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mickz 07-01-2017 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Oxbig (Post 8849616)
I have a feeling Yakupov will go montreal to replace radulov and play with galchenyuk.

Why is Galchenyuk the key to the Canadiens’ interest in Yakupov? To answer that question, it’s important to remember where both players came from before being drafted first overall (Yakupov) and third overall (Galchenyuk) in 2012. Playing together in the OHL with the Sarnia Sting, the duo of Galchenyuk and Yakupov was a force to be reckoned with. During the 2010-11 season, Galcheyuk scored 31 goals and 83 points in 68 games – a point total good for third in the OHL among rookies that season, behind only Sven Baertschi and Yakupov, his linemate with the Sting. In 65 games in that very same season, while flanking Galchenyuk in Sarnia, Yakupov scored 49 goals and 101 points and proved to be a true game-changer. Reuniting the two at the NHL level could prove to be a smart move to try and rejuvenate both players moving forward.
Some players just can't make the jump from major junior to the NHL. Success at the level will not likely translate to the next. The most dominant line in recent memory has been Patrick Kane, Sergei Kostitsyn and Sam Gagner with the London Knights. The three combined for almost 400 points in ONE season. If they played together in the NHL it would be Patrick Kane featuring two sand bags.

Ch28 07-01-2017 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by XplicitLuder (Post 8849746)
Rather this than what the sharks gave Vlasic who's a 30 year old
Pickles is one of the top shutdown defenseman in the entire NHL and a rock on the SJS blueline and Team Canada

68style 07-01-2017 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Ch28 (Post 8849752)
Pickles is one of the top shutdown defenseman in the entire NHL and a rock on the SJS blueline and Team Canada
Pickles? So cute, is that your pet name for him?

Hmm, just googled it... didn't realize it was really a brand name for pickles. Learn something new every day.

N.V.M. 07-02-2017 05:58 AM
Vlasics are good, but Steinfelds are better.

68style 07-02-2017 07:34 AM
Nice to see the new signings like Gagner and Weircioch so excited to come here on social media... Gagner already did a little video of his son in a Gagner Canucks t-shirt and Weircioch posted a pic of himself as a kid with his Canucks jersey on.

Infiniti 07-02-2017 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 68style (Post 8849763)
Nice to see the new signings like Gagner and Weircioch so excited to come here on social media... Gagner already did a little video of his son in a Gagner Canucks t-shirt and Weircioch posted a pic of himself as a kid with his Canucks jersey on.
Enough with the positivity! Can we get back to lamenting over our upcoming 28th place finish already..

spoon.ek9 07-02-2017 07:54 AM
maybe we'll be 29th or 30th !

Tim Budong 07-02-2017 07:59 AM
deals are all to give rookies and prospects some time to develop and ease them in

in the mean time, someone like Jagr to fill the seats please

serious...

cdizzle_996 07-02-2017 08:39 AM
Jagr is just the power forward the Sedins need!

highfive 07-02-2017 08:41 AM
I don't think jagr wants to play in Canada though.

Hell. Sign iggy too haha

68style 07-02-2017 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by cdizzle_996 (Post 8849772)
Jagr is just the power forward the Sedins need!
Jagr and Sedins would be fun to watch cycling... but it's pretty clear from the last 5+ years of Jagr's life he wants to play in places with no tax.

Ch28 07-02-2017 10:40 AM
Carey Price re-signed for 8 years 84 mill.

10.5m aav with 70m in signing bonuses

Jmac 07-02-2017 12:36 PM
I thought Lundqvist's contract was bad. Yikes

TjAlmeida 07-02-2017 12:47 PM
What are you supposed to do though? Best goalie in the world, you might as well just tell him to write a number down on a piece of paper and say ok.

Jmac 07-02-2017 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 68style (Post 8849763)
Nice to see the new signings like Gagner and Weircioch so excited to come here on social media... Gagner already did a little video of his son in a Gagner Canucks t-shirt and Weircioch posted a pic of himself as a kid with his Canucks jersey on.
Some interesting history pieces on Gagner's links to Vancouver (well, mostly his dad).

