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imref · « **on:** June 30, 2025, 05:40:13 pm »

Panthers sign Marchand to a SIX year extension. He’s 37.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2025, 05:58:24 pm »

Quote from: imref on June 30, 2025, 05:40:13 pm

Panthers sign Marchand to a SIX year extension. He’s 37.

Rats don't age.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2025, 06:09:30 pm »

Quote from: imref on June 30, 2025, 05:40:13 pm

Panthers sign Marchand to a SIX year extension. He’s 37.

that'll last longer than my Marchand tee-shirt

varoadking · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2025, 07:48:00 pm »

It's only for $32MM, so $5.33MM AAV. That's a bargain for a player of his caliber...

If he plays well for 4 years, they can buyout the last at 67% of value and still be ahead of the game. If he's still playing well...that's a bonus...

imref · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2025, 11:10:51 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on June 30, 2025, 07:48:00 pm

It's only for $32MM, so $5.33MM AAV. That's a bargain for a player of his caliber...

If he plays well for 4 years, they can buyout the last at 67% of value and still be ahead of the game. If he's still playing well...that's a bonus...

I assume the idea was essentially to defer salary to keep AAV low. They resigned two other core pieces as well.

varoadking · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2025, 06:55:01 pm »

Nate Schmidt to Utah on a 3 year deal, and Tiger to Ottawa on a 1 year deal...

Honestly, I thought Eller was done, and this deal for Schmidt reminds me of the 3 year deal Jay Beagle got from Vancouver in 2018...

imref · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2025, 07:11:22 am »

Mangiapane To Edmonton on a 2 year deal

1995hoo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2025, 08:06:07 am »

And Raddysh signed with the Rangers.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #8 on:** July 28, 2025, 08:57:58 pm »

Nicky Backstrom is going to play in Sweden. Good for him.

imref · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2025, 09:03:45 pm »

And we’re back!

varoadking · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2025, 07:38:18 pm »

The Rat returns to Beantown tonight...16 years to the day he made his NHL debut...

Switching over from the Caps game to see the reception he gets...should be good...he didn't leave...he was traded. Unlike a certain Nat that routinely gets hate when he visits the District...

EDIT:

Boston did a great job welcoming him back...the guy couldn't control his tears...and the more he cried the more the crowd cheered.

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #11 on:** October 22, 2025, 08:47:44 am »

He’s a dirty little POS no matter how you cut it.
Don’t show me that jersey JCA.

1995hoo · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2025, 09:03:08 am »

Tomorrow night the Hurricanes–Avs game in Denver is to feature Whalers and Nordiques uniforms.

varoadking · « **Reply #13 on:** October 22, 2025, 09:15:19 am »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on October 22, 2025, 08:47:44 am

He’s a dirty little POS no matter how you cut it.
Don’t show me that jersey JCA.

I don't recall him as being dirty, rather a weird wuss, as Davey Johnson would say about Joe Maddon...

I kinda like him now that he's not a Bruin...and it's clear from what I've heard that his teammates and former teammates all love him.

He's undeniably a damned good hockey player...and he showed that again last night...

varoadking · « **Reply #14 on:** October 22, 2025, 09:16:06 am »

Quote from: 1995hoo on October 22, 2025, 09:03:08 am

Tomorrow night the Hurricanes–Avs game in Denver is to feature Whalers and Nordiques uniforms.

Expansion preview?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #15 on:** October 22, 2025, 11:32:57 am »

Quote from: varoadking on October 22, 2025, 09:16:06 am

Expansion preview?

hartford is a weird market because you have about five 150,000+ cities within an hour drive - Hartford, New Haven, Springfield, Bridgeport, and Worcester, not to mention Waterbury. Worcester will always be Boston-oriented, but otherwise those cities would look to Hartford. Generally less wealthy cities, but with hockey interest. For a long time, the Whalers were pretty viable.

imref · « **Reply #16 on:** October 22, 2025, 12:02:32 pm »

they've done hartford unis before, probably just to sell more merchandise.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #17 on:** October 22, 2025, 12:48:18 pm »

Quote from: imref on October 22, 2025, 12:02:32 pm

they've done hartford unis before, probably just to sell more merchandise.

that's because they are one of the great unis in sports. I'd put them up there with the Canadiens in hockey. Bold colors and simple design. Frankly, better than the variants of black and yellow or most of the predominantly blue unis. Not busy like some of the more recent logos.

blue911 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 22, 2025, 01:14:33 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on October 22, 2025, 12:48:18 pm

that's because they are one of the great unis in sports. I'd put them up there with the Canadiens in hockey. Bold colors and simple design. Frankly, better than the variants of black and yellow or most of the predominantly blue unis. Not busy like some of the more recent logos.

They look like the Hackensack Water Authority

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #19 on:** October 22, 2025, 03:44:57 pm »

Quote from: blue911 on October 22, 2025, 01:14:33 pm

They look like the Hackensack Water Authority

one of the finest water authority unis in the country

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #20 on:** October 22, 2025, 04:11:02 pm »

Dirty
Dirty
Dirty
Dirty
Dirty

varoadking · « **Reply #21 on:** October 23, 2025, 10:18:51 am »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on October 22, 2025, 04:11:02 pm

Dirty
Dirty
Dirty
Dirty
Dirty

Meh...those won't win him a Lady Bing, but didn't see any suspension worthy stuff in there.

Like I said...now that he's out of Boston, I'm kinda rootin' for the little whack job. The change in environment seems to have had a positive impact on his character...

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #22 on:** October 23, 2025, 11:07:10 am »

Marchand would do the occasional stupid retaliatory cheap shot. The licking stuff was just "creative." That said, his younger self drew more attention to his over the line moves later on than maybe he deserved. This is a town where Tom Wilson plays. He goes through the same thing in terms of rep.

aspenbubba · « **Reply #23 on:** October 23, 2025, 01:10:53 pm »

#5 reminded me of Scott Stevens when he was a Cap