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CTV is reporting that the Canucks believe they are the front runners for Miller and expect to sign him today. Further to that, they think they have a legitimate shot at Iginla for some reason. Pursuing him is (unsurprisingly) an ownership lead initiative.
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deafmute posted:Keep talking Brooksie Hemsky yes others no Carter can't do too much damage on the 4th line and he's decent as far as a 4th line winger goes. But hey you know you could also just re-sign Pouliot, Glen.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:23
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 We have our first signing of today Frederic St. Denis re-signs with Columbus for $550k over 1 year. 
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Jul 1, 2014 15:24
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EvilJimmyCarter posted:Hemsky yes others no But then how does he perform his annual 50% roster swap-out ritual
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Jul 1, 2014 15:26
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deafmute posted:Keep talking Brooksie Uhhh, honestly JT Miller could probably fill Pouliot's role. Dude got overrated fast as gently caress for some reason. I liked him last year and thought he fit in real well with that line but he still had 36 points in 80 games which isn't exactly mindblowing or impossible to replace. Also you have to read carefully with Brooks because he plays between reporting what his sources tell him and speculating random poo poo. The talk about Havlat, Hemsky, Heatley, etc reads more as him just randomly listing UFA's and saying "oh hey maybe the Rangers could sign these guys"
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Jul 1, 2014 15:27
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Hockles posted:
It's all I ever wanted. Shut down the thread, ya'll. I really want the day to end with the Rangers having traded for Lecavalier and signed Heatley.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:27
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deafmute posted:Keep talking Brooksie 
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Jul 1, 2014 15:28
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EvilJimmyCarter posted:Hemsky yes others no what if pouliot walked and we got someone who's like, actually really good there? could you imagine moulson next to brassard and zuccarello? it's never going to happen but drat
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Jul 1, 2014 15:29
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Levitate posted:Also you have to read carefully with Brooks because he plays between reporting what his sources tell him and speculating random poo poo. The talk about Havlat, Hemsky, Heatley, etc reads more as him just randomly listing UFA's and saying "oh hey maybe the Rangers could sign these guys" This is a good point, it isn't the first time he's woven his own wishful thinking into an actual sourced report. He writes for the post and the post is a tabloid and poo poo and he made John Tortorella feel bad. So what I'm saying is that it's important to remember that Brooksie is poo poo
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Jul 1, 2014 15:31
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deafmute posted:Keep talking Brooksie Let's just hope that he doesn't try to give Ryan McDonagh a ride.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:31
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Bobo says that's there's "no doubt in his mind" that Miller will be a Canuck and the deal will be less than 4 years. Suddenly the halycon days of Schneider and Luongo seem like nothing more than a half remembered dream.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:34
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Laderhan posted:Let's just hope that he doesn't try to give Ryan McDonagh a ride.  a false posted:what if pouliot walked and we got someone who's like, actually really good there? could you imagine moulson next to brassard and zuccarello? it's never going to happen but drat That...kinda gives me a bit of a chub. Moulson's probably gonna get paid too well to make that happen though
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Jul 1, 2014 15:35
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ThinkTank posted:Bobo says that's there's "no doubt in his mind" that Miller will be a Canuck and the deal will be less than 4 years. ...in what world does this make sense for Vancouver? I have no idea what they are trying to accomplish. At least Toronto has a direction that they are sticking to, trying to sign "grit" and "truculence". Even if this is a terrible direction and won't lead to success. Vancouver just seems to be flipping a coin.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:36
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I would love them to retain Stralman and score Grabo and Moulson today but dunno how feasible that all is
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Lebrun: Vanek has narrowed his list down to 5-6 teams  Laderhan posted:Let's just hope that he doesn't try to give Ryan McDonagh a ride. Levitate posted:Uhhh, honestly JT Miller could probably fill Pouliot's role. Dude got overrated fast as gently caress for some reason. I liked him last year and thought he fit in real well with that line but he still had 36 points in 80 games which isn't exactly mindblowing or impossible to replace.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:36
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Mind_Taker posted:...in what world does this make sense for Vancouver? I have no idea what they are doing. Tanking?
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Jul 1, 2014 15:36
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Jul 1, 2014 15:37
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Mind_Taker posted:...in what world does this make sense for Vancouver? I have no idea what they are doing. it makes sense if they're trying to remain competitive while giving their younger goalies more time to develop safely but since they already seem to be throwing in the towel for the season then yeah wtf. Also makes me think that they don't like Lack and will try to develop Markstrom behind Miller
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Jul 1, 2014 15:38
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Mind_Taker posted:...in what world does this make sense for Vancouver? I have no idea what they are doing. Apparently spending 1/3 of our available cap space for at best a marginal upgrade in goal is Benning's first backup plan to not getting Sam Reinhart. No one can explain this logic. I was all for signing a decent veteran backup to take some pressure off Lack and keep Markstrom as far away from an NHL ice surface as possible, but this is pointless. How long until Lack asks out?
