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However, he expects the C-470 Corridor Coalition as a whole to support adding just one lane in each direction.
For the last several months, the coalition has been studying the feasibility of tolling versus taxing in order to relieve congestion on the highway. Survey results indicate public opinion is evenly divided among favoring tolls, property tax increases and sales tax increases, but it didn't look likely that any tax increase would survive a vote of the people as required under state law.
"A number of respondents wanted either state or federal agencies to pay for the improvements, but representatives of both attend the meetings and have indicated that funding any improvements to the roadway, without some sort of state or federal tax increase, would not occur for more than 20 years," writes Taylor. "With the metro-area population projected to grow by 1.4 million people in the next 20 years, doing nothing is not an option. Also, current CDOT policy suggests that all future capacity improvements will need to include some type of tolled express lanes."
Littleton councilors unanimously agreed to authorize Taylor to support the tolling option, known as "Option A." But the vote just narrowly passed the Highlands Ranch Metro District Board of Directors, 4-3, with some worried that not enough money would be raised through tolls to pay for the cost of construction.
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Five things: And now we come to this
Ryan Lambert
July 12 2012 07:45AM
1. The Backlund deal
As you all know I have been hyper-critical of the Flames' contract decisions in this offseason — Wideman, enough said — and while I would love to continue to be outraged over this kind of stuff, frankly, the Backlund deal is very, very good.
We've all been expecting a breakout season for the kid and you have to think that at some point, it's going to come. The reason why: His career shooting percentage is in the toilet. He had a very, very bad season shooting last year. He took 85 shots in just 41 games, not a bad number. Only four of them went in. A shooting percentage of 4.7. Which is bad. And almost as bad as his career shooting percentage of just 5.4.
At some point, logically, the pucks have to start going into the net for this kid. Since the 2000-01 season, just three players have had three seasons with shooting percentages of less than 6 percent, and they're Jody Shelley, Craig Adams and Sami Pahlsson. Theoretically, at least, Backlund is a better offensive player than them, and he certainly has a tendency to drive possession.
The other issue, obviously, is whether he can stay healthy. He sure hasn't done it yet in his career, and it would be nice to see him actually succeed at it.
But mainly, the reason I'm glad it's a one-year deal for real short money is that it gives him something to prove. Guys playing for a contract generally perform pretty well (though the obvious counterargument is, y'know, last year with him), and all indications are that he's very much viewing this as a "Show Me" type year. That could translate to big things. Or, I guess, it could translate to him being shipped to the first team looking for a young reclamation project.
2. Some development camp stuff
I think something that's often overlooked about development camp is that while it's a great chance to teams to get a look at kids they've drafted, and assess some free agents that have caught their scouts' eyes over the years, it's also important in helping to fill out rosters for AHL squads and assess how close older prospects are to being a legitimate professional hockey player.
This was addressed in a Calgary Herald piece earlier this week, but it featured a quote that I didn't exactly find inspiring.
"There are some of the younger guys out there, the (John) Gaudreaus, for example, whose spatial awareness on the ice and skill level is ahead of some of the guys that have been in Abbotsford."
The person who said that would know; it was Troy Ward, who coached Abbotsford and all that. I like Johnny Gaudreau as a hockey player. I saw him probably a dozen times this season. He is not close to being pro-ready, even if he does have some above-average-for-his-age understanding of the way all the moving pieces on the ice fit together. It's not that he's too small and too easily bumped off the puck by adults, it's that he isn't where you'd like him to be in most aspects of his game. And if he's better than what the team has in Abbotsford in that regard, well, that's bad.
The good news, I guess, is that the reports here at FlamesNation indicate this is perhaps the best group of prospects the Flames have had at development camp in a long time, and also who cares if the AHL team is any good? Granted, this is damning the team with faint praise, but they've really improved their crop of young players over the past two years.
3. CBA talks and what they mean
I know we're all supposed to live in fear that there will be another work stoppage but the closer we get to the CBA expiring, the more I doubt that such a thing would happen. Not that this is based on anything or I've talked to anyone who would even remotely know what goes on in the negotiations but the facts are pretty simple, in my estimation.
First, the league is making money like it never has before and the salary cap has skyrocketed, meaning everyone has benefited. Maybe not as much as they could have, in either side's view, but the simple fact is that no one is hurting like they were in 2004.
Second, can you imagine this league going through another work stoppage of any length at all? It just seems really stupid given all the goodwill it's engendered with fans in the last six years.
Third, you're starting to hear more and more rumblings of the Players' Association signing off on extending the current salary cap another year. That seems like a deal that would be palatable to both sides. Say what you want about Gary Bettman, but one thing he definitely is not is an idiot. He wouldn't let the owners lock out the players again so soon after the last stoppage, even if he technically works for them.
I have tickets to go see Teemu Selanne play his last game ever in Boston in late October, and am fully expecting to be there, crying my stupid eyes out that I'll never my favorite player again.
4. Coyotes and a dispersal draft?
This was a really great thing I read last week: The league might just fold the Coyotes instead of letting them be moved who-knows-where, and would then pass around its players in a dispersal draft. Oh man would that ever be great. Not that Calgary would be picking even in the top-10 (sound familiar?!) but it would be a really great and exciting way to liven up late August.
So, just for fun, let's run think about what your theoretical draft board would look like based solely on Best Player Available, and discounting guys the Coyotes don't have under contract. Obviously guys like Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle go 1-2, but who do you think would be around at 14? Seems to me the Coyotes prospect pool is pretty deep when you get to defensemen, no?
5. Where does Calgary stand?
So I think we can all agree that maybe every team in the Northwest has improved itself so far this summer, apart from Vancouver (which I consider to have largely stayed the same, or maybe improved slightly). But let's just spitball something: Where do the Flames finish?
Obviously Vancouver is the team to beat, given the chasm between it and second-place Calgary. But I have to think the Flames haven't improved enough to hold off Colorado for the second-place spot, and the Wild should now be right there as well. Edmonton still has a long way to go, but it won't quite be a pushover any more either.
Apart from Vancouver as the consensus No.1, how do you see the division shaping up?
(For reference, I have it Vancouver, Colorado, Minnesota, Calgary, Edmonton).
1. Backlund seems a lot like Michael Frolik to me. They were both good young players with potential 2nd line upside who just can't seem to connect in the NHL. Both have horrific shooting percentages - Backs = 4.7% this year in 41 games and Frolik 4.3% this year in 63, both good for 537th and up in the NHL.
Whatever underdemon they sold their soul to really screwed them on the deal.
2. Good to hear our prospects are some of the best in recent memory. Cultivating a winning culture in the lower league affiliates is definitely a positive thing, especially if you want some of these players to eventually be in the NHL. Build on the Calder run and go deeper in the playoffs next season.
3. If there's a lockout, I'm probably going to become a baseball fan. Terrible times indeed.
4. I bet the dispersal draft would have a similar setup to the draft just after the 04-05 lockout. Teams who have not picked in the top 10 or whatever in the last couple years get 4 balls, teams in the 10-20 get 3, and so on. Somehow, the Flames would end up with the last pick (and take someone like Paul Bissonnette), Edmonton would go first, and Pittsburgh would go second.
5. My standings would be about the same, maybe swap the Flames and Wild. Signing Parise and Suter is great, they'll certainly have some awesome potential for high scoring affairs and stalwart defensive play, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will happen.
The first time NJ tried Parise-Zajac-Kovalchuk, it was a horrible disaster.Who's to say Parise-Koivu-Heatley is going to be any better? Koivu hasn't played a full season in a while and Heatley is on the decline. Backstrom and Harding aren't in the best of condition either, with both having suffered multiple major injuries.
