NHL awards/draft/off-season/training camp/preseason running thread

beefncheddar · Dec 15, 2014

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ondeadline said:

A very nice night of hockey one year ago today.
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This one's for you ...

ondeadline · Jun 19, 2007

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The Canes got my wife a championship for her birthday last year. I guess the pressure's on me now to top that.

Sam Mills 51 · Jun 19, 2007

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Steal the Cup from Chris Pronger and beat him across the head with it should he try to cheap-shot you ... and he would probably try.

ondeadline · Jun 19, 2007

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The thought of the Cup being in Pronger's possession for an entire day sickens me.

hockeybeat · Jun 19, 2007

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Julien isn't a bad choice for the Bruins. He led the Devils to 100 points before Lou's ego overwhelmed his intellect.

Claws for Concern · Jun 19, 2007

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hockeybeat said:

Julien isn't a bad choice for the Bruins. He led the Devils to 100 points before Lou's ego overwhelmed his intellect.
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Why hasn't anyone found out the REAL reason for Julien's departure? Lou knows, sure, but are there any reporters able to pinpoint something about this firing?

Beef03 · Jun 19, 2007

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Flash said:

Beef03 said:

Flash said:

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Double J said:

Toe Blake?

"Piss on Toe Blake!!"
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I personally would like to throw Don Cherry's name into the ring
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Beef, what's the word on the new junior team up there? You scored the head scout away from the Blazers. Nicely done.
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What do you want know?
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Coach yet?

Just saw Truitt has been hired by Edmonton as AC in Springfield. Hope he does well.
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They hired Steve Pleau – son of Larry Pleau – three weeks ago, aparently. Or so says one of my co-workers who follows the WHL much more closely than I. I don't recall any big announcement or anythign along those lines, however, and my co-worker only became aware of this last week.

Flash · Jun 19, 2007

Re: 2007 NHL awards, draft and off-season running thread

Beef03 said:

Flash said:

Beef03 said:

Flash said:

Beef03 said:

Double J said:

Toe Blake?

"Piss on Toe Blake!!"
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I personally would like to throw Don Cherry's name into the ring
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Beef, what's the word on the new junior team up there? You scored the head scout away from the Blazers. Nicely done.
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What do you want know?
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Coach yet?

Just saw Truitt has been hired by Edmonton as AC in Springfield. Hope he does well.
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They hired Steve Pleau son of Larry Pleau three weeks ago, aparently. Or so says one of my co-workers who follows the WHL much more closely than I. I don't recall any big announcement or anythign along those lines, however, and my co-worker only became aware of this last week.
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Really? I wonder what the story is there ... will have to do some hunting. Don't know how much the Journal and Sun are covering ...

cdnhockeynut · Jun 19, 2007

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Cansportschick said:

A few things:

1) The reported six year deals Philly gave to Hartnell and Timmonen. Are they crazy?
I understand that they are part of the rebuilding process, but to give them six year deals in the new age of the NHL team salary caps? I am predicting that the head brass in Philly will regret this decision in two years time and try to buy them out (like the Isles did to Yashin).
2) Is Balsillle or Leipold trying to do a fire sale before the team comes to Hamilton? If this is a sign of things to come for the team, Hamilton is in trouble.
3) New Jersey's loss is Boston's gain. Boston's hiring of Claude Julien is a good thing for the Bruins. I hope that this hiring alone catapaults the Bruins into the playoffs and they fare much better than the Devils so Julien can rub it in their faces. ;D
4) Pat Quinn's name keeps on coming up as the coach of the Senators. I am not sure that is a good idea.
See what happened to the Leafs and the Olympic team in Turin? He may have come home with the gold from Salt Lake City, but I don't consider him in the upper rung of coaches in the NHL. However, what an interesting story this could become if Quinn goes to the Senators, the Sens win the Cup next year. Another coach that may rub it in a former team's face (forget the Canucks, I am thinking the Leafs :)
5) Doesn't anybody find it strange that Jim Playfair has stayed in Calgary as an assistant to Mike Keenan?
Why would you stay there after being the coach? I am wondering if he simply doesn't want to be a head coach anymore or if there is something else we are missing here. ???
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1) I agree, the Flyers overpaid. But, someone else would’ve done the same on the open market. These two guys were highly coveted and if the Flyers didn’t overpay, another team would have. Edmonton really wanted to go after Hartnell.
I don’t see the Flyers buying these guys out. Timonen is always consistent, and Hartnell’s only 25 and has yet to break out of his shell.

2) Interesting question. Until the ownership situation is revolved, Preds GM David Poile has to work within the current budget. He already acknowledged that he tried to sign both guys but the cash they were looking for didn’t fit in Nashville’s plans. Until they get their act together, they’ll be in trouble. Although, once/if the sale is approved, Balsillie will spend the cash to make the team a consistent winner.

3) Julien is definitely a good coach, nothing else to say there.

4) First I’ve heard of Quinn being in the running for the Sens job. I think they’ll end up giving it to the assistant coach.

5) Playfair wanted to stay on because he wanted to be part of the team’s success. According to him, he wanted to stick around and be involved in a Cup winner in Calgary, and he feels the team is another piece or two away. Personally, I’d find it very hard to stick around in a place that didn’t watch me as their head coach.

cdnhockeynut · Jun 19, 2007

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Claws for Concern said:

RedCanuck said:

No talk about Timmonen and Hartnell to Philly yet? Big move for the Flyers' rebuild.
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Is Kariya going to stay in Nashville?
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Preds GM David Poile said he spoke to him and will keep speaking to him... but, he told the Nashville City Paper: "In all probability we are not going to be signing our top free agents"

I guess that means Kariya's out?

hockeybeat · Jun 19, 2007

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Hull's out at NBC. He will take a front office job with the Stars.

TRUTH AND RUMOURS: MEDIA AND BROADCASTING

Hull's short stint with NBC comes to an end

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June 19, 2007

Brett Hull's career in broadcasting with NBC has ended after one year with the network's hockey telecasts.

Hull will take an operations job with the Dallas Stars, a source confirmed, a position that would put him in a conflict of interest as an analyst on network TV.

The future member of the Hockey Hall of Fame worked for the Stars last season as a community relations ambassador, and even that limited role raised questions about his objectivity as a studio analyst on NBC.

Although widely viewed as a free spirit who shoots from the lip, Hull seems keen to pursue a career in hockey management.

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"He loves the game and loves being in the game," a source close to NBC said.

"And he's a pretty smart guy. If he can judge talent, he will be an asset to the Stars."

Hull rocked the boat at NBC when he complained about not getting enough air time.

And his pro-fighting stand didn't jibe with U.S. media groupthink, but he delivered in terms of colour and opinion.

His front-office job with the Stars could be announced this week.

NBC confirmed he will not be returning to the network.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070619.TRUTH19/TPStory/TPSports/Television/
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Claws for Concern · Jun 19, 2007

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Hull can rip on just the Stars players now.

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