Kovy is signed with the Devils......Now what?

by Faustus1500 on Jul 19, 2010 10:57 PM CDT

The Flyers because of their own salary cap issues shipped Simon Gagne for a fourth round draft pick and a bleh defenceman (Makes you appreciate the magic Stan Bowman has done this offseason.) This leaves Patrick Sharp as the best scorer out on the market. However, earlier today according to an Adam Jahns of the Chicago Sun Times twitter feed, Stan Bowman stated that Sharp is going nowhere. Is this simply posturing on the part of Bowman? I still think the Hawks need to dump some salary to keep Niemi and fill out the roster. The Hawks are a million over the cap limit with seventeen players signed. The Hawks will add at least four more defencemen to fill out their bottom two lines. They will also have to add Corey Crawford's salary after they send Huet down to the AHL.

If you take away the Huet contract, the Hawks will be sitting at $54,851,590 based on the amounts currently posted on Cap Geek. That gives Chicago $4,548,410 to sign Niemi and fill out the rest of the roster. Let’s say the Hawks sign Niemi for $2,000,000 as everyone hopes. That leaves just over $2,500,000 to fill out the remainder of the roster. The league minimum is $500,000. Corey Crawford will be due $800,000 for next season. As everyone can see, something has to give. The Hawks could ship Tomas Kopecky and/or send Marty Reasoner packing again, but how hard will it be to find a trading partner? That brings us back to Patrick Sharp. A decent scoring center who is good defensively will command a premium on the market. With the ability to dump Kopecky and Reasoner to alleviate the cap crunch (replace them with league minimum players), Bowman may sit back and see what offers he may get for Sharp. Obviously, he doesn’t have to settle for what the Flyers received in return for Gagne.

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Yahoo NHL has little to report on now

thats what

FOR SALE: pair of shoes, red, size 32 1/2 wide. Please direct all bids to Joel Quenneville, Chicago Blackhawks. Clown horn sold seperately. Also for sale: 328 dogs+1 pistol (bargain price for Leafs fans!)

by BigCSouthside on Jul 19, 2010 10:59 PM CDT reply actions

My bad

I didn’t realize Yahoo was the only source for NHL news. My post points out that Stan Bowman has come out said that Sharp isn’t going anywhere.

by Faustus1500 on Jul 19, 2010 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions

My post pointed out that

Yahoo was on Kovy watch for the past few weeks and I can just see them sitting around like “shit…now what”

by BigCSouthside on Jul 20, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions

/headdesk headdesk headdesk

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 20, 2010 1:12 AM CDT reply actions

that is my favorite gif ever

by BigCSouthside on Jul 20, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions

I would

type something clever, but I am doubled over from laughing too hard! Sweet!!!!

II Can Finally Die Happy Now!

by Tuke on Jul 20, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions

OK, THIS is my last comment...

Beautiful as always, CNS. LOL

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 20, 2010 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions

wait, why is it your last comment?

by Katherine215 on Jul 21, 2010 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Oh.

I scrolled down. Never mind.

I was wondering if you were taking a break since you hadn’t been commenting much lately.

by Katherine215 on Jul 21, 2010 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions

you gotta quit talking to yourself

by BigCSouthside on Jul 21, 2010 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions

but it's the only time

she has an intelligent conversation!

nothin but smiles
my Captain is better than your Captain

by Johnny Lava on Jul 21, 2010 8:00 AM CDT up reply actions

haha, more like

it’s the only time someone actually listens to me!

by Katherine215 on Jul 21, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Congratulations!

You now have 4 fanposts that could of been comments or fanshots that recieved no recs whatsoever that have pushed 4 fanposts that have recieved many recs and the posters worked really hard on off the sidebar! Thats a great way to introduce yourself to the community! Not saying that your posts haven’t been informative but every single post you have in the recent fanposts spot could of easily been a fanshot, especially when you are directly quoting a article!

Just for that you get this!

Vuvzella FTL!!!!

Drink it up!
In Stanley we trust! 34,38,61, and finally 2010!!!

by SharpFTW10 on Jul 20, 2010 1:41 AM CDT reply actions

It wouldn't have fit in a fan shot

How is this a dumb fan post? Would you rather read which is better to dip your balls in, a cheesesteak or italian beef, or how about a story about who is behind when Seabrook and Keith spoon? Would that be better? I am a hockey fan, not some hipster douche who came on when the Hawks just started winning. To me that is what a fanpost is. It isn’t fact. It is discussing what might or might not be happening.

by Faustus1500 on Jul 20, 2010 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions

No, that's what the comment section is for.

