Renney shocked no one claimed Souray

"Yeah, I'm surprised nobody took Sheldon ... it's a bit shocking to me, really," said the Oilers coach. "If you're asking me, I'd have taken him, but that's just Tom Renney running off his mouth. He's a good player."

Then why isn't he playing for you in Edmonton???

Yeah i dunno why no one took him, he's a good player. Oh yeah, just put him back on waivers to go down to the AHL a second time, but yeah, he's a good player...

More durable than DiPietro but not as durable as Malkin.

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Originally posted 09:19 AM ET  02.22 by cromster

Yeah i dunno why no one took him, he's a good player. Oh yeah, just put him back on waivers to go down to the AHL a second time, but yeah, he's a good player...More durable than DiPietro but not as durable as Malkin.

right...no one took a guy that the coach won't play, with a questionable work ethic that gets injured frequently...

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Originally posted 09:36 AM ET  02.22 by Spiny Norman

right...no one took a guy that the coach won't play, with a questionable work ethic that gets injured frequently...

...and that mouths off in the media...and that looks average down in the minors...and that has a huge cap hit....Other Teams if interested can sign him cheap next year after the Oil have to buy him off.

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Originally posted 09:50 AM ET  02.22 by Harry Crack

...and that mouths off in the media...and that looks average down in the minors...and that has a huge cap hit....Other Teams if interested can sign him cheap next year after the Oil have to buy him off.

exactly

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 09:50 AM ET  02.22 by Harry Crack

...and that mouths off in the media...and that looks average down in the minors...and that has a huge cap hit....Other Teams if interested can sign him cheap next year after the Oil have to buy him off.

Sheldon told me he was in Hershey cause he liked chocolate.

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Originally posted 09:59 AM ET  02.22 by Canuck eh?

Sheldon told me he was in Hershey cause he liked chocolate.

Not a bad reason. I'm up there 2 or 3 times a month and that chocolate is really good. The hockey ain't bad either.

Some of these contracts are hurting the players in the long run (though if they care more about the $ than playing in the NHL it isn't hurting them).

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Originally posted 09:59 AM ET  02.22 by Canuck eh?

Sheldon told me he was in Hershey cause he liked chocolate.

so he's back on The Hershey Highway then?

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:59 AM ET  02.22 by Canuck eh?

Sheldon told me he was in Hershey cause he liked chocolate.

In honor of that i may as well move to Sandwich Illinois !

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 10:47 AM ET  02.22 by Spiny Norman

so he's back on The Hershey Highway then?

Ding Ding!!! daily winner !!!!

"Renney shocked no one claimed Souray"

Seems like Renney and Souray are the only ones.

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 08:47 AM ET  02.22 by Golden Bay

"Yeah, I'm surprised nobody took Sheldon ... it's a bit shocking to me, really," said the Oilers coach. "If you're asking me, I'd have taken him, but that's just Tom Renney running off his mouth. He's a good player." Then why isn't he playing for you in Edmonton???

Because Steve Tambellini won't let him, that's why.

If the GM says, "He ain't coming back here!" It doesn't matter what the coach thinks, does it?

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Originally posted 11:23 AM ET  02.22 by Harry Crack

In honor of that i may as well move to Sandwich Illinois !

Why? Don't you have enough bologna in Calgary?

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Originally posted 10:28 AM ET  02.22 by Nard Dog

Some of these contracts are hurting the players in the long run (though if they care more about the $ than playing in the NHL it isn't hurting them).

The contract didn't hurt Souray. Souray did!

He told the team he didn't want to play for them...so they are trying to move him. He didn't show up to training camp at the start of the year and demanded a trade. Apparently scouts from the Rangers went to watch him play recently and they said he can't even keep up to the fast guys down there so what chance does he have playing D in the NHL. So it's not really a surprise no one wants an often hurt (over-priced) and slow d man.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:59 AM ET  02.22 by Canuck eh?

Sheldon told me he was in Hershey cause he liked chocolate.

Maybe he should inquire with some Belgian hockey teams then.

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Originally posted 11:38 AM ET  02.22 by roamer

Why? Don't you have enough bologna in Calgary?

Bologna is Spams Bidge Roamer

trying to get something for the guy...

You gotta think if he was making $3 instead of 5.5 or whatever it is that he'd have a better chance of someone taking a risk on him, but that cap hit is ugly and most teams can't fit a slow dummy on their team for that much coin.

So Souray must just be cursing his union right now, eh? I bet he'd happily rip up his contract to get another shot at playing in the NHL. But the PA won't allow it. And I wouldn't be surprised if Edmonton doesn't buy him out either, because then that buyout money counts against the Cap. Though I don't know if they intend to spend to the ceiling next year anyway.