So… Kovalchuk, eh? Works for us! We asked for change, and we’re getting it in spades this summer, so much so that we’ve almost completely forgotten about the Arnott acquisition. If you can make us forget about that, you’re doing a damn fine job as a change-making GM, so kudos, Lou.
Because he’s going to be ours for the next 10,000 years or so, we figure we need to embrace Kovalchuk. There are a number of reasons why this should be easy for even bloggers as hard-hearted as we. First of all, he’s not Andrew Peters. ::brushes off hands:: Done and done! Welcome to the family, Chuckles! Second of all, we can call him Chuckles. And when he scores, he can score for a case of Chuckles. Chuckles are a rare candy where even the weird dark-purple-flavored color is still tasty. Sure Kovalchuk doesn’t seem like he belongs, but what the hell? Maybe he’s the dark-purple Chuckle and not the weird dark-purple Necco wafer (also known as “clove”. We know!!!! CLOVE!)? Or at the very least, maybe he won’t turn into the weird dark-purple Necco wafer until a few years from now. Because even though we’re really, really excited for a Kovalchuk signing, and we can’t imagine ever not loving our very own Chuckles, we can’t entirely forget that the last time we were this psyched for a free-agent signing the guy’s name rhymed with “Blian Blolston”.
But let us not dwell on such unpleasantries! Now is the time celebrate, and to get that “CHUCKLES” tattoo in gothic letters across our shoulders! Because a gothic-letter nameplate tattoo is forever, as is Kovalchuk’s alleged contract. No one living in ChucklesNation would be caught dead without one.
Ookies and Co. meet Chuckles at the airport, where they perform the traditional dance of ChucklesNation, demonstrating what wonders await those who sign with the Devils instead of the poopy old Kings.
That picture is frightening. It took awhile to work out what the hell they meant by “cymball”. Maybe some sort of suffragette “wymen” performance art thingy? Oh, then I saw they were holding cymbals. Oy.
If you can be one tenth as eloquent about Kovalchuk than you were about Rolston – then we are in for a fun 2010-2011 season.
Chuckleheads unite.
Maybe some sort of suffragette “wymen” performance art thingy?
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That was actually the difference between signing with the Kings, and opting for the Devils — there’s a lot more wymen’s performance art in NYC. I mean, that has to be it, right?
Chuckleheads unite.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The Devils are now SO a team of Chuckleheads. Heh.
And while lots of people are going to suggest that Chuckles only signed with the Devils because they offered the most money, don’t believe it. He signed with us because we hypnotized him with the syren song of our sweet, sweet cymballs.
Yay! For dark-purple chuckleheads! I’m starting to look forward to the season. As a Stars fan it’s more like looking forward to the new season of a sitcom that’s not very good any more, but you can’t stop watching it. So when the new episodes start, you get a little hope it might be better.
As a Stars fan it’s more like looking forward to the new season of a sitcom that’s not very good any more, but you can’t stop watching it.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: For Devils fans it was like a horrible hour-long drama of sheer tedium and boredom, and all of a sudden we find out during the summer hiatus that they’ve junked the entire format and brought in a whole new cast. I’m so invigorated! ::cymball crash::
When I first glanced at the picture, it looked like the “wyman” in the middle was holding a hand gun. And the dancer on the end looks like she’s waiting for a light fixture to fall. I think I just found a new desktop background!
And, I, uh, think it’s supposed to be “womyn” using the “y” to eliminate the “man” in woman. I sound like a bitch for pointing that out though. Or bytch. :)
The traditional dance does involve shooting lamps off the ceiling with a handgun, but we had to replace the props with cymballs in this case, because we were performing at the airport. :P
(And I wasn’t going to say anything about wymen/womyn either. Unlike you, I don’t have “bytch” bedazzled on my ass.)