The link about Sharp had been already posted in – and discussed -
IN THE COMMENT SECTION.
The cap numbers, those have been posted a gazillion times already –
IN THE COMMENT SECTION.
Trading Kopecky and Reasoner, haven’t you mentioned this a few times already? If it wasn’t you, then I’ve read it multiple times –
IN THE COMMENT SECTION.

Noticing a pattern? I’m not sure why you feel the need to have your very own chat room in the FanPost section of this site?

Oh yeah, you and your 30 comments are Old School. Many of the commenters on this site are newer fans. If you have a problem with them maybe you should find a true fan site to post on or create your own.

And don’t sell yourself short. You might not be a hipster, but you are definitely proving yourself to be a douche.

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 20, 2010 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions

dude

you’re now occuying four of 8 FanPost slots on the right side of the main page. I’m sorry, this just screams “My opinions are important- they must be read by all.”

In my opinion, there is nothing in any of these Posts that wouldn’t be more appropriate as a comment in a thread.

Don’t take my word for it, tho- the jury’s in- zero recs. And more worthy FanPosts are now gone.

June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.

by cliffkoroll on Jul 20, 2010 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions

Honestly,

I have to thank you dude. I don’t feel nearly as bad now over the little constructive criticism I got from folks like Katherine and others about my wall o’ text, so keep up the good work!

II Can Finally Die Happy Now!

by Tuke on Jul 20, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Hipster douche!

I’m more of an emo creep

by OMFS88 on Jul 20, 2010 11:02 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Do you know which

one is behind? Because that would have held my attention about as well as reading something that has been COMMENTED on at least 1,000 times, but hey, good fanpost anyway ;-(

II Can Finally Die Happy Now!

by Tuke on Jul 20, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm starting to think

we need to increase both the maximum FanShot length and the minimum FanPost length… anybody with me on this?

by VerStig on Jul 21, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Now What?

umm…dumb FanPost?

June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.

by cliffkoroll on Jul 20, 2010 7:39 AM CDT reply actions

well, I'll just pile on here

If you had bothered to read this or this you would have realized (I’m assuming your not some sort of brain damaged mouth-breather here) that this subject has been covered…
By the people who run this site.
And did it much better than you did.
Not to mention that you forgot to add in the bonus penalty. Again…

I will try to help you out though. If you go here you’ll see 6 tabs:
Link, Quote, Image, Video, List, Chat
Click “Chat” and put things like this there.

If you did that instead of this, people prob would comment about the subject of your “post” instead of the fact that you PUT IT IN A BLOODY FANPOST WHEN YOU’VE BEEN TOLD NOT TO PREVIOUSLY!!!

nothin but smiles
my Captain is better than your Captain

by Johnny Lava on Jul 20, 2010 10:41 AM CDT reply actions

Fuck it, I'm rec-ing this

j/k

"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)

by HungryHungryPanda on Jul 20, 2010 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

ass

but i get it

nothin but smiles
my Captain is better than your Captain

by Johnny Lava on Jul 20, 2010 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions

No need to brag about it.

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 20, 2010 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Our Faustian friend

has not yet made his deal with devil and is still seeking more from life. Good luck with that. This will be my last comment on a Faustus1500 “fan post”.

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 20, 2010 8:49 PM CDT reply actions

I see what you did there

you literary aficionado you…

by BigCSouthside on Jul 20, 2010 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree,

and I will to join the unofficial boycott.

II Can Finally Die Happy Now!

by Tuke on Jul 21, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions

No need to boycott any longer

Faustus left us for HockeyBuzz.com, where he is ripping on SCH and my FanPosts. We’re too immature for him and not interesting in talking hockey.

I find it hilarious that we kept suggesting to him to post in the comment section and he went to a site that doesn’t have a FanPost section, only a crappy format comment section – and he’s commenting away.
/facepalm

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 22, 2010 9:22 AM CDT up reply actions

well he's right

your FanPosts are immature. Which is why we love ’em

nothin but smiles
my Captain is better than your Captain

by Johnny Lava on Jul 22, 2010 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions

The FanPost doesn't fall far from the tree

Yeah, I hope one day when I grow up I can be mature and bitter too, instead of laughing at life.

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 22, 2010 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions

Don't underestimate bitterness

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 22, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions

You want to see a case of EXTREME bitterness?

Check out the reaction to my cheesesteak FanPost over at BSH, especially from the commenter Gizmoitus who went on for a week-and-a-half bitching:
http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2010/7/12/1565486/i-would-eat-cheesesteaks-from

His 100 line comment – yes, I said 100 line comment – was the reason I changed the photos in the FanPost to One Flew Over the Cookoo’s Nest. Psycho!

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 22, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions

It’s amazing to mw how some people can be so pissed off at the world.

