96warrior 11 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/ar...oyoteslang.html The Phoenix Coyotes, who open the regular season Saturday in Los Angeles against the Kings, have reached a tentative contract agreement with center Robert Lang, contingent on him passing a physical. Lang, a former Phoenix RoadRunner, spent last season with the Montreal Canadiens, where he tallied 18 goals and 39 points in 50 games. The year prior, he scored 21 goals for the Chicago Blackhawks. He has also played for Detroit, Washington, Pittsburgh, Boston and Los Angeles in his 17-year career. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 He that is Bob shall bring hope to the desert. I predict the Yotes go 64-7-11 this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mule 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 Lang is awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 Lang is lazy and he sucks. Coyotes are going 0-82 this year and move to Iran. 1 Original-Six reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 93 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 Lang is lazy and he sucks. Coyotes are going 0-82 this year and move to Iran. Repaired. All done? Five bucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballgtz 273 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 I know Fleury wants to be a Calgary Flame but I mean come on, if Bob can get a contract with Phoenix I am sure Theo could of got a few million. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 Dont eat a cheeseburger before the physical Rob! In all seriousness, I hope he does well there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 They're making the playoffs this year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltgator333 3 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 Great to have him back on the team whenever we play the 'yotes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooon 1,089 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 a great player goes to a fantastic organization! wait... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earthhuman 8 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 He must be trying to play at least one season in every division, poor guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingsFan4Life 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 He'll fit in well with that failure or an organzation. I would say the fans will love him but, they don't have any fans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown_Ryan 119 Report post Posted September 29, 2009 Poor Yotes!!!!... First the court hearings all the filings... Gretzky leaving... now Lang ... How much more crap can one franchise pile on it's self? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted September 30, 2009 Interesting how short the memories around here are. He put up 18 goals and 39 points in 50 games for the Canadians last year and was their #1 centre before a freak accident severed his Achilles. Lang is definitely still a #2 centre in this league, lazy or not. I don't want him back here (clutch playoff goals aside), but to imply this was a stupid signing for the 'yotes is just silly. 1 Uncle Danny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topsideplaya 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2009 Interesting how short the memories around here are. He put up 18 goals and 39 points in 50 games for the Canadians last year and was their #1 centre before a freak accident severed his Achilles. Lang is definitely still a #2 centre in this league, lazy or not. I don't want him back here (clutch playoff goals aside), but to imply this was a stupid signing for the 'yotes is just silly. I always liked Lang and thought he was a solid #2 center but just got a little too lazy at the end of his stay here. He was once considered a very good defensive player years ago. There are a few players I would love the Wings to have on the Phoenix team like Doan and Mihalek. Mihalek is a FA at the end of the year and if the wings have cap space for him I say go for it. Right handed defenseman who led the league in block shots last year and also has a lot of offensive potential. Shoot even if Nick retired after this season our defense would be solid..... Kronwall-Stuart Ericsson-Rafalski Kindl-Mihalek(this is really selling him short but the 2 czechs would compliment eachother well. My dream off season would involve us picking up Frolov and Mihalek while letting the likes of Maltby, Holmstrom, Bertuzzi, Meech and lebda go while re-signing eaves,helm,williams and lidstrom. I'd even consider bring Bert back for one year if he has a nice season and comes on the cheap. Youngsters I expect to see on the team next year are Abby, ritola and maybe even Larsson if Howard flops Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SweWings 45 Report post Posted September 30, 2009 I wouldn't be surprised if this ended up being his last season in the NHL considering the kind of offers he's likely getting from the KHL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted September 30, 2009 I still love Lang, and I wear my Lang jersey with pride. I feel bad for him that he's going to Phoenix/LasVegas/Kitchner/Hamilton/Zimbabwe, but it's better than nothing. I thought for sure that he would be done after last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daniel1 32 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 Robert Lang to Phoenix: contingent on him passing a physical on the doughnut tray. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 (edited) Interesting how short the memories around here are. He put up 18 goals and 39 points in 50 games for the Canadians last year and was their #1 centre before a freak accident severed his Achilles. Lang is definitely still a #2 centre in this league, lazy or not. I don't want him back here (clutch playoff goals aside), but to imply this was a stupid signing for the 'yotes is just silly. Thank you! It was better for the Wings to let him go, but he's hardly the awful player people make him out to be in this thread. Once a whipping boy, always a whipping boy I guess. As you point out, he had a good season with the Canadians, and had 21 goals and 33 assists in Chicago the year before. Yeah, why would the Coyotes possibly want a one year contract with a guy who regularly puts up 50+ points a season??? And because of his age and his injury last season, I'd guess they probably got him at markdown prices. EDIT: and him passing his physical wasn't questionable because of fitness, he had his friggen achilles tendon severed and got is surgically repaired last season. Edited October 1, 2009 by haroldsnepsts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishconnection 36 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 For someone who does not skate very well, Bad Ass Bob certainly gets to primo scoring areas. If only he showed that drive he displayed on the crazy-deke-from-knees to score on the Preds night in and night out. Seriously, YouTube the highlight. Still up there with the Zata behind the back in Game 4 vs Colorado for my list of viewed non-shootout best wings goals. - 3:17 of the video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 i do feel a bit bad for Lang going from such hockey established cities like detroit, chicago and montreal to a franchise like phoenix (perhaps one of a kind?) best of luck to him there... he'll need it. gotta love the guy though. anyone know who the Habs actually chose to let him go? its not like he was bumming on that team. Prior to his injury he was leading the team in goals! andd he was penalty killing!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 anyone know who the Habs actually chose to let him go? its not like he was bumming on that team. Prior to his injury he was leading the team in goals! andd he was penalty killing!? I don't know about their cap situation, but maybe the reason is that they already added three top six forwards in the summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted October 1, 2009 I don't know about their cap situation, but maybe the reason is that they already added three top six forwards in the summer. i believe that robert lang and scott gomez are comparable in terms of skill. gomez will make double of what lang did in 09 (lang made 4 mill, anad thats an overpayment in my eyes). lang could've fit in but then again i thought kovalev could also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gofish Report post Posted October 1, 2009 i pray for any player heading to that god-forsaken place. 1 Namingway reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted June 10, 2010 From nhl dot com : ...• Maloney announced that the team would not re-sign center Robert Lang or defenseman Mathieu Schneider. ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites