NHL 2013 Thread

[E.J.]

Just heard about the trade and was going to come ask what the Bruins fans thought....

[AdamJoshua]

Originally Posted by mk05

Seguin belonged in the Red Wings anyway. Oh well, he regressed thanks to the crappy coaching the past several years. Hopefully we'll see a more focused Seguin.

Several years? He's only been in the league a couple of years, they also haven't had him playing his natural position more than a hand full of games here and there.

He's still a young kid who has plenty of room to grow.

As far as the trade from this Bruin fan point of view, hate to see him go but the one position they are packed at is center, he was the center that produced the least, the Bs also pick up a ton of room under the cap.

The really need to address right wing with no Jagr and possibly no Horton.

[icehog3]

The Bruins fans should like Erikkson, he is a true goal scorer. They freed up some cap space as well for some of the UFAs they want to re-sign. I was suprised as well, but the Bruins might end up the better for it.

[Bruins Fan]

The kid was a party animal, showing up three days straight hung over wearing the same clothes.
The team tried to talk to him... Thornton had a sit down with him to no avail.
To bad the guy has talent but no hockey IQ.
I wish him well maybe he will wake up and get his head on straight?

[AdamJoshua]

Just reminded me of a Harry Sinden blame and ship, he didn't score in the playoffs (hitting the post sadly doesn't count), but then again they got the cap relief and a half way decent player back (not to mention so prospects that may or may not turn into anything).

[Bruins Fan]

The Bruins are a win now no BS team he had fair warning.
It's shape up or ship out...has to be more in the pipe line?
Should be interesting

[icehog3]

Sounds like the Flyers are interested in Ray Emery....I hope he has better plans than that.

[mk05]

Originally Posted by Bruins Fan

The kid was a party animal, showing up three days straight hung over wearing the same clothes.
The team tried to talk to him... Thornton had a sit down with him to no avail.
To bad the guy has talent but no hockey IQ.
I wish him well maybe he will wake up and get his head on straight?

I may or may not be able to attest to that first hand.

[AdamJoshua]

I may or may not believe you ...def leaning one way more than the other.

[Ahbroody]

Ooops wrong thread

[Bruins Fan]

I guess they really did not want to deal with this kid.

Tyler Seguin’s departure from Boston may have had a lot more to do with his off-ice antics than his on-ice shortcomings.

It was no secret that the 21-year old now-former Bruin liked to have fun. But the forward may have liked having too much fun, to the point where it was getting in the way of his hockey career.

The Boston Herald’s Stephen Harris wrote today that Seguin’s partying this season became so rampant, B’s brass ordered Seguin live in a hotel, hiring a guard to make sure he didn’t sneak out.

[icehog3]

Emery to the Flyers
Alfredsson and Stephen Weiss to the Wings
Horton to the Blue Jackets
Stalberg to the Predators
Bobby Ryan to Ottawa for Silverberg
Ferrence to the Oilers
Ribero to the Coyotes
Clowe to the Devils
Islanders re-sgn Nabokov and Hammonic
Hawks re-sign Handzus and Rosival

[Mr.Maduro]

Clarkson to Toronto

[AdamJoshua]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo I just don't like this guy, great now I have Rask and him to hate next season

Boston, MA - Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, July 5, that the club has signed forward Jarome Iginla to a one year contract through the 2013-14 season. Iginla’s base salary is worth $1,800,000 and carries incentives of $4,200,000, for an annual cap figure of $6,000,000.

[icehog3]

Was curious what the reaction of the reasonable Bruins fans would be to signing Iginla....unfortunately, I only have heard Adam's so far.

Khabibulin signs back with the Hawks as their back up.

Matt Cooke to Minnesota....

Valtteri Filppula to Tampa.

Michael Ryder to the Devils.

[Bruins Fan]

Iginla..you got to be kidding methe guy showed nothing in the playoffs.

I guess it pays to be a broken down circus dog just no free agent talent this year?

[mahtofire14]

Can't believe the Wild signed Cooke. Everybody hates that guy with a passion in this state. Guess they saw him score more last year. He won't be on a talented line like Pittsburgh had him on here though.

[icehog3]

Glad to hear you feel that way, Pete, I think the guy is a POS as well.

[mahtofire14]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Glad to hear you feel that way, Pete, I think the guy is a POS as well.

From all accounts, apparently after his last big suspension, he has turned his game around from being a cheap shot monster to being a clean player, and it did show last year.

But I can't get past when 7 or 8 years ago, he cheap shotted Gaborik, then when our goon Matt Johnson went after him, Cooke slashed him across the ankle and played chicken the rest of the game. Just don't think I'll be able to stomach the guy.

At least Clutterbuck was a pretty clean checker.

[icehog3]

Yup, no real issues here with Cal.

I don't care how much Cooke cleans up his act, he ended Marc Savard's career and almost Erik Karlsson's. He should be out of the game himself, along with Raffi Torres. Torres cleaned up his game last season and was effective, but he should never have been allowed back in.