EHM The Blue Line

Yes it's 2.2m
Blame Dupont

Bruins decided not to walk away.
So with Sturm on the LTIR the Bruins are just under the cap, around 400k, with 21 healthy players. (assuming Seguin is signed)

Chicago made contract with Marty Turco, which means that Antti Niemi will be playing next season outside Chicago.

Trashers traded Todd White to Rangers for Paul Rissmiller and Don Brashear.

Islanders bought Brendan Witt out of his contract.

Thrashers trade is awful, great job.


I'm surprise to see Chicago sign Turco to a low salary like that.

I think that Thrashers will buy Brashear out of his contract.

Jypfan92 wrote:I think that Thrashers will buy Brashear out of his contract.

I've read that too.

I'm not too surprised to see Turco signed for low money. Dallas didn't want to keep him. He's getting old and his play hasn't quite been what it used to be. Plus, look at the way the UFA market has gone this offseason. It's crazy. And look at the goalie situation in the league. It's beginning to look like there are more goalies than jobs. Some of the older guys have to take less if they want to play still.

I wonder what Niemi is gonna do now.

bruins72 wrote:

Jypfan92 wrote:I think that Thrashers will buy Brashear out of his contract.

I've read that too.

I'm not too surprised to see Turco signed for low money. Dallas didn't want to keep him. He's getting old and his play hasn't quite been what it used to be. Plus, look at the way the UFA market has gone this offseason. It's crazy. And look at the goalie situation in the league. It's beginning to look like there are more goalies than jobs. Some of the older guys have to take less if they want to play still.

I read earlier that Flyers offered 1-year-deal worth 2 mills. to Turco but he rejected it.

Is there any team, which needs starting goalie?

The Sharks maybe?

And Canadians... Surely there will be some demand.

Flyers and Capitals has been in rumours. Phillies has 300.000 cap space, so they would sell players for Niemi. Capitals has Varlamov-Neuvirth, so maybe Niemi isn't going there.

Sticky situation

You know, just because Niemi was HOT in the playoffs doesn't mean he's worth $2.75 million/year. The team in front of him won the Stanley Cup, not his goaltending. I think in this case the arbitrator(s) were wrong.

I think Niemi (and his agent Bill Zito) made mistake at rejecting Blackhawks offers. Under 2 mills/year isn't bad, if they have made first one-year-deal and next year made lil bit bigger deal and then big and long deal.

It seems that Niemi will not play for Stanley Cup at next season. The most has starting goalie and if Niemi wants big paycheck, he should go to KHL.

P.s. Niemi wasn't superb in playoffs, he just made few important saves like Chris Osgood in his Detroit years.

Jypfan92 wrote:I think Niemi (and his agent Bill Zito)

Isn't he "agent Bill Zero"?

McQwak wrote:

Jypfan92 wrote:I think Niemi (and his agent Bill Zito)

Isn't he "agent Bill Zero"?

Yep

Jypfan92 wrote:I think Niemi (and his agent Bill Zito) made mistake at rejecting Blackhawks offers. Under 2 mills/year isn't bad, if they have made first one-year-deal and next year made lil bit bigger deal and then big and long deal.

It seems that Niemi will not play for Stanley Cup at next season. The most has starting goalie and if Niemi wants big paycheck, he should go to KHL.

P.s. Niemi wasn't superb in playoffs, he just made few important saves like Chris Osgood in his Detroit years.

Most NHL goalies can make the important saves, and I think that Michael Leighton was much better in the playoffs that Niemi. I like Niemi, don't get me wrong, it's just that I agree with you in that he should have signed the Blackhawks offer.

McQwak wrote:And Canadians... Surely there will be some demand.

The Montral Canadiens?? They trade Halak to put Price at the top so why they would try to sign Niemi? If it wasn't from the Flyers cap, I would bet 100$ that he's gonna sign with them.

Because Price sucks.

Yeah but what you don't understand is that MTL doesn't understand it.

Yeah I think the arbitration overrated Niemi a tad but maybe he can find that sort of money at a low end team with cap room. The real problem for Chicago was the salary cap and in the goalie position but the real problem is Huet he is on crazy money $6 mill I heard and needs to be bought out.

The Bruins got Seguin under contract ($900k plus bonuses that could bring his salary over $3M) for seasons. I can't wait to see what this kid can do!

They also hired Doug Jarvis to replace Craig Ramsay.

St. Louis Blues signed Dave Scatchard

I remember him vaguely as a Bruin. He was then traded for Dave Tanabe
Haven't heard about him for a while.

Last few years he has played in AHL and last year he played 16 games in Nashville. I think his time in NHL is over and come to Europe (KHL, DEL or National League A), AHL isn't the most respectful league to end great career (over 600 NHL games).

P.s. Scatchard is very overrated in Ehm, I hate that he allways wins Selke Trophy

Danny wrote:They also hired Doug Jarvis to replace Craig Ramsay.

I've heard good things about him. He's very experienced as an assistant. I think he's one of those guys that just works as an assistant and not a head coach. He's going to be Julien's "eye in the sky", watching from up in the team's sky box.

Danny wrote:I remember him vaguely as a Bruin. He was then traded for Dave Tanabe
Haven't heard about him for a while.

He used to be a decent defensive forward but he's disappeared over the last several years. Was it a case of him not being able to adapt the new NHL style?

Jypfan92 wrote: P.s. Scatchard is very overrated in Ehm, I hate that he allways wins Selke Trophy

Are you still playing with the original DB?