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Submitted by Robert L on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 13:43.
To anyone curious about it, Ian has around 17 tickets left for the Summit Habs/Ducks game at $68. Both sections of tickets are together. Those interested have until tonight to speak up.
If you are interested, click on my profile tab and e-mail your info to me and I will pass it along to Ian. A PayPal form will arrive by e-mail tomorrow to secure your tickets. I can be contacted for any questions and concerns that you have.
Ian, I've got 15 so far, including the Big Bird. There's let's say 5 pairs left.
rob l..just sent you e-mail for 4 tickets.
I have you down for tickets David. Thanks for joining up. I've sent you an e-mail to explain how things work from here.
Just looking at the list of teams over the cap and players they might realistically be willing to part with:
Philadelphia - Mike Knuble
San Jose - Patrick Marleau
Chicago - Robert Lang
Washington - Michael Nylander
Calgary - Matt Lombardi
Anaheim - Mathieu Schneider
Cant see Washington parting with Nylander. Thatd be a worse move for them than signing Theodore, and I dont think much of the Theodore signing.
I like Lang, but I think he's a big part of Chicago's plans. I think CHicago is going to try to dump Khabibulin and one of their defensemen.
I like Marleau, but he has a no-trade clause. And he has a history of being solidly in the minuses.
I would kill to have Knuble on the Habs. Huge, healthy (missed less than 30 games in six seasons, not including his leg issues last spring), good +-, and a solid, reliable point getter.
My vote goes for Knuble big time.
Chorske - Totally agree on Knuble - he is the only guy on the above list that interests me and makes sense for us as far as a Habs' Plan B goes for 2008-09. However, I doubt very much that Philly would make a trade with a conference rival who is in direct competition with them for a spot in the Cup final.
The Original 24 Cups
Too old and couldn't keep up with our boys...Lats can skate better.Think Lang is expendable, as Chicago has a bunch of young centres there and coming.
If Matsy decides to end his career as a loser, then we might be better off to sit on the 6 million and wait for a team that gets off to slow start, needs a major shake up and is willing to trade a high profile, large size centre for a few of our young guns and/or prospects.
Now I'm not talking about selling the farm because the one good thing about having Trevor Timmins doing our drafting is that we are building up an impressive group of kids, who will be valuable assetts to cap strapped teams.
Bob Gainey's too smart to pull a Shero and give it all away for a kick at the can, but don't be surprised if he pulls the trigger if the right center becomes available.
Or maybe we'll luck in and San Jose owner, who's at a game in toronto, drinks the water, suddenly get brain damage, fires Wilson and hires Milbury.
Then we'll get Thornton, for Brisebois, a tin foil gamma ray blocking helment with guilded anntennae to block out the voices in Mike's head (which told him to do the Luango and Jokinen for Parrish and Kvasha deal), 20 piece bucket of the Colonel's finest and a bottle of Mad Dog 20 20.
Agree with you on the first part but nightmare won't ,the rest you will have to sell yourself ...or shovel!!
Jeez, me and Bryan have been agreeing about everything lately. Now I'm hurt.
You're right about the shovel though, maybe we shouldn't give Milbury the helment until we've completed the deal? Good call!
Dave - What Shero faced this year , Gainey will face next summer but not to that extreme , decisions will have to be made as the cap is not going to increase by 15 million. Shero was cornered in a box even without the Hossa deal , that's cap life and ownership pushed to make the Hossa deal not Shero as they knew the Habs would be really strong with Hossa and Mario knew that big decisions would have to be made this summer and the team would be weakened , the future is now. If your planning to make a trade at mid season for a big center of some substance , young unproven prospects won't cut it as we found out and your 6 or 7 million doesn't come into play in a trade so it would take a roster player (probably LW) to make your deal. So if we can trade for a decent asset now in a deal from a team that is desperate to meet the cap at a diluted price it would give us that needed asset to make your trade much easier to take whereas keeping all of your 7 million doesn't come into play. That extra one or two assets make trades viable as it's all about assets when trading in the new NHL. BTW in my books Pacioretti is untouchable.
Bryan, I completely agree, especially the Max Pac part. The kid's got 'Power Forward' written all over him.
I understand your reasoning to acquire a player or players now, who we can use as trade bait down the road, before the trading dead line. But you know me, I just don't think we need anymore smallish, speedy type forwards.
Big Georges should settle any misconceptions about our grit early in the year and I'm glad to see that Lapierre bulked up but it still doesn't address our size issues in the top two lines.
I still say we need a big man down the middle who doesn't shy away from the traffic. I'm not trying to take anything away from our Captain. He's got the heart of a 6'5" player in a 5'10" body. I don't buy into some of the others who think grabbing a big center would be a slap in the face to Saku. Putting Koivu in a situation where he would be playing against 3rd line checking will give him an opportunity to score career highs. Teams won't be able to key on him anymore.
It should get pretty interesting in the next few weeks, with teams trying to meet the cap, and an astute hockey man sitting back with money in his pocket. Let the games begin.
Dave - I'm with you all the way especially the small centers as i'm sick of my centers being dumped on their ass.
Apparently I was dropped from his will last night or something like...(see yesterday's blog)
IF A SWEDE FALLS IN THE FOREST, DOES ANYBODY HEAR?
SUMMIT
We are working on a morning skate with some of the old timers and legends.
Ian, Is Yeats allowed to where his double bladed, blue sparklely strapped, kids, safety skates?
The only New Yawker who could skate was Joey Mullen and that was because he thought he was still in Hell's Kitchen and was trying deperately to get out.
Besides everyone knows, Economists have weak ankles.
(Uncalled for and unprovoked verbal assault)
Oh wow, I got to do one of these maybe ten years ago and it was a blast.
Nilan's mine.
Hi Ian,
Do you mean you are trying to do this?
http://canadiens.nhl.com/tickets/habsforaday.htm
I red about it today and it is something I want to do!
really? WOW
Canadas Team, Gods Team You name it The Habs are it
Ah, gotta love Google Language Tools. I ran RDS's story from the Carbo golf tourney through it, and this is part of what came back:
"We must not believe that the DG Canadian remain idle.
Some formations with the Flyers and Blackhawks will move
by early October as they fuck the ceiling
wage and the Canadian could benefit."
I guess that's one way of putting it ...
That ceiling wage gets around, doesn't it
The Morning Skate : Prospects and Tryouts , Shoulders and Sakic , Fathers and Sons and Sundin and the AVs .. by Stu Hackel .. NY Times ..... http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/the-morning-skate-prospects...
I see the tickets for packages are out and will be on sale in 2 weeks.
MUST GET TICKETS. MUST GET TICKETS. MUST GET TICKETS. MUST GET TICKETS. MUST GET TICKETS. MUST GET TICKETS. MUST GET TICKETS. MUST GET TICKETS. MUST GET TICKETS. MUST GET TICKETS.
Let's see if my lucky streak will continue with Admission!
Jason
If you told Robert how many tickets you need, Vicky will send you a pay pal invoice tomorrow with everybody else's.
See you there.
Max gained 16 pounds?...I smell steroids...