I just think there is something to be said for bridge contracts. Kids go from 950K to 5-6 million a year. its crazy. it makes it hard to keep your own talent which is a shame
- nastyflyergirl

Dunno.

I feel the CBA strips young players of almost all of their leverage until UFA. If a team really wants to hang on to their kids, they really shouldn't have a problem doing so, unless they haven't budgeted at all in advance. And the kind of kids that command those types of raises are generally already fully effective/developed, and worth that level of investment: Kane, Toews, Doughty, etc. Most other players coming off of ELCs will only be getting modest raises since they're still works in progress.

The Flyers had 70 shot attempts and 22 on net
- PhillySportsGuy

all i saw was them miss the net in 2nd period. disgraceful.

Seems like our AHL All-Star had a rough game.
- Tomahawk

but he's absolutely an nhl top 4 dman worth his contract. absolutely. it sounds more believable when i say absolutely.

Who becomes the backup goalie?
- jstross

jamie storr.

jamie storr.
- hammarby31

not labarbera?

not labarbera?
- 2Real

i was joking. i have no idea. it depends on what happens with mason. if they give a 4 year deal, not sure they'll want stolarz on the bench all year and would probably keep him developing in the ahl another season.