Rich

Don't really understand the Matthias signing. We already have a log jam in our bottom 6. I suppose competition is a good thing. Does this mean Copp starts with the Moose?

Chris Stewart to Minny 2 years @ 2.3M

Chad Johnson (G) to Calgary for 1 year @ 1.7M Jason Chimera to NYI for 2 years Ben Lovejoy to NJ for 3 years.

The Boston offer was likely just a rumour. It would be way above market value for Trouba.

Why would it mean we are going to lose Trouba?

John-Michael Liles to Boston 1 year

Didn't really expect Chevy to sign any of these bigger names. Expect him to make some signing later in free agency.

Staal is 3 years @ 3.5M That cuts his pay in half from last year! Nice pickup for Minny.

Troy Brouwer to Calgary 4 years @ 4.5M

The money isn't too crazy for any of these guys, but they are all getting term.

Okposo to Buffalo 7 years @ 6M

Louie Eriksson to Vancouver 6 years @ 6M per.

Backes is off to Boston 5 years @ 6M per.

Ladd is apparently 7 years @ 5.5M per with Islanders.

Helm just re-sined 5 years @ 3.85 per. Too much for Helm IMO

Who knows how Winnipeg fits in, but Kane isn't coming back to Winnipeg.

If he does get traded, will have to wait to see the return they get, but this trade is tipping more and more into Winnipeg's favour.

I still don't think it is bogus enforcement when the signs clearly indicate the hours the school zone is in effect. If you don't agree with the law, then it is a bogus law. But it isn't the police that make the law. They just decide how to enforce them. And they enforce them in such a way to bring in the most revenue, or where is the most problems. Either way, here is good news for you. Tickets given out in school zones is way down this year, so they will be re-deploying staff elsewhere to make themselves more money. Or, most people now know to slow down in school zones, so our kids our safer. Or it lies somewhere in between those two. http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/2016/06/24/winnipeggers-speeding-less-in-school-zones.html

My understanding was always that when sign posts a reduced speed limit during specific times, the speed limit during those times is reduced. I’ve never heard of only going slower if there are kids present. You don’t always see the kids, so that is why you slow down pro-actively. Regardless, I agree a lot of the enforcement the city does is to generate revenue. However, if they stop doing this, the alternative is to cut police services or increase taxes. If there is less money going in, something has to give. I have gotten the odd ticket in my years of driving (speeding, red light, school zone), but it is rare for me. Yes it is frustrating when it happens, but at least I have some degree of control on whether or not I have to pay those (I can be diligent in following the traffic laws), as opposed to raising taxes. Call it a stupid tax, because I feel very stupid when I do get a ticket, as it is completely avoidable.

Or maybe this guy just made up ... or "exaggerated" these rumours. Read this article from last October. http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2015/10/24/9604514/how-boston-media-is-letting-itself-fans-the-bruins-and-the-nhl-down The article is an interesting read.

So here is the guy that started the Trouba rumour, now backtracking. Wonder how much traffic this rumour generated for his website?

That is the thing with Subban. His NMC clause kicks in July 1st. If they decided they wanted to move him, now is the easiest time to do it.

Can't saddle the franchise with a bad contract for 7 years for optics. Now, Trouba could turn out to be a stud and the contract warranted, but I don't know if the odds of that happening are even 50/50.

I know they’ve said they’d match, but I don’t think you can do it purely as a protection more or to prove you can put up the dollars. You need to consider the longer impact to your club. 7 years is a long time to potentially overpay for an asset just to prove a point. If it was Scheifele who was targeted, I would match without question. However, there are still question marks with Trouba. I have also seen some talk where the poison pill could be that they structure the contract to pay Trouba $10 M in year one and two (90% as signing bonuses), then $5.8M over the last 5 years. That would mean the Jets would have to pony up $18M US in a one year span as the bonuses would be due this summer and next. They certainly have the financial backing to do it, and I don’t think those bonuses would be a large factor in their decision, but I think they have to balance what is better for the club between making a statement of protecting their assets and what that salary commitment will do over the next decade or are the draft picks more value than Trouba.