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So putting the cheeky events of the last few days behind us....is Rutherford done? Here's what our line-up looks like at the moment (understanding that Johnston may have different line combinations and defence pairings in mind): Kunitz/Crosby/Dupuis Hornqvist/Malkin/Bennett Spaling/Sutter/Comeau Adams/Goc/Downie ??? Letang/Martin Maatta/Erhoff Depres/Scuderi/Bortuzzo Fleury Greiss/Zatkoff I still think we need a 2nd/3rd line winger with some scoring touch. Figure we'll have about $2-$3 million in cap space after Sutter and Spaling are locked up (both qualified - Sutter at $2.7 million and Spaling at $1.5 million). Some F/A in that range that are still out there....Setoguchi? Bring back Stempniak? Try for Alfredsson on a one-year deal (long shot but he's still out there)?

Kinda has to now...

@doom88 said you already won this thread.....but this post cements it. Well played.

B-b-b-b-b-but he's not dirty! He's unfairly punsihed.

Wait - Regis was arrested while fondling Sid? Did I miss the headline? (See how easy it is?)

Bring it on! My Giroux Ass Gun is cocked and loaded (pun intended).

Even better - he's only got a 1 year deal. Ship out. Let go. Same effect. I'd like to think Tocchet convinced the powers-that-be that he can keep the POS in line. Downie had a career year offensively under HC Rick Tocchet....but 208 PIM, too. I'm not buying into the move but it's only 1 year and only $1,000,000.

Bottom line??? BWAHAHAHAHA! (You walked into that one.) Notice the Pens fans never used that comeback (Yeah - but Crosby is still the best player - na na na na na). Sorry my friend but it's payback time.

Not a bad comebacl either!

Snap! Polaris 1. Flyers Fans 0.

Me thinks you want it to take away from G. Worst case scenario...Downie is awful, spends half the season as a healthy scratch and goes away after one year. Best case...he stays out of trouble, sparks the 3rd line, maybe scores a few goals and is a nice part of a team that makes a deep Cup run...and goes away after one year. Giroux will be an arse grabber - forever. It's not like this is some photobomb he got caught up in. He was arrested for it (not as in serious crime arrested but ROTFLMFAO arrested). Even spent the night in the slammer. For repeatedly grabbing a man's arse. I expect the Crosby/Bettman/Regis love fest to die down now if not go away altogether - because the Pens fans have ammo that kicks that nonsense in the butt (pun intended).

7 years. He'll "only" be 34 at the end of the deal but still. Sounds like he traded length for a lower annual salary. Doesn't make it a better deal though. Time will tell.

Who's deflated? Downie was, is and always will be a POS - even on the Pens. The French Tickler on the other hand...

I thought he was just midunderstood and unfairly punished by the league?

LOL. This one is between Flyers fans. I'll let you guys work it out.

And win a Cup or two....

Not at all. Impossible to bomb this one.

Why quit when your ahead?

What's next? VLC to the Pens? :wacko:

No way! If I was not at the office I'd find a photo of an actual French Tickler....right "up" Claude's "alley".

I'm guessing this is directed at all your naysayers on this topic? I can't remember that thread title for that one in the Flyers section but it was fun to follow.

I was figuring $6,000,000 per so the annual hit doesn't surprise me. The lenght does. The Engelland and Orpik deals are the real head scratchers.

What's the standard in the NHL for a butt ending a guy? 5 games?

Oh goodie....

I can't even enjoy the French Tickler for 30 minutes before this!?!?!?!? Unless he is paying us to play him this move is awful. And he's still a POS.