C-Foot pulled off a Josh Hamilton and belted out 4 home runs to lead Team Couch to a franchise best 6th win of the year. The win brought Couch back to .500 and has started a franchise best 3 game win streak. Black Jack and Cooter combined to hold I'd Hit That to only 3 runs. Both players helped their cause while at the plate especially an inside the park home run by Cooter that went off the diamond number marker in straight away centre field. The final score was 25 to 3.
Spirits are high and expectations are even higher as Couch faces Red River College and the Kentucky's next week.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
1 GAME BACK (different team this time)
Team Couch didn't recline as they pounded out 25 runs including many 7th inning runs to beat the expansion Racs n Sacs in MARBLE action Tuesday night. The win was the 5th of the year for TC and brought them back to within 1 game of .500.
Monday, July 7, 2008
1 GAME BACK
The Twins are 8-2 in the last 10 and have won 5 in a row putting them to 1 game back of the ChiSox.....and to think they are able to do this after losing Santana to a big money team....was there really any surprise?
SASK in 2010
The booming province of Saskatchewan was awarded the 2010 World Junior Championship. Winnipeg/Brandon was one of the finalists. Brandon just doesn't have the arena and Winnipeg isn't even a CHL city so I can't complain. I've been to a World Junior Championship game in Regina as well as a Memorial Cup and both were fantastic times. I'm sure our neighbors to the West will put on another great tournament.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
GET ON BOARD THE RODGERS TRAIN...OR ELSE
“I don’t feel I need to sell myself to the fans,” he said in the article. “They need to get on board now or keep their mouths shut.” - Packers QB, Aaron Rodgers.
If Rodgers plans on managing the field like he's managing the media it could be a long frustrating season for the Packres....because Favre isn't coming back....yeah right.
NHL CONTRACTS ARE FAR FROM LOWE AGAIN
All hell broke loose in the NHL.
Check the TSN free agent tracker for all the whopping contracts that were handed out.
The new NHL looks a lot like the old NHL where the Rangers sign the biggest names to inflated long term salaries.
So Bettman has another mess to clean up and small market teams are a dangered species again. Who's to blame? According to Brian Burke it's Kevin Lowe who caused this chaos.
Check the TSN free agent tracker for all the whopping contracts that were handed out.
The new NHL looks a lot like the old NHL where the Rangers sign the biggest names to inflated long term salaries.
So Bettman has another mess to clean up and small market teams are a dangered species again. Who's to blame? According to Brian Burke it's Kevin Lowe who caused this chaos.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Couch Win in Dramatic Fashion
A moment for the Team Couch archives happened tonight at Blumberg. Bottom of the last inning with 1 on and 2 outs in a tie ball game BlackJack smashed an inside the park home run. It was a great hit followed up by an awkward mosh pit home plate celebration lead by team skipper Cooter.
The game became tense after Couch gave up runs in the top of the 7th that brought the game to a tie and set the stage for BlackJack's heroics. The game also featured clutch hitting and what is likely a season high run total of 19. Bolstie earned the complete game win.
Next week Team Couch will try to get to within 1 game of .500 as the dog days of July heat up.
Under the Cushions/Game Notes:
Couch outfielder Hammer may face a team suspension/fine as he chose a date over ball. Early speculation is that the team will go easy on him given his struggles in the lady department.
The mosquitoes were in full force. Taz better unload some malathion at Blumberg.
The game became tense after Couch gave up runs in the top of the 7th that brought the game to a tie and set the stage for BlackJack's heroics. The game also featured clutch hitting and what is likely a season high run total of 19. Bolstie earned the complete game win.
Next week Team Couch will try to get to within 1 game of .500 as the dog days of July heat up.
Under the Cushions/Game Notes:
Couch outfielder Hammer may face a team suspension/fine as he chose a date over ball. Early speculation is that the team will go easy on him given his struggles in the lady department.
The mosquitoes were in full force. Taz better unload some malathion at Blumberg.
Neely & Kessel attract prospect to Boston
From bruins.nhl.com:
“One of the biggest things about the Bruins organization was having someone like Mr. Cam Neely in the front office,” Wheeler explained via conference call on Tuesday afternoon. “The way he played the game is something (on which) I would like to model my game.
