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Boba_Fett_2001  26171 posts
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Date Posted: 6/30 2:54pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Gomez traded to the Habs

Looks like the Rangers are trying to clear up cap space in order to get Heatley.

 

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Darth-Lando  8045 posts
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Date Posted: 6/30 4:56pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Boba_Fett_2001 posted:
Gustavasson's coming to Toronto, says I. whistling
Wherever he goes we won't know until after tomorrow it seems.
Also: Blake took a $1.5 million pay cut to re-sign for 1 year with the Sharks. dancing

 

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Boba_Fett_2001  26171 posts
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Date Posted: 6/30 8:42pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
And now it looks like the Oilers may have beaten the Rangers.

Oliers, Senators Agree To Deal, Ask Heatley To Waive No-Move
Sources say Dany Heatley has been asked to waive his no-trade clause to go to Edmonton in exchange for Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner and Ladislav Smid.

If Heatley agrees to waive, it would appear the Sens and Oilers will have a deal, pending the official trade call with NHL central registry, but that is generally a formality.

 

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Zaz  38701 posts
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Date Posted: 6/30 10:21pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
I hope that's a good trade for Ottawa; they need one.

 

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Zaz  38701 posts
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Date Posted: 7/1 2:12pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Hossa to Chicago;

Ohlund to Tampa Bay;

Khabibulin to Edmonton.

 

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Boba_Fett_2001  26171 posts
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Date Posted: 7/1 5:27pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread. - Date Edited: 7/1 5:31pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Boba_Fett_2001
-Komisarek to Toronto
-Cammalleri to Montreal
-Roloson to the Islanders
-Sedins re-sign
-Heatley did not waive his no-trade for Edmonton deal

EDIT: -Gaborik to the Rangers

 

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Darth-Lando  8045 posts
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Date Posted: 7/1 10:22pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
The salary cap is not San Jose's friend right now. worried
They still need to sign six forwards and a backup goalie with only $5.274M left under the cap. Doug Wilson is gonna have to do a lot more pruning. Trades forthcoming...

 

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Zaz  38701 posts
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Date Posted: 7/2 8:19am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Heatley is beginning to look like a giant creep.

 

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Boba_Fett_2001  26171 posts
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Date Posted: 7/2 9:22am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Canada's Olympic Orientation Camp Invitees Announced

Goalies:

Martin Brodeur
Roberto Luongo
Marc-André Fleury
Steve Mason
Cam Ward

Defencemen:

Jay Bouwmeester
Dan Boyle
Scott Niedermayer
Chris Pronger
Robyn Regehr
Dion Phaneuf
Marc Staal
Shea Weber
François Beauchemin
Brent Burns
Drew Doughty
Stéphane Robidas
Mike Green
Dan Hamhuis
Duncan Keith
Brent Seabrook

Forwards:

Sidney Crosby
Shane Doan
Simon Gagné
Dany Heatley
Jarome Iginla
Rick Nash
Joe Sakic
Martin St-Louis
Eric Staal
Joe Thornton
Vincent Lecavalier
Ryan Smyth
Jeff Carter
Ryan Getzlaf
Milan Lucic
Patrick Marleau
Andy McDonald
Brenden Morrow
Corey Perry
Michael Richards
Derek Roy
Patrick Sharp
Jordan Staal
Jonathan Toews
Dan Cleary

I must say it's pretty bogus that Steve Mason got invited and Chris Osgood didn't, especially when you consider that it's Steve Yzerman who's running the show.

 

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Zaz  38701 posts
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Date Posted: 7/2 3:23pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
It disturbs me that I don't even *know* some of these people... tongue

 

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Boba_Fett_2001  26171 posts
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Date Posted: 7/2 3:31pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Yes, well you didn't know who Henrik Lundqvist is so that doesn't surprise me. tongue

 

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Drew_Atreides  6897 posts
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Date Posted: 7/2 8:19pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Boba_Fett_2001 posted:
Canada's Olympic Orientation Camp Invitees Announced

Goalies:

Martin Brodeur
Roberto Luongo
Marc-André Fleury
Steve Mason
Cam Ward

Defencemen:

Jay Bouwmeester
Dan Boyle
Scott Niedermayer
Chris Pronger
Robyn Regehr
Dion Phaneuf
Marc Staal
Shea Weber
François Beauchemin
Brent Burns
Drew Doughty
Stéphane Robidas
Mike Green
Dan Hamhuis
Duncan Keith
Brent Seabrook

Forwards:

Sidney Crosby
Shane Doan
Simon Gagné
Dany Heatley
Jarome Iginla
Rick Nash
Joe Sakic
Martin St-Louis
Eric Staal
Joe Thornton
Vincent Lecavalier
Ryan Smyth
Jeff Carter
Ryan Getzlaf
Milan Lucic
Patrick Marleau
Andy McDonald
Brenden Morrow
Corey Perry
Michael Richards
Derek Roy
Patrick Sharp
Jordan Staal
Jonathan Toews
Dan Cleary

I must say it's pretty bogus that Steve Mason got invited and Chris Osgood didn't, especially when you consider that it's Steve Yzerman who's running the show.


Eh, let it not be said that Stevie Y ever plays favourites (and it's the right call)...

For fun, out of that group if i had to put together a team...

G- Luongo, Brodeur and Mason

D- Bouwmeester, Phaneuf, Weber, Niedermayer, Green and Keith

F- Crosby, Gagne, Doan, Toews, Heatley, Iginla, Nash, Lecavalier, Thornton, Morrow, Getzlaf and Mike Richards


Good gosh, that's a tough team to put together. It was SO hard to leave Captain Canada (Ryan Smyth) off that list.

 

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Boba_Fett_2001  26171 posts
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Date Posted: 7/2 8:24pm Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
I'm not saying Osgood should be a lock to be in the roster but should have at least been invited and Mason really should not be there. They didn't invite Crosby in '06 because he was a rookie but they'll invite Mason?

Also, one notable missing player is Marc Savard.

 

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Drew_Atreides  6897 posts
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Date Posted: 7/3 12:10am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Yeah, i'd probably have Savard on there over Andy McDonald, but i think Mcdonald has had some previous experience on the world stage where he played fairly well.. Being a good skater really makes a difference on the larger international ice surface.

Even still, that team is absolutely stacked at center. It'd be tough for Savard or McDonald to make the cut.

As for Ozzie: eh, the Red Wings probably have whispered in Stevie's ear that they want Ozzie to stay healthy for their season.. He isn't a spring chicken anymore, and has a recent history of battling some minor injuries in the past couple seasons.

I'd rank Mason as a possibility for the future no. 1 Goalie of Canadian hockey on the national stage.....I'd take Luongo as the starter, Brodeur as the veteran backup who has been there and won a Gold and can step in at the first sign of Luongo not "having it", and then i'd have Mason there for the experience...

 

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Zaz  38701 posts
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Date Posted: 7/3 6:20am Subject: Gary Bettman Sucks! The NHL Discussion Thread.
Not much experience on defence, though.

 

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