InKennyWeTrust

During the cup run in '08, whenever Drake did something, I always thought "Way to go Dallas!" to myself.

Hahaha! Give me a ping, Vasily.

Just so long as Datsyuk doesn't have his own number, too.

G Russia S Canada B Sweden I really want to see Ovie strip Crosby and score for the GWG.

It's time for Canada and Russia to pay their dues.

Huh?

Someone yelled at Flip to be stronger on the puck, he's looking much better.

f***! Konner injured after a hit!

Jimmy being huge... I think I've found my personal savior.

Rafi needs to take notes from Kronwall. That's how you shut down a man skating into the zone.

Damnit, Rafi. Stop looking like a dolt.

Damn! Lebda almost scored! I don't even care if it was on us, that's just an amazing statement.

STEWIE! I love seeing that water bottle flip a bit... Also... HELM! Oh so close!

I think the Pitt D just exhaled, forcing Fil off the puck.

If Sammy was the logo hunter, can Williams be the board advertisment hunter?

What the f*** Rafi!?

Do you really want them to point out how terrible this team is playing?

This is why they don't have games before noon. Atleast I don't feel terrible about drinking this one away.

...Dammit!! Good lord, guys, what the hell?

...Damn!

Dammit...

Helm is really turning into a well rounded hockey player. I knew he was a great speedy checker, but he's showing some nice flair with the puck lately too.

I don't think the guy's very good, but I still don't think there are 179 D-men better than him in the NHL.

There's quite a few teams battling for a playoff spot who are giving up quite a few goals. Minnesota, Edmonton, Dallas, Anaheim (Scott Niedermayer's at -16), and NYI, just to name a few. Add to that the speed he's got and some of the nice plays he's made lately, and I'd say it's likely. Also, it's possible that Atlanta may try to make a run at the playoffs. They're only 3 points out of 8th, and with any trade deadline talks likely centering around Kovy, maybe they pick up some guys off the waiver wire?

Just glancing at CapGeek, it looks like we'll have a little under 2 mil to dump when everyone's healthy and Abdelkader gets sent down. Maltby's at 883k, Leino's at 800k, Lebda's at 650k, Helm's at 599k Miller's at 525k, May and Eaves are at 500k, and Meech is at 483k. No, I do not think Helm or even Maltby are going anywhere, I just picked every salary under 1M that wasn't Jimmy Howard. My best guess is Leino, May, and Lebda are all on the short stick. One of the 800k salaries is going to have to go down or you'll have to handle 4 players moving, and it's either Leino or Maltby there. Still, that doesn't get you even half way to 1.9M, so Lebda's 650k have to be moved. There's 1.45M, and any of the 500k salaries would push us under the cap. From May, Eaves, and Miller, I'd put my money on May being the one waived. Just from the math, I don't see Meech as being in too much danger due to his below league minimum salary. The only way he can get sent down/traded is if you substitute him for May, but that only leaves you with the minimum amount of D-men with 14 forwards, meaning May will be scratched 90% of the time, anyway. There's always a possibility of trading a higher-value guy, but that's an even longer shot than trading/waiving Helm. Edited for clarity