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2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs IV: "The game puck just got Prongered"

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Wasn't Oates already an assistant somewhere?
 
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J.D. said:
Wasn't Oates already an assistant somewhere?
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Last year in Tampa. He was dumped out with the regime change. Scuttlebut around NJ is that Scott Stevens and Oates are friends and Stevens recommended him to Lou and MacLean.
 
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Hammer said:
Modano is done as a Star

And if I had to guess, Modano is likely done, period.
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I don't think so. I think he's got that "one more year" itch in him. He can still play a bit. He'll end up playing for someone in California for a year and make a run at another Cup.

Wardy said:
Last year in Tampa. He was dumped out with the regime change. Scuttlebut around NJ is that Scott Stevens and Oates are friends and Stevens recommended him to Lou and MacLean.
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Oates and Stevens did play together in St. Louis for a year. Perhaps they were fast friends there?
 
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Or he could come home to Michigan for cheap. :p
 
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Hrm... A local bar will have the Stanley Cup on display tonight from 10:30 - Midnight... It's $20 to see it and get a pic taken with it... Might just have to give in to the steep price and check it out...
 
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The Savard trade talks seem to have settled down a bit. I blame the Toronto media.

That's right. Blame Canada.
 
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RaceBoarder said:
Hrm... A local bar will have the Stanley Cup on display tonight from 10:30 - Midnight... It's $20 to see it and get a pic taken with it... Might just have to give in to the steep price and check it out...
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It's worth it. Twenties come and go but a picture of you with the Cup (especially if they're letting people drink out of it) is forever.
 
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Swansong said:
The Savard trade talks seem to have settled down a bit. I blame the Toronto media.

That's right. Blame Canada.
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Oh sure, it's always our fault! :p

Let's see -- Burke's American, and played at PC. Chiarelli is Canadian, but he played at Hah-vaad!

I blame New England!! :rolleyes:
 
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More players cast adrift today:

The Oilers are ready to cut ties with their captain.

On Tuesday, Ethan Moreau was one of three players put on waivers by the Oilers. They also waived Patrick O'Sullivan and Robert Nilsson.

Moreau, 34, had been with the Oilers since being acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks midway through the 1998-99 season.

He was named team captain prior to the 2007-2008 campaign, replacing the departed Jason Smith.

Last season, the native of Huntsville, Ont., had nine goals and nine assists with the Oilers.

Moreau had one year left on his contract with the Oilers. If he is not claimed by another NHL team by noon on Wednesday it's likely he'll be bought out by the club.
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Ales Kotalik cleared waivers this morning, leaving his fate as a Calgary Flame in GM Darryl Sutter's hands.

Sutter has never bought out a player, but the underachieving winger could be the first if he chooses by tomorrow afternoon to cut the 31-year-old Czech a $4 million cheque -- a $1-million cap hit in each of the next four seasons.
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Sergei Kostitsyn has been traded to Nashville for the rights to Dustin Boyd and Dan Ellis, both of which are scheduled to become UFA's on Thursday.

Great quote from Habs Inside/Out:

The deal ends popular speculation that the Canadiens would happily trade Sergei Kostitsyn for a dog – and shoot the dog.
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If I was Savard, I'd hold onto the NTC for a while just to be stubborn. I'm pretty sure that he could have gotten more this summer as a UFA than his discount he took to stay with the Bruins. That's pretty friggin' weak.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
Not so fast, junior.

The Bruins are taking their PR notes from the Red Sox in how to throw someone under the bus and out of town.
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Eh nothing earth shattering there. The main point here is you have to think it's Neely who wouldn't mind moving on from Savard. Is Neely calling the shots? Or will he let Chiarelli do what he wants? That's what nobody knows.

Chris Gasper isn't really a controversial figure nor is he known as a hockey guy. Either way, you don't hear the fans complaining about Savard like you did for some deserving Red Sox players.

Savard has been very good in the playoffs for the Bruins, so I'm not sure what it is they're looking for.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
Not so fast, junior.

The Bruins are taking their PR notes from the Red Sox in how to throw someone under the bus and out of town.
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It's not just me who thinks this:
This has the distinct feel of a Neely power play with an assist from Harry Sinden, who is already on record as not being head of the Savard Fan Club.
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Gasper does point out, though, that the Bruins have a glut of forwards, and Savard might just be the one to move, as he is a great value (talented, but not a huge cap hit). If they can move him and get something good in return (I'm thinking a defenseman), then that's great. If they're not going to get a good return, I hope they suck it up and just find a place for him (Seguin to the wing for a bit?). The Bruins would be smart to downplay their dislike of his "game", though.

The talk about his teammates not liking him has been around for years, though. I don't know if it dogged him before he came to Boston, but it's been rumored in this area pretty much since he started playing here.
 
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The talk about his teammates not liking him has been around for years, though. I don't know if it dogged him before he came to Boston, but it's been rumored in this area pretty much since he started playing here.
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He bounced from the Rangers to the Flames to the Thrashers then on to Boston. Talented guys don't generally bounce that much unless there's something else going on. I think Gasper is hearing stuff from someone who knows what's going on inside the room and he's looking to make a splash with that info.
 
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He bounced from the Rangers to the Flames to the Thrashers then on to Boston. Talented guys don't generally bounce that much unless there's something else going on. I think Gasper is hearing stuff from someone who knows what's going on inside the room and he's looking to make a splash with that info.
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Again, it's not much of a splash, especially anywhere he's played (where there's valid hockey coverage).
 
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thecomicbookguy said:
Again, it's not much of a splash, especially anywhere he's played (where there's valid hockey coverage).
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Might not be a "splash" so much as it is a shot of cold water to the face for a lot of fans who are "new" to things and think the world of Savard.
 
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The thing I think that sometimes gets lost in the Savard affair is that while he has a favorable cap hit, he's due major dollars - real money - in the next few seasons.
 
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thecomicbookguy said:
Gasper does point out, though, that the Bruins have a glut of forwards, and Savard might just be the one to move, as he is a great value (talented, but not a huge cap hit). If they can move him and get something good in return (I'm thinking a defenseman), then that's great. If they're not going to get a good return, I hope they suck it up and just find a place for him (Seguin to the wing for a bit?). The Bruins would be smart to downplay their dislike of his "game", though.
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Sinden might provide opinions, but I truly think that Neely's appointment as President makes him the man. I can see him listening to Harry, but in no way is Neely a pushover.

The idea of trading Savard (oldest of their top centers, decent contract) isn't a terrible one because I think they still need another top four dman. I'm torn on this one.

Without players actually coming out and saying it, I don't really know, but I think the off ice stuff with Savard is overstated. He's performed for the Bruins in the playoffs. In the end, isn't that what you're looking for?
 
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