2011 Stanley Cup Champions - Boston Bruins

trwi7 · Post #381 » by **trwi7** » Tue May 24, 2011 2:58 pm

What websites would those be?

WEFFPIM · Post #382 » by **WEFFPIM** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:09 pm

Only Weber is a free agent this offseason, and he's restricted. Certainly another team will try to drive the price up (see Hjalmarsson), but I can't see Weber getting more than $6 million per. They'll have about $21 million of cap space assuming the cap goes up to around $62 million, which is expected. That's plenty of cash if they want to get a jump on Suter and Rinne right now.

Plus, the Predators are so close to being a true contender and those three are the biggest reasons why. Keep them around and get some more firepower in there, the Preds will be in the Cup finals soon.

Post #383 » by **OldNo7** » Wed May 25, 2011 1:33 am

trwi7 wrote:What websites would those be?

One to start:
http://insider.espn.go.com/nhl/blog?nam ... id=6519942

While it's impossible to predict the future, I have a hard time believing the Preds could keep both guys at market prices. If one or both accepted some sort of hometown discount, that would change the equation.

If Poile can figure a way to keep both Weber and Suter, he'd probably have to move Rinne or risk losing him as a free agent.

Again, I want Nashville to keep the core together because I like their system, and Weber is my favourite defenseman in the NHL not named Lidstrom, and I enjoy seeing small market teams having success. That said, the offseason of 2012 could pose a problem as that is when Suter and Rinne become free agents. IF the team doesn't have the money to keep those two and Weber (you have figure Weber is priority #1), a Suter trade this season is a definite possibility.

If the team was ever allowed to spend up to the cap, it wouldn't be an issue, but that isn't the case with their ownership.

hsb · Post #384 » by **hsb** » Wed May 25, 2011 3:31 am

Vancouver scores with 10 seconds to go. Game 5 going into overtime.

RIPskaterdude · Post #385 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Wed May 25, 2011 3:36 am

hsb wrote:Vancouver scores with 10 seconds to go. Game 5 going into overtime.

The Sharks are a joke :angry:

hsb · Post #386 » by **hsb** » Wed May 25, 2011 3:38 am

Tough call, but the puck hit Sedin before the puck went down the ice. Shouldn't have been icing.

Post #387 » by **OldNo7** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:00 am

Kevin Bieksa is sure making himself a lot of money this offseason (Detroit bound?)

RIPskaterdude · Post #388 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:16 am

This should be over already :sigh:

WEFFPIM · Post #389 » by **WEFFPIM** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:40 am

OldNo7 wrote:Kevin Bieksa is sure making himself a lot of money this offseason (Detroit bound?)

Yes. Every player in the National Hockey League will be going to Detroit.

hsb · Post #390 » by **hsb** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:52 am

Bieksa with the series winner.

WEFFPIM · Post #391 » by **WEFFPIM** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:53 am

Um...what was that?

LRMAM12 · Post #392 » by **LRMAM12** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:54 am

That was unsatisfying...

Post #393 » by **darth_federer** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:54 am

Post #394 » by **TheLowlySquire** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:58 am

We didn't deserve to win this series, but wtf was that. Horrible luck all series long. Go Bruins

WEFFPIM · Post #395 » by **WEFFPIM** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:01 am

The Sharks are the Atlanta Braves of the NHL. Except the Braves have actually won a title.

WEFFPIM · Post #396 » by **WEFFPIM** » Thu May 26, 2011 3:39 am

Game 7 Friday night. Thank God.

Post #397 » by **Nolan** » Thu May 26, 2011 3:51 am

^
Agreed, these playoffs have been pretty dull since the first round.

Post #398 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Thu May 26, 2011 3:54 am

Welp, no way I will get out of work early on Friday. So I hope the bruins can take it.

WEFFPIM · Post #399 » by **WEFFPIM** » Thu May 26, 2011 4:45 am

Nolan wrote:^
Agreed, these playoffs have been pretty dull since the first round.

Only San Jose and Detroit was interesting in the second round and it probably shouldn't have been.

WEFFPIM · Post #400 » by **WEFFPIM** » Thu May 26, 2011 5:47 pm

http://www.whosay.com/TBLightning/videos/31903

Uhhhh....