2014 NHL Offseason

[Clipper Nation]

With the Kangs returning to their rightful place on the throne, the NHL season is officially over, and it's time to move on to free agency, trades, and the draft....

Obviously hoping we can resign Gaborik, but the biggest story of the offseason IMO is whether or not the Sharts will blow it up and rebuild, tbh.... I think they should, they're never winning anything with their current collection of chokers....

[lefty]

Vanek GTFO


Gionta too tbh pls


And Bouillon as well tbh pls

[IrisHockey]

Jimmy Howard for Joe Thornton straight up imo

Howard has reached his ceiling.. he'll never be able to steal games.. the Sharks could use him though as he's better than Niemi..

Thornton would fit right in with this team.. he'll make goose and tatar look even better..

[Blizzardwizard]

Jimmy Howard for Joe Thornton straight up imo

Howard has reached his ceiling.. he'll never be able to steal games.. the Sharks could use him though as he's better than Niemi..

Thornton would fit right in with this team.. he'll make goose and tatar look even better..


I would disown the Sharts if they ever dared to make such a crappy trade.

[velik_m]

I love Sutter


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1umjn9m_Rc

[Clipper Nation]

"There's two rules in politics: never be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear. But this is a big fuckin' day."
- Mayor Garcetti at the parade today

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao Sharts
:lmao 2 years, $2.4 million for Mike Br:lolwn
Blizzardwizard:downspin: dis shit :lol

[IrisHockey]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqNd4LHCIAILvo5.jpg

lol

[velik_m]

:lmao Sharts
:lmao 2 years, $2.4 million for Mike Br:lolwn
Blizzardwizard:downspin: dis shit :lol

It's getting worse for their fans - they will not renew Drew Remenda (which is a shame - he was one of the better analysts) and then there is this: http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_25983493/purdy-bad-tv-deal-could-threaten-sharks-ability

[lefty]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqNd4LHCIAILvo5.jpg

lol
:lol

[Blizzardwizard]

Doug Wilson trolling per par.

Fuck all y'all, I'm going home.

And Remenda going gives me a good excuse not to watch any games next season.

[IrisHockey]

Got rid of Bertuzzi and Tootoo, unfortunately Cleary will be back..

[lefty]

Get rid of Vanek, Gionta and Bouillon pls :cry

[The Gemini Method]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t1.0-9/p75x225/10464025_10202945349928389_3197072136742621560_n.j pg

[Clipper Nation]

John "The Real Coach" Stevens is staying with the Kangs!

[Clipper Nation]

http://i.imgur.com/UPCFsB7.jpg

[velik_m]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bqm8LSuCAAIQ3li.jpg

Dat bandwagon...

[Clipper Nation]

480425428851912704

:lmao SHARTS

[Blizzardwizard]

480425428851912704

:lmao SHARTS


At least Joe T won't be on the team at that point to witness it.

[velik_m]

480425428851912704

:lmao SHARTS

Wow, NHL trolling the Sharks. :lol

http://imageshack.com/a/img837/6616/3k1ys.jpg

[Blizzardwizard]

Doug Wilson :lol

"Major changes will be made" :lol

Re-signing Mike Brown as major change :lol

Joe T wants to say in San Jose :lol

Doug Wilson -"Okk-Okay Joe, what ever's best for you :cry"

Sharts :lol

[Clipper Nation]

"Progress has been made" on a Gaborik deal:

http://lakingsinsider.com/2014/06/23/greene-signing-close-gaborik-progress-made/

[velik_m]

Apparently Greene is getting a 4 year deal... :bang

[The Gemini Method]

He did provide that stellar defense in both the Hawks and Rangers series...thought he would be gone. Does that mean Mitchell is out?

[IrisHockey]

What's more embarrassing to the NHL? Puck Bunnies, the awards show or the blackhawks?

[lefty]

lol Pat Burns named to the HOF after he passed away

lol NHL

[velik_m]

Apparently Greene is getting a 4 year deal... :bang

OK, with 2.5 cap hit it's not so bad. I guess that means Mitchell is gone.

[Clipper Nation]

481854394045317121

YESSSSSSSSS!!!

[lefty]

lol 7 years

[Clipper Nation]

lol 7 years
7 years, 7 straight Cups on the way :downspin:

[lefty]

7 years, 7 straight Cups on the way :downspin:
sure :lol

[Clipper Nation]

Habs :lol

[velik_m]

lol 7 years

at 4.9

plus:
James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 9m
That Gaborik deal will be frontloaded as much as it can under new CBA and he can retire early without penalty.

