Lilja Let Loose

[puckhead]

Sharks will not offer Lilja contract

 

[jstewismybastardson]

didnt he fly with the team to europe?

they just gonna ditch him there? I guess hes closer to home lol

 

[dash]

Making this situation all the more awkward is that Lilja has until October 10th to find another job in the NHL (or AHL for that matter) before his visa expires and he has to leave the country. For a guy with a family and with kids enrolled in school, the reality of the situation hits home pretty hard.

That's a tough situation, no doubt...

 

[Destroydacre]

I'm kinda surprised actually. I know Lilja is no superstar, hell I won't even call him "good" but he's still better than some guys the Sharks are gonna be putting on the ice to start the season....WALLIN...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Making this situation all the more awkward is that Lilja has until October 10th to find another job in the NHL (or AHL for that matter) before his visa expires and he has to leave the country. For a guy with a family and with kids enrolled in school, the reality of the situation hits home pretty hard.

That's a tough situation, no doubt...

imagine Bmo ... a guy who has made a lot of money in his career ... he and his wife were home schooling the kids until he got a contract and they could figure out where they would be planting their roots

and to top it all off his young kids are wishing/dreaming/hoping that he makes the canucks so they can wear their old canucks jerseys and go back to school in maple ridge with their friends

I know they make big bucks but thats a tough spot to be in

 

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I think the fact that Calgary is only an hour away by plane from Vancity factored heavily into Bmo's decision...

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Ouch.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Didn't the Red Wings offer him a 1 year 1 million dollar deal & he turned it down?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Didn't the Red Wings offer him a 1 year 1 million dollar deal & he turned it down?

I know Detroit wanted him back, but Lilja thought he could get more $$s and more playing time elsewheres. Now he's gonna get diddly squat, unless the Wings make another offer. I don't know how likely that is.

 

[dash]

I wonder if his current work visa is US only or North America - I look at the current Oilers defence corps and currently having over $13 million in cap space and Lowebellini should be on the blower toot sweet.

I mean, would you rather have Andreas Lilja or Theo Peckham?

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Lets see Andreas Lilja or Bruno Gervais? Gee this is a tough one.

Hey Chuck tell Chef Bruno to pack his bags or open his own restaurant.

 

[Automattic]

Making this situation all the more awkward is that Lilja has until October 10th to find another job in the NHL (or AHL for that matter) before his visa expires and he has to leave the country. For a guy with a family and with kids enrolled in school, the reality of the situation hits home pretty hard.

That's a tough situation, no doubt...

As a person, Lilja is a class act and actually a pretty funny guy. That is indeed what stinks the most about this. He played in the Wings Annual charity poker tourney last year during the olympics and had a camera follow him around. I'll never forget what he said when asked if he thought he was good at Poker..."Well, it's a thinking mans game so I ought to do good. I mean c'mon, I have to have a big brain. I had a headache that lasted a over a year..." Man, I laughed my ass off.

As a hockey player (one who was in my doghouse a couple years ago), he had been making great strides. Always took accountability and knew what he was doing wrong and worked on it. His stickwork has improved tremedously since I first saw him. (and yelled at him) Imo, there are some teams that could use the big lug.

 

[sbb122]

Making this situation all the more awkward is that Lilja has until October 10th to find another job in the NHL (or AHL for that matter) before his visa expires and he has to leave the country. For a guy with a family and with kids enrolled in school, the reality of the situation hits home pretty hard.

That's a tough situation, no doubt...

Maybe he can pass himself off as Peter Worrell and use his visa to stay...

Officer: Av told me he was Swedish teammate - NHL - ESPN

 

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Maybe he can pass himself off as Peter Worrell and use his visa to stay...

Officer: Av told me he was Swedish teammate - NHL - ESPN

lol...that's a rep for using the wayback machine to bring back that gem.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

I forgot about that, awesome link.

Also, how huge of a sack do you need to have to kick a police car's window?