(Also, why am I still awake? It’s the middle of July and I’m staying up waaaay past my bedtime on a weeknight just to read the comment threads on other teams’ blogs. Can it possibly be… that Kovalchuk has made me care again??? I think $102 million over 17 years is a minuscule amount to pay for making my heart grow three sizes!)
Well this is different! Chuckles is a fantastic nickname! (but I’m still going to call him Lolvalchuk, Lolvy for short)
Can it possibly be… that Kovalchuk has made me care again???
That’s exactly what I was thinking last night! I was maybe sort of excited for next season. This is undoubtedly because (as I’ve said before) I saw all of ONE Devils game last season. Much easier to care that way. And my excitement will probably turn out to be a mistake.
You know what this means though? My Da owes me a Kovalchuk jersey. I may not take him up on that bet until things are a bit more… settled. (Ha! 17 years! A NTC/NMC. As if it could be more settled. That’s settled so hard it makes diamonds look like jello.)
Hee! Lolvy! I bet he prefers that to Chuckles… :D
That’s settled so hard it makes diamonds look like jello.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, I think it’s so settled that every person who has ever expressed even the tiniest passing interest in the Devils should be automatically issued a free Kovalchuk sweater.
(Will you be seeing any more than just one game this coming year? Because I’m afraid if you don’t, you won’t even recognize this team! :P)
I have to admit, I find Chuckles the candy kinda vile.
But Chuckles the hockey player, well hey, that’s a different story. I agree, I am now getting “on the bus to Chucklestown”! (That is sort of like how Guy Fieri is “on the bus to flavortown” in DD&D, but not quite as douchy).
I still feel like the best part of this signing is that there is absolutely no more room for even thinking about re-signing Mottau!
I am now getting “on the bus to Chucklestown”!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That is EXACTLY what Devils fans should be doing today! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Road trip!
I still feel like the best part of this signing is that there is absolutely no more room for even thinking about re-signing Mottau!
I realized that when I was sitting up too late last night reading the shocked and appalled reactions of Rangers fans to the signing, and it made the moment that much sweeter. Now if Lou can figure out a way to sucker some team into taking Rolston off our hands (I fully support including draft picks just to get someone to bite, but I felt that way before Chuckles, so I might be biased :P), I’ll consider this the GREATEST SIGNING EVER. No matter what ends up happening on the ice. Heh.
reading the shocked and appalled reactions of Rangers fans to the signing
Ha! Val was doing that too yesterday!
Yes, if Rolston can somehow turn into a minor leaguer and a low draft pick, I support that! Hell, I think they should give him away!
FREE HOCKEY PLAYER! Who wants him?
I don’t even care if Rolston turns into anything. I’m happy to package him with said minor leaguer and draft pick just to get him out of here. Heh. (I’m trying to be optimistic. I mean, if the Rangers could manage to move Gomez, we can move Rolston, right? RIGHT??)
I need an opinion: should I spend 5 minutes reading Burnside’s take on all of this?
I imagine it goes something like this: “The Devils are assholes for doing the same thing a bunch of other teams have done in recent years. It never bothered me until now, but because I believe the Devils might succeed, it scares the bejesus out of me. If they win it is bad for hockey because they are the only team in NHL history to have ever played the trap. The trap is evil. They should contract the Devils and give the Cup to Sidney Crosby every year.”
(And I wasn’t going to say anything about wymen/womyn either. Unlike you, I don’t have “bytch” bedazzled on my ass.)
Driving home last night I was like, “Heeeeey, I spelled that wrong… Oh wyll!”
The Devils are assholes for doing the same thing a bunch of other teams have done in recent years. It never bothered me until now, but because I believe the Devils might succeed, it scares the bejesus out of me.
I was just coming over here to complain about that very thing! Only it was because I spent five minutes reading Duhatchek, not Burnside. It’s the Devils inventing the trap all over again! And you know what? I love it!
It’s the Devils inventing the trap all over again! And you know what? I love it!