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris 40s
Marian Gaborik's extension with the #LAKings doesn't include a no-trade clause.

[lefty]

at 4.9

plus:
James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 9m
That Gaborik deal will be frontloaded as much as it can under new CBA and he can retire early without penalty.

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris 40s
Marian Gaborik's extension with the #LAKings doesn't include a no-trade clause.
Right I forgot about the new CBA

[The Gemini Method]

:cry Habs

[lefty]

:cry Habs
you mean



:lol Habs

[The Gemini Method]

Les Habs! :cry

[lefty]

Les Habs! :cry
Les Habitants :cry

Return of the King :cry

http://cdn.nhl.com/canadiens/images/upload/2009/12/IMG_9486MED.jpg


We heard a rumor that Aragorn is also a big Habs supporter – did you really wear a Canadiens T-shirt under your armor while filming The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

VM: I did – I wore it quite a bit, actually. I’ll always look to see if the shirt peeks out on screen but I’ve never been able to see it. In The Road, you’ll see it a few times. It sort of stands out because it’s a movie that’s very muted in terms of its colors so you’ll notice my red, white and blue under there.

[IrisHockey]

It was a hot topic on Detroit radio: Should Wings defenseman Nik Kronwall play in tonight’s game 4 while his girlfriend is in labor with their first child?As you might imagine, the debate got pretty heated as some felt the father being there for the birth is much more important than playing in a game — while others believe the exact opposite. Wings head coach Mike Babcock was asked on Wednesday if Kronwall would play and delivered one of the more humorous responses I have heard in quite some time.
“Why wouldn’t you? Babcock said. “They’re not giving birth.”
Of course not everybody in Babcock’s life was apparently OK with the comment. The coach’s wife sent him an email telling him that under no circumstance should he talk about childbirth without consulting her first.
“I got an email from my wife, said I’m not allowed to say the things I said yesterday about giving birth so I apologize in advance,” Babcock said.

Wow, what a fucking beta male.. I lost all respect for Mike..

[lefty]

:lol Betacock

[velik_m]

Kesler to Anaheim for scraps. Ducks going to be tough next year :(

[lefty]

Kesler to Anaheim for scraps. Ducks going to be tough next year :(
lol vancouver is a mess

Expiring contract?

but yeah Ducks now have a 2nd C, and a great one

[Clipper Nation]

Kesler to Anaheim for scraps. Ducks going to be tough next year :(
Ducks will choke in the playoffs as Boudreau's teams always do, non-issue tbh...

[lefty]

KANGS! are not worried

[IrisHockey]

NEAL FOR HORNQUIST AND SPALING :lmao :lmao

[IrisHockey]

great pick..

[lefty]

Habs GM congratulated the KANGS before announcing his pick

[velik_m]

Cap at 69 - Chicago and Boston are fucked.

[Clipper Nation]

Dean kicked ass in the draft... came into it with the #29 pick and came out of it with the #22 and #23 ranked prospects....

[IrisHockey]

:lmao Sharks
:lmao too bad the league can't give you 5-on-3's in the offseason

[velik_m]

Tampa bay clearing cap space, who do you think they get?

[lefty]

Tampa bay clearing cap space, who do you think they get?

Vanek imo

Just a gut feeling

[Blizzardwizard]

Sharks NEED to trade Mr 2.74 GAA for Reimer NOW.

[velik_m]

Maybe Tampa will offer sheet Ryan Johansen. :p:

[Clipper Nation]

Sharks NEED to trade Mr 2.74 GAA for Reimer NOW.
Why, so the Sharts can reenact this?

http://nbcprohockeytalk.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/bkmdg6qcmaal5es-jpg_large.jpeg?w=290

[Blizzardwizard]

Why, so the Sharts can reenact this?

http://nbcprohockeytalk.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/bkmdg6qcmaal5es-jpg_large.jpeg?w=290


Boiled down:::

Hertl > Kangs :hat


If not Reimer then Ryan Miller. One crappy stint at St.Louis doesn't prevent him from being an alpha goalie.

[Clipper Nation]

If Hertl wants to win a Cup, he'll do what Dean/Sutter did and go from the Sharts to the Kangs :downspin:

[velik_m]

Sharks NEED to trade Mr 2.74 GAA for Reimer NOW.

Reimer? Really? :lmao 3.29 GAA As a Kings fan i say go for it!

[Blizzardwizard]

Niemi at this point is basically Nabokov after he reached TOSB status in around 2008. MUST sign Yonas Hiller or Ryan Miller. Trade Pavelski before he reaches TOSB status which will come soon.

