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Irrelevant - he put up excellent numbers in Julien's system and I think we can all agree Rask is better than Auld.

I don't think Calhoun had significantly more talent on the floor. MSU is a very deep and talented team, and Morgan finally came to play for them. Price and Walker (especially Walker) had terrible games - it cost them. UConn was pretty dominant on the interior but had no answer for Lucas or Morgan. Pretty disappointing end to a great season. Looking forward to seeing Robinson dominate next season, helped by the backcourt of Dyson and Walker.

Alex Auld put up a .917 save PCT in Julien's system. i think Rask would have been just fine. More knowledgeable hockey people than I disagree (courtesy SoSH): http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?s=&showtopic=43580&view=findpost&p=2188871 If the Bruins sign Krejci and Kessel, they will be a very, very thing team next season. The depth that is a linchpin of their success this season will be gone, because they decided to throw a lot of money at an aging veteran instead of letting their young talent develop. Sounds a lot like the moves the Bruins have made over the last 5-6 years.

http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/extras/bruins_blog/2009/04/thomas_everythi.html Ugh

You really think that there's going to be any kind of significant platoon between the two over the next four years? Tim Thomas is making $6 million the next two seasons, he's the starting goaltender. Rask will not get the playing time he needs to continue his development during the duration of this contract. It's not only the goaltending costs. How are the Bruins going to afford to re-sign Kessel, Krejci, and guys like Axe, Hunwick, and Bitz, all of whom have provided excellent depth for the Bruins this season? No matter how you slice it, giving a soon to be 35 year old goaltender $6 million is a truly awful deal and it's very likely this contract could have cost the Bruins their franchise goaltender.

I think this signing spells the end of Tuukka Rask in Boston

No way anyone wins the ALE by 6 games

It's not the fact that Thomas doesn't deserve his money - he absolutely 100% does - it just shouldn't be the Boston Bruins who are paying him. The top priority of the Bruins this offseason should have been to sign Krejci and Kessel, then sign guys like Hunwick and Bitz for depth purposes. With this deal in place, Thoma's salary will be more than 10% of the cap next season - and what happens if the cap goes down? There's been lots of rumblings about that and this deal will hamstring the team even further. Thomas has done well in Boston, but he should have been shown the door when it was found it would cost this much to re-sign him. Knowing full well that Rask and his ~3 million would be up with the team next season, the Bruins should have saved some money and signed a veteran goalie on the cheap to spell Rask when need be. Throwing this kind of money at a 34 year old goaltender is lunacy. It's looking more and more like Kessel will be on his way out at the end of the season, and if that's the case they should have made the deal for Pronger.

This might be the worst move Chiarelli has made during his tenure with the Bs. Actually, if the $5.2 number is accurate, it is by far his worst deal with the Bs.

KPD is a hack, I'd like to see it somewhere else.

Sand people from Star Wars

Tommie Harris, their awesome DL? Notice how Urlacher is more awesome when he's in the game?

Link? If true, this is an awful, awful deal for the Bruins.

Olson is going to have an incredible year.

Holt's nice and crispy, guy's done. As a Packer fan I hope the Bears throw a lot of money at him.

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I'm a loser but I love hearing quotes like this: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/04/updates_red_sox_20.html

As a Packers fan, I hate this. Although I don't think the Bears as currently constructed are a playoff team. Too many holes in that defense.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/04/lineup_final_ed.html

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9403016/Cutler-speaks:-%27I-didn%27t-want-to-get-traded%27?MSNHPHMA Two weeks ago: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3983805 Looks like he was trying to get some leverage with the new coach coming in to get a new contract.

Exactly. I wouldn't take Rollins with a first round pick, probably not even a 2nd round pick.