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[Cold Medicine]

After Klingberg's first NHL goal, Jason Spezza does something odd with his hands. I can't tell if he's putting gum down Klingberg's shirt or if he just licked his fingers and touched his neck. Did he ever do something like this when he played in Ottawa?

 

[BonkTastic]

After Klingberg's first NHL goal, Jason Spezza does something odd with his hands. I can't tell if he's putting gum down Klingberg's shirt or if he just licked his fingers and touched his neck. Did he ever do something like this when he played in Ottawa?

It kind of looks like he coughed up a loogie, and wiped it on Kilngberg's collar?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I'm guessing it's some sort of devil worship stuff.

 

[maclean]

How does Sens Nation view Spezza's season so far? He has 3 goals and is a -10, much to the delight of Nashville since he snubbed us. He gets loudly booed every time that he touches the puck.

We now know that we are probably better off without him. What are the current sentiments over here?

I wish him well, but if he flops I won't mind either. Mostly glad he's in the other conference so I don't have to think about it. I liked him but I also think the team is actually better off without him. For the record I begrudge Alfredsson everything and got pleasure from seeing him get lost on Detroit.

 

[bacon25]

Leafs apparently didn't salute their fans after their win last night. Disrespectful? or appropriate response to fan outrage? Thoughts?

IMO, A short salute to the fans would have been better than nothing.

 

[Flamingo]

Leafs apparently didn't salute their fans after their win last night. Disrespectful? or appropriate response to fan outrage? Thoughts?

IMO, A short salute to the fans would have been better than nothing.

Maybe just cutting out the fluff and focusing on their game. If I was a Leafs fan, I wouldn't care one bit.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Leafs apparently didn't salute their fans after their win last night. Disrespectful? or appropriate response to fan outrage? Thoughts?

IMO, A short salute to the fans would have been better than nothing.

Not surprising. Toxic room full of primadonnas.

 

[BonkTastic]

Maybe just cutting out the fluff and focusing on their game. If I was a Leafs fan, I wouldn't care one bit.

Agreed.

You do that sort of stuff once and a while, when it actually means something - at the end of the season/ end of a playoff series, important games, etc...

Doing it every night, 41 nights a year at home, it loses whatever was cool about it in the first place.

 

[Benjamin]

Ahaha. Gotta love when something so pointless becomes such an issue in Toronto.

 

[starling]

Atlantic Division vs West 4-0 last night.

Put your **** together West! Embarrassing performance.

 

[Icelevel]

Not surprising. Toxic room full of primadonnas.

I could never be a fan of an organization so full of egos.
The contrast between Ottawa and TO is one of the big reasons I am proud to be a senators fan.
Respect to our team.

 

[great1]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie
Jason Spezza's contract extension with DAL is four years with an AAV of $7.5M.

 

[Six Assets]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie
Jason Spezza's contract extension with DAL is four years with an AAV of $7.5M.

not bad, good for spezza

 

[starling]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie
Jason Spezza's contract extension with DAL is four years with an AAV of $7.5M.

Till he is 35? Surprised Spezza didn't insist on a couple more years.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Till he is 35? Surprised Spezza didn't insist on a couple more years.

Thats an awesome contract for dallas.. not much more than we are paying Ryan.

I know he didnt want to stay here, but of he did, i would have signed him to that.. it was when peopel were talking about 6-7 year extension where i was worried.

 

[fringie]

That is quite a cap hit for Spezza, I am sure he is happy to get that deal, and I am also glad Sens did not have to do that. The trade made sense for us then, still happy with it now. Team is doing fine without him. But I would not pay 7.5/year for Spezza in his 30s.

 

[Lenny the Lynx]

That's a lot of money for a perpetually minus second line center.

He's like a centerman version of Karlsson, do not want

 

[Proust*]

Dallas will be unable to trade him as soon as next year.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Congrats to Spezza, that's a fair deal for both sides.

I still think Dallas desperately needs to spend some cash on defense. You're not going to win a Cup with 6-5 games...

 

[operasen]

Spezza Re-Signs With Stars

4 years 30M

http://goo.gl/VDs8z1

That's more than I thought he'd get; certainly more than we were going to pay.

Trade was well timed then.

Dallas Board seems fine with it.

 

[Karlsson2Turris*]

Who cares?

 

[VikingKarlsson]

Dallas seems desperate to keep Spezza. They have been playing subpar so far this year. Spezza cashed in. Go for him. I am happy ottawa and Spezza went their separate ways. He is not the type of player (especially at his age) you build a winning team around. Ottawa is one of the youngest teams in the league. It will pay off for ottawa in the long run.

 

[NyQuil]

Spezza would not help this team in its current incarnation.

I think he has more to offer a team like Dallas.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Till he is 35? Surprised Spezza didn't insist on a couple more years.

His contract expires right when Seguin becomes UFA

 

[Six Assets]

I've also heard Spezza never wanted to play for too long. This is likely his last contract.