[lefty]

:lmao Flames
:lmao giving 5 millions to Gionta

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao Flames
:lmao giving 5 millions to Gionta
At least they didn't give 5 years, $4 mil per to fucking Poulliot like the Oilers :lol

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao Caps
:lmao Dat Orpik deal

[Clipper Nation]

Why did the Canucks sign Miller? Aren't they supposed to be rebuilding?

[lefty]

At least they didn't give 5 years, $4 mil per to fucking Poulliot like the Oilers :lol

:lmao

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Canucks add Ryan Miller

[Blizzardwizard]

Hiller and Miller both signed by a team not named the Sharks.

I give in. At least it's the World Cup.

[lefty]

Statsny signs with the Blues :wow

[Blizzardwizard]

Wilson:

"There is a time for free agency spending and it is definitely not now" :lmao

[velik_m]

Wilson:

"There is a time for free agency spending and it is definitely not now" :lmao

He's right, look at all the bad contracts...

[Blizzardwizard]

He's right, look at all the bad contracts...

We only have 2 capable defensive players on the roster, dougie will wait until all good defensive players have been signed before signing scraps from the bottom of the barrel that choke in the playoffs and the cycle repeats....

[lefty]

We only have 2 capable defensive players on the roster, dougie will wait until all good defensive players have been signed before signing scraps from the bottom of the barrel that choke in the playoffs and the cycle repeats....
There are no really good blue liners on the FA market this years

[Clipper Nation]

Wilson:

"There is a time for free agency spending and it is definitely not now" :lmao
The Sharts need to rebuild but refuse to do that either.... Wilson seems to be pretty dumb, tbh....

[lefty]

The Sharts need to rebuild but refuse to do that either.... Wilson seems to be pretty dumb, tbh....
Well he dumped Dan Boyle's contract

[Clipper Nation]

Well he dumped Dan Boyle's contract
They still have Choke Thornton and Marleau, tbh....

[lefty]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Brfk6t8IMAA0E-u.jpg

[velik_m]

Hiller: "I want to play in front of a crowd that knows hockey," he continued, "no one cares about hockey (in Cali) unless it's the Kings".

:lmao

Also: http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1701527

and this: http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1700973

And Tampa went gaga for NY players.

[IrisHockey]

The Stars will be cup contenders very soon

[The Gemini Method]

lol Habs :cry Lefty

[lefty]

lol Habs :cry Lefty
lol

We got rid of the shitty midgets - Gionta, Georges and Briere

[The Gemini Method]

In Subban we trust! :cry

[lefty]

In Subban we trust! :cry
:cry GOAT monkeyballer

[velik_m]

Giroux going a little overboard on Canada day. :lol

[lefty]

Giroux going a little overboard on Canada day. :lol
:lmao Just saw that; what a moron

[Blizzardwizard]

If Dougie doesn't get it together in the next few weeks I think I might Dwight Howard it and temporarily bolt to Edmonton or another team that is such a failure it's given sympathy.

[velik_m]

Kane&Toews 8years * 10.5. I guess market rate for Kopi has been set :(

[Daniel Sedin]

:lol all this gibberish as if it will make a difference. We will be the number one seed like every year and be the best team yet again like every year... the Elite Company is just too strong to withstand...

[Daniel Sedin]

Canucks add Ryan Miller

Ryan will coattail us to a ring.. it's nothing.. at least we don't have that faggot choker Luongo anymore..

[Blizzardwizard]

What's worse, being a Sharks fan or a Nucks fan? And Toronto fans think they have it bad..

[Henrik Sedin]

What's worse, being a Sharks fan or a Nucks fan? And Toronto fans think they have it bad..

Neither can be worse than being an English Hockey fan. Have you seen their team? At least Vancouver has two living legends like ourselves that will bring us back to the 1 seed next year. LA is a joke.

[Henrik Sedin]

Why did the Canucks sign Miller? Aren't they supposed to be rebuilding?

:lol

We are one of the best first lines in the decade. The only reason we sucked last year was because Torts has no idea how to coach a finese team like my brother and I.. and we were injured. Now that we dumped Luongo's corpse.. we will be back at the 1 seed.

[Blizzardwizard]

Neither can be worse than being an English Hockey fan. Have you seen their team? At least Vancouver has two living legends like ourselves that will bring us back to the 1 seed next year. LA is a joke.

Our league is great, it's just full of big ass guys fighting eachother and getting into fights with people in the crowd.

[velik_m]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Etiaoogbyo

[The Gemini Method]

lol @ the Canucks. Fuck 'em. lol @ les Habs because Lefty is lurking ;)

[lefty]

@ les Habs because Lefty is lurking ;)
Supreme Leader may excommunicate you from the Arsenal fn club

[The Gemini Method]

Supreme Leader may excommunicate you from the Arsenal fn club

Don't excommunicate me, Supreme Leader Lefty! Or I may have to join the Manchester City club owned by fello ISIS backers :cry

[lefty]

Don't excommunicate me, Supreme Leader Lefty! Or I may have to join the Manchester City club owned by fello ISIS backers :cry

Good.
You are forgiven

[IrisHockey]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10464262_10152144849456496_7649418185301950089_n.j pg


Seguin living the dream

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

lol @ the Canucks. Fuck 'em. lol @ les Habs because Lefty is lurking ;)
Who are you a fan of? Jw.

[The Gemini Method]

Who are you a fan of? Jw.

Not of the fucking Ducks that's for sure...

[Blizzardwizard]

Still no trade. God damn this franchise lost its balls when Owen Nolan left and now we're left with Dougie boy and Tyler Kennedy.

[velik_m]

Well with the signing of King the Kings off season is done as far as roster movements go.

I don't know why the Habs are hard balling Subban though, seems stupid.

[lefty]

I don't know why the Habs are hard balling Subban though, seems stupid.
I was like WTF is ElNono doing in this thread?


Marc Bergevin has been left with a shitty situation thanks to the 2 previous shitty GM's who handed out very bad contracts, he doesnt have much cap space to work with




Аrpon Basu‏@ArponBasu·8 mins
I just saw a headline stating that Subban and #Habs are more than $3M apart in "negotiations." That's inaccurate.


Аrpon Basu‏@ArponBasu·8 mins
Arbitration asks in no way reflect the actual state of negotiations.

[Clipper Nation]

Well with the signing of King the Kings off season is done as far as roster movements go.

:lol All these other teams making moves and yet the champs remain intact.... NHL = f:lolcked....

[The Gemini Method]

Well with the signing of King the Kings off season is done as far as roster movements go.

I don't know why the Habs are hard balling Subban though, seems stupid.

Don't fuck with a winning pedigree! Kangs!

[velik_m]

Next offseason will be fun for Habs. :lol

[lefty]

Next offseason will be fun for Habs. :lol
We'll find out in 48 hours :lol

[lefty]

Marc Bergevin is THAT NEGGA

Showing other GMs how it's done :tu

[Clipper Nation]

Marc Bergevin is THAT NEGGA

Showing other GMs how it's done :tu
Dean doesn't have to be shown how it's done, especially not by the lolHabs :downspin:

[lefty]

Dean doesn't have to be shown how it's done, especially not by the lolHabs :downspin:
You do know that his predecessors left the club in a mess when he became the GM.

[velik_m]

Marc Bergevin is THAT NEGGA

Showing other GMs how it's done :tu

How it should be done is he should've locked up Subban 2 years ago at a much lower cap hit and not let it drag to arbitration.

[lefty]

How it should be done is he should've locked up Subban 2 years ago at a much lower cap hit and not let it drag to arbitration.
- We needed to resign young players and Bergevin inherited bad contracts thanks to the previous turd GM's

- Subban had like one good season back then, not enough to justify a big long term contract

[Clipper Nation]

Looks like the Kangs are retiring Rob Blake's jersey in January... (http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nhl/story/_/id/11340308/rob-blake-no-4-jersey-retired-los-angeles-kings) not sure how I feel about that...

Also, that faggot Charles Wang is trying to back out of the Islanders sale (http://espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/story/_/id/11340443/potential-new-york-islanders-sale-twists-again-andrew-barroway-sues-charles-wang) :lol

[Clipper Nation]

Looks like Wang has come to an agreement with former Capitals owner John Ledecky and partner Scott Malkin to buy the Islanders:

http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=728678&navid=DL|NYI|home

Only problem is that for some reason, Wang gets to maintain majority control for two more years under this agreement before handing it off to the new owners.... I fully expect him to try to fuck Ledecky and Malkin over in two years' time, tbh....

[Clipper Nation]

Jumbo Choke stripped of the C :lmao

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24670125/joe-thornton-removed-from-sharks-captaincy-could-regain-it-in-camp

[lefty]

too bad he is such a choker

Fantastic passer TBH

[Girasuck]

Pretty excited to see the cup next week. Trevor Lewis is bringing it to SLC. How close can you get to it?

[lefty]

Pretty excited to see the cup next week. Trevor Lewis is bringing it to SLC. How close can you get to it?
If you touch it, Lewis' goon teammate will pop out of nowhere and punch you

[Blizzardwizard]

Not upset Joe was stripped of C. But Marleau shouldn't have lost his A, or his C last time round.


