Darren Dreger - Smyth to sign mutliyear deal within 48 hours

[PDO]

Was on the Fan590 and said that Smyth would be signing a 4 year deal paying between 3 and 3.5 a season in the next 48 hours.

:pimp:

[grim]

Dreger? Wrong.

Oilers, Smyth far apart on deal

Mon, September 12, 2005

By ROBIN BROWNLEE -- Edmonton Sun

The Edmonton Oilers and agent Don Meehan are continuing negotiations on a multi-year contract for Ryan Smyth, but don't expect there to be a deal in place when the veteran winger reports for his camp medical and fitness testing at the U of A today.

Smyth, 29, will be on the ice tomorrow when camp opens at Rexall Place, but indications are Meehan and the Oilers have a big financial gap to close on a four-year deal after exchanging proposals on the weekend.

"They came at us with a couple of different multi-year deals," Smyth said yesterday. "We've replied and now we're waiting to hear back."

As previously reported, the Oilers and Smyth have agreed on a one-year deal -for slightly more than Smyth's $2.698 million qualifying offer - as a fallback position.

Terms of two, three and four years remain possibilities, but the likelihood of settling on the one-year pact grows as each day passes.

"I would love to have had this done months ago," Smyth said.

"If we can't come to terms, we've got the one-year deal in place. We've made strides and they've made strides trying to get this done."

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Edmonton/2005/09/12/1213478-sun.html

[charlio lemieux]

Smyth would look better in Maple Leafs blue anyway. He'd fit right in. By next season he'll be 30.

[grim]

Smyth would look better in Maple Leafs blue anyway. He'd fit right in. By next season he'll be 30.

Smyth will fit perfectly on the '06-'07 Leafs roster right next to Sundin, Naslund, Thornton, and Havlat.

[Madferret]

Smyth will fit perfectly on the '06-'07 Leafs roster right next to Sundin, Naslund, Thornton, and Havlat.

In front of Chara, Redden, Niedermayer, & Luongo.

[grim]

In front of Chara, Redden, Niedermayer, & Luongo.

Now you're talking crazy. Actually Chara, Spezza and Havlat will be in Edmonton after a three-way involving Seeya Kovalchuk and Ales "Great potential... really" Hemsky and a revitalized Igor Kravchuk.

[charlio lemieux]

Smyth will fit perfectly on the '06-'07 Leafs roster right next to Sundin, Naslund, Thornton, and Havlat.

In front of Chara, Redden, Niedermayer, & Luongo.

Now come on, the only ones that meet the min. age requirements are Naslund, Smyth and Niedermayer. But Neidermayer is signed for two years isn't he?

Toronto likes their free agents 30 yrs old and up. The extra "leadership" that comes with turning 40 can't be ignored either. Come on in Stevie. OK, Steen, pack your gear, we're stunting your development. Another year in the minors.

Spezza is just what Edm needs. Add Kovalchuk, Luongo and Chara and they're a serious contender.

[grim]

Toronto likes their free agents 30 yrs old and up.

I think that's because of the phenomenum of Leaf grit. The probability distribution of Leaf grit is quite Gaussian and is centered around the age of 32. This grit inexplicably appears by just being a Leaf. Even in european Leafs.

http://www.huginn.com/knuth/bse/super-Gaussian.gif
Optimized Leaf Grit


By comparison, you can see that the Senator Euro-Grit tends to float about without commitment. Obviously Euro-Grit just does not cut it. And Pat Quinn knows this.

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~ntg/reu/gifs/invert_gauss.gif
Floating Euro Grit

[charlio lemieux]

I think that's because of the phenomenum of Leaf grit. The probability distribution of Leaf grit is quite Gaussian and is centered around the age of 32. This grit inexplicably appears by just being a Leaf. Even in european Leafs.

http://www.huginn.com/knuth/bse/super-Gaussian.gif
Optimized Leaf Grit


By comparison, you can see that the Senator Euro-Grit tends to float about without commitment. Obviously Euro-Grit just does not cut it. And Pat Quinn knows this.

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~ntg/reu/gifs/invert_gauss.gif
Floating Euro Grit

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Nice Graphics, they really illustrate your point.

[slapshot™]

Unbelievable/incredibly funny how damn near EVERY trade rumour/speculation involves the Laffs.

Laff dribble (http://hockeystation.com/showpost.php?p=19496&postcount=3) *wink*

[charlio lemieux]

Unbelievable/incredibly funny how damn near EVERY trade rumour/speculation involves the Laffs.

Well, Toronto is the center of the universe, and the Leafs are the point from which all things began. ;) :laughing:

[slapshot™]

Well, Toronto is the center of the universe, and the Leafs are the point from which all things began. http://hockeystation.com/images/smilies/wink.gif http://hockeystation.com/images/smilies/laughing.gif

Again...where is that damn puking emoticon when you really need it (like right NOW!) *L*

[slapshot™]

BREAKING NEWS





The Edmonton Oilers announced today that the team has signed Ryan Smyth to a two-year contract. Details to follow.

Ohhhhh yeeeaaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!