JFC, just saw it!

Reminds of Theisman's leg break. Snapped clean, yikes!!

Gruesome
- BiggE

Gruesome. Still a freak accident, though. There is already talk about how dangerously close the hoop stanchions are in relation to the court. After how many years??

It's a shame when drugs and booze take their toll on pros as in the case of Viktor Khatulev. Dude seems like he had the world in his hands and just never got the help he needed.

I know today we are flooded with commercials for treatment centers all over the place. Not sure how readily help was available back than. Sort of feel like if had been playing today, maybe he would have got cleaned up. Of course you can lead a horse to water but can't make him drink it. Maybe he just didn't want the help. We'll never know.

That's what happens when you have a bunch of Soviet Separatists trying to take things that don't belong to them..........bumholes
- MANXMAN

Don't believe all your Western propaganda.

It's a shame when drugs and booze take their toll on pros as in the case of Viktor Khatulev. Dude seems like he had the world in his hands and just never got the help he needed.

I know today we are flooded with commercials for treatment centers all over the place. Not sure how readily help was available back than. Sort of feel like if had been playing today, maybe he would have got cleaned up. Of course you can lead a horse to water but can't make him drink it. Maybe he just didn't want the help. We'll never know.
- Pelle31Forever

Treatments for drugs addiction is another picture in itself. Most times, you "kick" the habit you were rehabbing for just for a different drug.

Want to kick opiods? Fine. Now you're blowing your money on a suboxone addiction.

Want to kick heroin? Fine. Now you're blowing your money on your methadone addiction.

Treatments for drugs addiction is a whole problem in itself. Most times, you "kick" the habit you were rehabbing for just for a different drug.

Want to kick opiods? Fine. Now you're blowing your money on a suboxone addiction.

Want to kick heroin? Fine. Now you're blowing your money on your methadone addiction.
- Giroux_Is_God

Personally, I smoke. After a few of 'experimentation', its where I landed.

Thanks Bill - great Saturday morning read

Heard on the radio that the ice rink for the Ukraine team Donbass was burned down.
Moscow Spartak is closing down its team this season as the bank that sponsors the team is out of funds. What a mess.
- Marc D

It sucks when hockey and politics mix...

It sucks when hockey and politics mix...
- Oilers4Life14

Flyersgod likes it

Heard on the radio that the ice rink for the Ukraine team Donbass was burned down.
Moscow Spartak is closing down its team this season as the bank that sponsors the team is out of funds. What a mess.
- Marc D

Spartak was open that this would be their last season months ago; this isn't in response to the sanctions on the Bank of Moscow. Don't mix stories.

8 year deal for Subban,


Canadiens Montréal
@CanadiensMTL
Canadiens agree to terms on an 8-year contract with defenseman @PKSubban1. DETAILS -> goha.bs/1rWo57e

This is why I don't care about this stuff. Well...it's not that I don't care, it's that I don't have any opinions on it. They'd all be off base and be drawn from assumptions and only seeing the surface. And that's not right.

People ask me what I think and I say "I have nothing educated to say on the matter".

And no, I will not go read news articles about it, because that makes it worse.
- Giroux_Is_God

Well, you could disagree 110% and bloviate on a subject that you dont have the slightest clue about

Bob McKenzie
@TSNBobMcKenzie
Subban's eight year deal with MTL has an AAV of $9M. #TSN

Bob McKenzie
@TSNBobMcKenzie
Subban's eight year deal with MTL has an AAV of $9M. #TSN
- opeth_pa

Jesus, why did Montreal even bother starting with that ridiculous offer of 5.25?

So when do we bring 8 yr MTL loyalist Subban and Cherry Hill native Robby Byan to Philly?

Just realised Subban's camp asked for 8.5 in arb on a one year deal and then got 9M over 8 yrs. how does that work? Nice work by Subban's agent.

Jesus, why did Montreal even bother starting with that ridiculous offer of 5.25?

- MBFlyerfan

Exactly! This makes no sense at all. Why go through the arbitration process. It would make sense if Montreal was going to stick to their guns. And in some way, maybe what they were doing there is what every team needs to do, to hold salaries down. But it would only work if every team did it, but then it would probably be labeled collusion.

Great article Bill! You spoil us!!
- coffee junkie

Exactly! This makes no sense at all. Why go through the arbitration process. It would make sense if Montreal was going to stick to their guns. And in some way, maybe what they were doing there is what every team needs to do, to hold salaries down. But it would only work if every team did it, but then it would probably be labeled collusion.
- MJL

Bergevin did himself no favors with that hilarious lowball offer.

Bergevin did himself no favors with that hilarious lowball offer.
- BulliesPhan87

I think the lowball offer was to try n meet in the middle... but how the (frank) did it go up an extra 500k?

I think the lowball offer was to try n meet in the middle... but how the (frank) did it go up an extra 500k?
- Oilers4Life14

I get anchoring lower than you expect to sign him for, and meeting in the middle. Close to $5m, though? May as well have said $2.5m if he was going to play dumb. Anyways, I think the added salary was a matter of damage control. Staring down the barrel of losing their star player premier defenseman in a year, he gave into their demands. PK had all the leverage at that point imo.

Bergevin did himself no favors with that hilarious lowball offer.
- BulliesPhan87

No he didn't because he was alone on a mountain. Just not sure what his intention was there. Why just make the deal if the was willing to do it? Now if all the GM's got together and used the same hardball negotiating, to help lower salaries, then I would understand it.

Lightning extend Ben Bishop, 2 years $5.95mm AAV

Just realised Subban's camp asked for 8.5 in arb on a one year deal and then got 9M over 8 yrs. how does that work? Nice work by Subban's agent.
- coffee junkie

Cost of soaking up a lot of UFA years... likely their case vs PK in arb was a soft ball and they were looking near a max award... would have set them up for an even higher cap-hit to re-sign him next summer... looks like they realized they might as well stop with all the posturing and bluffing and bite the bullet now.

Lightning extend Ben Bishop, 2 years $5.95mm AAV
- Jsaquella

Seemed to find his game with Tampa Bay

Seemed to find his game with Tampa Bay
- ob18

Finally got an extended opportunity. If he plays the next two seasons the way he did last season, he's going to be a very wealthy man