I don't really care who gets what, give the C to Mike Brown and the A to John Scott.

[Clipper Nation]

Bettman is an idiot once again:

http://www.si.com/nhl/2014/08/26/report-nhl-expansion-las-vegas-done-deal

Not only has hockey in the desert already failed miserably in Arizona, the transient population of Vegas will prevent the team from having a true fanbase and there will inevitably be gambling scandals... worst of all, Vegas is actually in danger of running out of water unless they build a $15 billion pipeline that could cripple Nevada's economy....

[Clipper Nation]

Wow, it gets worse:

504448356584677377

Another team in Toronto? Is Bettman just trolling at this point?

[lefty]

Wow, it gets worse:

504448356584677377

Another team in Toronto? Is Bettman just trolling at this point?
Denied by Bill Daly

[Clipper Nation]

Denied by Bill Daly

When Tim Lieweekly is denying it, you know it's probably true:

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/08/27/mlses-tim-leiweke-says-reports-on-nhl-expansion-to-las-vegas-toronto-are-just-not-true/

[lefty]

When Tim Lieweekly is denying it, you know it's probably true:

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/08/27/mlses-tim-leiweke-says-reports-on-nhl-expansion-to-las-vegas-toronto-are-just-not-true/
It doesn't make sense

- Quebec is not getting a team; not before an American city does
- Toronto already has a team; BS started when that Blackberry faggot mentioned something about having a 2nd team there

[The Gemini Method]

Las Vegas would fail--all the reasons CN posted are pretty much what would doom that franchise. I can see Seattle getting one and Quebec to replace the Nordiques, but other than that it would be foolish to add more when there are teams no one really cares about (Panthers, Yotes, Ducks, Hurricanes, Lightning, Jets, Habs). Messing with you on the Habs, Lefty.

[Blizzardwizard]

Life needs more hockey right now. I'm definitely missing waking up at 7AM and watching highlights of the Sharks lose to the Sabres 5-0 and ruining my day.

I need it :cry

[lefty]

Meh I dont miss it

All you hear about here during the regular season is Habs Habs Habs Habs Habs
(and Eugenie Bouchard when she is winning)

[Blizzardwizard]

Needs bumping. Time is near.

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Ducks crying about a preseason loss.... we are in their heads:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-ducks-nhl-andrew-cogliano-dany-heatley20140928-story.html

But the Ducks hate losing to the Kings no matter the circumstances. The Kings’ seven-game victory in the second round last spring left the Ducks brooding all summer; losing two preseason games to the Kings last week didn’t clear that sour taste.


“Lose to them and lose even in a shootout game like [Thursday] night, a stupid, non-meaningful game, you still take it hard,” Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau said.


The Ducks also dislike seeing and hearing Kings fans attend games in Anaheim in significant numbers. Many chants of “Go Kings go” broke out on Sunday, and only some, not all, were drowned out by Ducks fans. Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano said hearing support for the Kings in Anaheim stinks — or a word similar to that — but he acknowledged that the Kings have given their fans plenty to cheer about.

[Daniel Sedin]

Alright, it is time for me and my "goons" (as you guys say in America) to take the West back over and win our beloved Stanley Cup.

Myself, Henrik, Vrbata and Ryan Miller are taking over.

[Blizzardwizard]

6 days until people can stop pretending they care about the baseball playoffs :cry

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Chiarelli and Bowman getting fleeced by Garth Snow
:lol Blackhawks
:lol Bruins

[Henrik Sedin]

Well me and my brother are already in Hart and Art Ross trophy form. Three points combined with my nigga Danny last night against the Edmonton Middle-Easterners.

Can't wait to open up this season. I'm feeling a five seed to make the media think we aren't shit - them bam - upset the Sharks and proceed to win the Cup.

[Blizzardwizard]

Well me and my brother are already in Hart and Art Ross trophy form. Three points combined with my nigga Danny last night against the Edmonton Middle-Easterners.

Can't wait to open up this season. I'm feeling a five seed to make the media think we aren't shit - them bam - upset the Sharks and proceed to win the Cup.

Sorry, but beating the Sharks in the playoffs is not an upset. Ever.

[lefty]

:lol Budaj
:lol sent to a shithole

:lol Francis Bouillon of shit
:lol GTFO

[lefty]

Puck drop niggas

Habs vs Laffs

Oh how original...

Crofl refs witha helmet cam


Lol Sharks are gonna watch the Kangs raise the banner