ogreslayer

capgeek.com has a 'Calculate Waiver Status' option if you drill down on individual players

Nestrasil as a serviceable 4th liner who might be a decent 3rd liner someday. I really don't get why anyone is upset.

This is exactly the same thing as when we lost ritola to TBL. We didn't really lose anything.

Most people hadn't even heard of Nestrasil a year ago and now he has all this "potential" and mentioning him in the same breath as Pulkkinen and other prospects.
Gimme a break...

I put off replying to this topic all day because I wanted to write a dissertation on why I think Feds is a lock for first ballot, and how I believe that a lot of his reported "attitude" problems hinged on cultural issues, and to reflect on the ways I feel Feds is superior to Forsberg.
But now I'm sleepy and hungry and I don't want to say anything other than
Fedorov is betterov

Yes. It sounds like they're broadcasting from the parking lot.

Dollar Hot Blog

I believe you forgot Howard Is Average

I believe you forgot Howard Is Average

Two words:
HAMPUS
MELEN

I think the real question here is where the hell are you guys getting these cool ass talking dogs?

I don't know, ask Agent Orange. Or was it The Player Formerly Known as Steve? Who knows!?

Callahan won't get claimed. He had one fluke season where a bunch of pucks went in for him in the AHL. He's not a scorer, he's not fast, he's not big, he's a projected 4th line agitator. He also didn't look at all like an NHL player in the preseason. Neither did Ferraro.

Might want to read the FAQs about Gamecenter blackouts on the NHL's site here:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/ziplookup.htm?q=48201
You'll find one of the paragraphs in particular rather interesting.

Got to wonder how further along he would be if Little Bert hadn't goaded him into the fight that screwed up his shoulder in last year's development camp.

Looks like Jensen, Marchenko, & Ouellet are considered the front runners to take spots with Sproul & Backman being sent down. Just hope they are given a legitimate shot yet at taking Kindl & Lashoff's jobs to start the season, especially with how bad those two looked against the Pens last night.

The FCC ruling will have no effect on blackouts at all. All the ruling means is that sports leagues no longer have government backing to support blacking out games if they aren't sell outs. The leagues still have private blackout rules baked into their contracts with broadcasters that extend beyond simple rules for non-sellout games, like only getting access to out of market games by paying for Sunday Ticket, Extra Innings, or Center Ice.
Basically if you're not in Michigan where FSD is considered your local market, you will not be able to see non-nationally televised Wings' games without Center Ice or Gamecenter Live. (Legally that is, not that I condone illegal means) Simply buying a sports pack that gives you access to all of the local Fox Sports channels will mean you can watch everything else they broadcast but you'll still be blacked out from the actual games.

Just one year I would like to see them change it to Comic Sans in the preseason to really throw everyone off.

Yeah, if we could only be the flames with their 4th from last place finish in the standings last year.
Well that's not being fair you mentioned Vancouver too, they did a lot better than the Flames: tied for 5th worst record.
You're right frankgrimes. we should model ourselves after those teams.

Just one year I would like to see them change it to Comic Sans in the preseason to really throw everyone off.

Not the sole reason but if Mantha had impressed enough to make the team, that pretty much would guarantee Jurco would start the year in GR at least in my opinion. With one less body to compete against, his chances of sticking with the big club at the start of the year improve dramatically, especially without Alfie around & his main competition being Callahan & Ferraro who I still think would both make it through waivers.

Welcome to LGW, where everything is blown way out of proportion!...

Please don't do that, now I'm gonna get him confused with the Player Formerly Known as Steve. Or was it Agent Orange?
f***.

And saying so is an absolute, which in turn means you're Sith?

I'm sure Red Wings owner Dave Ilitch would.