That's great, but... who are the Jets?Originally posted by Jlude
Of course, I'll say that the Jets make it into the playoffs, and hopefully past the first round.
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That's great, but... who are the Jets?Originally posted by Jlude
Of course, I'll say that the Jets make it into the playoffs, and hopefully past the first round.
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I'd say pits with a healthy Crosby and malkin. If not them I say Philly cause theyll have a real goalie this time.
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Lidstrom back for another year.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=369487
LIDSTROM TO RETURN WITH RED WINGS FOR 20TH SEASON
DETROIT -- Nicklas Lidstrom is coming back for a 20th season with the Detroit Red Wings, agreeing to a one-year deal worth US$6.2 million.
"The reason it took so long was I wanted to make sure I found the motivation," the 41-year-old Lidstrom said Monday on a conference call.
Lidstrom is a Norris Trophy finalist for the 11th time in 13 seasons. If he wins the award for being the NHL's top defenceman -- it would be his seventh -- on Wednesday, he will match Doug Harvey's total and trail Bobby Orr's record by only one.
He is also a finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and the Mark Messier Leadership Award.
The soft-spoken Swede leads with his actions.
He had 62 points last season -- surpassing his production from each of the previous two years -- to rank second among NHL defenceman and to become the first 40-year-old defenceman with 60-plus points in an NHL season.
"Nick had a tremendous years and continues to be one of the elite defenceman in the game," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland.
Lidstrom's six-foot-two, 190-pound body is chiseled thanks to a year-round workout that includes exercise before practice and after games along with a sensible diet that includes only occasional slices of pizza and fast food.
The four-time Stanley Cup champion decided last summer to put retirement on hold, pausing only because his oldest son started school in Sweden last autumn, and signed a $6.2 million, one-year deal.
Next season, he will lead a defensive corps that includes Niklas Kronwall and Brad Stuart and a roster that should give the team a shot to earn a spot in a 20th straight post-season berth -- a streak that started when Lidstrom was a rookie.
The Red Wings will attempt to acquire a standout defenceman this off-season with at least some of the $6 million freed up when Brian Rafalski retired last month with a year left on his contract.
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he found his motivation... a 6.2m/ 1 year contract!
Crazy to be playing at that level at his age.
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Lidstrom is so good.
I am user #49Originally posted by rage2
Shit, there's only 49 users here, I doubt we'll even break 100
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Bruins victory party bar tab
Yup, you read it correctly. $100,000 for a bottle of champagne!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_de_Brignac
In June 2011 Mark Cuban spent $90,000 on a 15 liter bottle (20 regular sized bottles) of Armand de Brignac in celebration of the the Dallas Mavericks' NBA Championship. A week later, the Boston Bruins "one-upped" the Mavericks' celebration by purchasing a 30 liter bottle of Ace of Spades "Midas" for $100,000. At the time of the purchases, the Midas bottle was one of six bottles in the world.
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oh yes.. It's done (not like it wouldn't be, but still)
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Here comes the domino effect....
Bryzgalov signs for $7M for like 10 years...
Versteeg for prospects...
Carle for prospects...
What else?
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This is like offseason trade deadline day! Exciting!
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M. Richards to LA for Schenn, Simmonds
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Philly blowing things up for a Bryzgalov?
Broadstreet will be upset. LOL
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Holy shit, they let Schenn go?! Burke must be PISSED.Originally posted by NightFX2
M. Richards to LA for Schenn, Simmonds
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Philly just got rid of everything I liked about philly.... and the salary cap went up, doesnt make sense at all.
Both LA and CLB win.
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I hope Philly has other big plans - otherwise they won't even be contenders this coming season. Talk about blowing the hell out of your core.
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This is nucking futs. Glad I'm not a Philly fan right now.
Their forward group is now led by... Briere??
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The thing is, they have a pretty decent team already, and they just landed 3 first rounders.
They will probably finish about above average this year, but give them a year or two, if they gel, lookout.
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I don't understand why you would trade an effective captain.
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I dunno, apparently Philly had problems in the room, but that's just speculation. If you look at the big picture Philly actually has made out very well.
Leaving Philly
- Richards
- Carter
- 3rd Rd pick 2012
To Philly
- Bryzgalov
- Simmons
- Schenn
- Vorack
- 2011 8th pick Overall
- 2011 2nd Rd pick
- 2011 3rd Rd pick
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