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Haha, and while we're being funny, Vanek's cap hit is still $7,142,857.

Yeah, sucks, doesn't it? But by 2020, the cap will be $350M, so no biggy.

I was being wishy-washy, but only mostly. Here's why. That contract is a slut, yes. However I believe that Lecavalier's decline is a result of Stamkos receiving the better roster opportunities. Lecavalier's being used as a 2nd line center with a cast of wingers that doesn't give him much help on the 2nd line. Despite having 13 years of experience, the guy's only 32. You bring him to Buffalo, bam, he's the instant "legitimate 1st line center" everyone wants, Hodgson makes a great #2, and Ennis goes back to wing. Doesn't fix the defense, and puts the hurt on the G spot, but it's a move. The guy's got at least about five more years in him, then you buy him out for the three that are left. Imagine Vinny between Vanek and Pominville. Destructive first line talent, with Hodgson finally helping Ennis with the secondary scoring. And that contract is a slut, yes.

Sure. Noronen as a #3 gathered a 2nd rounder at the deadline those years ago.

I would happily take Lecavalier and Brewer for Miller and Stafford. And yes I know they both have NTCs. Iginla to BOS, Miller to TB- it's a week early, let's blow the doors off this trade deadline!

Yep, then you say, "man, I would trade two first round picks and a tenth roud pick for that Tsujimoto guy," and you figure out what combination of players and picks you have to put togehter to make that happen.

Fire Darcy!

This just in: Sabres sign Baylee Morrison to a three year entry level contract. Sabres acquire Mr. T and franchise rights to a Brauhaus sausage concession stand in exchange for Doug Allen. T expected to conduct intermission interviews of opposing players.

Get 'em!

Read my mind. We want Iginla. We've always wanted Iginla. Now he's (almost) available because he's an old UFA. Feaster's price is all wrong for us right now, but we do want Iginla's experience, veteran leadership, and point producing ability on the roster for the next few years while our kids grow up. There's a reason Marty St Louis will still be making $5.6M at age 39 a few years from now, and his name is Steven Stamkos.

I think a lot of this is right, with a few alterations, mostly elevating return value for some players I feel differently about- mostly the players whose value has been deflated in conversation in this forum (I believe they still have a real market value higher than many value them here).

Building on this, I think I'd like to see return for a moved asset include a 1st round pick this year. That could be ammo with whatever 7th-19th mid-round pick we end up with to move up to a top five pick.

Reports are that Calgary's asking price for Iginla is high, and he's only interested in being moved to PIT, BOS, LA, or CHI. Feaster wants a 1st round pick, a top prospect, and a secondary prospect. We're not at the deadline yet and that could be holding up other moves by those and other teams.

Scouts have been and continue to be in the house watching games. I'm sure the requisite conversations are taking place. We're not at the deadline quite yet and for the teams that are willing to buy, they're waiting to see what happens to the bigger fish available in the market.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ3oHpup-pk

Nope?

I think if I worked at a local Ted's Hot Dogs, I would give Lindy Ruff an application for employment with his order and joke with him that I heard that he was looking for work, just for the slim chance of getting a photo op with him in a paper hat behind the grill. Hopefully it wouldn't be too soon.

The axe head has already fallen from the handle. Why still grind it? Vindication?

That was a 4-2 loss against the leafs. Saturday was a 5-3 loss against the Senators. Sunday was a 3-2 loss against WInnipeg. Catch 'em with their pants down. A solid three-period effort and containment of their top guys should be able to down this team.

What I'm not sure I like about F1 is the fact that Pirelli is forced to make ###### tires on purpose to promote pit stops because of tire degradation. They could make tires that last all race, but they're not allowed to.

You'd think if Cooper was 1st pick, because he's already in the organization, maybe he would be announced sooner (Tuesday morning) after Guy Boucher is let go (Sunday morning). Tampa played Sunday and Cooper was on the ice with Syracuse today.

Nobody. It doesn't have to be him. Let the NHL Board of Directors go into the HHoF and decide on the right referee the same way they elect a new pope. When white smoke pours out of the chimney, this nonsense comes to an end.

One of the interesting parts is the strategy involved because it's a two car team sport. If Vettel tries to overtake Webber (his teammate), and they even touch for a split second, both cars are pretty much instantly destroyed, and the team loses a 1-2 finish and the money that went into the two cars. Not like rubbing in Nascar. If one the cars burns too much fuel trying to overtake the other, it could finish with less than the FIA required 1 liter remaining, causing a disqualification of the car. It could also cause too much wear on the tires, forcing a pit. So the end of an F1 race between teammates isn't a flat-out burn to the end, it's a balance of all of the make-or-break end-of-race parameters on an open wheels car: fragility, tire wear, and fuel consumption. That all said, it is neat to watch the equivalent of ground-based jet fighters revving at 19krpm through turns.

Same here. I started watching Top Gear UK about two and a half years ago and have caught up on almost all of the episodes (they're on Netflix, btw). Can't get enough of it- the specials are really good. That got me a little curious about F1, then I saw the ads on NBCSN, decided to record the Australian Grand Prix, got a chance to watch it, and was like "######, this is pretty good." Watched the Malaysian GP yesterday, even better. Figure I'll give it the better part of a season to entice me as a viewer. Was also thinking about going to the Long Beach GP (which is IndyCar, not F1, but should still be cool).