no, force of habit



10 days left until free agency and Tampa have not signed any of their UFAs or RFAs from the Lightning yet.

we're said to be close with Eric Brewer, very far off on Sean Bergenheim and stagnant with Stamkos. talks are also progressing with Roloson ().

Yzerman and Stamkos still maintain they are optimistic that a contract will happen before July 1. it had better because if another team signs Stammer to the offer sheet, we may end up paying more than we want to/can for him and that will hurt us severely with other contracts.

there has been little talk of Tampa trying to re-sign Simon Gagne, and that may be an indication that we are trying to bring Brad Richards back. both he and the Lightning have expressed interest in him returning. Brad never wanted to leave, is still close friends with Vinny Lecavalier and Marty St. Louis and, apparently, is willing to take a pay cut to return...

I hope the Thrashers become the Jets so my friend in Winnipeg gets his old team back and we can talk shit

Rumor just got out that Markov's re-signing will shortly be announced by the Montreal Canadiens, worth 11.5 millions for 2 years.

I'll be hoping for Florida to make a splash in the free agency market this summer, but like shit that'll happen.

Caps need to do SOMETHING.

Ridiculously early prediction:

2012 Stanley Cup Final - PIT, TB, or BOS vs NASH, SJ, or VAN

I hope my Rangers wear a #94 patch the entire season in memory of Derek Boogaard

they will either do that, have a small 94 sticker on the back of their helmets or, and this is what i'd like to see, paint "94" behind each net.

word going around is the Tampa Bay Lightning are shopping Ryan Malone.

i like Bugsy, but he's one of the guys the old ownership threw a giant contract at to sign. he's scheduled to make $4,500,000 every year until the 2015-2016 season.

rumor has it Montreal is interested in him

The Buffalo Sabres to not be inconsistent this season