NHL Thread

[pnjguy]

[Coach]

That was a classy move by the Hawks. I was out of town during parts of the series, and ran into some Chicago folks - all nice people and everyone agreed that it was an incredible series. I'd love to see a rematch.

[numbers]

Super classy move by the Hawks. It was pretty hard to generate any hate for them during the series, they are a really good team that plays a hard, honest game.

[shinkdew]

Letang has agreed to a contract with Pitt, 8 years $58m, still some things to iron out though.

[philpritchard]

Letang has agreed to a contract with Pitt, 8 years $58m, still some things to iron out though.

Isn't that how all these things work out after a bunch of rumours start swirling?

It could be a fun day today based on the number of teams reportedly trying to make moves, but I fully expect to come away disappointed.

[numbers]

Supposedly the Bruins met with Lecavalier today, if they dont resign Horton I think it can be done. It all depends on what kind of money Lecavalier wants.

CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER
My Custom Lineup
FORWARDS
Milan Lucic ($6.000m) / Tyler Seguin ($5.750m) / Rich Peverley ($3.250m)
Brad Marchand ($4.500m) / David Krejci ($5.250m) / Shawn Thornton ($1.100m)
Daniel Paille ($1.300m) / Patrice Bergeron ($5.000m) / Jordan Caron ($0.851m)
Carl Soderberg ($1.008m) / Gregory Campbell ($1.600m) /
Vincent Lecavalier ($5.000m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Zdeno Chara ($6.917m) / Torey Krug ($1.704m)
Dennis Seidenberg ($3.250m) / Dougie Hamilton ($1.494m)
Adam McQuaid ($1.567m) /
Matt Bartkowski ($0.650m) /
GOALTENDERS
Tuukka Rask ($6.500m)
Niklas Svedberg ($1.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $63,690,500; BONUSES: $1,737,500
CAP SPACE (20-man roster): $2,347,000

This is with Lecavalier at 5M, resigning Rask for 6.5M, trading Kelly and Boychuk, and taking Savard's money off the books. It leaves you a little room to fill in depth guys at forward and defense.

Lucic-Krejci-Lacavalier
Marchand-Bergeron-Seguin
Soderberg-Peverley-Caron
Thornton-Campbell-Paille

Chara-Hamilton
Seidenberg-Bartkowski
McQuaid-Krug

Rask
Svedberg.

[Peeps]

Letang has agreed to a contract with Pitt, 8 years $58m, still some things to iron out though.

Isn't that how all these things work out after a bunch of rumours start swirling?

It could be a fun day today based on the number of teams reportedly trying to make moves, but I fully expect to come away disappointed.

i really hope this is all it is...a rumor

[Peeps]

and pig face is gone

[scrub12]

Duchene on one line, MacKinnon on another. So much speed.

GTFO Stastny.

[shinkdew]

New Jersey lands Cory Schneider for the #9 pick.

[Simple Torture]

New Jersey lands Cory Schneider for the #9 pick.

I am going to have to switch all of my Canucks jokes to Jersey jokes for his wedding next month!

[shinkdew]

It's kind of odd that Luongo asked for a trade and went from backup to starter, and Schneider went from starter to backup.

[Mecca]

It's kind of odd that Luongo asked for a trade and went from backup to starter, and Schneider went from starter to backup.

$$$

[philpritchard]

I like the Schneider trade for everyone. I thought all along that Vancouver was better off trading Schneider: it basically boils down to Luongo + 9th overall vs. Schneider. That seems like a really obvious choice considering the goalies seem pretty similar and they're in win-now mode anyway.

New Jersey really needed a replacement for Brodeur, and now they have a good one.

[elliseamos]

i think this nj/van trade is hilarious. if they had any chance to dump luongo and his contract they should have pulled the trigger (and i'm including the last 2 years of the conversation existing). he's still a capable starting goalie (and maybe torts's system will benefit him), but he's old and paid for the next 8-9 years.

[MattA75]

i think this nj/van trade is hilarious. if they had any chance to dump luongo and his contract they should have pulled the trigger (and i'm including the last 2 years of the conversation existing). he's still a capable starting goalie (and maybe torts's system will benefit him), but he's old and paid for the next 8-9 years.

I think it's hilarious that New Jersey thought Schneider was worth a top ten pick in the draft...kid is a good goalie, but he honestly is more of a headcase than Luongo is when the playoffs start

Luongo's much older but this team has a very limited window (if one at all) to win anyway...my guess is they still try to move Edler before Friday, and possibly buy out Booth and Ballard...then take the room created and go for one more big run at it before they have to make the major decision next year about the Sedins

if they could somehow score Lecavalier (to play with Kesler) and Briere (low risk, high reward), I'd be thrilled

[elliseamos]

i think this nj/van trade is hilarious. if they had any chance to dump luongo and his contract they should have pulled the trigger (and i'm including the last 2 years of the conversation existing). he's still a capable starting goalie (and maybe torts's system will benefit him), but he's old and paid for the next 8-9 years.

I think it's hilarious that New Jersey thought Schneider was worth a top ten pick in the draft...kid is a good goalie, but he honestly is more of a headcase than Luongo is when the playoffs start

i'd say there's no goalie worth that high a pick, but there's nobody NJ could draft that could start day one. also, based on the track-record of the last few seasons, i'd say the goalie-in-playoff issues has more to do with the team than either RL or CS.

[MattA75]

i think this nj/van trade is hilarious. if they had any chance to dump luongo and his contract they should have pulled the trigger (and i'm including the last 2 years of the conversation existing). he's still a capable starting goalie (and maybe torts's system will benefit him), but he's old and paid for the next 8-9 years.

I think it's hilarious that New Jersey thought Schneider was worth a top ten pick in the draft...kid is a good goalie, but he honestly is more of a headcase than Luongo is when the playoffs start

i'd say there's no goalie worth that high a pick, but there's nobody NJ could draft that could start day one. also, based on the track-record of the last few seasons, i'd say the goalie-in-playoff issues has more to do with the team than either RL or CS.

I don't necessarily disagree with your last point, but CS just seems very shaky all the time, unsure of himself, battling the puck type stuff

there's a lot of good goalies out on the FA market though, so I don't know if I buy that NJ will be better off having sacrificed a top ten pick for a goalie...their biggest issue is that Brodeur has fallen a couple of steps now but I don't know if they have the guts to tell him he's the backup

also, have they drafted a goalie in the last 3-5 years? I mean, if they haven't, that's just poor planning

[elliseamos]

enjoy Timmy Time, philly-phlyer phans.

[sportsfreakpete6]

enjoy Timmy Time, philly-phlyer phans.

If Homer can get a one yaer deal for Jagr money, I have no problem with it if it's the best low-risk, short term option on the market.