Official 10-11 NHL Eastern Conference Regular Season Thread

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:22 pm

I think most people were anticipating Kovalev going to the Pens. He's a good fit there for a playoff run. I think playing on a team with a chance to do something will help him step up his play.

grits207 · Post by **grits207** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:56 pm

Atlanta trades Sopel and Dawes to Montreal for Ben Maxwell and a 4th round pick. Nice trade for Atlanta, Maxwell is a good prospect and they didn't need Sopel now that they a better and younger player in Mark Stuart.

Post by **philou21** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:27 pm

OMG not Sopel at MTL!!!!! Holy cow.

They throw the towel with Maxwell it seems. I know he wasn't really going somewhere so far but at MTL they're not really patient.....

Post by **Manimal** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:22 am

jesusrocks150 wrote: What's his cap hit and is he a FA at the end of the season?

He is an UFA this summer. I think he'll take a final year in the KHL and then retire.

Post by **Jypfan92** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:48 am

Florida trade Cory Stillman to Carolina for Ryan Carter and 5th round pick.

Good addition for Carolina.

foxlockbox · Post by **foxlockbox** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:13 am

Btw. does the whole cap hit transfer with Kovalev in the trade? I mean hes gotten probably 3/4 of his salary from Ottawa already, how do these things go generally? I just realised I've never really thought about it.

Post by **Jypfan92** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:48 am

I think that Penguins will pay whole yearly salary. In Kovalev's case it's 5 mills. Penguins has cap space, cause Malkin is on injured reserve to the end of the season.

In fact, that 5 mills. is yearly salary (for 12 months), but player will get the payment only for 10 months. Kovalev's real salary is 4.16 mills.

Post by **Manimal** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:15 am

Jypfan92 wrote:I think that Penguins will pay whole yearly salary. In Kovalev's case it's 5 mills. Penguins has cap space, cause Malkin is on injured reserve to the end of the season.

In fact, that 5 mills. is yearly salary (for 12 months), but player will get the payment only for 10 months. Kovalev's real salary is 4.16 mills.

Yeah, but Pittsburgh will only pay his salary from the day they traded for him. Ottawa has already payed the rest

Post by **Jypfan92** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:01 pm

Manimal wrote:
Jypfan92 wrote:I think that Penguins will pay whole yearly salary. In Kovalev's case it's 5 mills. Penguins has cap space, cause Malkin is on injured reserve to the end of the season.

In fact, that 5 mills. is yearly salary (for 12 months), but player will get the payment only for 10 months. Kovalev's real salary is 4.16 mills.
Yeah, but Pittsburgh will only pay his salary from the day they traded for him. Ottawa has already payed the rest

Ok, that's new for me.

Post by **Manimal** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:26 pm

Jypfan92 wrote:
Manimal wrote:
Jypfan92 wrote:I think that Penguins will pay whole yearly salary. In Kovalev's case it's 5 mills. Penguins has cap space, cause Malkin is on injured reserve to the end of the season.

In fact, that 5 mills. is yearly salary (for 12 months), but player will get the payment only for 10 months. Kovalev's real salary is 4.16 mills.
Yeah, but Pittsburgh will only pay his salary from the day they traded for him. Ottawa has already payed the rest
Ok, that's new for me.

NHL players get payed twice a month. And a whole lot more than you and me make!

Post by **philou21** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 4:46 pm

In one game alot of players do my yearly paid.

Post by **Jypfan92** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:30 am

Sabres acquire Brad Boyes from Blues for 2nd round pick.

Post by **philou21** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:11 pm

Atlante shipped Bergfors and Rissmiler to the Panthers for Dvorak and a 5th.

Post by **Jypfan92** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:00 pm

Atlanta has resigned Mark Stuart with a 3-year contract, worth 5,1 mills.

Florida traded Dennis Wideman to Washington for Jake Hauswirth and 3rd round pick.

OH, THIS POST WAS MY THOUSAND ONE

Post by **philou21** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:09 pm

Whoa I got a headache suddenly, reminds me of Joe's posts.

Congrats Jyp.

jesusrocks150 · Post by **jesusrocks150** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:18 pm

philou21 wrote:Atlante shipped Bergfors and Rissmiler to the Panthers for Dvorak and a 5th.

