Official NHL 2006-07 Season Thread

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discuss all NHL news, trades, rumours, post how you think your team is doing, don't care how small the news is everything is important this year

The Washington Capitals basically re-signed their checkers but allowed starting center Jeff Halpern to walk. Eminger and Morrisonn are the only capable D-men. Maxime Ouellet didn't pan out so they are stuck with good guy but old goalie Olaf "Barney" Kolzig at the net. Does Glen Hanlon make it past this season?

[DirtyKash]

Rick DiPietro is on the verge of signing a 15-year deal worth $67.5 million.
Yes, you read that correctly. Owner Charles Wang is up to his antics again and would like to lock down DiPietro until 2021. The deal would pay DiPietro $4.5 million in each season, which could be a bargain if he turns into the star goalie the Islanders hope he will be. However, a deal of that length will make him untradeable. Wang has done this before when he signed Alexei Yashin to a 10-year deal for almost $90 million, and that has blown up in his face. There is no incentive with all of that security, which has affected his performance. Stay tuned.

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That deal doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Magic Johnson's 25-year, $25 million contract, which was pure genius by Jerry West.

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Wang ... blow up in his face ... too many jokes ... must resist.

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Oilers agree to three-year deal with winger Joffrey Lupul

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- The Edmonton Oilers re-signed winger Joffrey Lupul for a contract worth about $6.9 million over three years.

The restricted free agent, who turns 23 next week, was acquired in the Chris Pronger deal with Anaheim earlier this summer. Lupul, who made $900,600 last year, had 28 goals and 25 assists in 81 games with the Ducks, his second in the NHL. The Edmonton native also added nine goals and two assists in 16 playoff games.

Lupul, Anaheim's first choice, seventh overall in the 2002 NHL draft, had 13 goals and 21 assists in his rookie season following a successful three-year stint in the Western Hockey League, where he scored 127 goals.

This news should make H_i_G happy. Too bad many Ducks fans won't take note of Lupul until he soon racks up 35+ goals a season in Edmonton.

[Halladay_is_God]

Oh yes I am very happy about Lupul, sniper, local boy, stands a good chance to score 30-40 goals this season, Lupul might be moved to LW with depth on the RW (Hemsky, Sykora, Pisani), otherwise Sykora will move to LW or C.

Lupul might even get the chance to play with passing wiz Ales Hemsky.

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Flyers centre Keith Primeau retires

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=177461&hubname=

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) - With even the most mundane skating drills causing him headaches and fuzziness, Keith Primeau decided it was time to stop playing hockey.

Trying every available option to return from concussions that robbed him of years of his career, Primeau was told by Flyers trainer Jim McCrossin he could continue to skate with a minor league affiliate or practice with a white jersey so he couldn't be hit, like a training camp quarterback.

But McCrossin saved his most distressing news for last: He told Primeau last week he would never clear the former Flyers captain to play. McCrossin couldn't live with the consequences if Primeau took one more blow to the head.

Sad way to go

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Tie "Dummi" Domi announces retirement; Joins TSN

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=178047&hubname=

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Chris "****ing" Pronger won't shut up and continues to be a *****

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=178053&hubname=

[Foster]

Oilers fan are we?

Hey it coul be worse. My poor Sens are now in more of a need of a secong line Center. We got the russian Kaigorodov, but asking him to step up the NHL level and perform on a team with high expectations is asking a lot. So let's wait and see.

[Halladay_is_God]

Oilers fan are we?

Hey it coul be worse. My poor Sens are now in more of a need of a secong line Center. We got the russian Kaigorodov, but asking him to step up the NHL level and perform on a team with high expectations is asking a lot. So let's wait and see.

The worse is being a Leafs or Flames fan, there's nothing worse than listening or sitting besides them.

I'm sure Kaigorodov is going to be good for the Sens, he's going to be placed in the lineup to be protected with Daniel Alfredsson so they should be ok, its just trying to find another winger for them to play with since Patrick Evans (fantasy sleeper here) is going to play on the top line with Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley, I think Antoine Vermette might get that open spot with Alfredsson and Kaigorodov but I'm not sure if Vermette playing with them or with Schaefer and Fisher, another one to look out for is Dean McAmmond.

But bad news for the Sens defensemen Joe Corvo is gone for 4-6 weeks with a fracture in his foot.

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The worse is being a Leafs or Flames fan, there's nothing worse than listening or sitting besides them.

At least the Flames have Iginla, whom Flames fan Favre4TD from Thenflforums calls "The best player in the world," along with other good players. Leafs and Habs fans, when they are not bringing up Sundin or Koivu, have only the players from their fantasy hockey teams to brag about.

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http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=179131&hubname=

The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed right winger Nikolai Zherdev to a $7.5 million, three-year deal on Thursday.

He will earn $1.75 million this season, $2.5 million in 2007-08 and $3.25 million in 2008-09.

[Halladay_is_God]

Big trade in the NHL today

Hurricanes ship Johnson to Kings

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=179262&hubname=

The Carolina Hurricanes have traded the rights to defenceman Jack Johnson and defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenceman Tim Gleason and centre Eric Belanger. The Hurricanes were in need of some immediate defensive help after losing Aaron Ward to free agency and Frantisek Kaberle to shoulder surgery. Johnson did not want to sign with Carolina this season because he wanted to return to the University of Michigan.

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Dean Lombardi definitely knows his shit.