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I love that when the Wings do it for Zetterberg and Datsyuk and whoever, it’s smart cap management. When the Hawks do it for Hossa, it’s a travesty. And when Lou does it, it’s killing hockey. Heh. (I have to admit, 17 years just makes me literally laugh out loud. Could Lou be any assier?)
It never bothered me until now, but because I believe the Devils might succeed, it scares the bejesus out of me.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s almost spooky how well you channel Burnside!
Everything the Devils do is bad, according to the “writing heads”. I figure I’m not going to read it!
Okay, Duhatschek’s column is one of the lamest pieces of professional hockey commentary I’ve ever read. Is he really saying the Devils shouldn’t have bothered signing Kovalchuk just because they didn’t win with him last year? By that reasoning, I guess the Caps should have spent this summer dumping Ovechkin, and the Pens doing the same with Crosby and Malkin. We should probably ditch Zach while we’re at it, because that clearly hasn’t worked out. ::eyeroll:: I get the feeling that signing Kovalchuk is a move that’s only considered a good one for a MSM-approved sexy team. I’m so glad Lou threw a spanner in the works of their narrative! Heh.
I get the feeling that signing Kovalchuk is a move that’s only considered a good one for a MSM-approved sexy team.
Maybe Duhatchek is pissed that he has to stop doodling “Mr. Eric Clarkson” all over the little pad he sticks in his press hat?
Maybe Duhatchek is pissed that he has to stop doodling “Mr. Eric Clarkson” all over the little pad he sticks in his press hat?
::sadly stops doodling “Mrs. Schnookie Clarkson”:: Well, that’s understandable.
This all makes me debate writing Kovalchuk on my blank jersey in white crayon.
Don’t do anything crazy, Tim! 17 years isn’t forever, you know!
!ti od miT
Don’t do anything crazy, Tim! 17 years isn’t forever, you know!
I’ve been reading the internet today, so I think you’re wrong. I think 17 years IS forever and that Lou should be shot for signing a player for literally forever.
I’m sending cryptic subliminal messages
Pookie, you are so right. Have they loaded the guns for the firing squad yet?
I love when the trap thing comes up by the way. Detractors of it are such morons.
!ti od miT
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Why do I suddenly feel the urge to write “KOVALCHUK” on the back of my shirt in white crayon?
I think 17 years IS forever and that Lou should be shot for signing a player for literally forever.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Right! You’re right. What was I thinking saying it wasn’t forever? (I did try to put 17 years into perspective last night [not that Chuckles is actually going to play for the Devils for all that time, but still], and realized that’s the entire length of my entire sports fandom. 17 1/2 years ago, I was a high schooler who hated sports. That’s so weird. I’ve come a long way in that time, but I predict, CONFIDENTLY, that 17 years from now I’ll still love Chuckles. :P)
Wow, 17 yrs ago was the summer before i started 6th grade. I didn’t know anything about pro sports. I too am confident that I will still love Chuckles in 17 years!
17 years ago I was learning how to read.
I too am confident that I will still love Chuckles in 17 years!
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::: How can we not! I mean, it took us something like a whole three or four minutes of playing time for us to stop loving Rolston after his big signing with the Devils. We have a great track record here!
And I’ve almost got it down!
17 years ago I was learning how to read.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You whippersnapper!
Hmmm…so I realize I actually don’t remember much about 1993. It’s weird when you think about how much of your life you completely forget.
Okay, so the earlier part of that year I must have been in 5th grade. Which means that is when I got my first detention! Ah, a memory! I feel better now!
I don’t care to admit how much I remember of 1993. :P
hmmm…you must have had crispy bangs, a big scrunchie in your hair, and one of those plastic things to hold the bottom on your t shirt in a knot on the side! Or maybe that was me!
you must have had crispy bangs, a big scrunchie in your hair, and one of those plastic things to hold the bottom on your t shirt in a knot on the side!
GAAAAAASP! How did you know???