Backlund - time for the kid to step up and prove himself. The Flames have question marks down the middle, another perfect opportunity for Backlund. Likely his last chance
Development camp - interesting to see how this pan outs. The Flames need to be more aggressive at prunning contracts for kids not developing or with limited upside.
CBA - Both the players and owners would be crazy to push things to a stoppage. Revenue and salaries are up, times are good, make a deal.
Coyotes - folding them almost makes sense, then have an expansion team (and expansion fee's) in the City you want.
Calgary - Calgary has improved by adding another top 4 d men (wideman), stayed the same in resigning some of our free agents and Hudler replaces Jokinens points. We are potentially pretty weak down the middle, Cervenka and Backlund need to work out.
Vancouver, Minny. Colorado, Edmonton, Calgary.
Hate to say it, but sooner or later Edmonton has to break out of the pack.
July 12 2012, 08:31AM
Let's not forget about David Hale...
4 goals 25 Assists
July 12 2012, 08:35AM
Guys of value on the Coyotes:
Vrbata Hanzal OEL Rundblad Michalek Boedker Vermette Moss ;) Korpikoski
And that's about it.
July 12 2012, 08:38AM
I am really hoping Backlund breaks out. I will be mighty pissed if he is traded.
I think it will shake out: Van, CGY, Min, Col, Ed
Min got better, but not much, Colorado still sucks and Edmonton may score goals, but thats it, Schultz is gonna bust!
July 12 2012, 08:47AM
COL was a better possession team than Calgary last year by a bit. Unfortunately for them their goaltending was poor to start the year and Duchene had a down year.
They added Parenteau, kept Downie and Duchene should rebound. Landeskog and O'Reilly are monsters at moving the puck forward. They also added Zanon on the back-end. And they still have about $17M (!!) in cap space.
I figure they'll pass the Flames this year. MIN and CGY will be battling for that final spot probably while Edmonton should still be last, but nearly the push over they were the last few years.
I have to agree Colorado should step up. Goaltending can be the great equalizer however, and the Flames could easily get bounce back seasons from Comeau and Backlund, they may be adding some offense in Cervenka, Baertschi and Wideman, not to mention a potential huge difference in shootout prowess - possibly a rebound year in that department as well. All could add up to a significant number of points in the standings.
Then again a down year from Kipper and it's the basement. I really think we need to get a real backup. And this time no excuses. 60 games for Kipper.
RE: point 2, you realize "some of the guys we had in Abbotsford" likely means the likes of Raitis Ivanans and Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, right? Those guys have all the puck sense of a pair of marshmallows. I would be disappointed if Ward thought Gaudreau's puck sense had a ways to go to equal those two pylons.
you realize, too, that Heatley is terrible, right? Of course, he might finally be playing with a superstar again and leeching points off him (Parise).
July 12 2012, 09:04AM
Yup. If Kipper is mortal, it could be a death blow for Calgary.
The Flames could be healthier this year, although Glencross is unlikely to repeat his point totals and Jokinen is gone. If Jarome degrades any further, the first line will be a disaster in terms of possession/goal differential as well.
Flames have as many questions as check marks heading into the season. Everything has to break right in order for them to contend for a playoff spot I'd say.
July 12 2012, 09:26AM
Flames might no be too bad off if they held a disperal draft with a lottery similar to the lockout draft. Missing the playoffs 3x in a row has to have some benefit.
July 12 2012, 09:56AM
There are honestly too many factors with the Flames this year for me to accurately predict where they might be (Comeau and Backlund have something to prove, Baertschi on the team, Iginla getting old, Kipper not being all that great anymore, Widemans adventures in the Dzone, Brodie might take a step forward). Hartley may somehow be able to squeeze every drop out of the team and get them into 2nd in the NW. But if they are like they were last year, they will probably be third in the NW.
Agreed, Glencross almost certainly repeat his shooting %, but I hope he can improve overall, and if he stays healthy, could have similar stats. Fewer idiotic penalties and he makes himself a much more valuable player. Who knows what effect Hartley will have? I would really like to see some more youth in the Flames lineup - see if we can shed that lethargic style that seemed to become the norm for many games last year. I'm going to choose to remain optimistic, just because it makes it more interesting!
July 12 2012, 09:59AM
Horak might be able to fill a very nice 3rd line center role. I mean, the kid was fed to the wolves last season, he knows what to expect. Hesketh said the kids fitness levels have improved immensely from last season.
Over the week-end, The Score put up the odds for the Canadian teams and their chances of winning the Stanley Cup. Calgary came in last at 55-1.
Teams that are for sure better than Calgary:
Vancouver, Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Louis, San Jose
Teams that will be fighting for spots 6-8:
Detroit, Nashville, Colorado, Calgary, Minnesota, Dallas, Edmonton, Anaheim
Out of those 8 teams listed battling for 6-8, 2 got worse (Detroit and Nashville), 3 for sure are better (Colorado, Minnesota, Edmonton), and 3 remained somewhat similar (Calgary, Dallas, Anaheim)
The way I see it: Calgary is probably destined for another 9th/10th place finish. Are they better than 5 of the 8 teams fighting for the final 3 spots? Probably not. There's gonna be a lot of luck, Kipper becoming a God and Iggy turning into Iggy circa 03-04 if this team is a playoff team.
From a league perspective why does it make more sense to fold the Coyotes and then grant an expansion team rather than just relocate the franchise?
either I'm mis-reading your comment, or you mis-read the article. The proposed plan is for the Coyotes to be folded (as in, destroyed) and their assets spread among the league in a dispersal draft. Afterward there would be 29 teams. Nothing about an expansion team in there that I can see..
The idea is that you fold the Coyotes in order to get away from all the legal issues and then do an expansion so that the league, and by extension the teams that have been supporting the Coyotes, can recoup something in the range of $300 million in expansion fees, split 29 ways with a cut to the NHL.
Really? The score thinks we have less of a chance the Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, & Winnipeg? Remind me to never watch the score... Not that we're worldbeaters or anything but we have a better shot then those four I recken. I mean c'mon three of those teams were bottom 5 last year.
Re: Glencross: Actually I figure he's a good bet to repeat (or at least be close to) his point totals... not his shooting percentage but he did miss 15 games last year and has had 40+ points three out of the last four years.
Re: Guys of value on the Coyotes: No Gormley? Okey I guess he's not techniaclly "on" the Coyotes but still.
@schevvy Re: Teams that will be fighting for spots 6-8: I think you can add Phoenix to that list pending moves in the rest of the offseason. I mean losing Doan, Whitney, Langkow has to hurt and banking on Mike Smith to maintain a .930 sv% seems like a bad bet to me. I also wouldn't really say that Calgary and Dallas are going to be somewhat similar to last year... a lot of turnover in both orgs relative to season start last year. YMMV
You have to figure that the Flames will be healthier next year and I believe they've improved their depth at all positions. I figure the division ends up Vancouver, Calgary, Minni, Colorado, Edmonton.
The Wild are the darlings right now because of Suter/Parise but c'mon... however good they are those two guys do not make them 15 points better.
With regards to the NW division at the end of the season, it feels like a bit of a fool's errand trying to divine this sort of thing in July.
That being said, in ranking the teams based on past performance, present-day rosters, potential for either improvement or decline, and so on, I would probably give the division lead to Vancouver (yep, stepping out on a limb here). Then I would put Colorado and Minnesota as the 2nd and 3rd teams, with either one being in the lead there. Colorado has enough pieces, in spite of their management's moves, to perform well. Calgary and Edmonton may finish more closely this year than many would think.
I suspect that Edmonton will vastly outperform during some games. And then look like a 30th place team in some others. Inconsistency will likely be one of the biggest hurdles for this group.
Calgary, on the other hand, I expect to be more consistent, but likely with fewer high-points, and by extension fewer low-points, than Edmonton.
Basically, I suspect that Calgary's season will look like the rise and fall of a GIC, while Edmonton's look like volatile energy sector stocks.
The Flames might fare better simply because they will have an easier learning curve as a team. But this may be the last season where there can even be a debate about guaranteeing Flames ascendancy in Alberta.
At least things appear to be getting interesting in this province again.
Just out of curiosity, did watching the Parise/Suter unveiling this year seem at all familiar to the Carter/Wisniewski introduction last summer?
Hopefully the Wild have a better fate. The fans there are pretty supportive and it is a good hockey market.
July 12 2012, 12:18PM
Did the Sharks really get better though? I bet they miss the playoffs this next year.
Yup. I thought the exact same thing. Take all the press from Carter/Wisniewski/Columbas this time last year and change the names to Parise/Suter/Minnesota and I think you'd have a hard time telling the difference. That being said I do think it will work out better for the Wild then it did for the Jackets... not as well as the punditocracy or the Wild's fans are talking/dreaming of right now but better.
July 12 2012, 12:42PM
Suter/Parise actually want to be there, and Wisnewski sucks. Should be vastly different.
Hence why it will be better. Unlike Columbas I think Suter/Parise actually do bump the wild into the NHL's WC middle-class... but I see to many people practically pre-engraving the cup. The Wild still aren't good, they're just no longer bad.
You have to admit though the reaction is earily similer.
1. Los Angeles 2. St. Louis 3. Vancouver 4. Chicago 5. Minnesota 6. Calgary 7. Detroit 8. San Jose 9. Colorado 10. Nashville 11. Edmonton 12. Anaheim 13. Dallas 14. Phoenix 15. Columbus
The NW may very well be the toughest division in the West.
Considering that we finished 5 points out and Phoenix, Nashville, Detroit & Dallas all taking big steps back imo, the Flames improved offense plus Kipper they will finish comfortably in playoffs.
No way does Edmonton make the playoffs, when Ladislav Smid is in your Top pair you just aren't going to be good. You can have the best PP in the league it's still not going to change anything
Think Dallas is going to have a horrible year. Derek Roy is already having surgery and Jagr played on an unbelievable line last he is done.Losing Ott / Ribeiro huge losses, Riberio was why the Flames lost three times to Dallas last year. Morrow is coming off injury or will be traded.
I can't believe so many people are defending Jokinen, saying he is a big loss, Hahah.
Not only did he absolutly suck the life out of the dressing room most nights but his sporadic play looked painful to play with, I think Glencross has a much better season with one of the quick players we have added who will be able to keep up with him (Hudler, Baertschi, Cervenka).
Wacky comments on here today. All over the place. My 2 cents:
Backlund - Take the expectations away and let him be what he is. A middling NHLer
Development camp - loving the new blood. It's a start.
CBA - Greedy SOBs one and all
Coyotes - I'd love a contraction of 4 teams. Better talent pool. Also while their at it, lower the Cap floor (reasonable parity rather than 2 pts separating 3rd and 12th.
Calgary - The salaries are of no concern to me. I like Wideman and Hudler as players. I'm not their accountant so I can't comment on the value, but they are better. We have a big gap at center that needs filling and we need a plan for goaltending.
Vancouver, Colorado, Edmonton, Minnesota, Calgary
July 12 2012, 05:08PM
I am going a little off path here, but does anyone know if Ramo will be out here for the real camp? I've heard he will be in the KHL next season, but do you guys think he could get out of that contract if the backup spot was given to him?
no. Nor should he. He signed a contract for multiple years with no out-clause. There's one year left. Let him finish the contract. If he just leaves, is he any better than Radulov?
besides, with Karlsson signed for another year and Irving getting impatient, there's no need to exacerbate the situation further by adding a KHL star to the mix before time. Next year, however..
Ramo has one major difference from Radulov: he's Finnish, not Russian. They tend to stick around. Maybe he'd bolt, but it'd be to another team in the NHL if anything.
Looking at a player like Teemu Selanne, I question why people say that Jarome is getting old and done for. Selanne has scored 25+ goals the last few seasons and is now 40. If Jarome can pot 25 per season for 5 more seasons on a contract like Selanne, that'd be great. Take the pressure off him, like they did for Selanne in Anaheim, and let him flourish.
Iginla's O-zone starts should be at LEAST 60% in the coming season(s). Hopefully Hartley will figure it out that Iginla's line should be on the ice when the other team ices the puck and can't change. Get someone who can win a faceoff, and give it to Iginla.
"Ramo has one major difference from Radulov: he's Finnish, not Russian. They tend to stick around. Maybe he'd bolt, but it'd be to another team in the NHL if anything."
... this statement makes no sense. I was saying that if Ramo skips out on his commitment in Russia doesn't that make him as bad as Radulov--as in, he made a commitment to play for Omsk; he has a year left on the contract with no out-clause; he shouldn't walk away from that commitment to come to the Flames(THE FLAMES) early.
Somehow, you took that to mean I thought he'd leave the Flames to go to Russia? What?
July 12 2012, 10:30PM
Backlund and Pahlsson seem like a very good comparison. I think that's what Backlund may end up being. I hope not but at this level he doesn't bury chances nor does he really shoot hard. He loves his little backhand move but when has he shown he can snipe a rocket to the top shelf?
July 13 2012, 01:26AM
1. St Louis 2. Los Angeles 3. Vancouver 4. Chicago 5. Calgary 6. San Jose 7. Minnesota 8. Colorado
I say this assuming our run of bad luck with injuries is over, Kipper is at least as good as last year, our backup goalie goes at least .500, and Backlund, Comeau have decent seasons. I am probably a little bit optimistic however a good number of experienced coaches have successful first seasons with their new teams. I also think we will see a better JBO under Hartley. Overall the offense should be better especially IF Cervenka shows he can play, and Baertschi has a good rookie season. One more quality center who can win some faceoffs would also be cause for celebration. I think this is the year that Detroit finally misses the playoffs and finishes 9th or 10th.
Lots of ifs and buts I know
Man do some people have rose coloured glasses.... People have the Flames finishing 6th? Really. And still bashing the Oilers. Wow. I mean the Oilers will probably suck for parts of the year but we really should stop making fun of them cause really soon they are going to leap about 10 spots ahead of us for good.
Anyways, I digress. In terms of Flames. How can people possibly say 6th? We lost Joki, got Hudler. Maybe a wash? Different player, hard to judge. But no major improvement. Next we got Wideman, a complete trainwreck of a dman in his own end with some decent offence. Great, thats probably a wash considering we couldn't score enough goals last year. Otherwise its the same team except OLDER. Iggy is going on 40 or something, and I'd pick this year as the first for him to miss 30goals. Its inevitable, he can't cheat father time.
I think some people have crazy ideas about Baerstchi being the next Stamkos or Tavares or Eberle. He likely will get 35 points (a great rookie year).
So how do we get 6th? Sure we had injuries, but so did everyone else. I guess we just pray the stars align and the gods rain down on us. Cause there is no way you can logically think this team is going to improve that much.
I predict we get 13th. We'll be in 11th at the deadline, trade Iggy for a few draft picks and finally start to attempt to draft some stars and replace the dying core of this team.
July 13 2012, 11:55AM
Yes I am one of those who is completly guilty of wearing rose colored glasses with my predictions. As a multiple season ticket holder I have to put them on when making my monthly payment. Helps me to keep my sanity.
