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[rage 24]

THE FAN 960 is REPORTING THE THE FLAMES HAVE SIGNED CORY SARICH

[Earthhuman 8]

GOMEZ RUMORED TO THE LEAFS FOR 5 YEARS

And yet NJ will still make the playoffs, even without Rafalski, thats almost for sure. Brodeur will rise to the challenge I think.

[rwfan007 18]

THE FAN 960 is REPORTING THE THE FLAMES HAVE SIGNED CORY SARICH

STOP YELLING, WE CAN HEAR YOU

[VM1138 1,921]

Without a great goaltender, they wont make it past round 1.

You start at goaltending and work your way out.

There really aren't any great goaltenders out there anymore. It really does seem like there's a huge sagging in quality of defensemen and goalies. Some amazing forwards are breaking into the league, but not much else.

[winsgnut_19 0]

somebody post the terms of briere's contract

[Rice 42]

So no, we don't have anything locked up yet. And with the defense Anaheim now has, I'm not as optimistic about the future as I was. I really didn't expect Schneider to go to Anaheim, and then leave us with very few good defensive replacement options.

Niedermayer is most likely gone. Their defense isn't that good anymore. Remember that they only had the big three last year. The rest of their defense was spare parts, Schneider can't play 30 minutes a night like Niedermayer.

[Earthhuman 8]

There really aren't any great goaltenders out there anymore. It really does seem like there's a huge sagging in quality of defensemen and goalies. Some amazing forwards are breaking into the league, but not much else.

And that's the value of New Yorks many goalie prospects. Montoya, their new draftee Lafleur, Holt, Valiquette...

It will pay off.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

There really aren't any great goaltenders out there anymore. It really does seem like there's a huge sagging in quality of defensemen and goalies. Some amazing forwards are breaking into the league, but not much else.

I agree, but Martin Biron is an underrated goaltender at this point. Stanley Cup Champ calibre? Doesnt look like it, but a good goalie nonetheless. As for defense, I still think Phillys defense is a little suspect even with Timmonen. Their back end will put up some points, but the stay at home defense is a little iffy.

[Earthhuman 8]

Niedermayer is most likely gone. Their defense isn't that good anymore. Remember that they only had the big three last year. The rest of their defense was spare parts, Schneider can't play 30 minutes a night like Niedermayer.

That's true but Bow-shuh-men (I wont attempt to spell it) may be able to pick up some of the slack. He is young and improving.

[Zeta Power 40 1]

Briere is getting 8 years in philly between 6-7 million..WOW

[wingschamps 0]

What's the max salary a player can get under the new cap?

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Niedermayer is most likely gone. Their defense isn't that good anymore. Remember that they only had the big three last year. The rest of their defense was spare parts, Schneider can't play 30 minutes a night like Niedermayer.

Yeah, people look at the offensive side and think its not that big of a loss, but Schneider isnt much of a PKer, nor is he the best defensively, and hes a helluva lot slower than Niedermayer for sure. But I think the biggest difference here is that Niedermayer was a machine. Not often injured and logging a ton of minutes. Schneider has become increasingly brittle and throwing that kind of money at him is risky at this stage in his career.

[rage 24]

TSN REPORTS THAT DANIEL BRIERE's DEAL IS 8 LONG YEARS, between 48-56 million in salary.

Sorry I am copy/paste everything. Not YELLING on purpose.

Edited July 1, 2007 by rage

[Statts 4]

What's the max salary a player can get under the new cap?

I think it's 10 mil.

[Earthhuman 8]

Briere is getting 8 years in philly between 6-7 million..WOW

That should lower the bids on some other pieces, at least in the forward department.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

What's the max salary a player can get under the new cap?

About 10M

[Zeta Power 40 1]

Briere is getting 10 million his 1st season

[VM1138 1,921]

Schneider is underrated. Fans here have a love-hate relationship with him, but he'll perform ably out there. Of course, with Pronger probably getting suspended for more games next year, is he capable of carrying the defense? Maybe not.

And as for my comment about the lack of good goaltending, I meant consistentcy. There are no 'great's' or even 'good' goalies out there. I can't think of a single goalie other than Hasek and Brodeur who is consistently good. Giguere? He's only ever truly performed well in two playoffs, and I'm not going to undercut him there. But regular season? Hardly someone to build your team around. There may be some young prospects, but without greats to learn from, do we really dare expect them to develop into constently great netminders?

EDIT: I forgot Kiprusoff. He's generally consistent.

Edited July 1, 2007 by VM1138

[wingschamps 0]

I think it's 10 mil.

About 10M

thanks

[Earthhuman 8]

I think it's 10 mil.

Yup, 20% of the salary cap, and it will probably continue to rise. However, there is a limit, I think when the salary cap hits 57% of revenue. So 20% of 57% of revenue will be the ceiling.

[Grind_Lines_#1_Fan 0]

Dick Tarnstrom and Denis Grabeshkov to Oilers

Who is Denis Grabeshkov?

[Earthhuman 8]

Briere is getting 10 million his 1st season

Oh nevermind the lowering the price tag statement... Drury will want something pretty close, but not in the double digits.

[Wingsfan4life19 26]

Briere is getting 8 years 52 million dollars...with a no movement clause.

The Maximum a player can get is 10.6 M

[VM1138 1,921]

Briere doesnt' deserve 10 million. Have the Flyers totally lost it?

[Earthhuman 8]

Dick Tarnstrom and Denis Grabeshkov to Oilers

Who is Denis Grabeshkov?

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?page=PlayerDeta...mp;service=page

He's a kid.

Edited July 1, 2007 by Earthhuman