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Bouchard about to take a penalty shot with 4 min left....

Indeed...after all, he did waive his no trade clause....

agreed... though it is the 2nd half of a back to back set....

wow that sucks for the Sabres....Afinogenov has always been one of my favourites

I gather that it is a 3rd round pick which will become a 1st round pick if he re-signs with the Preds.....

I like that the best so far.... or something simple with a play on sorcery... i.e. The Wizards

>>>Download Zetterberg's pass<<< >>>Youtube it here<<< - I just recently uploaded it so it will be a few minutes to process....

what a relief....

.....and Nashville is up 5-0....

the Preds are up 3-0 with about 15 min left vs the Sharks...twas a game we needed them to lose....

Preds are up 1-0 thanks to JP Dumont at 6:22.... EDIT: 2-0...Shea Weber from Arnott at 10:22....

My impression is that he has greatly improved over his first post-lockout season and can still be quite effective.... That being said, I don't want him....

The list included the following: 1. Nick Lidstrom 2. Peter Forsberg 3. Markus Naslund 4. Mats Sundin 5. Kent Nilsson 6. Thomas Steen 7. Daniel Alfredsson 8. Mats Naslund 9. Ulf Samuelsson 10. Can't think of #10 right now.... the rest I am pretty sure of

The asking price seems to be too high, I believe we are out of the Forsberg race....

TSN intermission: top 10 Swedish players of all time....... #1....Nick Lidstrom

.....For anyone who missed it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nttgE3RUA8

Ultimately, Bettman answers to the owners. During the last CBA they proposed a cap to curb the growth of player salaries, which the players naturally shot down. In the end it was the owners who gave in and accepted the old system because they were afraid of losing an entire season (and no one could have foreseen just how badly the system would eventually turn out). However, they had learned from their mistakes and subsequently fixed them in the most recent CBA with the unfortunate cost of losing an entire season. I don't think Bettman could have saved said season no matter what kind of tone he took. What reason did Goodenow have to think that the owners wouldn't fold like they did in 94/95? Yes, I remember how horrible it was to not have hockey in December. I remember being unrealistically optimistic about the season being saved and keeping up to date on the latest news. I remeber the season being cancelled and how horrible it was to not have playoffs in the spring (I recall watching freakin NBA playoffs ). But, without a shadow of a doubt, it was worth it. We can thank the majority of the players, the owners, and Bettman for that. The only reason NHL is on Versus is because ESPN gave the NHL an "insulting" offer because they were coming out of the lockout. In hindsight they maybe should have taken ESPN's bid just on the basis of greater exposure, but ESPN had no respect for the NHL, and (while I can't find an old thread on the announcement) I'm sure people were optimistic about a network that was going to treat the NHL better. The bottom line is: Bettman takes of lot of crap and - in my opinion - undeservedly so..... P.S. He knows the people want a new schedule. No doubt that last owner will come around for a revision, there is just too much negative attitude towards it to be ignored for much longer.

Bettman is not a bad commish, and I found that this excerpt from eklund [] summed it up nicely:

Now it looks like teams might not even get to see him play before the deadline, TSN:

Niklas Kronwall Assets: Skates well and is usually in sound defensive position. Has a wealth of offensive potential. Hits anybody that moves. Flaws: Must prove capable of handling big power forwards in front of the net. His lack of size has already led to a myriad of injury woes. Career potential: Top four defenseman.

Indeed, but twas a nice thing to brag about

Done and Done......

Look what I came across on the Leafs' forums : Compare to:

Thank you for that....I was trying to conjure up something to that effect.....

That was a result of him being distracted by the incident, not him behaving badly.... In any event it shows that he was remorseful because if he didn't care about it, it wouldn't of affected his play.....