Not sure what Atl is thinking here....

The Thrashers challenge should be started from the beginning with their new roster after the trade deadline! I think they're worse now than when the challenge started

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:33 pm

Jypfan92 wrote:Atlanta has resigned Mark Stuart with a 3-year contract, worth 5,1 mills.

Florida traded Dennis Wideman to Washington for Jake Hauswirth and 3rd round pick.

OH, THIS POST WAS MY THOUSAND ONE

Congrats on 1,000! I've never heard of Jake Hauswirth but I'm guessing it didn't take Florida long to figure out that Wideman isn't very good. Even though Horton is very streaky, I'm glad the Bruins were able to get Horton and Campbell for Wideman and our 1st in 2010.

Atlanta was smart to re-sign Mark Stuart. He's a good solid, physical, stay-at-home defenseman. He's tough as nails and sticks up for his teammates. He's the kind of guy they need in Atlanta. His brother used to play in the Atlanta organization but I don't know how long ago he left. Of course, Atlanta's coach, Craig Ramsay is very familiar with Mark Stuart since he used to be a Bruins assistant. He knows he's a quality player. I honestly wish the Bruins could have kept him but he was a casualty of the salary cap. Adam McQuaid fills the same role but for less money.

jesusrocks150 wrote:
philou21 wrote:Atlante shipped Bergfors and Rissmiler to the Panthers for Dvorak and a 5th.
Not sure what Atl is thinking here....

The Thrashers challenge should be started from the beginning with their new roster after the trade deadline! I think they're worse now than when the challenge started

I just don't get this move. How old is Dvorak now? You'd think Atlanta would have at least tried to trade Bergfors for a prospect or a pick (not a 5th).

Sure, Atlanta post-trade-deadline would've been an even tougher challenge. Or what about a post-trade-deadline Florida Panthers? They've been in fire sale mode.

jesusrocks150 · Post by **jesusrocks150** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:15 pm

Sportsnet.ca is reporting the Caps traded Steckel to Devils for Arnott.

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:31 pm

So with the win in Ottawa the other day, the Bruins won 6 straight games on the road. This is the first time they had done this since 1972!

Post by **philou21** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:26 pm

I was about to ask you how the Bruins were doing since their trades....

Post by **Manimal** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:34 am

bruins72 wrote:So with the win in Ottawa the other day, the Bruins won 6 straight games on the road. This is the first time they had done this since 1972!

And we know what happened that season...

Post by **Danny** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:30 pm

Make that 7 straight, Looch gets a late GWG against Tampa, that's his 28th. Good night for him, beat Brewer cleanly in a fight before and had a huge hit on Purcell (?) along the boards. Downie and Bergenheim are major tools for various reasons.

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:23 pm

Manimal wrote:
bruins72 wrote:So with the win in Ottawa the other day, the Bruins won 6 straight games on the road. This is the first time they had done this since 1972!
And we know what happened that season...

Yup! And even though I was born in 72, it happened earlier in the year and I wasn't born until the end of the year. So it hasn't happened in my lifetime. We're due!

Danny wrote:anny"]Make that 7 straight, Looch gets a late GWG against Tampa, that's his 28th. Good night for him, beat Brewer cleanly in a fight before and had a huge hit on Purcell (?) along the boards. Downie and Bergenheim are major tools for various reasons.

That Lucic goal was nice! He was at a bad angle and he still managed the shot. Plus, it was nice to see Krejci paying the price in front of the net. I also liked the fire I saw in Horton. He's getting involved. I know he's streaky but he's been dying to be a part of an NHL playoff team and I think he's going to turn it on.

Post by **Jypfan92** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:53 pm

bruins72 wrote:
Yup! And even though I was born in 72, it happened earlier in the year and I wasn't born until the end of the year. So it hasn't happened in my lifetime. We're due!

So that happened ages ago...

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:27 pm

Jypfan92 wrote:
bruins72 wrote:
Yup! And even though I was born in 72, it happened earlier in the year and I wasn't born until the end of the year. So it hasn't happened in my lifetime. We're due!
So that happened ages ago...

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away...