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here's the link, youtube won't let it play! But its pretty funny. Will lift you up on a bad day.

Guys, there are hundreds of these things on youtube... so funny! Plenty about non-hockey topics too! Also, just a warning. There is a lot of swearing in them so maybe watch it while the kids are sleeping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k53MxoVsfgg&feature=youtu.be LOL, so funny, had to share.

Thanks for your opinion WingNut, but there is no way I could let go of Mason AND Bogosian for Ferraro, and Eaves/Brunnstrom! Even with Hudler in the deal, I'd likey ask for Tatar or one of your many World Junior standouts from this past year.

I'll do my part!

Hey guys. We're back with the next part of Trade Wars. Please vote on the above polls as we appreciate your feed back on the trades, and don't forget to comment to tell us what you think of the series! Before we get into things, lets see all of the accepted trades so far. And the latest trade.. You may as well give Pittsburgh the cup right now. This trade definitely would set up a potential Hawks-Penguins cup final. That'd be epic, wouldn't it? If Sidney Crosby returns well before the playoffs (and if you believe Ek's ''sources'', then he will) the Penguins are the best team in the NHL, in my opinion. Add Suter to the mix and he solidifies an already solid defence. Chet Pickard on the other hand is a good goaltending prospect and I'm glad I got him in the deal, even though we will have M.A Fleury for the next 10 years, Pickard has the potential to be the #1 in Pittsburgh and give Fleury a run for his money. Just give him time. To Nashville, we lose serviceable guys Martin and Kennedy. Paul Martin though, is far too mediocre for us, and we needed to get his 5 000 000 dollar cap hit off the books. Kennedy (who I have been trying to trade through-out this whole series, good job to HF for noticing) is someone who will flourish on a new team. He can be a solid #2 centre in Nashville. He's been greatly overshadowed in Pittsburgh by Crosby, Malkin, Neal and Staal. Its hard to lose a guy like him but it would be best for his career if he was sent packing. Now to get to the other deals HF proposed in his latest blog. The Edmonton Oilers offer: Sam Gagner and Andy Sutton and Ben Eager and a third round pick in the 2012 draft To the Montreal Canadiens for Scott Gomez and Nathan Beaulieu Offer Declined: I know what you're wondering: "A trade offer that involves Scott Gomez and includes the next Wayne Gretzky Sam Gagner?! What a steal!" Well, not exactly. Being a DIE HARD Habs fan, this is hard to say no to, but easy at the same time. Gagner I think could fit nicely into the Habs, but the real x factor here is Nathan Beaulieu. NO WAY we give him up. He was supposed to be a top 5-10 pick, but slipped to us at 17. He is our future power play QB and maybe even captain. So for that reason, no, but I will propose something else since I know he's interested in Gomez Counter Offer: Montreal Canadiens offer: Scott Gomez, Andrei Kostitsyn, Raphael Diaz, and Jarred Tinordi To The Edmonton Oilers for Sam Gagner, Ben Eager, and Magnus Paargarvi-Svensson I like this trade better for both teams, because Edmonton gets the vet they wanted in Gomez, plus a scoring threat in Andrei Kostitsyn (who is an UFA this summer). Also, they get powerplay specialist Raphael Diaz, who made the all rookie all star team this year, and could benefit mightily from passing to Nuge, Hall or Eberle on the power play. Then there's Jarred Tinordi, who the Habs traded up to draft 22nd overall in 2010. He's a big, hitting defender who plays with London right now. Montreal on the other hand will get Sam Gagner, who is on a note worthy streak (12 P in 3 GP) and pest Ben Eager. Paargarvi is the interesting piece of this trade. Some say Edmonton should keep him, but I think this is the perfect time to trade him. He's having a bad sophomore year and is currently playing with Edmonton's AHL affiliate Oklahoma. He was a high draft pick (10th overall in 2009), but if you look at all the depth Edmonton has at forward, it makes him expendable. Especially for 2 good defence prospects. The San Jose Sharks offer: Matt Neito and the Sharks third round pick in the 2012 draft To the Carolina Hurricanes for Tuomo Ruutu Offer Declined: This offer is declined because I don't really think Carolina needs a young dynamic forward like Matt Neito right now. If HF is still interested, I'd like to negotiate a different deal. The Columbus Blue Jackets offer: Jeff Carter To the Washington Capitals for Brooks Laich, Jeff Schultz and a 1st round pick (Colorado) Offer Declined: I don't feel that Carter straight up is worth Laich and Schultz alone, plus the potential top 15 pick. I feel that if we are gonna