tigerthelion Wrote:The NHL should just go to no touch icing. What the f*ck is wrong with them? :nooooo Now, the referee's are gonna have to make judgement calls on whether or not the player went to touch the puck or just eliminate his man. We all know how pathetic NHL referees are at making judgement calls.Agreed...although Pierre McGuire was on the radio yesterday and said the way the new rule will be enforced is essentially how it's done in the USHL (or was it the ECHL - I can't remember)...basically the linesmen will judge the play when the players racing for the puck are at about the top of the circle - if the offensive player is ahead he'll let them go for it, but if not it will be called immediately (i.e. no touch icing at that point). Not sure if this is actually true of if Pierre just made it up, but it sounds like a reasonable compromise.
skippy the wonder dog Wrote:Leafs give Habs OK to talk to Sundin:
http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story...ockey/home
Here those Toronto fans slaver and snarl.... Good deal for the Habs to get Sundin, he's a great player, they need more strength at centre and he's big and strong behind the net. The impact player they're looking for.
But the Habs with all those good young prospects, exactly what the Leafs need to build on, and not a one of them Toronto-bound.... that's gotta hurt.
skippy the wonder dog Wrote:Leafs give Habs OK to talk to Sundin:Well if the Habs are able to sign him then the Leafs will get some form of compensation - though likely nothing more than a 3rd or 4th rounder (i.e. they'll have to trade his rights to the Habs). I'll reserve further comment on Mats until we see how this all shakes out though.
http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story...ockey/home
Here those Toronto fans slaver and snarl.... Good deal for the Habs to get Sundin, he's a great player, they need more strength at centre and he's big and strong behind the net. The impact player they're looking for.
But the Habs with all those good young prospects, exactly what the Leafs need to build on, and not a one of them Toronto-bound.... that's gotta hurt.
grimes Wrote:skippy the wonder dog Wrote:Leafs give Habs OK to talk to Sundin:Well if the Habs are able to sign him then the Leafs will get some form of compensation
http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story...ockey/home
Here those Toronto fans slaver and snarl.... Good deal for the Habs to get Sundin, he's a great player, they need more strength at centre and he's big and strong behind the net. The impact player they're looking for.
But the Habs with all those good young prospects, exactly what the Leafs need to build on, and not a one of them Toronto-bound.... that's gotta hurt.
skippy the wonder dog Wrote:Montreal with Sundin and Tanguay, Kovalev playing up to last season's level again, and all those good young players ... that would be quite a team.
cochise Wrote:Raycroft and Wellwood have been put on waivers, first step to being bought out.......They don't have to buy Wellwood out as his contract is up. They'll simply not offer him a contract and then he'll become a UFA. Raycroft's salary is so small it really doesn't matter whether they buy him out now and take a two-year cap hit or keep him and send him to the Marlies. All that matters is that he doesn't play for the Leafs :thumb:
IMO, let them play for the Marlies and get rid of their salary completely during this season instead of buying them out..........its not like the cap is going to be a problem this year........
grimes Wrote:cochise Wrote:Raycroft and Wellwood have been put on waivers, first step to being bought out.......They don't have to buy Wellwood out as his contract is up. They'll simply not offer him a contract and then he'll become a UFA. Raycroft's salary is so small it really doesn't matter whether they buy him out now and take a two-year cap hit or keep him and send him to the Marlies. All that matters is that he doesn't play for the Leafs :thumb:
IMO, let them play for the Marlies and get rid of their salary completely during this season instead of buying them out..........its not like the cap is going to be a problem this year........