Wheeler is also excited to be able to join forces with an old linemate and friend.“Phil Kessel is an unbelievable talent,” Wheeler said. “Watching him play, you can all see how highly skilled he is, how fast he is and how good he is with the puck.“But (more than that), we are pretty good buddies (and) it is definitely cool to have someone who you are pretty good friends with in a city where you are going to be the new guy.”
“One of the biggest things about the Bruins organization was having someone like Mr. Cam Neely in the front office,” Wheeler explained via conference call on Tuesday afternoon. “The way he played the game is something (on which) I would like to model my game.
Wheeler is also excited to be able to join forces with an old linemate and friend.“Phil Kessel is an unbelievable talent,” Wheeler said. “Watching him play, you can all see how highly skilled he is, how fast he is and how good he is with the puck.“But (more than that), we are pretty good buddies (and) it is definitely cool to have someone who you are pretty good friends with in a city where you are going to be the new guy.”
Happy Canada/UFA Day!
7:37PM New York Rangers sign UFA defenceman Wade Redden to a six-year contract worth $39 million. KA-CHING. The signing I've been waiting for all day. Redden cashed in big time. Not only is he making big coin but it's a long term deal too. Not bad for a guy that had an off season last. He obviously improves the Rangers who earlier in the day re-signed Roszival.
Since that's the guy I was watching and ball is less than an hour away this post is done.
7:18PM New Jersey Devils sign UFA forward Bobby Holik to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million. Holike rejoins the Devils like Rolston did earlier in the day. Who's next? Sykora? Arnot?
6:42PM Toronto Maple Leafs sign UFA forward Niklas Hagman to a four-year contract worth $12 million. Hagman cashed in a bit after his 27 goal high season. Leafs plug in a player that will compete night in and night out and help stop the bleeding at times but this isn't anything special Leaf fans. If anything the length of the deal is a bit generous.
6:42PM New York Rangers re-sign UFA defenceman Michael Rozsival to a four-year deal worth $20 million. Solid defenceman.
6:34PM Vancouver Canucks sign UFA forward Darcy Hordichuk to a two-year deal. Tough guy who also endears himself to the community.
6:33PMPhiladelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Nate Raduns to a one-year deal. Another former St. Cloud State player.
Still waiting for...
Redden
Rozsival
Shanahan
Avery
Hossa
Orpik
Naslund
Satan
Sundin
Demitra
Forsberg
Sakic
Some of these players won't sign today. I'm most interested in seeing where Redden goes and I think a team could get a gem in Rozsival.
6:24PM New Jersey signs UFA forward Brian Rolston to a four year deal worth $20-million. Rolston returns to the swamp. He was maybe the best all round forward available.
6:15PM New York Rangers sign UFA forward Patrick Rissmiller to an undisclosed deal. Never heard of him.
6:06PM Philadelphia signs UFA defenceman Ossi Vaananen to a one year deal worth $1-million. No comment.
6:01PM Columbus signs UFA defenceman Mike Commodore to a 5 year deal worth $18.75-million. Columbus continues to make the wrong moves. Commodore did nothing for the Senators when they needed an infusion of solid defence last season. I also can't imagine his ability level in 5 years. Good for Commodore to cash in though.
5:40PM Chicago signs UFA defenceman Brian Campbell to an 8 year deal worth $56.8-million. BOOM! Finally a big free agent signs. This is a great move by Chicago. Campbell is the real deal in the new NHL. He bolsters a young team and young blueline - Seabrook, Keith, Barker. Couple this move with the Huet signing and you have to love what Chicago has done today. Hat tip to W on this one again - he called this last night.
5:04PM Buffalo signs UFA goaltender Patrick Lalime to a 2 year deal worth $2-million. The goalie shuffle continues.
4:27PM Ottawa signs UFA goaltender Alex Auld to a 2 year deal worth $1-million. The price is right but that pretty much makes Gerber the season starter.
4:14PMTampa Bay signs UFA goaltender Olaf Kolzig to a 1 year deal worth $1.5-million (plus bonuses). Kolzig will provide veteran support to Mike Smith who the Bolts got in exchange for Brad Richards at the trade deadline.
4:02PM Colorado signs UFA forward Darcy Tucker to a 2 year deal worth $4.5-million. Ahh shucks...my hope for Tucker beating up the Leafs with a North Eastern team is down the drain.