trade Laich and Schultz, it should be for a player that would compliment Ovechkin's style of play. Carter doesn't really do that, as he, along with Ovechkin, is a shooter. Washington is out of their slump, but Ovie isn't. So for that reason, I respectfully decline. The Minnesota Wild offer: Marek Zidlicky and Tyler Cuma To the New York Islanders for Brian Rolston and Brock Nelson Offer Declined: Cuma and Nelson are the players I had to ponder about this deal. It was really tempting, but I don't want to lose Nelson, since he has top six potential and I think he will compliment John Tavares nicely. Cuma is a nice prospect, but I think that in the long run I'd rather have Nelson. The two vets in the deal, Rolston and Zidlicky, would help both teams but the major factor was Nelson, so was again I respectfully decline. Now to get to the 5 trades I must propose to HF101. First offer: The Toronto Maple Leafs offer: Clarke MacArthur, Tyler Bozak and a 2012 1st round pick to The Columbus Blue Jackets for Jeff Carter Jeff Carter has been long rumored to be going to Toronto, ever since his Philadelphia party days. He would fit nicely into Toronto's aggressive attack. Clarke MacArthur has been rumored to be floating around the trade block and is a decent forward that Columbus would benefit from having. Bozak is a speedy, play making centre with lots of skill. The pick could be in the bottom 20's if Toronto continues to play they way they are. The main point of this deal is to get Carter out of Columbus. Second Offer: The Winnipeg Jets offer: Blake Wheeler to The Detroit Red Wings for Justin Abdelkater, Landon Ferraro and a 2012 3rd round pick Blake Wheeler is having a pretty good year this year with 35 points. He is a big power forward who has a great shot. The Wings could really use a depth forward for their playoff run, and Winnipeg may be sellers. Landon Ferraro (son of Ray) is projected as a future second line sniper. Will compete for a job on the Griffins for the 2011-12 season, but could be sent down to the ECHL if he does not earn a job out of training camp. Abdelkater has the size and skill combination to be a prototypical power forward. Third Offer: The Boston Bruins offer Zach Hamill and Steve Kampfer to The Quebec Nordi... Phoenix Coyotes for Ray Whitney Ray Whitney is cagey vet who will score some goals for Boston down the stretch and in the play offs and will help Boston try to repeat as Cup Champs and will become a UFA after the play offs end or he will retire. Phoenix, will get a solid young defender in Kampfer and a forward who was just placed on waivers yesterday and went unclaimed. Hamill is a speedy centre who does drive the lane well and can play in any situation. I think this is a fair offer for both sides. Fourth Offer: The New Jersey Devils offer: Zach Parise, Johan Hedberg and a 2012 7th round pick To the Minnesota Wild for: Josh Harding, Marek Zidlicky, Jarred Spurgeon, and Cal Clutterbuck You had to know I`d be coming back with a block buster after two rentals. Parise is a perfect fit for Minnesota. Its his home state and he`d be the future captain for sure. I also think him on a line with Koivu and Heatley would be deadly. If its true the Devils are in financial troubles, they need to get Parise off the books at the deadline and I think the best fit for him is Minnesota. In return, we get our future #1 goalie in Harding, a defenceman that they want gone in Zidlicky, a solid defenceman prospect in Spurgeon and hitting machine Cal Clutterbuck, who is the second main piece that I want in return. Fifth Offer: The Tampa Bay Lightning offer: Ryan Malone, Mathieu Garon and Carter Ashton To the St.Louis Blues for Jaroslav Halak and T.J Oshie Okay, so you're thinking: " What?! No way St.Louis gives up Halak! Elliot's not proven!" Well I say to that, cool your jets. Brian Elliot may not be proven as a legit NHL starter for now, but lets not forget how deep the Blues are in net. They have WJC goalie Jake Allen in the minors who is playing well along side the 6'7 giant Ben Bishop in Peoria. Both of these goalies have starting potential. SO, if St.Louis wants to get Halak off the books for maybe a future Semin or Parise signing this summer, this is the best way to do it. They also get Ryan Malone who is a beast and will excel under Hitchcock. Garon can serve as a back up to Elliot and Carter Ashton is playing well in the minors and he also has a WJC gold medal. In the deal, Tampa would also get the power forward T.J Oshie, who has had injury problems in the past but is playing decently this season. He would fit nicely on a line with Stamkos or Lecavalier. Okay guys so there it is. Sorry if I didn't go to well into detail on some of them, its just pretty late and I needed to get this up tonight. Leave a comment and don't forget to vote!

