The Unknown Poster

Good for Pavs.

It a move that proves Jeff jarrett is among the greatest workers inwrestling history, TNA announces they will be fully re-branding as Global Force Wrestling.

Jets sign mason per sources

If they sign Mason for two years, I dont even care about the money. And if he turns out to be the worst goalie of all time, what has been lost? Money, thats it. It isnt my money so I dont care. It doesnt hamstring the Jets in anyway because they have lots of money and cap space. The term is far more important. If it was a long term deal, then the money becomes a bigger factor. Whether we sign him or not, the quality of the player can be debated. But Mason will have multiple offers. its nice to know the Jets are actually making the effort. if they sign him and he sucks, its not like the Jets are dumb because they will have been the one team of many trying to make the same deal. They have to try to improve. Preds showed that just making the playoffs means anything can happen. And if the Jets are a "budget" team (they arent really), making the playoffs becomes more important because its a cash cow and pure profit to the team.

As if on cue:

http://www.winnipegsun.com/2017/06/29/mooses-niku-provides-depth-on-back-end Sami Niku is ready for the next chapter. After spending parts of the past three seasons playing in the top men's league in Finland, the smooth-skating defenceman signed his entry-level contract with the Winnipeg Jets and is poised to suit up for the Manitoba Moose in the American Hockey League. “My own season went pretty well and that's why I'm here,” said Niku, who was chosen in the seventh round, 198th overall, by the Jets in the 2015 NHL Draft. “I'm really excited. My dream of playing in the NHL is now one step closer.” Niku, who turns 21 in October, is coming off a strong season with JYP in the Liiga, where he produced five goals and 27 points in 59 games and added a goal and six points in 15 playoff contests. “Defending, strength and my shot,” Niku said when asked what parts of his game developed most last season. Having played professionally back in his home country should help Niku as he makes the transition to the North American game, though he admits he still needs to work on his defensive-zone play. Niku's skating ability is evident at first glance and that's something that always came naturally to him. “I don't know why,” said Niku. At 6-foot-1 and 168 pounds, Niku has proven to be quite shifty on the ice. “I like his agility — he's got deception in the way that he moves,” said Moose head coach Pascal Vincent, who will oversee Niku's development this season. “He's making you believe he's going to go one way and he goes the other way. He needs a good summer to get stronger and faster.” “He's a very smart player,” added Jets coordinator of player development Jimmy Roy. “He can recognize how the play is developing before it happens. He's going to be a good addition to the organization.” BRAGGING RIGHTS ON THE LINE After fitness testing and three days of systems and skill work, the prospects at Jets development camp are going up for the on-ice finale. Friday's scrimmage is set to get underway at Bell MTS Iceplex at 10:30 a.m. and is open to the public. “It's going to be fun — it's what you're excited for during the whole week pretty much,” said Jets defenceman prospect Jacob Cederholm. “To get things going and see what level you're at.” NOTHING NEW ON TROUBA In addition to free agency, July 1 marks the first day players heading into the final year of their current contracts can announce an extension. The Jets signed a four-year extension with Mathieu Perreault last summer that kicks in this season and there's naturally plenty of discussion about whether centre Bryan Little or defenceman Jacob Trouba could do the same. “That hasn't necessarily been our focus yet,” Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said on Thursday at the annual development camp. “It has been more so on the acquisition side for the immediate roster.” Little has said publicly that he'd like to extend his stay with the Jets and it wouldn't be a surprise to see him sign a new deal. Trouba was given top-pairing minutes last season after missing the start of the campaign with a contract stalemate and trade request, but it's far more likely he'll play out his bridge contract before looking at an extension. Trouba posted a career-high 33 points last season while averaging just under 25 minutes of ice time per game. But since he's looking to be paid like a top blueliner in his next deal, it likely makes more sense for him to put up even bigger offensive numbers before signing on the dotted line. INJURY UPDATES The Jets had a lengthy list of players to go under the knife at the end of the season or were dealing with health concerns and Cheveldayoff provided a quick update on Thursday. Defenceman Tyler Myers, who was limited to 11 games last season because of lower-body issues, is progressing. “When you have the summer, you can slow down some things to allow for more of a healing process, as opposed to pushing,” said Cheveldayoff. “He's not at that pushing stage just yet, so to speak.” Fellow blue-liner Toby Enstrom was cleared for his concussion, but is working his way back from the knee injury that required additional attention. Cheveldayoff said he's expecting both Myers and Enstrom to be ready to be full participants for training camp this fall. REACTION TO HELLEBUYCK Earlier this spring, it was reported by Elliotte Friedman in his 30 Thoughts column that Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck was going to do some work this summer with sports performance coach Adam Francilia at the NET360 goaltending clinic in Kelowna. Other goalies who work with Francilia include Devan Dubnyk of the Minnesota Wild and Morweena product James Reimer of the Florida Panthers. Cheveldayoff was asked for his reaction to the news Hellebuyck was trying to take his game to another level. “We expect all our players to do their utmost best to improve themselves year over year,” said Cheveldayoff. “The summer is the time that every player is challenged with becoming a better player in their own respective right. The fact a player is doing something on his own is not surprising.” BERDIN HEADING BACK TO USHL Jets goalie prospect Mikhail Berdin is a notable absentee at development camp, but that's because he's coming off shoulder surgery. Berdin, chosen in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft, had a strong season in the USHL (14-12-3, 2.73 goals-against average and .925 save %) and will be back with the Sioux Falls Stampede. kwiebe@postmedia.com

