2007-11-29
Move a team to Memphis? PRO: Would create a great new rivalry, the Battle of Tennessee. CON: Trying to convert an Elvis outfit to the RBK Edge format.
Jiri Tlusty caught sending naked pics to girlfriend. See if we can get him a role in High School Musical 3.
-The Team of Peace strikes again. TO DO: Suspend Scott Hartnell, and get an exterminator into Philadelphia to look for any remaining traces of Bobby Clarke.
Marian Gaborik issues an apology to fantasy owners. It’s good to see he cares first and formeost about our fans than what his selfish team wants him to do. Wait… what? That apology was fake? The BASTARD!
Brian Burke proposes a “celery-eating” option for trades. Good. I happen to like celery a lot. It's great with peanut butter, and... Wait a second… hold on… Oh, SALARY-eating option. Gotta remember not to get those words mixed up again.
Change the schedule to allow more games between Canadian teams? CON: It takes away from games that would allow rivalries to be developed. PRO: Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver have more chances to beat the crap out of Toronto.
Brett Hull new Stars co-GM. As usual, Hull uses his buddy-buddy relationships with the higher-ups to get a position he doesn’t deserve. (TO DO: Put David Stern on my Christmas Card list.)
Send players to the Olympics? PRO: We get much needed international exposure, and bring in new fans across the world. CON: No All-Star game revenues.
TRADES TO APPROVE: See below.
TRADE #1: The Boston Bruins trade Tuukka Rask to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Andrew Raycroft. (TO DO: Look into those notes from JFJ saying, “pleasepleaseplease pretty please with a cherry on top, pleeeeeeeeeeeeease approve this trade!”)
TRADE #2: The Buffalo Sabres trade the HSBC Arena lighting grid to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Mellon Arena scoreboard.