I agree with you on the Oilers to a point but they have a little ways to go yet.
Also think Detroit falls off a little bit this year, and Nashville, Phoenix slips a little too.
"Otherwise its the same team"
Except that it isn't...
Guys who played the season opener last year that aren't projected to do the same this year:
Hagman Kostopolis Jokinen Hannan Babchuk Bourque Moss Horak Stajan
Replacing them...
Baerschi Comeau Cervenka Wideman Brodie Cammellari Hudler Backlund Jones + New Coaching Staff.
That's 42% difference... and honestly I don't know how anyone could look at that turnover and not see an improved team considering the only guys on the first list that were worth a damn were Jokinen and Moss. Add in that I find it highly unlikely that the Flames will have anywhere near as many mangames lost as last year and several western Conference teams look likely to take a step back in terms of talent (Nashville, Phoenix, Detroit) I see plenty of reasons for optimism... to be fair I think 6th is the high end of what the team is capable of but the potential is there.
July 13 2012, 02:42PM
I agree with your assessment as well. We also still have a world class goalie. I know that me putting the Flames on my list at 5th is a bit of blind optimism on my part but the difference between 5th and 8th could only be 4 points or something like that. It may very well come down to shootout wins.
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July 25 2013 10:27PM
I know you're getting tired of hearing myself - and let's face it, the vast majority of the hockey blogging community - criticizing Dave Nonis.
I know you're sick of hearing about how we think the Bernier deal could have gone better and wasn't even really necessary. I get that.
I know you're getting tired of hearing us bitch about the Grabovski buyout and Bozak re-signing. I get that.
I know you're getting tired of hearing how, despite the fact he's a good hockey player, David Clarkson's contract is pretty terrible. I get that.
So tell you what: I'm not going to criticize the 5-year extension the Toronto Maple Leafs just signed Dave Nonis to. Nope. Nuh-uh. Not gonna do it.
If you disagree, you're going to say I'm being a whiny jerk who won't even wait until the season has begun to pass judgment on his moves. Even if you agree, surely you already know what I'm going to say, right?
Here's what I want instead...
Rather than have me go off, I have a request for the comment section:
Explain to me why Dave Nonis deserves with 5-year extension.
People have been telling me all summer long not to criticize the Grabovski buyout, Bozak re-signing, Bernier trade, Clarkson signing, Bolland trade, the cap situation - anything - until the season starts. After all, how can I pass judgment? Sure, all those fancy statistics and numbers are fine on paper, but what about on the ice? Fine. Then explain to me, based on that same logic, why does it makes sense to sign Nonis to a 5-year extension?
Here is a list of moves Dave Nonis has made since becoming the General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs that have actually been seen on NHL ice:
- Matthew Lombardi traded to Phoenix for a pick. I liked this deal. Cleared cap room. Hooray.
- Tim Connolly and Mike Komisarek assigned to the Marlies. Good.
- Joffrey Lupul locked up to a 5-year contract extension. He battled a lot of injuries, which is worrisome for such a long deal, but Lupul bounces back every time, and has put up some crazy points in this city. Holzer also locked up for another two.
- Claimed Frazer McLaren off waivers. I would have preferred if Nonis claimed Zach Boychuk or Jussi Jokinen off of waivers, but I won't nitpick. It's a waiver-wire pickup.
- Mike Brown and Dave Steckel traded for picks. Fine.
- Ryan O'Byrne acquired for a pick. Whatever.
Looking at Nonis' early moves as GM, I actually really liked him. I liked Burke as the GM, but Nonis seemed to do a good job of freeing up some cap space and roster spots. But really, are any of these moves major? Maybe a better question would be, did any of these moves have a huge impact on the ice this year. Not really, no. And it's not like Nonis could have made too many blockbusters in a shortened year anyway right?
What I'm getting at, is if you're going to give Nonis an extension based on what he has done as the GM, all the juicy stuff hasn't even hit the ice yet.
Despite all that cap space Nonis freed up at the beginning, and despite using up both amnesty buyouts, the Leafs find themselves in a cap crunch with Nazem Kadri, Cody Franson, and Mark Fraser still unsigned. Even if Nonis manages to squeeze those players under the cap, the Leafs will be up against it all season unless they can move somebody.
Last thing, and most confusing to me, is the brigade of fans going "Who cares? Your GM doesn't count against the cap. If he doesn't work out, just fire him and pay him. It's a drop in the bucket." Well yeah, that worked out wonderfully with the Ron Wilson extension, didn't it. Here's how that went:
- Ron Wilson gets a contract extension that he tweets about on Christmas Day. How zany and quirky!
- The Leafs spontaneously combust.
- Wilson is fired 29 games later.
Just because it doesn't count against the cap doesn't mean you can go around making it rain on people just for funzies without any real justification. This is a hockey team, not a Drake music video.
I've said my little bit. Whatever. I'm more interested in hearing what you think, because I don't understand what this team is doing. Comment away!
July 25 2013, 10:54PM
I do like how Nonis has been saying that he wants to develop and strengthen this team from the draft. It takes a long-term commitment to do that, thats the only real thing I can think about that would warrant a 5 year deal. That, and the leafs making the playoffs after several years with Nonis as GM (yes Burke's work but whatever).
Nonis has made some quality trades and signings, but like you said Steve, alot of them weren't necessary.
Next year will be an important one for Dave and the leafs.
My guess is during Nonis's season end performance review, Nonis massively outperformed the objectives that Lieweke gave him. Things like, qualifying for playoffs, improve leaf image among fans, media and other players and add elite potential talent. Based on Nonis performance, Lieweke sees Nonis as talented, successful GM. And as someone who Lieweke wants to keep motivated and reward him for his accomplishments and hard work.
The problem is Lieweke should have given Nonis better objectives. All smart hockey fans know that improving the team image, adding elite potential talent and especially qualifying for playoffs are stupid goals. Goals based around building an above average Fenwick Close team should be Nonis's objective for his performance review. Qualifying for the playoffs is stupid goal - Fenwick Close is a much better goal.
The problem that you and the "blogging community" have is that you're looking at this as a reward for what he's done so far. Nonis got this extension because obviously the team is happy with with the internal plan that Nonis and the rest of the management staff has for the team. Leiweke giving Nonis this extension is both a private and public show of confidence in his GM and shows he wants his GM to feel he has the time and job security to continue to execute the plan over a long period of time. It's not about the progress so far but the vision for the future.
I'll just say this. I certainly don't think the leafs became any easier to play against after the moves this off season. Are they a Stanley Cup contending team? Who knows. But let me ask you this, were they really better off not making any of these moves people were so opposed to? Would the team be any harder to play against before than what it looks today?
Here's what I have to say: WHO CARES?
It's essentially a 2-year extension, because Nonis' deal that was tore up to create this new contract was for 3 years (I'm uncertain as to when Nonis' prior deal kicked in, but I'll use 3 for the sake of not complicating things). They just tacked on 2 years at the end and likely gave him a slightly higher salary.
Was it necessary? Probably not, I mean he did have plenty of term left on his contract. Is it detrimental to the club? In no way whatsoever. Will it affect how he trades for, signs or manages players? Nope.
So why is this a big deal? That's the question I want answered.
The Leafs are not in this cap crunch due to Nonis' mismanagement or lack of foresight. In fact, Nonis has mitigated the majority of that with his moves and is still likely to create more space via demotions or trades. It's what happens when you combine $6M less on the table with significant players on expiring RFA contracts.
