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First if your not logged in when you read threads the layout is all messed up.

 

Anyway's  did anyone notice the cap is reduced to 60 million the second year. With that in mind has anyone actually checked out capgeek to see how many teams are screwed. Minnie for example has 16 players under contract for 56.9 million. They get a buyout but that could mean alot of decent players available that year around the league. Vancouver I think is worse off currently.

If I wasn't piss poor id love to get my hands on something. He is one of my favorite players of all time.

This information was reported in a link I already posted weeks ago in one of the many other threads about realignment or the wings moving east. It was no doubt also posted by others.

Can we as a group stop making a new thread every time something is mentioned on this?

I know this may not be a popular post but is there some type of control on any donations for the http://loveforlokomotiv.com/ or the one the Pens/Caps are doing?

We can all agree the plane crash was a tragedy but putting that aside here, we gotta think about this. In a time of world economic crisis they are asking we donate money to families of people who got to play hockey and many made a great living doing it. I can totally understand for flight attendants, pilots, trainers, medical staff, players and anyone else on the plane that didn't make a large amount of cash. But if I was to donate I for sure don't want it going to the wives of families of players that are already rich beyond what a majority of us will ever attain.

So I just hope there is some type of control on the donations. Otherwise good stuff.

I personally don't buy into that...The Red wings would be a solid team in either conference.

As for the long trips the players eventually get used to it during the reg season - although the playoffs can be rough.


Hard to say as well.

Since we fans have little to no say in this - whatever happens will happen.

My point basically was the fans shouldn't make claims regarding travel or just unsubstantiated claims like the one I did above. They are not based in any kind of fact and are mostly ones personal opinion. This decision won't come down to anything like that anyway's.

The move of the Atlanta Thrashers created some geographical problems for the NHL.

Commissioner Gary Bettman, according to one report, has a solution.

Bettman presented a proposal that would make the NHL a two-conference league with a total of four divisions, according to a report by Canadian media outlet QMI Agency.

Winnipeg will play the 2011-12 season as a member of the Southeast Division, which is where the franchise formerly competed as the Thrashers. Geographically, having a Manitoba-based team traveling to Tampa and Raleigh, N.C., on a regular basis isn't feasible.

Citing two league executives, reporter Bruce Garrioch said that Bettman's proposal, which was given at Tuesday's board of governors meeting, would establish four divisions: the Pacific, Midwest, East and South.

Each conference would have 15 teams, so there would be two eight-team divisions and two-seven team decisions under the proposal.

The NHL currently has six divisions -- the Northeast, Atlantic, Southeast, Central, Northwest and Pacific.

Also under the proposal, the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets, who have been vocal about their desires to move into the Eastern Conference, would likely get their wish, according to the report.

Both of those teams play in cities located in the Eastern time zone, so a move would theoretically increase TV ratings and possibly attendance, as well help build geographic rivalries and cut down on travel costs.

Red Wings senior vice president Jim Devellano, speaking to Sporting News' Craig Custance in May, was holding out hope that an Eastern move could happen for the 2012-13 season. “Fingers crossed, toes crossed, saying prayers,” Devellano joked.

Other details of the plan: the top four teams in each division would make the playoffs and each team would play a home-and-home against teams outside their division.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/feed/2011-08/nhl-realignment/story/report-gary-bettman-proposes-major-nhl-realignment-winnipeg-detroit-red-wings

Personally for me, the move to the east will suck. Living on the west coast will make it that much harder to actually watch my team.

I guess the people that FEEL like the Wings should stay in the West have never traveled back and forth to the West Coast.  Jet Lag is a ***** and it makes you exhausted for days.

If we move east, our injuries will go down and our energy will go up.  I believe it would improve our record by about five wins in a season.

Interesting, here is one of my own thoughts based on about the same stuff you base your opinion on.

If Detroit moves East they will become weaker. We will become complacent and won't work as hard. We will easily lose 5 wins in a season due to playing in a weaker conference which breeds weaker teams.

Detroit has been doing just fine in the West I'm sure we can all agree. Just thinking from memory we have had:

6 Presidents Trophies
20 straight Playoff appearances
8 Western Conference Final Appearances
6 Stanley cup Final Appearances
4 Cups

But that jet lag is killing us.

I like the full penalty duration.
I like no touch icing variation. If the defender is winning by the faceoff dot whistle, otherwise let it continue.
I like the yellow line in the net.
I like the new camera in the net.
I would want more clarification on the bit about goalies covering the puck outside the crease.
Thinner nets I would consider.

The Predators will have to accept the contract no matter the terms because by filing for club-elected arbitration, they prevented other teams from signing Weber to an offer sheet this summer but also forfeited their rights to walk away from the arbiter's ruling.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=585603&navid=mod-rr-headlines

A couple other things in the article but it does clear a few things up I think.

This thread I think is eye candy for the girls wrapped in the disguise of personal fitness.

lol

Rock beats Scissors
Scissors beats Paper
Paper beats Rock

That simple.

Just wanted to say congrats to Ozzy for a great career. He gave us many great memories, some bad and some good. May he find happiness and fulfillment in everything he does.

VANCOUVER = L O S E R S

Just remember that the rioting was done by a small number of Canuck fans and not to paint all Canuck fans with the same brush as the morons depicted.

I do however think it's so stupid of them to be doing this anyways. There are so many photos that if the cops wanted they all can be caught.

Anyone interested in Curtis Glencross. I think he could be had for a good price and seems like he may be a good fit. Granted I don't know everything about the guy but he seems like a realistic opportunity.

My first thought after watching the video actually was about the goal celebration. Seemed a bit much to me but I guess he was happy.