Canes Country Exit Analysis: Ray Whitney
by Bob Wage on Aug 3, 2009 1:41 AM EDT
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PrintWe got a little side tracked because of conditioning camp and the numerous July signings, but we still have a few more exit reviews to complete. Next on the list is alternate captain, Ray Whitney.
"The Wizard" had one of the best seasons of his career last year as he scored 24 goals and chipped in 53 assists for a team high 77 points. He also had a respectable 11 points in 18 playoffs games. But perhaps the most amazing thing "Sugar Ray" accomplished last season was the fact that for the first time in his career, he never missed a single game. He played in all 82 regular season games as well as each of the 18 playoff games the team participated in.
Whitney was signed as a free agent by Carolina before the 2005-06 season. Just previously, he had been bought out by the Detroit Red Wings. The winger has traveled a bit around the league. Originally drafted by the Sharks, Whitney has done time in San Jose, Florida, Edmonton, (nine games), Columbus, Detroit, and now Carolina.
He seems to have found a home here as he is a leader on the ice and in the dressing room.
The Good: Again, Whitney had one of the most productive seasons in his career and led the team in scoring. For the most part, he eliminated the repetitive hooking and holding penalties he used to take in previous seasons. His defense was also improved as he finished with a +2. Whitney admitted when the season was over that he had been playing with an injury, (pin in his hand), yet he still was able to contribute. The coaching staff moved him around from line to line to help break players out of slumps because he was one of the more consistent scorers all year long..
The Bad: Not much negative to say here. He could always improve on his defense. (anyone have anything to add here?)
The Money: Whitney is entering the final year of his three year contract which pays him a reasonable $3,550,000. He's not getting any younger, (now 37 will be 38 next summer). Will he be wanting another contract for 2010-11?
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Here are the results of the previous exit polls:
Tuomo Ruutu - A
Joe Corvo - B
Erik Cole - C
Sergei Samsonov - B
Anton Babchuk - B
Jussi Jokinen - B
Chad LaRose - A
Matt Cullen - B
Eric Staal - B
Rod Brind'Amour - C
Ryan Bayda - B
Niclas Wallin - C
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What Ken said plus....
Pure conjecture since obviously I don’t have access to the locker room, but regardless of the letter he was wearing I thought he captained this team on and off the ice last season when Roddie struggled.
Of course I’d have probably given the Wizard an ‘A’ just on personality alone LOL.
The Wizard makes his line-mates better
What higher praise is there from the coaching staff? When players struggle, Ray joins their line, player gets of the schnide. His razor sharp wit holds everyone accountable and keeps them loose at the same time. Our most consistent player since joining the organization.
by SouthernHockeyFan on Aug 3, 2009 8:30 AM EDT reply actions
He's Glue!
He really did help hold this team together last season. I like Old Ray and hope we can resign him at a considerable decrease. I think he would be a great mentor for Boychuk.
Big A to Sir Raymond
I love this guy! Every little thing he does is magic! And yes, Michael Procton, you can have a career year at 36! =p
I see him hanging out a couple more years with the Canes and then wouldn’t be surprised if he finds a nice position in the front office – or at the AHL, if they can move the Rats (or whatever name they’d have) closer to Raleigh.
I’m also counting on him as a great buddy to Aaron Ward to be the broker of peace, brotherhood and good humor in the locker room, if there are any rough spots that need smoothing over..
Who will take on his role in a few years? (Maybe Rosey?)
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 9:03 AM EDT reply actions
His fish is pretty cool too:
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay.....
I got to know.
How on Earth do you know that’s his fish?
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
Since you asked....
Y’know – the moment we saw him in Petco we just “knew” we we’d found our Ray Whitney fish. Perhaps it was the flashy proud color, the magnificant cut of his tail, of just that look of confidence and good-humor in his eyes. A fish who knows who he is and is clearly worthy of the title “the Wizard”. (Sheez – still 60 days and 7 hrs till Oct 2!)
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Definitely border-line….just doing my part to make the hot endless summer pass a little more quickly. (Besides – lcd was the one who asked…).
