Things that made me laugh from Day 1 of NHL Free Agency:
- Marian Hossa's new contract, obviously.
- The New York Islanders showing immediately thereafter why you don't give out 10+ year contracts.
- Really, Chicago? I mean this barely makes sense from a personnel and fiscal perspective, but think about the karma! He went from falling short with the Pens to jinxing the rival Wings, and now he's jumping ship to another archrival, and you're locking that karma in for 12 years??? This, from the city cursed by the Billy Goat?
- Dwayne Roloson's unbridled joy at signing with the Islanders (You really need to click that link). Whoooa there buddy! Reign in that excitement a little bit! The Isles should roll out a new marketing campaign - Where playing for us is as fun as a trip to the dentist! Feel the excitement of signing a contract, performing your required duties, and receiving a paycheck in accordance with the written agreement! Tune in this Sunday for the CBA on NBC! I'm getting way too much enjoyment out of this. Fuck Dwayne Roloson.
- Boosh and Griersy almost definitely having played their last games in teal. Boosh was one of the most quotable and hilarious sports players I've ever witnessed, not to mention an absolute beast as the #2 goaltender. Griersy was one of the best 2-way forwards in Sharks history. Both should be commended for their service and work ethic while in San Jose, and I'm terribly saddened to see such talented and likable players leave.
- Kent Huskins getting 2 years at $1.7M per. I understand rising player salaries and the difficulty in finding top 6 defensemen, but what the fuck? For a guy with 169 games of NHL service, who missed all but 33 games last season due to injury? Dougie must have a hard on for something with this guy. I honestly don't remember shit about his tenure with Anaheim so maybe this is reasonable, but injured, inexperienced D-Men getting hefty contracts when there's little cap space to spare makes me unhappy.
- Speaking of cap space - FUCK. I don't do CBA crunching but was aware our situation wasn't pretty, but HOLY SHIT WE ARE FUCKED. $0.5M in cap space to sign 4 wingers?!? If you don't like Cheechoo, Ehrhoff, or Michalek, today is a good day because at least 2 of them are G-O-N-E GONE. The Great Shakeup has gone from blogger hyperbole to fiscal necessity.





