James Sheppard is out for 3-4 months after having had emergency knee surgery thanks to an ATV accident while he was "training" in Vail. Here's the link to why I'm ROFLMFAO!!! Apparently, James hasn't been riding ATV's since he was three years old, otherwise he would have known to stay off of a machine that could pretty much END A CAREER. A career which, not incidentally, was totally on the line for him in just a matter of days at this point. Things that make you go hmmmm - and then Muwahahahahahahha! And just for the record - I never like to see one of our own get hurt, but seriously - WTF were you thinking, James?? And who's the complete idiot leading this individual training camp that thought a 'scenic tour' is required for conditioning??? And to the Wild Management - I hope you're seriously looking into what kind of contractually supported discipline action you can take with Mr. Sheppard over this. And to Casey Wellman - get ready to prove you're NHL-ready, my little puck puppy! No Houston for you this season, hopefully!
This one's for Nancy -
Owen Nolan didn't catch on with the Sharks so he's still on the market...for an NHL team, that is. I don't know if the Wild simply told the Angry Irishman that the team was going in a different direction (youth movement, specifically) or if the parting of ways was amicable, meant to give Owen the opportunity to play for a CONTENDING team in what may be his last year in the NHL. Maybe there's a door open for a conversation still?
Twitter for NHL purposes - really, that's all I use it for...
Russo was tweeting tons of enlightening and delightfully funny things today as he visited the X to see some of the guys scrimmaging.
Greg Zanon's beard has it's own zip code - the pic from Russo's twitter account. P.S. that's John Scott next to him - just here for the scrimmages.
Josh Harding:
New Ice!
Kovalchuck's new contract approved by NHL
Instead of 17 years/$102 million, he's getting 15 years/$100 million. Man, I don't know HOW he's going to support himself on that much of a salary cut. I'm guessing he'll be supplementing with food stamps by 2020 just to make it paycheck to paycheck. Way to set a much more fiscally-responsible tone for contract negotiations going forward oh great minds of the NHL. *Sarcasm in high doses here, in case you didn't catch on.* I suppose it's some small consolation that the Devils will now need to clear just under $5 million in cap space before October 8.
Another NHL Player With Financial Woes -
I've always subscribed to the motto "There are Things You Can Say Out Loud, and Things You Can Only Say Inside Your Head." Hopefully, the Lightning's backup goalie will learn to keep his mouth shut from now on, or at least until the current economy rights itself. For the full story: Puck Daddy. The short version: Dan Ellis bemoans a reduction in his salary should the players have to pay out on the escrow issue. In his first NHL season, Dan Ellis' base salary was $500,000. Since 2008: a $3.5 million contract with the Preds, followed by a $3 million deal with the Lightning this summer. That's a total of $7 million dollars, hockey fans, for a guy who gets to play a sport for a living. He's worried that an 18% reduction in his salary will put him in the same company with Kovalchuck...needing food stamps and visits to the local food shelves in order to make ends meet. Hell, just give me the 18% ($540,000.00 - based on the $3 million he signed for just 2 months ago) and I'm sure I can find a way to live quite comfortably on that alone, Mr. Whineyass.
Vicki - 2 Weeks and Counting!!!
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