BTW – you never answered my question from last week about where you saw the Cole interview that he seemed pain free and feeling good:
For the first time since the injury, he looked pain free. The neck looked good, he was moving well. Monster year coming from EC>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Ray actually is trying to collect muscle cars. still hasn’t ponied up for a REAL cool one, but has a couple nice ones. I’m thinking he may be more of a Barracuda guy….
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Nice. Except when it eats all its teammates. Maybe more appropriate for a Heatley? or Avery?
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
huh?
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Aug 3, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Borderline?
I haven’t been borderline since 1996…..
That’s when I crossed the border…..
While I’m asking you questions, what is Hakkaa Paalle? I’ll go out into deeper waters and say it’s a Hawaiian term.
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
Nice try, but no
It’s the traditional Finnish hockey cheer.
It came up in the playoffs. You can google it, but basically it’s a war cry that means “Cut them down!” Jussi translated it for someone (maybe Chip Alexander) last spring, apparently embarrassed by the slightly violent implications. I latched on to it immediately.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe it was also the traditional surrender terms offered by Finnish cavalry during the 30-years war. grins I might be wrong but I thought it was spelled Haakaa Paalle. I can’t get my phone to do the umlauts over the double as in Paalle.
by ncdavid on Aug 3, 2009 4:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
These terms were based on a Finnish war cry hakkaa päälle (English: hack on; Swedish: hacka på), commonly translated as “Cut them down!”
I got this at Wikipedia. As they say about Finnish: “I’d like to buy a consonant.”
I particularly like this part:
Tactics.
The Hakkapeliitta were well-trained Finnish light cavalrymen who excelled in sudden and savage attacks, raiding and reconnaissance. The greatest advantage of the fast and lightly-armored Hakkapeliitta cavalry was its charge. They typically had a sword, a helmet, and leather armor or a breastplate of steel. They would attack at a full gallop, fire the first pistol at twenty paces and the second at five paces, and then draw the sword
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh sorry....let me see......it was him being interviewed about the signings...
Not sure if I can find it again.
LOL
The real story is a lot less interesting about why this became Ray Whitney. Basically we thought it was a very cool-looking fish and wanted it in the tank. Unlike most “non-aggressive” fish which Petco suggests be bought in pairs or more, this one can be a little aggressive to other male swordtails and suggest only getting one. So right away that made it a one-of-a-kind player. With our bad luck with the Cam Ward and Brindy fish (see the fan post about the Babchuk-fish quandary), we needed to give it the name of a appropriately unique player that would visually be a stand-out in the tank. It tended to dart around quickly, suggesting a quick-moving forward. We already had a Rosey-fish at the time (that has since died). Thus, we had no options other than Ray Whitney. Feel better?
We had no idea he would go after (and take out) 3 of our 6 Storm Squad fish (pretty red-finned Tetras that swim together in perfect synchronized formation). And we didn’t know he would enjoy hanging out in the bubbler either.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I got some you can use.....
extra from what the horse didn’t need.
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
You know – maybe it’s just that I’ve spent too much time in the last 12 years raising children and reading chldren’s stories…..(or you guys haven’t spent enough). If you can’t beat em, join em.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s a Xiphophorus helleri (common name “Swordtail fish”)
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Aug 3, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
ding ding ding. We have a winner!
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m a sucker for Scientific names….
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Aug 3, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
So, by what names do you address your reptiles, sir?
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
They all have first names…. Bella, Rita, Bentley, Peetie, Chicken, Hank and Steve.
All but Steve are Python Regius (Ball or Royal Python). Steve is Lampropeltis getula californiae (Banded California King Snake).
My favorite scientific name is Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (Hawaiian Trigger Fish Name means “colors flow like lava” but was recently re-classified as Rhinecanthus aculeatus which is not as much fun to say :-)
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Aug 3, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Gee – I was hoping for Rosey, Wardo and Gleason. Even Rutherford might work…
To each his own.
How long do they live? And do they have to stay separate or can they share a habitat?
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
well… the king snake eats other snakes… so he is out of the question… The others can live together, but they don’t. I keep them in tubs due to their need for extreme humidity (the Python Rigeus is from Western Africa and needs lots of humidity to shed properly)
Who is the dope who gave Whitney an F???
by Mateos_Canes_Lamp on Aug 3, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s happened on all of these rating polls. Presumed to be trolls.
