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Haha, how does Meech file for arbitration but Eaves doesnt? Good thing though, I want to keep Eaves for a good price. Meech can fly off somewhere else now.

Horrible news. Just read it now on TSN, wow, I'm speechless. RIP Probie, you'll always be the f***in man.

The more I think about it, the better it sounds. Modano with a guy with Hudlers skill on his wing, and a healthy Dano with net front presence and ability in the corners and on the boards has all the makings of a fantastic 3rd line.

I love Z, but Getzlaf is better at just about everything except defence, and he's no slouch. Doesnt matter because Anaheim, nor Detroit would even think about trading either guy.

2.7 is a decent deal for Souray on re-entry waivers, would Montreal be interested?

Honestly, all the grinders I wanted in FA are gone (Boogaard, Kenopka, Nystrom) so i'd be fine with Modano if the price was good.

Between ******* Glen Sather and the dumbass Oilers, we never had a shot at Boogaard. Why are teams/gm's so stupid? Boogaard is an ok hockey player, sure he's the toughest dude in the NHL, but anything more then 800k a year is ridiculous overpayment. And Edmonton were ready to give him almost more then a million more then that, incredible.

Another gone, Winchester re-signs with St Louis for 700k

Prust would have been perfect, too bad. Looking more and more like Modano and no grit, could be worse I guess.

I might be very late, and very drunk because it's my birthday, but how in the world do the Rangers get away with giving Boogaard 1.625 mil a year?!?!? Just like Orr last year we're getting screwed out of our enforcer because of stupid GM's. Damnit it.

I hope he isnt coveted today like Orr was last year, if he is a secondary player like he should be (Thanks Burkey) we'll sign him sometime this week.

I'd be down for Mara if he comes cheapish and is healthy. His beard fits with this team.

That guy! No s***, atta boy Jimmy you bagged a crazy one. Hope he gets signed, Cord looks really good as well. Parkes is a friend of a friend of mine, so hopefully he earns a contract, but I dont really care about him as much as the other two gritty guys!

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=325745 I could see them dealing his rights, but to Pittsburgh? Guess this means Gonchar is gone.

Hate to say it, but great draft going for the Ducks.

I like the looks of him, is he Canadian or American?

Etem or Tinordi please

AUTO-GENERATED CAPGEEK.COM LINES FORWARDS Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m) Valtteri Filppula ($3.000m) / Jiri Hudler ($2.875m) / Daniel Cleary ($2.800m) Todd Bertuzzi ($1.938m) / Tomas Holmstrom ($1.875m) / Kris Draper ($1.583m) * Eric Nystrom ($1.200m) / * Justin Abdelkader ($1.000m) / * Darren Helm ($0.900m) * Patrick Eaves ($0.600m) / Mattias Ritola ($0.517m) DEFENSEMEN Nicklas Lidstrom ($6.200m) / Brian Rafalski ($6.000m) Brad Stuart ($3.750m) / Niklas Kronwall ($3.000m) * Garnett Exelby ($1.000m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($0.900m) Jakub Kindl ($0.883m) GOALTENDERS Chris Osgood ($1.417m) / Jimmy Howard ($0.717m) CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (these totals are compiled using the bonus cushion) ROSTER: 23; CAP: $59.0m; PAYROLL: $58.892m; CAP ROOM: $0.108m BONUSES: $0.000m Would Exelby and Nystrom take those amounts? Who knows, but that's my ideal roster.

So that 2007 Cup winning team isnt really looking so good anymore. No Pronger, Niedermayer, Beauchemin... at least they have Lubo Vishnovsky as their #1 defenceman

Nice Montreal and Toronto are in Detroit this year! Cant wait to watch those games. Gonna have to find some tickets to the November 3rd game against Calgary too.

Who wants to bet "Detroit Sucks" is chanted during the rising of the banner? ******* awesome fans in Chicago, awesome. Cheer for your goddamn team and get over the obsession with Detroit.

Wings did something pretty special in June the last time they opened the season against the Ducks. Just sayin'

I actually really like that idea. Cleary-Zetterberg-Franzen Holmstrom-Datsyuk-Bertuzzi Eaves-Filpulla-Hudler Abdelkader-Helm-Miller/FA/Ritola/Draper The top line was the most dominate in the 09 playoffs, the 2nd line started to develop a little chemistry after 10-15 games last year when everyone was banged up, the 3rd line is pretty much a 2nd line, especially if Eaves stays healthy. And then the 4th line is a line that can run people through the boards all night. The board is starting to go overboard with all of the line combo's lately though lol, that's my last contribution until training camp. I'm sure before it's all said and done Mike will have tried alot of stuff.

I'd take Konopka. He has a funny european name so he fits in right off the bat, he'd probably be cheap, he hits and fighst, and can play defensive hockey. Perfect 4th liner if that's the way we choose to go.

f*** yeah Newf, you tell em buddy. People hate on Bert too much, give the guy a chance. He's gonna perform, he has performed before for us, and most importantly? Look at that beard, he truly is a Red Wing