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Post by mscaniac on Apr 25, 2008 11:47:20 GMT -5
That would be sooo Nicky... darn girl you even take excellent pics out of a car window!! LOL
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Post by mscaniac on May 16, 2008 15:46:11 GMT -5
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Post by Melindaaaaaa [26] on May 16, 2008 16:30:57 GMT -5
I'm happy about dumping Hedican's salary, but not so happy about losing Wes.
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Post by turncoat on May 16, 2008 16:58:50 GMT -5
Maybe Wes will take a job in the front office.
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Post by Melindaaaaaa [26] on May 16, 2008 17:15:31 GMT -5
That would be lovely. He can Ronnie Franchise can hang out.
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Post by turncoat on May 16, 2008 18:05:04 GMT -5
I would like to 'hang out' with Ronnie Franchise.
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Post by mscaniac on May 16, 2008 18:14:22 GMT -5
I would like to 'hang out' with Ronnie Franchise. And I saw that one coming a mile away!
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Post by Melindaaaaaa [26] on May 16, 2008 20:10:34 GMT -5
Oh stop it.
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Post by mscaniac on May 22, 2008 9:50:50 GMT -5
Looks like the Canes and Timmy are close to a deal..
QUOTE Gleason, Canes close to deal defenseman could double his salary
Luke DeCock, Staff Writer
RALEIGH - Tim Gleason's head is OK. His wallet may be doing pretty well soon, too. The Carolina Hurricanes defenseman survived a hit to the head at the World Championships earlier this month with no ill effects. With the tournament over -- Gleason and the United States lost to Finland in the quarterfinals -- the restricted free agent is working on a new contract with the Canes.
"We've kind of been going back and forth," Gleason said Wednesday. "Hopefully, it's coming toward an end soon. It's ongoing. We'll see what happens in the next little bit."
Gleason emerged as Carolina's top defensive defenseman over the second half of the season while making $1.175 million, a relative bargain. He stands to more than double that.
How much he ends up making will depend on whether the two sides agree on a two-year contract that takes him up to his eligibility for unrestricted free agency or a longer deal that buys him out of a year or two of free agency.
"It really comes down to a matter of how long the deal's going to be," Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said. "It's about term, the length of the contract."
Gleason was injured on May 11 when Florida Panthers forward Olli Jokinen hit him from behind in the first of two U.S. meetings with Finland. Gleason missed the rest of that game and the next U.S. game as a precautionary measure after suffering a concussion in February.
"I kind of saw him coming but he went toward my head," Gleason said. "He hit me from behind -- not my body, pretty much my head. I think we were being more cautious because I had a mild one [concussion] a month ago, a few months ago now. I just took a break for a day or two."
Carolina has four other restricted free agents at the NHL level: forwards Patrick Eaves, Chad LaRose and Tuomo Ruutu and defenseman Dennis Seidenberg.
The Canes retain the rights to any restricted free agents and have the option after July 1 to match offers or receive draft picks in return.
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Post by dewaltgirl on May 22, 2008 10:08:50 GMT -5
Please please please please please get him signed before July 1!!!!! And please please please please lock him up for as many years as humanly possible!
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Post by Melindaaaaaa [26] on May 22, 2008 16:19:48 GMT -5
^^^^ Seconded.
Timmmmmayyyyy is one of the greatest additions to this team that I've ever seen.
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Post by mscaniac on May 23, 2008 11:19:13 GMT -5
Trouble in Timmy land.. Quote: Tim Gleason's agent, Pat Morris, said Friday that negotiations over the restricted free agent's contract have stalled. "Things have ground to a halt," Morris said. "They're staring at us and we're staring at them. We're not prepared to do a deal at their numbers and they're not prepared to do a deal at our numbers." [More:] Wednesday, Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said the two sides were engaged in bargaining over the length of the deal: a two-year contract that takes him up to his eligibility for unrestricted free agency or a longer deal that buys him out of a year or two of free agency. If he isn't re-signed by July 1, Gleason could be the target of offer sheets from other teams. While the Hurricanes retain matching rights, they would only receive draft picks in return if they chose not to match any offers. Morris said he hasn't seriously discussed the offer-sheet process with Gleason yet, but that the negotiations with Carolina have run out of common ground. "I'd call it breathing space," Morris said. "We'll re-evaluate our positions, but at this point there are no future talks. The objective is still to get Tim signed." Morris also represents Chad LaRose, another restricted free agent, and said negotiations on his contract were just beginning.
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Post by dewaltgirl on May 23, 2008 13:11:01 GMT -5
Oh f*&k Not cool. JR give the man whatever it is he's wanting. Do NOT let this fall through b/c of the length of contract. Helllllnooooo
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Post by dewaltgirl on Jun 11, 2008 19:04:49 GMT -5
Mmmm, Ghoulie texted to say Lollipop is at the viewing party tonight. Oh how I wish I were closer to Raleigh on nights like this. liiiiick
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Post by turncoat on Jun 11, 2008 19:16:43 GMT -5
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