Would any GM in their right mind take on Bryz's contract?
- 2731color

Gomez was traded, and who would have ever wanted him $7.5 a year


that was insane

Gomez was traded, and who would have ever wanted him $7.5 a year


that was insane
- puckhead17

maybe the habs will take briere

briere has always wanted to play montreal

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DON'T POST IT ON HB!

People have enough trouble sorting out and discussing real trades without people disseminating fantasy stuff.

And if you want to discuss Ek's blogs, please do so on Ek's threads.

Thank you.

- Flyskippy

The Amish must have a soft spot for lost causes.

Gomez was traded, and who would have ever wanted him $7.5 a year


that was insane
- puckhead17

Teams that need to reach the cap floor will have to take on ridiculous contracts. So you are right there would be a team that may need to do that (ie:Campbell and Fla).

The Amish must have a soft spot for lost causes.
- MrBuzzcut

Hell ya Wojo!

The Amish must have a soft spot for lost causes.
- MrBuzzcut

explains why they like the flyers right?

explains why they like the flyers right?
- 2Real

It certainly doesn't explain why you continue to come here.

http://sports.yahoo.com/b...0KKINP1nDClNYHace1x97vLYF

trade Briere!

It certainly doesn't explain why you continue to come here.
- bodiva88

It certainly doesn't explain why you continue to come here.
- bodiva88

despite what you may think i love the flyers

despite what you may think i love the flyers
- 2Real

Ah, so you just hate Flyer fans?

Ah, so you just hate Flyer fans?
- bodiva88

what gives you that idea i love flyer fans they're hilarious and rowdy

what bout the hit on Kecji against Boston in 2010...? i'm shocked you said he was a bad captain, hes been the best captain since Primeau...
- Flyers4Life88

No. Not even close. Hatcher and Smith were both better captains than Richards.

Richards was a very good player. At times great. But he was not a good captain. Good captains embrace the role, honor commitments outside the rink, show up on time, deal responsibly with the media, do not promote cliques, and if there are cliques in the room already, they work to bridge those gaps and bring the players together. There is no evidence that Richards did or even tried to do those things. And there is plenty of evidence that he didn't, or at minimum didn't do them well or successfully.

And towards the end, it seemed pretty clear that the burden of being the captain was affecting his play on the ice and his effort level. He was downright lazy out there at times during his last season here. That was never the case in his early years here.

I liked pre-captain Richards a lot. Hated Richards the captain, and am frankly shocked that LA would even consider making him a captain now. I find it hard to believe that the lack of maturity that doomed his captaincy in Philly is now magically gone now that he's in LALA land.

my beef with richards is simple: in my eyes, he was signed to that megadeal because he displayed all of the qualities we expect and that you outlined above. somehow and slowly, he got away from those things and was a completely different player. and the numbers don't lie. 30 and 50 in 08-09. this year, he's on pace for 42 (!!!) points.

if he were the same guy today that he was in 08, he'd still be here, wearing the c.
- OrangeBlack27

Yep. Nailed it.

Yep. Nailed it.
- BringBack25

i think carter and richards will be a nightmare for LA

i think carter and richards will be a nightmare for LA
- 2Real

I cant believe they are actually on the same team again. I never thought those two would be together again. Well atleast Jeff got his BFF back.

I cant believe they are actually on the same team again. I never thought those two would be together again. Well atleast Jeff got his BFF back.
- stveshdy

it's a desperation move by lombardi cause that team needs scoring and something to keep people excited about the kings

it's a desperation move by lombardi cause that team needs scoring and something to keep people excited about the kings
- 2Real

5:30pm Eastern on NHL Network this Saturday

36 presents Mike Richards. Should be a good one.

5:30pm Eastern on NHL Network this Saturday

36 presents Mike Richards. Should be a good one.
- stveshdy

It wasn't half bad.

Kurtis Foster & a draft pick expected to be heading to the Wild in exchange for Marek Zidlicky

Kurtis Foster & a draft pick expected to be heading to the Wild in exchange for Marek Zidlicky
- nastyflyergirl

nvm

@9modano: 2 yrs/10 million for hemsky. Scored over 20 goals twice in 9yrs.. WTF..!!?

@9modano: 2 yrs/10 million for hemsky. Scored over 20 goals twice in 9yrs.. WTF..!!?



- tangent_man

I know...insane based on injury history alone.