dlbalr Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 New Jersey's plan for this offseason? Bring in as many former Habs from 2011-12 as possible, it appears. They signed Mike Cammalleri for 5 years back on July 1st. Today, it was announced that Scott Gomez will attend their training camp on a tryout basis...but that's not all. Tomas Kaberle is in talks to also attend camp on a tryout. (They also tried to bring back Gionta to no avail last month.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 New Jersey's plan for this offseason? Bring in as many former Habs from 2011-12 as possible, it appears. They signed Mike Cammalleri for 5 years back on July 1st. Today, it was announced that Scott Gomez will attend their training camp on a tryout basis...but that's not all. Tomas Kaberle is in talks to also attend camp on a tryout. (They also tried to bring back Gionta to no avail last month.) They are trying to be the new Old Guys club in the NHL (Phoenix was that at one point, same with Dallas). Not trying, they now are. Even if they don't keep Gomez and Kaberle. I kinda want them to make the playoffs with their roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 It sounds like Jersey is trying to save money and get in on the McDavid sweepstakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 It sounds like Jersey is trying to save money and get in on the McDavid sweepstakes. They're not really saving money though. Their forward group costs $10 million more than Montreal's while their payroll is only a few million under the cap. Instead of trying to find younger players with upside, they're trying to find veterans who still have a few years left in the tank. When everyone's healthy, their top three lines don't look all that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I could be wrong about the money....but I can't see a faster way of getting to a high draft pick than adding Gomez and Kaberle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I could be wrong about the money....but I can't see a faster way of getting to a high draft pick than adding Gomez and Kaberle. Kaberle's offensive numbers were quite good in Montreal. He was second in scoring in Kladno last year. If NJ uses him as just a PP specialist and gives him limited ES time, he could be good for their powerplay. Gomez is more sentimental and if he made the team, he wouldn't be more than just a 13th forward. No different than the rumours of Montreal giving Dustin Penner a tryout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMAC Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 You could be right about Kaberle, but he was unwanted in Boston and Carolina before being bought out in MTL. Gomez, I am still pissed at for what was BG's mistake. I hadn't heard any rumours about Penner trying out for mtl. Are these serious or just summer speculation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I hadn't heard any rumours about Penner trying out for mtl. Are these serious or just summer speculation? Penner was linked to the Habs by someone whose 'name' starts with Ek. Others have speculated that he'd be a fit on a tryout basis with the Habs anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Boston doesn't have their cap situation sorted out for this season yet (Krug and Smith are both RFA's that are ineligible for offer sheets) but they made a move today that will greatly impact their cap starting in 2015-16. They signed David Krejci to a 6 year extension with a reported cap hit of $7.25 million with a NMC/NTC. Even if you don't consider Marc Savard as signed for next year (since he'll be LTIR'ed), Boston has $49 million tied up in just 10 players. They're going to have to make some sort of changes to their core sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Rumour right now is Boston looking to acquire Yakupov for Boychuk and Bartowski plus. That won't fix the cap issue. Boston needs to swindle someone into taking Chris Kelly. There's no point having Loui Erikson if he's only on the third line either. Boston will probably lol very different soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Ryan White injured in training. His future lookin bleaker all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Rumour right now is Boston looking to acquire Yakupov for Boychuk and Bartowski plus. That won't fix the cap issue. Boston needs to swindle someone into taking Chris Kelly. There's no point having Loui Erikson if he's only on the third line either. Doing something around Yakupov/Boychuk would solve their issues for this season as they could use the bonus cushion (much like they did last year with Iginla). There's two issues though - 1) It creates an even bigger problem for them next year and 2) Why on earth would Edmonton deal a player two years removed from being the first overall pick for a pair of rental defencemen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Doing something around Yakupov/Boychuk would solve their issues for this season as they could use the bonus cushion (much like they did last year with Iginla). There's two issues though - 1) It creates an even bigger problem for them next year and 2) Why on earth would Edmonton deal a player two years removed from being the first overall pick for a pair of rental defencemen? It'd likely have