Official NHL thread 2007-2008

[Thunderbolt]

Id cream my pants if the Jackets pulled out a winning season. With hitchcock at the helm they were above .500. So with that being said Im optomistic.

If they don't have any major injuries ( mainly Rick Nash ) , I think they have a chance to have a winning record . They need all their scorers to produce like Nash , Modin , Zherdev and Fedorov . And they need consistent goaltending from Leclaire and Norrena .

 

[alexios]

Yashin back to Russia:
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=&page=NewsPage&service=page

I wanted to have him if he would accept a 2millions dollars contract for one year since the Islanders have to give him 2 millions.

What the hell is Lokomotiv thinking? Have they not seen him play or heard about his reputation?

 

[alexios]

Id cream my pants if the Jackets pulled out a winning season. With hitchcock at the helm they were above .500. So with that being said Im optomistic.

I agree. Last season, the Jackets were sunk before Hitchcock arrived, otherwise, they might've broke even.

 

[Thunderbolt]

What the hell is Lokomotiv thinking? Have they not seen him play or heard about his reputation?

They probably want him because he is well known in Russia and will attract more fans to the game .

 

[alexios]

They probably want him because he is well known in Russia and will attract more fans to the game .

Oh no....not the Beckham theory again...

 

[Thunderbolt]

Oh no....not the Beckham theory again...

yep the exact same thing !!!!

 

[bigbadbrody]

Yashin back to Russia:
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=334830&page=NewsPage&service=page

I wanted to have him if he would accept a 2millions dollars contract for one year since the Islanders have to give him 2 millions.

Who cares, Alexi Yashin was so so at one point and now I don't really care weather he is in Russia or the NHL

 

[Thunderbolt]

Chris Simon has signed a 1 year contract with the Islanders .

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp?content=20070723_144609_5112

 

[Thunderbolt]

Ray Emery has signed a 3 year contract with the Senators .

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp?content=20070724_090438_4936

 

[alexios]

Ray Emery has signed a 3 year contract with the Senators .

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp?content=20070724_090438_4936

I think he sold himself short for the stability of staying with Ottawa.

 

[Thunderbolt]

I think he sold himself short for the stability of staying with Ottawa.

Well maybe he could have got more money but he probably decided he had to prove himself before he got the really big money . Let's see if he can be as good next year and then maybe put him in the same group as Brodeur , Luongo , Miller etc .

 

[bd11]

Well maybe he could have got more money but he probably decided he had to prove himself before he got the really big money . Let's see if he can be as good next year and then maybe put him in the same group as Brodeur , Luongo , Miller etc .

I think Brodeur is in a group on his own... no one else is close to him right now, number wise... and Cup wise... Luongo has shown great potential, just as Miller...

 

[nealdrox]

There are some good Goalies that can achieve greatness still. Turco,Luongo,Emery,Miller. The might make it to the same level as Brodeur.

 

[alexios]

I think Brodeur is in a group on his own... no one else is close to him right now, number wise... and Cup wise... Luongo has shown great potential, just as Miller...

I'm not sure if I would agree to that. Sure, you can't blame NJ's lack of offense in the playoffs on him, but I really think that, for the majority of the playoffs, Brodeur really was out of form and showing his age.

 

[Thunderbolt]

I'm not sure if I would agree to that. Sure, you can't blame NJ's lack of offense in the playoffs on him, but I really think that, for the majority of the playoffs, Brodeur really was out of form and showing his age.

We at least saw that Brodeur can't put the team on his back as much as he used too . Still he was very good at the end of the series vs Tampa and that made the difference . If the Lightning had better goaltending I'm sure they would have won but since brodeur was far superior to Holmqvist he prevailed in the end . So Brodeur is still the best but he's on the downside of his carreer.

 

[alexios]

We at least saw that Brodeur can't put the team on his back as much as he used too . Still he was very good at the end of the series vs Tampa and that made the difference . If the Lightning had better goaltending I'm sure they would have won but since brodeur was far superior to Holmqvist he prevailed in the end . So Brodeur is still the best but he's on the downside of his carreer.

How many "good" years do you think he has left?

 

[Thunderbolt]

How many "good" years do you think he has left?

Probably not much more than 3 or 4 . And his performance is gonna continue to slowly deteriorate throughout .

 

[Thunderbolt]

The Edmonton Oilers are trying to snatch another restricted free agent. They have offered a 5 year deal to Dustin Penner of the Anaheim Ducks . He would get a big raise from the league minimum of 450,000 $ to 4.25 m $ .

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp?content=20070726_143255_4580

 

[bigbadbrody]

The Edmonton Oilers are trying to snatch another restricted free agent. They have offered a 5 year deal to Dustin Penner of the Anaheim Ducks . He would get a big raise from the league minimum of 450,000 $ to 4.25 m $ .

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp?content=20070726_143255_4580

thats pretty good news to hear. He would be idiotic to not take the offer

 

[Thunderbolt]

thats pretty good news to hear. He would be idiotic to not take the offer

Definitely ! That's one hell of a raise for a guy who hasn't done much in the NHL .