[Eric]

sweet!!

[Pope Pogo II]

Originally Posted by Andy

He has 32 points in 28 games.
What makes you think he's not worth it?
He's a Forsberg caliber player in the sense that he makes everyone dangerous when he's on the ice. So, his defensive skills aren't the best, but still. At least we have a high-powered offense man there.

I don't think Forsberg (when healthy) and Briere are anywhere near comparable, in any sense.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Pope Pogo II

I don't think Forsberg (when healthy) and Briere are anywhere near comparable, in any sense.

I wasn't really comparing them. More or less just saying that Danny makes everyone a weapon as does Forsberg. Nobody can pass like Forsberg. I'm sure of it. But, Danny can find those little holes and put the puck on a stick.

Aaaand, at this point, I think RJ's going to develop into a better passer than Danny is, anyway. So, whatever.

[MikeyB99]

buns

[cms8819]

Holmgren is a god in my opinion. to be able to solidify our lineup for years to come and key acquisitions like Biron, Timonen, and Briere, he has proved that he is on of the best at his jobs.

Not only this, but now we have Richards for his entire career!? This is amazing. Now all we need is for our draft picks to start showing that they are ready to come play with the big boys. JVR needs to put up numbers like he did for the national team. Until I see these types of numbers, he will be known as the guy that was taken after Kane.

As for Carter and Umberger, I would wait until the end of the year for any type of contract extension to take place. If they both keep their game at this level all year, long term deals are necessary. Unless freeing up cap space for Ovechkin. (completely kidding her guys)

But i am seriously happy as to teh direction our club is heading.

[fxg915]

Great move by Holmgren. He is the player of the future for this team. He plays well in all three zones and is a very smart player. Still has the time and potential to become an elite player in the league. As for Carter and Umberger I'd love to see them back. With Richards, Carter, and Umberger that is three solid centers of the future. All play semi-different styles which is nice.

[Andy]

Welcome to the Hive.
Both of you.

[eleven24]

Originally Posted by The Mac

I certainly could be wrong... but I thought they front-loaded his contract to avoid just that. I don't have the cap rules in front of me, but I thought that only if the player signed the contract after he was 35 did he take up his yearly average in the cap, and otherwise it was the real money he received that counted against it?

I'm pretty sure that the average is the cap hit because the NHLPA didn't want teams cutting players toward the end of front loaded contracts. If the cap hit were the real money the player received then a team could hypothetically front load a contract to look something like 10-10-10-10-1-1-1 and cut the player after 4 years and have only had a cap hit in each of those 4 years of $6M (not the $10M the player received).

A lot more good info on the cap can be found at nhlnumbers.com