It is very unlikely that we're going to be a contender next season or the season after that. The reason why this move is important is because Nonis now has the job security to make decisions with the goal of building a Stanley Cup quality team 3 - 5 years from now. We're going to struggle to make the playoffs this year but that's ok. Gardiner, Franson, Kadri and JVR will have another year of development under their belts. Rielly, Leivo and Granberg will be one year closer to being Leafs. Two young talented goalies will have developed as well and hopefully one of them will emerge as a bonafide number 1. Clarkson will set the tone for the Leaf's new identity: a hard nosed character team that is difficult to play against and that will not be out worked. Also, for the first time in the entire history of the Toronto Maple Leafs (Ok I may be exaggerating) management and the coach are both on the same page. Things are looking up.
Lets start by saying he started off well in my opinion. Whether these gambles pay off or not remains to be seen. If he wasn't senior vice-president and director of hockey operations before becoming GM when Burke was relieved would this even be a discussion. No matter who the Leafs had gotten as GM fans wouldn't have been happy period.
This season was basically a tryout for players for next season, thus so was his GM position he earned a right to be hired on a 5 yr contract same as Burke did. Only difference he got a tryout, where as Burke did not. That's the way I look at it anyways.
There will always be good and bad decisions as a GM no matter what, no GM can ever say they were perfect. You take good with the bad.
What has he shown some good trades, fine tweaking to get Leafs into playoffs, addressed what he and governing body thought would improve the Leafs and made a decision for the team. Let them play a season and then decide if what they did hurt or helped team.
I strongly disagreed with Burk being fired. However, that is not Nono's fault. What, he's supposed to say no, fall on his sword? So, he's there, he's the GM, the moves during the season were good although not earth shattering. I still don't get the Bernier trade, and I think Fratten will make us look silly when he puts up 30 goals for another team. I don't like the cap situation right now, but that doesn't matter, the season hasn't started. I think it's too early to tell about the cap. The RFA's will be signed, a decision on Rielly will be made at camp, if he's good enough, he should stay. Signing Ranger was a no brainer, but he still got it done. Ranger could have stayed close to home and signed in Buf or Ott, or gasp, Mon, but he didn't he's a Leaf so good on that. There is going to be some kind of move that we don't see before the season. Maybe Liles(if anyone will pay for him) or maybe something else is in the works (Phaneuf trade) or something else even wilder. I liked the draft picks we got were solid and we now have one or two elite prospects to add to the stable of good solid prospects. Burke did a fantastic job of turning this team around and stocking it for the future, remember the best Leaf was Blake. Yikes! Out of thin air he built a team. What is concerning me is Liewicki, I think he pressured the Bernier trade and extending Nono's pact is more about him than Nonnis, because everyone is right and you are wrong....It's only money if the team crashes and burns next yr he's expendable with or without an extension. In summation, I think that this situation.......what was the question again?
Well, I fall into the "who cares?" Category, and I think it's a perfectly valid argument. My friend who is a big Habs fan posed the same question to me. He said "how do you feel about signing this potato to an extension? With this link http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/dave-nonis-doing-great-job-gets-five-extension-193642123.html" and my response copied and pasted here is this:
"Sure. Sign him to a 50 year extension. It doesn't matter because MLSE prints money so if they fire him next year they wouldn't even think twice about the money they owed him. Generally i think Having that kind of security is good for a GM because they'll be planning long term for the team and wont think winning only in the short term while leaving garbage contracts for the next GM to deal with."
I'm on the same page as you guys with your opinion of his offseason moves, but for any contract extension or other management changes or acquisitions...who cares? The Ron Wilson thing didn't work out? They got rid of him and the story is over. If Nonis has crippled this team in 2 years, say bye bye and it's on to the next chapter.
July 26 2013, 06:34AM
So we're all clear, I forgot to say that Nono's contract, the new one, started yesterday, they ripped up the old one. He's not signed to whatever was left plus 5, its just five years, I don't know if that makes anyone feel better cough Steve.
The longer contract, means Nonis won't make "shorter sighted" moves to qualify for the sake of showing progress. The longer contract, lets Nonis focus on building a solid foundation and structure and let the results come from that. Rather, then trading away assets for a player just so the leafs can win a few more games this year or next.
It's clear that Tim Leiweke knows very little about hockey operations. My opinion is that he arrived at MLSE, saw the horrible shape of the Raptors and TFC and decided to focus on those teams first. He saw that the Leafs made the playoffs, had a new management team, fans love the team and he chose to just give Nonis an extension and stay out of the way. I am happy to hear you complain about the Leafs. The past 3 months have been terrible for Leafs fans. I still can't stomach the Bozak signing.
July 26 2013, 07:28AM
People complaining about the Nonis extension are just complainers. The contract extension is completely irrelevant. Nonis' time as a Leaf GM is no different before or after this contract extension. If the team is successful over the next 2 years he'd be staying Leaf GM regardless of this extension. If the team fails over the next 2 years he'll be shown the door regardless of this extension. This contract changes nothing except how much $$ MLSE is contractually obligated to pay Nonis and as a fan, that is irrelevant to me.
July 26 2013, 08:54AM
After 15+ years of supporting this team of which half that was unbearable, I think we're just getting excited about change, just for change's sake. I'm guilty of this as well.
Maybe management thinks this way as well. Burke was too conservative, Pheneuf for spare parts deal notwithstanding.
People gave Brian Burke alot of flack for not doing enough to change the team. Because we're used to rapid-fire moves. Gillis is trying to pull off the same mentality that Cliff Fletcher or Turd Ferguson er um John Ferguson Jr. "win NOW."
The only logic I can find here , aside from maybe Leiweke and Gillis are drinking buddies (?) is that Leiweke likes his initiative. And he buys into that Carlyle prototypical team of defense first and character players.
Sadly, Grabovski as hard as he played just didn't fit that mould .
Clarkson and Bolland are character players. You win cups with character players. Nonis sgned character players.
And in goal, whether or not he still "believes' in Reimer, Bernier is an upgrade on Scrivens.
Leiweke wants to see change. he's getting that. Lets's see what happens.
Cus after 5 years of not doing enough to make the changes to become a cup contender, I'll take one summer where we actually take a few risks.
What I'm curious about is what is Nonis' "plan," and what does it mean that he needs 5 years to do it? I would like to witness just one of those ownership/management meetings and hear what they talk about, exactly. It's not like owners know anything about building hockey teams or scouting, so what do they want to hear? Probably the same old crap about "positioning for success," "being hard to play against," "icing a hungry team," and "maintaining cap flexibility." That's probably the extent of Nonis' pitch. After all, what else can he say? It's not like you can have a 5 year GM plan that can be very detailed:
Year One: Add more talent. Year Two: Add more talent. Year Three: Add even more talent. Year Four. Add less talent. Year five: Now some more talent.
Unlikely. Unless...you're planning to tank, in which case the plan is to suck for a while, while maintaining only the barest illusion of trying to compete. But Nonis can't seriously be thinking about tanking, can he? Certainly his moves suggest a win-now mentality (albeit stupidly executed), unless he's playing like 8 dimensional chess and he's been steadily ruining the Leafs for a tank while only pretending to improve the team.
July 26 2013, 12:05PM
Steve -- it's a good question, but I'm with the this-is-not-a-big-deal camp. My worry is more with the CEO than with the GM. If he is getting into the weeds of hockey decisions, yikes.
The problem is, as we all know, that the Leafs got themselves into a real mess after 2000: squandered money and emptied out the supply chain of youth.
Largely because of the severe cap, which is designed to prevent the sunbelt expansion teams from going under, hockey managers have to rely more on the former and hope for the occasional big trade or free agent signing. But big trades are now rarer because management now has to be very cautious about husbanding their resources and are ultra-afraid of the potential downsides of being a net loser.
