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mikael samuelsson to vancouver, as a wings fan ill miss the guy, but i happy hes gone
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and kopecky, cheli, conklin are gone, so expect, ericsson full time, some kindl, howard
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What's really interesting is that Smyth waived his no trade clause to go to the Kings.
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this could royally fuck up the blackhawks plans.
if a guy like Versteeg becomes a UFA.....
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i would love to see that happen :D fuck the hawks
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hasselbeck can breathe again now that Smyth is gone.
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According to both the NHL and the NHLPA, the investigation into how and why the Chicago Blackhawks bungled a number of their qualifying offers is ongoing.
Neither side will comment, however since this story broke Friday evening on TSN.ca, interest into how the league and players association will respond is significant.
If the NHL grants leniency and attempts to sweep this issue away, it's expected the NHLPA will swiftly file a grievance and the matter will go to a hearing.
Sources with hands on knowledge of how qualifying offers have to be filed say as innocent as this mistake may have been, there is no excuse for it, and the league should follow through with the ultimate penalty and declare all players who didn't received proper notification, unrestricted free agents.
Blackhawks stars Kris Versteeg and Cam Barker are among that group.
Neither player has arbitration rights and both should have received qualifying offers of less than $1 million, retaining their playing rights for the 2009-2010 season.
Versteeg, a highly skilled forward was a Calder Trophy nominee, while Barker on the open market would easily command between $3 and $5 million per season.
Dale Tallon told TSN he believed all of the qualifying offers were post marked for June 29th and didn't sound concerned when the matter was discussed on Friday.
Tallon acknowledged there was a mistake made and wondered if the July 1st holiday may have interfered with the players and player agents receiving the qualifying offers via mail, on time.
Multiple sources say it's clearly stated in the collective bargaining agreement, qualifying offers, or QO's, as they're commonly referred to, are not supposed to be mailed, but rather faxed or delivered by courier.
In 2000, the New Jersey Devils forgot to file the paperwork to renew the contracts for Brian Rafalski and John Madden.
Rafalski was scheduled to make $450,000, while Madden would have earned $550,000 had the mistake not been made.
Instead, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello was forced to pay market value rather than allow his two stars to go free.
Rafalski agreed to a 4-year, $11 million dollar extension. Madden signed a 4-year, $7 million dollar deal.
While not identical scenarios, the Devils paid the price for a clerical mistake.
However, because of cap issues, the Chicago Blackhawks have no such out...other than to hope the NHL and the NHLPA find a way.
There's precedent.
And I don't think the Hawks can afford to keep both Barker and Versteeg if this goes sour on them.
Yikes.Comment
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here is an article that lists the 20 players seeking arbitration. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=283832
anyone know how arbitration works as far as the cap is concearned. Wings have little cap room , a win for hudler (probably a no doubt) how does that mix in with the cap number?Comment
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So if Raycroft has become Luongo's backup........means Cory Schneider is available (pegged as a future #1 NHLer)
Last rumor I heard involving Schneider is him coming to Toronto for Kaberle.
Regardless, the Canucks are in position to deal him.Comment
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Read something similar when the Kaberle deals were being thrown out there pre-draft. Schneider was apart of any and all deals with the Canucks. I thought it was odd considering Toronto has Pogge still waiting in the wings and he is coming off a solid year in the AHL. Also read Hodgson was of high interest.Comment
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Pogge has been nothing but a disapointtment I'd say.
Was average at best in the AHL so far, sub .900 S% during the year and had a 3.15GAA in their first round playoff loss this year.
He was torched in a ugly way when he played with the big club during the season, pretty sure the club plans to move on from him.Comment
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Well, to be fair, Schneider is much much much better of a prospect than Pogge, but I thought it was rather highly regarded. He didn't have a great year in the AHL (especially in comparison to his 07/08 campaign), but I didn't think it was a flop-like.
Schneider would probably become Toronto's top prospect, I assume, if they get him.
Toronto's farm isn't all that highly regarded, no?Comment
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Kovalev to Ottawa
Risky business signing this guy, but the Sens are fucked up anyway!Comment
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