Today your snakes would do quite well on my front porch. I’m ready for hockey weather.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, you can.
Never said you couldn’t. Just said it wasn’t necessarily something you should count on. So :P back! :-)
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Aug 3, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
As long as we understand each other.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
If he ever stops inconspicuously mosying by the tv camera or streching rediculously close to his teammates during warmups I may cry. S*** cracks me up!
LOL
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s one of my favorite parts of the FSN broadcast, and I hate the fact that the camera man zooms right in on the player being interviewed whenever Ray skates by. The interviews are all the same: We gotta get the puck in deep and put rubber on the net come out hitting stay smart in our own zone blah blah blah no one cares. I want to see Ray Whitney trying to look like he’s not looking at the camera and he just happens to be stretching right behind Tripp Tracy. :P
PINCHY
Agreed – my favorite part of the pre-game as well. During the 07-08 season Whitney was being interviewed by Tripp. Near the end of the interview he reaches around and pinches Tripp on the butt. I didn’t stop laughing until the end of the first period. My husband is contemplating getting a # 13 jersey with the name PINCHY on it.
Since then I always keep an eye out for Whitney during the interviews. You can almost gauge how well the team is doing by it. Last Dec when the team was at the lowest point, Whitney wasn’t joking around quite as much. That’s what makes him a valuable locker room guy. He like to jokes when it’s appropriate, but gets serious when it’s time to get down to business.
I’m a big fan of the Wizard, he’s one of the most underrated players in the league. Hope JR finds a way to keep him with the Canes a little longer after his contract expires. This guy will ber hard to replace.
by outlander_caniac on Aug 3, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions
people have been talking about Brindy being over the hill.
but no one ever mentions ray.
he is only one year younger.
thats a testament to his ability and place on this team.
And his having stayed in top shape and healthy.
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Aug 3, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Well this seems to be a pretty clear cut poll LOL. Hard to disagree with anything from the original article. Ray is money.
-Jonathan Hawkins
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I agree that Whitney is a class, gutsy, competitive player. I think we should keep him with the Canes organization as long as he wants to be here.
The Hockey Writers Blog had a recent write-up on Whitney as an underrated player as part of a series. It is good to see that more than we Caniacs can recognize his value.
by ncdavid on Aug 3, 2009 10:56 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Whitney deserves an A for sure! Probably an A+!
by packpigskinfan25 on Aug 3, 2009 11:39 AM EDT reply actions
Ray the only cane that got an A from me
Rosey is the only one close to getting an A from me other than the Wiz. Everyone else either under achieved or was too inconsistent.
Not to be a spoiler, but is there anyone on the team who we haven’t yet rated, who you feel also deserves an A?
Interesting that you see him as the one-man at top of the team – pretty impressive, though I’m not sure I agree he is so clearly ahead of the entire roster. He would be your MVP? (and I don’t disagree with that – I just hadn’t framed his season that way in my mind)
Cam Ward is still coming in the series, Pitkanen and Gleason too. Will we get to rate Coach Mo?
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Cam is my MVP...
But I don’t know if I’d give him an A for the whole year. It really took him a while to get it cranked up.
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Aug 3, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
When the Japers Rink site got to rating the top 10 goalies in the SE Div (like aren’t there only 5 teams?), Cam Ward was absolutely unanimously the top choice for the writer and all those commenting afterward. The dispute came with # 2-10.
Not like the competition is too tough, but it looked good to see 100% agreement on one thing – and not in the Caps favor.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Except the writer by using the most convoluted reasoning of “potential” still ranked the Capitals as having the best team goalie situation but no one agreed with that.
by ncdavid on Aug 3, 2009 4:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep – the guy is desperate ain’t he?
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
What does one expect.....
from a Crap’s fan?
Is it me or are a lot of Craps fans also Dallas Cowboy and NY Yankee fans?
I know a lot who are all three.
Probably why I dislike them even more.