Put on some Marley, light a j and relax.

nothin but smiles
my Captain is better than your Captain

by Johnny Lava on Jul 22, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions

that is an incredible film

and I dont think he got the reason for the change yet?

by BigCSouthside on Jul 22, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions

I don't think so either

He doesn’t seem to “get” much.

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 22, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions

WOW

1. You really get around. (nice work)
2. I’m so glad I’m not a Flyers fan. I’d hate to be that much more a grouch.

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 22, 2010 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions

Hay dios mio

Thats unreal. I can’t believe he got so into it. It seemed like things had moved on and become civil.

by Delta0ne1 on Jul 22, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions

you sir

are a fucking nut.

I only have one question: how were you filling up the sad, lonely hours prior to January 28, 2010?

June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.

by cliffkoroll on Jul 22, 2010 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Living in a cave...

But SCH has shown me the light! Hallelujah!

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 22, 2010 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions

5962 comments and 23 posts

and you only joined 1/28/10? WOW! WOW!!

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 22, 2010 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions

I belive mjthor finally snapped then and CNS is the result of split personalties

nothin but smiles
my Captain is better than your Captain

by Johnny Lava on Jul 22, 2010 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions

ahem.

there are several of us in the over 5500 comments and joined in January boat. I just look at VerStig and feel better about myself.

by Katherine215 on Jul 22, 2010 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Im at 6 grand

by BigCSouthside on Jul 22, 2010 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions

topper

nothin but smiles
my Captain is better than your Captain

by Johnny Lava on Jul 22, 2010 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions

I

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 22, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions

am

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 22, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions

working

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 22, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions

on

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 22, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions

it.

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 22, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions

You're doing it wrong

You need to use quote boxes 1^1

inside of quote boxes 1^2

inside of quote boxes 1^3

etc 1^4

etc 1^5

Your post count then increases exponentially.

For example, you got credit for 5 comments above, but I got credit for 1 to the 5th power comments. (1^5) That really adds up!

Try it. I swear on all that is holy that I am serious.

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 22, 2010 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions

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WEEEEE! INTERNETS!!!!!!!!!

by BigCSouthside on Jul 23, 2010 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions

and see

didn’t your post count go up 1 to the nth power?

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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 23, 2010 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions

yes

i just wanted to make a cool design

by BigCSouthside on Jul 23, 2010 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions

sometimes your comedy goes over my head

often it’s funny.

sometimes I think you’re my dad (groan).

June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.

by cliffkoroll on Jul 23, 2010 7:14 AM CDT up reply actions

“Don’t go changing!”

Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet Home Chicago!

by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 23, 2010 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Faustus finally has a purpose.

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 23, 2010 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions

Clearly

you are going straight to hell. LOL

39 years of pain vaporized by one OT goal.

by Badgerdano on Jul 23, 2010 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions

sigh

I just look at VerStig and feel better about myself.

You people aren’t making much progress catching up to me while I’m on vacation…

by VerStig on Jul 23, 2010 2:20 AM CDT up reply actions

Just so you know

I expect, with all this time off, that your stats machine has attained nuclear capability.

Destination: The Derek Zona…….(doo doo doo doo dee dee dee dee.)

June 30, 2010. We will rue this day.

by cliffkoroll on Jul 23, 2010 7:12 AM CDT up reply actions

I remember studying that

fuck you for bringing up boring ass memories

by BigCSouthside on Jul 22, 2010 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Boring memories of asses?

I find that hard to believe.

by Germware on Jul 23, 2010 7:17 AM CDT up reply actions

They must have been long-winded

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by ChicagoNativeSon on Jul 23, 2010 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions

Must have been...

pretty shitty memories.

by T-Bo on Jul 26, 2010 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow

I spent a LOOOOONNNNNGGGG time reading your guys’ argument that went from how the thread is for hockey all the way until the whold bandwith picture photoshop thing that I didn’t understand a word of. He might have compiled 1000 lines worth of comments over there

Chicago Blackhawks = Champs
Let football season begin. GO FALCONS!

by mc29012 on Jul 23, 2010 1:19 AM CDT up reply actions

But with him gone,

I have no one to make my FanPosts look good. Oh well I guess I actually have to learn to post something intelligent.

II Can Finally Die Happy Now!

by Tuke on Jul 22, 2010 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Reply fail.

II Can Finally Die Happy Now!

by Tuke on Jul 22, 2010 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Haven't people learned?

The more they bitch elsewhere that SCH is immature the more people will come over here to see what is going on? It’s just going to raise the readership and it makes it much faster for all of CNS’s photoshops to live in infamy.

How would you like a job where, every time you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?

by stacie7 on Jul 23, 2010 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions