OT: NHL Free Agency Thread

[Hockeyfan02]

We'll have individual threads for when the Lightning sign players, this is just for what other teams do.

-Bouwmeester locked up for 5 years by Calgary

[Death Taxes Conacher]

Alright new rule, if you demand a trade you should no longer have the ability to block a trade because of a NTC.

Of course Heatley has been on 2 nhl teams and demanded a trade from both of them. I wouldn't give up anything of value for him now.
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[BRichards19]

If I'm Brian Murray, I say "Look, that's your trade. You accept that deal or you stay on this team." At this point, Heatley's just embarrassing himself.

[Sear91]

Sedins resign with Vancouver 5yr, 6.1 ech

[stammerhammer91]

OHLUND to tampa per jon jordan and kevin allen


YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BRichards19]

Yesssss!!!

[Lecavilier_4]

Tampa should take this as a success and stop now... Maybe sign some depth players... but nothing major.

[Bolt32]

Originally Posted by Lecavilier_4

Tampa should take this as a success and stop now... Maybe sign some depth players... but nothing major.

I was thinking the same thing......if we can afford it maybe another top 6 though. Then stop. Dont go to crazy on free agency last year. No offense to hall, but unless baring a trade to get that number 1 pick, I dont want him.

[BRichards19]

I agree. Last year was our big year for Free Agency. Sign a backup goalie and one or two depth players and start looking towards September.

The only top-six player I wouldn't mind us at least pursuing, however, is Chad LaRose.

[paperclip maniac]

ugh, I can't stand larose...remember what he did before last year? that's right, you don't, because he didn't do anything like vrbata...

[BRichards19]

You could make the same arugment about Prospal concerning off-and-on years. Plus, LaRose is only 27.

[FrancoRussianAlaskan]

Orr to Toronto, 4 years 1 mil per

[paperclip maniac]

prospal has proved he can score in most years, maybe not all, but I don't think larose is a true top 6 guy

[Sear91]

Watch.... I can see it now... We are going to sign Raycroft as a backup..

[Lecavilier_4]

Ummmm... TSN just reported that Tampa Bay was in the running for Hossa and came close before he signed with Chicago.

[TBLightningFan]

Apparently we were in on Hossa? Hmmm

[FrancoRussianAlaskan]

ROR

Feaster as an "NHL Insider" on TSN.

Anyway, as a part-time Hawks fan, I'm glad about the signing of Hossa. I'm not too sure I'd feel about him on the Bolts in what TSN said was true about us being in the fight. At 5 mil per for 12 years, we wouldn't be able to handle that.

Matt Walker 4 y 1.7 mil per year from TSN. Just reported.

[Lecavilier_4]

I don't know anything about Matt Walker.

[FrancoRussianAlaskan]

Conks goes to the Blues. He's out of the running.

[BRichards19]

We just lost the Ty Conklin race. He signed with St. Louis.

[FrancoRussianAlaskan]

With Conklin and Anderson gone, who do y'all want?

[Sear91]

I'm telling ya lol, RAYCROFT is coming

[FrancoRussianAlaskan]

Definitely not on our board but Roloson to NYI.

[FrancoRussianAlaskan]

Twitter: Exec. VP & GM Brian Lawton will address the media today at 4 p.m.

[BRichards19]

Any way I could watch that on TV or the internet?