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Let's fix Social Security now
A retirement expert argues that common-sense adjustments could eliminate Social Security's shortfall and take it out of the upcoming fiscal policy debate.
This post comes from Alicia Munnell at partner site MarketWatch.
This is as good a time as any to fix Social Security's financing problems. In fact, Congress' decision to allow the 2-percentage-point reduction in the payroll tax to expire as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations clears the path for restoring full solvency.
Of course, Social Security has not contributed to the deficit in the past and technically cannot in the future because, by law, expenditures cannot exceed earmarked revenues. But Social Security's promised benefits exceed scheduled taxes, creating a financing shortfall that needs to be fixed.
The political climate is daunting for any sensible endeavor. But I can't think of any reason why next year will be better than this year. And we are coming up on the 20th anniversary of evidence of a significant shortfall in the program.
I am particularly sensitive to the date because in 1994, as assistant secretary of Treasury for economic policy, I was handed a draft of the trustees report showing a jump in the long-run deficit from 1.5% to 2.1% of taxable payrolls. As a big supporter of this wonderful program, I was dismayed to have the deterioration in the system's finances occur on my watch.
Restoring balance to Social Security is crucial for the well-being of every worker, because Social Security provides the base of retirement income. The benefits are not large -- about $1,200 per month on average -- but they are indexed for inflation and continue as long as people live.
The only other retirement income for most households will be that produced by assets in 401k plans or other defined-contribution retirement plans. The Federal Reserve's recent Survey of Consumer Finances shows that these assets are modest -- $120,000 for households approaching retirement. If a couple purchases a joint-and-survivor annuity with $120,000, they will receive $575 per month. This $575 is likely to be the only source of additional income, because the typical household holds virtually no financial assets outside of its 401k plan.
The key question is how much of Social Security's financing gap should be closed by cutting benefits versus raising taxes. My view is that retirements are at risk. The need for retirement income is increasing as people are living longer, health care costs are soaring, and two-thirds will need some long-term care.
At the same time, the retirement system is contracting. The Center for Retirement Research's National Retirement Risk Index shows that 53% of households are at risk of not being able to maintain their pre-retirement living standards once they stop working. Given this outlook, while any package will involve some compromise, we should be careful about large cuts in benefits.
Solving Social Security's financing challenge requires some combination of increased revenues and slowing of benefit growth. On the revenue side, some attractive proposals include increasing the contribution and benefit base gradually to a level covering 90% of total national earnings (about $180,000 at current income levels) and gradually eliminating the tax exclusion for group health insurance so that both employee and employer premiums are covered by the payroll (and income) tax.
No one wants benefit cuts, but two possible options include increasing the full retirement age (after it reaches 67) to keep pace with improvements in longevity and adopting a "chain-weighted" consumer price index for Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment. Adverse effects of the COLA adjustment on the low-income or the very old could be offset by increasing the minimum benefit or making a 5% adjustment at, say, age 85.
In short, everyone who cares about retirement security should welcome the restoration of the payroll tax. This change brings the deficit back into manageable territory. Let's take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate the shortfall and really take Social Security out of fiscal policy debates.
Alicia Munnell is the director for the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
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The government literally stole over 2 TRILLION dollars
from Soc Sec...Many of us would like a chart of
amount of those dollars borrrowed (date and time)
then the amounts the gov has repaid the Soc Sec Fund...(date and time)
The gov would rather pay out phenomenal billions in
Foreign Aid than repay the Soc Security Fund!!!
First thing is no retirement income should be taxed.
Second Congress salary should be $80K - $100k a year with term limits.
Third15% flat tax on income and capital gains with no returns.
Fourth get rid of the "Spend it or lose it BUDGET" Congress inacted over five decades ago and rollover unspent funds from one year to another, this will save billions every year on spending.
Fifth downsize government instead of making it larger.
Sixth bring industry back into this country by taxing and tariffing any America companies that went overseas. 70% of manufacturing must be in this country to avoid taxing and tariffing on products being brought into this country.
First off I'm a senior just recently on Social Security and this program needs to be saved. We can't continue to pay for everyone and everything. If a person works the appropriate quarters and get SSA income, they can possibly survive to some extent. Without it our children will have to care for the elderly and you and I know that won't happen. The very reason this program was established was to prevent the elderly going hungry as they age and are unable to work. I fully believe that the USA government wants this tax money to use as they wish. Thats why so many trillons of dollars have been taken out of SSA and not repaid. Believe me the taxes will continue to come out of everyone's paycheck, that won't cease. Stop the following:
1) Cease $255.00 death benefit; 2) cease dependent spouse & children benefits, this is elderly benefits; 3) Stop having multiple spouse's drawing off 1 persons SSA income; If a man or woman wants SSA retirement income, get out & work and earn your quarters so you can receive money; 4) I wish this could continue but it needs to stop - Early benefits due to a disability; so many fraudulant persons are declared disabled when they truly can work. I worked at a Dept. of Social Service and its required that a person apply for disability if they want to apply for Medicaid. I've seen so many fraudulant claims. I wish all the programs could continue but the program needs to continue and some of these extras have to go, to save the program as a whole.
Tell the government they no longer can borrow from social security and must put back what they have borrowed. Social security is used for more than seniors, such as, unemployment benefits, vets benefits and even for foreign aid.
If you have a moment google social security and it will just amaze you at what congress uses our social security for, I know I was amazed and P.O. too.
Thank you for your wisdom and your willingness to share that wisdom. I do recall past attempts to prevent the current state of our social security. It's good to know that I'm not a solitary voice in the wilderness. I, too, think that it's wonderful to have our contributions to OUR social security returned to prior levels and I do say so as often as anyone will listen. And I, too, think we need to take positive steps now to save our retirement that we have bought and paid for.
I don't think social security is an "entitlement". We have paid our way so far and the people I talk to are willing to continue to pay our own way and to pay a little more if that's what it takes to keep this solvent.
Most of the problem lies in 2 areas:
1) the labor participation rate stands at one tenth of one percent above it's all time low set in August of this year. This means there are less workers contributing to Social Security to support our aging population. As an added problem many workers have settled for lower pay part time and service sector jobs.
2) the Social Security Trust Fund has had an egregious misappropriation of funds to support spending programs. One of the most egregious being committed by the Clinton administration to give the illusion of a budget surplus at the expense of future solvency of the trust fund based on unrealistic projections going forward. This was a very dangerous maneuver that has now been perpetuated in not only Social Security, but now the misappropriation of Medicare Funds to defray the costs associated with Obamacare to give the illusion of the program not costing tax payer a dime in additional taxes.
Political policy is killing Social Security and living in denial by changing the way we view the ailing trust fund is not going to make the problem disappear!!
How disappointing to read something by someone who probably knows better - only to see the usual shots. Only part I wouldn't argue with is "Restoring" the FICA tax to its former 6%. It's a super-smart move - how anyone could imagine that REDUCING payroll taxes 33% would help the SS Trust-Fund remain solvent into the future simply escapes me.
(And I would bet also the employer's matching contribution was likewise reduced... But this has apparently been quietly passed-over in most discussion... I would LOVE to be wrong about this - correct me! But IF I am RIGHT, the employers quietly pocketed an extra 2 percent of their payroll as they did not pay that 2 percent matching for their employees. It's always the unspoken parts that harbor the sneaky little deals and perks.).
But again I still see no mention of the BIG problems... 1) Congress has "borrowed" 1.6 Trillion or so dollars from that Trust-Fund. And 2) Congress has simply added on various un-planned-for costs and programs to the SS Trust-Fund - without also adding on the needed taxes to pay those extra bills.
Rather than trying to suggest raising retirement age, as done in this article, or conniving to reduce benefits (yeah... I would love folks to be transparent about the "chained inflation index" - it's the model of saying "hey! Steak got too pricey for you - switch to chicken - even if you can't stand the stuff, and we'll use the price of chicken to determine what your real costs of living are". A model to figure out how to REDUCE future benefits relative to increasing costs - a REDUCTION.), how about instead having Congress repay its debt, and how about cutting those unfunded programs off SS and putting them back into the general tax fund, where they belong???
Wait! Hot dogs are still cheaper (nobody wants those, so the price stays lower) - the price of hotdogs will be the new inflation index." Only folks who have lots of money and are free from ever suffering that would ever suggest that as any solution. As it doesn't affect them, it's OK if poorer old folks are squeezed down to eating hotdogs - and you can bet that the dawg index would be set using the cheapest (read nastiest) brand...
The SS program was created to be self-funding using a DEDICATED TAX on workers and employers. That tax - the FICA payroll tax - was created to specifically pay SS benefits via the Trust-Fund. Only Congress has, over the years, added on other programs and costs - disability insurance, for example, to spend that tax - without adding on any new tax income to pay that bill. The FICA was never designed to pay these other bills. It's like as if you paid property tax with the understanding that it pays ONLY for the town schools - and then the politicians plug in a road-building program onto that tax-stream. What happens to the school funds?
AFTER you have put the "borrowed money" back - with interest - and cut off the added programs and costs, then, and only then, is the time to both analyze the real costs versus income of SS and its Trust-Fund, and evaluate for possible changes in retirement age or COLA or benefits-levels.
