Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029 Report post Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) Byron Bitz signs one year deal with Vancouver. Another guy to compete for a 4th line spot. Burrows-Sedin-Sedin Kesler-Sturm-Samuelsson Lapierre-Hansen(?)-Higgins ?-Malhotra-? Seemingly, Victor Oreskovich, Byron Bitz, and Mike Duco may compete for the final 2 spots on the 4th line. Anyone think Hodgson will make the permanent jump this year to the NHL? Edited July 27, 2011 by Bring Back The Bruise Bros Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballgtz 273 Report post Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) That guy's career really went into the toilet. That whole draft year didn't workout at all for CHI. I remember when we first got Calder he produced right away but when the playoffs came he was nowhere to be seen. Edited July 27, 2011 by dragonballgtz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Wings Addict 787 Report post Posted July 27, 2011 Wings sign Frankie Pare. http://www.capgeek.com/players/display.php?id=1226 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted July 27, 2011 That whole draft year didn't workout at all for CHI. I remember when we first got Calder he produced right away but when the playoffs came he was nowhere to be seen. Terrible deal for the Wings. Williams scored well in Columbus, Chicago, and Atlanta. he didn't do very well last year in Dallas but Pittsburgh should suit him much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeff48109 474 Report post Posted July 27, 2011 Quick Shea Weber update There isn’t much to report. We talked with David Poile earlier, and this is what he had to say: “Nothing new. We reached out to his agent yesterday and haven’t heard anything back yet today. We are preparing to go to Toronto (for arbitration). Would I like to sign Shea to a longer-term contract vs. going to arbitration? Absolutely.” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029 Report post Posted July 28, 2011 Mark Fraser re-signs with New Jersey. Ryan Callahan re-signs with the Rangers. Do they need to move guys now? They have to be over the cap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballgtz 273 Report post Posted July 28, 2011 Terrible deal for the Wings. Williams scored well in Columbus, Chicago, and Atlanta. he didn't do very well last year in Dallas but Pittsburgh should suit him much better. Hindsight is 20/20. At the time Wings wanted to add more grit and Kyle did that but just like Williams he didn't do anything come playoff time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 576 Report post Posted July 28, 2011 Ryan Callahan re-signs with the Rangers. Do they need to move guys now? They have to be over the cap. They've got $700,000 left to sign 1 player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted July 28, 2011 Terrible deal for the Wings. Williams scored well in Columbus, Chicago, and Atlanta. he didn't do very well last year in Dallas but Pittsburgh should suit him much better. Terrible deal for the Wings? Williams had been awful since his concussion, and moving him freed up cap space for the following season. Calder did great during the regular season and helped the Wings to the #1 seed in the west. I'd think you would remember this, given that he played on a line with your beloved Hudler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted July 28, 2011 They've got $700,000 left to sign 1 player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted July 28, 2011 Terrible deal for the Wings? Williams had been awful since his concussion, and moving him freed up cap space for the following season. Calder did great during the regular season and helped the Wings to the #1 seed in the west. I'd think you would remember this, given that he played on a line with your beloved Hudler. Calder was a minimal factor. Using 50-50 hindsight, keeping Williams would have been just as helpful to the team if not moreso, and better in the long run as Calder's career disintegrated shortly after. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted July 28, 2011 Calder was a minimal factor. Using 50-50 hindsight, keeping Williams would have been just as helpful to the team if not moreso, and better in the long run as Calder's career disintegrated shortly after. Calder had 14 points in 19 games to end the season. More, he produced in several vital games against Nashville. Williams had been useless since his concussion. The Wings went on to have an extra 1.5m of cap space the next season, and Williams went on to miss half the next season with yet another injury. Calder was a rental. And if you hadn't noticed, Williams is useless now also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted July 28, 2011 Leino will be playing center there. Kotalik is not a top-nine winger. He was garbage in Calgary and New York. He was acquired mainly for his shootout abilities. Leino playing center only accents Buffalo's need for Hudler... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted July 28, 2011 Calder had 14 points in 19 games to end the season. More, he produced in several vital games against Nashville. Williams had been useless since his concussion. The Wings went on to have an extra 1.5m of cap space the next season, and Williams went on to miss half the next season with yet another injury. Calder was a rental. And if you hadn't noticed, Williams is useless now also. Calder had been, to that point, a huge crapfest that season. Then suddenly for a few weeks, after he is - as you mentioned - on a line with Hudler, he has the best stretch of hockey in his life. The next two seasons he played for Los Angeles, scoring 20 points in 65 games, and 27 in 74 the year after. That led him to one final year in the NHL with Anaheim, posting 2 points in 14 games. So since that 14 in 19 stretch, Calder has scored a TOTAL of 49 points. Williams scored more than that in 2008-09 alone. He scored 36 in 43 his first full season after the trade, missing some time with injury but still scoring at nearly a point per game. He saw about a minute more of ice time. The simple fact is, Williams was still a good scorer, he was just recovering when he was traded. Calder had a hot streak because he was playing with good teammates, but his career was basically over. He's spent the last two years shuttling between the AHL and ECHL, and even some time last year in the KHL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e_prime 1,936 Report post Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) Wow. This offseason has hit the dog days of summner if you two are bickering about the merits and flaws of Williams and Calder. EDIT: summner... wtf is that? Edited July 28, 2011 by e_prime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted July 28, 2011 Calder had been, to that point, a huge crapfest that season. Then suddenly for a few weeks, after he is - as you mentioned - on a line with Hudler, he has the best stretch of hockey in his life. Calder had been, to that point, playing with an organization suffering its worst season in decades. Then suddenly, for two months, he joined a team on which he clicked and which wasn't by far the worst team in the league, and he played with linemates he fit in well with. Lang did the passing; Hudler did most of the shooting; and Calder did the dirty work. The next two seasons he played for Los Angeles, scoring 20 points in 65 games, and 27 in 74 the year after. That led him to one final year in the NHL with Anaheim, posting 2 points in 14 games. So since that 14 in 19 stretch, Calder has scored a TOTAL of 49 points. Williams scored more than that in 2008-09 alone. He scored 36 in 43 his first full season after the trade, missing some time with injury but still scoring at nearly a point per game. He saw about a minute more of ice time. Jason Williams sucked in 2007-2008. He sucked after 2007-2008; neither the fans of Columbus nor Atlanta liked him, and the management of both teams didn't like him enough to keep him around either. And in case you hadn't noticed, he sucks even worse now. All the evidence proves you wrong, because we're four years down the road and Williams is useless. Your arguments are thus very empty. EDIT: summner... wtf is that? It's almost the name of a very mediocre general who served with the Union during the American Civil War. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
germanwing 154 Report post Posted July 29, 2011 Kovalev => KHL http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=372739 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029 Report post Posted July 29, 2011 Brent Sopel to the KHL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 576 Report post Posted July 29, 2011 Brent Sopel to the KHL. Wow! It's surprising to me that no one wanted to bring this guy in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryguy 103 Report post Posted July 29, 2011 Parise signs 1 year deal 6m. This guys awesome, would be cool if he joined the wings next summer *pipe dream*. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest echos myron Report post Posted July 29, 2011 Jason Williams sucked in 2007-2008. He sucked after 2007-2008; neither the fans of Columbus nor Atlanta liked him, and the management of both teams didn't like him enough to keep him around either. And in case you hadn't noticed, he sucks even worse now. All the evidence proves you wrong, because we're four years down the road and Williams is useless. Your arguments are thus very empty. not from what ive read Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029 Report post Posted July 30, 2011 Nikolai Zherdev would be open to joining Winnipeg. The big question is: Is Winnipeg open to dealing with him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted August 1, 2011 It's almost the name of a very mediocre general who served with the Union during the American Civil War. It's also almost the last name of a very famous Brit who wants his MTV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryguy 103 Report post Posted August 1, 2011 Brent Burns extended 5 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Toledo 233 Report post Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=585534&navid=mod-rr-headlines Devils to buy-out Colin White and Trent Hunter so they are both placed on waivers. Pretty lame for Hunter considering he was just traded to the Devils and now may be out of work, though still being paid. Edited August 1, 2011 by Wings_Toledo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
