Happy Free Agency Day!
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Heroic Shrimp
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Nik the Trik said:
I think Horton always wanted to join the Whos in Whoville.
BlueWhiteBlood
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Tigger said:
I think the Marlies are going to have an influx of playings coming out of junior, no? I think they'll be able to fill the spot, but it also shows us again how much the players loved Eakins.
Chev-boyar-sky
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Tigger said:,BlueWhiteBlood said:Tigger said:
Boooooooooo, sync broken!
Ha! That was tendered with a big 'ol stick.
I'd consider him. Stats not unlike Clarkson, hits and can be an effective hockey player when he's not being @sshat.
Every time I see him play, I'm struck by the fact that he's a pretty decent hockey player.
BlueWhiteBlood
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Chev-boyar-sky said:Tigger said:,BlueWhiteBlood said:Tigger said:
Boooooooooo, sync broken!
Ha! That was tendered with a big 'ol stick.
I'd consider him. Stats not unlike Clarkson, hits and can be an effective hockey player when he's not being @sshat.
Every time I see him play, I'm struck by the fact that he's a pretty decent hockey player.
I can't get by the asshat part personally.
LittleHockeyFan
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Frank E said:
:-(
Palmateer29
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LittleHockeyFan said:
At least he will probably get a chance to play instead of Orr or McLaren
Corn Flake
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LittleHockeyFan said:
AHL player with fringe NHL potential. Nice kid but again, why do we get upset about every player who leaves?
Kessel Run
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Maybe we should sign Kessel's brother for the Marlies to get his name on that long term contract.
mr grieves
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BlueWhiteBlood said:
Ouch. That is quite a bit of money...
From what we've heard, TOR was in on three guys: Bozak, Clarkson, Scuderi. I'm sure that I'll be told I can't possibly know that because the reporters I've read weren't at MLSE headquarters. Well, whatever.
It looks to me like they had targeted three particular players. I don't really like that approach unless you're going after someone really special. In general, I'd have preferred the team identify roster spots -- not particular players -- and find the best deals available.
The names I threw out were "a cheap 20-goal scorer that can move up and down the line-up," "a depth forward that can take draws," and "a minute-eating top-4 defenseman." Maybe there were options available other the names I threw out; I'm no pro scout.
But what happened today was this: Clarkson's an upgrade on MacArthur, but so much more expensive that we can't afford to replace/ upgrade Frattin (who gets promoted that can play up and down the top-9 wings?), can't bring in another depth forward, can't upgrade defense. And that leaves aside whatever that contract becomes in three years. But for the present moment, it looks like we can sign the RFAs or move one of them with (I'd guess) Kuli to bring in some of that, maybe the Dman, and that's about it.
There are things I think teams have done well with on the UFA market. In the UFA marketplace, signing top-six or top-pairing talent isn't often done as well as signing the sort of depth players I'd like to have seen brought in.
mr grieves
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Kessel Run said:
He have any uncles that want to be scouts? A second cousin that's good with numbers? We could always use some more help managing cap space. No stat-head pussies though.
Palmateer29
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mr grieves said:
GhostofPotvin29
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mc said:
What's pathetic about wanting a quieter life?
LittleHockeyFan
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mr grieves said:
GhostofPotvin29
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Nik the Trik said:LittleHockeyFan said:mr grieves said:
I'm choosing to believe that he means that from a hockey playing perspective.
Actually I don't think women are allowed to play in the AHL or the NHL.
Palmateer29
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Manon Rh?aume was drafted by Tampa and played an exhibition game....but I was talking nothing about hockey ;DPotvin29 said:Nik the Trik said:LittleHockeyFan said:mr grieves said:
I'm choosing to believe that he means that from a hockey playing perspective.
Actually I don't think women are allowed to play in the AHL or the NHL.
GhostofPotvin29
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Palmateer29 said:Manon Rh?aume was drafted by Tampa and played an exhibition game....but I was talking nothing about hockey ;DPotvin29 said:Nik the Trik said:LittleHockeyFan said:mr grieves said:
I'm choosing to believe that he means that from a hockey playing perspective.
Actually I don't think women are allowed to play in the AHL or the NHL.
Societal-ly though.