The point is, in a business that "bunkers" its management (information does not flow openly across its divisions) and puts more and more curbs on using older incentives (like concept-busting salaries), managers have become more incremental. Nonis is neither a genius nor a fool. He's managing the team within the constraints and incentives that have been given to him by a dysfunctional league. The decisions he made this summer suggest the tactics of a manager pushing at what economists call "the production possibility curve". Whether this delivers a MUCH better team in October is hard to say; but it's better at the margins than last year, which is the only place management can make a difference these days, especially in the short run.
I am not worried about the RFA's. It will get done. And Liles' days as a Leaf are numbered.
The real issue on the extension is how Nonis is managing the Leafs' supply chain. THAT is where Nonis's skills should be assessed in the coming years. And this is where the Bernier trade came in. What N picked up was eventual trade bait. If N's confident, either Reimer or Bernier will get traded to a team hungry for a good young goalie now and willing to give up a high draft pick. Moves like this are clever. We don't see them pay off soon, and we will wince every time we see a Frattin highlight, but it and others like it will pay off in the longer run, which is how you keep the core of a team strong and add in elements incrementally so that they pay big dividends at the margins.
I also agree with the others that at least there's now some coherence between management, coaching, and the players on the ice. Burke and Nonis get credit for that.
Bozak? I dunno. The salary was not off the charts. The only other option was bumping Grabbo up to 1st line. But then the team gives up a Ranger and a Fraser. And for whatever reason, Carlyle was never going to make that work. So, Nonis opted for the larger picture rather than to plug the one hole with a risk. Remember, people tend to overweigh outcomes from decisions that are certain compared to outcomes that are probable or even risky. Given the incentive structure Nonis is dealing with, he opted for certainty over risk.
I can go into the management theory if you want. But this is why Nonis got the extension. By banking on him, they are banking on the strategy. And it's not working too badly for a team that was really really uneven, if not crap, a few seasons ago.
Now, should Nonis be getting the extension and Burke fired? That was nuts. Clearly there was a falling out at the very top.
Thanks for your posts -- they are great to follow.
I am Officially changing my handle from Firenonis to Hirenonis as of today.
I think the question Steve is asking that nobody really seems to have answered yet is what has Nonis done so far that warrants this extension (considering he still had 3 years on his current contract).
You can say you don't care all you like, but the fact of the matter is that this extension, much like the Bernier trade and Grabovski buyout, show a lack of a process in the decision making at MLSE. Wouldn't it make more sense to see how the moves Nonis made translate to success rather than give him a public vote of confidence already? I need to look no further than to baseball and football to see that teams that look good on paper can fail in actuality ex. Jays, Angels...and in football the Philadelphia Eagles.
Wait and see what the results are first, then make the appropriate action. It's something that MLSE constantly fails to do.
July 28 2013, 06:37AM
I think the question Steve is asking that nobody really seems to have answered yet is what has Nonis done so far that warrants this extension (considering he still had 3 years on his current contract).
You can say you don't care all you like, but the fact of the matter is that this extension, much like the Bernier trade and Grabovski buyout, show a lack of a process in the decision making at MLSE. Wouldn't it make more sense to see how the moves Nonis made translate to success rather than give him a public vote of confidence already? I need to look no further than to baseball and football to see that teams that look good on paper can fail in actuality ex. Jays, Angels...and in football the Philadelphia Eagles.
Wait and see what the results are first, then make the appropriate action. It's something that MLSE constantly fails to do.
As I heard the CEO explain it, he needed to make his GM contracts consistent, plus Nonis's contract was essentially the same as it was when Burke was around. It was less a hockey decision than a corporate management one. It just so happened that the manager had made all kinds of moves prior to rearranging his contract -- so it does look weird. But you are right: now we have to assess whether the plan will work. The good news (in a perverse kind of way) is that Nonis gave Carlyle the team he wanted. Now it's time to see whether is works.


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The bill was introduced at literally the last minute of the legislature, and it caught everyone unaware, except for those legislators that introduced it. So Utah's model open-records law nearly became a casualty last year. The Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) almost became history and it would have closed off public access to a host of government records.
Once it was learned how bad the bill was for open government the news media quickly reported on the substance and significance of the bill, and in concert with the Utah Media Coalition, urged the public to protect their interests and have their voices heard. In their spirited response the public clearly demonstrated support for government in sunlight. The outcry drove chastened lawmakers to repeal the law.
That activity by the Media Coalition, the Utah Press Association (which a member of the coalition), Utahns For Open Government and others showed that the best defense of open government is a strong watchdog media to monitor legislation and government activity throughout the state.
To that end, the Utah Media Coalition announced on Saturday that it has formed a GRAMA WATCH process to rank selective initiatives and government action for openness and accessibility and to inform the public and government representatives and officials about these rankings.
The Coalition endeavors to be useful to citizens and state officials by keeping both informed about how actions would or could affect the people's right to know how their government is conducting their business. In addition the coalition encourages the public to stay in touch with their representatives at all levels of government to voice opinions and concerns.
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A team of specialists will keep an eye on bills that come to both the Senate and the House, and bills that warrant ratings will have notices sent to all media outlets concerning their content.
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If your child is younger than 3 years of age, taking his temperature with a rectal digital thermometer provides the best reading. Although not as accurate, if your child is older than 3 months of age, you can take his underarm (axillary) temperature to determine if he has a fever. Ear thermometers are generally not recommended for babies younger than 3 months because their ear canals are usually too small, and oral thermometers are generally recommended for children 4 years and older.
There are a variety of thermometers on the market at varying price points. Digital models are the quickest and easiest to read. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against using a mercury thermometer - the mercury poses significant health and environmental risks. If you have an old mercury thermometer, do not simply throw it in the garbage where the mercury could leak, contact your physician or your local health department to find out how to safely dispose of it. Most new thermometers can be used rectally, orally, or under the arm; however, once you use the thermometer rectally, it's best to use it only for rectal temperature readings and designate another for oral and under the arm use. If your thermometer is not designed to be used in multiple areas, never take your baby's temperature rectally using an oral thermometer. Rectal thermometers have a security bulb designed specifically for safely taking rectal temperatures.
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In the Garden
When to plant your bulbs?
Usually I wait until early December to buy and plant bulbs. Well, in the interest of honesty, I should admit that I don't actually wait. Usually it's December before I get around to buying and putting in bulbs.
I plant tulips. I think they're beautiful, and I think they're well suited to me in part because I really dislike looking at the dying foliage after the bloom fades. Since I don't try to make tulips go more than one year, I'm free to take them out when I start hating the way they look.
This year, I bought bulbs early which meant, among other things, that I paid full price. But I brushed the idea of the extra money aside as I savored a full measure of smug satisfaction that I was ahead of the game.
I've been duly punished.
Chipmunks or squirrels or whatever have been digging up my bulbs every day for the last three weeks. I planted 90 bulbs and, so far, I've counted more than twenty empty holes in my tulip bed. Plus, to add insult to injury, frequently my uninvited guests eat only about half the bulb and throw the rest on the ground for me to find. I think if I want any tulips next spring, I'm going to have to buy and plant some more.
Isn't it enough that they're also eating all my birdseed?
It is in times like these that I either call someone at the Extension office or go online and see if Virginia Cooperative Extension has a publication that will help me.
Since I finally decided to face this issue on a weekend when, understandably, the office was closed, I went online and found "Flowering Bulbs: Culture and Maintenance" at http://www.ext.vt.edu.
"One of the most popular spring bulbs is the tulip," says the publication. "Tulips come in all colors except blue."