to be done after Boychuk and Edmonton discuss extension, or a sign a trade. I think something along the lines of Boychuk and Malcom Subban going along with a first round pick would be the way to go. I think it's more likely for a Kelly/Boychuk/Erikson deal for a forward, almost a reverse Seguin. New York ended up pulling that off when they gave a ton for Rick Nash and then got their depth back by giving up Gaborik. Edmonton is a good match for Boston if the deal involves Yakupov though. Which I'd hate since I think Yakupov still has 30 goal ability in the NHL. He'd be the new Samsonov for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 It sounds like a few teams are interested in bringing in former Hab Raphael Diaz on a training camp invite, Detroit among them. I think Diaz would be a good fit in that system. He's a right hand shot (something they're lacking) while they're more of a position-based D than a physical one which better fits his style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 It sounds like a few teams are interested in bringing in former Hab Raphael Diaz on a training camp invite, Detroit among them. I think Diaz would be a good fit in that system. He's a right hand shot (something they're lacking) while they're more of a position-based D than a physical one which better fits his style. I could see him being like Ian White for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 I could see him being like Ian White for them. As it turns out, he'll have to be an Ian White in Calgary as it appears he accepted their invitation over his other options. I suspect the Bob Hartley factor (Hartley coached against him and was a big fan of him first signing with the Habs) had something to do with his decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 It was only a matter of time before the concussion lawsuit started to gain some traction. There are many more potential claimants now: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=461397 One of the KHL's teams (Donetsk in Ukraine) suspended operations earlier this summer when their arena was burned by rebels. Now, rebels have taken over their offices as well. One of the players who was to play for them this year attended Montreal's development camp back in July. http://www.tsn.ca/other_sports/story/?id=461411 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Retirees health is a huge court issue for NFL also isn't it? Not sure I fall 100% on players side on that one, is a contact sport and they are paid a wack of $$ full well knowing risks. However, if team docs' gave bad advice on purpose, then for sure bad deal and nail em too the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Retirees health is a huge court issue for NFL also isn't it? If memory serves, there was a settlement reached in that one (around $750 M I think) but the courts rejected it out of fear that it was too low to compensate all those affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Ryan Malone signs with the Rangers, a two-way contract no less. $700k in the NHL, $100k in the minors. I believe this puts them at the 50-contract limit so there may be some sort of minor move to come from them to open up a spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=730165&navid=DL|NHL|home Several rules changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Who gives a crap about diving, 2 minute penalty should suffice? How bout graduated fines for fighting, that would seem to make too much sense I suppose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Yep, leave it to the NHL to really tackle the important issues: spin-o-ramas, dives, and trapezoids The spin-o-rama thing is especially stupid given that shootouts are a sideshow circus to begin with. So, hey, let's make them less entertaining. Shmucks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I absolutely hate that the NHL is worried about spins. Make the rule you have 10 seconds to fire the puck. You touch the goalie? The puck is dead. You shoot the puck? You can't touch it again. But you have 10 seconds to do whatever you want. Spins, flips, dekes, whatever. The idea should be like you have a breakaway and nobody is near you. All of this forward motion crap is stupid. The diving stuff is dumb too. I think we're eventually going to enter another era similar to the deadpuck era where two referees bark at each other back and forth delaying the game for 10 minutes on whether or not a player slipping and falling was intentional or accidental. This integrity stuff gets out of hand. I haven't heard them doing anything about the puck over glass delay of game penalty, right now the dumbest penalty in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLassister Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 One other thing that bugs me is the goal with the skate situation. This shit would be SO DAMN EASY to fix : 1. goal with the outside part of the blade : GOAL 2. goal with the inside part of the blade : NO GOAL BOOM. No more review, no more was-this-a-clear-forward-kicking-motion, no more crap. You scored a goal with a clear forward kicking motion using the outside part of the blade ? Bravo Sir, that was a hard thing to do. Good goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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