Sam's dad was part of a package coming to Vancouver in the Pavel Bure trade. He played on one of the worst Canucks teams ever that netted us the Sedins.

Sam's dad, after being an assistant coach for the London Knights while Sam played there, joined the Canucks as the director of player personnel.

Sam's dad coached an inline hockey team featuring Sam and Chris Tanev during the summers in Ontario. He parlayed that relationship into convincing Tanev to sign with Vancouver.

Sam and Tanev routinely played against each other in the GTHL.

Sam's dad is runoured to have been the driving force behind drafting Horvat in the 2013 draft.

Jmac 07-02-2017 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by TjAlmeida (Post 8849805)
What are you supposed to do though? Best goalie in the world, you might as well just tell him to write a number down on a piece of paper and say ok.
We're in an era of increasing player salaries and nearly stagnant salary cap, though. Cap's gone up 16.6% over the last 6 years, but the highest paid goaltender that season (Lundqvist) had a $6.875M cap hit (and that wasn't a cheater contract, either; though you could argue Luongo's cap hit should've been more like $7.1M because his was a cheater contract).

In any case, that's over a 50% increase in the top goaltender cap hit with only a 16.6% increase in the salary cap.

If Price wants to win, he probably should've knocked $1M off that at least.

TjAlmeida 07-02-2017 01:30 PM
That argument could be made for all the players commanding big dollars though. All the other best players are commanding $10m+. Why shouldn't the best goalie in the world get that as well. Unfortunately Montreal doesn't have the luxury of having an up and coming goalie who could potentially take over the starting position. Allowing them to pursue the option of trading and saving cap space. Like I said, what was Montreal really supposed to do?

highfive 07-02-2017 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Jmac (Post 8849806)
Some interesting history pieces on Gagner's links to Vancouver (well, mostly his dad).

Sam's dad was part of a package coming to Vancouver in the Pavel Bure trade. He played on one of the worst Canucks teams ever that netted us the Sedins.

Sam's dad, after being an assistant coach for the London Knights while Sam played there, joined the Canucks as the director of player personnel.

Sam's dad coached an inline hockey team featuring Sam and Chris Tanev during the summers in Ontario. He parlayed that relationship into convincing Tanev to sign with Vancouver.

Sam and Tanev routinely played against each other in the GTHL.

Sam's dad is runoured to have been the driving force behind drafting Horvat in the 2013 draft.
It was a big loss when dave gagner left the organization. He's like the Canadian Thomas gradin.

Ch28 07-02-2017 01:38 PM
Leafs sign Marleau to 3 year 6.25m per season with full NMC

Jmac 07-02-2017 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ch28 (Post 8849811)
Leafs sign Marleau to 3 year 6.25m per season with full NMC
Did they learn nothing from Robidas?

Who signs a 38-year-old to a 3-year, $18.75M contract with a full NMC? Holy shit is that an atrocity.

bobbinka 07-02-2017 01:45 PM
daaammmn, 19 years with the Sharks

highfive 07-02-2017 01:47 PM
The Canucks version of the mats sundin signing but we lucked out because it was 1 year.

Jmac 07-02-2017 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by highfive (Post 8849816)
The Canucks version of the mats sundin signing but we lucked out because it was 1 year.
Sundin was also a substantially better player, a year younger, and coming off a 78-point season on a wretched Leafs team (the last of a stretch of 12 straight 70+ point seasons).

Marleau hasn't cracked 50 points in 2 years on a loaded Sharks team.

I could MAYBE see this for Thornton, but Marleau? I mean, he's durable, I'll give him that, but he's at best a complimentary top six player now, let alone in 2-3 years.

Ch28 07-02-2017 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by highfive (Post 8849816)
The Canucks version of the mats sundin signing but we lucked out because it was 1 year.
Canucks had nothing to lose but money on that contract. Sundin also had a very productive year prior to signing with us.

This Marleau contract will be an albatross in 1 or 2 years. He's turning 38 in September and his overall play and point totals have been steadily decreasing over the past 3 seasons.

At least the Price contract, while extremely rich, was justified given that he's the Canadiens best player.

dbaz 07-02-2017 02:13 PM
Leafs going back to there old ways there lol


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