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
Theodore still has some potential. He is a former Vezina winner, no others in the SE. Varlamov seemed to play pretty well being thrust in to the playoffs. I would at the least say Washington’s goaltending could be a lot worse.
Theodore has never recovered from loosing to the Canes in the Playoffs several years ago
by SouthernHockeyFan on Aug 4, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not saying he’s played Vezina level every year, only that he is a past winner, and at a very young age too. I doubt he’ll get back there again, but he’s going to have a hell of a time keeping the starting job with Varlamov backing him up, so that might be enough motivation to help him regain that form.
I gave Ray a ‘B.’ He’s a great guy, but there were times that he disappeared or just was playing badly (every player suffers through the same thing, so don’t kill me for making this post).
Makes sense, but then would think anyone would deserve an “A” ? By what criteria?
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
To me, No, but I am picky (some call me pessimistic). I think our best 5 players from last year were (in no particular order); LaRose, Ruutu, Staal , Ward, Whitney.
you are right in your list of our top 5 player last year… and Ray MAY have disappeared from time to time(most hockey players do)… but he was by far our most consistant player last year, and was able to play 82 games for once!
Dude desrves AT LEAST and A-! =)
by packpigskinfan25 on Aug 4, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Another name for a "Pessimist"
is “Realist”.
Or, as a pessimist I’d rather be surprised on rare occasions than almost always disappointed.
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
Isn’t that a Ben Franklin quote?
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 4, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Para-phrased
I can’t find the exact quote.
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
I love this phrase:
"Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom"
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
DVR the 1999 Series vs BOS tonight
In case, like me, you weren’t following the Hurricanes in 1999 and want to brush up on your franchise history, at 3 AM tonight (Tuesday 8/4) on the NHL Network (TWC 330) they’re showing a 1-hr Classic Series of the Canes vs Boston playoff, from 1999. You get to see what seems like the entire coaching staff on skates, except Paul Maurice who looks like he should be wearing short pants. Sergei Samsonov, makes a cameo appearance in black and gold as well.
And even hear Forslund declare his trademark: hey hey wuddya say….
I caught it when it was on Friday evening and got a kick out of all the old stars on skates in Greensboro.
On Thursday from 6-7pm, they’re doing a 30 min special on the 05-06 Canes followed by Day in the Life – Chad LaRose edition.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 5:58 PM EDT reply actions
I’m kind of surprised the Hurricanes haven’t tweeted this on the 1999 series. I thought it was really enlightening to see. I now “get” a lot more about where these guys are coming from, and why certain things are important to them….perhaps Maurice and Francis most of all.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 3, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
HM, how do you mean “I now ‘get’ a lot more about where these guys are coming from.” I’d like to hear more from you on this.
I think it was seeing them all in Greensboro – hardly a first-class place. Chiasson was on the ice. They had a miracle comeback (was it game 2?). All the proto-Caniac signs reading “I believe” – and the Greensboro crowd was great.
It was that these guys were trying so hard, seemingly against all odds, and that so many of them still work together so closely . There’s a sense more of “family” (traditional “team” with loyalty and chemistry) then just a franchise/business (see 2009: Phoenix or TampaBay or most of the NBA and MLB).
In 1999, they were part of a sort of uncertain “sunbelt” experiment; invaders from the North figuring out if this was really gonna work. They have put that uncertainty behind them now (Mo alluded to that this Spring that they are now just the caretakers of Raleigh’s team – or something like that). They are a legitimate NHL franchise now. (despite the few Whaler epithets that came out vs BOS this year). Even if the folks at Japers Rink seem to discount the relevancy of the Cup win.
Mo himself seemed much more intense (and less sure of himself as you would expect) in his youth, less sardonic (in an appropriate way) than he is now. Seemed more to be watching than acting behind the bench. Francis was strong, Wesley was young. Hearing them call the names that I associate with the staff now and seeing how they worked so closely together in this high-pressure situation reinforced this sense of personal commitment to each other to build something they all have a stake in.
