Comments on: 2008 Upcoming Free Agents

By: BruMagnus

BruMagnus — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:09:54 +0000

I agree with you there
I doubt both Morrison and Naslund will return to the Canucks, though one may for the right (cheap) price.

By: jpmac

jpmac — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:48:07 +0000

Sorry man..you are wrong, hate to bring up spelling on a hockey website but it is predict

By: Asquaredx2

Asquaredx2 — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:20:16 +0000

Don't bother, bud.

By: brianc689

brianc689 — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:45:56 +0000

No offense buddy, but it doesn't take an intelligent person to say that the Sharks would try to re-sign Thornton, Flames would try to re-sign Iginla or the Sens would try to re-sign Heatley. These three players are the face of their franchises and are truly vital to the team's success. Whoever wrote that article was looking at what could be next year, the same as this guy is doing, which I find is a waste of time because it is too early. That was not my problem with the article though. My point was that he is referring to everybody as a must sign, even players who have very little value to their team. If you go by this, pretty much everybody will return to their team. Many more players will hit the open market next summer than he is predicting.

By: MapleLeafHater

MapleLeafHater — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:04:32 +0000

Mom says I’m not allowed in there until I stop eating the treats the neighborhood kitty’s leave for me.

By: Senatorsfan78

Senatorsfan78 — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:54:50 +0000

You don't know anything about hockey and that is not how you spell (PREDICT) this is how you spell PERDICT You should Go BACK TO GRADE ONE.

By: Villanova

Villanova — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:35:25 +0000

i predict you go back to first grade for a year and learn to spell common words like "pREdict"

By: BruMagnus

BruMagnus — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:32:33 +0000

Don't blame the guy for writing what was really a solid article. He said it was his opinions for who and who would get signed.
Anyways, a similar article was released just AFTER the trade deadline months ago (for 2008!) with it saying how great next year's trade deadline/ free agency will be with players like Thornton, Marleau, Iginla, Heatley, etc. all up for grabs. Intelligent people replied that teams won't just let such players depart with no returns, or more likely will look to re-sign them. Now just a few months later, we see already how much weaker this year's free agency will be, and I'll bet it gets even shorter given teams new found willingness to negotiate during the season (case in point: Buffalo).

By: BruMagnus

BruMagnus — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:29:33 +0000

I agree about Hossa. I mean ATL does have the cash to re-sign him, but I think he walks, or even gets traded if ATL isn't a playoff team by the trade deadline.

I'd love for him to come to Pittsburgh now that Heatley is off the market, but I know financially that's impossible.

By: BruMagnus

BruMagnus — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:27:26 +0000

The Canucks won't improve until they start drafting better! It's as simple as that. Aside from the Sedins (two top 3 picks) there has been no good drafting in the past, oh, 10 years. They frequently go off the board, and WAAAAAAY off the board, even for their first round pick, which turns into a bust. We'll see if Grabner becomes even a top 6 in this league anytime soon.

The nonstop Canucks fantasy of so-and-so player coming to Vancouver (back in the day it was Gretzky, a few years back it was Sakic, a couple years ago it was Kariya, this year it was Heatley) is just that: FANTASY! Yes, Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities to live in, but for players that want to win the CUP, they know The Canucks are cursed and doomed to failure! Deal with it!