3:49PM Vancouver signs RFA forward David Backes to an offer sheet, 3 years $7.5-million. St. Louis has seven days to match or accept a 2nd round draft pick as compensation. This is the first RFA offer sheet. Backes has played one and a half seasons for the Blues and is a second round pick from 2003. I'd like to follow up this move. The Canucks cried the blues (no pun intended) when Philly signed Kesler to an offer sheet a few years ago. St. Louis may match the offer since they have plenty of cap space and Backes fits their team mold - young American with college experience. The other option is to take a second round pick.
3:43PM Chicago signs UFA goaltender Cristobal Huet (undisclosed). An upgrade and long term plan over Khabibulin. Huet is a solid goalie and should help the Hawks.
3:41PM Florida signs UFA forward Cory Stillman to a 3 year deal worth $10.6-million. Knows the SouthEast division from his days with Tampa and Carolina. Any proven NHLer is an upgrade in Florida.
3:40PM NY Rangers sign UFA forward Aaron Voros (undisclosed). Had to go to hockeydb to find out who this is. He played for the Wild last year but more interestingly a former Victoria Salsa.
3:40PM Pittsburgh signs UFA forward Eric Godard (undisclosed). Tough as nails forward who will drop the mitts with anyone. Farewell George Laraque.
3:38PM Tampa Bay signs UFA forward Adam Hall to a 3 year deal worth $1.8-million. I've liked Hall since seeing him play with the Preds. He's got size and can skate plus kill penalties. If used well enough he may even pot some goals.
3:24PM Toronto signs UFA goaltender Curtis Joseph to a 1 year deal worth $700,000. This is where I barf on the keyboard.
3:24PM Toronto signs UFA defenceman Jeff Finger to a 4 year deal worth $3.5-million a season. Former St. Cloud State where he played with Tyler Arnason and Ryan Malone. Pierre McGuire was very big on this guy during a telecast I saw then he turned up in SI in a brief bit by McGuire.
3:09 PM Phoenix signs UFA forward Todd Fedoruk to a 3 year deal (undisclosed). I'm happy to see this guy float around the league a few more years and year some dough. Considering he had his face smashed in (literally) it's remarkable he continues to play the rugged game.
3:07PM Montreal re-signs RFA forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a 3 year deal worth $3.25-million a season. Everyone is in love with the Kostitsyn's. Big deal.
3:07PM Detroit signs UFA G Ty Conklin to a 1 year deal worth $750,000. Goalie depth. I wouldn't be too confident with Conklin if Osgood goes down but Conks proved to be reliable in Pittsburgh plus he should only see about 15 to 20 shots a game. He's been to the Cup finals before so he knows what a winning hockey dressing room is all about. Good signing especially for so cheap.
3:03PM Colorado signs UFA G Andrew Raycroft to a 1 year deal (undisclosed). Raycroft will play back up to Budaj no doubt.
2:53PMWashington signs UFA G Jose Theodore to a 2 year deal (undisclosed). Theodore regained most of his form last year. He signs with an exciting team with high expectations.
2:50PM Phoenix signs UFA D Kurt Sauer to a 4 year deal worth an average of $1.75-million a year. Former Spokane Chief has played for Avs and Ducks before. Nothing great but has size and Western Conference experience.
2:02PM Pittsburgh Penguins re-sign UFA D Mark Eaton to a 2 year deal worth $2-million. Eaton and Dupuis. Nothing spectacular for Syd the Kid.
1:58PMMinnesota Wild sign UFA forward Andrew Brunette (undisclosed). The Wild add some of that leadership and scoring they lost with Rolston leaving. My brother called this signing yesterday. He also said he read somewhere where Reisbrough called cutting Brunette after the lockout season was his biggest mistake.
1:33PMVancouver signs RFA forward Kyle Wellwood to a 1 year deal worth $997,500. There must be a sour story between Wellwood and the Leafs. A younger player with offensive instict for less than $1 million seems to fit the rebuildig mode the Leafs are in.
Minnesota will most certainly lose Brian Rolston. They already traded his rights prior to July and offered Rolston 3 contracts that were never countered. He's gone and he took a huge power play presence and leadership with him. The Wild acquired Marek Zidlicky from the Preds to replace the power play presence with this trade.
No update on Wheeler on the Bruins website other than a photo of him and a bit of a synopsis of his college stats. I was able to clarify Cam Neely's role with the Bruins. It was a small topic of debate at the pool party. He is NOT a public relations guy. He is a Vice President.
12:55PM Boston signs UFA forward Blake Wheeler to an entry-level contract. Wheeler is a former 1st round, 5th overall pick by the Coyotes. I'll have to go to bruins.com to find out more. Wheeler played 3 years at Minnesota after being drafted.
