Comments on: Rumours from Coast to Coast and Everywhere in Between

By: grifz77

grifz77 — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:45:47 +0000

That's actually a really good point. I used to play against Friesen as a pup...what a skater.

I would like to see them use Kobasew as bait. He's too soft for the NHL. He's getting better but he very soft.

I like to Commodore trade though...they didn't need him and they got an early pick.

Clark is a good ham 'n egger, so is Donovan. Those guys should stay for their grit and character.

I hate to turn my back on a guy like Marty Gelinas after the memories he provided us during the Flames' playoff run. I'll never forget that game winner against Detroit.

I think Gratton would be a good fit for Calgary as well.

By: wayne2

wayne2 — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:29:00 +0000

Spezza should be number 2 center behind an good experience centerman for this year but since we

dont have one thats worthy of the title then i guess

it will be him for now.Dont get me wrong he is excellent but lets give him one full year to adjust.

A player that i would like to see in Ottawa is Rob

Niedermayer.I know the guy doesnt/didnt produce

much but he is physical and fast,can play center or

left wing and his decent on defensive skills.

By: NemiNA

NemiNA — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 01:14:18 +0000

Great Article man! I can’t see Pronger or Kariya in a flyers uniform.

By: Tweek

Tweek — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 01:08:22 +0000

because he’s slow and in the new nhl I dont too many teams will be looking to add age, the bruins would be a good fit for him but there are not many other teams who would want him

By: WLFHCommishJava

WLFHCommishJava — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:14:27 +0000

i don’t like the new allstar game/olympics format. i rather have the all star game than the olympics, i find the the olympics a waste of time.

By: leafstopgun

leafstopgun — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:08:07 +0000

Are you on crack trade sundin the best player they have for a draft pick that may not pan out might as well bring jeff resse back to play goal

By: nordiques100

nordiques100 — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:35:39 +0000

new owners are on the way

By: nordiques100

nordiques100 — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:33:57 +0000

you know there will be GMs out there that stupid. and you know the blues will ask for maximum value for him. they wont be like the pens when they moved Jagr for 3 suspect prospects. they will want a proven youngster in return for sure.

By: Flyers_01

Flyers_01 — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:53:29 +0000

You’d have to be pretty desperate to trade for him knowing that the blues can’t afford to keep him in the first place. Picks and cap max? I don’t think Pronger is worth it. Once the dust settles on the cap there will be more than one GM who looks like a total moron.

By: Bishop7979

Bishop7979 — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:34:06 +0000

The team filed for bankruptcy years ago, before Mario bought the team. It was a result of the spending habits of the former owner Baldwin. The pens have only really paired down payroll over the last two seasons, they are infact only 3 years removed from a deep run in the playoffs, their 11th playoff appearence in a row.

As far as everything they have done in the last two years, if you were at all informed, it was in an effort to get to this point, a point where they would be able to rebuild a team with a strong base of youth, something that they havent had in 10 years, and a mix of talented vets. The Pens have never been Ottawa or Buffalo, both of whom have claimed bankruptcy and difficulty paying players much more recently than the pens, and much like Ottawa and Buffalo the team is in the process of being sold to an owner more willing to plug money into the team.

Its not that they couldnt spend nore than what they did last season, its that Craig Patrick has been saying for two years that the lockout and this type of CBA was coming and has been preparing for it. The team wasnt going to go out and waste money on a patchwork team like the rangers have, instead they played young guys and are ready to take the next step in the rebuilding process.

Patrick, team pres sawyer and mario himself have all said that they will ice a team with a payroll in the mid 30 range, that they will sign players that will change the face of the team. And given that they only have 7 mil tied to signed players right now they have plenty of cap space to build a team with.

And as far as crosby goes, have you seen the rookie contract system? the most they can make pre bonus is about 850k and i believe that the bonuses are very hard to atain and will only bump his contract up to the old rookie max of like 1.5 mil. And as far as Recchi, he is signed to a whole (sarcasm) 2.6 mil for the next two years.

The pens wont have any trouble icing a team this season