Oh, and why not tax ALL income earned by anybody? Why should the RICH not pay into SS? We all live here. IF the rich want to collect SS, why, YES! Let them have it, too. Keep the max benefit and "other income" rules in place and give it on!
Why should the people who are forced into this 'Ponzi' scheme be asked to retire later or accept less? The government employees retire earlier (on average 12-15 years earlier), plus they retire at 90-100% of their final year's salary as compared to the meager pittance the rest of the private sector is told to live off, yet we do nothing to curb this ridiculous retirement package for them. The people exist to simply supply the government workers with a golden parachute.
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Two months ago, Rick Thompson resigned as executive director of the State Ethics Commission.
At the time, Thompson said he intended to start a public strategy firm.
That idea has a little more flesh on it now. Thompson will ally himself with the well-connected law firm of McKenna, Long & Aldridge to help candidates and corporations chart their way through federal and state ethics laws.
Here's a taste of the press release:
This alliance presents [McKenna, Long & Aldridge] with the unique opportunity to utilize Thompson's expertise on personal and campaign finance disclosure by state, county and municipal candidates, election officials and registration and disclosure by lobbyists, according to Stefan Passantino, head of MLA's Political Law practice.
"Georgia corporations and candidates have come under ever-increasing scrutiny in recent years," said Political Law Team Leader Stefan Passantino. "Having the ability to team with the ultimate Ethics Commission insider on issues pertaining to filings and the Committee's most pressing concerns is an invaluable asset for our clients."
The law firm, by the way, has now has a blog dedicated to pay-to-play law.
Passantino should ring a bell with you. He's John Oxendine's attorney, and last week was tasked with defending the Republican candidate for governor before the ethics commission.
Passantino argued before the board that Oxendine had no reason to believe that the $120,000 in contributions from political action committees were improper or worse, illegal. One of the questions is whether the PACs involved are separate entities. They have the same address, the same director and were all mailed to Oxendine on the same dates.
Already, pay-to-play has become a hot topic in the Atlanta city races, according to my AJC colleague Cameron McWhirter:
As Atlanta campaigns approach their climax, Common Cause Georgia has launched a lobbying effort for the next City Council to pass a "no pay to play" ordinance to limit political donations from individuals and companies that do business with the city.
City Council members said they saw the group's intentions as good but wondered whether the legislation was practical. They also said the ordinance implies that donors that do business with the city only give to get or keep business, or "pay to play."
The wire service AFP reports that Jimmy Carter, 85, next month will lead thousands of Habitat for Humanity volunteers building homes for the poor in five Asian nations along the Mekong River, including Vietnam.
Speaking of missions, Republican candidate for governor Eric Johnson of Savannah returned Tuesday from a two-week, church-sponsored to India. Now to back to fund-raising.
While you ponder the above, consider these items found while perusing this morning's ajc.com:
Nathan Deal worries about vaccine distribution. Clayton OKs in-house study on impact of shutting down C-Tran. Atlanta's new officers may not hit streets for months. Fulton students to get shorter school year but longer days. Sandy Springs sidesteps Scientology decision. System under siege after murder suspect removes ankle monitor. Former UGA player charged with murder.
Some opinion:
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October 21st, 2009
9:02 am
I wonder if he was on the committee when Kasim had to pay all of his ethics fines. http://www.notkasim.blogspot.com
October 21st, 2009
9:10 am
Where has Deal been for the last 16 years? Funny haven't seen any press releases of letters anytime before he was running against my man Ox. Here's what Deal, Real, Ghetto, Steal really represents:
Nice to see Eric is back and ready to focus on his campaign instead of wondering across India.
How about Handel's, whining I had a tough life article:
October 21st, 2009
9:11 am
Wonder how much the Ox is going to pay off Thompson through Mckenna
October 21st, 2009
10:14 am
Jimmah needs to keep his old sinile butt in Plains.Let Viet Nam rebuild it s own country!
October 21st, 2009
12:30 pm
Sounds like Rick is a crook to me.
October 21st, 2009
1:27 pm
Not sure why people are upset with Thompson leaving. I guess people complain when you have someone in the position holding everyone accountable and you have people who complain when that person is gone. I can only imagine anyone who holds the position would make a lot of enemies, if they are doing their job. So maybe it is a testament everyone time someone writes something negative that the job was being done well.
October 21st, 2009
1:27 pm
Hey Ox, Deal has been representing my congressional district for the last 16 years and has done a heck of a job at doing it. How about "your man Ox" worry about his own house and start cleaning it up if he really wants to be governor.
Maybe he should start by hiring someone with actual video graphics editing experience. And to come up with fresh ideas and arguments. Pulling an old trick out of the Perdue hat is not going to win him the GOP nomination.
October 21st, 2009
2:55 pm
Finally one place to look to see how the good ol' boys on the republican side line their own pockets, and shaft you and I – the taxpayers.
October 21st, 2009
2:59 pm
I guess your standards are pretty low. What has Deal, Real, Ghetto, Steal done for his district? Has he gotten any legislation passed? We need a leader with with years of experience running a government agency, not years sitting in dark smoky rooms making deals to enhance his families net worth.
October 21st, 2009
4:20 pm
hey goox, your man, Ox, is a lying corrupt thief. He was bought, lock, stock and barrel by the insurance companies long ago. And you expect logical thinking people to buy into the garbage
and lies of ox? He had the gaul to parade his family when wifey spit out another kid. Big deal.
Oxendine has lied to the people of the state of Georgia, has been taking lobbyist $$$ left & right and has exhibited all of the typical characteristics of a lowlife, crooked, corrupt politician. I don't want
crap of his kind holding ANY office.


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When July 1st rolls around, NHL teams are ready to spend big money on free agents, whether it's going to make a sizeable change in their fortunes or not.
Here's a quick look at the top 12 Free Agent Contracts who signed with new teams after the draft last summer (including the Jay Bouwmeester deal).
Marian Hossa (12 years, $62.8-million) has been a good, though probably not great, player for the Blackhawks.
Marian Gaborik (five years, $37.5-million) was an impact player for the Rangers; the only consistent offensive threat on the team.
Jay Bouwmeester (five years, $33.4-million) didn't have the desired impact and was one of those pointed at as an underachiever when the Flames ultimately missed the postseason.
Martin Havlat (six years, $30-million), who was effectively bumped from Chicago by Hossa, struggled in Minnesota early on, but got better with 46 points in 54 games from the start of December.
Mike Cammalleri (five years, $30-million) struggled coming back from injury late in the year (no goals, two points in nine games), but his 26 goals did rank second on the Habs.
Mattias Ohlund (seven years, $26.25-million) was ostensibly brought in to groom Victor Hedman, but the Lightning might have expected more than zero goals from him.
Brian Gionta (five years, $25-million) might have been considered a dubious signing by the Canadiens, but his 28 goals (in just 61 games) led the team.
Mike Komisarek (five years, $22.5-million) got off to a poor start with the Maple Leafs before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury.
Nik Antropov (four years, $16-million) had a career year with the Thrashers, even raising his game after the Ilya Kovalchuk trade.
Nikolai Khabibulin (four years, $15-million) wasn't terrible early in Edmonton, but the 37-year-old's back woes limited him to 18 games.
Rob Scuderi (four years, $13.6-million) plays an efficient 19 minutes per game in Los Angeles and was plus-16 for a team that made the jump to the playoffs.
Jaroslav Spacek (three years, $11.5-million) seemed like a costly signing for Montreal, but didn't have a bad season. He's been effective, at times, against Alexander Ovechkin in the playoffs.
Given those results, it's hardly a sure thing that free agent signings are going to dramatically alter a team's place in the standings, but sometimes it's about selling hope.
The Rangers wouldn't have had a shot at the playoffs without Gaborik and the Canadiens surely wouldn't have made it without Cammalleri, Gionta and Spacek.
The Blackhawks might have been Cup contenders with or without Hossa but, at least theoretically, he figures to improve their chances as he hopes to reach the Stanley Cup final for the third straight season, with his third different team.
For the others, the good news is that they weren't signed to one-year deals, so they still have a chance to make a difference.
Looking at this year's free agent class, Kovalchuk may be the prize, but a year from now, it could also very well be someone who signs for significantly less that ends up making the difference.
After all, who was making a big deal about the Avalanche signing Craig Anderson in the summer of 2009?
The first group of players consists of those that may be ready to call it a career. Keith Tkachuk already announced his retirement and surely some others in this group will too. But, some of them will be back for more.
With that brief recap out of the way, and the disclaimer that any of these players can be removed from free agent consideration by signing with their teams before July 1, here is a look at the summer of 2010 NHL Unrestricted Free Agent Class:
The methodology used for the TSN.ca Rating can be found here.
(Ages as of July 1, 2010)
Teemu Selanne, RW, AnaheimAge: 39Stats: 27-21-48, plus-3, 16 PIM in 54 GP TSN.ca Rating: 80.66Comment: 27 goals in 54 games shows there is plenty left in the tank should the Finnish Flash decide to keep going.
