stevkrause

He's an RFA, no chance...

Maybe my crazy idea of trading for Iginla and Boumeester isn't so crazy after all...

Tine to get to serious work on the trade front Kenny!

I don't like this...

My plan is working!

There's no way Holland sacrifices the picks... Now trading for his rights, although a very long shot as well, MAYBE

There's already something in the works... From a good source To OTT: Keith Yandle To PHO: Jared Cowen, Mika Zibanejad, Mark Borowiecki and OTT 2013 first rd pick **S5**

I was just talking about this with a buddy... Although Mo was a shell, he still would have been very valuable on their 4th line at a cheap rate... That had to go down as one of the worst organizational blunders ever... Could you imagine the Wings just letting Stevie walk, or the Avs telling Sakic to pack his bags? Classless move by the Stars, especially since he was still a servicable player, and at a cheap rate to boot... I'm sure the Oilers weren't a contender on paper when they bounced us in the first found en route to a SCF, or the Ducks when Babs was there, or, hell the Panthers in what was it, 94? The point is, they're a better team than they were last year, and with the right chemistry and luck, who knows? NO team is out of it on July 4th...

ding. ding.

He's just SUCH a turd and hadn't played with honor... He's wearing the winged wheel now, so of course I'll root for him, but it leaves a bad taste... Like fanta...

Then he would have stayed in the KHL, he could make way more there... it's all about ego to him, mark my words... whatever team pays him the most in the best league in the world, means they value him the most, and he wants his ego stroked... That and he's a greedy sob...

I would've gladly taken Pyatt at that rate over Tootoo...

Although I agree it seems absurd, we shouldn't write them off... they got tangibly better this off-season, and Lehtonen is always an x factor (if he can play more than 2 games without an injury) On any note, that is WAY too much money for him, and when put in perspective, it at least makes me feel a lot better about the Samuelsson deal...

I agree with Grimey on this one!

Relatively tough too...

To WPG: Joey MacDonald To DET: 2014 7th rd pick **S2** I'm getting good at this... Look out Eck, I'm coming for you!

from a great source, Parise to sign with Washington following this trade to be announced tomorrow - To Wsh: Kovalchuk To NJ: Ovechkin **S5**

Come clean, you drink a lot this time of year, don't you?

what if you saw that roster now, then we landed Shea Weber and Jerome Iginla next year when they hit FA? I'm not saying it has a chance in hell of happening, that this year wouldn't suck, or that it'll even be an option... I'm just saying it, because, well, it's July 2nd at 10:30 pm EST, we still don't have Suter, and what the hell else is there to talk about

I think I'm gonna start pulling stuff straight from my ass, and posting it under my own rating system as insider info... Here goes, this is my inaugural post, enjoy From a credible source, I have it on good authority that a major 3 team deal is in the works and could occur in the next two days: To NYR: Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau To Nashville: Ryan McDonagh, Carl Hagelin and 2013 NYR 1st rd pick To SJ: Shea Weber, Martin Erat ***S4***

Agreed. Although it would sadden me to see him go, and I'd do everything to make it Mule instead of Flip, I would have to agree.

I disagree, he's a young, cheap contract with still a lot of upside, he definately has value and with more playing time and a bigger role, I think Kindl could turn into a top 4 dman... I think Frazen-Kindl and MAYBE a pick or mid-level prospect would be more than enough to return Ryan and if it was not, then Anaheim is asking for too much...

Franzen came into the league as a center... just something to think about...

Politics, the whole MTV lineup, tabloids, TMZ, etc... stupid people love stupid people and the drama that surrounds them? That's the only answer I have...

He could have been working a trade AND signed better quality depth players in the process... Asham and Winchester still out there for grit and for skill Jagr, Arnott, Sturm... maybe a pass on Sammy, but the Tootoo signing is horrible