I can see why they try so hard now and where the commitment to excellence and hard work and whatever-it-takes, despite not having a roster chock-full of glamour players, comes from. It’s a different tradition than say, the original-6 have for instance, (the 1999 Canes are the founders of the tradition, not supported by a legacy handed to them couple generations ago with the banners in the rafters going back 50-60 years) and I think that was probably the series that established what direction they would go…
Is that too much to read into it? Perhaps, but that’s what I saw. (cue the violins and soaring trumpets….)
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 4, 2009 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey now!
Greensboro is a fine town for pro sports. The Colosseum is still a fine facility (even if it isn’t the biggest hockey/basketball facility east of the Mississippi any more. There’s a reason we’re tourney town.
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Aug 4, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
so sorry - no slight intended to Greensboro.
I should have said that better. No criticism of Greensboro and ther facilities – that I associate w/ ACC hoops – not ice . I’m grateful they could host the Canes in their inaugural season in NC. But, looking back from 2009, it just emphasized the sense that the 1999 Hurricanes were strangers in strange land. The commentators (ESPN & NESN) also described the setting that way.
Watch the show if you can, and see what your take is.
If that’s the only mis-judgment in my observations, then that’s not bad for this hockey mom.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 4, 2009 1:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks for the info
I always like to hear people’s thought’s on that period that weren’t as affiliated with the team at that time.
The seasons in Greensboro were difficult. No one showed up for games, no one. I can remember a few week night games I went to that couldn’t of had 4,000 people. I remember EA NHL 99 or 2000 had the Hurricanes playing in an empty arena full of green seats.
I never really paid attention to the relationships between the players though, so it’s interesting to hear your comments on that.
I was there.
I live in HP; we had season tickets. Just like the early years in Raleigh, there weren’t many people who came out, but the ones who did were into the game and knew their hockey.
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Aug 4, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I was def’ly impressed with the fans. They were rocking! Thanks for your part in getting that started right.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 4, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
It was kind of hard to sell the game to the city of Gboro when everyone knew they were bolting for Raleigh as soon as the arena was ready. It was a rental franchise and none of the natives who weren’t already interested in hockey could be enticed to give a damn.
Like I said at the beginning of this – it was clearly an awkward start for NHL hockey in Carolina. Yet so many of the players I saw on the ice in 1999 are still with the organization: they stuck with it. That’s where the glue comes from.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 4, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
factual
Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.
by MichaelProcton on Aug 4, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Whitney=A+=Wizard=Team Glue!
Last season I told Forslund (on the phone) to tell his camera man to stop tuning Ray out in the pre-game player interviews. I promised him we really did listen to the interviews while we watched Ray make our game day entertaining, which brings up their ratings. I asked him if Tripp was sensitive like wives can be when they don’t think their being paid much attention to during games and made the camera man tune Ray out.
He said he would get right on it.
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Eaves signs a 1 year deal with Red Wings
I know that this is not related to this post but it is something that i know some of you would be interested in. No other terms were discussed. Saw this on NHL.com, btw.
Didn’t a ’Canes draft pick get traded off and it was used to get Hudler? Wonder if maybe hudler may be the next canes piece in the puzzle. that would be pretty cool. eaves better get his A ganme out, he blows this shot and he is a bagger at Food Lion. Interesting the way the world turns. Wonder what it would cost to get Hudler in the fold…
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He signed to play in Russia in the KHL, and the Red Wings are going through with arbitration to retain his rights for if he ever comes back to the NHL after that.
Arbitration awarded Hudler 2 yrs at total of $5.75 mil. He apparently signed in the KHL for 2-yrs, $10mil.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Aug 4, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Dam, that kid was gonna be a good player, now he’s just another jagr. Man I hate jagr. The KHL is looking like they are getting some good players. Think we’ll ever see an NHL vs. KHL type thing?
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with the NHL playing a couple of games in Europe now, you never know. If there is enough money involved, anything is possible.
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I'd like to see that.....
have an “over-league” as it were. There we shorten the regular season but extend the playoffs.
In my plan, the deeper a team goes into the playoffs, the more money each player makes. With a cap, if the team doesn’t make it into the playoff, each player receives a fraction of their pay. That would really make a player think twice about trying to get a huge salary upfront and not having any left to get other good players on their team and they get little.
If money's the root of all evil then why do so many
churches brow beat their members for more?
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