Ongoing NHL Thread

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[sabresfaninthesouth]

Something tells me Kane was happy to hand out his number to those two.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

something tells me those 2 held the same facial expression later that night in the limo with Patty

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

That makes me happy. I hate the lighted ads.

What's funny is, I watched it as it happened and said the same thing to myself.

 

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I like the gal rockin' the vintage Minnesota North Stars sweater.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I like the gal rockin' the vintage Minnesota North Stars sweater.

 

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Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Breaking news: San Jose Sharks have signed Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton to 3-year extensions.

@Real_ESPNLeBrun Marleau's 3-year deal is worth $6.66 M a year AAV; Thornton's deal is $6.75 M a year AAV.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Breaking news: San Jose Sharks have signed Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton to 3-year extensions.

@Real_ESPNLeBrun Marleau's 3-year deal is worth $6.66 M a year AAV; Thornton's deal is $6.75 M a year AAV.

pretty good deals for Sharks

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Breaking news: San Jose Sharks have signed Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton to 3-year extensions.

@Real_ESPNLeBrun Marleau's 3-year deal is worth $6.66 M a year AAV; Thornton's deal is $6.75 M a year AAV.

pretty good deals for Sharks

Sounds like SJ essentially saying they believe they've got 3 years left in their "window" to win it all.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Sounds like SJ essentially saying they believe they've got 3 years left in their "window" to win it all.

the salaries are at the level where, with the cap going up, the sharks will be able to bring in surrounding players to get even better ... with the inflation predicted (cdn$ not withstanding), if their play declines and they become more second line players, their dollars still wont seem crazy

plus they have good young guys coming up currently on elc's ... i think theyre in a good sitch going forward

even though joe is slow ... the mind isnt gonna go (unless Raffi tags him in practice)

 

[jstewismybastardson]

is it a given the sharks buy out Havlat this summer?

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Breaking news: San Jose Sharks have signed Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton to 3-year extensions.

@Real_ESPNLeBrun Marleau's 3-year deal is worth $6.66 M a year AAV; Thornton's deal is $6.75 M a year AAV.

Been talking about it for weeks, was inevitable it would happen. Nice contracts for both.

 

[higgyfan4]

So much for the return of Prospal:

@FriedgeHNIC
That ends that MT @sportsnetmurph After speaking with family, Vinny Prospal has decided to retire and will not sign an AHL PTO with Utica

 

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So much for the return of Prospal:

@FriedgeHNIC
That ends that MT @sportsnetmurph After speaking with family, Vinny Prospal has decided to retire and will not sign an AHL PTO with Utica

lol - I think I just mattola'ed higgy in the Canucks thread.

 

[higgyfan4]

lol - I think I just mattola'ed higgy in the Canucks thread.

ha, we both posted the same thing in different threads at the same time. Scary.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

So much for the return of Prospal:

@FriedgeHNIC
That ends that MT @sportsnetmurph After speaking with family, Vinny Prospal has decided to retire and will not sign an AHL PTO with Utica

1/24/14: 1:16PM: Prospal has decided to retire rather than sign a PTO with the AHL Comets. ([ame="http://twitter.com/sportsnetmurph/status/426778934164733953"]Dan Murphy[/ame])

Yeah that was fast.

 

[rares]

is it a given the sharks buy out Havlat this summer?

Many of us hoped he would have been bought out last summer... ugh.

I don't understand how you *don't* buy him out ($5M cap hit, $6M paid), but maybe Dougie Wilson doesn't believe in buyouts/is too nice to use one out of respect for the player or whatever -- which is complete BS, IMO.

The Sharks basically paid Havlat $5M this year to be Hertl's translator/driver earlier in the season. /fail

 

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Lucky Pierre says he thinks there will be NHL expansion within 2 to 3 years...

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Lucky Pierre says he thinks there will be NHL expansion within 2 to 3 years...

I could see it, Seattle, Portland, Quebec, plenty of places for teams to play.

 

[forty_three]

Lucky Pierre says he thinks there will be NHL expansion within 2 to 3 years...

Because the LAST thing we want to do is move teams from markets that aren't working to ones that will.