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At least one player the Predators considered signing is no longer an option. Forward Jan Hlavac has chosen to sign with Linkoping of the Swedish elite league instead of returning to Nashville, his agent said Wednesday. Agent Ritchie Winter said the Predators did make Hlavac a one-year offer, but for less money than what the veteran forward had hoped for after posting 13 points in 18 games with Nashville following his arrival from Tampa Bay at the trade deadline. Winter said Hlavac was looking for a contract in the neighborhood of $1 million, but the team never offered more than the average of the recent two-year extension given to Jerred Smithson -- about $740,000.

Tennessean

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August 7, 2008  09:25 AM ET

can Nashville get ANY good news?


BETTMAN S***S

August 7, 2008  09:29 AM ET

can Nashville get ANY good news?
BETTMAN S***S
Spiny Norman | 08/07/08, 09:25 AM

The answer is: YES! They have Buttman as their patron saint and divine protector! Nothing! And I mean, nothing is going to happen to the Preds while the Holy Midget is looking after them!!

August 7, 2008  09:40 AM ET

The answer is: YES! They have Buttman as their patron saint and divine protector! Nothing! And I mean, nothing is going to happen to the Preds while the Holy Midget is looking after them!!

DCruiser

And when the midget gets in trouble, watch him throw Nashville under the big NHL bus to KC or wherever. Not Hamilton though, he doesn't know where that is

BETTMAN S***S

August 7, 2008  10:00 AM ET

Not Hamilton though, he doesn't know where that is
BETTMAN S***S
Spiny Norman | 08/07/08, 09:40 AM

You're right. And he doesn't want to find out either!

August 7, 2008  10:03 AM ET

They shoot horses don't they? Put Nashville out of it's misery.

August 7, 2008  10:16 AM ET

Jan Hlavac must really like Sweedish meatballs!

August 7, 2008  10:16 AM ET

They shoot horses don't they? Put Nashville out of it's misery.

Hank Kingsley

"They Shoot Midget In-effient Commisioners, Don't They?" (we wish)

Bettman S***S

August 7, 2008  10:28 AM ET

TD to check out:
http://www.fannation.com/throwdowns/show/203918
Hank and DC might like this one ....

August 7, 2008  10:30 AM ET

He would have picked Albania over the Preds.

August 7, 2008  10:35 AM ET

NHL spokesman: "We would officially like it to be on record that we screwed the pooch on this one. Our bad. Thank you all for coming."

August 7, 2008  10:39 AM ET

He would have picked Albania over the Preds.

seabird56

I was just going to say almost (Serbia) the same thing

Bettman S***S

August 7, 2008  10:40 AM ET

NHL spokesman: "We would officially like it to be on record that we screwed the pooch on this one. Our bad. Thank you all for coming."

santapig

Who's that guy in the corner with the horns in the fur coat?
Cause that's about when that would happen in Bettman's NHL

August 7, 2008  10:41 AM ET

"We would officially like it to be on record that we screwed the pooch......."

Careful, Tom and John might start sniffing around.......

August 7, 2008  10:59 AM ET

At least Hlavac has Made Up His Mind... Mats??

August 7, 2008  11:04 AM ET

"Why are we talking about the problems with the sale of the Nashville franchise? The real problem here is the dangerous drugs that therapists prescribe. Prescription drugs are a hoax." "Like, it's so weird, we totally thought the guy had the money. Oh my gaw." Tom, John, thanks for showing up and you still contribute absolutely nothing of merit to the world.

August 7, 2008  12:05 PM ET

to paraphrase the great philospher Edmund Blackadder:
Gary Bettman is about as useful as a barber shop onthe steps to the guillotiene

August 7, 2008  12:09 PM ET

Actually, I say good job Preds. If the guy doesn't take the contract he was offered... oh well. Unlike other teams, Nashville doesn't overspend for players who don't deserve the pay.

BTW: Buttman is not our patron saint. Get a clue. He does our club no favors by mixing us in with negative crap he spews forth.

"Put Nashville out of it's misery." Heh. Exactly the type of comment I'd expect from Hank these days. Shoot Buttman instead.

August 7, 2008  12:20 PM ET

At least Hlavac has Made Up His Mind... Mats??
rhmf93 | 08/07/08, 10:59 AM

Amen to that!

August 7, 2008  12:21 PM ET

How about we shoot both Bettman and Nashville at the same time? Bettman would rather move Nashville to Iraq before he considers moving it to Canada.

Bettman" hey,they have nothing but desert there,lets expand our league over there. We will bring in countless millions of fans"
Iraqian" what is hockey?"
Bettman"dont worry about it. You guys make money here,eh? To support the team?
Iraqian"technically we dont pay with money. We pay with sheep balls. One sheep ball is worth one dollar"
Bettman"sounds like a plan!!!"

 
August 7, 2008  12:27 PM ET

"Put Nashville out of it's misery." Heh. Exactly the type of comment I'd expect from Hank these days. Shoot Buttman instead.
Jigger

Just call me the "yin" to your "yang".

I've never changed my position on this. So these days are just like those days....

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