Game 53: Oilers @ Maple Leafs 7:00Pm Sportsnet/am640 The duel of Hot Hands!

[bustaheims]

I know a two year wait-it-out deal is different than Grabovski, but if you are willing to give him 9.5 million over two years, I don't see why you can't give Grabovski 5 million.

Burke's going to need some magic to get him signed for under $5mil I think.

I think the only thing that might save him, is that Grabbo wants to be here.

That will probably help, and the uncertainty surrounding the new CBA might as well. The salary landscape could be very different by the time summer rolls around.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

That will probably help, and the uncertainty surrounding the new CBA might as well. The salary landscape could be very different by the time summer rolls around.

Can they extend the current one, or are they going to have to write a new one?

 

[Tigger]

He is the cog that drives the team more then even Phil and Lupal.

He's good but, uh, no.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Hey, Connolly got a point!

 

[bustaheims]

THat was jsut magic.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

 

[ZBBM]

Wow.  What a nice delayed pass.  Nuge got burned there.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Beautiful.

 

[Edeagle]

kessel is so awesome.

 

[bustaheims]

Can they extend the current one, or are they going to have to write a new one?

They could extend the new one, but, it doesn't appear as though that's anywhere near consideration from the PA right now.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Lombardi passed that before Kessel was even there - great vision.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

They could extend the new one, but, it doesn't appear as though that's anywhere near consideration from the PA right now.

Yeah, I haven't heard anything. I thought that might have meant that they weren't worried and that something would be sorted out.

 

[Tigger]

Nice, Kessel won't get an easier one but Lombardi is teh suck...

Some good vision from Connolly there, he needed that one ( but no second assists Cox... )

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Bozie!!!!!! Wow, awesome.

 

[bustaheims]

Yeah, I haven't heard anything. I thought that might have meant that they weren't worried and that something would be sorted out.

No. From the second the PA hired Donald Fehr, it was clear their intent was to fight this one out.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

 

[L K]

Dubnyk just Fleury'd (World Juniors) that one.

 

[ZBBM]

Dubnyk is no Brodeur.

 

[bustaheims]

Edmonton's backend is just awful.

 

[Propellertop]

I don't know what happened to the Oilers between periods but they look totally mixed up.