Scott Niedermayer, D, AnaheimAge: 36Stats: 10-38-48, minus-9, 38 PIM in 80 GP TSN.ca Rating: 73.91Comment: A minus player in each of the last three seasons, after one minus year in first 14 seasons.
Adam Foote, D, ColoradoAge: 38Stats: 0-9-9, plus-8, 64 PIM in 67 GP TSN.ca Rating: 63.38Comment: Still logging serious minutes (19:21 per game) when healthy.
Mike Modano, C, DallasAge: 40Stats: 14-16-30, minus-6, 22 PIM in 59 GP TSN.ca Rating: 67.64Comment: Send off in Minnesota sure looks like the end has come for brilliant two-way pivot.
Rob Blake, D, San JoseAge: 40Stats: 7-23-30, plus-14, 60 PIM in 70 GP TSN.ca Rating: 73.89Comment: Came on after slow start and still capable of handling top-pair role.
Paul Kariya, LW, St. LouisAge: 35Stats: 18-25-43, minus-7, 36 PIM in 75 GP TSN.ca Rating: 71.31Comment: Rumoured to be considering retirement; his production has dipped in recent seasons.
Mark Recchi, RW, BostonAge: 42Stats: 18-25-43, plus-4, 34 PIM in 81 GPTSN.ca Rating: 72.75Comment: A plus player and the Bruins' fourth-leading scorer.
Miroslav Satan, LW, BostonAge: 35Stats: 95-14, plus-8, 12 PIM in 38 GPTSN.ca Rating: 67.28Comment: Still a useful contributor when he joined the Bruins for second half of the season.
Robert Lang, C, PhoenixAge: 39Stats: 9-20-29, minus-4, 28 PIM in 64 GP TSN.ca Rating: 64.71Comment: Point total his lowest since 1997-98.
Craig Conroy, C, CalgaryAge: 38Stats: 3-12-15, minus-6, 25 PIM in 63 GPTSN.ca Rating: 60.46Comment: Nine games away from 1,000 for his career.
Doug Weight, C, N.Y. IslandersAge: 39Stats: 1-16-17, minus-1, 8 PIM in 36 GPTSN.ca Rating: 65.81Comment: Trouble staying healthy and only one goal in 36 games; tough to put in traditional top-six role.
Aaron Ward, D, AnaheimAge: 37Stats: 1-12-13, minus-15, 62 PIM in 77 GP TSN.ca Rating: 60.50Comment: Role is declining, but still hits and blocks shots.
Kirk Maltby, RW, DetroitAge: 37Stats: 4-2-6, plus-1, 32 PIM in 52 GPTSN.ca Rating: 60.55Comment: Loyal foot soldier played fewest games since 1994-95 (lockout season).
Mathieu Schneider, D, PhoenixAge: 41Stats: 2-7-9, plus-5, 16 PIM in 25 GP TSN.ca Rating: 65.85Comment: Flopped in Vancouver, then better after late-season deal to Coyotes.
Darryl Sydor, D, St. LouisAge: 38Stats: 0-8-8, minus-6, 15 PIM in 47 GP TSN.ca Rating: 59.44Comment: 47 games the fewest since he played 18 in 1991-1992.
Jere Lehtinen, RW, DallasAge: 37Stats: 4-13-17, minus-8, 8 PIM in 58 GP TSN.ca Rating: 63.56Comment: Defensive ace has been worn down by injuries in recent years.
Vyacheslav Kozlov, LW, AtlantaAge: 38Stats: 8-18-26, minus-15, 33 PIM in 55 GP TSN.ca Rating: 63.96Comment: Does he have another bounceback season left in him? Will any team give him the chance?
Dean McAmmond, C, New JerseyAge: 37Stats: 8-9-17, minus-1, 40 PIM in 62 GPTSN.ca Rating: 63.29Comment: Has played for nine teams and is now four games away from 1,000 for his career.
Scott Walker, RW, WashingtonAge: 36Stats: 5-3-8, minus-3, 32 PIM in 42 GP TSN.ca Rating: 58.48Comment: Years of playing hard have taken a toll; only 141 games played in last three seasons.
Shean Donovan, RW, OttawaAge: 35Stats: 2-3-5, minus-4, 40 PIM in 30 GPTSN.ca Rating: 57.73Comment: Fewest games played since 1994-95, when he made his NHL debut.
Brad May, LW, DetroitAge: 38Stats: 0-1-1, minus-5, 66 PIM in 40 GPTSN.ca Rating: 55.15Comment: Held his own in ten scraps before getting sent to AHL.
Ilya Kovalchuk, LW, New JerseyAge: 27Stats: 41-44-85, plus-10, 53 PIM in 76 GP TSN.ca Rating: 88.46Comment: Marquee name of the free agent class; took some risk by reportedly turning down more than $100-million offer by Thrashers.
Patrick Marleau, LW, San JoseAge: 30Stats: 44-39-83, plus-21, 22 PIM in 82 GP TSN.ca Rating: 90.32Comment: Hitting free agency at a good time, with a career-high in goals and plus-minus; should be in demand.
Tomas Plekanec, C, MontrealAge: 27Stats: 25-45-70, plus-5, 50 PIM in 82 GP TSN.ca Rating: 79.96Comment: Talented and determined player who can play in all situations.
Alexander Frolov, LW, Los AngelesAge: 28Stats: 19-32-51, minus-1, 26 PIM in 81 GP TSN.ca Rating: 71.94Comment: Production has dipped in each of last three seasons, but size and skill will attract suitors.
Matthew Lombardi, C, PhoenixAge: 28Stats: 19-34-53, plus-8, 36 PIM in 78 GP TSN.ca Rating: 75.44Comment: Speedster could cash in with few scoring centres available.
Ray Whitney, LW, CarolinaAge: 38Stats: 21-37-58, minus-6, 26 PIM in 80 GP TSN.ca Rating: 74.08Comment: Durable, productive and a threat on the power play.
Alexei Ponikarovsky, LW, PittsburghAge: 30Stats: 21-29-50, minus-1, 61 PIM in 77 GP TSN.ca Rating: 74.50Comment: Big winger can skate and has more than 20 goals in four of the last five seasons.
Maxim Afinogenov, RW, AtlantaAge: 30Stats: 24-37-61, minus-17, 46 PIM in 82 GPTSN.ca Rating: 71.07Comment: Showed he can still be a productive scorer when healthy.
Todd Bertuzzi, RW, DetroitAge: 35Stats: 18-26-44, minus-7, 80 PIM in 82 GP TSN.ca Rating: 68.75Comment: Has settled in 40-44 point range for last three seasons.
Olli Jokinen, C, N.Y. RangersAge: 31Stats: 15-35-50, plus-3, 75 PIM in 82 GP TSN.ca Rating: 73.70Comment: No longer an elite producer; should be a better fit, at least economically, in second-line role.
Lee Stempniak, RW, PhoenixAge: 27Stats: 28-20-48, even, 26 PIM in 80 GP TSN.ca Rating: 75.12Comment: Might have been a free agent afterthough until he scored 14 goals in 18 games after trade to Coyotes.
Brendan Morrison, C, WashingtonAge: 34Stats: 12-30-42, plus-23, 40 PIM in 74 GPTSN.ca Rating: 75.04Comment: Not a big point producer any more, but a career-best plus-minus.
Bill Guerin, RW, PittsburghAge: 39Stats: 21-24-45, minus-9, 75 PIM in 78 GP TSN.ca Rating: 63.12Comment: Hard to believe he'd be just as productive with any other centre.
Tomas Holmstrom, RW, DetroitAge: 37Stats: 25-20-45, plus-5, 60 PIM in 68 GPTSN.ca Rating: 74.64Comment: Crease-crasher has always been a Red Wing and is coming off a strong season.
Saku Koivu, C, AnaheimAge: 35Stats: 19-33-52, plus-14, 36 PIM in 71 GP TSN.ca Rating: 77.64Comment: Still productive in a complementary role; should be demand for his services.
Pavol Demitra, C, VancouverAge: 35Stats: 3-13-6, plus-3, 0 PIM in 28 GP TSN.ca Rating: 69.98Comment: Talented yet oft-injured player hasn't had a minus-rating since 1995-96.
Alex Tanguay, LW, Tampa BayAge: 30Stats: 10-27-37, minus-2, 32 PIM in 80 GP TSN.ca Rating: 65.54Comment: Could be forgotten coming off career-worst season, but might still make it work in the right situation.
Colby Armstrong, RW, AtlantaAge: 27Stats: 15-14-29, plus-6, 61 PIM in 79 GP TSN.ca Rating: 69.23Comment: Hitter plays a solid two-way game and should be in demand as a result.
Matt Cullen, C, OttawaAge: 33Stats: 16-32-48, minus-7, 34 PIM in 81 GP TSN.ca Rating: 72.57Comment: Third-line centre with some offensive upside slumped after deal to Senators.
Eric Belanger, C, WashingtonAge: 32Stats: 15-26-41, plus-2, 32 PIM in 77 GP TSN.ca Rating: 71.75Comment: Very good third line centre; don't get fooled by hot streaks into thinking he's more.