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Jul 1, 2014 15:39
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ThinkTank posted:Bobo says that's there's "no doubt in his mind" that Miller will be a Canuck and the deal will be less than 4 years. At least that term is not wholly insane? Dreger says the Leafs are trying at least one more pitch to Bolland (because they are hilarious).
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Wamsutta posted:Tanking? I still think Ryan Miller is above average, if they really wanted to tank they should have just grabbed like Nabokov or some poo poo like that.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:39
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So which team is getting Ryan Miller at the trade deadline?
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Jul 1, 2014 15:40
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ThinkTank posted:Apparently spending 1/3 of our available cap space for at best a marginal upgrade in goal is Benning's first backup plan to not getting Sam Reinhart. No one can explain this logic. I was all for signing a decent veteran backup to take some pressure off Lack and keep Markstrom as far away from an NHL ice surface as possible, but this is pointless. How long until Lack asks out? I'm 100% behind the idea that they don't feel Lack is their future starter and want to develop Markstrom instead
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Jul 1, 2014 15:40
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Levitate posted:Also makes me think that they don't like Lack and will try to develop Markstrom behind Miller Lack is at worst a serviceable backup and at best a bottom third NHL starter already. Markstrom is a hunk of dog poop smeared across the bottom of someone's Walmart brand sneakers. There was not one think he did in his time in Vancouver that indicated to me he could stop a wiffle ball rolled by a toddler from centre ice.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:40
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ThinkTank posted:Lack is at worst a serviceable backup and at best a bottom third NHL starter already. Markstrom is a hunk of dog poop smeared across the bottom of someone's Walmart brand sneakers. I didn't say this was Vancouver being smart or anything. Also watch Stralman and Boyle gently caress off to some lovely teams with tons of cap space and then end up going from a team that made it to the finals to a team that misses the playoffs because they just had to get paid stupid money 
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Jul 1, 2014 15:42
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Mind_Taker posted:I still think Ryan Miller is above average, if they really wanted to tank they should have just grabbed like Nabokov or some poo poo like that. Thufir posted:At least that term is not wholly insane? 
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Jul 1, 2014 15:45
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Lack and Miller is a much better tandem than Lack and Markstrom so unless you want the Canucks to tank all the way, it seems like a reasonable signing (yes yes depending on term & salary). Also if Miller sucks then it won't harm the tank at all either.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:47
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deafmute posted:Keep talking Brooksie Ales Hemsky is a reclamation project?
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Jul 1, 2014 15:48
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i'm honestly fine if we get stastny/boyle. realistically, the rangers only have three-four years left and then it will make sense to do a bigger rebuild. girardi/hank/msl/nash will then be nearing the limits of their usefulness, and sather will probably retire around that time, too. stastny will be a useful player for three more years at least, and boyle probably has one, maybe two left in him (two left in him as a #5 PP guy definitely). like, the window is still open, hopefully gorton will be in charge of the restock once we need it.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:49
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Naet posted:So which team is getting Ryan Miller at the trade deadline? The Blues again, somehow
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eXXon posted:Lack and Miller is a much better tandem than Lack and Markstrom so unless you want the Canucks to tank all the way, it seems like a reasonable signing (yes yes depending on term & salary). Why do we need another goaltending controversy? Someone like Hiller or Emery could provide serviceable split time duties and not cost a large chunk of our cap space that could be better allocated to top six forwards. Of which we have two currently.
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Jul 1, 2014 15:50
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also, is there any place that's running a FAF show or anything? and a stream for it?
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Jul 1, 2014 15:51
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ThinkTank posted:Why do we need another goaltending controversy? The last goaltender controversy got you Bo Horvat. Imagine what Miller could return?!
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Jul 1, 2014 15:52
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CDX posted:Ales Hemsky is a reclamation project?
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Jul 1, 2014 15:55
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Detroit locked down Riley Sheahan (RFA) to a 2 year deal at $950k/year. Standard deal, but I guess some people were expecting him to be closer to $1.2m - $1.5m for some reason.
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Jul 1, 2014 16:04
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Spezza to Dallasquote:Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC 1m
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Jul 1, 2014 16:04
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Mind_Taker posted:Spezza to Dallas Man, Dallas is going to be good next year.
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ThinkTank posted:Lack is at worst a serviceable backup and at best a bottom third NHL starter already. Markstrom is a hunk of dog poop smeared across the bottom of someone's Walmart brand sneakers. Yeah those 4 games after a Swede moved from the two furthest teams away from each other in two countries he's not from really paints the full picture. There couldn't have been anything he had to adjust to during that time and I'm sure his eliminated team was playing great in front of him and not letting up high % shots by falling apart.
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Jul 1, 2014 16:06
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Spezza just got traded to the Stars so the pressure on the Blues and other teams needing centers is going to make Stastny even more money than he'd already get. Avs are reportedly going hard after Iginla.
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