Deal!

Wow, really enjoyed this one. I'm gonna have to think about some of these for awhile. Will probably get part 5 up on Sunday.

You can have Gill for freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Due to the recent news that Kulikov will be on the IR for 6-8 weeks with knee surgery that took place on Monday, hf101 and myself have agreed on the editing the Vancouver / Florida trade. Accepted trade Vancouver trades Roberto Luongo to Florida for Clemmenson, Rasmus Bengtsson, Nick Bjugstad, and Florida's 2012 first round pick.

Thanks for your support WIngNut!

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenceman Tim Gleason to a four-year contract extension. The deal will pay the 29-year-old $3.5 million next season, $4.5 million in 2013-14 and 2014-15 and $3.5 million in 2015-16. The deal also has a full no-trade clause in the first two years of his four-year deal.

Maybe we can work something out.

This is for fun Phillygrump, but your opinion is appreciated.

Hey guys, this is Habsguy here back with the third installment of Trade Wars. If you haven't been reading this series, go to the blogs section and check it out. Before we get started, how did you guys like the All Star Draft? I was there actually, and the whole crowd was really into it. The boo's were louder in person than they were on T.V though when Lupul drafted Kessel. As Habs fan it was great to see. A moment that made me laugh hysterically was when Chara drafted Carey Price, Chara went to shake Price's hand and Price totally snubbed him. Not sure if it was intentional but nonetheless it was still hilarious. But anyways, we do have one deal in place from HF101's latest entry and that trade is: Okay, the first order of business is to go through HF101's proposed trades in the last entry. Funny story actually, I started doing this blog last Saturday and almost had it done, (literally accepted/declined all of HF's trades and proposed 4 of my own) when Google Chrome randomly crashed. Cue Chrome rage. I was so furious that I didn't even want to start over and just left it. To all you Chrome users out there, do you guys have the same problem? But anyways, the train of thought may be getting a bit derailed here so here we go to the trades! Trade Proposal 1: The L.A Kings offer Jack Johnson. and Trent Hunter To the Philadelphia Flyers for James Van Reimsdyke and Marc-Andre Bourdon Offer Declined: As much as we need a defender right now, I don't like the idea of essentially Van Riemsdyke and Bourdon for Johnson. Trent Hunter can be a solid bottom 6 contributor, but for how long? He doesn't fit into our long term plans while Van Riemsdyke and Bourdon do. But, for you Flyers fans, I will make a counter offer. Counter Offer: The Philadelphia Flyers offer: James Van Riemsdyke, Jody Shelley, Marc-Andre Bourdon and a 2012 3rd round draft pick To the Los Angeles Kings for: Jack Johnson, Trent Hunter and Thomas Hickey Hey, Jody Shelley is a great locker room guy. In this trade, I decided to keep the Van Riemsdyke-Johnson core but added a few extras. Van Riemsdyke would benefit from a trade and a new system, while L.A also gets a great locker room guy in Jody Shelley, and a good prospect in Bourdon. While we would receive a top pairing defenceman, a solid forward and a decent prospect in Thomas Hickey. Trade Proposal 2: The Vancouver Canucks offer Roberto Luongo To the Florida Panthers for Clemmenson, Kulikov and a first round pick in 2012 Trade Accepted: Done, done, done, done, done. This is a steal on our end. Roberto Luongo would have no problems waiving his NTC to come here since his