Matt Cooke, LW, PittsburghAge: 31Stats: 15-15-30, plus-17, 106 PIM in 79 GP TSN.ca Rating: 73.50Comment: Notorious after his hit on Marc Savard, but had a really good year on line with Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy.
Raffi Torres, LW, BuffaloAge: 28Stats: 19-17-36, minus-11, 34 PIM in 74 GP TSN.ca Rating: 66.49Comment: One of league's most punishing hitters also has occasional goal-scoring outbursts.
Dominic Moore, C, MontrealAge: 29Stats: 10-18-28, minus-3, 43 PIM in 69 GPTSN.ca Rating: 67.90Comment: Not as productive as 2008-2009, but is established as sound third-line pivot now.
Mike Comrie, LW, EdmontonAge: 29Stats: 13-8-21, minus-9, 30 PIM in 43 GP TSN.ca Rating: 67.95Comment: Not a hugely successful return home, but 13 goals in 43 games indicates he can still contribute.
Owen Nolan, RW, MinnesotaAge: 38Stats: 16-17-33, minus-12, 40 PIM in 73 GP TSN.ca Rating: 66.22Comment: Has slowed, yet still has 73 goals in four seasons after being off from 2004 to 2006.
John Madden, C, ChicagoAge: 36Stats: 10-13-23, minus-2, 12 PIM in 79 GP TSN.ca Rating: 66.77Comment: Veteran checker still useful in reduced role.
Kyle Wellwood, C, VancouverAge: 27Stats: 14-11-25, plus-6, 12 PIM in 75 GPTSN.ca Rating: 66.66Comment: Not strong or fast enough to take full advantage of puck skills, but has improved all-around play.
Fredrik Modin, LW, Los AngelesAge: 35Stats: 5-6-11, minus-8, 26 PIM in 44 GP TSN.ca Rating: 61.25Comment: Oft-injured, but appears to be refreshed by move to Kings.
Rob Niedermayer, C, New JerseyAge: 35Stats: 10-12-22, plus-3, 45 PIM in 71 GPTSN.ca Rating: 65.21Comment: Strong season with Devils produced best plus-minus since 1996-1997.
Christopher Higgins, LW, CalgaryAge: 27Stats: 8-9-17, minus-9, 32 PIM in 67 GP TSN.ca Rating: 66.48Comment: Disastrous free agent year for three-time 20-goal scorer, so could be a bargain signing.
Jim Slater, C, AtlantaAge: 27Stats: 11-7-18, plus-1, 60 PIM in 61 GP TSN.ca Rating: 67.93Comment: Buried early in the season, but worked his way into regular duty.
Adam Burish, RW, ChicagoAge: 27Stats: 1-3-4, plus-2, 14 PIM in 13 GPTSN.ca Rating: 62.18Comment: Gritty forward missed much of season recovering from knee surgery.
Taylor Pyatt, LW, PhoenixAge: 28Stats: 12-11-23, plus-13, 39 PIM in 74 GPTSN.ca Rating: 69.58Comment: A fresh start in Phoenix brought a solid two-way season with career-best plus-minus.
Eric Nystrom, LW, CalgaryAge: 27Stats: 11-8-19, even, 54 PIM in 82 GPTSN.ca Rating: 65.53Comment: Checking winger set modest offensive career highs.
Glen Metropolit, C, MontrealAge: 36Stats: 16-13-29, minus-1, 24 PIM in 69 GPTSN.ca Rating: 67.93Comment: Hard-working vet came out of nowhere to score 10 PP goals.
Ruslan Fedotenko, LW, PittsburghAge: 31Stats: 11-19-30, minus-17, 50 PIM in 80 GPTSN.ca Rating: 65.69Comment: Disappointing season with career-low in goals and plus-minus.
Jason Williams, RW, DetroitAge: 29Stats: 6-9-15, minus-7, 8 PIM in 44 GP TSN.ca Rating: 64.08Comment: Hurt and not very productive in return to Motor City.
Jeff Halpern, C, Los AngelesAge: 34Stats: 9-10-19, minus-14, 39 PIM in 71 GP TSN.ca Rating: 59.94Comment: Veteran checker has had role cut back since deal to Kings.
Scott Nichol, C, San JoseAge: 35Stats: 4-15-19, even, 72 PIM in 79 GPTSN.ca Rating: 67.56Comment: A valuable depth player for Sharks, with career-high in points and strong face-off work.
Arron Asham, RW, PhiladelphiaAge: 32Stats: 10-14-24, minus-2, 126 PIM in 72 GPTSN.ca Rating: 65.31Comment: 18 NHL forwards had at least 10 goals and 100 PIM this season; Asham was one of them.
Richard Park, RW, N.Y. IslandersAge: 34Stats: 9-22-31, minus-8, 28 PIM in 81 GPTSN.ca Rating: 66.07Comment: Durable veteran's point totals in last three seasons: 32, 31, 31.
Adam Mair, C, BuffaloAge: 31Stats: 6-8-14, minus-2, 73 PIM in 69 GPTSN.ca Rating: 60.52Comment: Scrappy fourth-liner might need a fresh opportunity elsewhere.
Steve Begin, C, BostonAge: 32Stats: 5-9-14, minus-7, 53 PIM in 77 GPTSN.ca Rating: 63.10Comment: Julien favourite brings grit, but minutes need to be managed.
Jed Ortmeyer, LW, San JoseAge: 31Stats: 8-11-19, plus-4, 37 PIM in 76 GPTSN.ca Rating: 66.77Comment: Rejuvenated career with solid season in San Jose.
Jamal Mayers, C, CalgaryAge: 35Stats: 3-11-14, minus-3, 131 PIM in 71 GP TSN.ca Rating: 60.24Comment: Still provides toughness and played better after deal to Flames.
Andrew Ebbett, C, MinnesotaAge: 27Stats: 9-6-15, minus-8, 8 PIM in 61 GPTSN.ca Rating: 62.17Comment: Smallish pivot played for three NHL teams in 2009-2010.
Matt Ellis, LW, BuffaloAge: 28Stats: 3-10-13, minus-1, 12 PIM in 72 GPTSN.ca Rating: 61.21Comment: Modest production and honest effort from fourth-liner.
Evgeny Artyukhin, LW, AtlantaAge: 27Stats: 9-7-16, minus-4, 72 PIM in 54 GPTSN.ca Rating: 61.66Comment: Giant can be a punishing hitter, but can't seem to achieve potential and climb depth chart.
Marek Svatos, RW, ColoradoAge: 28Stats: 7-4-11, minus-13, 35 PIM in 54 GPTSN.ca Rating: 58.68Comment: Will a team try to salvage one-time 30-goal scorer?
Brad Winchester, LW, St. LouisAge: 29Stats: 3-5-8, plus-3, 108 PIM in 64 GPTSN.ca Rating: 63.31Comment: Big winger uses his size, but saw goals drop from 13 to 3.
Matt Hendricks, LW, ColoradoAge: 29Stats: 9-7-16, plus-1, 74 PIM in 56 GPTSN.ca Rating: 65.18Comment: Mucker finally made it to NHL as a 28-year-old rookie.
Ryan Johnson, C, VancouverAge: 34Stats: 1-4-5, minus-4, 12 PIM in 58 GP TSN.ca Rating: 58.02Comment: Blocks shots (1.47 per game) like no other forward in the league.
Tim Jackman, RW, N.Y. IslandersAge: 28Stats: 4-5-9, minus-4, 98 PIM in 54 GPTSN.ca Rating: 61.33Comment: Offers size and toughness on fourth line.
Jon Sim, LW, N.Y. IslandersAge: 32Stats: 13-9-22, minus-4, 44 PIM in 77 GP TSN.ca Rating: 67.18Comment: Rallied from AHL demotion in 2008-2009 to tie career-high in games played.
Jamie Lundmark, C, TorontoAge: 29Stats: 5-7-12, minus-7, 20 PIM in 36 GPTSN.ca Rating: 62.12Comment: Has bounced around to a few organizations, but is skilled enough to help out in short term.
Fernando Pisani, RW, EdmontonAge: 33Stats: 4-4-8, minus-16, 10 PIM in 40 GP TSN.ca Rating: 58.21 Comment: Health has been an issue; production has declined significantly.
Wayne Primeau, C, TorontoAge: 34Stats: 3-5-8, minus-1, 35 PIM in 59 GP TSN.ca Rating: 59.66Comment: Has played for seven teams, but has only played 126 games in last three seasons.
Stephane Veilleux, LW, Tampa BayAge: 28Stats: 3-6-9, minus-14, 48 PIM in 7 GPTSN.ca Rating: 58.40Comment: Only three forwards worse than his minus-44 over last three seasons.
Chris Durno, LW, ColoradoAge: 29Stats: 4-4-8, plus-3, 47 PIM in 41 GPTSN.ca Rating: 60.94Comment: Got a half-season of play as a 29-year-old rookie.
