AD Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Kelly re-signs for 4 yearsOttawa picks Erik Karlsson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 No surprises here: Emery had his contract bought out. End result- $600K over the next four years against the salary cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 TRADE THE JUBILEE MAN FERCRISSAKES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 TRADE THE JUBILEE MAN FERCRISSAKES LOL ... hadta laugh. I had to schedule that commercial forever on CBC Ottawa! Drove me nuts too They never sent me any fine jewelry for my work either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LXQ42 Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Any thoughts on who'll replace Emery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 smart money is on Roloson or Conklin. But often 'smart' doesn't happen in hockey. Money and people get in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Not to make fun here but in all honesty, I have no idea what Bryan Murray is going to do to fix this mess. The defence is going to cost way more than it should if he isnt careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Is Gerber really starter material?Will Murray sign a UFA? Be cheeky with an offer sheet for an RFA? Brian Eliott as backup???Here is a list of all the FA goalies (from NHLscap.com):AUBIN, J-SEBASTIEN G ANA UFA AULD, ALEXANDER G BOS UFA BERKHOEL, ADAM G DET UFA BOUCHER, BRIAN G S.J UFA CASSIVI, FREDERIC G WSH UFA CLEMMENSEN, SCOTT G TOR UFA CONKLIN, TY G PIT UFA DANIS, YANN G MTL UFA DOYLE, FRANK G N.J UFA DUBIELEWICZ, WADE G NYI UFA FLAHERTY, WADE G CHI UFA GRAHAME, JOHN G CAR UFA HOLMQVIST, JOHAN G DAL UFA HUET, CRISTOBAL G WSH UFA JOSEPH, CURTIS G CGY UFA KOLZIG, OLAF G WSH UFA LALIME, PATRICK G CHI UFA LEIGHTON, MICHAEL G CAR UFA MORRISON, MICHAEL G NYI UFA RIKSMAN, JUUSO G STL UFA SANFORD, CURTIS G VAN UFA SIGALET, JORDAN G BOS UFA THEODORE, JOSE G COL UFA THIBAULT, JOCELYN G BUF UFA VALIQUETTE, STEPHEN G NYR UFA BRODEUR, MIKE G CHI UFA, VI KRAHN, BRENT G CGY UFA, VI LENEVEU, DAVID G NYR UFA, VI MACINTYRE, DREW G VAN UFA, VI MCELHINNEY, CURTIS G CGY UFA, VI PATZOLD, DIMITRI G S.J UFA, VI LECLAIRE, PASCAL G CBJ RFA* LEHTONEN, KARI G ATL RFA* TOIVONEN, HANNU G STL RFA* BACASHIHUA, JASON G COL RFA BEAUCHEMIN, REJEAN G PHI RFA BECKFORD-TSEU, CHRIS G STL RFA BOUTIN, JONATHAN G T.B RFA BROWN, MIKE G BOS RFA COLEMAN, GERALD G ANA RFA DROUIN-DESLAURIERS, JEFF G EDM RFA EHELECHNER, PATRICK G PIT RFA ERSBERG, ERIK G L.A RFA FISHER, GLENN G EDM RFA GLASS, JEFF G OTT RFA GRUMET-MORRIS, DOV G NSH RFA HALAK, JAROSLAV G MTL RFA HOLT, CHRIS G NYR RFA HOULE, MARTIN G PHI RFA HOWARD, JAMES G DET RFA KOOPMANS, LOGAN G DET RFA KOPRIVA, MIROSLAV G MIN RFA MANZATO, DANIEL G CAR RFA MOLE, MICHAEL G NYI RFA MONTOYA, AL G PHX RFA MUNCE, RYAN G T.B RFA MUNROE, SCOTT G PHI RFA NASTIUK, KEVIN G CAR RFA PARISE, JORDAN G N.J RFA POPPERLE, TOMAS G CBJ RFA WALL, MICHAEL G COL RFA WEIMAN, TYLER G COL RFA ZABA, MATT G NYR RFA Start your votes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Great team, shitty goaltending, reminds me of the Flyers in the late 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 What, no Roman Cechmanek fans in the house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 The Senators officially said goodbye to goaltender Ray Emery yesterday as they filed the papers to buy him out and said hello to some good news about what his buyout will do to the club's bottom line.As it turns out, the salary cap hit after the buyout is about $415,000 (all terms US) less over the four-year buyout period than originally believed for Emery, who now becomes an unrestricted free agent.The popular belief was the Senators would take a $562,000 hit to their cap for each of the next four years after buying Emery out of the remaining two years of his contract yesterday (the buyout calls for one-third of the $6.75 million he had left on his deal -- which is $2.25 million -- spread over the next four years. Hence, the $562,000 figure).Not so fast.CONFIRMED BY MURRAYIn truth, his cap hit will be $479,000 for the coming season and will drop to just $230,000 for the 2009-10 season, which would have been the last of his original contract. The hit then escalates to $562,000 for the 2010-11 and 2011-2012 seasons. Senators GM Bryan Murray confirmed the figures yesterday.The savings to the Senators are a result of the difference between his original cap hit, their buyout savings and his actual salary minus the buyout. Sound complicated? It is.Those simply happy with the knowledge the Senators will be saving more than $400,000 on the salary cap than originally believed can just skip the next few paragraphs.MATH WARNINGIf you want to be antagonized by a math-challenged sportswriter trying to interpret a CBA drafted by minds much brighter than his, read on (for as long as you can last).Under the terms of his original deal, Emery's cap hit to the Senators