wildwest450 said:
Saw this link on the bottom. Sounds like that pus§y Crosby should take a page out of this guy's book:
DO WANT
wildwest450 said:
Funny how you can have the league's top scorer, without actually having the league's top scorer. I like how that math works out.
That make sense, Giroux with 1.28 pts per games is the second best scorer of the NHL, Crosby is 1.5
Just kiding, that doesn't matter the number of games played, he might have no point in is 3 nexts games... As for my count the Leafs have the best scorer this year and it's quite funny I'm young but can't remember this happening!!!
Okay, NOW you can say Giroux is the league's top scorer. And in a BIG way last night!
Crosby read the TY Times feature on Boogaard, and he's and even bigger pansy.
Boleslaus said:Disappointing finish to the Sabres game tonight. Thought they had a chance to regain some momentum in OT, but that pass was awful to spring Giroux for the winner.
On another note. What is the point of the supplementary discipline committee (read: Shanahammer)? I'm asking, not making a joke. I thought it was to suspend players to deter them from making "dangerous" plays. It seems that more and more plays that are simply missed by the refs in the game are resulting in suspensions. If Fistric gets a charging major against the Isles during the game does he still get 3 games? I'm also wondering about that spear by Ovi tonight. If he gets a major or a match penalty (wasn't that hard of a spear) is he even considered for a hearing?
Any opinions?
Personally I don't think all these plays are "dangerous" enough to warrant suspensions. I thought it would be primarily targeted at head shots and blatantly violent plays, not just cheap shots that got missed.
Barnzy02 said:LOL at Leino trying to take off Matt Read's head last night.
What are you talking about? That was a great game. Talk about a comeback...twice in their las three games they came back from a 3-0 hole to win in OT.
Flyers lead the league in scoring and Giroux is a monster right now? Who were Richards, Carter, and Leino?
No kidding...how was that not called? Even if it was missed, how did it not prompt a call from the disciplinary committee?
Kyle Brodziak's Hit On Anze Kopitar (December 8 2011) - YouTube
Proof that the new rules are turning hockey into push puck! Clean hit. Kopitar is just a p^ssy.
That's not a penalty. It's unfortunate that Kopitar went down awkwardly, but the hit was from the side and clean.
Big change in ownership of the Leafs is coming. Jointly bought by Canada's two biggest telecoms, from the Ontario Teacher Pension Plan.
Hopefully this means a greater organizational focus on winning (a pension plan doesn't really care if people hate what they do), and absolutely unprecedented coverage in all forms of media.
and absolutely unprecedented coverage in all forms of media.
Big change in ownership of the Leafs is coming. Jointly bought by Canada's two biggest telecoms, from the Ontario Teacher Pension Plan.
Hopefully this means a greater organizational focus on winning (a pension plan doesn't really care if people hate what they do), and absolutely unprecedented coverage in all forms of media.
Exactly what is a new owner supposed to do for the "greater organizational focus on winning"? This is a hard cap league, they can't spend more than they already do. Maybe the players will play better if they get free cable and cell phone bills?
Maybe he figures they'll hire a management team that consists of 4 guys who could all be full-time GMs, and have the most expensive front office in the NHL.
Then they could hire a coaching staff, and make that one of the highest paid in the NHL and AHL.
Then, they could use their deep pockets to bury contracts in the minors like Jeff Finger and his $3.5M salary, and also to take chances on players like Lombardi and Phaneuf.
After that's done, they could build a training and practice facility that is the best in the league, and call it something like the Mastercard Centre for Hockey Excellence.
While all of this is going on, they could also start to take scouting seriously, and be one of the top hockey teams in the world when it comes to scouting staff size and salary.
The new ownership group might also be on board with spending the dough to hire who is arguably the best goalie coach in the league, which will help in landing free agents like Jonas Gustavsson and convincing other players like JS Giguere to waive their no-trade clauses.
Then, they could stop spending to the cap floor all the time and finally pony up the extra $16M to spend to the cap limit.
Maybe that will finally bring a cup to Toronto.
Great, more yammering by ex-jocks with nice hair.
arturo7 said:I want to watch games in 3D on my coffee table.
paulster2626 said:Maybe he figures they'll hire a management team that consists of 4 guys who could all be full-time GMs, and have the most expensive front office in the NHL.
Then they could hire a coaching staff, and make that one of the highest paid in the NHL and AHL.
Then, they could use their deep pockets to bury contracts in the minors like Jeff Finger and his $3.5M salary, and also to take chances on players like Lombardi and Phaneuf.
After that's done, they could build a training and practice facility that is the best in the league, and call it something like the Mastercard Centre for Hockey Excellence.
While all of this is going on, they could also start to take scouting seriously, and be one of the top hockey teams in the world when it comes to scouting staff size and salary.
The new ownership group might also be on board with spending the dough to hire who is arguably the best goalie coach in the league, which will help in landing free agents like Jonas Gustavsson and convincing other players like JS Giguere to waive their no-trade clauses.
Then, they could stop spending to the cap floor all the time and finally pony up the extra $16M to spend to the cap limit.
Maybe that will finally bring a cup to Toronto.
StittsvilleJames said:Is it just me, or is Jim Hughson the biggest Canucks homer going? I can't believe how slanted he is doing a national game!
It's ok to be a fan, but he could at least try to keep it in check on the air...
Northjerzyg said:Rangers vs panthers, big eastern conference game. Nice goal by richards, thanx philly......
Rangers vs panthers, big eastern conference game. Nice goal by richards, thanx philly......
Mike Richards (from Philly) went to LA, not the Rags. Brad Richards, the one on the Rangers, came from Dallas.
paulster2626 said:Hopefully this signing is still working out for the Rangers in 2020 when he still has that $6.7M cap hit and is 40 years old.
???
Contracts like this that are likely for greater than the duration of a player's career are actually just a way of *reducing* the cap hit, especially for wealthier teams like the Rangers. In the later years they can buy out his contract, and that portion of his salary will no longer affect the cap. The reason a team would consider doing this is obvious - it's an alternative to paying a higher upfront salary, where ALL of it goes towards the cap. It allows them to pay him an equivalent overall amount, while taking up less of the team's cap space, both annually and overall.
Errr... just went to double-check, and from what I'm reading, buyouts only affect the cap hit if the player is signed at 35 or older. Otherwise, it's like any other non-active player.
If buyouts somehow (and I can't seem to find anything that agrees with you) did count towards the cap, then a rich team like the Rangers would just pay a bit more to send the player to the minors instead...
Also, it appears that, even if a player is paid different amounts each year, the cap hit is equal to the *average* annual salary of the player according to his contract (ie, total salary over the life of the contract, divided by the number of years).
All I have to say is there is some cheese in the fridge to go with your salary cap wine. The only number that matters in the end is wins and the Wild are smoking the league in that category. First team to 20 wins!!! And they are 20th out of 30 for highest salaries!!!
All I have to say is there is some cheese in the fridge to go with your salary cap wine. The only number that matters in the end is wins and the Wild are smoking the league in that category. First team to 20 wins!!! And they are 20th out of 30 for highest salaries!!!
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