NHL '09/'10 Season Thread

Niittymaki managed to steal Martin Biron's #1 job in Phily but the only way he does that in Tampa is if Mike Smith gets injured. Smith is better than Biron so I don't see him lose his job to Niitty.

When did that happen? Biron had been starting in Philly for the better part of the 2 years he was there. Niitymaki was riding the pine most of the time.
 
I already wrote this on the Patrick Kane thread but I don't care.
Overheard right before Kane and his brother beat on the cabbie: "NEVER PLAY 'LADY OF SPAIN' AGAIN!!"

RIP Reggie Dunlop.
 
When did that happen? Biron had been starting in Philly for the better part of the 2 years he was there. Niitymaki was riding the pine most of the time.

At one point during last season , Niittymaki played a stretch of games and he was the number one , then Biron got back in net for a while.
 
Grier signs back with Buffalo 1 year 1.2 million

WGR550 in Buffalo is saying that trade talks with the Panthers and Sabres are heating up. It is believed to be surrounding a deal involving Nathan Horton and Drew Stafford. Thoughts?

Kane is world class punk, everyone here in western new york is saying he had this coming to him.
 
Grier signs back with Buffalo 1 year 1.2 million

WGR550 in Buffalo is saying that trade talks with the Panthers and Sabres are heating up. It is believed to be surrounding a deal involving Nathan Horton and Drew Stafford. Thoughts?

Kane is world class punk, everyone here in western new york is saying he had this coming to him.

I'm a bit worried about the Patrick Kane incident , he's on the cover of this year's nhl game by EA ... Are they going to delay the game to change the cover ? I hope not , I would be really pissed.
 
I dont think this will have any effect on the release of the game. The lawyers think this will settle out of court. Kane is lucky this driver was a shady guy. He apparently did not have a license to drive a taxi and some are saying he has a history of trying to rip people off (per Rob Ray)


Brutal Hit at Team Canada World Juniors Camp Colton Teubert(Kings) on Jordon Caron(Bruins):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t_pzYtFwyE
 
Tampa has traded Evgeny Artyukhin to Anaheim in exchange for LW Drew Miller and a 3rd round draft pick.

http://twitter.com/tblightning
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=287608

I'm pretty angry about that move , I really like Arty and I wanted him to stay. I hope this is part of the steps in trying to get Alex Tanguay to sign with the Lightning ( buying out Prospal was the first one ) . If they end up not signing any top six forward then it will all have been a salary dump and nothing useful for the team.
 

Mauser98k

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GODDAMIT that pisses me off. Arty was one of the most popular guys on the team. he was perfect as a quick, enforcing player. Basillie (SP?) can't own a team but they let the Lightning be sold to these jackoffs? i'm pretty furious right now.
 
What three should I protect out of this group of twelve (we keep seven in our league):

Forwards: Bolland (Hawks), Ladd (Hawks), Hejduk (Avs), Ponikarovsky (Leafs), Stempniak (Leafs), Stafford (Sabres), Drury (Rangers), Laich (Caps)

Defence: Daley (Stars), Roszival (Rangers), Wisniewski (Ducks), Kaberle (Leafs)

The four I am keeping for sure: Cammalleri (Habs), Heatley (Sens? or elsewhere), Bouwmeester (Flames), and Goalie- Tim Thomas (Bruins)

WHIP (will help in return)
 

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Moving to a trailer in Fife, AL.
I have always liked Cammalleri. He will be a huge pick up for the Habs. As a Bruins' fan, I don't like it, LoL
 
I have always liked Cammalleri. He will be a huge pick up for the Habs. As a Bruins' fan, I don't like it, LoL

I'm not worried about the habs , building a team up almost from scratch doesnt work . I know because tampa tried it last season and it was a disaster.
 
What three should I protect out of this group of twelve (we keep seven in our league):

Forwards: Bolland (Hawks), Ladd (Hawks), Hejduk (Avs), Ponikarovsky (Leafs), Stempniak (Leafs), Stafford (Sabres), Drury (Rangers), Laich (Caps)

Defence: Daley (Stars), Roszival (Rangers), Wisniewski (Ducks), Kaberle (Leafs)

The four I am keeping for sure: Cammalleri (Habs), Heatley (Sens? or elsewhere), Bouwmeester (Flames), and Goalie- Tim Thomas (Bruins)

WHIP (will help in return)

Kaberle for sure. After him, it doesn't really matter, it's pretty much hit or miss, but I would save Stafford, Stempniak, and one of the two Hawks, either Ladd or Bolland.
 



<---still bummed

Only way I can get over this is if they use the money saved to sign Tanguay. Arty will be missed , he was really fun to watch. But I have to be realistic , he was a project that wasn't always what the team hoped he would be. He was supposed to become a better goal scorer than what he put up last season ( 6 goals ) .
 
yeah, i was thinking that last night. land us Tanguay or we riot :)

Right now most of the rumors say that there are 3 teams still involved : The Lightning , The Wild and The Predators. I think it's a very easy choice ,why would Tanguay want to miss out on a chance to play with Vincent Lecavalier to go to the Wild or The preds ? He would be crazy to chose one of those two teams over Tampa.
 

Mauser98k

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here's hoping he makes the right decision. we have $11 million in free cap space. we could sign him for at least 2 years.
 
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