Grenouille
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According to CapGeek they still have close to $14 million in free space.
NHL 2011-2012 Season
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Eli26
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Damn. That's nice. Sucks for the rest of the league. Getting Shane Doan would surely put them in the driver seat.
Dude, thank god Weber didnt asgn with those Ass hats in Philly, we'd be in trouble. Rumor is we are pushing after Doan now also
Eli26
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So Alex Semin finally has a team. I am somewhat disappointed. I wanted to replace the offence we lost in Jordan Staal and Steve Sullivan. Oh well.
The Ringer
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You Pens fans just think you deserve everyone................................
Grenouille
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The Ringer
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No, that's Leafs fans. EVERYONE wants to go to Toronto.
They are both one in the same.
Val and Eli, separated at birth.............
Eli26
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No, it's called covering your losses... and no different then your team offer sheeting Shea Weber to that ridiculous contract. It definitely forced a frugal franchise's hand to match it.
And why shouldn't we want a guy like Semin and/or Doan? We have the cap room, and if it makes us all that more of a threat, why the heck not. The end result of any game, should be winning the big prize. If we think those guys can help, then why the ____ not!
Lame post boy wonder... lame post.
I agree that Semin is not worth 7 million. In hindsight, it's only a 300K raise. Also, they are not looking at his 21 goals. They are looking at what he's done in the past (62-34-45-79 and 73-40-44-84 seasons), and the potential of returning to that form. He's still a good age, great skill set, and it's for one year. At worst, it's a failure and costs them just one season of a contract. At best they get the old productive Semin back. It's UFA season, and there is no such thing as not overpaying for big players during this time of the year.
Their top six looks sick and has the potential to be a very big threat in the East. Jim Rutherford did what he could to make his team a whole lot better, and I believe he has succeeded.
Eli26
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They are both one in the same.
Val and Eli, separated at birth.............
Ummm no.
Eli26
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A pessimistic negative life must be very difficult on one's ol' ticker.
I like a lot of your pick ups in the draft, both in trades and who your team drafted. That should make any fan excited.
I like a lot of your pick ups in the draft, both in trades and who your team drafted. That should make any fan excited.
A pessimistic negative life must be very difficult on one's ol' ticker.
I like a lot of your pick ups in the draft, both in trades and who your team drafted. That should make any fan excited.
I like a lot of your pick ups in the draft, both in trades and who your team drafted. That should make any fan excited.
Eli26
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You must be destroyed!
VS1976
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Why haven't Colorado signed Ryan O'Reilly?
Eli26
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Ryan O'Reilly will sign. Patience is a virtue, my friend. He's too valuable to them, not to sign. Probably issues with the term. Length and how much. It's definitely not from a lack of trying or either side not being interested. With some players and teams, it takes longer to agree on a deal.
I know he wants around 4 million per, which is roughly what a RFA player like him, would go for.
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Eli26
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Suck on it Ringer! 
Eli26
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Biggest piece of ____ in hockey is not metrosexual Avery or Carbomb, it's this guy...
TIM THOMAS!
Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas made another political statement on his Facebook page on Thursday, supporting American sandwich chain Chick-fil-A.
The chain's owner Dan Cathy, has drawn plenty of backlash for funding organizations fighting same-sex marriage and was recently quoted saying he supported, "the biblical definition of the family unit."
"I stand with Chick-fil-A," wrote Thomas on his Facebook account.
"Chick-fil-A is privately owned by the Cathy family. The company president, Dan Cathy, drew the wrath of gay rights advocates and supporters when he made recent statements that some have alleged are anti-gay. Cathy told Baptist Press that the company was unapologetically in favor of traditional marriage. 'Guilty as charged,' he said. 'We are very much supportive of the family - the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.' In a separate interview on the Ken Coleman Show - Cathy suggested that the nation could face God's wrath over the redefinition of marriage. I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,' Cathy said. 'I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we would have the audacity to try to redefine what marriage is all about.'"
It's not the first time that Thomas has gone under the spotlight for making political statements. He was at the centre of controversy this past winter when he opted not to appear at the Bruins' White House visit hosted by U.S. president Barack Obama.
Thomas later explained his actions on his Facebook page and cancelled any media scrums if a question was asked regarding the incident.
Thomas, who already announced that he's taking a year off from playing hockey, has one year left on his current contract with the Bruins, which carries a $5 million cap hit for the 2012-13 season.
The 38-year-old went 35-19-1 with a 2.36 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage this past season. In the playoffs, he had a 2.14 GAA and a .923 save percentage. Boston lost in seven games to Washington in the first round.
Thomas won the 2009 and 2011 Vezina Trophy, and has a 196-121-45 record and 2.48 GAA in 378 career games with the Bruins. In 50 postseason games, he holds a 29-21 mark with a 2.07 GAA. He also won the 2011 Conn Smythe Trophy after leading Boston to its first Stanley Cup title since 1972.
Thomas's statement comes just months after teammate Zdeno Chara recorded a PSA for the You Can Play project and after Shawn Thornton said he would support a gay teammate.
"He isn't playing next year, which means he's not my teammate," a Bruins player who wished to be anonymous told WEEI.com. "Which means I don't have to react to his Facebook posts."
TIM THOMAS!
Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas made another political statement on his Facebook page on Thursday, supporting American sandwich chain Chick-fil-A.
The chain's owner Dan Cathy, has drawn plenty of backlash for funding organizations fighting same-sex marriage and was recently quoted saying he supported, "the biblical definition of the family unit."
"I stand with Chick-fil-A," wrote Thomas on his Facebook account.
"Chick-fil-A is privately owned by the Cathy family. The company president, Dan Cathy, drew the wrath of gay rights advocates and supporters when he made recent statements that some have alleged are anti-gay. Cathy told Baptist Press that the company was unapologetically in favor of traditional marriage. 'Guilty as charged,' he said. 'We are very much supportive of the family - the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.' In a separate interview on the Ken Coleman Show - Cathy suggested that the nation could face God's wrath over the redefinition of marriage. I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage,' Cathy said. 'I pray God's mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we would have the audacity to try to redefine what marriage is all about.'"
It's not the first time that Thomas has gone under the spotlight for making political statements. He was at the centre of controversy this past winter when he opted not to appear at the Bruins' White House visit hosted by U.S. president Barack Obama.
Thomas later explained his actions on his Facebook page and cancelled any media scrums if a question was asked regarding the incident.
Thomas, who already announced that he's taking a year off from playing hockey, has one year left on his current contract with the Bruins, which carries a $5 million cap hit for the 2012-13 season.
The 38-year-old went 35-19-1 with a 2.36 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage this past season. In the playoffs, he had a 2.14 GAA and a .923 save percentage. Boston lost in seven games to Washington in the first round.
Thomas won the 2009 and 2011 Vezina Trophy, and has a 196-121-45 record and 2.48 GAA in 378 career games with the Bruins. In 50 postseason games, he holds a 29-21 mark with a 2.07 GAA. He also won the 2011 Conn Smythe Trophy after leading Boston to its first Stanley Cup title since 1972.
Thomas's statement comes just months after teammate Zdeno Chara recorded a PSA for the You Can Play project and after Shawn Thornton said he would support a gay teammate.
"He isn't playing next year, which means he's not my teammate," a Bruins player who wished to be anonymous told WEEI.com. "Which means I don't have to react to his Facebook posts."
Eli26
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Stay classy ex-Bruin players.
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