tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post4317147161964989767..comments2024-01-06T07:18:43.593-08:00Comments on The Battle of California: Dustin Brown Signs 6-Year ExtensionJames Mirtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221488913251638181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-75928469797021279922007-10-27T02:40:00.000-07:002007-10-27T02:40:00.000-07:00[Earl Sleek postscript: Blogger tells me that this...<I>[Earl Sleek postscript: Blogger tells me that this is BoC's 666th post. Woo hoo! Combined with the news of a 6-year extension, I'm suspecting that Dustin Brown is the antichrist.]</I><BR/><BR/>I could've sworn Miroslav Satan was the NHL's resident antichrist. And yes, living in Slovakia, I know better than most that his surname is not the same as the English name for the prince of darkness.<BR/><BR/>Still, I have long wished he would end up with New Jersey, because it'd be ever so sweet to have a sweater with Devils on the front, Satan on the back.Alexander Dubcekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687830440483865198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-83683608660991159162007-10-26T18:04:00.000-07:002007-10-26T18:04:00.000-07:00There's just too many variables to know who will b...There's just too many variables to know who will be on the team in 3 years right now. This off-season will do a lot to clarify that, I think. I'm nervous.RudyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935847996131016457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-40530694779986344262007-10-26T16:42:00.000-07:002007-10-26T16:42:00.000-07:00This is a pretty awesome move by DL, I'll say. An...This is a pretty awesome move by DL, I'll say. <BR/><BR/>And whatever credit you want to give Carolina for winning a ping-pong ball 3rd pick and selecting consensus choice JMFJ, it's more than offset by the dumb trade with L.A.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-12668207027586878232007-10-26T16:34:00.000-07:002007-10-26T16:34:00.000-07:00I doubt Frolov's going anywhere unless he's fetchi...I doubt Frolov's going anywhere unless he's fetching a very big prize, since he has a very cap-friendly contract, locked up through 09-10 at a $2.9 million cap hit per year.<BR/><BR/>Cammi's the bigger question mark, since I've heard he's supposedly very much a players union guy, which suggests he's likely to test free agency after next season, by which point he may have topped 40 goals in consecutive seasons (I'm hoping for 50). What's especially interesting is that Cammi becomes a UFA after next year, the same time that Kopitar and JMFJ get RFA status.<BR/><BR/>My strong suspicion is that Kopitar at minimum will be given a very long and lucrative extension before he hits RFA status (just in case Kevin Lowe still has a job). You'd have to think they'll try to get a similar deal done with Jack Johnson, especially if his development goes well over the next two seasons.<BR/><BR/>Still, even though Cammi will likely command big money, I would think Dean Lombardi makes a serious attempt to resign him, just because those top-level scorers aren't exactly a dime a dozen, and it would be nice to truly have a championship-caliber core consisting entirely of home-grown talent (and I realize Carolina drafted JMFJ, but he never signed with them, so they get no credit for his professional development).<BR/><BR/>End ramble.Alexander Dubcekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687830440483865198noreply@blogger.com