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91 to the rafters! Either hang the jersey - or the player...

Depth: good. But he's not exactly no. 1 on the call-up list. Unless he has an amazing camp and a good start in the AHL then I don't see him in Detroit this season.

I call upon the photoshop kids to: Ma-ma-make it so!

I'll actually be in the US over New Year's and I'd love to go see this game. Maybe maybe maybe... but probably not.

Zetts might be challenging but I think (see, I think!) Ovie will end up with it again. Washington is now stacked at center with Backstrom developing nicely, Nylander returning from injury and Fedorov finding some kind of new motivation. I really don't see why the guy wouldn't score even 60+ goals again...

Um... Wtf... How is this relevant? These kind of comments will completely derail the entire topic and serve absolutely no purpose.

Seriously... Ew... I'm not completely anti-3rd jersey with a different logo but those were DISGUSTING

It's an individual punishment. The IIHF can block you from all international tournaments like the world championships and olympics not to mention the smaller Euro tournaments...

Helm!

Oh talk about nit-picking. In any case I just want the media to stop the circus around this guy. It got old 3 years ago...

I guess it comes with having a stacked winning team, prospects don't make the big team unless they're WOW. We'll see those guys eventually but it'll take a while...

Not a big surprise but it's still a relief...

I was never a huge fan of Lindros but I was still a fan. I hate when a career is cut short.

This is the way things work. What do you expect - people to play fair?

If not this year then definitely next year.

Well at least Boyle now plays for a team that genuinely wants him. Oh and the way this passage was written actually made me smile. It makes him sound like a colonist or something: Linky

Seriously? The amount of crap you throw at the guy is surprising. The guy certainly isn't worth $4M anymore but after watching all of Russia's games during the WC and most of Washington's games after Feds went there I can assure you that the guy can still contribute. I don't expect him to sign for less than $3M/year. Oh and the comment "He needed the Wings more than the Wings needed him" made me laugh; but at the same time I sort of agree with you. They guy was amazing in Detroit and was a huge part of Detroit's victories. You can see that the move to Columbus broke him and he wasn't nearly the same player there. I hope he resigns with the Caps and doesn't disappear to Russia.

Well that really depends on how he plays during the TC.

Unless the cap magically goes up... a LOT... I really doubt this... EDIT: I just realized my post sounded a lot more negative than I wanted it. Obviously, if Holland could pull it off I'd actually have to to a mental institution.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! I said in previous post that if I ever woke up to a Sundin-signing in Detroit I'd go insane. This is pretty much equal! F*** YEAH!!!!

There's been some real strange stuff going on. Toronto isn't really surprising but still after a while you just expect them to make a good signing, at least accidentally. Chicago, what $12-13M bundled up in two goalies? And how the hell does Redden get a 6 year contract worth that much? The Caps sign Theodore to a bloated contract but I can't really blame them for some reason (I still expect Näslund to sign here for some reason).... the list goes on....

Agreed. I think the guy needs a fresh start on a team that actually has a functioning offense. 40-50 goals, no, 20-30, sure...

I don't really see how this guy would be such a big upgrade considering the amount of money Detroit would have to pay for him.

So now Toronto has what ~$20M gone on 4 defensemen?

I know I know, this is a great signing but it makes me feel uncomfortable.