(Spoilers) The thread where CALIFORNIA LOOOOVE~!

[SeanDMan]

[Ruki]

So, NHL players ARE going to the Olympics...yay!

Who is on your Team Canada?

Centers: Crosby, Getzlaf, Toews, Bergeron

RW: Perry, Stamkos (we have too many centers!), Giroux, Iggy

LW: Kunitz, Nash, Hall, Neal

D: Subban, Letang, Weber, Phaneuf, OEL, Seabrook

Goal: Fleury, Luongo, Price, and (in my dreams) Reimer

[I_Like_EWR]

NHL schedules were released. Here's the Leafs'. The first month is pretty weak, I can see Toronto at like, 9-4 by November. Losing to Philly, Pittsburgh, Chicago and Anaheim. Good schedule the rest of the year too. I predict a playoff spot.http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=678260

Edited July 19, 2013 by I_Like_EWR

[Cactus Drags]

Metro...politan...division.

Buh?

[gunnar hendershow]

I like how it has more teams on the Atlantic coast than the Atlantic division.

Noted Atlantic port cities Columbus and Toronto.

[Plubby]

Oh, that schedule has just pillaged me in the butthole I was planning to be in Colorado from the 20th-26th and the only home game I get is one against Carolina? I can't even follow the team on a road trip instead because they gave them FOUR FREAKING DAYS OFF.

And then, just to remind me that YOU DON'T GET TO WATCH COLORADO! In the week following, where i'd planned to be in NYC (and therefore could have just swapped the weeks that I was in each area) they get ANOTHER FOUR DAYS OFF YAY!

[caucasianheat]

Holy shit, Denis Grebeshkov appears from the mist!

[Gabriel]

Grabovski's narrowed his suitors down to three teams now.

Where he goes depends on what he wants exactly.

If he wants first line minutes, you have to believe that Calgary is the best fit for him. He comes into the Flames organization and he's the number one center by default.

If he wants a better chance at winning, then he's probably looking at Anaheim, where he's familiar with Brian Burke and plays well in the system that Boudreau employs as coach. Of course, his ceiling would be the second line, and he could very well end up back playing on the 3rd line because of the depth on the team.

I can't pinpoint who the third team would be, but I would expect him to go either Calgary or Anaheim, based on what he wants.

The big reason I can see him leaning towards the Flames though, is that we have more flexibility to offer him a bigger dollar amount than the Ducks will.

If Feaster makes just one addition through free agency, Grabovski would be the one to make.

[Plubby]

http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2013/7/6/4498278/better-free-agency-dave-nonis-potato-terrible-management-eternal-mediocrity-nihilism-for-beginners

Wish i'd stumbled across this three weeks ago. Now do Calgary next! Calgary!

[TGWL]

Zach Bogosian seven/$36 million. $5.143 million cap hit.

[Toe]

Zach Bogosian seven/$36 million. $5.143 million cap hit.

That cap hit is a very good one for a player as talented and useful as Bogosian.

[TGWL]

Toronto signs Fraser - 1 year/ $1.275 million.

Rangers signs Zuccarello - 1 year/$1.15 Million.

Sharks extend Pavelski - 5 years/$30 million.

[Ruki]

Apparently an expansion team in Seattle might be a real thing for the 2014/15 season.

I would love that, then I'd be able to see an expansion draft first hand!

[Sweet Holy Moses]

Seattle expansion has been on the radar ever since the new Seattle arena plan was confirmed. The whole 16/14 conference split only made it that much more apparent.

There are better expansion options, but whatever. If the owners are there, I guess I can't be too concerned.

[Pizza]

It's certainly the best American market without a team. Teams in Quebec City and the GTA would be nice as well, but if the plan is 32 with 16 in the west, I'd guess the NHL has their heart set on Kansas City.

[I_Like_EWR]

What's happened to Tim Connolly? Isn't his contract up this year? Haven't heard anything about the Leafs resigning him. Actually, I hope they don't.

[Ruki]

What's happened to Tim Connolly? Isn't his contract up this year? Haven't heard anything about the Leafs resigning him. Actually, I hope they don't.

No chance he gets re-signed.

[TGWL]

No money to re-sign him, either.

[I_Like_EWR]

I'm quite glad he's not getting resigned. I just found it odd that no ones mentioned him on TV or whatever. He faded into irrelevance pretty fast, I guess.

[Ruki]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/doug-gilmour-trades-his-son-but-its-more-about-parental-love/article13680585/'>Doug Gilmour trades his son

I think he got ripped off