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Can I have some of what you guys are smoking? :P

Yeah, I think I've overheard something about waivers. What you said makes sense. Unless some team is really desperate, or has lots of cash to blow long term I don't think waivers are going to be an issue.

Thanks.

If the buyots officially start tonight at 11PM, are those players eligible to be signed by another team or do they have to wait until 7/5?

We don't need another 15 goal scorer.

But look at how many more front row seats there would be with the increased perimeter. :P

So we're all getting excited that the possibility of dealing Miller improves because Bryz got bought and maybe more along the way. But it also means more goaltenders on the free agent market. Luongo will end up signing a shorter term contract and I'm sure somebody will take a chance at Bryz. Good call. And it's been a week since Holmgren said he wouldn't be bought out.

I said the bulk of the rebuild would be complete after this offseason. Seems pretty rediculous for anybody to make Cup predictions before the draft and free agency. Let's see the Sabres open the season with three players who were on last years opening day roster................ then we'll call it a complete rebuild.

No, they're not.

Bickell!

When exactly did Darcy use the 'rehabbing' excuse? I don't recall him ever mentioning Leino not being eligibile because of his injury.

Bernier will become the 20th goaltender to play for the Leafs since the 2001-02 season. :blink:

It isn't unbearble, but it is quite uncomfortable. I can relieve some of the pain by not making the skate too tight. I don't need it very tight, my feet don't move around on the inside with them loose. Either way, whether I tie them loose or tight, there is still a lot of movement in the upper part of the skate for support which is really hindering my maneuverability. I might go out and get some taller socks and try two pairs and see if this takes up any of the extra space around the upper part of the skate and my calf. If not, I might just sell these and buy some traditional rollerblades. I don't mind the skate being loose around my foot but I like it tight up top for support and I'm getting the impression roller hockey skates are just the opposite in my case. Like you said, it might just not be a good fit for me. Tough part about it is nobody really stocks anything around here to try on. I bought these at the Incredible Ice pro shop where the Panthers practice, and Bauer was all they stocked.

Yeah, I have noticed after 10-15 minutes it does get better. I have tried two pairs of socks, the only problem it does make the pain in the arch even worse. Although, the time I did try that, I didn't give it the 10-15 minutes to see if it got better. No matter how tight I make the skate, I still have a lot of side movement. My foot itself is secure and there's no movement inside the skate. But I have a lot of movement in the upper part of the skate, the upper support around the lower calf. The area of a recreation rollerblade where you'd generally see the strap. There is a lot of movement there because there is a lot of space between the skate and my calf/shin. That's why I get the feeling that I'm using it improperly. It never dawned on me when I got them that this area of the skate probably has the extra space to accomodate for shin/calf guards. Once those are in place, it would tighten up......... like you mentioned with the soccer pads. I'm not sure I'm ready to make this an entire event just to go skating and shoot the puck around to get some exercise on my days off from the gym. I just want to lace them up and go. I really do like the maneuverability of these skates over recreational blades, but it really does defeat the purpose when they really don't feel like an extension of my foot and it feels like I can wipe out at any time. In the past I've felt way more comfortable maneuvering with traditional blades, it just wasn't as good.

So I went ahead and got the Bauer XR2. Of course there is some pain involved in breaking in skates, I've been through it before. However, I've used these several times now and I still can't go more than 10 minutes without getting bad pains in the arches of my foot. I'm almost certain I have the correct size, I have plenty of toe space. I have wide feet, what is the best way to correcct this? Is there a method to breaking these things in faster? All that might be irrelevant because I'm getting the impression that I overlooked the fact that since these are roller hockey skates that they are supposed to be used with pads. With shin/calf guards on it would take up the extra space at the top of the skate to provide support. I'm not using them for competition, just to go to the local outdoor rink recreationally. So I'm simply using socks which leaves an awful lot of side movement. (Does that all make sense? It sounds better in my mind). No matter how tight I make them, there is still a lot of movement. Am I better off selling these and going with recreational roller blades? Is there something I could put on my shins/calfs to take up the slack to provide more support?

Eric Francis ‏@EricFrancis 5h First photo of Dome carnage: RT @toddbertuzzifan: @longpre11 @EricFrancis pic.twitter.com/J1DPgCNNAW Retweeted by Bob McKenzie

Damn! Those poor people, some messed up weather this year for sure! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2013/06/21/calgary-flood-closures-list.html

Ahhhhhh, OK. That makes more sense. Those tweets weren't worded very well haha. I read some of the replies and others were confused too. Thanks for clearing that up.

I don't think you understand. How can a 2 minute minor be waived if both players fight with a visor on? The minor that would be waived is the one assessed for removing their helmets. The visors are attached to the helmets. The only way this logic makes any sense is if the visor was a separate piece of equipment.

Just saying, those tweets are illogical.Two guys aren't going to agree to fight, and then proceed to remove their visors. You can't have a 2 minute minor for removing your helmet if you fight with a visor on because the visor is attached to the helmet. If you're fighting with a visor on, that means you also still have your helmet on and there wouldn't have been a 2 minute minor in the first place. ;)

LeBrun's tweets also said that the 2 minute minor would be assessed only if you remove your helmet. The visor is attached to the helmet so if you don't remove your helmet, you're not going to be removing your visor. Are the players somehow going to remove their helmets yet manage to keep the visors on their face so they don't get a 2 minute minor? How can a player avoid a 2 minute minor by keeping the visor on if they don't have a helmet to hold it?

Haha, it makes no sense. The tweet in DStebb's post doesn't make any more sense either.

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 5m Further to the new 2 min penalty for fighting with a helmet off; league will scrap the penalty for fighting with a visor on... This makes no sense. Regardless of whether or not they have visors, there wouldn't be a penalty if they don't remove their helmets. According to this tweet if a player puts on a visor after he takes off his helmet, they scrap the penalty. I don't think Pierre worded this properly. No, but at the rate they're going..................

On the docket for 2014............ an automatic 2 game suspension for recording 3 hits in a game and a $10,000 fine for each subsequent hit in said game. 2015........ NASCAR style SAFER barriers.

Do a search for 'amnesty buyout', everything that pops up is NHL related. :P Seriously, they both bring up similar results in a search. I didn't look for the official NHL documentation.