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If Detroit moves Meech and one of Miller or Ritola they will over 2 million dollars for Mitchell, now due to is injury last year I think he would take 2 million for one year and come back in 11-12 with some more value.

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i hope they dont sign anyone. I think they just need to shake up the pairings. Raffi and Lidstrom should be a pairing only on the PP. Kronwall and Stuart are good, but Raffi and Lids should be split. Not because they arent good together...but Ericsson needs to be with someone who is reliable...because he isn't.

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Exactly right. I'm a longtime lurker but had to register to back you up. Harold is wrong and this post nailed it, simple as that. Combining ages means nothing if one player is 40 and still amazing and the other is 37 and still very good (and needlessly s***-on around here).

While I agree that Raf gets much more grief than he deserves, age is absolutely relevant. Aside from the decline in play, there's the basic fact that they will have to be replaced very soon. Lidstrom signed a one year contract. Clearly he is at or extremely near retirement, and Rafalski isn't too far behind. So in the next couple seasons our top pairing will be gone. Pointing out our top pairing has a combined age of 77 years old is relevant.

Also, Harold, you most definitely ARE exagerating Modano's salary to make your point.

How exactly am I exaggerating it? Did you read the link?

It's not completely clear exactly what Modano's cap hit is, but it sounds like it could be $1.75 mill in addition to bonuses they could slide into next year's cap. That's according to capgeek.com. They have yet to post official and confirmed details.

Is Willie Mitchell really this sought after or do we want a new toy and some FA signage drama? No one wanted h before he mentioned wanting to play here so guys, stop acting like were missing out on a superstar here. I trust Ken Holland more than I trust harold and most people here, who are wrong more often than not.

Hell, signin. Mitchell could keep us from getting a true star next year. We could play this game all day.

We don't need Willie Mitchell. He'd help but Kenny, smartly, won't break the team down to get him.

Actually there's a handful of people who've been wanting Mitchell here, back from the last time he was a free agent.

I'm not saying he's the be all end all. Actually, I said that in my previous posts if you read them. But people act as if the Modano signing occurred in a vacuum and wouldn't impact anything else. Mitchell is a good example of how signing Modano impacted their potential to sign him. It looks like it's also going to cost us either Ritola or Miller, though I'm less worried about that than our blueline.

Sadly most of those dopes are long time users and/or sponsor members who act like idiots and get away with it because of their reg date. If a noob steps on toes he gets ganged up on. It's lame. This place maybe has a 1:8 smart fan to clueless arrogant dunce ratio but you'd never know with how self assured done of them are.

Stay classy. :thumbup:

Edited by haroldsnepsts

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There is no way this isn't ChrisDetroit. I joined a month back and have been lurking... he joined today.

If Chris is up for it Im sure we could easily prove were different people.

Not to bring you down... but any deal i see Mitchell signing would be in the range of one year, and with 15 million coming off the books even if he had a multi-year deal I dont see his cap hit being over 2 or so million, so 13 million. As for stars next season, theres some great RFA and a couple great UFAs but no players like Hossa or Kovi from what ive seen. I don't expect the wings to make a big deal next year (though I would love them to pouch one of those big RFAs).

it's only a mil or so that's keeping us from obtaining Mitchell, and no one saw Modano coming. If we end up a mil short of getting someone better than Mitchell, he will be the whipping boy. Is he really absolutely required? If Kenny really wanted him he'd find a way.

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If Holland wants an aging defensemen with concussion problems, why not just re-sign Lilja and call it a day? We already know what we're getting with Lilja, he understands his role and the teams system.

Edited by Heaten

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I don't know if this has been posted yet, but it seems we're out of the running.

Willie Mitchell cuts list of teams from 4-3, Sharks, Capitals, Canucks.

6:01 PM Aug 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®

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there was no realistic chance he was coming here...nice to dream, though.

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I don't know if this has been posted yet, but it seems we're out of the running.

Willie Mitchell cuts list of teams from 4-3, Sharks, Capitals, Canucks.

6:01 PM Aug 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Twitter NHLSourcesSay

oh, willie.

maybe i didn't love you

quite as often as i could have

and maybe i didn't treat you

quite as good as i should have

if i made you feel second best

girl i'm sorry i was blind

but you were always on my mind

you were always on my mind, willie..

:bye2:

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I think that Lilja will sign for $1 mil. He has to be careful he doesn't price himself out of the league. Lils should take the $1 mil Holland is offering and know that he has a job with a team which has a chance to win the Cup again. Holding out for more money at this stage makes no sense. It's one thing to do it on July 1st when teams have money to spend and roster spots available. But now we are into the second week of August with Training Camp fast approaching. Teams which spend to the Cap are capped out. Teams which have the Cap space do not have the money to spend it. Teams are now going with their own young players on their system rather than signing UFAs. Mitchell would have been nice but if he is healthy then he is not want to sign with a team where he will not be a top 4 dman. Kenny lacks the Cap space to sign him for what he likely wants. Looking at what is out there, Lilja is as good, if not better than those guys. If they were so good then why do their former teams not want them anymore? Lils has his flaws but he fits in here. He is a solid #6 dman who can block shots and is good on the PK. If he signs with the Wings for 1 year/1 mil then he is worth it.

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That hit though, was just because he was just coming out of the penalty box, 99% of the times the D is behind that.. yeah it was a beauty but Toews probably wasn't aware that Mitchell just got back on the ice.

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Saw this on Rotoworld:

Willie Mitchell (concussion) has been medically cleared to participate in physical testing.

This is good news for Mitchell as he is currently an unrestricted free agent looking for a job. He has been sidelined since Jan. 16 and since he spent 100 days on the injured reserved list last season, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting that he has the right to sign a one-year, bonus-laden contract in the salary range of $1-1.5 million per season. That could make him a more attractive free agent option for any team willing to take the risk to sign him.

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Saw this on Rotoworld:

Willie Mitchell (concussion) has been medically cleared to participate in physical testing.

This is good news for Mitchell as he is currently an unrestricted free agent looking for a job. He has been sidelined since Jan. 16 and since he spent 100 days on the injured reserved list last season, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting that he has the right to sign a one-year, bonus-laden contract in the salary range of $1-1.5 million per season. That could make him a more attractive free agent option for any team willing to take the risk to sign him.

Mitchell signed with LA today - 2 years - 7 mil

Edited by Chairman Maouth

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Mitchell signed with LA today - 2 years - 7 mil

For a guy that's questionable, coming off a season that was cut short by concussions, $3.5 Million per year is wicked overpayment. Sure, he's a solid shut-down defenseman, when healthy, but that's the question right there, will he be healthy. Not the wisest move by the Kings, in my opinion. If they would've gave him a $1.5 Million per year contract, that would've been more reasonable. That's just me, though.

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I happen to think that LA could carry the division. Their defense just got rounded back out after the Quincey trade. They have alot of power back there and with the right system they will be hard to play against.

Their defense will be stellar, but will their offense be able to carry them? I believe they will round out their bottom 6 by signing a tough guy, especially after Raitis Ivanans signed with Calgary.

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