Darcy Says No - Canes Can't Sign Hordichuk

so we mortaged the team’s future for a scrapper who was too good for us. Now the future is even farther ahead of us.

I’m confused, I just assumed when these types of deals happened, it was basically a “done deal”?

There can always be things that happen behind the scenes that we will never know about.

Maybe he just doesn’t want to play here for whatever reason, but it would have been nice to know that before they spent the draft pick.

Supposedly management is not supposed to be in contact with other team’s players before July 1st, although it sure seems like a lot of “contact” is taking place between other teams, agents, and players.

Holy “the sky is falling”, Batman. I hardly think trading a 2009 5th Round Draft Pick for, in essence, a 2010 5th Round Draft Pick is “mortgaging the future.” The Canes took a shot at signing him and it didn’t work out. It takes a long time for a player to have the opportunity to become a UFA; can you blame them for passing up the chance to test the market?

This team will alot like last year’s team.

JR will be unable to deal for a D-Man during the UFA signing Period. The trades will happen in November and at the trading peroid. If we trade Cole before then we will give him away. Personally, I hope he gets resigned. The Toughness will come from Brookbank,Conboy,Ruutu. The Free Agent Blue Liner will be a Power play guy and Sutter won’t be up till January

Staal-Cole-Whitney
Willaims-Brindy-Sergi
Walker-Cullen-Ruutu
Eaves-Larose-Conboy

Corvo-Gleason
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Boyer-Free Agent
Brookbank

Ward-Leighton

How JR spends his money from here on out.
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1.5M Larose
2.5M Ruutu
.6M Conboy
.6M Brookbank
 3M Free Agent

We might see Hordichuk lacing ‘em up in Russia along side other NHL has-been fighters (a la Chris Simon). He’ll easily make more money there. Just my $0.02.

I think if we dont make a trade for a D-man soon then we are gonna be forced into fights for a FA defenseman. We wont win. JR dosnt have the money that some of these teams have to work with. We are gonna end up paying too much for a defenseman. We will get Commie back(wich I DO want, just not in the way it will happen), and pay him WAY too much.

Tyler-

Great idea about the Russian angle. I didn’t consider that.

As for trading and free agents…

I agree that if we get into a bidding war with some of these teams after July 1st, we will come out drawing the short straw, but I still have confidence that JR will be able to get something of value for one of the Carolina forwards.

“Holy "the sky is falling", Batman. I hardly think trading a 2009 5th Round Draft Pick for, in essence, a 2010 5th Round Draft Pick is "mortgaging the future." The Canes took a shot at signing him and it didn’t work out. It takes a long time for a player to have the opportunity to become a UFA; can you blame them for passing up the chance to test the market?”

dude, they gave that pick up for a 4th line enforcer who barely plays. and added an extra year of development to their prospect who now gets drafted a year late. oh, and he didn’t sign with us so yes, it was a total waste. it’s not like they got the rights to negotiate with someone of extreme value to the organization….

Boyer=Borer, 2006?