12:52PMLightning sign UFA forward Radim Vrbata to a $9-million, three-year contract. At first glance I thought this contract is a bit of a reach. $3 million seems like a jackpot for Vrbata. He did score 27 goals and has clipped at 0.5 points per game over his career so he obviously contributes. The 27 goals was double what he has previously done. The Bolts better hope he continues to score at that pace.
Edmonton is reshaping their team through moves. In are Cole, Visnovski and Brule. Out go Torres, Greene and Stoll. I think with Visnovski and Souray on the point the chances of the Oilers signing D Wade Redden are pretty slim.
12:04PMAnaheim re-sign forward Corey Perry to a five-year deal worth $26.625-million which will average $5.325-million a year. Cross off another RFA. Perry is vital to the success on the Pond.
11:58AM Pittsburgh Penguins sign forward Pascal Dupuis to a three-year deal which will average $1.4-million per year. Dupuis appeared to fit in well after getting picked up from Atlanta.
11:58AM Detroit Red Wings and veteran defenseman Brad Stuart have agreed to terms on a 4 year contract that averages 3.75 per year. Detroit has long term contracts on their top 4 D that won the Cup. It's just good business in Hockeytown.
11:35AM - New Jersey re-signs forwards Jay Pandolfo (undisclosed) David Calrkson (undisclosed) and Barry Tallackson (undisclosed). Declines option on forward Sergei Brylin.
10:21AM - New Jersey agrees to terms with defenceman Bryce Salvador to a four-year deal worth $11.6 million (average of $2.9 million per season).
Sweet Lou takes care of a little in house business. Nothing exciting here.
Happy Canada Day!
July 1 marks the day we celebrate Canada so it's appropriate that it is also one of the busiest and most important days for the NHL. The unrestricted free agent market is open.
Having already had a fantastic 4 days (Friday - Love Guru and Bomber Game on TSN, Saturday - Goldeye double header, Sunday - pool party, Monday - Wall E and Birthday supper with my wife and son) I'm prepared to skip the Canada Day celebrations around the city and huddle up in my dark basement ranking fantasy football players and updating this post with comments on NHL signings. Toddler permitting of course.
If I fail in my assignment (right...no failure, just early attempts at success)....you can visit this tracker for updates and see these numbers for cap analysis. Fist pump to Hacks and Wonks for the NHL numbers site. In return I'll keep my fingers crossed Ottawa signs Darcy Tucker and Mats Sundin today. Oh, how sweet it would be to watch them stick it to the Leafs...and I don't even like either player.
Since that's the guy I was watching and ball is less than an hour away this post is done.
7:18PM New Jersey Devils sign UFA forward Bobby Holik to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million. Holike rejoins the Devils like Rolston did earlier in the day. Who's next? Sykora? Arnot?
6:42PM Toronto Maple Leafs sign UFA forward Niklas Hagman to a four-year contract worth $12 million. Hagman cashed in a bit after his 27 goal high season. Leafs plug in a player that will compete night in and night out and help stop the bleeding at times but this isn't anything special Leaf fans. If anything the length of the deal is a bit generous.
6:42PM New York Rangers re-sign UFA defenceman Michael Rozsival to a four-year deal worth $20 million. Solid defenceman.
6:34PM Vancouver Canucks sign UFA forward Darcy Hordichuk to a two-year deal. Tough guy who also endears himself to the community.
6:33PMPhiladelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Nate Raduns to a one-year deal. Another former St. Cloud State player.
Still waiting for...
Redden
Rozsival
Shanahan
Avery
Hossa
Orpik
Naslund
Satan
Sundin
Demitra
Forsberg
Sakic
Some of these players won't sign today. I'm most interested in seeing where Redden goes and I think a team could get a gem in Rozsival.
6:24PM New Jersey signs UFA forward Brian Rolston to a four year deal worth $20-million. Rolston returns to the swamp. He was maybe the best all round forward available.
6:15PM New York Rangers sign UFA forward Patrick Rissmiller to an undisclosed deal. Never heard of him.
6:06PM Philadelphia signs UFA defenceman Ossi Vaananen to a one year deal worth $1-million. No comment.
6:01PM Columbus signs UFA defenceman Mike Commodore to a 5 year deal worth $18.75-million. Columbus continues to make the wrong moves. Commodore did nothing for the Senators when they needed an infusion of solid defence last season. I also can't imagine his ability level in 5 years. Good for Commodore to cash in though.
