NHL 2009-10 Thread

[Jones31]

Gotcha, I just wasn't sure since they seldom play each other.

[Titansfan777]

I was hoping for a blackhawks-red wings classic...maybe at soldier field...or dare I say, Michigan Stadium...oh well, I still have the Michigan/MSU game at Michigan Stadium...thats gonna be a great hockey game there!

[Jones31]

That game was nuts last night, not sure Leighton deserved the hook last night. Only 2 of the goals allowed were on him. Other than that he was screened by his defense or they weren't clearing the rebounds (Versteeg goal). A casual fan would have enjoyed that game last night IMO.

[Titansfan777]

college hockey: michigan surpasses 100,000 tickets for the Dec. 11th "Big Chill" game against MSU...10-15k tickets left.

[ZachLV27]

The end of this game just shows why hockey fans love the sport (anything can happen at any time) and why non-hockey fans have such a hard time getting into the sport (it's hard to celebrate things when nobody sees what happens). Real good finish to the game though.

[Titansfan777]

Philly fans showing why they are the most classless POS fans there are. D-Bags...I wish someone woud pimp slap each and every one of them.

[Toronto]

Very happy for Hawks fans (minus the celebrations from the Vaughn/Cusack/James crew)....very worthy champ and a futility streak that needed to end. Also happy that the Leafs are now on top of that mountain at 42 years and counting. WTG!

[Jones31]

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs530.snc3/30112_1479000812482_1157631675_1383908_2943532_n.j pg

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[Jones31]

Give me Chicago in 6. That way I can LMAO when people try to figure out what happen to the Hossa curse.

Haters gonna hate now!

[Toronto]

Quote from Adam Burish on Pronger in the locker room...
"I think Chris Pronger is the biggest idiot in the league…I can't stand the guy one bit..hope I never have to see him again..if I see him out there I might punch him."
(on Chicago Tribune calling Pronger - Crissy Pronger) "No but that's perfect…he was terrible..."

[Jones31]

In all it's glory (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/22825103/vp/37618691#37618691)

[don28]

Montreal Canadians trade rights to Jaroslav Halak to St. Louis Blues in exchange for prospects Lars Eller and Ian Schultz. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=531923

Former Devils winger John MacLean named new coach of the New Jersey Devils. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=531905

[Jones31]

On this slow news day in Nashville......

Nashville trades Jason Arnott to New Jersey for Matt Halischuk and a 2011 second-round pick.

Flyers trade Ryan Parent to Nashville for rights to Dam Hamhuis.

[Titansfan777]

...red wings in 2011 baby!!!

[Jones31]

Doubt it, Book is out on Howard he will struggle this season.

[Toronto]

Until I see players getting moved due to their cap issues, its hard for me to not see the Hawks repeating. That team is frigging stacked. If the Flyers can get a real goalie, then they stick out for me too.

[Titansfan777]

http://67.18.219.83/image_hosting/web_pages/godofwine77/Co-Signs/Debbie_Downer.jpg

[Sect309Fan]

NHL rejects Ilya Kovalchuk's 17 year, $102 million deal http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=5397588

Now I knew nothing about the NHL salary cap before this article, but it was educating to see that to calculate a hit, you just add up the total contract and divide by the number of years in it. As an NFL fan, I find that a very weird way to do it. To me, a cap hit should be based on what a player makes that year, with the hit usually going up each year as the salary increases (just like the NFL).

I also didn't know there were caps for how much a single player can earn in a year. Right now, it is around $11.5 million, which explains why this player's salary is right at that level for 5 years.

Salaries are guarenteed, though apparently teams can buy them out at 1/3 or 2/3 the remaining contract, depending on the age of the player.

[Jones31]

Yeah, it's easier to do the numbers this way. IMO. The buyout still counts against the cap though.