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    Canadiens sign Hamrlik, Smolinski & Kostopoulos

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    Posted · Edited by Mr. Nasty

    Hamrlik article.

    Says he can't wait for the season to start and is really looking forward to being a habs yada, yada. He said his role with Calgary was a more defensive role and he has been told he will be relied on more offensively. Lets hope he can convert all those nice Markov passes into goals like Souray could.

    http://www.canoe.com/sports/nouvelles/arch...817-062000.html

    Another article, this one with Smolinski.

    http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&a...rticleid=335978

    Max Pacioretty

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    Posted

    Just to adda bit to what he said. he also said that Pacioretty was the 3rd best forward in the tournament only behing Kane and Okposo. he also said he feels he will be better than Latendresse. If that is the case, then the Habs have 2 great power forwards in the system. We may sees Pacs sooner rather than later.

    Permanent Rumour Thread

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    Posted

    New rumour from Eklund, http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=8968

    The Habs and Kings are rumoured to be discussing a deal that would bring Visnovsky to Montreal.

    The Kings reportedly are asking for a prospect and Steve Begin and a pick. Depending on the source, the Habs may be a stopover for Visnovsky. Omne source is telling me it is, one isn't sure, but apparently the Sharks have some interesrt in Visnovsky

    PS: The spelling is not me, its Ek lol

    The Habs certainly don't need anymore d-men but he is an excellent offensive d-man. If true then the Habs would certainly be moving a d-man or 2 out.

    Trouble in Leaf Land

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    Posted · Edited by Mr. Nasty

    I hope he is in jail in mid April if you catch my drift.

    It is possible the league or team will suspend him the entire season since he is going to jail. I am not an expert at law but this may prevent him from crossing the border. I say this because he is suppose to start his jail time next spring.

    UFA Analysis

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    Posted

    Thought I would share some info I put together on this summer's developments.

    Biggest pay increases this summer, $500, 000 or greater (UFA only)

    Timonen +4.02M Philadelphia

    Drury +3.9M Rangers

    A. Markov +3.75M Montreal

    Souray +2.97M Edmonton

    Nylander +2.96M Washington

    Smyth +2.7M Colorado

    Guerin +2.5M Islanders

    Hartnell +2.45M Philadelphia

    J. Blake +2.44M Toronto

    Gomez +2.36M Rangers

    Backstrom +2.35M Minnesota

    Schneider +2.32M Anaheim

    Hannan +2.3M Colorado

    Preissing +2.15M Los Angeles

    Giguere +2.01M Anaheim

    Hamrlik +2M Montreal

    Handzus +1.87M Los Angeles

    Viktor Kozlov+1.85M Washington

    Rafalski +1.8M Detroit

    Vyach. Kozlov+1.67M Atlanta

    Zubrus +1.55M New Jersey

    Kariya +1.5M St. Louis

    Briere +1.5M Philadelphia

    Hasek +1.25M Detroit

    Fedotenko +1.25M Islanders

    Stuart +1.1M Los Angeles

    Antropov +1M Toronto

    Walker +980K Carolina

    McLean +950K Florida

    Eriksson +900K Calgary

    Chelios +850K Detroit

    White +825K Atlanta

    Pyatt +800K Vancouver

    Perreault +800K Chicago

    Rivet +780K San Jose

    Nagy +750K Los Angeles

    Nolan +750K Calgary

    Ouellet +750K Tampa Bay

    Arnason +725K Colorado

    Poti +700K Washington

    Lukowich +567K Tampa Bay

    Klee +550K Atlanta

    Stumpel +500K Florida

    Biggest pay cuts this summer 250, 000 or greater

    Brisebois -2.3M Montreal

    M. York -1.85M Phoenix

    Shanahan -1.5M Rangers

    Aebischer -1.3M Phoenix

    Bertuzzi -1.27M Anaheim

    Weekes -1.13M New Jersey

    Bonk -915K Nashville

    Thibeault -740K Buffalo

    Miller -728K Vancouver

    Modry -700K Los Angeles

    Simon -525K Islanders

    Zednik -310K Florida

    Marshall -285K New Jersey

    Recchi -280K Pittsburgh

    Sykora -275K Pittsburgh

    ODonnell -270K Anaheim

    Coming up...who the NHL said goodbye to. :(

    Habs Sign Brisebois

    in Habs & Hockey Talk

    Posted · Edited by Mr. Nasty

    A question for the more business minded habs fans? If I'm correct, we are still under the salary cap I'm sure, but how much exactly? Also, I think we now have too many signed players on our roster to legally start the season. Can this problem be solved by demotion or only trade?

    Welcome back BEEZER

    The Habs have ~5.3 Million left under the cap and that is including the full 23 man roster. I have read that this puts the Habs over the 50 maximum signed players but i have also read that Breezer was the 48th signed player. We need confirmation on this.

    Just one question...off topic but, who the hell is Lahti, where did he come from and i've seen his stats and they aren't impressive, how can that lead him to potential #1 liner? Was he drafted? To me he's unknown and he used to be on the canadiens.com roster but he's not there now, i don't put him ahead of Chip, Grabs ot Kosti, he hasn't proved anything.