Just kidding. I believe in ’93 I was wearing my uniform of sweatpants and plaid flannel shirt all the time. I was soooo grunge cool. :P I did have a scrunchie in my hair, though. Heh. (It should be noted that said scrunchie was basically haphazardly slung around a messy handful of “just keep it from falling in my eyes” hairdo. I was not much for personal styling. How things haven’t changed! :P) I miss scrunchies, by the way; they’re kind of the only thing that holds my hair well, because it’s so thick. I break standard hair rubberband thingies frequently, but never broke a scrunchie. And that’s my story.
At some point around the beginning of the ’90s I had overalls with a clown on them. I think I also had light-up velcro sneakers.
Ha! In 6th grade I had an outfit that consisted of: red jeans, a harley davidson sweatshirt, workboots. Now that was grunge cool! I know I also owned some flannel shirts.
I used to a bag full of scrunchies and I know my favorite was one with a wild and crazy colored pattern. Can’t say that I miss them though.
The only thing that has ever changed about my hair is the elimination of bangs during my senior year in high school.
LOL Tim we used to tease this one kid so bad about having velcro sneakers…but then again…i gather you are younger than me, so it was probably still okay for you!
Yea, at age 4 the light-up sneakers were the cat’s pyjamas.
age 4 = still allowed to wear velcro/light up
age 11 = not okay
And by light-up, I mean velcro. And by cat’s pyjamas, I mean the only thing one could wear because tying shoes was really hard.
age 4 = still allowed to wear velcro/light up
age 11 = not okay
21 and up = totally okay again?
absolutely!
Oh thank goodness, I didn’t want to seem weird.
In 1993 I had a levitating car, a robot butler, and all my food was in capsule form.
(And I wasn’t going to say anything about wymen/womyn either. Unlike you, I don’t have “bytch” bedazzled on my ass.)
I stopped wearing the “bytch” ones because when I sit, you can’t see the tail to the “y” and it just looks like “butch”. Not really something you wear on sparkly-assed pants. Just ask Roy-z.
Driving home last night I was like, “Heeeeey, I spelled that wrong… Oh wyll!”
Ryanee Clowee is all, “What the $#%@ do women have against e’s now?!”
Lolvy for short
I just had a vision of Kovulchuk as Lovey Howell from Gilligan’s Island.
I’m trying to be optimistic. I mean, if the Rangers could manage to move Gomez, we can move Rolston, right? RIGHT??
Unfortunately, the man stupid enough to take Gomez resigned. Unless Lou has pictures of someone with farm animals (Photoshop, Lou, Photoshop), I can’t see who could be stupid enought to take Winky.
And by cat’s pyjamas, I mean the only thing one could wear because tying shoes was really hard.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It still is, man. It still is. (Full confession: I never learned how to tie shoes with the “single loop” method. I’m still a double-bunny-ear shoe tier. And I’m not ashamed!)
In 1993 I had a levitating car, a robot butler, and all my food was in capsule form.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Those were the days, weren’t they? I really miss my mechanical scrunchies. With holograms on them.
Not really something you wear on sparkly-assed pants. Just ask Roy-z.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s a shame you can’t wear those anymore, but you make a very good point.
hey, i was a double-bunny-ear tie-er too! until i broke my wrist and had to learn out of sheer survival.
and 17 years ago i was pretty much where i am today. except now i have grey highlights.
I’ll have my head in the oven so you know where I’ll be.
until i broke my wrist and had to learn out of sheer survival.
Oh my god, I can’t even imagine how horrible that would be! Having to single-bunny-ear tie your shoes? THE PAIN! THE HORROR! (I’d just wear slip-ons until my wrist healed.) (But I’m glad to know I’m not the only remedial shoe-tier around here.)
I’ll have my head in the oven so you know where I’ll be.
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ok, gotta admit “have my head in the oven so you know where I’ll be” is from a line in my current favorite The National song, Conversation 16. i cant live with the guilt of plagerising.
