Around the League '18-'19

[KopitarFAN]

Darren Dreger‏Verified account @DarrenDreger
Pending trade call Sheary and Hunwick to the Buffalo Sabres for a pick.
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Pens clearing about $5M in cap space, I wonder why.....

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Darren Dreger‏Verified account @DarrenDreger
Pending trade call Sheary and Hunwick to the Buffalo Sabres for a pick.
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Pens clearing about $5M in cap space, I wonder why.....

For Jack Johnson lol

 

[kovacro]

Maybe Jeff Skinner to Pit?

Or do they blow their load on JVR?

We'll see soon enough.

 

[deaderhead28]

Blake come on and get Skinner or Panarin before prices get to stupid cause of competition.Teams waiting on JT and handcuffed right now.

 

[YP44]

Blake come on and get Skinner or Panarin before prices get to stupid cause of competition.Teams waiting on JT and handcuffed right now.

What makes you think they are not already stupid?

 

[YP44]

For Jack Johnson lol

I hope someone overpays both in$$ and term for JMFJ after the shit with his parents. Would like it to be a divisional opponent though.

 

[deaderhead28]

What makes you think they are not already stupid?

There probably going to be worse when JT decides to sign.

 

[BigKing]

People boo Gary Bettman (I don't see why), but he has actually grown the game, and saved the owners from themselves.

Teams were going to fold without cost certainty and a guaranteed percentage of the revenue.

For me, he will always be attached to "making the NHL more like the NBA", presiding over the p***yfication of the sport.

That is why I dislike him. He's also look like the human personification of a weasel, but that might just be genetics.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Yikes. Good for him though. Get that $$$.

 

[deaderhead28]

Glad Blake stayed away.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Glad Blake stayed away.

I read on a Penguins board that if he got more than $4.5 million annually then he'd have to pay the creditors 10% of it. Probably why it's such a long deal.

Edit: Now it sounds like over $4.5 million total.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Good deal for him, gets a fresh start.....

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Good deal for him, gets a fresh start.....

Sounds like Crosby had a big part of it. They're best friends from prep school.

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Sounds like Crosby had a big part of it. They're best friends from prep school.

Yeah, that reunion has been a long time coming

 

[deaderhead28]

DEJAN KOVACEVIC
Is reporting
that the framework of a deal that would span six years at $14.5 million, a source told DKPittsburghSports.com.

Penguins have deal in place for Johnson

 

[Brodeur]

I remember some guy who used to post on LGK; He was vetted to be close friends with Jack. Back around 2007 he said that him and Sid wanted to play together at some point and that Jack would wear #78 to mirror Sid's #87. I'll chuckle if that's the number that Jack chooses.

 

[funky]

Good for Jack. Wish him the best in Pitts if it's true.

 

[BigKing]

That's a great cap hit, if true.

 

[KingsFan7824]

For me, he will always be attached to "making the NHL more like the NBA", presiding over the *****fication of the sport.

That is why I dislike him. He's also look like the human personification of a weasel, but that might just be genetics.

Every league is like that. A catcher can't block home plate, and the runner can't hit the catcher anymore. Hits have all but gone away in the NFL. There's too much money invested in players to have them injured, and too many former players sue leagues because of injuries, especially to the head. Players also want to enjoy all the money they make after they retire. It was all coming, one way or another.

 

[KINGS17]

For me, he will always be attached to "making the NHL more like the NBA", presiding over the *****fication of the sport.

That is why I dislike him. He's also look like the human personification of a weasel, but that might just be genetics.

Well, there is no denying the weasel part, and I get the purist point of view regarding the toughness of the game.

Regarding the economics of the game and dealing with the NHLPA, he's pretty much kicked ass and taken names.

 

[BigKing]

Every league is like that. A catcher can't block home plate, and the runner can't hit the catcher anymore. Hits have all but gone away in the NFL. There's too much money invested in players to have them injured, and too many former players sue leagues because of injuries, especially to the head. Players also want to enjoy all the money they make after they retire. It was all coming, one way or another.

Sure, but he got the ball rolling back in the 90s instead of 20 years later.

Americans don't dislike hockey because of fighting and bad blood: it is actually a plus. What they want is scoring and action. Bettman came in and immediately started to curb the physical side of the game while presiding over the dead puck era. Took all of the momentum from the Rangers in '94 and squandered it to the point that the NHL's national TV contract was with the effing Outdoor Network.

He works for the owners so his merits as a commissioner can be decided by them; however, as a fan, I say boo this man.

 

[Telos]

Reuniting back with Sid maybe just what he needs. I hope this deal gets him in the clear as far as the financial damage his parents did to him.

 

[KINGS17]

Every league is like that. A catcher can't block home plate, and the runner can't hit the catcher anymore. Hits have all but gone away in the NFL. There's too much money invested in players to have them injured, and too many former players sue leagues because of injuries, especially to the head. Players also want to enjoy all the money they make after they retire. It was all coming, one way or another.

Bonus points if you can name the Chicago Cub with the RBI single.

 

[johnjm22]

I remember some guy who used to post on LGK; He was vetted to be close friends with Jack. Back around 2007 he said that him and Sid wanted to play together at some point and that Jack would wear #78 to mirror Sid's #87. I'll chuckle if that's the number that Jack chooses.

I think that's the same guy that posted over here on HF. As I recall he turned out to be legit. He knew ahead of time when JJ would sign with the Kings.