Not really. It doesn't take into account guys on 35+ deals who careers were derailed due to the play of other players.

I would be really pissed if Bruins because Savard was injured on a dirty play that was a penalty and now they have to keep playing this game with LTIR and it wasn'a result of anything they did.
- J35Bacher

The CBA and LTIR isn't about dirty plays and how the injury occurred.

- JAKEw1234

Easily one of my favorite movies of all time

that Spezza deal....don't know much about Chiasson....

What do we think of that deal?
- Giroux_Is_God

spezza has 1 yr left, cap hit 7m but a much smaller salary

so he is kind of a rental player who asked for a trade, which lessened the return?

that is how I see it, could be wrong

I really like chiasson

It's 12:01, is the albatross gone yet?

Andy MacDonald money. Six months ago I didn't know who MacDonald was outside of there was two on the Islanders. I knew who Stralman was but I knew him as this terrible Leafs defenseman.
- SuperSchennBros

A nice summation of what the market for D has become.

no more Chris Vande Velde. either

I don't know if Chiasson should be in the top 6 of a serious contender, but he's a very solid player who Dallas fans seem to covet. I think they could've gotten more though, like maybe a serious prospect.
- JAKEw1234

And maybe a goddamned first rounder....

Seems like every deal in the last week has had some sort of head scratcher feel to it.

rip Adam Hall and Downie era
- Winning

you left out Rayzor

It's 12:01, is the albatross gone yet?
- PLindbergh31

How? He's cooked like a turkey on thanksgiving

Easily one of my favorite movies of all time
- Giroux_Is_God

Heath Ledger made the movie. One of the best acting performances ever.

A Bobby Ryan trade to Philadelphia would cause the data center that houses this web site to go into some sort of red alert.
- johndewar

If the Flyers tell Ottawa that his childhood bedroom was littered with Flyers memorobilia, that should close the deal!

spezza has 1 yr left, cap hit 7m but a much smaller salary

so he is kind of a rental player who asked for a trade, which lessened the return?

that is how I see it, could be wrong

I really like chiasson
- Marc D

Good point. Didn't know he had only a year left.

you left out Rayzor
- Marc D

Capital players throwing a party

Heath Ledger made the movie. One of the best acting performances ever.
- JAKEw1234

Absolutely

And maybe a goddamned first rounder....

Seems like every deal in the last week has had some sort of head scratcher feel to it.
- Giroux_Is_God

Ya I'm still confused about the Briere trade. Hopefully if a Gorges trade goes from e3 to e5 we aren't on the bad side of it.

Talking is happening. Phones are ringing.


More to come.

Ya I'm still confused about the Briere trade. Hopefully if a Gorges trade goes from e3 to e5 we aren't on the bad side of it.
- JAKEw1234

So I could be making a sweeping generalization here, but Spezza was traded for 3 mediocre-above average (but not promising) prospects, a promising young kid, and a 2nd rounder.

That's a terrible haul.

Again.

Throw it on the pile.

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun · 19s

As per @TSNBobMcKenzie, Montreal Canadiens sign Manny Malhotra, one year, $850k



Great signing

Talking is happening. Phones are ringing.


More to come.
- Streit2ThePoint

It's over, nothing happened. Nothing to see here. Free Agency was a dud this year.

Malhotra to MTL, Ehrhoff to PIT

1-year $4M for Ehrhoff

Seriously? Its 12:07 and still nothing has happened.. Today sucks already.

EDIT: Well that was quick

Absolutely
- Giroux_Is_God

Ledger in Dark Knight and John Goodman in Lebowski. Two best performances on screen, ever.

Penguins got Ehroff

Seasons over

We lost