NHL Offseason Thread: Plugged Up Cat Butts and Unknown Russians

[NynJa]

Ryan Clowe
Marc Savard
Chris Pronger
Paul Kariya
Eric Lindros

"Nah, NHL doesn't have a head injury problem or any liability," said Gary Bettman to no one who believed him.

I thought Pronger was done because of the eye injury?

[Deader2818]

I know it was mostly eye but I think it was eye and concussion.

[Sepukku]

Mostly the concussion actually

http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2012/1/2...delphia-flyers
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/s...is-health.html

Second article refers to it as an 'Ocular Concussion' - apparently concussions can mess up your eye's ability to move around and focus in a timely manner.

[Ratatapa]

Jacques Lemaire might join the leafs

Sergei Gonchar gets a tryout with the Penguins


Carl Hagelin with the Ducks

[Vaspinne]

4 years $16mil for Hagelin

[NynJa]

Jacques Lemaire might join the leafs

Confirmed.

[Ratatapa]

Leafs are scary in the administration side

Let's see how it will reflect on the ice

[NynJa]

[Thoronas]

Curious what Jacques Lemaire as a special assignment coach will mean.

[Ratatapa]

Luongo received a letter from a fan, which seems to be asking him to sign it but yeah

[BadKarma]

That's a lot of money for Hagelin.

Jesus

[Obsidian]

Dunno if I like that 4 by 4 for Hagelin. Another good staffing decision by Leafs Management though, hopefully we see some of these moves start to pay dividends.

[Sepukku]

Briere retires

[Richybear]

I thought Briere pretty much retired in '07 when he signed for 8 years in Philly

[Richybear]

Adidas also getting NHL jersey rights in 2016/17.
Speculation that it'll lead to corporate advertising on them like soccer uniforms.

So will Phoenizona's just be plastered with the no1curr pictures all over?

[Bregor]

I thought Briere pretty much retired in '07 when he signed for 8 years in Philly

ICE BURN

Adidas also getting NHL jersey rights in 2016/17.
Speculation that it'll lead to corporate advertising on them like soccer uniforms.

So will Phoenizona's just be plastered with the no1curr pictures all over?

Reebok is owned by Adidas so it's basically just moving NHL to another part of the company, but yes it looks like there could be ads on jerseys very soon.

[Izzy]

It won't be anything like Soccer where the main sponsor is front and center. If anything, it should be a little patch or some shit.

That being said, don't ruin my hockey jerseys with shitty advertisements Q_Q...

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...panenKalPa.jpg

[Ratatapa]

Adidas also getting NHL jersey rights in 2016/17.
Speculation that it'll lead to corporate advertising on them like soccer uniforms.

So will Phoenizona's just be plastered with the no1curr pictures all over?

goes well with your old sig

[Richybear]

It's been a day and nobody talking about the Mike Santorelli sweepstakes winner??
But for real for $875k that's a steal for the Ducks

[Cutriss]

Calgary looking to get fleeced on a new arena