GDT: Ace Hardware presents 17th Annual Free Agency Disappointment Day

[Carolinas Identity*]

You all suck!

 

[bleedgreen]

Hope I'm not being included in any bigotry talk, I'm the one that started this conversation by saying burmi didnt do anything to help the Russian factor. That's all I meant too, it exists and in some cases there is something to it.

My favorite player of this generation is kovalchuk. No problems with Russians. Nikolishin forever.

 

[Sens1Canes2]

It's not bigotry if it's true. Hell, it's not being bigoted, it's facing reality. Sometimes Russian players go home instead of grinding out a career that isn't what they thought it was going to be. As a GM, you have to be mindful of the possibility. That's it.

 

[Drivebytrucker]

Anybody else surprised that Damien Brunner didn't re-sign with Detroit?

He played really well in the play-offs from what I saw.

 

[Joe McGrath]

This exact game. I used the Capitals because I was magic with Dino Ciccarelli.... who until recently was actually the man on the HF boards banner. Mike Gartner was fast as hell too. I always played against the Whalers because they were the worst team in the game.

It was this game on Sega for me. I still play it every now and then. If I wasn't looking for a challenge, Penguins all day with Mario, Jagr, and Francis. Otherwise the Whale. The team wasn't as bad as the lineup the computer throws out. Third line can be Cassels, Sanderson, Holik which isn't awful. Or because I hate Pat Verbeek, bench him and roll a 3rd line of Jim McKenzie, Paul Gillis, and Ed Kastelic and beat the piss out of everyone on the ice.

 

[Bub]

One like this did it for me. Damn I'm old.

 

[Joe McGrath]

One like this did it for me. Damn I'm old.

USA vs Russia Chexx. I want one in my house so bad .

 

[Navin R Slavin]

...while at the same time opening up the seam to the realm of the hidden truth. Your mileage may vary.

I think it's time to have a discussion about the "Freemasons Factor" here on HFBoards.

--hank

 

[bleedgreen]

One like this did it for me. Damn I'm old.

That's my start too. Then blades of steel and Nintendo hockey. Sega 92 took it to a whole new level.

 

[DaveG]

One like this did it for me. Damn I'm old.

I would spend god knows how many quarters on this stuff at the arcades as a kid

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

One like this did it for me. Damn I'm old.

So much awesome. Used to spend way too many quarters on this.

 

[AD Skinner]

Blades of steel- "with the passshhhh"

 

[bleedgreen]

I preferred the Nintendo game. Fat guys with one skinny fella. Bombs from the point.

Favorite sega 92 team - Calgary.
No one knew anything about them, and that game didn't have names of players.
10-25-14. Roberts, niewie, fleury
2-20 macinnis, suter
30? Forgot what Vernon wore. All star squad.

My roommate was always la
7-99-20 sandstrom, duh, robataille
4 and I forgot the other d. Duchene? And Blake
Hrudey
Sandstrom was the secret weapon

Chicago
Larmer/roenick/chelios

I played NYI a lot and would do nothing but end to end with lafontaine.

 

[Vagrant]

I love St. Louis in NHLPA '93 as well. MacInnis had made his way over by that point and you had Adam Oates between Brett Hull. Slapshots with Hull or MacInnis were almost certain to go in.

 

[Novacane]

Rutherford just said on 99.9thefan that the mystery player is still out there and waiting patiently. Also that he would have to move a player out in order to make it work. Resume discussion.

 

[geehaad]

Oh, sweet...now we're adding a traded player to the conjecture!

 

[Guy]

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677556

Jason Karmanos, Executive Vice President and Assistant General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with defensemen Mark Flood and Matt Corrente (kohr-REHN-tay) on one-year, two-way contracts. Flood’s deal will pay him $550,000 on the NHL level or $175,000 on the American Hockey League (AHL) level, with a guarantee of at least $225,000. Corrente’s deal will pay him $550,000 on the NHL level or $90,000 on the American Hockey League (AHL) level, with a guarantee of at least $105,000.

Our defensive issues are fixed.

 

[Brock Anton]

Didn't we have Flood at one point?

 

[Vagrant]

Didn't we have Flood at one point?

We did. He played for Albany for a couple of seasons. I am more interested in Corrente. Plays a more physical style. Flood is our Bobby Sangs replacement.

 

[faulkingdynamic]

http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/92535

Thought I remembered Corrente dropping the gloves against us.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I believe Corrente was the guy that was drafted with the pick the Canes gave up for Doug Weight.

 

[DaveG]

Corrente's problem has always been staying healthy. Brings a physical presence and can play either D or forward, and has played quite a few games for the Devils in the past.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Corrente's problem has always been staying healthy. Brings a physical presence and can play either D or forward, and has played quite a few games for the Devils in the past.

Conboy 2.0?

 

[Brock Anton]

Perron traded to Edmonton.

Did they really need another winger?

 

[DaveG]

Conboy 2.0?

LOL god I hope not. Though I think Corrente is actually capable of playing D and not being a total liability at it, so he's already better then Conboy in that regard.