Got em...got em...need em...what have you got??? What do you need???
Sounds like the good old days when trading hockey cards was a great way to get the card of your favourite player. You had to be pretty wise, a little sly, and extremely lucky to get the card you wanted without losing a lot in the process. Well guess what...some of those kids never stopped playing that game!!! They grew up and became General Managers of hockey teams and they do the same thing but with real players. Since the introduction of the salary cap blockbuster trades are a little tougher to come by but the potential is still there. I think there will be considerable movement before the trade deadline...Sean Avery has already been moved to the Rangers.
Now, with trading and salary caps the NHL players still hold the upper hand. This is somewhat of a thorn in my side!!!! The going rate for players is starting to creep back up to what it was before the lockout and the owners don't seem to care!!! Can you smell another lockout??? As far as I'm concerned the NFL does it right. If a player signs on to a team that contract is not really worth much. If that player tanks then the team can dump him and his contract. The team is only on the hook for the remainder of the season. If that same mentality applies to the NHL then the Ottawa Senators could dump Martin Gerber and keep Emery...opening up room to get a decent backup. The Montreal Canadiens could dump Sergei Samsonov and free up over $3 Million for next year. Colorado could dump Jose Theodore...the Islanders could dump Alexei Yashin...and the list goes on!!!! If you want true parity in the new NHL then a team shouldn't be forced to keep a high priced boat anchor on their team...they should be able to dump him if he's not performing!!! Then let another team take a chance on him or he just doesn't play!!!! Sounds fair right??? For the amount of money a fan pays to go to a game we should see the best possible product on the ice every game...that means every player should be giving 100% of their work every game in order for him to feel his job is safe. That would make for some very exciting hockey games in every NHL city...hey, US attendance might even go up!!!!
That's it for now...remember the trade deadline is February 27th...there just may be a blockbuster move by then so keep your eyes and ears open!!!
CHEERS!!!!
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The Rokpig
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Couldn't agree with you more!! I've had that same conversation on more than one occasion with others...
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With the trade deadline looming in the near future,The NHL should consider trading Gary Bettman somewhere south of where the sun don't shine.
Souray for Ryan Smith?
I have heard some rumors.
How does Muckler get rid of Gerber and his big contract?
Will Bob Gainey move Bonk,Samsonov or Aebisher?
What about The Flyers and The Bruins?
Who will they move.
Will Boston pick up Forsberg?
And did you hear......some numbscull signede Brashear to a contract for more than A Mill!!!
Sometimes I can't figure out these G.M.'s.
See you at "THE LONELY END OF THE RINK"!
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