    Lahti was signed as a free agent from the finnish league. He was one of the top scorers in that league at a young age and had 8 goals in 9 playoff games this past spring. I don't know how he will adapt to NA hockey but Selanne said in an interview that he was a great signing and he has the skill to be a top line forward on the Habs.

    Habs Sign Brisebois

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    Posted

    FYI,

    No free agent this summer has taken a bigger pay cut than Brisebois. Shanahan and Bertuzzi are the only ones remotely close.

    I will cheer for Brisebois no matter what. I will likely get frustrated at times and want to see him benched...but I always cheer for all the players on my team.

    Permanent Rumour Thread

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    Posted

    Here is an excellent (and long) article about Eklund. Very detailed and sums up his history, his anonymity and his sources etc. It both calls him out and defends him...so it should please both the supporters and haters :rolleyes:

    http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/08/01/...stions-about-a/

    A few snippets. Note there are accusations of him using other usernames on other blog sites but he flat out denies it.

    "This passionate show of partisan advocacy isn't something you'd expect to see from a professional hockey writer, and that's because Eklund isn't one. But he wants to be, according to Kevin Allen, USA TODAY hockey writer and president of the Professional Hockey Writers Association, who said Eklund has "made it clear he would like to be included" in the organization. The question is whether the PHWA is willing to overlook serious questions about his ethics, tactics and candor in accepting him; and whether Eklund is ready, for the first time in his blogging career, for a little transparency."

    "Eklund worked for the NHL under both John Ziegler and Gary Bettman. Eklund interned with the Quebec Nordiques. Eklund wrote for the Hockey News. Eklund did all of these things, even though Eklund also had nothing to do with hockey after graduating from college. This is because Eklund -- at least in the pre-HockeyBuzz, rocket-to-lockout-stardom days -- wasn't a person.

    "He" was a committee.

    Eklund was the byline, but the information about high-level ownership meetings and inside scoops from the NHLPA came from a consortium of plugged-in individuals that wanted to break through the spin machine and speak directly to the fans. The biography on the site was crafted together from different members of this League of Extraordinary Eklunds."

    "There's no denying that Eklund now has legitimate sources; if not with NHL franchises themselves, then with player agents and even within the top brass of the NHL, including a relationship with commissioner Gary Bettman. Yet he continues to mix the occasional breaking news with dozens of false leads, bad information and outlandish proposals. Allen said when it comes to the PHWA, there are plenty of different kinds of writers under the tent -- from columnists and rumor-mongers to feature writers -- so Eklund's chosen form of hockey writing isn't an issue. In the end, and even before questions about his ethics would even be addressed, there's only one primary reason why Eklund will not be admitted into the PHWA.

    It's the very thing that's brought Eklund both fame and infamy: his anonymity."

    Cracking a Roster Spot

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    Posted · Edited by Mr. Nasty

    A roster spot doesn't mean they will play every game. The team can carry 3 extra players. Also there are the injuries. We will see a lot of young players playing a lot of NHL games...we just won't see 4 new guys playing 82 games each.

    Out: Bonk, Samsonov, Johnson, Perezhogin, Rivet, Souray...we may even see Murray get the boot.

    In: Hamrlik, Smolinski, Kostopoulous, Gorges and maybe Lahti (Gorges and Lahti may not get a regular roster spot either).

    If my math is correct then that is 3-4 new spots available already. I would argue that that is too many. You lose a few guys with injuries and suddenly dipping into your 7th "new guy". It is safe to assume that Lapierre and Kostitsyn have already made the team.

    Then you add Latendresse, Higgins, Komisarek, Plekanec, even Ryder and you have an extremely young team.

    Canadiens Lose Battle For Emelin

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    Posted · Edited by Mr. Nasty

    Don't expect to see Emelin next year either. New legislation is being passed to not allow players to "quit" their team with 2 weeks notice anymore. See below...Since he signed a 2 year contract I doubt that Emelin would pay back 2/3 his salary to head to the Habs. Not good :puke: Teams would also need to pay fines. The only hope I see is if Emelin quits before January.

    From Kukla, via CBC

    "24 hours after having refused to sign the player transfer agreement between the International Hockey Federation and the NHL, Russia strikes again.

    This time, it’s tabling the first draft of a bill that would prevent athletes from using a labor law that allows employees to quit a job with a simple 14 day notice. The new legislation should be in place by January 1 2008.

    From now on, players will have to pay a compensation if they leave their team before the end of their contract. This compensation will be valued at two thirds of the total value of the contract. In return, Russian teams will also pay some penalties when releasing a player, something they didn’t have to do before.

    The former law enabled the NHL to bring over stars such as Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, who were under contract in Russia. Their old clubs were not compensated financially despite losing their top players.

    Through a press release, the President of the Russian Hockey Federation, Vladislav Tretiak, said he hoped the NHL will respect this new legislation."

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