tom webster

Nothing personal, I remember CV and I knew you were pro rumor. I really not passionate either way on the subject.

Rumor has it, after marrying Pebbles he admitted to having a "love" child by the name of Claude Verette who sometimes goes by the name of hockey insider. During a tearful reunion Bam Bam admitted to being Ecklund. I should add that I got this from a friend of a friend who knew Garth so I would give it an E3.

Same for me

Don't know if its still there or if the quality remains, but Sorrentino's on Grey Street had awesome subs in the early 90's. I want to add Chef's to the overrated list as well.

I was just going to say the same thing, Brooks was Ecklund before there was an Ecklund. He probably has this listed as an E3.

You do realize that Stafford had only 11 less hits and 7 less points then Ryan and Drew didn't get to play with Getzlaff and Perry.

Must admit I didn't know that

Ryan has played left wing almost exclusively with Anaheim.

Nope

So you only count Cups after lock out? Drury took control of the room, he booted the cancer, put Roy and other's in their place and whether he would have finished the job is still open to debate. For what its worth, I would have signed Semin, just making a point that if guys like Doan can have a dramatic positive effect, others can do the opposite.

It really was not much of a secret that Drury and Briere pretty much forced Satan out of Buffalo cause of the division he was causing. How is it that some believe that Doan can have such a positive impact in the room but no one can have a similar negative impact?

Then he meant bottom line role players which is even more embarassing. You have five choices; 1) He thought they were players on Parise 2) He liked some mid level guys that you weren't keen on 3) He was after some bottom role players 4) He targeted John Scott 5) He lied

Darcy went on and on about how they didn't want to be one of the losers in free agency this year. That is not the plan of an organization that was willing to take a step back. He obviously failed again unless you believe John Scott was his only target. Considering that they never were a serious player for Parise and Suter and have said they didn't contact Semin, there is only one logical conclusion; they swung and missed on some mid level guys and that has to embarassing to DR and disconcerting to Pegula, Black et al.

Actually, according to his boss, Tom Golisano, Darcy's only job requirement while TG owned the club was to not lose money, which he did. It's only been about 18 months since TP took over so I would bet he doesn't have to answer to his boss till the next off season. For the record, I would have fired Darcy when I bought the club, but I can't deny he has done his job as required by his superiors.

When you get off of that ledge, first, look at the 3 teams besides LA that made it to the final four. See what they were playing with and what kind of production they got out of the center position. Second, look at the centers that have changed teams so far this off season. It is a position in crisis based on how the game is being played. There are just not a lot of them to go around. There are still moves to be made but you may be disappointed with what they bring to camp at the center position.

And if somehow Ryan is added to the mix, it will be even slower.

I it's a good point except that, in this case, player might be interested, especially if it meant playing with Selanne and Koivu.

I don't know, I think at $3.4 million per he can fit somewhere both from talent and budget point of view.

I've been told Leino already got his signing bonus for this year so he is only owed $2 million this year and just $17 million for the next five years total. I think he could be enticing to a budget conscious team.

You realize these same teammates you speak of have voted him team MVP? This myth you continue to perpetrate that he is unliked in the room couldn't be further from the truth. On the other hand, if they can improve the team and bring in a true number one ( not Enroth), no one is untouchable.

In all seriousness, I would agree.

Didn't the tweet say winger? If not, maybe it's Gerbe!

I was thinking Gogulla but I guess it could be Kotalik or Max ....

I don't see how burying him in the minors or buying him out would have been better use of the asset? First, I would argue that he was a prime reason they made the playoffs last year, and this covered his cost alone. Second, you got approximately $1M worth of production from him last year. Putting him in the minors and replacing him with someone else doesn't save you any money, in fact, it costs you money unless you can guarantee that the replacement puts you in hte playoffs