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[amat]

Brodeur wins the Vezina, what else is new. I think he could play 40 games next year and still take it. Don't care about goals saved, thought Nabokov deserved the award clearly but I'm nowhere near surprised.

It looks like Sean Avery might be coming to the Sharks. Seems likely anyways. A bit disturbing but if nothing else he should provide energy, don't know how I feel about that yet.

Also looks likes Marleau staying in San Jose. McClellan is good friends with him and his family.

Maple Leafs still have made no attempt to hide the inevitable Brian Burke signing, signed Al Coates from Anaheim last week. Coates' contract was up but this whole situation is absolutely ridiculous. This would never stand in the NFL or any other respectable league.

[CFH]

Brodeur wins the Vezina, what else is new. I think he could play 40 games next year and still take it. Don't care about goals saved, thought Nabokov deserved the award clearly but I'm nowhere near surprised.

It looks like Sean Avery might be coming to the Sharks. Seems likely anyways. A bit disturbing but if nothing else he should provide energy, don't know how I feel about that yet.

Also looks likes Marleau staying in San Jose. McClellan is good friends with him and his family.

Maple Leafs still have made no attempt to hide the inevitable Brian Burke signing, signed Al Coates from Anaheim last week. Coates' contract was up but this whole situation is absolutely ridiculous. This would never stand in the NFL or any other respectable league.

I was pissed last year when Brodeur won the Vezina over Luongo, and Nabakov got robbed this year. There always has, and always will be an Eastern bias in the awards because most people on the East Coast don't watch a lot of the games from the West because they often don't start until 10pm Eastern time.

I hate Sean Avery, but I wouldn't mind having him on my team.

This Maple Leafs situation is a goddamn joke and something needs to be done about it. This is a blatant case of tampering and it makes the entire league look bad. I'd wager if it was any other team than Toronto (or maybe the Rangers) doing it they would've already been issued a cease-and-desist order or have been punished accordingly. I'll say it again, fuck Toronto I hope they never win another cup.

[Von Milash]

What's the deal with the Leafs? Fletcher is there another year. What are they doing that's so offensive to you, CFH?

[CFH]

What's the deal with the Leafs? Fletcher is there another year. What are they doing that's so offensive to you, CFH?

What they are doing is bordering on tampering and it just looks bad. They simply clearing the way for Brian Burke to take over, which is tampering because he's still under contract to Anaheim so they're not allowed to discuss hiring him. First they bring in Wilson, his best buddy and the godfather of one of his kids, then they bring in a bunch of other associates of his, then MLSE announces that Fletcher will remain on for another year because all the "candidates" they are considering are still under contract to other organizations. It looks bad and it's against the rules. Like Amat said, no respectable league would allow this and I the only reason Toronto is getting away with it is because they're so important to the league.

[Von Milash]

no offense but you guys are talking out of you asses because you hate the leafs. Trust me. If it as the Canucks, the shoe would fit. If they're paving the way for Burke, so be it. in the meantime, they're hiring legitimate candidates. It's not like they hired Burke's wife. If that happens, I'll give this one to ya.


And if Burke wants no part of TO, he'd make it clear. Takes two to tango, my friend.

[CFH]

no offense but you guys are talking out of you asses because you hate the leafs. Trust me. If it as the Canucks, the shoe would fit. If they're paving the way for Burke, so be it. in the meantime, they're hiring legitimate candidates. It's not like they hired Burke's wife. If that happens, I'll give this one to ya.


And if Burke wants no part of TO, he'd make it clear. Takes two to tango, my friend.

If it was the Canucks doing it, I would be just as pissed. They got nailed for doing something similar with Pat Quinn at is cost them draft picks, rightfully so. It makes the league look bad though, that's the problem. They're not allowed to pave the way for Burke (which they wouldn't be doing if they didn't have some knowledge of him wanting to come to Toronto) while he is still under contract.

I don't really hate the Leafs (though I don't like them) and I'm pretty sure Amat doesn't either, I'm sure I will go back to despising them when they're a good team again, but most of the time I just feel sorry for their fans. The problem isn't that what they're doing is necessarily wrong, it's that it is clearly against the rules. Here's a link to a story that explains a bit of it and quotes Bettman.

ESPN - Bettman sends warning on tampering, considers outdoor options - NHL

[Von Milash]

aahhhh, they're not making the league look like anything. Nobody give as a shit. It's the offseason man. The leafs are my team and I couldn't care less if they make the playoffs or not. I've got bigger shit to worry about. And so should you.

[Von Milash]

"People who sign contracts can be held to them by the other party to the contract, and there's nothing wrong with that," Bettman said. "If there's tampering going on, ultimately there are no secrets in this world. We will get to the bottom of it. And I'm no fan of tampering. And when it happens, it gets punished severely.
"A team that meddles with an individual under contract could face heavy fines and the loss of draft picks. And an individual who talks to a team while he's still under contract would face fines and a possible suspension."






What a load of horseshit. Honestly. If it pisses off Anaheim so much then they should do something about themselves.


I guess that means that anyone who has a job can't look for a new one. Bettman's such a fukkin goof. 2 officials.

[CFH]

I hate the San Jose Sharks

I hope the entire city spontaneously combusts.

Fucking Canucks, 0-4-2 in their last 6, looking primed to choke their way out of the playoffs for 2 years in a row.

FUCK!

[amat]

That save Luongo made on Boyle on his back might be the best of the year so far, I thought that was the game. So glad we didn't do anything dumb and trade Patty or Joe, Setoguchi and Ryan Clowe have both stepped up BIG this year, especially Clowe as the guy in command of that second line.

[amat]

With that said the game was nearly unwatchable for the better part the Sharks seemed like they were still on a cloud from the Detroit game. I still have yet to go to a game this year

[CFH]

With that said the game was nearly unwatchable for the better part the Sharks seemed like they were still on a cloud from the Detroit game. I still have yet to go to a game this year

I've gone to one game in my entire life. Ticket prices and availability for Canucks games are insane. For example, on ebay I saw two people selling pairs of shitty tickets to the Canucks - Habs game. The cheapest ones were just over $400.

The Sharks were clearly hungover from their big win over Detroit. That, combined with the fact that the Canucks trapped the living shit out of the game once they were up a goal (I HATE it when they do that. I remember when they were the most exciting team in the NHL. Sigh.) made for a boring game.

Oh, and once again, fuck the Sharks and the cup they are soon to win.

[CFH]

At least the Bruins, my second favorite team (along with the Wings), are doing well. I'm sure they'll choke in the playoffs though, I cheer for them. It's a curse.

[amat]

No shit only a dozen shots on goal after the first goal. Was a bit like watching the Rangers play.

[CFH]

No shit only a dozen shots on goal after the first goal. Was a bit like watching the Rangers play.

I hate the Rangers more than I hate any other team not from Alberta.

The Canucks aren't normally that boring, they've played a decently entertaining, hard checking and hard hitting game for most of this year. However, they're in a tailspin right now, have looked God awful defensively lately, and were playing the best team in the league. It's somewhat understandable they came out and played the way they did. It was 40 seconds away from being successful. That being said, I hope I don't have to watch them play this way again until the playoffs.