Oh Canada

Another thing cool about that '76 tournament is that I could say I watched Orr play. He played ten games the year before and now was a member of the hawks. He played with one leg and was the best player on the ice.

 

i've only seen video of him. i wish i saw him play live and when he was younger and healthier.

 

I remember being a little shit playing street hockey and all the older kids always mentioning his name. When that tournament started, nobody expected him to play.
I remember my older cousin being surprised and happy he was going to play.

It's like I already knew him, throw in bobby hull, espo, plus sittler and mcdonald.

I could die right there saying I saw the legends lol.

 

Flames close to inking a deal with Hanafin.

 

This is a really good signing for the flames at under $5M, he could be worth much more by the end of it.

 

Jets sign the Murican to 5 years.

 

imagine all the past hockey teams for the olympics, world cups and junior 18 and under and 20 and under cups if they were one country? wow.

 

I thought I knew the story, that video taught me something. The reason why the english that settled in the 13 colonies were different than the english in canada was because you had new france seperating them. After 250 years, they have their own identities.

 

Matt Duchene in the final year of his contract with the sens.

 

Jets sign backup goalie Eric Comrie to a one year deal, $650k.

Not bad for 8-12 games.

 

Duchene waiting on Karlsson, Stone before committing to Senators

Scheifele says it's time for Jets to reach Cup Final
Center wants Winnipeg to take next step after reaching third round of playoffs last season
by Mike Zeisberger @Zeisberger / NHL.com Staff Writer
2:40 PM


CHICAGO -- Mark Scheifele said anything less than reaching the Stanley Cup Final this season would be a disappointment for the Winnipeg Jets.

"We know what it took to get to the (Western) Conference Final last year," the 25-year-old center said during the NHL Player Media Tour on Friday. "We know a lot of things have to go right to take it even further. There's a lot more work to get to that next level. But in our minds we have to be pushing for that. We have to be pushing to get further than we did this year."



Top 20 Centers: Mark Scheifele

• 01:19 • August 5th, 2018

Winnipeg had a franchise-record 114 points last season, second in the NHL behind the Nashville Predators (117). Winnipeg won Game 1 of the conference final against the Vegas Golden Knights but lost the next four.

Scheifele, who had 20 points (14 goals, six assists) in 17 playoff games, said it's time for the Jets to take the next step, but he knows it won't be easy.

"I think we have to have that thought in our minds, that we are contenders," he said. "But at the same time we're not the new Winnipeg Jets team that just entered the League any more. We're a team to be reckoned with. Teams are going to put their best foot forward against our team.

"In our minds we have to understand that nothing is going to be given to us just because we made the conference final last year. No one cares. We haven't done anything. We have to be prepared to battle each and every night if we want to get to where we want to go."

Scheifele, who agreed to terms on an eight-year contract with an average annual value of $6.25 million on July 8, 2016, said he was happy for Winnipeg forward Blake Wheeler, who signed a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of $8.25 million on Sept. 4, and has no issue being paid less than the Jets captain.

"There's not one second in my mind where I say, 'Oh shoot, I regret signing that deal,'" said Scheifele, who had 60 points (23 goals, 37 assists) in 60 games last season and has 287 points (113 goals, 174 assists) in 366 NHL games. "I'm super happy with the deal I got."



Scheifele deflects shot for PPG

• 00:56 • May 12th, 2018

Wheeler's contract was the latest in a busy offseason for the Jets.

Goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who was a restricted free agent, signed a six-year, $37 million contract on July 12; and defenseman Jacob Trouba signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract July 25, three days after he was awarded it in arbitration. Defensemen Joe Morrow (one year, $1 million) and Tucker Poolman (three years, $2.325 million), and forwards Adam Lowry (three years, $8.75 million), Marko Dano (one year, $800,000) and Brandon Tanev (one year, $1.15 million) also signed this offseason.

Forward Patrik Laine, who is entering the final season of his three-year, entry-level contract, can become a restricted free agent after the season, when defenseman Tyler Myers can become an unrestricted free agent. Each has been eligible to sign a contract extension since July 1.

"I'm super happy with the organization I'm part of and the team I'm part of," Scheifele said. "At the end of the day, if my deal helps us be in a better spot contractually then I'm happy.

"Whatever the numbers are, I'm always aware of how lucky I am in what I get to do."

 

CHICAGO -- Matt Duchene wants to see how the Ottawa Senators progress with defenseman Erik Karlsson and forward Mark Stone, and how Ottawa responds to last season, before deciding on his long-term future.

The 27-year-old center is entering the final season of a five-year contract he signed with the Colorado Avalanche in 2013. He is eligible to sign a contract extension, but, like Karlsson and Stone, can become an unrestricted free agent July 1, 2019.

"The picture will become clearer for me as it goes," Duchene said during the NHL Player Media Tour on Friday.