My bulbs are pink, white, and pink-and-white, purchased in three different bags. They represent something of a splurge since I normally get the 60-mixed-colors bag that's left on the markdown counter.
"Selecting quality spring bulbs is very important." Okay, did that this year. "Size is important: look for plump, firm bulbs." Check.
"Hardy, spring-flowering bulbs are planted in fall." Yes. "As a general rule of thumb, bulbs should be planted 2.5 to 3 times the diameter of the bulb in depth." Yes, I did that.
"If voles are a problem, the bulbs can be planted in baskets made of wire screen to prevent the animals from reaching and destroying them."
Voles? I have voles. They're tunneling all over my garden, but do they toss half the bulb up on the surface of the ground?
Have I been falsely accusing my chipmunks?
And, where can I get baskets made of wire screen? Really, if I tell the truth, I don't think I'm up for wire screen baskets.
I think I'm going to wait until the bulbs go on sale in early December. Then I'll buy and plant some more. Maybe some bad habits are not that bad after all.
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St. Joseph's Villa's Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
NAEH annually recognizes proven programs and significant achievements in ending child and family homelessness.
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Soldiers and War
Armies are held up as the epitome of order, but these etchings show soldiers with no sense of order at all. They are outside the ordinary coordinates of space and time in some grotesquely disordered universe.
Frontline fighters are usually shown doing 'manly' things and enjoying 'manly' past-times: they are even shown suffering death or injury in a 'manly' way.
War memorials do not show soldiers reduced to the level of animals, or war veterans suffering the consequences of their service after hostilities have ended.
The new use of machines in World War I heightened the vulnerability of the human body and the irrelevance of human capacities for action. The almost ghost-like soldier/father figures in John Walker's etchings are not doing anything heroic. They are hardly doing anything at all. They are portrayed as helpless, as victims, knocked about by forces beyond their control - machine-gun bullets, artillery shells, tanks, shrapnel, barbed wire and gas, in those trenches 'where death becomes absurd and life absurder,' as Wilfred Owen put it.
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The Santa Cruz Public Libraries' Photograph Collection contains more than 1000 local history photographs, dating from the 1860s to the 1990s. Whenever possible, there are notes for each photograph describing the event, persons, buildings, date, and place depicted. The notes also include links to related articles on our website.
A view of the San Lorenzo River and the city of Santa Cruz, taken from the Rennie House (demolished in 1970) on Beach Hill.
Andrew Carnegie at the railroad station in Santa Cruz, where he is being greeted by Santa Cruz officials.
Union Traction Company's electric streetcar Number 17.
The interior of an unidentified grocery store
The interior of a grocery store.
The Knights Opera House was located on Park Street (later called Union).
Chinese fishermen's village, located at what is now New Brighton State Beach.
Brights Blacksmith and Welding Shop, specializing in truck and auto springs, electric welding, truck bodies, and ornamental iron works, was located on Soquel Avenue.
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The Eldorado High School girls' basketball team had little problems with Gallatin County Thursday night, winning 55-17 at Duff-Kingston Gymnasium.
Kourtney Phillips and Taylor Goodley shared scoring honors as each put up 14 points in the Eagles' win.
Ashton Unthank scored seven points, while Erica Graczyk chipped in with six points. Lacy Jo Bradley came off the bench to finish with four points, while Dresdyn Bramlett tacked on three points. Paige Zertuche, Jacquelyn Artman and Brooklyn Peavler all scored two points. Abby Steed added a free throw.
EHS head coach Josh Bradley added it was another solid performance from everyone on his team, as the Eagles improved to 8-3 on the season.
"I thought tonight we really came out focused on what we had been working on in practice and it payed off for us,"Bradley said. "Goodley and Phillips came out in the first quarter looking to score.We were able to work on some things offensively tonight against a zone, and the kids attacked the zone and got some really good looks."
The Eldorado junior varsity club won 52-22, where Caitlyn Stafford scored 11 points to lead the Eagles. Bradley also finished in double figures, tacking on 10.
Steed and Artman added eight points, while Bramlett tacked on seven and Peavler chipped in with six. Duckworth tacked on two points.
"Tonight was probably the best overall team effort from the JV," Bradley said. "Good defensive and offensive effort."
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Gameday Preview: Phoenix Rising
Kent Wilson
November 17 2010 10:30AM
The loss to Phoenix last week might be one of the low points of the season for the Flames. It certainly was for the embattled Jarome Iginla, who played perhaps the worst game of his career in the desert. He battled back and was relatively effective the next night against a good in the San Jose Sharks, but the Coyote game and his 0 shot, -4 performance may become something of watershed moment in the franchise's history should the team indeed choose to deal Iginla this season.
Phoenix has gone on a bit of a run lately, winning three in a row on the back of unlikely hat tricks by Vernon Fiddler and Ryan Whitney (the first three goals of the season for both players, oddly). They remain a competitive but flawed club that, like Calgary, walks a fine line between winning and losing each night. Of interest right now is the fact that the Coyotes are averaging the third most shots against per game in the league (35.2), ahead of only the Anaheim Ducks (36.0) and Atlanta Thrashers (36.2). That's rotten company for the Coyotes to be keeping and much worse than the 29.6/game average they managed as a club last year. You can be certain Dave Tippett has that stat circled in red ink.
A player of interest this evening is youngster Kyle Turris. Not because he's one of the archetypes of the NHL's "youth movement" - quite the opposite in fact. Turris stands more as a warning tale that finding guys who can contribute meaningfully before they're 23 is a challenge, even when you're drafting pretty high up. Turris was a highly touted kid when the Coyotes selected him 3rd overall in 2007. He scored 121 points in 59 games in the BCHL as a 17 year old and then led the University of Wisconsin in scoring with 35 points in 36 games the next season before turning pro with the Coyotes at 19.
That season (2008-09), Turris got absolutely mur-didly-erdlered. He scored 20 points in 63 games, despite being completely sheltered by Gretzky night-in, night-out. Turris was part of a larger, ill-fated "kid movement" in Phoenix that year (featuring himself, Mikkel Boedker, Enver Lising, Peter Mueller, Viktor Tikhonov and Kevin Porter), but Turris was likely the worst of the lot. His zone start was 60% but he was deep underwater in terms of possession anyways (-14.72/60 corsi). That was one of the worst corsi rates in the league that year, particularly when correcting for his starting position.
This season the kid is back up with the parent team and his possession rates are better - but only because Tippett is still treating him like the biggest liability on the bench. Turris plays sparingly, faces nobodies and thus far has a zone start of 81% (!!). Yeesh. He may eventually turn into a useful NHL player, but for this evening he's a guy that Sutter should target as much as possible.
November 17 2010, 10:46AM
"He may eventually turn into a useful NHL player, but for this evening he's a guy that Sutter should target as much as possible."
Be careful which Sutter you're talking about
November 17 2010, 10:47AM
Haha that was meant as a shot at Darryl but I realized it could be at Brett too. Oh the humanity
I'm interested in seeing how Iggy plays tonight. We'll see if all of these rumors result in an improved performance from Jarome.
My prediction for tonight's contest.
Smotherfest. With increasing chances of fire extinguisher meeting stop drop and roll.
5-4 Flames. (That's total shots)
November 17 2010, 12:33PM
Prediction: Iggy 3 goals, 1 assist and 1 fight (hopefully Jovo) Kipper 40 save shutout and the Flames start a 10 game winning streak tonight! who's with me!?.... anybody?...hello?
November 17 2010, 12:53PM
hahaha. "It works on so many levels!"
Sutter might "target" him by trading a 1st round pick for this guy.
It's like what Lennin said, you look for who benefits....