I think the Devils will need to renamed the Chuckles, which is much like one of their early ideas to name the team the Checkers.
as Mark Twain would say: “The past may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme”
out of all of this, the long wait, the actual signing, the 17 years, my biggest shock is still that Everson was right.
Oooh, Chuckles/Checkers… that is poetic!
out of all of this, the long wait, the actual signing, the 17 years, my biggest shock is still that Everson was right.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: He’s probably as surprised as you are!
Dude’s going to be 43 years old when his contract is over. Chelios much?
Chucklehead Cymbal Dancers????!!! I think I have found this year’s Halloween costume!
Hey, I see you’re all pretty happy with Chuckles being a devil forever. But just in case, here’s something to think about if you ever feel down about this contract:
Kovalchuk has a smaller cap hit than……
SCOTT GOMEZ!
*tosses confetti*
*remembers who’s paying that Gomez contract*
*walks away sadly*
*Wallows in confetti, gripping homemade Chuckles cuddle-pillow*
Carol, I think being a Cymball Dancer is almost better than having a beard of bees, Halloween costume-wise. Heh.
And Grrrreg, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I was enjoying a similar sentiment on one of the Rangers blogs I was reading last night. The tone of the comment thread was “HAHAHAHA! Lou is such an IDIOT!”, but then they found out the terms of the Chuckles deal and it quickly changed to, “For fuck’s sake! That’s a smaller cap hit than Redden’s!”
*Wallows in confetti, gripping homemade Chuckles cuddle-pillow*
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Maybe we need to open an IPB Store, so we can sell Chuckles cuddle-pillows. I can see there being a big market for those.
*tosses confetti*
*remembers who’s paying that Gomez contract*
*walks away sadly*
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: It’s like the old adage says, “Always look on the bright side of life… unless you’re a Habs fan.”
In keeping with that optimism, humidity’s only 54% today!! It’s better than 80% from last week!! Woo Hoo!!! I’d throw confetti, but it’s stuck to the table.
Only 54%? That’s weak sauce! :P
Quote from Marty: “Even if we crap it up once in a while, we’re still going to be good.”
Translated: “Woo-hoo!!! We’re going to score goals this year!!! I can let in my one bad one a game after December and it might not matter!! I can have an occasional meltdown and we might actually win 6-5!!!”
Someone might want to tell him this isn’t 2000-2001.
This constant humidity is making ME weak sauce! The other day (at 70%) I sat on the couch unable to move, talking as the cats. Like full-on conversations between Joey and Weber. I thought I was completely hysterical. Then Heidi would walk in and say “Who’s there?? Get off my lawn!”. And no, this wasn’t in my head. I was doing a show for myself with three different cat voices, out loud.
I was doing a show for myself with three different cat voices, out loud
You were the Tracy Ullman of cat voices.
And no, this wasn’t in my head. I was doing a show for myself with three different cat voices, out loud.
That’s what we call “Tuesday” at stately IPB Manor. For reals. There is MUCH cat voicing at our house. And MUCH playing out of entire conversations by one person. All this time I thought it was normal, but now I’m wondering if I should be blaming the humidity… :P
Love the post, really enjoyed the read. It’s amazing how the GM’s keep giving these massive contracts to players. I know you want the player but isn’t there a point where you think enough is enough. 17 years is unbelievable, I thought it was like a typo or something when I read it at first. These players are very good players, but as they get older it’s going to pose a problem as their play declines. Also, you think you could check out my article relating to this? I really want to hear your thoughts http://chrisross91.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/note-to-nhl-gms-this-is-getting-out-of-hand/
I guess we all explain the term “crazy cat lady.”
I guess we all explain the term “crazy cat lady.”
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Like “bytch”, it’s a title I wear with pride, if not bedazzled on my ass.
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:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And what that means for your weekend.
