Canes look to keep team intact

[Claude_Verret]

For a team with a $31 MM payroll this year it took until late in the ECF before they got into the black. In today's N&O Rutherford says he expects the team payroll to rise to about $40 MM. To me this says it's time for "Caniacs" to put up or shut up next year. It might be a good idea for the Canes to launch an ad campaign to remind about 30% of them that season actually begins in October, not April. We shall see.

 

The Hurricanes entered the season with a payroll of about $28 million, which rose to about $31 million following the deals for Weight and Recchi, Rutherford said. Last year's salary cap of $39 million is projected to increase to $44 million in the 2006-07 season, and Rutherford expects Carolina's payroll to rise to about $40 million.

 

 

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[Stoner]

It will be interesting to see what happens to Carolina's revenues as a result of winning the Cup. I'm still trying to find such data about recent Cup winners. You would assume it means a small fortune.

 

But, yes, all things being equal, whatever the hell that means, small non-hockey market Carolina spending 40 million certainly raises some, uh, interesting questions for Buffalo.

[fushetti]

Those sons a just spent another 18 mil for 5 years on 36 yr old Brind'Amour... I'm not looking to the #%^$#!ing Canes for salary cap advice.

[Stoner]

Maybe some advice on winning the Cup then? We have Brind'Amour, we are still hung over from the Cup party right now. Period. End of thread. :)

[jad1]

Maybe some advice on winning the Cup then? We have Brind'Amour, we are still hung over from the Cup party right now. Period. End of thread. :)

 

Does he play defense?

[Stoner]

Uh, he just won the Selke Trophy. What do you think? PASabreFan just shakes his head...

 

...at his own stupidity. I was going to edit my post, but I figured I would just leave it there for all to enjoy. :)

 

No, he doesn't play defense, but he did score a ton of timely goals, won a bunch of faceoffs and gave his team inspired leadership at crunch time. He was the difference in the series, IMHO.

[jad1]

Uh, he just won the Selke Trophy. What do you think? PASabreFan just shakes his head...

 

...at his own stupidity. I was going to edit my post, but I figured I would just leave it there for all to enjoy. :)

 

No, he doesn't play defense, but he did score a ton of timely goals, won a bunch of faceoffs and gave his team inspired leadership at crunch time. He was the difference in the series, IMHO.

 

I know he's a great player, but I believe that if Buffalo didn't lose Tallinder or McKee in that series, the Sabres win it going away.

 

Brind'Amour played a great series, but there should be no doubt that the difference in the series were the injuries suffered by the Sabres, especially after game 3.

[Stoner]

Forget woulda coulda shoulda. As the series played out in reality, Brind'Amour was the difference. I don't disagree that if we are healthy, we win the series. And if the Canes had Cole...

[Bmwolf21]

I'll take those odds - give them Cole & we get back Kalinin, Teppo, Tallinder, McKee and Timmy for the whole 7-game series...and I bet we win that series nine times out of ten.

[Claude_Verret]

I'll take those odds - give them Cole & we get back Kalinin, Teppo, Tallinder, McKee and Timmy for the whole 7-game series...and I bet we win that series nine times out of ten.

 

Stop it. That's crazy talk. Those Canes were gutsy! <_<

[Stoner]

They sure were. You heard Aaron Ward's story, right?

[SDS]

They sure were. You heard Aaron Ward's story, right?

 

didn't he have a bad case of indigestion and only Mylanta would ease the pain?

[Stoner]

Why don't you take your banana and study your avatar for awhile?

[BuffalOhio]

I'd like to study his avatar, too. Scott - do you have any shots of her from the other side?

[elcrusho]

I'd like to see that picture....