At least I have an excuse to post this photo one more timeMetro's off to the Swiss Alps. Zug to be exact. The beautiful town of Zug. For two years. This man deserves no less. Actually, he deserves more, but it's a nice way to wind down one's career. He's happy his last team in the NHL was the Habs, and we're happy you were here Metro. I still can't find your shirt in my size (junior medium or large) dammit.
Glen Metropolit is the very embodiment of the Masterton trophy. A nomination for it would have been nice. It's too bad the media was too glassy eyed with a certain goalie who's story really isn't that uncommon...
Thankfully he can't score on us from EV Zug. However, may you win another scoring title over there, Metro.
Top 5 reasons why Marty Turco turned down the Philly offer:
5. Those Philly cheese steak would cause him to tip the Eastern conference scale of "fat Martys" way too much for his liking.
4. Didn't want Pronger to steal all the pucks. You know how much Turks loves pucks.
3. "Carcillo? Didn't I see you in the desert kissing a cactus?"
2. Felt he didn't want to steal Leighton's thunder because two average goalies were far too much for one team.
1. They wouldn't give him an injury curse insurance policy.
LOL of the day to: CKAC (or C-CRAP) for even pondering if Niemi could end up in Montreal. Excuse me but HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAdid you actually see him play?
We welcome Alexandre Picard to the fold, or to the "club of underachieving French-Canadian defensemen who will find themselves locked in the perverbial trunk that my turn into a real trunk one day". It's a two-way contract so hopefully he stays down in Hamilton and guys like Carle, Weber, Henry, Clubbertank, and any other D get called up way before him unless of course he has an ephiphany and suddenly becomes a really good 6'2" defenseman who won't lose the puck and might hit something other than the wall. I won't hold my breath. (He's all yours, Randys).
STOP TALKING ABOUT PRICE'S CONTRACT!!! Maybe he's busy making sure his lawn doesn't burst into flames. Maybe a bear ate the first contract so he's waiting for a new one. Maybe he's busy working out in Calgary with his cousin Keaton Ellerby (which is probably most likely since it's the beginning of August). Maybe it's just taking longer to reach him because he lost his phone and you have to hunt him down out there in the bush. Or MAYBE he's waiting until he turns 23 so he can get some unknown CBA clause thing ironed out. WHO FUCKING KNOWS! STOP TALKING ABOUT IT LIKE YOU KNOW UNLESS YOU'RE SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO HIS AGENT! And tell me why the fuck does Kari "My Back" Lehtonen deserve a 3.55 million dollar INCREMENTAL contract in practically tax-free Texas while you all seem to think Price doesn't deserve even a 2.5 million one JUST FOR DEALING WITH YOUR SHIT?
If you're still pissed off about "The Trade 2.0" go cheer for the fucking Blues. Lord knows they'd love to have more fans.