And no, this wasn’t in my head. I was doing a show for myself with three different cat voices, out loud.
That’s what we call “Tuesday” at stately IPB Manor. For reals. There is MUCH cat voicing at our house. And MUCH playing out of entire conversations by one person.
Heh, I feel SO much saner. My ex and I would have 4-way conversations with me (as me), him (as him), me (as the dog, who often liked to refer to himself in the third person), and him (as the dog) while the dog (actual) sat between us and looked from one to the other with mild interest. I’m so glad to hear this sort of this is totally normal behavior.
(Now that it’s just me & dog, asking him rhetorical questions and saying “Bark bark bark” to him when he’s feeling overly vocal is about as crazy as it gets.)
I stopped wearing the “bytch” ones because when I sit, you can’t see the tail to the “y” and it just looks like “butch”. Not really something you wear on sparkly-assed pants. Just ask Roy-z.
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That’s what we call “Tuesday” at stately IPB Manor. For reals. There is MUCH cat voicing at our house. And MUCH playing out of entire conversations by one person. All this time I thought it was normal, but now I’m wondering if I should be blaming the humidity…
You all are crazy! Stuffed penguins carry on far more interesting conversations than cats.
Done and done! Welcome to the family, Chuckles! Second of all, we can call him Chuckles. And when he scores, he can score for a case of Chuckles. Chuckles are a rare candy where even the weird dark-purple-flavored color is still tasty
the red and the yellow chuckles are truly to die for…just sayin’….
You all are crazy! Stuffed penguins carry on far more interesting conversations than cats.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I have yet to meet an inanimate object that I can’t carry on a conversation as. :P
And don, I totally agree. Especially about the red Chuckles. Those things are spectacularly delicious. For a brief, glorious span of time, the vending machine in my break room at work was stocked with Chuckles. Those were some good times. (And that’s my story. I know you were all wondering.)
Is it mean that I’m snickering over these reports that Chuckles’ contract has been rejected? I’m sorry Ookies, but Come on!!
I cannot believe the league is rejecting this contract when letting so many others pass. Hey, while we’re at it, let’s change the rules to make it so that the Devils goalie can’t play as well. Wait, what?
Is it mean that I’m snickering over these reports that Chuckles’ contract has been rejected?
Gee, you’re such a caring friend.
Let’s not get all worked up, there’s nothing on the NHL site about rejecting contracts.
Sorry about the Kovy contract! That’s crazy! If the league didn’t like that kind of thing, they had plenty of previous contract where they could have nipped it in the bud.
As Barney Fife says, NIP IT!
That should say previous contractSSSSS. I’m an idiot.
Dude, Patty, quit it with the egregious typos! We’re trying to run a classy joint here, and you’re ruining it! :P
And Tim, I hope you used washable crayon on your blank sweater. I wonder if my CHUCKLES back tattoo is washable… :P
THE CONTRACT’S STILL THERE!
THE CONTRACT’S STILL THERE!
No it’s not. It’s all gone to shit. EVERYTHING HAS! I’m just going to wander out my front door in my pajamas, barefoot, and just walk. Until I fall over somewhere in a ditch. And never get up again. All is lost. All is going to be the last three years of Devils playoff failures on an endlessly repeating loop. I can’t go on like this. I CAN’T GO ON LIKE THIS!
Heh.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s all just an endless loop of a crazy person laughing and Rolston winking over and over and over and over and over…
You’re so right, Pookie. And you know what? It’s making me afraid of the acorn.
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! Snap out of it! Go back in the house, go to bed and tomorrow everything will be okay!
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::thinks of #9:: Nah, it all still looks like Rolston winking! Dear God, make it stop!
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! Snap out of it! Go back in the house, go to bed and tomorrow everything will be okay!
::sniffle:: I’m not so sure, but maybe I’ll try going to bed. If it’s all still shit tomorrow morning, I’m blaming you! :P
I did like the picture of the Devils “supporting” Kovy at his presser. Did Marty not get the dress shirt & sport coat memo?
