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wow - again can anyone, anyone explain to me why they went on strike again? It wasn't a strike, it was a lockout. The owners wanted (and got) a larger percentage of the ever increasing revenue pie. Average salary only increases if revenues increase. Also, cost certainty drives up franchise value. Y...

I love how they've screwed themselves out of Franson. Either him or Liles (overpaid but a nice depth dee to have around). Like I said in another post, they could use a regular buyout on Liles. I thought the 48-hour buyout window opened for them when they signed Fraser ... but apparently it opens on...

Lancer wrote: Torontonians wonder why the rest of the country despises them

Last night I had a dream I paid a visit to Toronto:

I stand by my prediction... the leaves do better than the Canucks this year. I'd avatar-bet you, but you'd just disappear for months as usual so what's the point amirite? :mex: Nice to know you're a Leaf-sympathizer, oh the pain you've endured!! :lol: Get ready for more. http://hfboards.hockeysfutu...

Looking over their lineup I have convinced myself the Leaves are going to completely SUCK this year. Hmm. Looks to me like they're going to do better than the Canucks this year. The Leaves have lost a lot of depth! FORWARDS: Replacing MacArthur + Grabovski with Clarkson + Bolland is a minor upgrade...

Fuck me, is this what the off-season is boiling down to, conversations about CoHo vs Kassian? I'd rather hear stories about Clark Park in it's glory days. Grandview Lanes. Grandview Lanes! :lol: We'd terrorize the place as kids when we were too lazy to walk downtown. They later turned it into a chi...

Both Kass and Silent G still have promise. The team needs now, as well as then, a 3rd line centre and Silent G wasn't going to be it, nor would he be now. The team needs a top six winger with size and aggression who can pot some goals. Kass hasn't quite been that yet but there's no reason to believ...

Seriously? No. But then as they say "Truest things are said in jest". :D Any two of Grigorenko, Grabovski, Ennis are just as capable of holding down the top two centre positions (just as capable as any two of Grigorenko, Ennis, Hodgson). Ott is definitely a better 3rd line centre than Hodgson. Port...

Rumours are that Grabovski is down to three possible teams: Florida. Calgary. and Buffalo (sorry Cody) Grigorenko, Girgensens, Larsson and a potential multi-year deal to Grabovski certainly doesn't paint a rosy picture for Cody. That said, if he rises to the top then the Sabres have a great player....

Am I the only one wondering how Pigtown is gonna sign all their RFAs under the cap, let alone pending UFA Bozo? http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=428209 Leaves sign Gunnarsson to a 3-year $9.45 million contract ($3.15mil per). That leaves (pardon the pun) $6mil to sign Kadri, Franson, and Fraser. Wel...

Just sayin

See it's easy to keep preaching positivity to Canucks fans on a Canucks website... it's what the yokels want to hear and if you're wrong nobody will call you on it. Strangelove has been predicting a Canucks Stanley Cup every year since '07! "Ya gotta believe!" - Tug McGraw Hmmm.... wonder why they ...

Bozak wants a billion dollars over 8 years to stay in Toronto. Well more like... close to $40mil. :mex: Am I the only one wondering how Pigtown is gonna sign all their RFAs under the cap, let alone pending UFA Bozo? http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=428209 Leaves sign Gunnarsson to a 3-year $9.45 mil...

Topper wrote:SL didn't figure that extra $5mil and a shrunken cap.

Could have made it work by not extending Higgins or by trading Burrows a few weeks ago.

At any rate, the Oilers have hooped themselves and that's a GOOD thing!

(unless you're RD)

Well four months ago the Great Strangelove predicted: "Gagner is prolly gonna demand $6mil after the way the Coil jerked him around last summer." The arbitration hearing is tomorrow and Sammy is apparently seeking $5.5mil: http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/eye-on-hockey/22827924/nhl-rumors-sam-gagne...