NHL's credibility

SLY · Sep 25, 2012

Yea... Didn't really occur to me how useful the rep gadget was. Now what?

higgyfan4 · Sep 25, 2012

jstew and that damn word again.... :tsk:

DaBoltsNIsles · Sep 25, 2012

dash said:
I know summer's over, but never too early to think about backyard fun with your kids...

I'd Rep you if I could.

That's priceless. LMAO!!

awaz · Sep 25, 2012

JEFF SLY said:
Yea... Didn't really occur to me how useful the rep gadget was. Now what?

i'd like to make a motion to make :pizza:

the new 'rep'

because wtf we have a :pizza:

for?

jstewismybastardson · Sep 25, 2012

whats the sayin ... "if youre not cheatin youre not tryin" right?

judging from the Islanders and Flames post season experience these past 5 years ... both teams are definitely not cheatin

Nasty_Magician · Sep 25, 2012

jstewismybastardson said:
whats the sayin ... "if youre not cheatin youre not tryin" right?

judging from the Islanders and Flames post season experience these past 5 years ... both teams are definitely not cheatin

That's why the Devils being punished for Kovy cap circumvention is BS. Don't take their picks, give them an A for effort.

SLY · Sep 25, 2012

awaz said:
i'd like to make a motion to make the new 'rep'

because wtf we have a for?

I can really go for some :pizza:

right now.

dash · Sep 25, 2012

jstewismybastardson said:
whats the sayin ... "if youre not cheatin youre not tryin" right?

judging from the Islanders and Flames post season experience these past 5 years ... both teams are definitely not cheatin

You're damn right, jstew...

/Although I think the main issue (definitely in the Flames case) is a serious lack of talent.

DaBoltsNIsles · Sep 25, 2012

jstewismybastardson said:
whats the sayin ... "if youre not cheatin youre not tryin" right?

judging from the Islanders and Flames post season experience these past 5 years ... both teams are definitely not cheatin

Maybe not on the ice, but all you have to do is look at the amount of money Wang actually spends on his hockey team compared with the cap hits to know he's been Cooking the Books for years.

SLY · Sep 25, 2012

I think both Calgary and Long Island just can't put the pieces together, with NYI just not really giving a fuck.

DaBoltsNIsles · Sep 25, 2012

JEFF SLY said:
I think both Calgary and Long Island just can't put the pieces together, with NYI just not really giving a fuck.

At least Calgary tries to put a winning team on the ice. Wang is more concerned about how much money he can save while finding a way to reach the cap floor.

jstewismybastardson · Sep 25, 2012

DaBoltsNIsles said:
Maybe not on the ice, but all you have to do is look at the amount of money Wang actually spends on his hockey team compared with the cap hits to know he's been Cooking the Books for years.

i said cheat ... not cheap

SLY · Sep 25, 2012

jstewismybastardson said:
i said cheat ... not cheap

evolver115 · Sep 25, 2012

A situation I'm not used to...

The NHL is within another lockout, and my favorite team, for the first time, has actual financial credibility :heh:

Usually when this shit would be going on it was always my team that was being considered for relocation or worse...

awaz · Sep 25, 2012

evolver115 said:
A situation I'm not used to...

The NHL is within another lockout, and my favorite team, for the first time, has actual financial credibility

Usually when this shit would be going on it was always my team that was being considered for relocation or worse...

the bandwagon is strong this time around :heh:

DaBoltsNIsles · Sep 25, 2012

jstewismybastardson said:
i said cheat ... not cheap

I realize what Wang has been doing is legal under the current NHL rules, but it's BULLSHIT in my book. The Isles two biggest acquisitions this offseason were Lubomir Visnovsky & Brad Boyes.

Visnovsky has a 5.6M cap hit while Wang only has to pay him 3M in actual salary. Boyes was the Islanders #1 target on July 1st. That's right, he was the first STINKING player they called about signing. Doug Weight actually had to convince him to sign with the Islanders.

We're not talking about a player that can actually help the Islanders win games here. We're talking about Brad Boyes who scored 8 goals & 15 assists for the Buffalo Sabres last year while making 4M bucks. The Isles gave him a 1 year 1M deal.

Name 1 other team in the entire league who would be interested in signing Brad Boyes going into this offseason?

Calgary signed Dennis Wideman, Jiri Hudler & Roman Cervenka. There's a huge difference in the two teams.

Nasty_Magician · Sep 25, 2012

DaBoltsNIsles said:
I realize what Wang has been doing is legal under the current NHL rules, but it's BULLSHIT in my book. The Isles two biggest acquisitions this offseason were Lubomir Visnovsky & Brad Boyes.

Visnovsky has a 5.6M cap hit while Wang only has to pay him 3M in actual salary. Boyes was the Islanders #1 target on July 1st. That's right, he was the first STINKING player they called about signing. Doug Weight actually had to convince him to sign with the Islanders.

We're not talking about a player that can actually help the Islanders win games here. We're talking about Brad Boyes who scored 8 goals & 15 assists for the Buffalo Sabres last year while making 4M bucks. The Isles gave him a 1 year 1M deal.

Name 1 other team in the entire league who would be interested in signing Brad Boyes going into this offseason?

Calgary signed Dennis Wideman, Jiri Hudler & Roman Cervenka. There's a huge difference in the two teams.

Well in fairness, the Isles big moves of late have been not letting every single talented player on their team walk.

evolver115 · Sep 25, 2012

awaz said:
the bandwagon is strong this time around

In reality, it is the ownership that is strong. It is a nice position to be in, and one that the Penguins have rarely ever enjoyed. You can poke fun about bandwagon fans all you want, that is a universal symptom in all professional sports.

It's the ownership that makes the greatest difference. I am very thankful that two savvy businessmen like Mario and Burkle are at the helm during times like these.

DaBoltsNIsles · Sep 25, 2012

evolver115 said:
A situation I'm not used to...

The NHL is within another lockout, and my favorite team, for the first time, has actual financial credibility

Usually when this shit would be going on it was always my team that was being considered for relocation or worse...

Your team cheated best to get the player who saved the franchise. If the Devils had tanked just a little better they would probably have 6 Stanley Cups & the Penguins wouldn't exsist.

awaz · Sep 25, 2012

evolver115 said:
In reality, it is the ownership that is strong. It is a nice position to be in, and one that the Penguins have rarely ever enjoyed. You can poke fun about bandwagon fans all you want, that is a universal symptom in all professional sports.

It's the ownership that makes the greatest difference.

haha i know, i'm just fuckin w/ ya

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