My Stanley Cup Runneth Over

[FreshFish]

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One wonders how horrible the injury to Hossa must have been to keep him out of the lineup. Must have been nursing a gunshot wound or something.

I read somewhere that he had a bulging disk in his back pressing against his spine that caused him to lose all sensation in one of his legs.

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Chiarelli just said he told Jagr and Pandolfo they will not be offered contracts, and there will be NO buyouts next season.

He also said Bergeron had a "small hole" in his lung to go along with the separated shoulder and broken rib. One wonders how horrible the injury to Hossa must have been to keep him out of the lineup. Must have been nursing a gunshot wound or something.

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Something like this:

FORWARDS

Milan Lucic ($6.000m) / David Krejci ($5.250m) / Nathan Horton ($5.000m)
Brad Marchand ($4.500m) / Patrice Bergeron ($5.000m) / Tyler Seguin ($5.750m)
Carl Soderberg ($1.008m) / Chris Kelly ($3.000m) / Jared Knight ($0.870m)
Daniel Paille ($1.300m) / Gregory Campbell ($1.600m) / Shawn Thornton ($1.100m)
Jordan Caron ($0.851m)

DEFENSEMEN
Zdeno Chara ($6.917m) / Matt Bartkowski ($0.650m)
Dennis Seidenberg ($3.250m) / Dougie Hamilton ($1.494m)
Adam McQuaid ($1.567m) / Torey Krug ($1.704m)
Andrew Ference ($1.750m) /

GOALTENDERS
Tuukka Rask ($6.000m)
Niklas Svedberg ($1.000m)

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SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $65,560,500; BONUSES: $1,822,500
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $562,000

Isn't even worst case scenario. Tuukka could well get less than 6 and Horton less than 5. They might be able to move Kelly and his 3 mil. This would require getting rid of Boychuk and Ference taking a discount, but who knows.

Ference just said he doesn't expect to be back because of the salary cap.

[Senna]

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Torts hired by Vancouver (that situation could be funny to watch)
Bryz bought out by Philly

Anyone see the twitter post on Condescending Torts last week when rumored about him going to Vancouver....went something like "Ate at a Chinese restaurant and my fortune cookie said "You have Swedish Twins in your future" - I have to be f-ing honest that I had other things in mind."

Instant Classic !!

[SteveP]

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Hockey Night in Canada's season-ending montage.

[MountieBoyOz]

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Actually, no. My team has won a few Cups.

1995, 2000, and 2003.

And set the game back with the sleep-inducing trap.

[UNH GH]

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Something like this:

FORWARDS

Milan Lucic ($6.000m) / David Krejci ($5.250m) / Nathan Horton ($5.000m)
Brad Marchand ($4.500m) / Patrice Bergeron ($5.000m) / Tyler Seguin ($5.750m)
Carl Soderberg ($1.008m) / Chris Kelly ($3.000m) / Jared Knight ($0.870m)
Daniel Paille ($1.300m) / Gregory Campbell ($1.600m) / Shawn Thornton ($1.100m)
Jordan Caron ($0.851m)

DEFENSEMEN
Zdeno Chara ($6.917m) / Matt Bartkowski ($0.650m)
Dennis Seidenberg ($3.250m) / Dougie Hamilton ($1.494m)
Adam McQuaid ($1.567m) / Torey Krug ($1.704m)
Andrew Ference ($1.750m) /

GOALTENDERS
Tuukka Rask ($6.000m)
Niklas Svedberg ($1.000m)

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SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $65,560,500; BONUSES: $1,822,500
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $562,000

Isn't even worst case scenario. Tuukka could well get less than 6 and Horton less than 5. They might be able to move Kelly and his 3 mil. This would require getting rid of Boychuk and Ference taking a discount, but who knows.

[Farce Poobah]

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They can get $4M back on Marc Savard's contract.

Tragic but true. ...

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Unless you move other guys, with only $5. million in cap space, something has to give.
http://capgeek.com/bruins/

With $42 million in payroll expended in their forward corps already, Boston has to let some forwards go ... perhaps Peverly ($3 million) and Marchand ($4.5) to make room for Rask and Horton.

PS Bergeron at $5 million of cap hit is a steal.

They can get $4M back on Marc Savard's contract.

[The Rube]

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Gonna cry?

Actually, no. My team has won a few Cups.

1995, 2000, and 2003.

[Farce Poobah]

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I've got a friend of a friend (yeah, sorry) who's relatively in the know who's heard Tuukka can be had for 7 years / $38.5 mil. He likes it here. Now granted, that was before the Pittsburgh series.

He also has said Horton loves it in Boston and would take a discount if he could get 4 years...something like 4 years / $18 mil.

We'll see of course, but if you can get Tuukka for less than 6 and Horton for less than 5, you gotta do both in a heartbeat IMO.

Unless you move other guys, with only $5. million in cap space, something has to give.
http://capgeek.com/bruins/

With $42 million in payroll expended in their forward corps already, Boston has to let some forwards go ... perhaps Peverly ($3 million) and Marchand ($4.5) to make room for Rask and Horton.

PS Bergeron at $5 million of cap hit is a steal.

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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Jim Murray from Overtime on 92.9 The Game in Atlanta live on the air as his Bruins lose to the Hawks.

[UNH GH]

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Tuukka's starting point for a contract is reportedly 6y/39M. If the Bruins can get him for $6M/year that'll be a big win. I was expecting him to start at 7 per.

I've got a friend of a friend (yeah, sorry) who's relatively in the know who's heard Tuukka can be had for 7 years / $38.5 mil. He likes it here. Now granted, that was before the Pittsburgh series.

He also has said Horton loves it in Boston and would take a discount if he could get 4 years...something like 4 years / $18 mil.

We'll see of course, but if you can get Tuukka for less than 6 and Horton for less than 5, you gotta do both in a heartbeat IMO.

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Tuukka's starting point for a contract is reportedly 6y/39M. If the Bruins can get him for $6M/year that'll be a big win. I was expecting him to start at 7 per.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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For comparison, I can't think of a single Canuck I'd want. Seriously.

Neither can Torts.