was more than $3.1 million a season after signing a three-year deal worth $9.5 million last summer. His actual salary under the original contract was $2.75 million last season, $3.25 million for next and $3.5 million for 2009-10.To calculate the cap hit in a buyout situation (section 50.5 of the CBA, page 206), the CBA calculates something called "buyout savings" over the term of the original contract, in this case, two more years.The Senators' "buyout savings" over the next two years are the difference between what the Senators would have paid Emery under the terms of his deal and the buyout figure of $562,000 a season.The Senators are saving almost $2.7 million next year ($3.25 million minus the $562,000 buyout) and a little less than $2.9 million in the final year of Emery's original deal.The Senators' cap figure for Emery in each of those years is the difference between his adjusted salary and Emery's original cap hit of more than $3.1 million.In each of the next two years, the Senators are basically getting a credit for Emery's original salary minus the buyout. That makes next year's cap hit $479,000 and $230,000 the year after.For the two years beyond the term of Emery's original contract, the cap hit is the actual buyout amount: $562,000.Got it?I'm not sure I do.It's good new for the Senators, though the way things are going, a saving of $415,000 on the salary cap isn't going to get you much of a hockey player.HEAR AND THERETomorrow is the deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their restricted free agents to retain the right to match a contract offer or compensation should they sign with another team.Talk is tough guy Brian McGrattan will likely be cut loose by the Senators while F Antoine Vermette and D Andrej Meszaros will get the call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 The Sens managed to get a 5th rounder from Phoenix for the rights to Brian McGrattan! hahahahttp://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241644&lid=sublink05&lpos=headlines_main Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Murray is a genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Good deal. Might as well get something since he walks away for nothing in 5 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 (edited) I'm surprised they got anything for him! I guess Phoenix thinks that Carcillo is too valuable to be piling up 300 PIMs... Edited June 26, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I'm surprised they got anything for him!word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 http://sportsnet.ca/thewire/hockey/2008/06/30/sens_on_campbell_s_lis/Brian Campbell will set off some fireworks in Ottawa on Canada Day.Campbell will be in town tomorrow at agent Larry Kelly's Slater St. law office for the onslaught of free agency at 12:01 p.m., and whether he stays in the capital as a member of the Senators remains to be seen, he will be one rich defenceman once he agrees to a contract.The 28-year-old Sharks blueliner and former 67's star will be one of the most sought-after free agents on the market.Sources say the Senators believe they have a good shot at landing Campbell and he will be their No. 1 target tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 It goes without saying that the Sens need to get a #1 offensive Dman to quarterback the PP tomorrow. Problem is, Brian Campbell is really the only one on the market.Rosival or Hainsey could be decent plan B's. My 'dare to dream' scenario is they put a package together for Bouwmeester... not going to happen, but a guy can wish on the night before Xmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 How about those Souray to Ottawa rumours? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Stillman's gone now. Guess that frees up some potential bargaining $$$ and ups the need for more forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Say hello to your new backup: Alex Auld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 I would have liked to see them go after Curtis Sanford but really Auld, Sanford, whatever. That's the right price for a backup though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 well, once again the sens have done about 1/3rd of what they needed to do to address their needs and will instead be looking to cobble something together with whatever scraps are left over in the UFA heap. Shame. That said, 7.1 mil for a d-man would have left them back in the same situation as they're in with Redden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 I can't believe the Sens didn't make a pitch for Zidlicky with Nashville letting him go so cheaply. Would have made a good (and affordable) short-term fix for the PP QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted July 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Fire. Bryan. Murray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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