Leafs Get The Finger

by Greener on Jul 1, 2008 6:10 PM EDT Comment 34 comments

There. I beat the entire Sun media empire to the worst pun that Jared of London never made. Who the hell is Jeff Finger you may well ask. Well, go ahead and ask. No, I'll ask. Who in the hell is Jeff Finger? Here's another question: How in the hell do the the Leafs give a guy who's most notable for having the same name as a body part $14 million over four years? I can now think of other body part names to use on him and Cliff Fletcher if this turns out to be another McCabe situation. At least with McCabe, he had a few great years before he cashed in. Jeff Finger? OK, a +22 in 94 career NHL games is a good stat. But I think the more important thing to look at there is the part where I said "94 CAREER NHL GAMES". That means ever. That's only 94 more games than I've played. Thank God PPP is paying me for this. PPP is paying me for this...right?

In other news I am now a bit more of a fan of the C. Avalanche now that our homestyle Darcy Tucker has signed with them. Aside from the benefits of playing for a good organization, This means we'll all get spared the indignity of seeing Darc play the Leafs 20 times a year which would have happened if he'd signed in the east. Once again, Darcy Tucker is thinking about our well being.

I'm also pleased that Andrew Raycroft was picked up quickly. Raycroft always impressed me as a class guy, always took his struggles seriously and never lashed out at the team or played a blame game. It just goes to show that if you play with class and dignity, the NHL community sees it, and is willing to give players another chance. Somewhere Ray Emery isn't listening. Raycroft is a better goalie than he looked last season, and I'm happy that he hasn't had to re-build his career from scratch.

UPDATE: LEAFS GET THE HAGMAN

OK, I mean, that's not even a pun. Hagman, a second generation NHL'er gets 4 years for $12,000,000.

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Finger

With the Finger signing, that HAS to mean McCabe or Kubina is gone right? If not, who the hell are they going to sit? Maybe they’re thinking they won’t have to sit anyone once Cola gets injured in training camp.

by Evening News Team on Jul 1, 2008 6:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes. It has to mean that someone is on his way out.

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by Greener on Jul 1, 2008 6:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Damnit

I was saving that one for my post tomorrow!
I’m glad Tucker got picked up so fast, and by a team that I don’t hate on top of that. I can now cheer for him totally guilt free (with no bad aftertaste).

Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option

by JaredFromLondon on Jul 1, 2008 6:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I know, right Jared?

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by Greener on Jul 1, 2008 6:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good call on Raycroft

Even though he was a horror show in net, Raycroft was one of the most decent players to ever play for the team. It’s too bad he seemed to take each loss so personally.

by bkblades on Jul 1, 2008 6:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ve been stealing your paycheck. Raycroft sucks ass.

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by Chemmy on Jul 1, 2008 6:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Raycroft sucks ass..

Also true.

by bkblades on Jul 1, 2008 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what ever they are smoking in colorado…i want it…raycroft is useless…

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by eyebleaf on Jul 1, 2008 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Relief...

Thank god you didn’t use that on our, I mean, MY blog.

by Moose (HSHS) on Jul 1, 2008 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Moose get the hell out of here! You’re embarrassing me in front of all my friends!

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by Greener on Jul 1, 2008 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Judging by that headline, I think you’re doing a pretty good job of that all by yourself.

by Moose (HSHS) on Jul 1, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Chemmy, where’s the “Ban” function on the Dashboard?

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by Greener on Jul 1, 2008 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what are you talking about? Thats comedy gold right there!

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 1, 2008 6:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Jared, you’re not helping.

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by Greener on Jul 1, 2008 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

see?

by Moose (HSHS) on Jul 1, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

sup Moose how you doin?

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by Chemmy on Jul 1, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

helping?

I’m supposed to be helping?

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 1, 2008 6:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i think chemmy is hitting on me again…I’m leaving.

by Moose (HSHS) on Jul 1, 2008 6:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Get out Moose. Don’t you have some writing to do?

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by Greener on Jul 1, 2008 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I win again

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by Chemmy on Jul 1, 2008 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

vancouver has done it…2 year deal!

for darcy hordichuk

by Moose (HSHS) on Jul 1, 2008 6:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hagman!

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by Chemmy on Jul 1, 2008 6:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

haaaagmaaaan

Holy Crap on a stick!

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 1, 2008 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jason Blake take two anyone?

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 1, 2008 6:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

or

Robert Reichel deja vu

by general borschevsky on Jul 1, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now the Finger deal makes sense.

It was a set up, to make me think ”$3M sounds pretty reasonable for Hagman”.

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by Down Goes Brown on Jul 1, 2008 7:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ol’ Cliff, that tricksy bastard. He shore do know ‘bout that psychology.

by rob m. on Jul 1, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hagman had fewer points than Tucker. Greeeeeat.

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by Chemmy on Jul 1, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tank

Cliff is taking this tanking for Tavares thing serious, but by got, if there was one NTC handed out today….

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by JaredFromLondon on Jul 1, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Okay. Here’s something I don’t understand about free agency. So, say you’re the ny rangers and you need a defenseman. But there aren’t any available. Why on earth do you pay no. 1 d-man money to someone who clearly isn’t worth it? Who the hell do you think you’re kidding? Are you just trying to look like you’re doing something? Even if it’s something stupid? And Cliff, is Finger really worth 3.5 million just cause there was no one else available? Really just couldn’t survive without filling that all important 5th or 6th defenseman slot? Because honestly, I think we could probably have managed without him. Even if we are somehow able to flip Bryan McStubbornWon’tListenToAnyTradeOffersEvenIfThey’reDesignedAlmostSolelyToMakeMeHappyCabe, it’s still not a good deal. We still overpaid for some poor sod who’ll almost certainly underperform. And we leaf fans … well, sometimes we can get a little nasty with players who underperform.

by rob m. on Jul 1, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Neither Finger nor Hagman got NTCs did they?

by handknit on Jul 1, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

no…no way…no fucking way…

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by eyebleaf on Jul 1, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking as a dude who sees a lot of western conference hockey, I’m not too upset by the Hagman + Finger pickups.. Seem a little expensive, but both guys are good workers.. But damn I was looking at some of the other FA signings.. Rangers and Chicago have got wayyy too much money!

Really happy with the Cujo signing though, great to have him back.

by LeafFanInVan on Jul 2, 2008 2:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs