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[Sabres Fan in NS]

Marc Crawford has suspension 'extended' to January 2, 2020.  Seems the Hawks have completed (?) their investigation and ...

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/chicago-blackhawks-marc-crawford-suspension-1.5398575

[shrader]

59 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said:

Its mind boggling why they even signed him in the first place.

And not just that, but a 3 year deal to an over 35 proven flight risk. This was almost as predictable as Josh Gordon’s latest suspension. 

Edited December 17, 2019 by shrader

[GASabresIUFAN]

Can we fit Kopitar and his $10 mill under the cap for the next 4 years.

How about Mojo and Risto to LA for Kopitar? Can you imagine a top 6 anchored by Eichel and Kopitar for the next 4 years.  I know Kopitar is 32, but he is nearly a pt a game player on a crappy team.  

Edited December 17, 2019 by GASabresIUFAN

[inkman]

1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Can we fit Kopitar and his $10 mill under the cap for the next 4 years.

How about Mojo and Risto to LA for Kopitar? Can you imagine a top 6 anchored by Eichel and Kopitar for the next 4 years.  I know Kopitar is 32, but he is nearly a pt a game player on a crappy team.  

Why would the Kings want Marcus Johansson and why would he want to go there?  If they are going to want someone, it's going to be Reinhart or Olofsson to go along with Risto. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

43 minutes ago, inkman said:

Why would the Kings want Marcus Johansson and why would he want to go there?  If they are going to want someone, it's going to be Reinhart or Olofsson to go along with Risto. 

Need to make the money work but MoJo has a limited NMC.  They aren’t getting either controlled player for a 32 year old C with a 10 mill cap hit for another 4 years.  They’ll be lucky to get Risto, a cap hit and a draft pick.

Edited December 18, 2019 by GASabresIUFAN

[Eleven]

Kopitar is 32.  No.

[LGR4GM]

Looks at Cirelli in Tampa, dreams of better days. 

[sabremike]

 

[Tondas]

Always hated/respected Tonelli.  Goring, meh.

[Eleven]

Islanders are going down the Sabres path of cheaply retiring numbers.

[French Collection]

I guess Tavares’ 91 won’t be in the rafters.

[LTS]

Thought maybe they were going to retire 91 on the night the Leafs were in town, but it's the Bruins that night.

[Ducky]

Goring is a Winnipeg native...good on him!!!

That Kovalchuk contract is on the cap for another season after thisone. That is 6.25m for a player not even on your roster. When Jets' fans complain about some of the contracts on the team I look around the league and there are some absoultely terrible deals signed.

Ladd is making 5.5m on the cap and only 1m for a base salary with the rest signing bonuses. He's playing in the AHL.

Some GMs can't help themselves.

 

 

[Curt]

5 hours ago, sabremike said:

 

One player that I’ve never even heard of (Tonelli) and one that I’m only vaguely aware existed (Goring).  Are these guys really worthy of having numbers retired?

I think the whole retiring of numbers gets a little crazy.  How about just retiring their jersey, put it in the rafters if you want, put them in the team hall of fame, but still let other players wear the number.

[shrader]

A roster of 23 with 98 different numbers to choose from, retire away.  There are still plenty of options out there.

The only real crime is that the league no longer allows 00.

[Doohicksie]

Oh look!

 

The captain and Tonelli!

[Taro T]

8 hours ago, Eleven said:

Islanders are going down the Sabres path of cheaply retiring numbers.

If they're going to retire Tonelli's #, they might as well go full nostalgia and retire Ed Westfall 's as well. <_<

[Eleven]

1 hour ago, Taro T said:

If they're going to retire Tonelli's #, they might as well go full nostalgia and retire Ed Westfall 's as well. <_<

Nah they let Tim Connolly wear Westfall's number.

[Taro T]

8 hours ago, Eleven said:

Nah they let Tim Connolly wear Westfall's number.

You do remember what # John Tucker wore, right?  LaFonataine's 16 was given to Taylor as well. 

And there was a reason that Hannan had to switch to 17.  Stiffs get to wear great players (and the not so greats) #'s all the time.

Eddie's set if they want him to be.

Edited December 19, 2019 by Taro T

[Stoner]

Didja hear that a certain New Yawk Islander was pretty bummed he didn't get his jersey retired? Yup, they say Eddie Westfall was Crestfallen.

 

[Curt]

On 12-17-2019, Thomas Chabot played 37:50 TOI in an OT game versus Tampa Bay.

https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/201912170TBL.html

I think that’s the highest I’ve ever seen.  Anyone know of a game where a guy played more mins?

[Brawndo]

On 12/18/2019 at 7:19 AM, LGR4GM said:

Looks at Cirelli in Tampa, dreams of better days. 

 

Cirelli after Botterill calls him with an offer sheet

[nucci]

On 12/18/2019 at 5:38 PM, Curt said:

One player that I’ve never even heard of (Tonelli) and one that I’m only vaguely aware existed (Goring).  Are these guys really worthy of having numbers retired?

I think the whole retiring of numbers gets a little crazy.  How about just retiring their jersey, put it in the rafters if you want, put them in the team hall of fame, but still let other players wear the number.

you're too young to remember the '80s Islanders

[LGR4GM]

9 hours ago, Brawndo said:

 

Cirelli after Botterill calls him with an offer sheet

idk how Tampa will afford him unless they trade out some of the guys with full NMC's. 

[bunomatic]

Well the Isles took a beat down too. So there’s that.lol