Was this recent or what you heard all along?

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Girgensons for captain. Team Keep Nick DesLauriers forever.

@TJLuckman550

recent.

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Kassian is a wild man! That's not a bad thing, I just hope he picks his fights wisely in the NHL because some of the leagues heavy weights can flat out kill you. Like, as in DEAD.

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"I love that you know how to do that." Cheryl/Carol/Crystal

"And I love that I have an erection that doesn't involve homeless people." Kreiger

I hope they don't trade him before we can label him as a bust.

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

Update on Kaleta:

When the NHL was negotiating the last collective bargaining agreement, it made a point of ensuring that teams had the opportunity to take players to salary arbitration.

But teams almost never use club-elected arbitration and this summer is no exception. When the deadline passed for club-elected salary arbitration Tuesday afternoon, the only name on the list was Patrick Kaleta of the Buffalo Sabres.

The 24-year-old right winger had the best offensive season of his career in 2009-10 when he scored 10 goals and 15 points in 55 games to go with 89 penalty minutes. He made $522,500 last season. Over the course of his career, Kaleta has scored 17 goals and 31 points in 153 games.

The arbitration case ensures Kaleta will be under contract next season. He can opt for a one- or two-year award if he does not come to a contract agreement with the Sabres before the decision is handed down, likely sometime in August.


http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/3 ... -deal.html

so this is a good thing then right? why wouldn't the sabres just give him a little love... im not a fan of overpaying guys, but i would certainly give him maybe a lil more to keep him around and happy....

so explain this... the club is taking him to the arbitrator ... which means he is defiantly on the 2010/11 roster...

if he does not come to terms before the award from arbitration ... he can accept the arbitrators decision on a one or two year deal... do i have that right? that doesn't sound like a bad deal? what happens in the event of an offer sheet on him or does this take him off of that list? and i wonder why more teams dont use this?

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Because it can only be used once. This feels like "franchising" a player in the NFL, and often it's only used in dire circumstances. I'm glad Kaleta is under contract, buuut...this feels wrong to me.

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mechaphil

That's what I was thinking. This is one case where Darcy has to open his wallet. Kaleta is important to the team.

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Rest in Peace Nani. 10/3/10

Gerbacity



"Grier coming in over the line. He leaves it to Gaustad. The shot. THEY SCOOOREE!! RING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE GOOSE!!! HONK IF YA HEAR THE GOOSE!! 3-0 BUFFALO!"

yeah,why not just give him a little raise some incentives and get it done... do you think its the years or the money on this deal thats holding it up...

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My guess...he wants a deal close to what Cal Clutterbuck just got; and Darcy wants to give him around 650K-700K

The Cal Clusterfuck deal is driving up every 4th line players value in the league...except Andrew Peters' apparently.

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"She's like plan C after an 18 pack"

Squanto 7/27/2010

Damnit Minnesota! 1.7 mil at it's highest point? That's crazy.

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Rest in Peace Nani. 10/3/10

Gerbacity



"Grier coming in over the line. He leaves it to Gaustad. The shot. THEY SCOOOREE!! RING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE GOOSE!!! HONK IF YA HEAR THE GOOSE!! 3-0 BUFFALO!"

what was the clusterfuck deal worth?

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1 million this year, 1.5 next year, and 1.7 in 2012/2013
The cap hit comes in at 1.4 million.

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Rest in Peace Nani. 10/3/10

Gerbacity



"Grier coming in over the line. He leaves it to Gaustad. The shot. THEY SCOOOREE!! RING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE GOOSE!!! HONK IF YA HEAR THE GOOSE!! 3-0 BUFFALO!"

Lol, if you guys want a good laugh, check out the Cory Tropp interview...this kid needs some serious work on interviews before he's ready to come into a room with the likes of Pomminville and Roy...

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"She's like plan C after an 18 pack"

Squanto 7/27/2010

yeah, i that seems steep... i think patty deserves a bit of a raise ... but a 1.4 hit for 3 years, seems steep, even for what he does bring to the table... but im horrible at anything contract, so i wouldn't know where to begin....lol but its obviously between $500K and 1.4 million.... hahaha

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You can not give incentives to Kaleta.

He's too young.

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Sabres Hockey: Commitment to Mediocrity

Rob Niedermayer just signed a one-year deal with the Buffalo Sabres.

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mechaphil

WTF???!?!?!?!

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Hold my beer and watch this...

I see nothing regarding price yet...

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Hold my beer and watch this...