Cleary is a jerk. Karmas a female dog. When the Wings say bye bye next season good luck finding work. 3rd liners are a dime a dozen.
- Captain_Quiffe

You're a towel

What a newfy move.

Yo, if everyone could please, just calm down. I know Mr. Cleary on an extremely personal level, and he is a very humble man. I'm certain Daniel never had the intention to enrage Flyer and hockey fans alike.

If we could please stop throwing poop at this very very generous man, and perhaps wait for his side of the story on the matter. We might all see this was one large misunderstanding. It is unfathomable that Daniel would act like such a Richard.
- Leafland

Oh boo hoo anonymous posters on a hockey blog are saying mean things about your friend. If he has a different side to this story, then I'm sure we'd all like to hear it. Until then, he acted like a Richard.

To be fair, Philly is involved in half the rumors. As part of their due diligence they are constantly asking about players to find value. They signed the top free agent defenseman, forward and goalie this offseason.
- PhillySportsGuy

They signed a back-up goalie, they traded an asset just for the ability to overpay drastically in cap hit and term for a 35+ year old one-dimensional defenceman with a diminishing skill-set, and which forward is this you're referring to as the best free agent?

Way to go!

What? You think signing Streit was smart? Another horrible horrible contract in a year they bought out 2 FREAKING TERRIBLE CONTRACTS ALREADY! If another team was pulling this bullsh11te you guys would be laughing and ripping on any of their fans who defended it. Holmgren is finished, don't let him screw up the cap for another 10 years.
- Marshalle

Why cry about the contracts?? Are they spending your $$$. lol. Just sit back and watch the games, that's a fans job.

Streit got market value, other teams would have paid the same, then everyone would cry that we missed out.

Oh boo hoo anonymous posters on a hockey blog are saying mean things about your friend. If he has a different side to this story, then I'm sure we'd all like to hear it. Until then, he acted like a Richard.
- 1979AD

Yeah, so cleary DID tell HIS side of the story today which is posted on KK and he stated he DID contact paul homgren about signing with detroit explaining he was waving a tough time thinking about leaving home and holmgren was a "gentleman about it, a class act and understood, was a real support"

Why cry about the contracts?? Are they spending your $$$. lol. Just sit back and watch the games, that's a fans job.

Streit got market value, other teams would have paid the same, then everyone would cry that we missed out.
- Flyers_4_Life

Because I would like it if my team had a realistic chance to win. That isn't done by over paying an over 35 PP specialist with a 3 yr no move contract. Making mistakes is one thing, everyone does it, not learning from those mistakes is troubling. This franchise in particular should never have signed an over 35 contract again.

nobody gives a poop about Cleary.
- scotch_tape

Don cherry does

Cleary is a jerk. Karmas a female dog. When the Wings say bye bye next season good luck finding work. 3rd liners are a dime a dozen.
- Captain_Quiffe

For accepting a guaranteed contract???

Because I would like it if my team had a realistic chance to win. That isn't done by over paying an over 35 PP specialist with a 3 yr no move contract. Making mistakes is one thing, everyone does it, not learning from those mistakes is troubling. This franchise in particular should never have signed an over 35 contract again.
- Marshalle

I think it will happen again. This is The Flyers were talking about. Maybe you picked the wrong team to cheer for??

For accepting a guaranteed contract???
- stormey

Yep take what offered now from the Wings or wait until Oct 1 and hope the Flyers dont back out...Ya tough decision..

I think it will happen again. This is The Flyers were talking about. Maybe you picked the wrong team to cheer for??
- Flyers_4_Life

IMO you don't pick a team to cheer for, it picks you.
They just bought out 2 huge contracts to get under the cap and before training cap starts they are already over the cap again? They lost Cleary because they are over the cap and couldn't sign him.
Holmgren has torn down and rebuilt this team twice already, lets see what Hextall can do.

What is this site "KK" that is being talked about with more articles on Cleary and Holmgrem?

IMO you don't pick a team to cheer for, it picks you.
They just bought out 2 huge contracts to get under the cap and before training cap starts they are already over the cap again? They lost Cleary because they are over the cap and couldn't sign him.
Holmgren has torn down and rebuilt this team twice already, lets see what Hextall can do.
- Marshalle

I was happier hearing that cleary would be going to detroit, than when I saw the headline that we got him yesterday .lol

I am sorry but the early birds didn't get the worms this year. MacT signs Gordon for 3 million almost on day one and lets numerous better centers go for less. One, Antropov even to the KHL stating he had no suitors. Then Hainsey takes a 1 year 2 million dollar contract with some fairly decent career numbers and still at a decent age. One might argue in his prime.

MacT signs Belov who has poor numbers by KHL standards although he is suppose to be good off paper and Grebeshkov who was never good as an Oiler and we just thought we would try him again at 1.5 each. You can't tell me Hainsey wouldn't be a perfect fit to the Oilers 6 roster spot playing with 3.5 million man Nick Schultz. Even if he got hurt we would still have Potter and Larsson looking to fill in.

Cleary signs for roughly what Jones and Eager get. Which would you rather have? We need grit but Cleary can play center and wing with a better face of percentage than most Oilers and we start the season with a Center missing.

I think the wings and the Hurricanes did well with these signings. Oh and MacT is coming close to being a worse GM than he was a coach and I can't think of a worse coach.

what the (frank) is that map of?

What is this site "KK" that is being talked about with more articles on Cleary and Holmgrem?


- buttshot

K u k l a s k o r n e r

I am sorry but the early birds didn't get the worms this year. MacT signs Gordon for 3 million almost on day one and lets numerous better centers go for less. One, Antropov even to the KHL stating he had no suitors. Then Hainsey takes a 1 year 2 million dollar contract with some fairly decent career numbers and still at a decent age. One might argue in his prime.

MacT signs Belov who has poor numbers by KHL standards although he is suppose to be good off paper and Grebeshkov who was never good as an Oiler and we just thought we would try him again at 1.5 each. You can't tell me Hainsey wouldn't be a perfect fit to the Oilers 6 roster spot playing with 3.5 million man Nick Schultz. Even if he got hurt we would still have Potter and Larsson looking to fill in.

Cleary signs for roughly what Jones and Eager get. Which would you rather have? We need grit but Cleary can play center and wing with a better face of percentage than most Oilers and we start the season with a Center missing.

I think the wings and the Hurricanes did well with these signings. Oh and MacT is coming close to being a worse GM than he was a coach and I can't think of a worse coach.
- Hall Fan

Dude... You are ridiculous....become a Vancouver fan. You seriously have no idea what you spew...New username and Avatar, but same old BSteinley....

Eklund: I can see Cleary now the rain is gone...
- Eklund

fantesticle

You're a towel
- digitalbath

Ouch....what an insult....

I was happier hearing that cleary would be going to detroit, than when I saw the headline that we got him yesterday .lol
- Flyers_4_Life

So was I, it would have been another stupid contract.

Ouch....what an insult....


- Iggysbff

I take it you havent ever watched south park

You're a towel
- digitalbath

i would of went with something else but ok..

i would of went with something else but ok..
- wingz4life

He said Cleary was a jerk. I was just gonna say your a jerk or your face, just supposed to be sarcastic

I'll work on my HB insult game.

Ken Holland is officially an idiot...his & Babcock's man crush of a useless veteran is costing this team the promise of youngster's playing time who earned it in Grand Rapids. This is such BS...too much blind loyalty to someone who doesn't even deserve it.