Very interesting. i wonder if he has something in the works with True North? I assumed they'd just send him to "mentor" the Moose. Maybe he didnt want to.

Im not letting the far left off the hook at all. I was just not making a point about the far left. I was talking about the right. If I talk about Apples, I dont need to give a details accounting of oranges. There is nothing more eye roll inducing then the arrogance of the far left.

GLOW is really good. I wanted to hate it, but I cant.

yes and I stipulated the difference between the "far". We can debate values. But lets not pretend that many traditional conservatives values are simply out-dated and have no place today. That doesn't mean you, as a Conservative, believe in them. But every time someone says they believe in the "traditional definition of marriage" and are a conservative, it's a PC way of being bigoted. That's all I meant. Social liberalism. A lot of people I know are Conservatives (ie vote Conservative) but are social liberals. In Canada it's a bit different. My point being, the right wing nuts seem to be taking more and more ground from the conservatives. Steve Bannon basically runs the White House under a Republican government. How can any moderate Republican vote for a party like that?

I agree. Pronger retired as well but they called it something else. I didnt make this up, there was a lot of chatter that the NHL might not like this.

Life action Jetsons TV series in development, which sounds kinda fun actually. Robert Zemekis is involved.

Yes I believe it. I also believe that since he got the vast majority of his money, its no longer worth it for him to play through the issue at 38 years old. He's never playing again. He's retired.

Some speculation that the Hawks might try to trade Hossa to a team needing to get beyond the cap floor. The problem with the Hawks is, they cant put Hossa on LTIR until Day 2 of the season. So sure, that would take his salary off the cap but by then everyone you want has already been signed. They need cap release NOW if they want to be active in free agency. Even though the NHL should force Hossa to retire and subject the Hawks to the cap recapture penalties.

Agreed but if the best six D (on their preferred side) slip to be the top 12 D when playing off side, it changes things. It seemed to be a big deal for Trouba. I dont recall but it seems the Jets avoid off-side D man too. ie. Postma might have been a better D man than Chiarot but Chiarot got the final LHD spot when needed. I dont pay THAT much attention but I dont seem to recall that switching very often. Saying that, if they sign Stone, Im fine with that. Local boy is always nice and he's decent. Big, strong and still young.