Doc Holiday

Detroit could use more defensemen...

I love how Hossa was joking with Darren on the bench and how Kopecky said Hossa still has Penguins pajamas.

The grammar nazis called. They have an o waiting for you...

I don't think points are the only thing in question. Did you forget SALARY and the CAP? Those are variables which can affect what can work for Detroit. Either way I doubt getting Hossa back for another season with the players we already have is incredibly plausible.

I didn't see a name or anything so I didn't think much of it when I saw it.

Why'd you post that in this thread?

OHL? They are the creators of players like Steve Yzerman yet they don't reap any benefits from getting their players drafted. And after 20 years it seems that the leagues haven't disappointed when it comes to talent overseas. Also, if we are talking SOLEY about players who breach contracts, then I agree with the notion that the NHL should pay to bring players over who are under a contract with a foreign league. That seems completely fair in my book.

Away games are going to be brutal for Western Conference teams if this happens.

I just don't see where the player's rights come into play here. If I live in a different country than the country where a league is and I want to play there, I'll be damned if some clause is going to force me to play somewhere I don't want to be. It is like if I worked at a certain office and I decided I wanted to jump ship and work somewhere with more pay, better benefits, or what have you. Does the company I am going to have to pay the company I used to work for a certain sum to gain my rights? No, because it is my decision. Ovenchkin and Fedorov CHOSE to come here, and if the KHL and others want their players to stay they should put up a decent product. That is why I have no problem with guys like Jagr leaving the NHL if it isn't a breach of contract, because it is their decision, not the NHLs to whether he is allowed to leave. Should players from Europe pay a sum if they don't feel like playing anymore, even when the country put a large sum getting them to where they are today? I don't seem to understand it. Should the NHL compensate the OHL for the talent they "stole"? I mean the OHL put up good money to groom the players and make them better. I am not trying to demean your argument I just don't understand the logic here. Players have rights.

These people have the right to play wherever they damn well please. They can't just not play there if they have the talent and the NHL wants them. It is capitalism and the NHL is probably the best place for hockey players to play. GST, I see nothing wrong with a player leaving to go play wherever they like, but the main gripe I believe people have in this situation is Radulov badmouthing the NHL for having a lot of foreign players. I think that is terribly unprofessional to badmouth a former employer to that degree in public. At least that is my deal. Also, Radulov AGREED to his contract here, while Fedorov may not have necessarily wanted to have a long contract with the Soviet Union. There is a difference between revolting against an oppressive organization and biting the hand that feeds you. At least that is what seems to be the case if Radulov did indeed breach his contract with Nashville. If not then the only problem I have is his "NHL SUCKS BRAWAWWAW" mentality.

Why? They invest in players and it is the players decision if they want to go to the US. That is just the risk they have to take.

I believe in today's world Fedorov could have come to the US to play if he had wanted to, so Radulov's little "THEY TOOK UR JURBS!!" rant doesn't really apply "during this past year". Does Lidstrom or Kronwall or Datsyuk or Zetterberg or Malkin have an obligation?

It's a classic and it represensts the city perfectly. It's the shiz.

You can't possibly trade this guy.

How can you forget?

Yeah well I'm pretty sure 4 mil can buy you a decent house and enough money to keep you for 5 years. And considering the guy WANTS to be a franchise player I don't see how he wouldn't take a pay-cut.

I honesty don't remember what point I was trying to make, and after looking back I wonder if I was drunk or in my sleep when tryping, cause I haven't made much sense since those questions. Anywho, the entire argument should be about who ou would rather have on your team, Lidstrom or Ovie. Start over?

Give me a straight answer instead of some "dont be a Redwing homer" bull. I had two simple questions that needed only simple answers, nothing more.

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This really makes me die a little on the inside...

Is it just me or does McLean look like a walrus?

And I would like to ask just how many times they have made the playoffs since their cup wins? And doesn't New Jersey play the trap anyhow?

I really hope this Hossa mania doesn't bite us in the arse. It would really be a crow feast if Hossa choked and did jack on the team.