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Anyone think we should have claimed him? Or is 5 years at 6.66 mil too much? I think if it were only 3 years left on his deal I'd say go for it.

 

Ricahrds wasn't exposed to waivers since his contract contained a NMC.

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Ricahrds wasn't exposed to waivers since his contract contained a NMC.

 

And that would be why I didn't see that he was waived. Thanks 26, as always.

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Sounds like Willie Desjardins will be Vancouver's next coach as long as nothing falls apart. Reports out there that Pittsburgh offered both Peters and Desjardins and neither took the job. Wonder why that may be.

 

I assume they go with Ulf Samuelsson.

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Has the house-cleaning in Pittsburgh and its recent failures soured some people on the organization?

Is there a fractured room, or an internal power-struggle going on?

Where is Joe Battista?

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@Proteautype

Willie Desjardins choosing to coach the Canucks over the Penguins is stunning. Maybe Sidney Crosby can be their player-coach next year.

 

I think a lot has to do with the roster being serious flawed with little cap space to improve and no farm system to speak of, all combined with expectations to win now. Tough spot for a coach.

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I think a lot has to do with the roster being serious flawed with little cap space to improve and no farm system to speak of, all combined with expectations to win now. Tough spot for a coach.

Good take. The Canucks are worse in all those categories, but at least the fans expect them to be bad next year.

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Good take. The Canucks are worse in all those categories, but at least the fans expect them to be bad next year.

 

Precisely. The 'Nucks aren't exactly a dream job, but at least the fanbase knows they're about to enter a rebuilding phase.

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I think a lot has to do with the roster being serious flawed with little cap space to improve and no farm system to speak of, all combined with expectations to win now. Tough spot for a coach.

 

Agreed. Better situation in Van with Benning just coming on board and them knowing it's time to remake the roster after a pretty successful run.

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@NicholsOnHockey

Toronto Star article suggests Toews, Kane "are expected to sign for $12 million a season." #Blackhawks http://www.nicholson...nichols-notes …

 

Just a pet peeve, but please link to the original: http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2014/06/20/trades_free_agency_draft_dominate_nhl_landscape.html

 

As for that, Chicago will suffer for it. Let's see if it happens.

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The Penguins are only offering coaches two-year deals without the authority to hire their own assistants (likely because they want to keep Granato around). Just promote Granato...

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The Penguins are only offering coaches two-year deals without the authority to hire their own assistants (likely because they want to keep Granato around). Just promote Granato...

 

Link?

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Link?

 

It was on a Vancouver radio station, apparently. Saw it being discussed elsewhere. A Pitt radio station said the offer was three years with possibly no assistant coach control.

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Has the house-cleaning in Pittsburgh and its recent failures soured some people on the organization?

Is there a fractured room, or an internal power-struggle going on?

Where is Joe Battista?

 

The Pittsburgh job comes with the pressure of winning immediately or else you're fired. That won't happen in Vancouver. I can't imagine many first time nhl coaches wanted to step into that pressure cooker.

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