Petr Sykora, RW, MinnesotaAge: 33Stats: 2-1-3, minus-7, 8 PIM in 14 GP TSN.ca Rating: 58.50Comment: 10-time 20-goal scorer fell out of favour quickly with Wild, then got hurt.
Rickard Wallin, C, TorontoAge: 30Stats: 2-7-9, minus-7, 20 PIM in 60 GPTSN.ca Rating: 58.58Comment: Can't translate European scoring exploits to NHL.
Shawn Thornton, RW, BostonAge: 32Stats: 1-9-10, minus-9, 141 PIM in 74 GPTSN.ca Rating: 58.79Comment: Tough and skates well enough to handle regular fourth-line action.
Zenon Konopka, C, Tampa BayAge: 29Stats: 2-3-5, minus-11, 265 PIM in 74 GPTSN.ca Rating: 56.74Comment: Odd skill pairing: one of the league's top face-off men and the most active fighter.
Jody Shelley, LW, N.Y. RangersAge: 34Stats: 2-7-9, plus-5, 115 PIM in 57 GP TSN.ca Rating: 61.18Comment: Fairly effective once he arrived on Broadway.
Krys Barch, RW, DallasAge: 30Stats: 0-6-6, even, 130 PIM in 63 GPTSN.ca Rating: 58.19Comment: Active scrapper, despite giving up size to heavyweights.
Eric Boulton, LW, AtlantaAge: 33Stats: 2-6-8, minus-1, 113 PIM in 62 GPTSN.ca Rating: 58.99Comment: Consistent enough to play a limited role.
Derek Boogaard, LW, MinnesotaAge: 28Stats: 0-4-4, minus-12, 105 PIM in 57 GPTSN.ca Rating: 53.73Comment: Hasn't scored a goal since Jan.7, 2006, but if intimidation is the goal...
John Scott, D, MinnesotaAge: 27Stats: 1-1-2, minus-3, 90 PIM in 51 GPTSN.ca Rating: 57.15Comment: Nearly as intimidating as tag-team partner Boogaard.
Wade Belak, RW, NashvilleAge: 33Stats: 0-2-2, even, 58 PIM in 39 GPTSN.ca Rating: 55.47Comment: One goal in 239 games since the lockout, but he's a legit heavyweight.
Raitis Ivanans, LW, Los AngelesAge: 31Stats: 0-0-0, minus-8, 136 PIM in 61 GPTSN.ca Rating: 52.44Comment: Sees less than five minutes of ice time per game.
David Koci, LW, ColoradoAge: 28Stats: 1-0-1, minus-2, 84 PIM in 43 GPTSN.ca Rating: 54.00Comment: Among players who dressed in at least 25 games, his 3:03 of ice time per game was a league-low.
Nicklas Lidstrom, D, DetroitAge: 40Stats: 9-40-49, plus-22, 24 PIM in 82 GP TSN.ca Rating: 81.13Comment: Slight decline from his peak, but still not far from Norris consideration.
Sergei Gonchar, D, PittsburghAge: 36Stats: 11-39-50, minus-4, 49 PIM in 62 GPTSN.ca Rating: 82.15 Comment: Has at least 30 power play points in four of five seasons with Penguins.
Paul Martin, D, New JerseyAge: 29Stats: 2-9-11, plus-10, 2 PIM in 22 GP TSN.ca Rating: 73.52Comment: Missed most of the season recovering from forearm injury, but a legit top-pair blueliner.
Dan Hamhuis, D, NashvilleAge: 27Stats: 5-19-24, plus-4, 49 PIM in 78 GPTSN.ca Rating: 69.69Comment: Can get overlooked with Preds, but will be highly sought-after commodity on open market.
Anton Volchenkov, D, OttawaAge: 28Stats: 4-10-14, plus-2, 38 PIM in 64 GP TSN.ca Rating: 68.09Comment: Blocks shots like few others, but has also missed 47 games in last three seasons.
Zbynek Michalek, D, PhoenixAge: 27Stats: 3-14-17, plus-5, 30 PIM in 72 GP TSN.ca Rating: 65.04Comment: Quiet and durable; has missed just 17 games over last five seasons.
Dennis Seidenberg, D, BostonAge: 28Stats: 4-28-32, plus-6, 39 PIM in 79 GP TSN.ca Rating: 77.57 Comment: Eight defencemen had at least 150 hits and blocked shots this season; Seidenberg was one.
Pavel Kubina, D, AtlantaAge: 33Stats: 6-32-38, even, 66 PIM in 76 GP TSN.ca Rating: 73.13Comment: A nice bounceback season; very reliable for Thrashers.
Henrik Tallinder, D, BuffaloAge: 31Stats: 4-16-20, plus-13, 32 PIM in 82 GP TSN.ca Rating: 66.97Comment: Has size and, when he's on, can be a shutdown-type defender.
Toni Lydman, D, BuffaloAge: 32Stats: 4-16-20, plus-10, 30 PIM in 67 GPTSN.ca Rating: 68.79Comment: Remains a viable top-four defenceman; solid defensively and decent puck-mover.
Joe Corvo, D, WashingtonAge: 33Stats: 6-12-18, minus-10, 12 PIM in 52 GP TSN.ca Rating: 66.04Comment: His season was ruined by a bad cut in his leg and likely won't be full strength until next season.
Kim Johnsson, D, ChicagoAge: 34Stats: 7-10-17, plus-10, 30 PIM in 60 GP TSN.ca Rating: 68.00Comment: Not a big point producer, but has logged a lot of minutes. Late-season concussion complicates matters.
Derek Morris, D, PhoenixAge: 31Stats: 4-25-29, plus-2, 37 PIM in 76 GP TSN.ca Rating: 69.69Comment: May be a better fit as No. 5 in Phoenix, but could still fit top four with other teams.
Willie Mitchell, D, VancouverAge: 33Stats: 4-8-12, plus-13, 48 PIM in 48 GP TSN.ca Rating: 66.73Comment: One of league's better defensive defencemen, but hasn't played since January 16th due to concussion.
Jordan Leopold, D, PittsburghAge: 29Stats: 11-15-26, minus-2, 28 PIM in 81 GP TSN.ca Rating: 69.19Comment: Has bounced around a bit in recent seasons, but still a capable puck-mover.
Carlo Colaiacovo, D, St. LouisAge: 27Stats: 7-25-32, plus-8, 60 PIM in 67 GP TSN.ca Rating: 72.96Comment: Doesn't get top-four playing time, but really productive; might be tempting for a team that needs his puck skills.
Shaone Morrisonn, D, WashingtonAge: 27Stats: 1-11-12, plus-8, 68 PIM in 68 GP TSN.ca Rating: 66.03Comment: Steady enough player, but could get bumped out by younger options in D.C.
Kurtis Foster, D, Tampa BayAge: 28Stats: 8-34-42, minus-5, 48 PIM in 71 GPTSN.ca Rating: 73.44Comment: Fantastic season coming off broken femur and handled heavier workload as season went on.
Adrian Aucoin, D, PhoenixAge: 36Stats: 8-20-28, plus-2, 56 PIM in 82 GP TSN.ca Rating: 68.79 Comment: After years of injuries, has missed seven games in last three years.
Andy Sutton, D, OttawaAge: 35Stats: 5-8-13, minus-10, 107 PIM in 72 GP TSN.ca Rating: 63.67Comment: Expertly uses his size to hit and block shots.
Mike Mottau, D, New JerseyAge: 32Stats: 2-16-18, plus-4, 41 PIM in 79 GPTSN.ca Rating: 64.63Comment: Late bloomer who handled more than 22 minutes per game.
Brett Clark, D, ColoradoAge: 33Stats: 3-17-20, plus-6, 28 PIM in 64 GP TSN.ca Rating: 70.13Comment: Volchenkov only blueliner who blocked more shots per game.
Randy Jones, D, Los AngelesAge: 28Stats: 5-16-21, minus-3, 28 PIM in 48 GP TSN.ca Rating: 67.49Comment: Moves the puck well and played okay in spurts with Kings.
Mark Eaton, D, PittsburghAge: 33Stats: 3-13-16, plus-5, 26 PIM in 79 GP TSN.ca Rating: 64.19Comment: Workmanlike veteran had career-highs in points and games played.
Milan Jurcina, D, WashingtonAge: 27Stats: 1-6-7, plus-2, 24 PIM in 44 GP TSN.ca Rating: 61.26Comment: Has been sidelined with a sports hernia injury, but is big and has booming shot.
Sean O'Donnell, D, Los AngelesAge: 38Stats: 3-12-15, plus-14, 70 PIM in 78 GPTSN.ca Rating: 65.14Comment: Plays safe and sound game; has missed seven games in last four years.
Jay McKee, D, PittsburghAge: 32Stats: 1-9-10, plus-6, 54 PIM in 62 GP TSN.ca Rating: 64.01Comment: Defensive blueliner now handles a significantly reduced role.
Andreas Lilja, D, DetroitAge: 34Stats: 1-1-2, minus-2, 4 PIM in 20 GP TSN.ca Rating: 57.30Comment: Missed more than a year before coming back for the last 20 games of the season.
Mike Weaver, D, St. LouisAge: 32Stats: 1-9-10, plus-10, 29 PIM in 77 GPTSN.ca Rating: 64.73Comment: Lack of size limits his minutes, but he's tremendous on penalty kill.
Francis Bouillon, D, NashvilleAge: 34Stats: 3-8-11, plus-5, 50 PIM in 81 GP TSN.ca Rating: 64.12Comment: Tenacious battler who appeared in a career-high 81 games.
Brian Pothier, D, CarolinaAge: 33Stats: 5-10-15, plus-4, 21 PIM in 61 GP TSN.ca Rating: 67.37Comment: Can't stay healthy, but still a useful mobile defenceman.
Ruslan Salei, D, ColoradoAge: 35Stats: 1-5-6, minus-1, 10 PIM in 14 GP TSN.ca Rating: 67.26Comment: Injuries limited him to 14 games, but he does have a track record of handling significant minutes.
Marc-Andre Bergeron, D, MontrealAge: 29Stats: 13-21-34, minus-7, 16 PIM in 60 GPTSN.ca Rating: 74.38Comment: Defensively challenged, but only three blueliners have scored more than his 27 goals over the last two seasons.
Brett Lebda, D, DetroitAge: 28Stats: 1-7-8, minus-2, 24 PIM in 63 GP TSN.ca Rating: 57.69Comment: Not big, but has also accrued 60 playoff games in the last three seasons.
Freddy Meyer, D, N.Y. IslandersAge: 29Stats: 4-11-15, minus-2, 40 PIM in 64 GPTSN.ca Rating: 66.27Comment: Mobile and lays his body on the line; a serviceable third pair guy.
Martin Skoula, D, New JerseyAge: 30Stats: 3-8-11, plus-3, 10 PIM in 52 GPTSN.ca Rating: 63.71Comment: Lemaire favourite was a spare part for Penguins before Devils picked him up.
Niclas Wallin, D, San JoseAge: 35Stats: 0-7-7, minus-5, 49 PIM in 70 GP TSN.ca Rating: 60.18Comment: Plays lesser role with Sharks, but that might be the best fit for him.
Nick Boynton, D, ChicagoAge: 31Stats: 1-7-8, plus-5, 71 PIM in 49 GPTSN.ca Rating: 61.10Comment: Salary made him a liability, but could still handle depth role.
Garnet Exelby, D, TorontoAge: 28Stats: 1-3-4, minus-8, 73 PIM in 51 GP TSN.ca Rating: 56.00Comment: Not a good season with Leafs for physical blueliner.
Sheldon Brookbank, D, AnaheimAge: 29Stats: 0-9-9, plus-10, 114 PIM in 66 GPTSN.ca Rating: 62.67Comment: Not a bad depth option and even handled more minutes late in the season.
Christoph Schubert, D, AtlantaAge: 28Stats: 2-5-7, minus-6, 69 PIM in 47 GP TSN.ca Rating: 59.49Comment: May present most value as a depth player who can fill in on D and wing.
Paul Mara, D, MontrealAge: 30Stats: 0-8-8, minus-16, 48 PIM in 42 GP TSN.ca Rating: 56.58Comment: Game has been in decline and injuries didn't help him any this year.
Shane Hnidy, D, MinnesotaAge: 34Stats: 2-12-14, minus-6, 66 PIM in 70 GPTSN.ca Rating: 59.59Comment: Minimal playing time (13:32 per game), but a career-high 14 points.
David Hale, D, Tampa BayAge: 29Stats: 0-4-4, minus-2, 25 PIM in 25 GPTSN.ca Rating: 57.22Comment: Has never played as many as the 65 games he played as a rookie in 2003-2004.
Lukas Krajicek, D, PhiladelphiaAge: 27Stats: 1-2-3, minus-14, 35 PIM in 50 GPTSN.ca Rating: 53.69Comment: Appears, with his fourth franchise, that his potential is going largely unfulfilled.
Jason Strudwick, D, EdmontonAge: 34Stats: 0-6-6, minus-18, 50 PIM in 72 GPTSN.ca Rating: 54.39Comment: With the sinking Oilers, ended up playing a career-high 72 games.
Nathan Paetsch, D, ColumbusAge: 27Stats: 1-1-2, minus-3, 12 PIM in 21 GPTSN.ca Rating: 55.81Comment: Showed promise in 2006-2007 (24 points in 63 games), but has been limited to mostly part-time role since.
Mike Van Ryn, D, TorontoAge: 31Stats: 3-8-11, plus-2, 14 PIM in 27 GP (2008-09) TSN.ca Rating: 72.44Comment: Was playing pretty well before suffering serious knee injury.
Evgeni Nabokov, G, San JoseAge: 34Stats: 44-16-10, 2.43 AAA, .922 SVPCT, 3 SO in 71 GP TSN.ca Rating: 89.03Comment: Has 131 wins in the last three seasons, but this year's playoffs will measure his value to Sharks.
Marty Turco, G, DallasAge: 34Stats: 22-20-11, 2.72 GAA, .913 SVPCT, 4 SO in 53 GP TSN.ca Rating: 73.97Comment: 53 games his fewest since 2001-02, but should get a starting job for a team in need of veteran stability.
Chris Mason, G, St. LouisAge: 34Stats: 30-22-8, 2.53 GAA, .913 SVPCT, 2 SO in 61 GP TSN.ca Rating: 75.87Comment: Has quietly been an above average starting goaltender in two seasons with Blues.
Dan Ellis, G, NashvilleAge: 30Stats: 15-13-1, 2.69 GAA, .909 SVPCT, 1 SO in 31 GP TSN.ca Rating: 69.27Comment: Overtaken in Predators' crease by Pekka Rinne, but a potential starter or 1A-type goaltender.
Jose Theodore, G, WashingtonAge: 33Stats: 30-7-7, 2.81 GAA, .911 SVPCT, 1 SO in 47 GP TSN.ca Rating: 76.07Comment: Maligned despite going 21-1-3 since the beginning of January.
Antero Niittymaki, G, Tampa BayAge: 30Stats: 21-18-5, 2.87 GAA, .909 SVPCT, 1 SO in 49 GPTSN.ca Rating: 67.80Comment: Earned majority of starts with Lightning; what does that mean for his future?
Martin Biron, G, N.Y. IslandersAge: 32Stats: 9-14-4, 3.27 GAA, .896 SVPCT, 1 SO in 29 GP TSN.ca Rating: 54.63Comment: Struggled at times behind Islanders defence, which doesn't necessarily earn another starting gig.
Ray Emery, G, PhiladelphiaAge: 27Stats: 16-11-1, 2.64 GAA, .905 SVPCT 3 SO in 29 GP TSN.ca Rating: 70.77Comment: Had some good moments in his return to the NHL, but injuries put him on the shelf.
Peter Budaj, G, ColoradoAge: 27Stats: 5-5-2, 2.64 GAA, .917 SVPCT, 1 SO in 15 GP TSN.ca Rating: 73.10Comment: Not up to starter's workload, but pretty good as a backup.
Michael Leighton, G, PhiladelphiaAge: 29Stats: 17-9-2, 2.83 GAA, .905 SVPCT, 1 SO in 34 GPTSN.ca Rating: 67.87Comment: Who would have guessed that he'd be the Flyers' goaltending saviour?
Johan Hedberg, G, AtlantaAge: 37Stats: 21-16-6, 2.62 GAA, .915 SVPCT, 3 SO in 47 GPTSN.ca Rating: 75.97Comment: Had his best season as a 36-year-old.
Alex Auld, G, N.Y. RangersAge: 29Stats: 9-7-3, 2.96 GAA, .895 SVPCT in 24 GPTSN.ca Rating: 58.57Comment: Has played for seven teams in the last five years.
Patrick Lalime, G, BuffaloAge: 35Stats: 4-8-2, 2.81 GAA, .907 SVPCT, in 16 GP TSN.ca Rating: 64.07Comment: 9-21-5 in the last two years as Ryan Millers' backup.
Vesa Toskala, G, CalgaryAge: 33Stats: 9-12-3, 3.48 GAA, .880 SVPCT, 1 SO in 32 GP TSN.ca Rating: 45.20Comment: A mess with the Leafs, but played alright in a few appearances in Calgary.
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The two paintings of birds by Ferdinand von Wright were acquired for the Imperial Collection quite early (1857 and 1860). Family of Geese (1854) is typical of the artist's earliest animal paintings in that it shows the birds in a peaceful setting in the wild. By contrast, Goose Scolding a Mallard (1858) is very different, a dramatic scene with its centrepiece of a raging goose with raised wings. Such motifs were typical of Ferdinand von Wright in the years following his study trip to Dresden (1858).
The rise of nationalism led to an interest among the educated classes in the idealised depiction of common people. Two genre paintings were purchased for the Imperial Collection from Adolf von Becker that were thematically based on Ostrobothnia. However, one of them, French Interior (1877), is a replica of a French depiction of folklife.


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Eleven Die On Kentucky Roadways Last Week
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Date of News Release: 08/08/11
(Frankfort, Ky.) -- Preliminary statistics* indicate that eleven people died in nine separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011.
Ten of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and five of the victims were not wearing seat belts. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Casey, Daviess, Grayson, Hopkins, Nicholas and Rockcastle counties.
Two double-fatality crashes occurred in Kenton and Warren counties.
One motorcycle-involved fatal crash occurred in Madison County and the victim was not wearing a helmet. The suspected use of alcohol was a factor in this crash.
Through August 7, 2011, preliminary statistics* indicate that 403 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2011. This is forty-six less fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2010. There have been 320 motor vehicle fatalities and 175 of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Twenty-seven of those crashes involved a commercial motor vehicle. Thirty-seven crashes involved a motorcycle and nineteen victims were not wearing helmets. Fourteen crashes involved an ATV and twelve of the victims were not wearing a helmet. Twenty-eight crashes involved pedestrians and two involved a bicycle. One crash involved a scooter and one involved a horse-drawn vehicle. A total of sixty-three fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.
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Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton took turns praising President Barack Obama's policies, and criticizing the Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
Biden said Monday at a rally at the Covelli Centre in this Democratic-dominated city, eight days before Election Day, that "Romney will say anything, absolutely anything to win, it seems. But he can't hide from the truth."
Biden specifically was talking about the Republican presidential nominee's statements on the $82 billion federal government auto bailout in 2009 of General Motors and Chrysler.
The auto rescue is a hot-button issue nationally, but particularly important in the Mahoning Valley with the Chevrolet Cruze, the top-selling small car in the United States, built at the Lordstown GM complex. The facility employs about 4,500 workers.
Monday's rally was supposed to feature Obama and Clinton, but instead the president chose to return to the White House after an Orlando, Fla., event earlier in the day with Clinton to monitor Hurricane Sandy, a major storm hitting the East Coast.
Replacing Obama, Biden made his third campaign appearance in the Mahoning Valley. It was the first time Biden and Clinton campaigned together this year.
"I know you were expecting the real president, the present president," Biden said to a crowd of about 4,800 at the center.
"He's doing the job the president is supposed to be doing," Biden said of Obama.
Both Biden and Clinton commented about Romney's latest TV commercial that states Chrysler is "going to build Jeeps in China." Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, said last week in Defiance, Ohio, that he read an article that Jeep "is thinking of moving all production to China."
A spokesman for Jeep said the company has no intention of shifting production out of North America, and is exploring the option of reopening its China operations.
Clinton called the ad "the biggest load of bull."
As for Romney's position on the bailout, Biden said only Romney "could think that liquidating an industry is the same thing as saving it."
In response, Christopher Maloney, a Romney spokesman, said Biden "falsely claimed that Mitt Romney wanted to liquidate the auto industry, and was dishonest about the administration's own record."
Maloney added: "The Obama campaign is less concerned with engaging in a meaningful conversation about his failed policies and more concerned with arguing against facts about their record they dislike," and referred to the "attacks" by the Obama campaign as "desperate."
Most polls have Obama and Romney in a statistical dead heat in Ohio, considered one of the most important states up for grabs in this presidential election.
On the key issues — the economy, health care and energy — Obama is the better choice, Clinton said during his 33-minute speech.
Also, Clinton said Obama inherited a historically bad economy from former President George W. Bush, and Republicans are blaming him for not making a fast enough recovery during his nearly four years in the White House.
"Not a single person who's ever served as the president of the United States, including me, could have repaired all that damage in four years," Clinton said.
Biden sounded familiar themes while attacking Romney, saying he was willing to bend on foreign policy, but not on women's issues. He also attacked Romney's budget plan.
Biden said Romney and Ryan, a U.S. House member, are "running from their shadow, and you can't outrun your shadow."
As he wrapped up his 36-minute speech, Biden said, "America is not in decline," but Romney and Ryan "are in denial."
The numerous Democratic politicians at the rally said Clinton and Biden did an excellent job pointing out the differences between Obama and Romney.
"Clinton laid it out and Biden drove it home," said U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, who introduced the former president to the crowd. "Both of them hit Mitt Romney on his attempts to mask over his real positions, which got us into the jackpot in the first place."
Former state Sen. Harry Meshel, who led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance, said the rally helped "reaffirm" the president's positions, and contrasted it to Romney's record.
Mahoning County Democratic Chairman David Betras said after the event, "You felt the energy in here. The people of the Mahoning Valley love this president, love his policies."
Ex-U.S. Rep. John Boccieri said Clinton and Biden were "spot-on when it comes to what the auto rescue means to Ohio. The vice president and [Clinton] were very specific [that] America is not in decline and better days are still ahead."
Boccieri criticized Romney and Ryan for "running an extremely negative campaign."
Boccieri, who lost a re-election bid in 2010, said he used to work out with Paul Ryan when they served in the House together.
"I can bench-press 100 pounds more than him," Boccieri said with a laugh.
All of President Obama's Hurricane Sandy PR
will not make up for the horrible lack of leadership in BenGhazi. American's left to die in battle!! ... Abandoned by their commander in chief, who's only real concern is to be re-elected by any means he can devise so he can continue wrecking the USA with his far left social agenda.
The day after the terrorist attack he was in Nevada to campaign and the day of the hurricane he went to Florida to campaign and got right back on the plane because somebody told him he should be in Washington to "look presidential" Consider the taxpayer money spent on a wasted trip to Florida on Air Force One.
If president Obama worked for a corporation he would have been fired three years ago.
This rally was just more left-wing blah blah blah- take the easy way out - failed policies that just dig our country deeper in debt and solve none of the critical problems facing us. No substance... just empty criticism by a cast of characters who don't even have an understanding of basic economics. Shop-a-holics with Daddy's credit card buying votes and keeping people down and dependent on the Govt.
They should have at least brought in a few circus animals and a brass band to provide some entertainment for the audience. Cirque' Obama BenGhazi
Those blue states including Mr Christie in NJ will hope Obama is there for them.
Mitt Romney In GOP Debate: Shut Down Federal Disaster Agency, Send Responsibility To The States
During a CNN debate at the height of the GOP primary, Mitt Romney was asked, in the context of the Joplin disaster and FEMA's cash crunch, whether the agency should be shuttered so that states can individually take over responsibility for disaster response.
"Absolutely," he said. "Every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. And if you can go even further, and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. Instead of thinking, in the federal budget, what we should cut, we should ask the opposite question, what should we keep?"
"Including disaster relief, though?" debate moderator John King asked Romney.
"We cannot -- we cannot afford to do those things without jeopardizing the future for our kids," Romney replied. "It is simply immoral, in my view, for us to continue to rack up larger and larger debts and pass them on to our kids, knowing full well that we'll all be dead and gone before it's paid off. It makes no sense at all." The clip was flagged by HuffPost blogger Eric Zuesse.
President Obama Will Absolutely Win the State of Ohio. He's Definately got it Wrapped; Signed, Sealed, Delivered.
Ohioians saw what Kasich TRIED to pull off and realize Romney is the Same Kind. Reflubs Lost. (...they're buddies) Nobody can trust this Mitt Flip Flopper. Nooo-wayyy! Romney is just shadowing Obama where he sees approval and applauds.
Now, Obama Wins Ohio...There You Have It. Done deal. He's Our Re-Elected President! It's that simple.
We are 16 trillion in debt headed for 20 trillion. He has no plan. Obama continues to borrow from the Chinese so we could give it to other countries who can't pay us back. Twelve million americans out of work. $4 gasoline. I could understand why hardcore democrats will vote for Obama here. They voted for a lot of criminals here too. They only look at the letter D. For Independents, Ross Perot received a lot of votes here when he ran for president. He endorses Romney. Perot says Obama squandered 4 years. That's why independents are backing Romney and will give Ohio to Romney.
I have said it before and I will say it again. The Republicans got us into this mess in the first place. One writer was correct in pointing to the ploys of our Republican governor Kasich and what he tried to pull as soon as he was elected. Many people today forget that it was the unions that helped the middle class working people have better pay and working conditions.
It is most important to elect President Obama. He is the one who cares about the middle class.
"The people of Mahoning Valley love this president and his policies"-Betras
You know who doesn't like this presdient and his policies?
Seniors 66% for Romney
US Military 3 to 1 Romney
Small Business Owners 61% Romney
Big Gov and Handouts thats Obama, its time to go back to work and start contributing to society, my vote is for Romney.
Key word is "helped". Back when unions were formed they DID help, now they are just a big business themselves looking out for the officers running the unions. If they used the union dues to help the members (lower insurance cost,etc) instead of spending MILLIONS to get certain people elected it would better serve the membership.
My laugh for the day. Biden saying that Romney will say anything to win. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black !!
Why is it that no one ever says anything about the Obama administration appointing all of the CZARS and without congressional approval??
How about the little children singing songs blaming their parents for the problems in our once great country ?? Frankly folks, it reminds me of how Hitler started with the Youth Corps ( or corpse as Obama would say)
I am scared that if Obama is re-elected we will be miserable for four more years and then some.
Please, for the sake of our country, vote for Romney whether you are a Democrat or Republican. !!
Sure, the people are fired up. Bill Clinton is a great speaker (better than Obama) and he is who the people came to see. Everybody knows that the valley will vote Democratic.
Williard does not call them taxes. They are just FEES.
The middle class pays more taxes under the current administration's leadership. Check out the Forbes article that proves it (http://onforb.es/PCxEdl). We need a change in policies and leadership if in fact protecting the middle class is something the country and Ohio values.
Most of these posts miss the most important two questions about the event on Monday:
1. Did Joe know he was in Ohio?
2. Did Bubba, the Peyronie Kid, get hooked up?
1. yes
2. yes, he hooked up with the middle class Ohioans.
Clinton and Biden have Class. Something your questions show none of.
SORRY you are so touchy, AAC! I guess you must be watching too many polls. As for Bubba, I'm not the one that, in the OVAL OFFICE dropped my pants, stuck his bent penis in the young intern's mouth, soiled her blue dress and then lied about it to my wife and the Special Prosecutor, thus committing perjury and being disbarred, not to mention violate my wedding vows! Yes, sir, that is one classy stud! As for the VP, he couldn't find his a$$hole with a funnel!
I wondered why Clinton did not remind all the people there how he screwed this valley out of 6500 good paying goverment jobs in 1993. The people in this area semed to forget about the Pentagon Payroll Center that George Bush gave this valley. The Clinton came in after elected and pulled the project off us.That was the reward for being a loyal Democratic voting area.
I'm in Columbiana County and am voting Republican. I don't want people who try to fool us, like Nick Barborak in office. See http://NoShowNick.com
It is almost pointless to post on these cites with such ignorance and disrespect shown. President Obama and Vice-President Biden have done their best to aid the middle class. Why would you elect a Republican who hides his millions in foreign banks and care only about the rich. Anyone who is middle class and votes for Romney is simply providing more money for the rich. I still have not seen any real evidence of a Romney plan. And once elected, officials of both parties should have to work together for the better of all. Currently the republicans do all they can to block advancement.
I'm tired of hearing how Obama saved the auto industry. Ask Bob Fredrick at Fredrick Motors or any one of his 50 employees who lost their jobs along with 1000's of other dealerships. I'm sure they would not agree. Or ask the coal miners union how Obama has saved their jobs. When will this valley learn.
the tbr's are soooo funny!
It really doesn't matter who is running for what public office. The good people of Youngstown listen to their hollow promises and fall at their feet.
After casting their votes they realize they were lied to again. This cycle just keeps repeating itself.
Will we ever learn. I think not.
andersonathan......Jeep is not moving to China that's a lie romney told and you know it's a lie, so when you repeat that lie it makes you a skeevola just like him.
Hope and Change.
Obama 2008 / 2012
76....great post, it shows Obama's consistency and the fact that he keeps his eye on the ball. Very refreshing compared to romney changing his message by the minute. Thanks for the post.
Anderson, Who cares if the news said it first. A real man would learn the truth first before spitting it out. Romney will just continue to LIE LIE LIE. As long as Willard lies and you folks back him, thats all he wants.


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Armstrong's wallet $30M lighter after doping report
The athlete's tarnished name scares sponsors and further sullies cycling's image.
When we last checked in with Lance Armstrong, he had just stepped down from his chairman's post at the cancer-fighting charity he founded and was dropped from his Nike (NKE) sponsorship for "seemingly insurmountable" doping evidence against him.
Now he's lost considerably more, which is impressive for someone who's lost all of the above and all his cycling wins -- including seven Tour de France victories from 1999 to 2005 -- after a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency investigation that was released in full detail last week.
Sports marketing agent Steve Rosner of 16W Marketing told AdAge that the loss of current sponsorship deals, future sponsorships and potential corporate speaking engagements could cost Armstrong a total of $30 million.
How tarnished is Armstrong?
A poll of Ad Age readers found that 68% said his name is damaged beyond repair for brands. Armstrong's actions this week and the exodus of sponsors that followed only supported those polling numbers.
Armstrong stepped down as LiveStrong's chairman Wednesday to "spare the foundation any negative effects as a result of controversy surrounding my cycling career." The same day, Nike issued a press release saying the company "plans to continue support of the LiveStrong initiatives created to unite, inspire and empower people affected by cancer" but since "Lance Armstrong participated in doping and misled Nike for more than a decade, it is with great sadness that we have terminated our contract with him."
That wasn't exactly a surprise, especially with the wife of U.S. Tour de France winner and noted Armstrong detractor Greg LeMond alleging Armstrong's sponsor paid the former head of cycling world governing body to cover up a positive drug test. With the disgraced cyclist's defensive ads already haunting Nike, the company has gone so far as to take Armstrong's name off the fitness facility at its Beaverton, Ore., headquarters to distance itself from him.
After seeing Nike drop Armstrong after standing by embattled sports stars like Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant and a post-prison Michael Vick, other Armstrong sponsors got equally nervous. Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), which was more than happy to sign Armstrong to a three-year contract to sponsor its low-calorie Michelob Ultra beers when he launched a Tour de France comeback bid in 2009, suddenly had second thoughts.
"We have decided not to renew our relationship with Lance Armstrong when our current contract expires at the end of 2012," the company said in a statement.
Armstrong burned a number of other bridges built during that comeback bid as well. RadioShack jumped on as Armstrong's Tour de France team sponsor in July 2009 and had its brand and logo splashed all over his later efforts. The company now says it has "no further obligations" to Armstrong, but, continuing a familar, face-saving refrain heard several times this week, it will continue supporting his LiveStrong charity.
Bike helmet company Giro is now stuck with Armstrong-branded gear but is ending its sponsorship deal with Armstong while using remaining helmets to support LiveStrong. Trek cycles not only sponsored Armstrong during his comeback but sold Armstrong-branded bikes now tarred with some unwelcome notoriety.
"Trek is disappointed by the findings and conclusions in the USADA report regarding Lance Armstrong," a release from Trek stated Wednesday, just before an announcement that the company was severing its relationship with Armstrong.
Armstong's incriminating fingerprints weren't restricted to the biking world either. The 24-Hour Fitness gym chain announced plans to remove Armstrong's name from six of its co-branded fitness clubs, while the Honey Stinger energy food company Armstong owns a stake in is "in the process of removing Lance Armstrong's image and endorsement from our product packaging." Armstong's signature was scrubbed off the company's website by late Wednesday.
Even companies with seemingly no image to salvage don't want any part of Armstrong. FRS, which makes energy drinks sold primarily through low-budget black-and-white Internet ads featuring awkward pictures of Armstrong working out, announced Armstrong's resignation from the brand's board of directors Thursday. Even with Armstrong as one of its primary investors, the 5-Hour Energy Drink competitor feels uneasy about using him to market their products.
So is anyone still sticking with Armstrong through this ordeal? Only Luxxotica's Oakley brand, which insists: "Our policy with our athletes is to support them until proven guilty by the highest governing body of sport or court of law. We are reviewing the extensive report from the USADA, as well as our relationship with Lance, and will await final decision-making by the International Cycling Union."
Just to remind Oakley of the stakes, the USADA had 26 witnesses testify against Armstrong, including 11 teammates. Dutch banking group Rabobank ended nearly three decades of cycling sponsorships and more than $15 million in annual support Friday because it is "no longer convinced that the international professional world of cycling can make this a clean and fair sport."
A ruling from cycling's world governing body is expected soon, but Oakley's vested interest in Armstrong may be tainting the company's view of its favored, fallen spokesman.
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Matt Steven's had what he calls a "Daydream Rebrand" of Dunkin Donut's. His rebrand was then part of a semi-elaborate April's Fool post with Armin Vit on the solid blog Brand New. For those that missed it, here are some highlights!
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Over at abduzeedo.com there's a series of posts, logo selection A through to Z. There is a great selection of logos in the collection which showcase lots of good ideas and styles in logo design.
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La Strada identity and design work.
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As far as design goes, coca-cola is iconic. Need I say more.
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Scrabble packaging redesign concept by Matt McInerney
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This is the follow up to my previous post about redesigning the Scrabble logo. This is the entire academic project: my concept for redesigning the Scrabble packaging. My design strips away the need for a box to hold your board and instead turns the package into the product. This new Scrabble board functions more like a book, featuring the logo and instructions on the outside, with a board on the inside that's revealed as you open the package. The two pieces/boxes that make up the package and board are hollow and features tabs at the top that can be opened. This is where you'll find your Scrabble pieces and tiles. To keep the package shut, I embedded two magnets in the material on opposite sides of the board.
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ROTHSCHILD, WI (WTAQ) - We Energies has started using wood and sawdust to make electricity near Wausau.
The utility said Monday that it fired up its new biomass plant at the Domtar paper mill in Rothschild last Friday.
Things like waste wood and sawdust are expected to produce about 50 megawatts of power. It will also provide steam for the paper mill's usage.
We Energies said the facility cost almost $300 million. CEO Gale Klappa said it will allow the utility to produce renewable energy on demand -- which is not possible with solar or wind power.
The new plant is designed to make We Energies fall in line with the state's requirement of producing just over 8 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015.