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Awesome! Nothing like it, eh Tom? :tu

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Thanks Paul and Joe....it was almost a surreal moment, my Dad had been talking to me about who else had kissed the Cup....Howe, Hull, Orr, Richard, LaFleur, Gretzky, Messier, Drden...etc., you get the idea....just too cool.

Funny thing is when I kissed it, it tasted like Dustin Byfuglien.


:r

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EPIC Tom!

I held the cup when I was 12 and Eddie the Eagle brought it to Carman after he won with Dallas.

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Great feeling, eh Matt? :tu

Hawks traded Versteeg to the Leafs tonight. I expected this, and hope it allows the Hawks to keep Sharp, Ladd, Niemi and Hjalmarsson.

Versteeg has a boatload of talent, but some really poor decision making skills. That being said, he was an important part of the Hawks' run to the Cup, and I wish him nothing but the best in Toronto.

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Hopefully that means no high-ball offer sheet to Niemi! :wo

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Remind me to keep one eye on you at all times when I finally meet you.

Interesting with nitty they are looking for a vet to split the duty with one of the 2 kids. uuughh well it was fun while it lasted, but of what I have seen of the kids, they better get some stay at home d cause their gonna need them.

Malholtra will be missed he is taking 2.5 per x3 to become a canuck. Pretty sure the sharks were not offering 3 years.

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OK, Byfuglien and Versteeg, I understood for salary cap reasons.

Hawks just traded Andrew Ladd to Atlanta for a minor league defenseman. Color my officially "not happy". :mad:

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This one puzzled me as well. I thought they had cleared up enough cap space with the last two trades. :confused:

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My guess is they plan on signing a tough defenseman free-agent, or pay Niemi eleventy billion dollars a year.

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Nichol on his signing for 760k deal, only 10k raise
"We weren’t looking to go anywhere,” he said. “I had* a* good year and I think the fans enjoy my style. I just want to win and getting a taste of that playoff rum, l want to get back to where we were and go beyond that.* There’s only a handful of tems have that chance every year and we have that .”

Man I love that guy.

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:tu

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Some sad news, Bob Probert dead at age 45.

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nh...ory?id=5356462

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Heard that....could beat most any guy in the NHL, but couldn't beat his own demons. RIP Mr. Probert.

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Just saw that...RIP BOB

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Listened to it happen on my scanner, RIP Bob!!

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Very sad.
Loved watching his fights.

I am glad that the culture of the sport as to the aspects of drinking and drug use have and are changing.

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http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/bobb1.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/probert.jpg

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RIP Probert

Seeing him fight was one of my first hockey memories as a kid.

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RIP Bob Probert. :(

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Sad news... THE best fighter in the NHL

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The San Jose Sharks signed Chicago Blackhawks restricted free agent Niklas Hjalmarsson to a four-year, $14 million offer sheet.

The Blackhawks have seven days to match or they will lose Hjalmarsson and receive a first-round and third-round pick in return.

"Teams realize Chicago's position with the salary cap, and Niklas is a good, young player on the rise," Hjalmarsson's agent, Kevin Epp, said.

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Rutroh Sharks given the Hawks the Scrum Shocker. As a Sharks fan I like this pickup as he is the type of Dman the Sharks will need this year to help block the screen door guarding the net. That said I always find it weird to cherry pick rfa's.


In other sharks news Nabokov apparently now plays in the khl. I think everyone saw him exposed in the Olympics and playoffs and don't want any part of the pony show.

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Sharks. Wings and Wild have all contacted Modano about signing a one year deal.

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Thats pretty interesting considering he is from Michigan and has played in Minnesota before. Will be watching to see where he ends up.

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Or if. ;)

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Yup if, but you got to think ggoing to a team with a shot at the cup may be appealing.

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Then why is he talking to the Sharks?







I keed, I keed!! :r :r

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Damn nothing like a kick in the nuts on Sunday morning.
El Principe with morning coffee no service calls pending browsing forum. Blame kicked in the balls: r

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ESPM is picking Vancouver as the early favorite to come out of the West next season.

Vuck the Fanucks. ;)

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Well they will have to go through sj or Chi. Talk about revenge if they go through Chi. Although with no byfugly it wont be as sweet.

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I can't see the Hawks losing a 7 game series to the Sedin sisters and the Crybaby. :2

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Crap Hawks siged hjalmarson(sp).

Sharks are going to have a long year.

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Still a wise move by Doug Wilson, as the GM of arguably the Hawks biggest competitor nest season. Niemi has an arbitration hearing in a week and a half, and a big award puts the Hawks is salary cap trouble again. They will have two options....keep Niemi and move another player, or let Niemi become a free agent and take their chances on a veteran FA like Turco or Theodore.

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Please please please no! I am hoping we can keep Niemi.

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If it comes down to keeping Niemi and losing Patrick Sharp, I am for bringing in a veteran goalie and keeping Sharp. The Blackhawks gave up the least shots on goal last season, and although I would love to keep Niemi as well, but if the price is Sharp, I would let him go.

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Wondering if the old sign and trade will occur. Got to imagine they will want Niemei more. So wonder if they use Hjalmarsson for trade or someone else if forced to pay Niemei. You know hes getting a raise.

Those arbitrations are rough on the player. A young goal tender (all goalies are off in the head) Likely wont like what is said about his game.

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I don't see the Hawks trading Hjalmarsson, but then again I am not a GM. I think the Niemi or Sharp moves are more likely, though if they trade Sharp I won't be happy at all.

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Well the sharks need a goalie and a dman. That said they are likely keeping what they have in net. :td

So the sharks need D. Man I hope they can find a trade.
Demi Tasse and morning coffee. My new Sunday morning work ritual. :r

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This will get interesting....

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I was surprised that they rejected the contract. I thought the Hossa contract was pretty obvious about trying to go around the cap and I remember him even making a comment about that. I guess the 17 years on Kovalchuk was a little too much for the league.

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Players Union is expected to grieve the rejection.

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I just got my tickets for the '10-'11 season :banger


Go Bruins!!!

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Kind of glad it was rejected.
Its one thing to play on the edge of the rules. This contract was laughing in the rules face. If this is allowed to stand it will begin to eliminate the whole purpose of the cap.

As to season tickets. Tried to cancel mine this year. Was not allowed to. Missed the date by a week. Sucks we are refinancing the house and really needed to not have that charge on the card.

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:banger

The Agent for Seguin said a deal should be done before training camp.
We'll see??

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Andrew Ladd made the most of his day with the Cup.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/Laddcup.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Laddcup2.jpg

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pretty sick

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Interesting news on the goalie front:

http://www.thescore.com/home/articles/53895-walk-off

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Niemi ended up getting 2.75 million, significantly less than the 4 million that was anticipated. Bowman still won't say what his plans are, but many arounf Chicago think Niemi still may be gone.

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beat me to it.
hmmmmm this is really getting spicy now. You guys need to let a dman go and sign him. sharks nneed a good dman.

I got to say its good the hawks won the cup because this team while good, won't be quiet as deep this season.

atleast I won't have to worry about the wings again. :r

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You can have Campbell back, MIke......7 mill a year. :r