Kindl Surprise

welllll we won so im happy

What everybody's been hoping for???? Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive5m Samuelsson not skating with this second group. Likely nursing an injury. Will have update after skate.

That'd be fun if Tatar played great and took Alfie's spot for the season

Is there any chance even if Cleary is the worst player on the ice at camp, he ends up being cut? or does this give him immunity?

see ya later, Gustavo

well let's get that Seattle expansion going and give them that team

I think Bobrovsky winning the Vezina automatically gets him onto Columbus' simply because that would make him darn near the most succesful player the team has had aside from Nash

Brunner to Devils Kovalchuk replacement book it!

Just like everyone else is thinking, wow. They paid him an awful lot of money for about 200 games. Just gonna be a bummer not having him around.

I dunno man pro sports is just weird sometimes like if all my favourite players signed on another team and all players i hate signed here, why should I feel loyalty to an organization of people i don't like? especially if i don't live there?

This is a nightmareeee please wake me up please I can't believe what our front office's mind set is "Who and what can we get rid of to get Cleary back!? I don't know but we better do it fast, I've already promised him 2.6 millions ASAP!"

put him on a line with Cleary and shoot my brains out!

The first player in a long time that I actually liked and then this garbage goes down. What a bummer day.

He's got one in his AHL career too! I must've watched it and thought whoa he's tough he's fighting Chris Neil, and now I'm imagining it as several. Either way, at least he stood up for someone/himself at least once.

I don't know why Kenny didn't put the 'C' on Samuelsson after Nick retired... but seriously, apparently the cap is going to go to like 70 and then 80 million in the next few years... and we can't give Brunner 2.5 mil????? this is the guy that is having the most fun out there!!

My dad is a leafs fan so I've seen a lot of Grabovski... he's a fiery little dude who isn't super tough but will stick up for himself... i think if we used him right he'd be real good for us. He fights people and scores, he even fought someone in a bar during the Vancouver Olympics iirc. He's as motivated as you could be now, check out what he had to say about the coaches over in Toronto... http://www.tsn.ca/toronto/blogs/jonas_siegel/?id=426967. I mean, just to get him for the HBO 24/7 with the wings and leafs would be great tv.

Soooooo we only have 1 day left until UFA.... are we going to lose Brunnski???

If we can get Brunner for 2.5 mil and there's guys like Tyler Bozak looking for 8 years @ 4.5... well I just hope we sign Brunner first

Yea it felt pretty good watching the sharks give us their second rounder for no reason and then still get the guy we want.

I always tell my girlfriend that we have to name a future kid Hampus..... and her name is Mylène. This is my new favourite player!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't say I don't like this deal!

well I don't think anyone could argue that we didn't give him enough time to develop haha. He's asking for the money and terms that the player he was hoped he could become by this point would be worth, rather than the player he actually is.

Take Samuelsson's money (amnesty buyout) and give it to Brunner!

Do you think Brunner will be back next year? Ar you happy about this? I really am a Brunner fan bigtime, even though he isn't really all that good except for finishing. I kinda think he's like the anti Filpula, who is pretty good at a lot of things except getting it done. What kind of contract would you offer him?

Yea, I agree, really it could be anywhere between 2 million and 3.5 million. I'd love to see him get a bit more physical of course, but either way, I'm happy we have someone who seems so happy to be part of the team.