I think Lamorello is in the same place, as far as what he's allowed to spend, as GMBM was two seasons ago: put together something cheap while we get the financial side straightened out. The new ownership took on a fair amount of debt with the team, so I'm guessing the purse strings are pretty tight there this season with an eye on "let's get though this season and go from there" with a July 1st list that looks like this:
UFAs: Jaromir Jagr, Micheal Ryder, Martin Havlat, Steve Bernier, Tim Sestito, Scott Gomez, Jordin Tootoo, Bryce Salvador, Marek Zidlicky, Peter Harrold
RFAs: Eric Gelinas, Adam Larsson, Seth Helgeson (entry level contract expiring), Keith Kinkaid
They have Cory Schneider and Travis Zajac signed on long term deals, along with Andy Greene (5 more years) Mike Cammelleri (4 more years) Adam Henrique (4 more years) and Ryan Clowe (3 more years), so they have pieces to build around but it's going to probably take a little while. I can say I know nothing about what prospects they have in their system other than F Stefan Matteau (played for Team USA at WJHC in 2014) and the fact that his Travis Zajac's brothers Darcy and Kelly play for the Albany Devils of the AHL.
SensKat said
Dec 27, 2014
as of this morning, NJ are actually going with a bizarre setup with Lamorello behind the bench for a few games (right), Adam Oates in charge of the Forwards, Scott Stevens in charge of the D... with the plan being that those two will split the coaching job. That just sounds like a recipe for disaster.
tjlincoln said
Dec 26, 2014
that's hard to believe, wonder how long till he's fired in NJ. NJ has no stinking talent that's under 30 other than Corey Schneider. What a joke NJ is this season. Their coach just had that team in the Finals too and now just like MacLean he forgot how to coach or he doesn't have the talent to win just like MacLean in Ottawa yet both are fired because the GM didn't give either coach the talent to compete with the Pittsburgh's of the world.
NEWARK — With teams set to resume play after the NHL's Christmas break, speculation among Devils players is that Paul MacLean will be introduced Saturday morning as the team's new coach.
MacLean, 56, was fired by the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 8 after that team got off to an 11-11-5 start.
The 2013 Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL's top coach, MacLean is regarded as a disciplinarian who is feared but not disliked by his players. That would fit into the type of coach general manager Lou Lamoriello might want to bring in to succeed Pete DeBoer.
In four seasons as coach of the Senators, MacLean compiled a 114-90-35 record. He was 8-9 in the playoffs.
Born in France, MacLean is a former forward who played 719 NHL games with the St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets and Detroit Red Wings. He is known for his distinctive mustache.
Leaf fans, every year, when they realize it's happening again.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Z1ZAbSMlI
tjlincoln said
Dec 21, 2014
a guy named David Rundblad scored for Chicago tonite--can u believe it? and for good news the Leafs are losing 4-0 and getting ready to go into another crisis mode
-- Edited by tjlincoln on Sunday 21st of December 2014 09:25:41 PM
canuck said
Dec 19, 2014
I agree homer. I don't think a Vegas team will work.
Which is probably why they will do it before Quebec lol
tjlincoln said
Dec 19, 2014
Kardinal wrote:
It's early this season, but here come the Oilers jokes:
The EPS is cracking down on speeders heading into Edmonton. For the first offense, they give you 2 Oilers tickets. If you get stopped a second time, they make you use them.
Q. What do you call 30 millionaires around a TV watching the Stanley Cup playoffs? A. The Edmonton Oilers.
Q. What do the Oilers and Billy Graham have in common? A. They can both make 18,000 people stand up and yell "Jesus Christ".
Q. How do you keep an Oiler out of your yard? A. Put up a goal net.
Q. What do you call an Oiler with a Stanley Cup ring? A. Real Old
Q. How many Oilers does it take to win a Stanley Cup? A. Nobody remembers.
Q. What do the Oilers and possums have in common? A. Both play dead at home and get killed on the road!
yet this putrid joke of a team is beating SJ in SJ 3-2 after 2, and the Oil last win? vs. SJ
Kardinal said
Dec 18, 2014
It's early this season, but here come the Oilers jokes:
The EPS is cracking down on speeders heading into Edmonton. For the first offense, they give you 2 Oilers tickets. If you get stopped a second time, they make you use them.
Q. What do you call 30 millionaires around a TV watching the Stanley Cup playoffs? A. The Edmonton Oilers.
Q. What do the Oilers and Billy Graham have in common? A. They can both make 18,000 people stand up and yell "Jesus Christ".
