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Meow1000 posted...

And no one cared about the Caps before Ovechkin

lol I just thought of something: I want the Coilers to be cared about, but then again I don't. If they are cared about, then that means they are a good team, but then again, I don't want our fanbase to be pittsburgh-like

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The Oilers committed suicide a few years ago with that horrendous Smyth (whatever his name was) trade to the Islanders tbqh

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smyth just got traded back last year.


His face when the Kings won the cup





poor Smyth. Forever cupless.

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Smittie is a good guy. I was kinda sad to see him leave the Kings (although he was making way too much money so it was a good move).

And people didn't start caring about the Capitals because of Ovechkin, they started caring about the Capitals when they started winning. Those two events are semi-related but not completely!

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I saw the Coilers vs the Kings on my birthday last year. Smyth got the first star and the whole crowd cheered him. I guess he missed us. lol.

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Martin Brodeur hiring an agent to test free agency since the Devils have been unable to commit to a contract offer to him because of their financial situation. Uhhh, yeah, goodbye Zach Parise.

If Brodeur goes, too.....I might honestly not watch the season.

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As much as I hate the Devils, that really sucks. They're doing the Dallas thing of getting rid of their franchise player right before retirement, and to me that is a load of crap.

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It sounds like they still intend to bring him back, and of course Brodeur wants to stay, and I think this agent hiring is a just-in-case move. I'm really unaware of the financial troubles the team is in right now. It also seems like Parise is still priority #1, and after that falls into place, they will turn to Brodeur. Maybe they just want to have a better idea of where their budget stands (signing or not signing Parise, and if so, how much) before offering Brodeur a contract.

I'm sure Brodeur will be patient with them though. Barring someone throwing a ridiculous contract his way, probably the only team that could wrestle him away is Montreal, to play in his home city.

Tweet from a beat writer:

My understanding is there will be room for both Parise and Brodeur in Devils' budget, but Parise is first piece of the puzzle.

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Or maybe this really is a disaster, and I'm just blinding myself from it because I cannot possibly imagine Brodeur being on another team. I fear enough the day that he retires. This would absolutely gut me.

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Yeah, I'm not really a Devils fan, but I would be absolutely disgusted to see him in a different uniform.

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Who would replace Brodeur should he leave?

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From: voltch | #112
Who would replace Brodeur should he leave?
Well Brodeur and Hedberg are UFA sooooo


Keith Kinkaid
Scott Wedgewood
Maxime Clermont
Jeff Frazee
Timo Pielmeier (RFA)

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Free Agency starts at noon. Anyone want to make some bold predictions?

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Foligno for Methot

Blue Jackets get the better deal for once!


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that trade makes no sense unless Ottawa is about to get Nash as well or something else I am not seeing

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Hoping the Pens can hook Parise. That would be real exciting.

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From: Whiskey_Nick | #116
that trade makes no sense unless Ottawa is about to get Nash as well or something else I am not seeing


Seriously?

Columbus has lots of D. We need D
They need everything else. We don't/

However, I'm not the biggest fan of this trade.

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Red Wings have signed Gustavsson, Samuelsson, and Tootoo

I am going to stab myself in the face repeatedly

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Kings re-signed Penner for one year.

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Parise decision expected tomorrow. One Devils beat writer was told the Devils made "a very competitive offer." So, we'll see.

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On the Ducks front, I like the Allen signing but not the Souray signing (why didn't we just keep Visnovsky?). The good news is that both guys give us some size and toughness on the back end which we have been lacking for a few years.

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Brodeur re-signed for 2 years, $9 million. Thank God.

Apparently the Devils were only offering one year before free agency, but Brodeur wanted a two year deal so he wouldn't have to deal with questions about retirement all season long again, so he tested the market. Once the Devils stepped up and offered two years, it was done. Of course the money was never an issue with him, the only way he was going to go anywhere was if someone else offered him two years and the Devils didn't.

Now we await Parise. Then our next priority becomes Bryce Salvador, hopefully he doesn't make a decision before Parise does, because we're going to want him back, and especially if Parise goes we should be coming to him with a competitive offer. But it seems like he has at least a few decent offers on the table already that he's deciding on, and I doubt we've offered anything yet.

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Johan Hedberg also re-signs for two years.

Brodeur in speaking with Parise seems confident Parise will stay. Also a big reason Brodeur wanted a two-year deal was possibility of another lockout looming.

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Classless Brodeur

Padding dem stats

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Once again Brodeur proves that Roy > Brodeur, always and forever

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sad to see Foligno go when Nash isn't coming the other way, but I guess we got a stay-at-home d-man that we needed...

also wish Murray went after Mueller instead of Latendresse.

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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=399779

Hudler's a Flame. 4 years, $16M.

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well that was unexpected

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ughhh come on Parise, come to Pittsburgh. You know it's what's best for you.

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From: Not Dave | #127

sad to see Foligno go when Nash isn't coming the other way, but I guess we got a stay-at-home d-man that we needed...

also wish Murray went after Mueller instead of Latendresse.

Apparently that is because Nash hates Ottawa

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The Flames now have the second highest payroll in the NHL. There goes a needed rebuild!

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Flames GM is terrible

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No Parise decision today. Will return home tomorrow to discuss with his family. Says the Devils are still in the mix.

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Carey Price, 6 years - 39 million

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From: TheKnightOfNee | #133
Flames GM is terrible


How the hell does someone trade down in the draft for a second and a first and draft a CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL player with that first when they could have easily gotten him with that second>

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Ott/Pardy to Buffalo for Roy


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Parise's agent says decision could come tonight or tomorrow morning.

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THE DECISION

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iiicon posted...

Ott/Pardy to Buffalo for Roy

Looks like a good trade for both sides.

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Not Dave posted...

iiicon posted...

Ott/Pardy to Buffalo for Roy

Looks like a good trade for both sides.

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Jokinen signs with Winnipeg for 2 years at $4.5 mil. Good move by the Jets.

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Really wish we could've moved Martin's contract off too. Then we'd have a legit shot at both Parise and Suter. I have this sinking feeling that Parise's gonna re-sign with the Devils and then Suter will go to Detroit or something and we'll have missed out on both fronts.

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Flames let Jokinen and his 4.5 mil/yr walk and get Hudler at 4 mil/yr. Holy crap does that put how awful that is into perspective.

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Day 3 of Parise Watch. I can't take this much longer.

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Bryce Salvador re-signs for three years! Been a good offseason for re-signing so far. Just need that one last piece....the biggest piece....

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Avs resign Johnson for four years, $3.75 million per. Amazing!

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Some quotes from Parise talking to a reporter in Minnesota:

"so much more than the money. That plays a very small part in it."
"so much harder a decision than I thought it would be."

Still no timetable.

Parise's from Minneapolis, discussing things with his family, so talking to a Wild reporter is no indication of where he's signing. Still, if money is not much of an issue, that would lead me to believe both the Devils and Wild would have to be big teams in the decision, and maybe some other team who he thinks might have a brighter future.

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Weren't Minnesota and New Jersey the only teams he was actually interested in?

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Hearing that Jaromir Jagr has agreed to one-year, $4.5-million deal with the Dallas Stars

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