Training Camp has begun!
Mike Comrie's locked out of Oilers camp for not signing a deal in time... He made 3.5 mil last year (1 mil basic, 2.5 bonus), and we offered him a basic of 1.1. mil this year (with same bonuses), and he balked. Comrie's arrogance never fails to annoy me. After his performance in the playoffs last year, he deserves a pay CUT. Oi!
Joseph's still in limbo. Probably will be until he's healthy... I almost feel sorry for him.
Almost.
Overall, I'm fairly pumped about this season. The Oil are as young and wily as ever, and the Western Conference is sure to be yet another classic shootout: The Avs, Wings, and Ducks are all looking fired up and strong. The Stars seem like they'll be weaker (Turco's contract, the loss of Hatcher & Sydor), but they still have some big guns. The rest is basically a toss-up: Will St. Louis do mysteriously well again? Who will sneak into the bottom 3 slots? Can the Canucks & Wild return to form? It's gonna be a great battle, for sure.
As for the East: Ah, who cares. I'll be shocked if the Devils don't take it again. Who else is there? The do-nothing Flyers? The...ha... Ran-... ho-sorry, I can hardly bring myself to say it... the Rangers? Yeah, right. I'd like to see good things from Ottawa again this year, but who knows? I'd like to see Mario make something good with the kids around him. That might be a pipe dream, though.
Also, I hope the Leafs and their collection of Great Satans (Marchment, especially) fail miserably. But I will concede that picking up Nieuwendyk might be a good move.
Is it too early to start making predictions for the season?
Does anyone else care?
No?
Alright, I'll be back in a month, then.
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