family lives here and he would definitely help us in our play off push(shocking, I know) No offense to Scott Clemmenson, who is a great back up, but the only real asset we lose here is Kulikov, who will be a solid defenceman for many years to come for Vancouver. Also to my surprise, our 1st round pick this year isn't really that valuable, and it will only get less valuable when the man known as "Lu" starts playing for us and pushes us deeper into the playoffs. Didn't even have to think about this one. Trade Proposal 3: The Edmonton Oilers offer Sam Gagner, Alex Hemsky To the Toronto Maple Leafs for Cody Franson, M Grabovski and Jake Gardiner Trade Declined: Okay look. Grabovski has been a great player since arriving here from Montreal. Also, Cody Franson has been great since Komi got injured and our resident Justin Bieber fan Jake Gardiner is having a pretty good rookie season. But, the main reason why I don't want this trade is because Hemsky has no motivation in Edmonton, why would he have motivation here? Plus we are kinda deep in the skilled wingers department anyways. I think Sam Gagner could benefit from a change of scenery, but unfortunately it can't be here in Toronto. We respectfully decline. Trade Proposal 4: The Minnesota Wild offer Niklas Backstrom and Greg Zanon To the Tampa Bay Lightning for Vinny Lecavalier Trade Declined: Had to think about this one, but here is another prime example of a trade that would help both teams. Backstrom would help us tremendously in goal, and Lecavalier would give Minnesota that true veteran presence and someone for Heatley to play with (Not saying Koivu isn't worthy enough for the all mighty Dany Heatley, but he is injured). But that is exactly the reason why I don't want to give him up. Imagine what loosing Lecavalier would do to our locker room. He is also one of the only pieces remaining from our championship season. So for that reason, I'm going to decline. BUT, I will make a counter offer. Counter Offer: The Tampa Bay Lightning offer: Mathieu Garon, Matt Gilroy, Carter Ashton and a conditional 2013 1st round draft pick (if Tampa makes the play offs in 2012) to the Minnesota Wild for Niklas Backstrom and Greg Zanon Why I like this proposal better for both teams is that Minny would get a great back up for Harding in this deal, a great young defenceman in Gilroy and a World Junior stand out for Canada in Carter Aston. The draft pick is also a nice touch. Already covered why I want Backstrom, but Greg Zanon is an important piece too. He is among the league's best shot blockers (behind Josh Gorges of course ) and would help us out tremendously. Trade Proposal 5: The St Louis Blues offer Ian Cole To the Carolina Hurricanes for Tim Gleason Offer Declined: "Ian who?" is what I said when I first read this. I actually had to scout him out. His scouting report didn't really say he is or will be anything special in the NHL, so for that reason I respectfully decline. Okay, now that we got that out of the way, I'm gonna move on to what I'm going to offer HF101. First offer: The Winnipeg Jets offer: Eric Fehr, Tim Stapleton, and a 2012 4th round pick to the Colorado Avalanche for Shane O'Brien and Chuck Kobasew When you strip this trade naked, it is basically struggling forward for struggling forward. Both could maybe benefit from playing for a new team. O'Brien on the other hand would add toughness to our blueline while Dustin Byfuglien remains injured. Tim Stapleton and the pick are just throw in's, but Stapleton can be a useful player, especially in the faceoff circle. Second Offer: The Buffalo Sabres offer: Paul