm looking forward to half the league being AHL calibre just in order to make the salary cap.
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Originally Posted by jumptheshark
on the main trade board they are talking about Bogosian to the wings--anyone who think we over valuate our prospects needs to read the comments from wings fans over their prospects.
While Bogosian has some detractors, he is a guy who can play 20 to 25 minutes a game, while not that physical he is pretty good for his age.
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Originally Posted by Fourier
Zajac's role on the Devils is very similar to that of Mikko Koivu for the Wild. Koivu is getting $6.75M and I doubt you will find many Wild fans who will complain much about his contract.
As I said before, if Zajac could return to being the 60+ point selke caliber center then even this contract is not that bad. But at 44-50 points it is a different matter. Still given everything else he brings to the table, Zajac at 44-50 points might well be worth $4.5-5M.
In my mind he sits somewhere between Mike Fisher and Mikko Koivu. Fisher signed for $4.2 when the cap was at $56M.
The big risk to me is the term. I'd like this deal a lot more if it was for 3-4 years.
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Originally Posted by SK13
Zajac had 62 points in a really good NJD top-six in 08/09 and 67 points on a really good top-line in 09/10. Both times he was anchored by a superstar winger whom he had good chemistry with.
NJD doesn't have a good top-line. They have a good top-line player. They don't have a real good top-six. Zajac coming off a bad injury and a 44 point, 82 game season.
This is like giving Horcoff his contract after 09/10 instead of after ~170 points in ~200 games from 05/06 to 07/08. Even Horcoff's 06 playoff run was better than Zajac's 12 run.
Awful cap-hit at an awful term.
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Originally Posted by Scoobs
The term is what is going to make that contract almost immovable for years as well, but I think they needed to make this kind of investment in a player after losing Parise last summer. This is a signal to the fans that they're not going to let everyone walk away.
Starting to think the kid is useless. I mean you had to take a body back just to move him. Why wouldn't the Sharks keep him for their affiliate?
San Jose gave him a qualifying offer and then resigned him. That suggests that they thought he might have value. This could very well be the Sharks simply agreeing to give him a chance somewhere else.
He is a big big guy who will hit and he has some offensive ability. He did score 34 goals as an over-ager in the OHL and has broken the 20 goal mark in the AHL. He'll be a career minor leaguer, but I think he is guy that could have helped the Barons this year.
San Jose gave him a qualifying offer and then resigned him. That suggests that they thought he might have value. This could very well be the Sharks simply agreeing to give him a chance somewhere else.
He is a big big guy who will hit and he has some offensive ability. He did score 34 goals as an over-ager in the OHL and has broken the 20 goal mark in the AHL. He'll be a career minor leaguer, but I think he is guy that could have helped the Barons this year.
Honestly, if he doesn't get picked up I could see the Leafs eating 500k-1mil and him being quite attractive. He did have 36 points last year and has been half ass healthy the past 3 years.
Honestly, if he doesn't get picked up I could see the Leafs eating 500k-1mil and him being quite attractive. He did have 36 points last year and has been half ass healthy the past 3 years.
Honestly, if he doesn't get picked up I could see the Leafs eating 500k-1mil and him being quite attractive. He did have 36 points last year and has been half ass healthy the past 3 years.
If the Oilers opt for an off-ice work-out only tomorrow you may see roster movement sooner rather than later.
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#Oilers are having off-ice workouts this morning, no practice. Thanks to all fans who came to Rexall Place this week to cheer us on!
A few people responded to him asking whether that meant a trade or players getting sent down but he didn't say anything. The way it is worded though I would assume it means players getting sent down and finalizing the roster.
If the Oilers opt for an off-ice work-out only tomorrow you may see roster movement sooner rather than later.
Edmonton Oilers @EdmontonOilers
#Oilers are having off-ice workouts this morning, no practice. Thanks to all fans who came to Rexall Place this week to cheer us on!
A few people responded to him asking whether that meant a trade or players getting sent down but he didn't say anything. The way it is worded though I would assume it means players getting sent down and finalizing the roster.
I just assumed he meant guys going to OKC, as they play tomorrow. And it's 2 buck beer and 1 buck hotdogs.
I know conventional wisdom would say he's due to rebound after such a horrid season...but I'm not exactly counting on that.
Better to have a bench warmer than a permanent IR nightmare. I also think belanger will have a bounce back year. He was absolutely horrendous last year. Though I could see him being traded to a team weak up the middle. I mean the guy has averaged around 35 points every season except last one. That should be good enough for any third line role.
Belanger was brought in to kill penalties and win faceoffs. He did both of those incredibly well, and was probably one of (if not the) biggest reason for the improvement of the PK from the previous season. He was also incredibly consistent in his game with the exception of his offensive production. He wasn't brought in to be a captain of the team despite his experience in the NHL. I don't think he's worn a letter or been in much of a leadership role anywhere he's played, so I'm not sure why you would've expected leadership to be one of his major roles on this team.
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Maybe this is what EDM-TOR rumored discussions were based around..
They probably just waived Connolly after Tambo requested a month to evaluate the proposal..
I would bring Connolly in and have him compete with Horcoff for the 3C spot. If he's better than Horcoff then I would get rid of Horcoff. If Connolly ever got injured we could put Belanger in his spot and have Vandevelde/Lander on the 4th line
I think we will see MPS and Lander and maybe someone else heading to the farm today
Lander was never up.
We have to get under the 23 roster limit soon so thy'll probably just make all the cut today..
Teubert, VV and Fedun would go down for sure.. Paajarvi would be the other unless we waive Peckham or find a way to send him down to OKC on a conditioning stint.
Is it just me or does Connolly sound like a better option than horcoff? How many years are left on his contract and what's the hit? Is he worth taking a flyer on?
