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What happened with the game misconduct last night? what a punk

Will the free agents want to go to this circus is the problem...

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Originally posted 08:28 AM ET  04.08 by Buc Fettman

Will the free agents want to go to this circus is the problem...

That's exactly right.

However, I'm a firm believer that wth the right type of negotiator, and tactics, anything is possible. I've found that honesty is always best. Let the player and his agent know what your ultimate goal is, and how you will go about achieving it. You can have an absolutely awful team, but if you have a goal, and a plan, most guys will come on board if they feel it will work.

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Originally posted 08:44 AM ET  04.08 by MoReeselovestheSENS

That's exactly right.However, I'm a firm believer that wth the right type of negotiator, and tactics, anything is possible. I've found that honesty is always best. Let the player and his agent know what your ultimate goal is, and how you will go about achieving it. You can have an absolutely awful team, but if you have a goal, and a plan, most guys will come on board if they feel it will work.

Right now, I don't think the Bolts have a firm plan. This season might have been a blip on the radar or they might just blow up what they have now.

Being aggressive in free agency isn't always the best way to build a team.

weren't they aggressive in free agency last summer and looked how well that worked out?
the only way they can get guys to go there right now is by throwing lumps of money at them and giving players contracts that are too good for them and therefore can't refuse. last time i checked they will receive $14 mil in revenue sharing and they still will lose money. they cripple themselves with these bad contracts. vinny, marty, and stamkos are their only tradeable assests. ryan malone is too much of a cap hit and after that they have no one else. i still see vinny leave by july 1.
they clearly don't have a plan. lawton, barrie, and koules all have their own plan. there's no cohesion or unity among that group.

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Going after one or two solid Dmen wouldn't be a bad proposition.

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Originally posted 09:16 AM ET  04.08 by Steel Curtain: is a Rugger

Being aggressive in free agency isn't always the best way to build a team.

perhaps some of this new found aggression should have been used..I don't know...in games?

the only Bolts worth keeping are the goalie Smith, Vinnie (both had recent surgery that will be fully healed come training camp), Stamkos and Marty (teams best player bar none), and that huge tank on two legs, Evigny Artukeyn...everyone else is up for trade possibilities. Never been a big Vinnie fan (cherry picker central), but if he's been injured all year and no one knew about it, and still gutted it out then kudos to him.

i went to the pre-season fan appreciation day at the St Pete Times Forum, and (ignorant me) thought that with new ownership, new coach, new roster (almost from A-Z), that a ton of folks would show up and get to hear from them...i'd say little more than 250 people showed up. i mentioned to my friends that this is not a good sign, and dark clouds started to roll in at that point in particular.

I went to the Pens/Bolts game last night, and if the Bolts (and Pens!) played the 3rd Period like they did last night, they'd both be better respected and appreciated. talk about hard hitting, fast paced and crashing the net. Sounds like a regular Flyer game eh? GO PENS/BOLTS!

Spiny the suspense is killin me. Looks like the rags are in but playing Boston in the first round could be tough....

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Originally posted 11:19 AM ET  04.08 by Buc Fettman

Spiny the suspense is killin me. Looks like the rags are in but playing Boston in the first round could be tough....

Better to be in than watching no?

I hear the Bolts will also be training in the off-season to be more aggressive 'on the ice' next season...but I still want to see if Vinny asks for a trade. The place is a circus the only great thing about it is you can go there to get a suntan...not that that is a healthy decision these days either...Oh well...(sigh)

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Originally posted 11:19 AM ET  04.08 by Buc Fettman

Spiny the suspense is killin me. Looks like the rags are in but playing Boston in the first round could be tough....

After that 1-0 "heart attack" game on Saturday, it could be a long series
LGP is right though, better in than out

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Originally posted 12:31 PM ET  04.08 by Spiny Norman

After that 1-0 "heart attack" game on Saturday, it could be a long seriesLGP is right though, better in than out

We still have an outside shot at 7th and the Caps. Habs have 2 games that I think they will lose. It's too bad the games mean a lot to the Flyers for home ice in the 1st round. Gotta come out more agressively in the 1st period though. If Montreal didn't look so tired in the first period, they could have scored 2 or 3 goals the way Staal and Dubbie kept giving the puck to them.

The Bolts are a mess. Their management is the Three Stooges. They blew this year up by signing all kinds of expensive has-beens and never-were types. Then, they beging floating rumours that they are entertaining offers for their greatest player, and for their future franchise player. Now, they are declaring to spend more wasteful cash on free agents, when rumblings have them cash-strapped and attendance-starved. I am glad the Fuhrer, Mr. Bettman keeps billionaires out of the league like Balsillie and lets kooks like this group in, who cannot conduct a business to save their lives... all Hail Tiny Gary!

Prospective season-ticket holders, eh? Aren't you supposed to tell them anything they want to hear anyway?

Im laughing at Averys antics because hes on my team and hes been one of their best players. I just dont understand why noone has taken an old style justice to his face yet. Can you imagine someone smacking the goalie in the lid with Probert or McSorley on the ice in the good ole days?

isn't trying to sign every free agent on the market how they got into their current mess?