Gaustad, Patrick Kaleta, Andrej Sekera and a 2012 2nd round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for Brandon Pirri, Kyle Beach, Nick Leddy and Andrew Shaw So, The Buffalo Sabres are gonna be sellers this year. After we signed a bunch of free agents, our season hasn't exactly turned out the way we'ved expected. I think Chicago could use some grittiness, especially after losing Carcillo to injury. Gaustad and Kaleta are perfect fits in Chicago and would definitely help them make a great playoff push. On our side of this deal, we get 4 decent prospects. I'm most excited about Nick Leddy, who has proved he can hang with the best in the NHL. Third Offer: The Boston Bruins offer: Benoit Pouliot, Zach Hamill, Steve Kampfer, Jordan Caron and a 2012 1st round pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jeff Carter Okay, lets face it: Jeffrey Carter has been a bust in Columbus and there is a possibility that he is available. While I don't like this trade from a Habs fan perspective, it makes tons of sense for us in Boston. We can take a risk on Carter while not giving up our chemistry. Columbus on the other hand gets a wild card in Benoit Pouliot, and 3 decent almost NHL ready prospects, among a late 1st rounder. Plus, they get Carter off the books so they can once again go into a full rebuild. Everyone wins. Fourth Offer: The Pittsburgh Penguins offer: Tyler Kennedy, Eric Tangradi, Craig Adams and a 2012 2nd round pick to the Dallas Stars for Brenden Morrow Brenden Morrow is apparently on the block and would be a good fit for us in Pittsburgh. He won't replace the offence we lost from Sidney Crosby, but he will be a good line mate for Malkin and Neal. Dallas, will receive a good forward in Tyler Kennedy who is very under rated and over shadowed by Crosby, Malkin and Neal. Throw in a good prospect in Eric Tangradi and the always solid fourth liner Craig Adams and this should be a good deal for both teams. Fifth Offer: The Montreal Canadiens offer: Scott Gomez,, Andrei Kostitsyn, Yannick Webber, Hal Gill, Jarred Tinordi and a 2013 1st round pick to the Anaheim Ducks for Ryan Getzlaf, George Parros and J.F Jacques No, I'm not crazy. But this trade offer might be. This is very unrealistic and will NEVER happen, not in 1289472913518291237 million years, but hey, its worth a shot. Gomez of course is a risky part of this deal... but the good thing about the CBA is you can send any player you want down to the minors and erase their cap hits, and if Gomez persists to under perform in Anaheim that can be done. Andrei Kostitsyn and Hal Gill are both UFA's come July 1 but I can see both excelling under Bruce Boudreau. Then we get to Tinordi and Webber, two guys I would hate to see going. Tinordi may be an exact copy of Zdeno Chara. He has a big shot, he's VERY big, and gets into the passing lanes well. He can also fight and hit. Weber, as some of you may know, is expected to have a very good career in the NHL offensively and defensively. You know he's good when Cunneyworth plays him at forward. If you read my debut topic on this site, you know I'm a fan of George Parros. Go there (http://www.hockeyfor...-the-next-step/) to see why. Ryan Getzlaf is a premier centre in the NHL and Montreal would benefit from having him around. J.F Jacques on the other hand is a 4th liner at best, and to be honest I threw him in because he's francophone. Okay guys, so there you have it. Part three of Trade Wars. Be sure to leave a comment below to tell us what kind of job we're doing and if you like the series! HF101 will be back with part 4 soon. But until then, see ya!

