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spader wrote:Teravainen and Bickell to Carolina for a 2nd in '16 and a 3rd in '17.

Nicely done, Mr. Francis.

It's still a second and a third. I know they have the room to swallow bickell's contract but they might have been able to only pay a second. Minor details.

Open the flood gates!!!

Flo The Action wrote:

spader wrote:Teravainen and Bickell to Carolina for a 2nd in '16 and a 3rd in '17.

Nicely done, Mr. Francis.

It's still a second and a third. I know they have the room to swallow bickell's contract but they might have been able to only pay a second. Minor details.

Open the flood gates!!!

I think they actually need players like Bickell right now. Arizona is in even worse shape and needs to absorb almost $20M to make the floor. Teams like that are dying for these opportunities. I think you're right though, a 2nd probably could have been enough, or they could have insisted on a 4th coming back or something like that. Either way, TRADES!

Cowen on waivers. SpezD?

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

spader wrote:Teravainen and Bickell to Carolina for a 2nd in '16 and a 3rd in '17.

Nicely done, Mr. Francis.

It's still a second and a third. I know they have the room to swallow bickell's contract but they might have been able to only pay a second. Minor details.

Open the flood gates!!!

I think they actually need players like Bickell right now. Arizona is in even worse shape and needs to absorb almost $20M to make the floor. Teams like that are dying for these opportunities. I think you're right though, a 2nd probably could have been enough, or they could have insisted on a 4th coming back or something like that. Either way, TRADES!

Yeah. Nice to see trades happen so early. I imagine we'll see a few more trades of importance before the draft. And en on draft day. I'm gonna have to find a good wifi connection in NYC.

Flo The Action wrote:

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

spader wrote:Teravainen and Bickell to Carolina for a 2nd in '16 and a 3rd in '17.

Nicely done, Mr. Francis.

It's still a second and a third. I know they have the room to swallow bickell's contract but they might have been able to only pay a second. Minor details.

Open the flood gates!!!

I think they actually need players like Bickell right now. Arizona is in even worse shape and needs to absorb almost $20M to make the floor. Teams like that are dying for these opportunities. I think you're right though, a 2nd probably could have been enough, or they could have insisted on a 4th coming back or something like that. Either way, TRADES!

Yeah. Nice to see trades happen so early. I imagine we'll see a few more trades of importance before the draft. And en on draft day. I'm gonna have to find a good wifi connection in NYC.

You doing a big trip again this year?

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

spader wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

spader wrote:Teravainen and Bickell to Carolina for a 2nd in '16 and a 3rd in '17.

Nicely done, Mr. Francis.

It's still a second and a third. I know they have the room to swallow bickell's contract but they might have been able to only pay a second. Minor details.

Open the flood gates!!!

I think they actually need players like Bickell right now. Arizona is in even worse shape and needs to absorb almost $20M to make the floor. Teams like that are dying for these opportunities. I think you're right though, a 2nd probably could have been enough, or they could have insisted on a 4th coming back or something like that. Either way, TRADES!

Yeah. Nice to see trades happen so early. I imagine we'll see a few more trades of importance before the draft. And en on draft day. I'm gonna have to find a good wifi connection in NYC.

You doing a big trip again this year?

I don't know when the next big trip( talking months of travelling ) will be. I graduate next spring so nothing till then and probably nothing major for the following 2 years.
Quick 3 days in NYC in 10 days and then maybe one or two weeks in Mexico or somewhere south at the end of August but that's all that's planned.
I am getting itchy feet and could definitely live with 3 months in Indonesia if I could.

Nobody just leaves "to pursue other business opportunities". Someone got fired. I wonder what he messed up.
http://www.tsn.ca/canadiens-executive-gilmore-leaves-team-1.508511

Flo The Action wrote:Nobody just leaves "to pursue other business opportunities". Someone got fired. I wonder what he messed up.
http://www.tsn.ca/canadiens-executive-gilmore-leaves-team-1.508511

If he was pushed, they'd have had a successor all ready to take over. He's staying on for a few months to consult on certain projects. Sounds like this was his decision and it left them scrambling a little.

Flo The Action wrote:
I don't know when the next big trip( talking months of travelling ) will be. I graduate next spring so nothing till then and probably nothing major for the following 2 years.
Quick 3 days in NYC in 10 days and then maybe one or two weeks in Mexico or somewhere south at the end of August but that's all that's planned.
I am getting itchy feet and could definitely live with 3 months in Indonesia if I could.

Why would you want to go somewhere south at the end of August? It hot and muggy up here, too, with little threat of hurricanes. February/March is the best time for a week in Mexico.

wprager wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:
I don't know when the next big trip( talking months of travelling ) will be. I graduate next spring so nothing till then and probably nothing major for the following 2 years.
Quick 3 days in NYC in 10 days and then maybe one or two weeks in Mexico or somewhere south at the end of August but that's all that's planned.
I am getting itchy feet and could definitely live with 3 months in Indonesia if I could.

Why would you want to go somewhere south at the end of August?  It hot and muggy up here, too, with little threat of hurricanes.  February/March is the best time for a week in Mexico.  

Because that's the only time I get a break.

Shocking no one, RJ Umberger is being bought out.

Ward re-signed to a 2 year, $6.6M extension. $3.3M per year (I believe).

EDIT: Nope. $3.5M next year and $3.1 the year after. $3.3M cap hit.

spader wrote:Ward re-signed to a 2 year, $6.6M extension. $3.3M per year (I believe).

EDIT: Nope. $3.5M next year and $3.1 the year after. $3.3M cap hit.

By comparison, Anderson's cap hit is $4.2M. Anderson's .916 last year appears to be a bit of a blip, while Ward's been around .910 the last two seasons. If he rebounds, this will be a great deal. If not, he'll be overpaid by about $2M.

spader wrote:Shocking no one, RJ Umberger is being bought out.

Someone will sign him to a smaller contract.

spader wrote:Ward re-signed to a 2 year, $6.6M extension. $3.3M per year (I believe).

EDIT: Nope. $3.5M next year and $3.1 the year after. $3.3M cap hit.

This deal makes a lot more sense. I get the feeling they want to move on from him but why do it now while they are rebuilding. 2 years is a proper window for that.

Good old Umberger, such a bad trade when they did it.

Cowen clears waivers. To be bought out today.

spader wrote:Cowen clears waivers. To be bought out today.

The "Cows" Cowen saga comes to a merciful end...