I am the Walrus?
ray (whitney).
November 17 2010, 01:22PM
Having done zero analysis on the subject...PHX was a veteran team that bought in to Tippet, right? And you could tell they bought in right away.
Man we should have hired that guy.
November 17 2010, 02:12PM
Yep. Tippet's a winner. Inspirational. Earns buy-in.
Our roster would be higher in the standings with Tippet, methinks. What does Phoenix have that we don't?
Buy-in? Or maybe a better system and a more inspirational boss behind the bench?


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Skip to comments.Inside an old safe: hidden cash, open feud
Posted on 06/13/2009 8:28:29 AM PDT by george76
For four decades, the 1-ton safe sat in the back of a family shoe store, and as the years rolled past, its secrets were seemingly forgotten. When the family closed up shop, renting the building to a shoe repairman, the safe stayed put. No one remembered the combination. No one knew what to do with it.
Now, everyone is rushing to stake a claim.
Dumped in a vacant lot in neighboring Lawrence last November as an obsolete, oversize nuisance, the old-fashioned vault was discovered to hold a small fortune - $178,496 in crisp currency. The money was packed in blue bank envelopes, wrapped in old Daher's Shoes shopping bags and a white Nike T-shirt, and tucked in a locked compartment.
The surprise discovery is the target of an intra-family court battle involving four competing parties, though none can explain why someone would stash so much money away and apparently not tell anyone.
John Belko, the widower of Joyce Belko, who ran Daher's for years before dying of cancer in 2003, believes the money rightfully belongs to her estate. Joyce Belko's brother, Ken Daher, who bought the property in 1996, says it belongs to him.
Even the tow truck driver who was paid $200 to haul the vault away says he should get the money, as he is the last person to possess the safe. And the state government, after learning about the contested windfall in local press accounts, is chasing the money...
Amid all the competing claims, the police department has had enough. Last week, the department filed a petition seeking to have Essex Superior Court take the money and determine its rightful owner.
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It seems to me that title passed to whoever accepted the safe as scrap. The lot owner gets the money.
Forget it.
No matter who "wins"....
Attornies will get it all.
And what's left goes to the State for taxes.
Seems pretty obvious that it belongs in the dead woman's estate, which the husband inherited.
A real life version of the movie "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World".
In a society where Government is King, legal issues aren't very difficult. Government always wins.
The last time I heard of an interpleader action was in a Civ Pro textbook.
I had that safe in the backseat of 1988 toyota tercel. When I left the Fall and Crawl tavern, I noticed the back windows smashed out. I did not think anything of it then. When I sobered up, about 20 miles down the road, I though WTF! Where is my safe full of dollars?!?
(So, do I fill out a form or somthing to get it back, or what?)
Good thing they found the money now before Obama makes it worthless.
Give it to the Jimmy Fund
It's your money, is it?
So now the State assumes it is illegal drug money. And you must provide proof you obtained it legally.
Failure to do so means the cash is confiscated by the State.
Cool, huh?
Give it to the Human Fund.
George Costanza
as a recently hired employee of "the state", please forward the cash to me by quickest available conveyance and I'll eventually make a decision as to whom it belongs..you can call me to check the status at anytime by dialing BR549..
Forty years ago? Nike?
And since it is my only income and under $250K, I don't have to pay the huge taxes. (My business is all cash, unless I take a drug dealer/pimp/hit man bail out and the administration appoints a czar to keep my salary down.)
I think there are laws on this...."rightful" is probably the key word.
I will forward the cash immediately. By bank transfer.
Please freep-mail me your bank account number and routing number.
I promise and assure you I will live down to your every expectation.
Somebody needs to learn to keep their mouth shut.
Statute of Limitations!!!
If I had $178,496 in crisp currency, and the feds came snooping, I would kindly explain I'm a Community Organizer and an ACORN volunteer.
I've no doubt I would soon be leaving with $378,496.00.
The article doesn't say who actually made the effort to open the safe...and why???
Exactly. I cant figure out why the guy who finally opened it didnt just keep his mouth shut.
The money will almost all be taken by The Lawyer Industry, the Federal Government, and most of all, the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts.
(From the article): "...the state government, after learning about the contested windfall in local press accounts, is chasing the money to recoup $162,000 in unpaid medical bills from the estate of Sally Daher, Joyce Belko and Daher's mother, who died in 2001 after spending several years in a public nursing home."
Where assets become available, the state always gets every penny of its Nursing Home Medicaid money back. And they are VERY aggressive in doing so.
Nobody from the family will ever see a penny.
the article DOES say..it was the local fire department who spotted the safe in the lot..even then, the safe was empty..the money was in a "hidden" compartment within the safe...
Scratch that deviously wonderful idea of mine.
Will never work.
You see..... I'm a TWP.
(Typical White Person)
Plus I'm a man. And not a Wise Latina Woman.
(Damn, I'm so screwed!)
Thanks for reading the article.
I admit - I did not. But yet I knew what the result would be.
I happen to know a thing or two about America's confiscatory greedy legal system.
And if any of the parties do get a dime... I'll eat my hat.
just tell them where to mail your check...stimulus funds should cover you...
***$178,496 in crisp currency. ***
Silver certificates or worthless Federal Reserve Notes?
Possession is 9/10s of the law.
You are soooooo right. People are not smart enough to keep their mouth shut. You find something, you keep your mouth shut, unless you know for certain whose it was and who the rightful owner IS, otherwise if it is going to become a pissing match, keep your mouth shut. Apprently the family was so stupid that they never questioned the safe and sold it to the new owner who never questioned it and so on. That constitutes abandonment. Hope someone keeps an eye on this and keeps reporting on it.
I don't think so because he says the money belongs to her estate....when in fact....at least 1/2 of it is his in a community property state. (IMHO)
Abandoned property opened by firefighters... Fine the tow truck operator for dumping, give half to the lot owner, and half to the city, and permit the shop owner to sue the renter for theft of the safe.
"Three weeks later, firefighters on patrol spotted the abandoned box, one of its doors ripped off, seemingly empty save for some old papers and wind-blown leaves. But upon closer inspection, they discovered an inner compartment, which they opened with a torch and jackhammer, yielding the hidden treasure"
Its possible that there was lots more cash in the open compartment and explain why the secret stash was missed. Just speculating ... ;-)
There's something just a little wrong with this story...Since there were papers...they knew it was from that Shoe Business....
Firemen do know a lot about "breaking in" to things and places...
All the legal junk I'm reading says it goes to the widower and I'd add that at least 1/2 as community property.
"Somebody needs to learn to keep their mouth shut."
Really!!! Why on Earth would anyone go around telling everybody? I find money all the time but never turn it in (never more than $50)........
Finders keepers unless you here odf someone losing it and they can identify specifically where and how much...
Waiting for Acorn to step in.
"Somebody needs to learn to keep their mouth shut."
Really!!! Why on Earth would anyone go around telling everybody? I find money all the time but never turn it in (never more than $50)........
Finders keepers unless you hear of someone losing it and they can identify specifically where and how much...
I would donate it to the firefighters fund for job down well. Without them it would have never been found.
Somebody is an idiot for talking. When you find money, you quietly put it in your pocket and skulk away.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Consider the firefighters one of those "God things"....and let the widower do a little donating...
And those are 1969 dollars, and the dollar was worth a lot more in 1969!
Sounds fair, I second it.
Amid all the competing claims, the police department has had enough. Last week, the department filed a petition seeking to have Essex Superior Court take the money and determine its rightful owner.Obviously the rightful owners will be the attorneys representing the various claimants -- $178K is tip money.
And secrecy is the crucial tenth tenth.
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