5:40PM Chicago signs UFA defenceman Brian Campbell to an 8 year deal worth $56.8-million. BOOM! Finally a big free agent signs. This is a great move by Chicago. Campbell is the real deal in the new NHL. He bolsters a young team and young blueline - Seabrook, Keith, Barker. Couple this move with the Huet signing and you have to love what Chicago has done today. Hat tip to W on this one again - he called this last night.
5:04PM Buffalo signs UFA goaltender Patrick Lalime to a 2 year deal worth $2-million. The goalie shuffle continues.
4:27PM Ottawa signs UFA goaltender Alex Auld to a 2 year deal worth $1-million. The price is right but that pretty much makes Gerber the season starter.
4:14PMTampa Bay signs UFA goaltender Olaf Kolzig to a 1 year deal worth $1.5-million (plus bonuses). Kolzig will provide veteran support to Mike Smith who the Bolts got in exchange for Brad Richards at the trade deadline.
4:02PM Colorado signs UFA forward Darcy Tucker to a 2 year deal worth $4.5-million. Ahh shucks...my hope for Tucker beating up the Leafs with a North Eastern team is down the drain.
3:49PM Vancouver signs RFA forward David Backes to an offer sheet, 3 years $7.5-million. St. Louis has seven days to match or accept a 2nd round draft pick as compensation. This is the first RFA offer sheet. Backes has played one and a half seasons for the Blues and is a second round pick from 2003. I'd like to follow up this move. The Canucks cried the blues (no pun intended) when Philly signed Kesler to an offer sheet a few years ago. St. Louis may match the offer since they have plenty of cap space and Backes fits their team mold - young American with college experience. The other option is to take a second round pick.
3:43PM Chicago signs UFA goaltender Cristobal Huet (undisclosed). An upgrade and long term plan over Khabibulin. Huet is a solid goalie and should help the Hawks.
3:41PM Florida signs UFA forward Cory Stillman to a 3 year deal worth $10.6-million. Knows the SouthEast division from his days with Tampa and Carolina. Any proven NHLer is an upgrade in Florida.
3:40PM NY Rangers sign UFA forward Aaron Voros (undisclosed). Had to go to hockeydb to find out who this is. He played for the Wild last year but more interestingly a former Victoria Salsa.
3:40PM Pittsburgh signs UFA forward Eric Godard (undisclosed). Tough as nails forward who will drop the mitts with anyone. Farewell George Laraque.
3:38PM Tampa Bay signs UFA forward Adam Hall to a 3 year deal worth $1.8-million. I've liked Hall since seeing him play with the Preds. He's got size and can skate plus kill penalties. If used well enough he may even pot some goals.
3:24PM Toronto signs UFA goaltender Curtis Joseph to a 1 year deal worth $700,000. This is where I barf on the keyboard.
3:24PM Toronto signs UFA defenceman Jeff Finger to a 4 year deal worth $3.5-million a season. Former St. Cloud State where he played with Tyler Arnason and Ryan Malone. Pierre McGuire was very big on this guy during a telecast I saw then he turned up in SI in a brief bit by McGuire.
3:09 PM Phoenix signs UFA forward Todd Fedoruk to a 3 year deal (undisclosed). I'm happy to see this guy float around the league a few more years and year some dough. Considering he had his face smashed in (literally) it's remarkable he continues to play the rugged game.
3:07PM Montreal re-signs RFA forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a 3 year deal worth $3.25-million a season. Everyone is in love with the Kostitsyn's. Big deal.
3:07PM Detroit signs UFA G Ty Conklin to a 1 year deal worth $750,000. Goalie depth. I wouldn't be too confident with Conklin if Osgood goes down but Conks proved to be reliable in Pittsburgh plus he should only see about 15 to 20 shots a game. He's been to the Cup finals before so he knows what a winning hockey dressing room is all about. Good signing especially for so cheap.
3:03PM Colorado signs UFA G Andrew Raycroft to a 1 year deal (undisclosed). Raycroft will play back up to Budaj no doubt.
2:53PMWashington signs UFA G Jose Theodore to a 2 year deal (undisclosed). Theodore regained most of his form last year. He signs with an exciting team with high expectations.
