Have you guys heard about the hawks dealing with contract not going out on time?
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283730
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My brother in law was drafted this year. He is in the AHL right now and his rights stand with an NHL squad. League minimum is about $450k, he tells me, so I hope he makes it. In Europe, you can make $100k a year playing pro, so they might do that, but I hope he makes it to the NHL! 
Hawks re-sign Cam Barker
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283914
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283914
Hawks sign abunch of players fuckkkkkkk yes
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heatley to bj?
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heatley to bj?
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Columbus won't be getting Heatley now.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent left wing Stephane Veilleux (steph-AWN vay-OO) today, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced.
“Stephane is a prototypical two-way player,” Lawton said. “He plays a gritty game and is responsible in the defensive zone while also adding scoring depth for us. This is a great signing for us as we continue to build our organizational depth.”
Veilleux, 6-foot, 190 pounds, has played in 361 career NHL games, all with the Minnesota Wild. He has amassed 43 career goals and 90 points. Veilleux was the eighth player in Wild history to play 300 games. He has also appeared in 11 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
A native of St. Georges de Beauce, Quebec, Veilleux played in 81 games with Minnesota last season, recording 13 goals and 23 points. He established career highs in games played, goals, points, shots on goal with 146 and average time on ice with 15:47. Veilleux scored 10 of his 13 goals last season with his team trailing by one or with the score tied. He also ranked second on the Wild in hits with 98.
Veilleux was drafted by Minnesota in the third round, 93rd overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
“Stephane is a prototypical two-way player,” Lawton said. “He plays a gritty game and is responsible in the defensive zone while also adding scoring depth for us. This is a great signing for us as we continue to build our organizational depth.”
Veilleux, 6-foot, 190 pounds, has played in 361 career NHL games, all with the Minnesota Wild. He has amassed 43 career goals and 90 points. Veilleux was the eighth player in Wild history to play 300 games. He has also appeared in 11 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
A native of St. Georges de Beauce, Quebec, Veilleux played in 81 games with Minnesota last season, recording 13 goals and 23 points. He established career highs in games played, goals, points, shots on goal with 146 and average time on ice with 15:47. Veilleux scored 10 of his 13 goals last season with his team trailing by one or with the score tied. He also ranked second on the Wild in hits with 98.
Veilleux was drafted by Minnesota in the third round, 93rd overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
It would be great to have him as a backup but it's really going to depend on how much is the asking price. Biron still wants to be a #1 goalie so the big question is would he agree to be the backup behind a guy like Mike Smith who's going to play a lot of games next season ?
Joe Sakic retires. One of the few Avs that I respected.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_y...97vLYF?slug=ap-sakicretires&prov=ap&type=lgns
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He was my favorite player when we had him in Québec , one of the classiest player ever. A garanteed hall of famer. :bowdown: Joe Sakic
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent defenseman Kurtis Foster today, Executive Vice President and General Manager Brian Lawton announced.
“We are extremely excited about adding Kurtis as we continue to strengthen our blue line,” Lawton said. “He is a big, mobile defenseman that gives us a heavy shot for the power play.”
Foster, 6-foot-5, 220 pounds, has played in 186 career NHL games with the Minnesota Wild and Atlanta Thrashers. He has amassed 21 career goals, 77 points and nine power play goals. In 2006-07 he led all Wild defensemen with 20 assists, was second in points with 23 and tied a franchise record with 13 power play assists. In 2005-06 he led all Minnesota defensemen in points with 28 and goals with 10 as a rookie. That season he ranked eighth in the NHL in points among rookie defensemen and was tied for second in goals. He has played in three career Stanley Cup Playoff games, all in 2007, recording two assists.
A native of Carp, Ontario, Foster played in 10 games with the Wild last season after recovering from a broken leg. He notched one goal and six points with a plus-7 rating. Foster also played in six games with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, recording a goal and six points.
Foster was signed as a free agent by the Wild on August 4, 2005. His rights were acquired by Atlanta along with Jeff Cowan from Calgary in exchange for Petr Buzek and a sixth round pick in 2004 on December 18, 2001. He was originally drafted Calgary in the second round, 40th overall, of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
i like this addition.
“We are extremely excited about adding Kurtis as we continue to strengthen our blue line,” Lawton said. “He is a big, mobile defenseman that gives us a heavy shot for the power play.”
Foster, 6-foot-5, 220 pounds, has played in 186 career NHL games with the Minnesota Wild and Atlanta Thrashers. He has amassed 21 career goals, 77 points and nine power play goals. In 2006-07 he led all Wild defensemen with 20 assists, was second in points with 23 and tied a franchise record with 13 power play assists. In 2005-06 he led all Minnesota defensemen in points with 28 and goals with 10 as a rookie. That season he ranked eighth in the NHL in points among rookie defensemen and was tied for second in goals. He has played in three career Stanley Cup Playoff games, all in 2007, recording two assists.
A native of Carp, Ontario, Foster played in 10 games with the Wild last season after recovering from a broken leg. He notched one goal and six points with a plus-7 rating. Foster also played in six games with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, recording a goal and six points.
Foster was signed as a free agent by the Wild on August 4, 2005. His rights were acquired by Atlanta along with Jeff Cowan from Calgary in exchange for Petr Buzek and a sixth round pick in 2004 on December 18, 2001. He was originally drafted Calgary in the second round, 40th overall, of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
i like this addition.
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That odometer has finally rolled over.
And Lemuix is an idiot. These old farts that come back thinking they can dance with the players today and win the cup one more time really piss me off.
Nothing Joe Sakic has done has ever pissed me off. The guy is more of a legend than any player in the NHL today is ever going to be (save Ovechkin). He is two seasons removed from 100 points in a full 82 games. His last two seasons were derailed by injuries, but he still amassed a very respectable 52 points in 59 games. He could still play and could've danced around 99% of the guys in the NHL right now.
Personally, I would've liked to have seen him return for one more season just so that he could have captained Team Canada in Vancouver, but he has absolutely nothing left to accomplish (1641 points, good for eighth all-time, in 1378 games, two Stanley Cups, and an Olympic gold medal), so I don't blame him for retiring.
As for Claude Lemieux, who really cares, and why mention him in the same sentence, paragraph, page, book, world, universe, etc. with a legend the calibre of Joe Sakic?
Joe Sakic is a one of the greats. Any fan of hockey no matter who you root for could appreciate him.
haha. funny. Sharks will never make it in the playoffs. They always choke!