The $10,000,000 Tent

Not sure how a tent ends up costing $10,000,000. But hey, apparently it does.

Now I could care less about how it looks.

No, what gets me is the fact that it cost $10,000,000 for something that I’m sure any sane person could make for under $1,000,000.

Or how about the fact they hired a Chicago firm to build it. I guess people in Canada can’t come up with such high end designs.

Ilya Kovalchuk

Not sure what to think of the trade but I think Atlanta received more than fair value especially for the position they were in.

If the Canucks wanted to do a comparable trade it would be somewhere along the lines of… Jordan Schroeder (still would rather have Bergfors), Bieksa (= Oduya), Grabner (comparable prospect value to Cormier I would think) and a first rounder. That’s a pretty heavy youth dumping for a rent-a-player. Glad the Canucks passed.

Pratt & Taylor

I am pleased to announce that I’ve stopped listening to Pratt & Taylor. Well I have listened maybe a total of 5 hours in the last two months but my system is as Pratt-free as it can get. I seem quite happier too. lol.

So the title is a little very misleading  but if I may be so bold as to propose a trade.

Sami Salo, Pavol Demitra and… Cody Hodgson

for

Ilya Kovalchuk (assuming he signs a cap loophole contract that would lower the hit to $5 mil a year).

Bold move? You bet. But with Louie, Sedins, Kesler and Kovalchuk all in their primes that creates a real cup contender (not one based on hype).

Think about it. Hate to see Cody go but it’s a deal that can finally bring a parade to Vancouver that doesn’t include tight leather pants.

Excuse my absence from posting but I have been quite busy with some other stuff that I have not been able partake in my usual moronic internet banter. And no, contrary to what you may have read, The Fly has not contracted the swine flu because his immune system is that of a Greek God.

So why am I taking time away from doing nothing my busy schedule to make this post?

It’s to share this link with you. You see there are people moronic enough to actually want to trade Alexander Semin.

Seriously, sometimes stuff so stupid comes out of hockey fans that you wonder if they’ve ever actually watched a game or just ramble on the interwebs just for shits and giggles.

Nevermind  that the team is 9-3-4.

Nevermind that, if healthy, Semin is sure to score 40 goals a season.

Nevermind that Semin is just 25.

Nevermind that Semin is Ovechkin’s best friend on the team and the two have a good chemistry going, along with Backstrom.

Nevermind that you won’t get anything back of equal value to Semin because Semin is more valuable to the Capitals than any other team.

Nevermind all that.

Trade Semin.

Fools.