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HAHA.....it was on the mlive.com site this morning, Ansar Khan posted the article....I looked to see if Ansar gave props to Aki or not......I think Aki was used by Ansar

I will admit at one time , when Bell was with the Blackhawks, that I would have liked to seen Bell wearing Red...

Please watch a game without the red blinders on and you'll see them....Lilja is not superior to anyone, hes the worst defenseman on the roster...He was resigned because Holland went into panic mode when Stuart didnt resign at midnight of the first day of free agency...

I dont think you'll have to worry about the Tigers for a few years.....

How about the Chelis Chili Arena

Lebda and Lilja stink up the place night after night... Quincey / Meech probably have the best trade value of those that were rumored to go.

Wow, the game I watched Mickey was making remarks about Peters asking to dance and when Downey responded, Peters wouldnt drop them..... Peters wanted to fight earlier in the game when the Wings didn't need a penalty.

If Downey was refusing to fight, why did he cross check Peters, which is a way of saying "LETS GO"

Apparently the current Preds ownership has defaulted on a 40 million dollar loan payment, thus the lawsuit against DelBaggio has been issued, with the group blaming it on DelBaggio's bankruptcy. It was also said in the Globe and Mail that if someone wants to bid on DelBaggio's shares they have the right to do so, regardless of what Bettman or the BOG or the Predators ownership thinks they can do about it. This goes over the NHL's head, so it wouldn't be surprising if we hear that Balsillie is partial owner of the Nashville Predators.... I seriously doubt that the current Nashville ownership can afford to buy out Balsillie at this point. Ev, your comment about someone deserving or not deserving a team, well this team is struggling financially and its worse than they are saying. Not sure if KC or Vegas or somewhere else is the answer, but this is not a hockey area.....Its sad for the fans that they do have, but sometimes the truth hurts eh ????

Bettman has high hopes of the NHL landing an NFL sized TV deal, and he is afraid that more teams in Canada the less teams shown on TV. Got news for him, any deal would be comparible to the way ESPN2 and Versus have done, the larger markets in the US get the air time. NBC does it the same way. If I have been told correctly, the NHL can not have a national broadcast in the States on Sat night, that is the HNIC CBC exclusive. I know thats tradition, but it sounds silly to me. Bettman is also afraid that the canadian dollar will fall again....

If you check their attendance figures, the majority of their larger crowds have been AFTER the NCAA Basketball seasons are over for Vanderbilt and Tennessee. Do you remember when they told the public they were in contact with Theo Fleury, only to have Fleury's agent call 99.7 and tell them that they have not heard from the Predators? Same thing happened this year with Mark Parrish, they claim "We're close to signing him" but Parrish gets quoted in the paper (Pioneer Press) that he hasn't had an offer from the Predators. The Titans get the corporate backing that the Predators gripe about not receiving, but my question is this...... DelBaggio's 27% of the Predators ownership is currently in the bankruptcy case, which is in Federal Bankruptcy Court.... Those banks obviously want their money back, and if someone comes forward and says "Hey, I would buy that and you get your money" who is to stop them from selling to Balsillie or anyone else? Would that trump anything that Gary Butthead could do? As you stated, it will be interesting.

I was in Detroit during the Finals, and 90% of the Pens fans that we ran into, were "new" fans.... You could tell when you spoke with them about the NHL, and most of the opinions they gave were what they read in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette , almost sounded like one of the audiobooks that you can buy....

I heard this rumor this morning also, and it was discussed at length on XM Home Ice.....The source of this story is a respected writer from the Toronto Globe, (that was the paper they used for the quotes) and they did tell his name and all the guys on the show said he was a very credible source, so we'll see.. Needless to say both Nashville and Balsillies people have denied it, but there was no talk of any possible prosecution during the conversation. The Predators had another telethon type party, they had a rookie game , followed by a high school game, but they only sold just under 11,000 individual tickets. They have admitted publicly that the season ticket sales are down, but they won't give an exact amount, which was compared to last year.... The ticket number I just posted was quoted from their General Manager, David Poile who said it on Channel 5 from Nashville. (Thats in case Legionairre wants to make another appearance saying I don't know what I speak of)

youre the only person that I've read saying that, they were pretty high on him again last season, and during the off season. Holland approached Quincey and told him to work on his fighting skills.... Wanted to add that Bob McKensie just added on TSN that Quincey and Meech are ready to play in the NHL, and may be dealt for draft picks....But then he adds what is known by all, that Lebda and Lilja could go also.... DUH

Don't forget Ericsson, who Babs repeatedly says should be playing......

He's still better than Lebda, guy had one shaky game and everyone is ready to throw him under the bus. He did well for us in the playoffs when Schneider was out, and whats Lebda EVER done? Lilja was signed because Holland wasn't sure if Stuart was returning. If Stuart had given notice that he was staying, Lilja wouldn't be here either. Ericsson should be the one playing IMO. Im sure one of the Lebda lovers on here wont agree, but too bad.

don't rule out Tampa, if they can fit HALF of 6.75 mill under their cap. 3.5 mill for the Wall wouldnt be bad.

She is a nice looking lady, no doubt about that.

That's not cool to post that.....You never know who reads that stuff and who would actually go over there. Besides thats his home, and he does deserve a private life...Would you like it if someone did that to you? Too many crazies out there especially for someone like Lids, who is a huge celebrity with a family.

Looks like Downey has at least temporarily, taken Liljas spot as the "dog to kick" so to speak....

If you wear it to Nashville, they will throw catfish at you and do cheers about how you suck.

there are a number of users who are here for the social aspect, rather than just hockey talk.

There were comments made by the tv guys on the officiating, but detroit was supposedly the most penalized team in the playoffs. I think the refs get caught up in the crowd emotion too much at times and let that dictate their choices. But there are some officials that do call the Wings tighter than others. It doesn't matter though, they still got through it and won the Cup. All the crying just made the Pens fans and the Pens team look bad.

It's not like Nashville was an actual Stanley Cup Contender...

he wore 23 last season..... EA Sports doesn't take into consideration numbers that have been retired.