Q. How do you keep an Oiler out of your yard? A. Put up a goal net.
Q. What do you call an Oiler with a Stanley Cup ring? A. Real Old
Q. How many Oilers does it take to win a Stanley Cup? A. Nobody remembers.
Q. What do the Oilers and possums have in common? A. Both play dead at home and get killed on the road!
Kardinal said
Dec 18, 2014
If you have an intolerable blue team fan crowing their record, here's something to think about:
Blue team record: 19-9-3
First 31 games: 21 home games, 10 road games Next 29 games: 8 home games, 21 road games
Playing so many games on home ice likely has something to do with their record so far, and we'll see how long that lasts when they have to be on the road a lot for the next two months.
tjlincoln said
Dec 17, 2014
there goes Homer raining all over Pan and Canucks upcoming vacation plans to Sin City.
of course since Homer made such perfect sense on why NHL won't work without a real fan base u just know Bet-man will put a team in the Nevada desert so the people in the Arizona desert will have a rival
-- Edited by tjlincoln on Wednesday 17th of December 2014 04:35:11 PM
Homer said
Dec 17, 2014
Just finished listening to this week's show and have a though about the NHL having a team in Vegas and why I think is a bad bet.
I Googled top Vegas shows and came across the following list.
O Cirque du Soleil at Bellagio
Celine Dion at Caesars Palace
Terry Fator at the Mirage
Absinthe at Caesars Palace
Le Rêve - The Dream at Wynn Las Vegas
Jersey Boys at Paris Las Vegas
Penn & Teller at Rio
Boyz II Men at The Mirage
Human Nature at the Venetian
Blue Man Group at Monte Carlo
Now what do all these shows have in common? They are all inside Hotel/Casinos. Don't Vegas hotels/casinos want to keep their patrons inside their buildings as much as possible? Giving comp tickets to a show in their own building is kind of like a loss leader because they know they will make the money back.
Why would hotels give comp tickets to a hockey game to a venue they don't own and have people spend money there instead? I just don't see it happening.
Sure you might get you Pans and Canucks of the world who might take a Vegas trip and catch a game, but that's a small percentage. If you're a hockey fan, you can catch a game in your team's city and 29 other cities. The shows on the list above only play in Vegas and have an appeal to a much wider audience.
I'd be willing to bet that if you offer the average visitor to Vegas a pair of comp tickets to a Vegas-Edmonton game or a pair of comp tickets to any of the above shows, most will take the shows. If it is such a great idea, don't you thing the NFL, NBA and MLB be there already?
Remember, the house always win and they win more when their patrons stay inside their building.
Spezzial-Delivery said
Dec 10, 2014
Kane did spend many years in Atlanta.. think that maybe it was a bad influence? I guess he hasn't done anything dumb lately so he was due.
Watched the ceremony for Beliveau yesterday. It was concise and a great tribute. Well deserved.
and at the far other end of the class spectrum, RIP Jean Beliveau. A man who carried himself the right way.
A sad day. Jean Beliveau was my hero when I was young. One of the classiest men to ever play the game. I always tried to get no. 4 on all the teams I played for.
tjlincoln said
Dec 3, 2014
Russell wrote:
Breaking: evader Kane is still a jackass who doesn't understand that flaunting your wealth to the fans that pay your salary is still classless.
He's Canadian, how did this happen? usually this is reserved for U.S. football and basketball players and South American footballers......
Russell said
Dec 2, 2014
and at the far other end of the class spectrum, RIP Jean Beliveau. A man who carried himself the right way.
Russell said
Dec 2, 2014
Breaking: evader Kane is still a jackass who doesn't understand that flaunting your wealth to the fans that pay your salary is still classless.
Russell said
Nov 24, 2014
had he only been our coach, instead of schooling martin every year.....
I think Lamorello is in the same place, as far as what he's allowed to spend, as GMBM was two seasons ago: put together something cheap while we get the financial side straightened out. The new ownership took on a fair amount of debt with the team, so I'm guessing the purse strings are pretty tight there this season with an eye on "let's get though this season and go from there" with a July 1st list that looks like this:
UFAs: Jaromir Jagr, Micheal Ryder, Martin Havlat, Steve Bernier, Tim Sestito, Scott Gomez, Jordin Tootoo, Bryce Salvador, Marek Zidlicky, Peter Harrold
RFAs: Eric Gelinas, Adam Larsson, Seth Helgeson (entry level contract expiring), Keith Kinkaid
They have Cory Schneider and Travis Zajac signed on long term deals, along with Andy Greene (5 more years) Mike Cammelleri (4 more years) Adam Henrique (4 more years) and Ryan Clowe (3 more years), so they have pieces to build around but it's going to probably take a little while. I can say I know nothing about what prospects they have in their system other than F Stefan Matteau (played for Team USA at WJHC in 2014) and the fact that his Travis Zajac's brothers Darcy and Kelly play for the Albany Devils of the AHL.
