Winterberg

As big of an opponent as I was against backdiving deals and other 2005 CBA "cheats" and "workarounds", I still think this is massively unfair to teams that signed these deals, all of which were within the rules of the existing CBA and were approved by the league (except for Kovalchuk's first deal).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the effect of the recapture penalty to punish NHL front offices for taking advantage of the way cap hits are determined in the first place? Duncan Keith and Marian Hossa will both make just shy of $8 million next year, but the salary cap treats them as if they were making $5 million. To retroactively put into place a rule that punishes previously legal conduct makes no sense to me. I have no problem with recapture penalties going forward (or other rules limiting year-to-year variance on salaries), but that's because teams are now under notice of the rules going forward.
Yes, I understand that the two compliance buyouts were granted to give teams an "out" for that, but that isn't a real solution either, since it forces you to release that player off your team (you can't re-sign a compliance buyout for one year afterwards). If Zetterberg has kids in Sweden and wants to play there, or just decides that he wants to retire from the NHL for health or personal reasons, it just seems wrong to me that HE should be the one put in the position of tanking the Red Wings' salary cap situation by walking away from the team.
For the reasons stated by the OP, I kind of thought that Franzen was a borderline candidate for a buyout. He isn't a player like a Datsyuk or Z that I feel could be productive into his late, late 30's. His knee problems, physical style, and frame suggest a guy that will have a career arc more like Holmstrom, which means we'll be penalized when he hangs it up.

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edit: I meant to quote the guy asking for the gif, my bad.

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edit: sorry for the gif overload, should I just post the links next time?

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=405254
conner
exelby (yesterday)
t.j. hensick
gragnani
zack boychuk
if we had space...damn.
i would definately like those guys in the griffs/wings system.

I can't remember where I read it on Twitter (don't worry, not HockeeyyyyInsiderrrrr) but someone had quoted Abby as saying he expected to sign his new contract next week.
EDIT: I found the actual article from Khan where he adds it as a note
http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2012/08/red_wings_players_not_impresse.html

When you see him, tell Hank "Boogidieboogidieboo" for me, he'll know what it means.

I actually work at Just Baked. These things are delicious. And, I get to meet Hank next week! I'm super excited.

I don't know the answer to the op's question, but I wonder how it would work with the KHL given that I'm pretty sure each league has to honor the other's contracts? Anybody know if this would be a problem or no?
There are all sorts of streaming sites that you can choose from, and usually they'll have KHL games at least. Plus, I'd imagine if the NHL locked out and all the talent was in other leagues then more international streams would pop up to deal with the demand.
Here are a few I use:
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/
http://www.vipbox.tv/
http://www.slipstrea...heduleframe.php

The real question for me is there any way of getting access to the Swedish and Russian hockey leagues (among others) via internet? Paid or unpaid. Is there a Center Ice package for other leagues? How will I get my hockey fill???

I think we will see Z and Dats really step it up (85+points each) with the absence of Lids and guys like Fil, Kronner, Cleary will also have bigger effects than in the past. Maybe Franzen steps up? who knows...

http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=1347

i personally put alot of stock in the "hometown" and "family lives here" reasons. just think, most of us being metro-detroiters would play for the wings no matter what if we made the NHL. Thats what they did. Just childhood dreams coming to fruition.

The only thing his two-way deal relates to is his salary at the AHL level. He still has to pass through waivers (although he did last year without anyone claiming him) to get sent back down to GR.

They have press releases that announce signings officially.

hahaha wiki
Detroit Red Wings
Accepting an assistant coaching position with the Red Wings on July 5, 2012, Renney is expected to be primarily responsible for the penalty kill. He is secretly planning to orchestrate a trade between the Wings and his former club in Edmonton which would send the Red Wings Shawn Horcoff, Ales Hemsky and Ryan Whitney in exchange for Brendan Smith.

Enjoying some ginger ales on the Fourth of July I see.

This flight is brought to you by Amway.

Why would they be there courting him? They could very well be there finalizing and picking him up to bring him to the Joe for the presser... according to most NHL experts at TSN and ESPN, Suter to Detroit is a done deal...I will go with that until it changes.
So lets just say, Wings contingent in Madison finalizing deal and bring Suter to Hockeytown.

Exactly. Sign Suter or have him tell you in person it's a no go, then get the drop on everyone else and sign whoever's left.

Please sign now and just have everyone shut up about this, especially Minnesota media, fans, and just straight up random people talk about Suter and Praise is straight up disgusting to listen to. Fans think if they get both, should my as well hand them the cup and skip to next year season (although they say this every damn year lol), media thinks since Praise was born here he should play here (umm.. no? Get a better reason), and my favorite random ass people who think they know what there talking about. Like for example, this morning listening to a radio show here in town and they're talking about this whole thing. The guy knew what he was talking about because his son plays hockey on my cousin team so he is pretty knowledgeable to the whole thing but the girl had no idea wtf he or probably even she was saying. She was more focus on trying to bring them 2 here on her "looks"? .

What's hilarious(ly pathetic) is that I was relentlessly looking for planes registered to Olympia this morning and I couldn't find this one... (The others that I did find were in Georgia and Florida.)

dear god please end my blue balls and just make this happen. no more "just the tip" and lets get this love affair underway or its over.

damn I looked this up this morning but was on mobile and was to much work to post here. but someone has been doing some detective work, like me. good work

Can we just sign both Parise and Suter please! I can't take much more of this suspense and waiting.

Interesting...
An airline registered to olympia aviation llc flew to madison wisconsin and is scheduled to return to DTW according 5:00 Eastern, it flew out to there around 11:15 am... Ummm
http://flightaware.c...e/flight/N559LC