Comments on: Free Agent Frenzy Day comes and goes http://miltonsearch.com/blog/2007/07/05/free-agent-frenzy-day-comes-and-goes/ Speak Up: Have your say on a variety of topics relating to life in Milton Ontario. We want your 2 cents! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: admin http://miltonsearch.com/blog/2007/07/05/free-agent-frenzy-day-comes-and-goes/#comment-114 admin Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:24:22 +0000 http://miltonsearch.com/blog/2007/07/05/free-agent-frenzy-day-comes-and-goes/#comment-114 A quick addition: after listening to Bob McCown on Primetime Sports this evening, it seems as if the NHL's revenues keep on climbing due to the strength of the Canadian dollar, which does make sense. The Canadian teams are all amongst the 9 most profitable clubs suddenly.... The trickle down effect of the Canadian dollar now almost at par with the greenback is that it's pushing the salary cap way up (as well as the salary minimum), therefore killing the lesser American franchises..... It's unbelievable that Bettman wouldn't have put language in the CBA to offset a weak or strong Canadian currency. Actually, check that: it's hardly surprising. Also, McCown had another good little nugget: apparently David Stern has asked Jim Balsillie on more than one occasion if he would like to own an NBA team. The NBA wants owners like Balsillie and his high-tech money - here's Bettman doing everything in his power to keep the guy out... With RIM already worth billions and billions, and about to expand into the Chinese market, maybe Balsillie will buy the NHL itself. Chew on that, Gary! A quick addition: after listening to Bob McCown on Primetime Sports this evening, it seems as if the NHL’s revenues keep on climbing due to the strength of the Canadian dollar, which does make sense. The Canadian teams are all amongst the 9 most profitable clubs suddenly…. The trickle down effect of the Canadian dollar now almost at par with the greenback is that it’s pushing the salary cap way up (as well as the salary minimum), therefore killing the lesser American franchises….. It’s unbelievable that Bettman wouldn’t have put language in the CBA to offset a weak or strong Canadian currency. Actually, check that: it’s hardly surprising.

Also, McCown had another good little nugget: apparently David Stern has asked Jim Balsillie on more than one occasion if he would like to own an NBA team. The NBA wants owners like Balsillie and his high-tech money - here’s Bettman doing everything in his power to keep the guy out… With RIM already worth billions and billions, and about to expand into the Chinese market, maybe Balsillie will buy the NHL itself.

Chew on that, Gary!

]]> By: admin http://miltonsearch.com/blog/2007/07/05/free-agent-frenzy-day-comes-and-goes/#comment-115 admin Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:06:13 +0000 http://miltonsearch.com/blog/2007/07/05/free-agent-frenzy-day-comes-and-goes/#comment-115 Here's Capper's view from the St. Louis Blues camp: I was still too frustrated over the re-signing of Tkachuk to get excited about KAYIYA !!! Hopefully he still has a lot left in the tank. Not a bad off-season for the Blues bringing back Barrett Jackman, signing Erik Johnson (#1 overall last year) and now Kariya. Just as long as they don't sign Guerin again (like I predicted in addition to Tkachuk) They at least finally woke up and got rid of Dallas Drake and Radek Dvorak. Blake was a decent pickup for the Leafs, I've always like Toskala. Still have a lot of work to do, starting with avoiding Peca, dropping O'Neill, trading Raycroft, dropping Aubin, signing Cujo, trading Steen and/or Stajan for a decent, proven forward in his late 20's. Or they can just continue to keep their garbage and fill the arena with fans that willingly pay to watch. I do have to give huge kudos to the Phylers though. That was what I was hoping the Blues would do, but I guess Davidson is a bit more cautious. Here’s Capper’s view from the St. Louis Blues camp:

I was still too frustrated over the re-signing of Tkachuk to get excited about KAYIYA !!!

Hopefully he still has a lot left in the tank. Not a bad off-season for the Blues bringing back Barrett Jackman, signing Erik Johnson (#1 overall last year) and now Kariya. Just as long as they don’t sign Guerin again (like I predicted in addition to Tkachuk)

They at least finally woke up and got rid of Dallas Drake and Radek Dvorak.

Blake was a decent pickup for the Leafs, I’ve always like Toskala. Still have a lot of work to do, starting with avoiding Peca, dropping O’Neill, trading Raycroft, dropping Aubin, signing Cujo, trading Steen and/or Stajan for a decent, proven forward in his late 20’s.

Or they can just continue to keep their garbage and fill the arena with fans that willingly pay to watch.

I do have to give huge kudos to the Phylers though. That was what I was hoping the Blues would do, but I guess Davidson is a bit more cautious.

]]> By: BrotherShayne http://miltonsearch.com/blog/2007/07/05/free-agent-frenzy-day-comes-and-goes/#comment-124 BrotherShayne Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:14:56 +0000 http://miltonsearch.com/blog/2007/07/05/free-agent-frenzy-day-comes-and-goes/#comment-124 Remember: the Leafs do have a previous 30-40 goal scorer, 31.5 years old, out of King City, Ontario - he's Jeff O'Neil. Remember: the Leafs do have a previous 30-40 goal scorer, 31.5 years old, out of King City, Ontario - he’s Jeff O’Neil.

]]> By: admin http://miltonsearch.com/blog/2007/07/05/free-agent-frenzy-day-comes-and-goes/#comment-125 admin Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:33:09 +0000 http://miltonsearch.com/blog/2007/07/05/free-agent-frenzy-day-comes-and-goes/#comment-125 Unfortunately BroEss, the Leafs have a bad habit of picking up former 30-goal scorers AFTER their prime as their careers are on the downside (see O'Neill, Jeff). We'll see about Blake - I have a feeling that in his case, he may be a late bloomer. Unfortunately BroEss, the Leafs have a bad habit of picking up former 30-goal scorers AFTER their prime as their careers are on the downside (see O’Neill, Jeff). We’ll see about Blake - I have a feeling that in his case, he may be a late bloomer.

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