Rumored that the Paulrus might be going to NJ...
http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2014/12/is_paul_maclean_the_new_devils_coach.html
NEWARK — With teams set to resume play after the NHL's Christmas break, speculation among Devils players is that Paul MacLean will be introduced Saturday morning as the team's new coach.
MacLean, 56, was fired by the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 8 after that team got off to an 11-11-5 start.
The 2013 Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL's top coach, MacLean is regarded as a disciplinarian who is feared but not disliked by his players. That would fit into the type of coach general manager Lou Lamoriello might want to bring in to succeed Pete DeBoer.
In four seasons as coach of the Senators, MacLean compiled a 114-90-35 record. He was 8-9 in the playoffs.
Born in France, MacLean is a former forward who played 719 NHL games with the St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets and Detroit Red Wings. He is known for his distinctive mustache.
Leaf fans, every year, when they realize it's happening again.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Z1ZAbSMlI
a guy named David Rundblad scored for Chicago tonite--can u believe it? and for good news the Leafs are losing 4-0 and getting ready to go into another crisis mode
-- Edited by tjlincoln on Sunday 21st of December 2014 09:25:41 PM
yet this putrid joke of a team is beating SJ in SJ 3-2 after 2, and the Oil last win? vs. SJ
It's early this season, but here come the Oilers jokes:
The EPS is cracking down on speeders heading into Edmonton.
For the first offense, they give you 2 Oilers tickets.
If you get stopped a second time, they make you use them.
Q. What do you call 30 millionaires around a TV watching the Stanley Cup playoffs?
A. The Edmonton Oilers.
Q. What do the Oilers and Billy Graham have in common?
A. They can both make 18,000 people stand up and yell "Jesus Christ".
Q. How do you keep an Oiler out of your yard?
A. Put up a goal net.
Q. What do you call an Oiler with a Stanley Cup ring?
A. Real Old
Q. How many Oilers does it take to win a Stanley Cup?
A. Nobody remembers.
Q. What do the Oilers and possums have in common?
A. Both play dead at home and get killed on the road!
If you have an intolerable blue team fan crowing their record, here's something to think about:
Blue team record: 19-9-3
First 31 games: 21 home games, 10 road games
Next 29 games: 8 home games, 21 road games
Playing so many games on home ice likely has something to do with their record so far, and we'll see how long that lasts when they have to be on the road a lot for the next two months.
there goes Homer raining all over Pan and Canucks upcoming vacation plans to Sin City.
of course since Homer made such perfect sense on why NHL won't work without a real fan base u just know Bet-man will put a team in the Nevada desert so the people in the Arizona desert will have a rival
-- Edited by tjlincoln on Wednesday 17th of December 2014 04:35:11 PM
Just finished listening to this week's show and have a though about the NHL having a team in Vegas and why I think is a bad bet.
I Googled top Vegas shows and came across the following list.
O Cirque du Soleil at Bellagio
Celine Dion at Caesars Palace
Terry Fator at the Mirage
Absinthe at Caesars Palace
Le Rêve - The Dream at Wynn Las Vegas
Jersey Boys at Paris Las Vegas
Penn & Teller at Rio
Boyz II Men at The Mirage
Human Nature at the Venetian
Blue Man Group at Monte Carlo
Now what do all these shows have in common? They are all inside Hotel/Casinos. Don't Vegas hotels/casinos want to keep their patrons inside their buildings as much as possible? Giving comp tickets to a show in their own building is kind of like a loss leader because they know they will make the money back.
Why would hotels give comp tickets to a hockey game to a venue they don't own and have people spend money there instead? I just don't see it happening.
Sure you might get you Pans and Canucks of the world who might take a Vegas trip and catch a game, but that's a small percentage. If you're a hockey fan, you can catch a game in your team's city and 29 other cities. The shows on the list above only play in Vegas and have an appeal to a much wider audience.
I'd be willing to bet that if you offer the average visitor to Vegas a pair of comp tickets to a Vegas-Edmonton game or a pair of comp tickets to any of the above shows, most will take the shows. If it is such a great idea, don't you thing the NFL, NBA and MLB be there already?
Remember, the house always win and they win more when their patrons stay inside their building.
Jean Beliveau tribute in MTL.
http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/video-jean-beliveau-tribute-at-the-bell-centre-tonight?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
A sad day. Jean Beliveau was my hero when I was young. One of the classiest men to ever play the game. I always tried to get no. 4 on all the teams I played for.
and at the far other end of the class spectrum, RIP Jean Beliveau. A man who carried himself the right way.
Breaking: evader Kane is still a jackass who doesn't understand that flaunting your wealth to the fans that pay your salary is still classless.
had he only been our coach, instead of schooling martin every year.....
what might have been.