News From Around the League - Part XL

[Devils86]

@RealKyper: Confirmed word out of Montreal and NY is #Canadian P.K Subban will be announced during Cup final as the winner of #NHL 2013 Norris trophy.

Don't they have an awards ceremony in Vegas?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

not this year no

 

[Tretyak 20]

He's not great, and that's a ton to pay him, but he's what they need, can't fault them for going for it, especially when cap doesn't matter to them

I think you underestimate the ability of the HF boardmembers to fault a GM.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

http://capgeek.com/penguins/

click for a good laugh.

 

[Brodeur]

http://capgeek.com/penguins/

click for a good laugh.

With Crosby there, it'll still be a prime UFA destination. Malkin and Letang are their big pieces that they'll need to extend/trade.

Their blue line should be okay. Maatta/Harrington should be solid NHLers in a couple years. I'm quite thankful that they took Pouliot over Jacob Trouba. They made an interesting choice at the 2011 Draft. They bypassed hometown product Brandon Saad for Joe Morrow who was then turned into Brenden Morrow. Although it seemed like Saad turned off a few teams during the interview process.

Bad cap situation would be something like Calgary's.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

5 players signed for after next season, 2 players signed beyond that. That's a LOT of work to be done on very little cap space.

oh and did this get discussed yet?

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...ing-ny-rangers-general-manager-141303968.html

Or perhaps the Rangers will fulfill every puckhead fever dream and name Mark Messier their GM with Wayne Gretzky as their new head coach. Because who wouldn’t want to see that other than every Rangers fan ever?

 

[Emperoreddy]

http://capgeek.com/penguins/

click for a good laugh.

Wow...they have no one under contract. Shero rebuild 2.0 incoming. Malkin's situation is going to be the most interesting going forward, as well as what they decide to do in goal as well. (LOLou?)

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Stephen Whyno ‏@SWhyno 36s
#Preds announce they've signed defenceman Roman Josi to a 7-year, $28 million contract.



wow.

 

[Classic Devil]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...ing-ny-rangers-general-manager-141303968.html

Or perhaps the Rangers will fulfill every puckhead fever dream and name Mark Messier their GM with Wayne Gretzky as their new head coach. Because who wouldn’t want to see that other than every Rangers fan ever?

Every non-Ranger fan ever?

 

[Classic Devil]

Stephen Whyno ‏@SWhyno 36s
#Preds announce they've signed defenceman Roman Josi to a 7-year, $28 million contract.



wow.

Is that a lot? What are Preds fans thinking?

Edit: They seem pretty happy. They've got Josi-Weber penciled in as their top pairing for the next decade.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Josi is gonna regret that years from now

He is locked down now until he is 30 yrs old ,, This could be another Scottie Pippen situation

Pippen got great contract at time when young ,, Years later he was getting paid so little compared to other stars and he hated it and was miserable about it

 

[apice3*]

I don't think Pittsburgh is in trouble at all. They'll let Iginla walk, if Dupuis wants a huge raise, he's gone. They have nearly 8 mil in cap space to sign 4 players, with their top 5 D-men, top goalie, top 3 centers, and top 2 wingers already signed. Kennedy is going to cost the most to re-sign, and he's an RFA.

If Dupuis, Cooke, etc want huge pay raises, Pittsburgh will simply call up an AHL guy or pay a random FA less than 1.5 mil to look like a star next to Crosby.

Guys like Ovechkin who are great players often see a lack of postseaosn success because they eat so much payroll and he can't get a good enough supporting cast. Crosby, on the other hand, while eating 8.7m in cap space actually comes off as a bargain in the long run because he can turn a 1.5m Dupuis and a 3.75m Kunitz into 25-30 goal scores for cheap.

That's 14 mil for a great top line. As a comparison, Kovy-Zajac-Zubrus makes more than that. Which would you rather have?

As long as Crosby is on the roster, the Pens will be fine.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

If Bylsma and Fleury return they are not a real contender for cup IMO

Bad Coaching + Bad Goaltending is recipe for postseason failure (As seen by Pens in recent years)

 

[apice3*]

HF uses the word "contender" in such a ridiculous fashion. The Penguins made it to the ECF. How the hell are they not contenders?

We made it to the Cup finals last year and people didn't view that team as "contenders" either.

It seems like there's one "contender" every year hen we look back in hindsight, and that's the team that hoists the Cup.

 

[Bleedred]

Pittsburgh was actually terrible when they faced better competition though. If Vokoun didn't rescue them from MAF then the Islanders might even knock them off. Ottawa's defense was a joke, and the Islanders defense was a joke too, and I knew it would get exposed.

 

[Capt Nico Poo]

Josi is gonna regret that years from now

He is locked down now until he is 30 yrs old ,, This could be another Scottie Pippen situation

Pippen got great contract at time when young ,, Years later he was getting paid so little compared to other stars and he hated it and was miserable about it

FML i only get $3 000 000 instead of possible $5 000 000. My life is ruined.

 

[apice3*]

Pittsburgh was actually terrible when they faced better competition though. If Vokoun didn't rescue them from MAF then the Islanders might even knock them off. Ottawa's defense was a joke, and the Islanders defense was a joke too, and I knew it would get exposed.

I didn't expect the Penguins to win. I've picked Boston since the day the regular season ended. But it's hard to call a team that makes it to the final 4 a non-contender, especially when it took 2OT and a 3rd period goal to beat them in games 3-4.

Not to mention, people blaming their defense/goaltending for being the reason they're not contenders. They held Boston to 3 goals over the last 7 periods. The problem was they scored 1 goal in the same timespan. The offense cost them last series.

Again, I think their defense/goaltending is an issue and I personally don't think they'll win the Cup without improving both areas, but saying they won't contend for it is a bit extreme.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...302-pounds-end-winnipeg-season-131116224.html

Big Buff hit 3 bills?!?

WOW.

 

[Bleedred]

Makes him blowing by Andy Greene in that awful game in Winnipeg this year, all the worse.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

you try stopping the polar express barreling down on you!

 

[Rhodes 81]

Stephen Whyno ‏@SWhyno 36s
#Preds announce they've signed defenceman Roman Josi to a 7-year, $28 million contract.



wow.

josi is good. real good. surprised he's willing to lock himself in on a contract that low

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...302-pounds-end-winnipeg-season-131116224.html

Big Buff hit 3 bills?!?

WOW.

not surprised. imagine how good he could be if he had a work ethic.

 

[NJDevs26]

Makes him blowing by Andy Greene in that awful game in Winnipeg this year, all the worse.

And people were getting on me for carping about it too...saying oh, he's fast for a big man lol. Good lord, has any player ever played at three bills before? There must have been one, maybe an enforcer at some point?

 

[Cowbell232]

That's ridiculous. I can't imagine how much pure skill he has to be able to pull that off...

 

[apice3*]

John Scott was pushing 280 at one point. No one has touched 300 before.

 

[NJDevs26]

They should convert Byfuglien to a goalie, between his size and pads he'd have to wear nobody would ever get one through him, especially since he's more agile than your average sumo wrestler.