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Ack! Roy-Z! Abort! Abort!
Ack! Roy-Z! Abort! Abort!
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Did Marty not get the dress shirt & sport coat memo?
It always makes me a little sad to see a Devils player not wearing a suit and tie. It just means that Lou’s iron grip is slipping. :P
And is everything still shit today? Yes? I knew I shouldn’t have gotten out of bed!
While I think the league should be taking on these kinds of contracts, they really should have done it earlier. Lou is just doing what other GMs have already gotten away with. If the league really wants to prevent this they need to put a maximum contract length in place.
I’m inclined to agree with From the Rink that they’re doing it now because it’s something they want to change for the next CBA.
Hm, I woke up and the Kovalchuk deal is still rejected. What gives? :D
I’m inclined to agree with From the Rink that they’re doing it now because it’s something they want to change for the next CBA.
It’s either that, or they’re doing it now to teach me a lesson about how my summers are best spent abstractly missing hockey, not thinking about specific hockey-related issues. What’s all this about how it can take weeks to resolve this? Sigh. I successfully (and quite happily) paid no attention to the entire “who’s he going to sign with???” saga, and it turned out well for me. Then I start paying close attention to the “he signed with someone!” part, and it turns out disastrously. Fine, hockey! I’ll back off until October! Happy now? :P
It always makes me a little sad to see a Devils player not wearing a suit and tie. It just means that Lou’s iron grip is slipping.
They can’t do little things like tell Marty, “No, you aren’t playing 75 games”. Once you can’t do that, it’s not far until the player decides he doesn’t need to wear a suit & tie to these things. They’re lucky Marty didn’t show up in shorts, T-shirt & sandals.
IIRC, Patty wasn’t in a suit and tie either. I wonder if Lou has been so busy with the (now verboten) Kovy contract that he’s falling behind on making sure the Kool-Aid is taken regularly.
What’s all this about how it can take weeks to resolve this?>
They really need to get it resolved ASAP, since NJ needs to know what the cap hit will be, so they know which players have to be kicked to the curb.
I wonder if Lou has been so busy with the (now verboten) Kovy contract that he’s falling behind on making sure the Kool-Aid is taken regularly.
That definitely seems to be the case. Or, worse yet, Vanderbeek is in charge of the Kool-Aid now. No wonder Lou’s trying to undermine him!
Or, worse yet, Vanderbeek is in charge of the Kool-Aid now.
Obviously, Jeff refuses to use Lou’s special recipe. Owners!!! They think that because they sign the checks, they know how to make Kool-Aid.
Owners!!! They think that because they sign the checks, they know how to make Kool-Aid.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Back in the McMullen days, owners knew what was best for them. ::shakes head:: It’s so sad for Lou.
number 9
when i was kid, i once picked up the phone and heard that repeated over and over. it still scares the bejesus out of me.
I’m inclined to agree with From the Rink that they’re doing it now because it’s something they want to change for the next CBA.
this is it exactly.
and brought on by Lamoriello saying he doesnt agree with this type of contract, even if its within the guidelines of the CBA
and Kovalchuk repeating how important the number 17 is.
no more making contracts match players jersey numbers. or their favorite numbers.
Owners!!! They think that because they sign the checks, they know how to make Kool-Aid.
how long till the owners design a patch version of kool-aid. works for smokers, should work for players.
no more making contracts match players jersey numbers. or their favorite numbers.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And so the Pens scrap their hopes of signing Sid to an 87-year deal.
how long till the owners design a patch version of kool-aid.
That is a FANTASTIC idea!
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to assume part of the reason they’re cracking down now is simple dislike of Lou and the Devils, in addition to them being slow on the crackdown and the Kovy deal crossing an arbitrary line that Hossa and Zetterberg didn’t reach.
