Saturday's notes: Parise signs, but only for one year

by Dirk Hoag on Jul 30, 2011 10:33 AM EDT in Nashville Predators News

The restricted free agency story line just got a little more interesting with the New Jersey Devils agreeing to a one-year, $6 million deal with star forward Zach Parise yesterday. Such a move avoids an arbitration hearing, but does nothing to settle the long-term relationship between the player and team, and will keep alive speculation about whether the Devils might be best off moving Parise in a trade rather than let him walk away next summer as an unrestricted free agent.

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Funny about the Jets logo.

In the US, it wouldn’t even be an issue! If the USAF wanted to support a team like that, I think the complaints would be very minimal.

Hockeymetricians, they're ever so pious. Are they doing real science or confirming their bias?

by DonBorvio on Jul 30, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

I’ve been trying to think of a comparable here, and the only thing i can come up with is us military sponsoring nascar. I don’t follow racing but i think there’s a us army car in one of the series. Its come up in congress before, whether this is ok or not, but its good to go for now.

by el pucko on Jul 30, 2011 11:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

When the military is paying 22 Billion dollars a year for air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan (btw, more money than NASA’s budget) maybe they should cut back on NASCAR sponsorships and commercials.

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by cisar on Jul 30, 2011 11:27 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

what you don’t know is the NASCAR car can really do the things it did in Transformers. I think the sponsorship was well worth it to have a car that can fight like that

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by Creeping Death on Jul 30, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I have to say I didn’t know that, so, yes, I guess it is a good deal after all.

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There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
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by cisar on Jul 30, 2011 1:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

They also sponsor an NHRA top fuel dragster!

by kypredsfan on Jul 30, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

The complaints would be minimal, but in my opinion valid. I wish that I had read Tom Benjamin piece last night or earlier today when I was working on my blog post about the subject. If you’re curious, just click the link in my signature and it’ll take you to the front page, the new blog is at the top.

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by 3DLink on Jul 30, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, not sure what all the advertising is for anyway. The Army is currently way overstaffed. It’s almost like our armed forces have been having a popularity contest over the last decade.

by Gnashvillepreds on Jul 30, 2011 11:42 AM EDT reply actions

Can anyone with photoshop skills see put Parise in a Preds jersey in that above photo………just want to see what that would look like. :)

He’d be scoring on his own goalie though………have to put Rinne in a Devils jersey I guess. ;)

Shadows only exist when something of substance appears first.......

by Grizzledbear on Jul 30, 2011 11:54 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Yeah, the word “see” doesn’t belong in that sentence sequence……….to many distractions in my typing envoroment. :/

Shadows only exist when something of substance appears first.......

by Grizzledbear on Jul 30, 2011 11:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

one year cause he wants to come play with his buddy Ryan Suter after that?

60% of the time it works every time

by Creeping Death on Jul 30, 2011 12:17 PM EDT reply actions

I can see how the call would play out……

Parise: “I wanna play with my buddy Ryan and be a Pred for life!”.

Poile: “I dunno, Zach, I’m looking at signing some #8 and #9 Dmen just in case we get some injuries to our D, have to wait until we clear up that situation…….but if you’re still unsigned by September, give me a call”.

Shadows only exist when something of substance appears first.......

by Grizzledbear on Jul 30, 2011 12:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Parise: “Man, I would love to come to Smashville, but it looks like you’ll have to trade Weber to get me. That might be a deal breaker…”

Poile: “Yeah, it’s cool…we were thinking Bergfors would be equal to if not better than you on the cheap.”

Mwahahaha!!

Even I can get in on the fun.

by HardCorePredFan316 on Jul 30, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Weber for Parise

As long as the knee checks out. Maybe we can get another 2nd pairing Dman as well.

If Weber signs a one year contract, or two for that matter, we oughta trade him.

The truth is always the right answer....

by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jul 30, 2011 12:51 PM EDT reply actions

But then what would happen to your screen name?! Would you still support his presidential nomination?

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by 3DLink on Jul 30, 2011 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, he would still support his bid for prime minister, anyway.

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~Joe Strummer

by cisar on Jul 30, 2011 1:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Face Buried in Hands

I just don’t know WHAT I’d do 3D.

I just don’’t know.

The truth is always the right answer....

by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jul 30, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Please, call me Link _

the 3D is just a hangover from my competitive gaming years.

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by 3DLink on Jul 30, 2011 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions

since your name is something that could never happen since Weber is from Canada and therefore can’t be president, why don’t you go for something else that could never happen for your name? How about: 30 Goal Scorer David Legwand?

60% of the time it works every time

by Creeping Death on Jul 30, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Brett Lebda for Norris

Hockeymetricians, they're ever so pious. Are they doing real science or confirming their bias?

by DonBorvio on Jul 31, 2011 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Never?

Not even with a constitutional ammendment?

The truth is always the right answer....

by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jul 31, 2011 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions

he can’t for the simple fact that he works and gets results. There is no place for that in government

60% of the time it works every time

by Creeping Death on Jul 31, 2011 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Indeed my friend.

Couldn’t agree more.

The truth is always the right answer....

by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jul 31, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Becomes Brett Lebda or Tyler Sloan For President?

by HardCorePredFan316 on Jul 30, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions

David Legwand for Michigan State Senator?

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by 3DLink on Jul 30, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Nice.

by HardCorePredFan316 on Jul 30, 2011 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, imagine if we could ship him off to Detroit to kill their PP?

The truth is always the right answer....

by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Aug 1, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions

parise as a pred

we talk about a difficulty of keeping weber,rinne, and suter, now its something we shouldn’t even dream of adding parise. unless we sign parise next year and wave by to suter. sounds good to me.

by predwheels on Jul 31, 2011 5:38 PM EDT reply actions

If we end up with an elite scorer…..We will be minus one of our elites.

by Predator Don on Jul 31, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Would be hard to see how we could afford four players like that, let alone the difficulty of keeping three of them. It comes down to how you want to allocate your resources. I’d personally rather have more balance in how the payroll is divided up between offense and defense, so I’m in favor of moving one of our elite 3 if it brought back someone like Parise. As to which of 3 we would move, we’ve had that debate……….often. :D

Shadows only exist when something of substance appears first.......

by Grizzledbear on Jul 31, 2011 7:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions