ogreslayer

I would prefer going with "whatcho talkin' 'bout eva?" personally.

Remember, a 1 year contract would actually be 7 in dog years & those pure breeds suffer from hip dysplasia a little too much for my liking.

You do know, the same people that ***** every year about the Wings spending up to the cap & not leaving room for trades at the deadline will be the same ones bitching if Kenny doesn't spend up to the cap before the start of training camp. At this point, I'm happy rolling with this roster into the season & see what opens up on the trade front until the deadline. No need to rush imo.

Nabokov agreed to have the contract roll into 2011-2012 in order for the Isles to allow him to play in the Worlds I believe.

Yup, this could get interesting.... "Mike Babcock was without a doubt an obstacle in my career," said Commodore of the coach who traded him from Anaheim to Calgary in 2003. "I wanted to prove him wrong, I'm not going to lie. I used him as big-time motivation. I thought he put his best foot forward to bury me." http://www.bluejacketsxtra.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/01/27/jackets_1-27.ART_ART_01-27-09_C1_M8CMUVB.html?sid=101

The signing was just to give Babcock someone to verbally abuse on a regular basis right?

So should I go ahead & lock in my tickets now for when the Pens retire Jagr's number prior to their game with the Flyers on Dec 29th?

Clearly, letting Meech walk will the be straw that broke the camel's back when it comes to Kenny's tenure as the Wing's GM right?

Start calling them the Philadelphia Flyguins at this point

Now seeing Jovo sign for 4 years/$16.5m in Florida, I have to say that I'm starting to feel that maybe Kenny didn't do all that bad with Big E by comparison. Shocking, I know....

Emphasis on the "slowly" with JovoCop now in the mix.

Well there's your problem right there. Gary already took it... Glad to oblige...

3 letters....K.....H.....L

And the Pens just turned around & spent that $2m to re-sign Tyler Kennedy so the Jagr door looks to be officially shut there.

And with that, I think we might be able to officially welcome Drapes into a front office position. Regardless, a solid signing.

I've got a sinking feeling that at some point, we'll hear something along the lines of Kaberle to Detroit for $4m+/year for 3 years.

Right now, I feel as if Big E's & Patty's contracts should be swapped for each other. I seriously hope I don't feel the same way after those 3 years are up though.

Kenny, you do know there are only mulligans in golf right?

You know what that means....Lebda may be available via trade!

I would think it has less to do with the CBA & more to do with the transfer agreements in place between the NHL & the IIHF/KHL.

Would like the NHL to take a page from the NFL on this one & give Winnipeg their legacy back sort of like how Cleveland got to keep the Browns name/history when that ass Modell fled to Baltimore.

Lateral move as far as I'm concerned. No better, no worse.

I think the Avandard Omsk organization, the KHL, & the NHL would disagree with you on that. Since he was under contract with Omsk in the KHL last season, he has to wait for the July 1st kickoff of free agency based on the agreements set down between the NHL & KHL. Now that can't stop Kenny from telling Jagr & Svoboda that he wants to know before hand & that if Jagr isn't willing to sign on the dotted line on the 1st he's moving on...which is exactly what he's told them based on what I've seen. Still doesn't change the fact though that he can't officially sign anything until the 1st. Nothing wrong with Kenny telling them the money is on the table now & that as of the 2nd it isn't just as there's nothing wrong with Jagr wanting to wait until he can officially do anything.

Given the fact that he wouldn't be able to officially sign anywhere until July 1st, I don't see what the big deal is.

Hudler, the rights for Larsson & Axelsson, & a 4th rounder for a year's supply of Geno's cheesesteaks for the entire Wings organization is probably more obtainable.