Don't like the Edmonton trade. Paajarvi is having a bad season yes, but I think he could benefit from a coaching change.

Just a quick little topic after I watched the Habs-Leafs game. The best player that was on the ice for the Canadiens, was by far David Desharnais. He and Carey Price seem to be the only un-touchables at the moment. 10 Habs Questions 1) Who should the Habs bring in to be the next coach? 2) Next GM? 3) Buyers or Sellers at this year's deadline? 4) What do the Habs need to address this summer? 5) Who do you consider untouchable besides Carey Price? 6) What kind of return can Andrei Kostitsyn fetch? 7) Who will be the better defenceman.... Alex Emelin or Raphael Diaz? 8) Is P.K Subban a bust, or dealing with a sophomore slump? 9) What is Max Pacioretty's ceiling? and....... 10) Do you need to have a good powerplay to win? (see Boston last year). The Habs currently rank 30th on the powerplay, but 2nd on the PK. Is the powerplay the heart of the problem?

Should definitely be suspended. Ference is such a dirty player.

Buffalo acquired all these players and expected them to mesh instantly and become winners. That never happens.

Yeah thats what I was thinking.

Hello everyone, welcome to the first installment of Trade Wars: Habsguy26 vs HF101! You may already be familiar with this series, as Hockeybuzz bloggers Richard Cloutier and Travis Yost did the exact same thing a while ago. As for the rules, they will be very similar to Travis and Richard's rules. I, will be the acting GM for every team in the Eastern Conference while my colleague HF101 will be the GM for every team in the Western conference. Each of the 15 teams from each conference HAS to have one trade completed, and they can't make more than one trade. Each blog will contain 5 trades (not including counter offers) and they will either be declined or accepted in the next blog. Salary cap WILL come into affect and will be based off of Capgeek.com. All NTC/NMC will be assumed waived. So, I think that covers just about everything.... so lets get to it!!! First Trade offer: New York Rangers offer Wojtek Wolski, Artem Anisimov, Dan Girardi and a conditional 2012 1st round pick (if the Rangers make it to the Eastern Conference Finals) To the Calgary Flames for Jarome Iginla. ----------------------------------------- Second Trade offer: Washington Capitals offer Michal Neuvrith, Joel Ward, Karl Alzner and Cody Eakin To the Anaheim Ducks for Bobby Ryan and a 2012 2nd round pick. -------------------------------------------- Third Trade offer: New Jersey Devils offer Zach Parise and Mark Fayne To the Los Angeles Kings for Jonathon Bernier, Andrei Loktionov, Slava Voynov and Dustin Penner. -------------------------------------- Fourth Trade offer: Pittsburgh Peguins offer Tyler Kennedy To the Minnesota Wild for Greg Zanon and a 2013 1st round pick. ----------------------------------------- Fifth Trade offer: Tampa Bay Lightning offer Ryan Malone, Mathieu Garon and their 2012 and 2013 1st round picks To the Vancouver Canucks for Roberto Luongo and Alexander Burrows.

The Habs got Mike Cammalleri's huge contract off the books on Thursday. The Habs traded Cammy, along with Karri Ramo, who is playing in the KHL, and a 5th round pick to the Calgary Flames for forward Rene Bourque, prospect Patrick Holland, and a 2nd round pick in 2013. It is interesting to note that this trade happened a little more than 24 hours after he made critical comments about the team's losing attitude. Before the start of the second period in Thursday nights game in Boston, Cammalleri was pulled from the game and was told to start packing. He was shipped back to the team's hotel in Boston. Cammalleri spent the 2008-09 season with Calgary, setting a career-high and team-best 39 goals. He signed a five-year, $30 million free agent deal with the Canadiens the following summer. "Mike is a dynamic player who enjoyed great success playing in Calgary," Flames general manager Jay Feaster said in a statement. "We believe Cammalleri will help our offensive production, solidify a second scoring line, bolster our power play, and bring another strong veteran voice to our room." His goal totals dropped to 26 and 19 in his first two seasons with Montreal, though he was a point-a-game player or better in the playoffs. He had nine goals and 13 assists in 37 games this season. "We are confident that a return to Calgary will be good for Mike and good for our continued pursuit of a playoff berth," Feaster said. Rene Bourque, a two-time 27-goal scorer with the Flames, has 13 goals and three assists this season but has been suspended twice. He can't return from his latest suspension until Jan. 17. "It's a big shock, I had no idea this was going on," Bourque told reporters in Calgary. "But if there's anywhere I want to play, it's Montreal." Calgary appears to be the clear winner in this deal, but upon deeper analysis, The Habs have gotten bigger and acquired more sandpaper in this deal. Patrick Holland, also has 57 points in 40 games for the Tri-City Americans in the WHL this season. With Bourque (6'2"), Pacioretty (6'2"), and Erik Cole (6'2") in our top 6, you can't really call us a small team any more, so it can't be an excuse for us to be thrown around. As of now, 6 out of 24 players are 5'11" and under, with David Desharnais being the smallest (5'7") Two of those players, Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta, are currently injured and both are not expected to return in the near future. So really, we have two players who are 5'11" and under that will suit up Saturday against the Ottawa Senators, both of them being defenders, Raphael Diaz and Yannick Weber. Just some food for the mind. Happy Hockey.

I'm guessing so... Feaster just said he and Gauthier have been talking for over a month.

Holland has 57 points in 40 games for Tri City in the WHL.