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I’m happy to report the Ducks are NOT one of the 18 teams with at least one player seeking to go to arbitration. This shows me a few things; our chances of resigning Dustin Penner are very good and there aren’t any unhappy team members.
Let’s discuss Dustin Penner some more. Some people seem to think that Penner is seeking more than the Ducks want to give him. I think this is not the case. If it was, he should have opted for arbitration. More likely, I feel the Ducks are close to a new deal with Dustin and might be working out small details, like incentives or term of the contract. While Burke has been smart signing his players this summer mostly to two year deals, I think he would offer Penner three or four years to reduce this year’s cap hit by giving him a lower, longer term deal.
Some of the more interesting players in my opinion heading to arbitration are Ryan Craig of the Lightning, Lee Stempniak of the Blues and Mike Cammalleri of the Kings. All three would make fine Ducks, so it’ll be interesting to see how much they get and what their teams think of their deals. I don’t see any being let go, however. Even if they were, I’d expect a team with more cap space to make a big offer on them before we could snatch them up.
With the current Ducks situation with the potential retirements of two very key players, luckily arbitration is one thing we won’t have to worry about.
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July 7th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Nice site. I’ll add you to my links.
Heads up! Lowe may be after Penner next!
July 10th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Great Site. Glad to see you’re on top of things. No comments on the DVD release?
July 11th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Hey! Look! it’s another Ducks blogger! Nice site. I’ll be sure to visit often, and hope that you will do the same. I’m known as the Girl with a Puck…
As far as Penner goes, well, from what I understand (read: what the rumor mill is saying), your suspicions are correct. I’m told they’re trying to sign Penner for a multi-year deal, something along the lines of the 3-4 years you’re thinking of, though the rumblings I heard were around 5 and 6 (I find the 6-yr. possibility a far-fetched one, and the 5-yr. rumor to be kind of a stretch). Supposedly, the hold up has to do with staggering his pay in an increasing increments…
But, you know, it’s just rumor.
July 11th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Oh, and I meant to say that I’ve also added you to my blogroll. If you can return the favor, I’d greatly appreciate it. =)
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July 12th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
No commentary on the schedule and that brutal roadtrip in February?
July 15th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Hey all,
I’ve been in Vegas on business (if you can call partying 24/7 for 5 straight days business ;p) so got a bit behind but will catch up on everything with a lot of posts this week.
Bryan, I sure will have some commentary as soon as I can get a copy to watch. Couldn’t find one in Vegas and it isn’t always quick to get things down here in Costa Rica ;/
finny, I have added your link and have read your blog before. Not sure how I missed adding it when I first created the site =)
Big John, I will post up my thoughts on that tomorrow night.
Thanks guys keep the comments coming!!
August 14th, 2007 at 5:51 am
hello! nice site, I like it!