Maybe this is all an elaborate plot by Lou to sign Kovy for even less.
how long till the owners design a patch version of kool-aid.
Nu-uh, I saw that Doctor Who. Did not end well, let me tell you.
Maybe this is all an elaborate plot by Lou to sign Kovy for even less.
Oooh! Now THAT sounds about right! Heh heh.
I just read the contract rejection news and am beginning to finally succumb to conspiracy theories. I was sure Gary was just misguided when he wanted the Devils to move to Nashville after the ’95 Cup win and he was really just trying to artificially inflate offense for higher tv ratings when he invented the idiotic parralelogram/rhombus rule. Surely he wasn’t just out to get a specific team.
But seeing this news really makes me wonder after plenty of contract precedents have been set already. I’m afraid to wander down the conspiracy theory road however. Will they find the moon landing studio in an abandoned basement in Princeton? Did Lou make his comments about the contract being bad for the league to purposely sink the Kovy contract and get control of the franchise back from Jeff? Will this all end in Lou getting fired?
Ack! Roy-Z! Abort! Abort!
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I had pretty much the same reaction. It’s July. I don’t want to see our number 9 in the same conversation as contracts. Unless we’re talking about sending him and his contract to Edmonton.
Sorry about the Chuckles news! You guys had a nickname and interpretive dance prepared. It’s not fair to take him away now!!
Mike, I think it might be time for us to wrest the tin foil hats away from Red Wings fans. We’re the real conspiracy victims!
And thanks, mcguggs. We worked a long time on that dance, and we get this as thanks for it? I might never dance again. I’m not sure what that means for my career as an Ice Girl, but what can you do?
I’m not sure what that means for my career as an Ice Girl, but what can you do?
I’m pretty sure an Ice Girl doesn’t do much “dancing.” I believe the professionals call it “exotic dancing with clothes on” but I think they’re playing fast and loose with the definition of “dancing”.
hopefully this contract wont go through now, i just got home from getting my 1 day old Kovalchuk tattoo covered up.
I’m pretty sure an Ice Girl doesn’t do much “dancing.” I believe the professionals call it “exotic dancing with clothes on” but I think they’re playing fast and loose with the definition of “dancing”.
I think they’re playing fast and loose with the definition of “exotic” too.
I think they’re playing fast and loose with the definition of “exotic” too.
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And you’re right, mcguggs, that being an Ice Girl doesn’t call for much dancing. But it does call for sparkle, which I don’t have anymore. My spirit is no longer bedazzled.
hopefully this contract wont go through now, i just got home from getting my 1 day old Kovalchuk tattoo covered up.
:^::::::::::::::::::::::: Yeah, it is going to be a total bytch to cover the covering-up so that my tattoo reads “CHUCKLES” again.
It’d be funny if Komisarek got traded back to the Habs, so all those “Komo” tatts that got switched to “Homo” could be switched back.
I still can’t believe the NHL has rejected a free agent contract signed by Lou Lamoriello before it rejected one signed by Glen Sather. What’s the world coming to?
I think you need a new thread around here now that its the Post-Kovalchuk era.
I think you’re right, Ken!
I still can’t believe the NHL has rejected a free agent contract signed by Lou Lamoriello before it rejected one signed by Glen Sather.
The problem is that Slats’s contracts are always comically, Rangers-impedingly stupid, instead of sneaky and Devils-enhancingly nefarious. If Slats could do more of the latter, the league would reject more of his deals. :P
The problem is that Slats’s contracts are always comically, Rangers-impedingly stupid, instead of sneaky and Devils-enhancingly nefarious. If Slats could do more of the latter, the league would reject more of his deals.
The problem for Glenn is, he always copies the wrong thing from Lou (besides deciding to sign the wrong ex-Devils). For example, “Gee, Lou gave Elias a no-movement clause, in addition to throwing waaaayyyy too much money at Chris Drury, I’ll give him one too!!!”