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Bent By Beckham

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Yeeow. I’d grimace too.

NHL

Sabres and Free Agency

Okay, so that last option isn’t happening…right? RIGHT???

NHL

Gaustad In The Fold

Paul Gaustad of the Buffalo Sabres has signed a 4 year, 9.2 million dollar deal according to TSN. Goose was set to be a restricted free agent noon tomorrow, and now Paille, MacArthur and Bernier are the remaining RFAs. Good to see him back, although the number sounds a tad high. I [...]

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Pre-UFA Player Movement

Free Agency starts tomorrow, but several names are already off the market. The rights to Gary Roberts and Ryan Malone were traded from the Pens to the Lightning, with both players signing new deals (Malone 7 years, $31.5 million, Roberts 1 year, $1.2 million). The Lightning also acquired the rights to negotiate with [...]

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Brian Campbell: SS, Different City

David Pollak from the Mercury News out in San Jose spoke with Brian Campbell about his contract talks and plans, and boy does it sound a lot like what we heard incessantly last year:
This hasn€™t been the most enjoyable experience. There€™s been a lot of tossing and turning, and I€™m looking forward to getting it [...]

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Draft Bio: TheTick

Inspired by Heather B. of Top Shelf.
TheTick

Position: Out of position, usually.
Shoots: Right.
Height: 6′1″. Weight: 210lbs.
Born: April 7, 1978, Virginia Beach, VA.
Hometown: Buffalo, NY.
Player Comparison: The fat guy in NES Ice Hockey.

While unskilled physically, TheTick is known for having an amazing hockey sense amongst his peers. Despite [...]

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Brooks Orpik – Opening the Door?

Local boy Brooks Orpik turned down the latest contract offer from the Penguins, which might open the door for his unrestricted free agency.
€śWe did receive an offer, which we turned down,€ť (agent Lewis) Gross told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday. €śBut we€™re still talking, and we€™ll see where it goes.€ť
The 27-year-old Orpik had one goal, [...]

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Cap Expansion

The NHL salary cap rises to $56.7 million for this upcoming season, a rise of 6.4 million bucks. The LOWER limit is $40.7 million. I read (maybe at Mirtle) that 3 teams last season did not even hit that lower number. Did the lockout happen?

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Sabres Extend Qualifying Offers

Darcy Regier and the Buffalo Sabres announced that they have extended qualifying offers to all 5 of their restricted free agents. Steve Bernier, Paul Gaustad, Dan Paille, Mark Mancari and Clarke MacArthur are the players in question. In case you are wondering what that means:
By extending an offer, Buffalo retains the rights to [...]

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xkcd – Babies

I know I felt like this when we first had my son (well, I didn’t want to disassemble him. I’m not so good with tools). Click on the picture to go to xkcd.com and get the alt-texty goodness. And read the archive if you haven’t, what are you waiting for?

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