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optimus2861
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Halifax, NS
Nov 2000
time: 01:29
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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.as...230&hubName=nhl
The Colorado Avalanche have reportedly signed free agents Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne to one-year contracts. Kariya will make $1.2 million (yes, you read that right!) next season, Selanne will earn $5.8 million. Kariya accepted the 88% pay cut to be reunited with his former teammate, and both men opted for less than their previous salaries (Selanne earned $6.5 million last year) to come to Colorado in hopes of winning the Stanley Cup.
Pierre Lacroix just made 29 other general managers look like chumps. I have no doubt he had this planned the moment that the Ducks announced they wouldn't tender a qualifying offer to Kariya, making him a UFA. While he's still got to replace the retired Patrick Roy, getting two such prolific snipers for such a bargain-basement price leaves him some flexibility to pick up another goaltender. He doesn't even need a very good one; with an offensive lineup boasting Kariya, Selanne, Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Milan Hejduk, and Alex Tanguay, you could probably slap a pair of rolled-up magazines in net and still win most games! 
In other news, the Detroit Red Wings signed former Dallas defenceman Derian Hatcher to a 5-year contract paying $6 million per season, and have also activated their option on goaltender Dominik Hasek's contract for $8 million, fuelling the suspicion that Hasek will be returning to the NHL after retiring at the end of the 2001/2002 season.
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Guynemer
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You think Detroit would give their arch-rivals a goalie after they just pulled off what is possibly the greatest free-agent coup in the history of professional sports?
Are you mad? The Wings would eat CuJo's $8 million and have him keep the bench warm for nine months before handing him over to the Avs, no matter what they offered in return.
Think this drives down the price of all the other free agents?
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optimus2861
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Halifax, NS
Nov 2000
time: 01:29
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Originally posted by Agathon
Curtis Joseph will probably end up in Colorado since Detroit wants Hasek back. |
There's some speculation that Detroit activated Hasek's option in part to prevent Colorado from going after him. I agree with Guynemer; no way in hell will Detroit give Colorado a goaltender. Even the highly overrated Joseph could win it all with that Avalanche lineup in front of him!
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asleepathewheel
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listening too long to one song
Mar 2002
time: 00:29
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The West woudl be better off with Detroit giving CuJo to Colorado, the only team he can beat in the playoffs is Dallas, everyone else he just implodes
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cinch
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jul 2002
time: 22:29
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How could you pass over the BIGGEST signing of the day???
Marchant goes to Columbus for 19 mil over... 5 years, was it? Ah well, he was good as gone anyway. We can replace him. It should be interesting to see him placed with Nash, though.
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As for Colorado: Uh, good signings. Yep. But... don't get Joseph. They say he be cursed! I'd stick with the decent Aebischer, or maybe go for... crap, I don't know. Hackett's already signed. Potvin? No. Maybe see if the Rangers'll part with one of their FOUR great goalies (Blackburn, Markkannen, Richter, Dunham)... Blah.
Speaking of Markkannen... That draft pick better pay off, Lowe. Frig. I liked Jussi!
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optimus2861
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Halifax, NS
Nov 2000
time: 01:29
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quote:
Originally posted by cinch
How could you pass over the BIGGEST signing of the day???
Marchant goes to Columbus for 19 mil over... 5 years, was it? |
Overpaid. He's a career 20-goal guy, albeit a fast-as-greased-lightning one. And why Columbus? Kiss the playoffs goodbye, Todd.
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As for Colorado: Uh, good signings. Yep. But... don't get Joseph. They say he be cursed! I'd stick with the decent Aebischer, or maybe go for... crap, I don't know. Hackett's already signed. Potvin? No. |
Actually, I figure there's only three possibilities: Potvin or Storr from the UFA list, or Khabibulin from Tampa. Either of the first two can be had for $3-4 million, perhaps less for Storr. The sour ending of the Tampa season for Khabibulin may prompt a trade, and being across conference lines makes it more palatable for Tampa to deal the last piece of the puzzle to Colorado. Khabibulin will make $4.4 million next season, so it's still substantially less than what they were paying Roy.
Although Lacroix has said he wants to start the season with Aebischer. Couldn't hurt; even if he gives up 3 goals per game, that offense could easily pop in 4 or 5  .
Colorado will be one fun team to watch next season, hopefully enough to erase the sour taste of "defense, defense, defense!" hockey that got done to death in this year's playoffs.
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04-07-2003 03:39
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