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Flo The Action wrote:name escapes me but i hear he's quite good, and no not markstrom

Michallica wrote:anyone notice how senschirp seems to have disappeared as well?

Big Ev wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:name escapes me but i hear he's quite good, and no not markstrom

Alexander Salak

Un vétéran à Montréal? Lapierre pro-Price et autres rumeurs
Samedi, 04 Septembre 2010
Par HOCKEY30.com

- Le Canadien de Montréal est toujours à la recherche d'un attaquant d'expérience à bas prix.

- Maxim Lapierre est persuadé que Carey Price supplantera Jaroslav Halak, « Carey sera le meilleur des deux à long terme. Je suis content de voir qu'on pourra compter sur lui pour les deux prochaines saisons. Je n'étais pas inquiet. Non seulement il restait un gros deux semaines avant l'ouverture du camp d'entraînement, mais je connaissais la volonté de Carey de rejoindre l'équipe le plus vite possible»a affirmé le Québécois.

- RDS annoncera le remplaçant de Benoît Brunet la semaine prochaine. Nous le répétons. Joël Bouchera a de très bonnes chances d'obenir le poste.

- Marc Savard restera à Boston. "Nous avons dit à Marc qu'il n'irait nulle part et qu'il faisait partie de notre organisation," a déclaré le directeur général Peter Chiarelli. Ce dernier a tout fait en son pouvoir pour échanger son joueur de centre, mais sans succès.

- Jonathan Cheechoo a obtenu un essai avec les Stars.

- Toujours chez les Stars, le défenseur Bryce Salvador (Devils) serait sur le point d'être échangé à Dallas.

- Les Devils auraient aussi mis Dainius Zubrus sur le marché des échanges, histoire de libérer de la masse salariale pour accommoder l'énorme contrat de Kovalchuk.

Flo The Action wrote:

Big Ev wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:name escapes me but i hear he's quite good, and no not markstrom

Alexander Salak

that's it... atta boy.

going to philly: alenxender salak, vokoun

going to florida: jeff carter, boucher/Leighton (which ever FLA wants).

sounds like a deal both teams would want. philly acquires a goalie for a stanley cup run now and a goalie of the future. florida acquires a top 3 talent they would never be able to ink on the free agent market.

Kovalfie wrote:cap space. and no one's saying they can't re-sign Vokoun.

PKC wrote:

Kovalfie wrote:cap space. and no one's saying they can't re-sign Vokoun.

I outlined exactly why they can't a few posts back.

SpezDispenser wrote:He'd be nuts to though Flo. He's signed a contract which is set to expire at the end of this season - and he's done what every athlete wants to do - he's positioned himself to be one of the top free agents on the market. This next contract is a big one for Vokoun, I doubt he thinks about any discounts - and I also doubt he settles for under 5 million (all IMO of course).

Flo The Action wrote:

PKC wrote:

Kovalfie wrote:cap space. and no one's saying they can't re-sign Vokoun.

I outlined exactly why they can't a few posts back.

you're taking into account that vokoun would re-sign for another large deal. there's always a possibility that he inks a 4 year deal for something around 3 mill a season. he is 34. i know that's not too bad in terms of goalies.
but look at it this way:
1 florida had to overpay in order to keep him
2 the goalie market is not what it used to be
3 players will take a bit of a pay cut in order to sign with contenders

i don't think it's beyond the realm of possibilities that this thing could happen. and remember Holmgren is trigger happy.

Flo The Action wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:He'd be nuts to though Flo. He's signed a contract which is set to expire at the end of this season - and he's done what every athlete wants to do - he's positioned himself to be one of the top free agents on the market. This next contract is a big one for Vokoun, I doubt he thinks about any discounts - and I also doubt he settles for under 5 million (all IMO of course).

same hing happen with nabokov this season, and we can all play the "where is he now" game. sure he got his money but not in the NHL. they'll be an overload of goalies again next season and i think teams won't go over the 4 mill(MAX) mark.

PKC wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

PKC wrote:

Kovalfie wrote:cap space. and no one's saying they can't re-sign Vokoun.

I outlined exactly why they can't a few posts back.

you're taking into account that vokoun would re-sign for another large deal. there's always a possibility that he inks a 4 year deal for something around 3 mill a season. he is 34. i know that's not too bad in terms of goalies.
but look at it this way:
1 florida had to overpay in order to keep him
2 the goalie market is not what it used to be
3 players will take a bit of a pay cut in order to sign with contenders

i don't think it's beyond the realm of possibilities that this thing could happen. and remember Holmgren is trigger happy.

I agree 100% with what SpezD said. Why would he accept a paycut on his last significant UFA deal? He's been in the top 5 statistical goalie categories for the last few years playing for one of the worst franchises in the league, why would he all of a sudden accept to play for half price when he's at the peak of his career and on the way to retirement?

Besides that, what does your second point have to do with anything? The goalie market isn't what it used to be in terms of trade value, but all the top tier goalies have been still getting huge money contracts.