2:50PM Phoenix signs UFA D Kurt Sauer to a 4 year deal worth an average of $1.75-million a year. Former Spokane Chief has played for Avs and Ducks before. Nothing great but has size and Western Conference experience.
2:02PM Pittsburgh Penguins re-sign UFA D Mark Eaton to a 2 year deal worth $2-million. Eaton and Dupuis. Nothing spectacular for Syd the Kid.
1:58PMMinnesota Wild sign UFA forward Andrew Brunette (undisclosed). The Wild add some of that leadership and scoring they lost with Rolston leaving. My brother called this signing yesterday. He also said he read somewhere where Reisbrough called cutting Brunette after the lockout season was his biggest mistake.
1:33PMVancouver signs RFA forward Kyle Wellwood to a 1 year deal worth $997,500. There must be a sour story between Wellwood and the Leafs. A younger player with offensive instict for less than $1 million seems to fit the rebuildig mode the Leafs are in.
Minnesota will most certainly lose Brian Rolston. They already traded his rights prior to July and offered Rolston 3 contracts that were never countered. He's gone and he took a huge power play presence and leadership with him. The Wild acquired Marek Zidlicky from the Preds to replace the power play presence with this trade.
No update on Wheeler on the Bruins website other than a photo of him and a bit of a synopsis of his college stats. I was able to clarify Cam Neely's role with the Bruins. It was a small topic of debate at the pool party. He is NOT a public relations guy. He is a Vice President.
12:55PM Boston signs UFA forward Blake Wheeler to an entry-level contract. Wheeler is a former 1st round, 5th overall pick by the Coyotes. I'll have to go to bruins.com to find out more. Wheeler played 3 years at Minnesota after being drafted.
12:52PMLightning sign UFA forward Radim Vrbata to a $9-million, three-year contract. At first glance I thought this contract is a bit of a reach. $3 million seems like a jackpot for Vrbata. He did score 27 goals and has clipped at 0.5 points per game over his career so he obviously contributes. The 27 goals was double what he has previously done. The Bolts better hope he continues to score at that pace.
Edmonton is reshaping their team through moves. In are Cole, Visnovski and Brule. Out go Torres, Greene and Stoll. I think with Visnovski and Souray on the point the chances of the Oilers signing D Wade Redden are pretty slim.
12:04PMAnaheim re-sign forward Corey Perry to a five-year deal worth $26.625-million which will average $5.325-million a year. Cross off another RFA. Perry is vital to the success on the Pond.
11:58AM Pittsburgh Penguins sign forward Pascal Dupuis to a three-year deal which will average $1.4-million per year. Dupuis appeared to fit in well after getting picked up from Atlanta.
11:58AM Detroit Red Wings and veteran defenseman Brad Stuart have agreed to terms on a 4 year contract that averages 3.75 per year. Detroit has long term contracts on their top 4 D that won the Cup. It's just good business in Hockeytown.
11:35AM - New Jersey re-signs forwards Jay Pandolfo (undisclosed) David Calrkson (undisclosed) and Barry Tallackson (undisclosed). Declines option on forward Sergei Brylin.
10:21AM - New Jersey agrees to terms with defenceman Bryce Salvador to a four-year deal worth $11.6 million (average of $2.9 million per season).
Sweet Lou takes care of a little in house business. Nothing exciting here.
8:45AM- Washington re-signs defenceman Mike Green to a four-year deal worth $21 million (average of $5.25 million per season). Washington can relax now after locking in their fan favorite stud defenceman and not worry about getting "kevinlowed". Green was near the top of the list for RFA.
Happy Canada Day!
July 1 marks the day we celebrate Canada so it's appropriate that it is also one of the busiest and most important days for the NHL. The unrestricted free agent market is open.
Having already had a fantastic 4 days (Friday - Love Guru and Bomber Game on TSN, Saturday - Goldeye double header, Sunday - pool party, Monday - Wall E and Birthday supper with my wife and son) I'm prepared to skip the Canada Day celebrations around the city and huddle up in my dark basement ranking fantasy football players and updating this post with comments on NHL signings. Toddler permitting of course.
If I fail in my assignment (right...no failure, just early attempts at success)....you can visit this tracker for updates and see these numbers for cap analysis. Fist pump to Hacks and Wonks for the NHL numbers site. In return I'll keep my fingers crossed Ottawa signs Darcy Tucker and Mats Sundin today. Oh, how sweet it would be to watch them stick it to the Leafs...and I don't even like either player.
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