Jokinen signed for 2 years, 1.5 and 1.9 mil respectively.

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/canes-sign-jokinen-to-2-year-deal

Took a pay cut to sign, I love this guy.(You watchin this Cole????)

We were supposed to have all of our RFAs offered by 5pm today, as of noon, none had been tendered. Maybe they were hammering out contracts.



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[Edited on June 29, 2009 at 5:06 PM. Reason : WOOOOOOOO]

6/29/2009 5:04:46 PM

^that made my day. 2 more years of sexiness!

6/29/2009 5:10:38 PM

BTW Brian Dumoulin coming up right now on 99.9.

6/29/2009 5:11:08 PM

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/rutherford-cole-to-test-fa-market

Quote :

" Cole was given a three-year, $12 million contract by the Canes in 2006. He has been offered a two-year deal for less money by Carolina. "We know it's less than what his last contract was, but we've done it for reasons," Rutherford said. "There were the inconsistencies, the playoff performance without him scoring. He understands why.""

FINALLY Rutherford starts making some sense when it comes to cole.

But, serially, throw some monies larose's way.

6/30/2009 12:24:28 PM

i'll be shocked if there is a team out there willing to pay cole (significantly) more than whatever Rutherford offered. the dude is just not a top line forward anymore.

and yeah, larose is the priority now.

[Edited on June 30, 2009 at 12:46 PM. Reason : :]

6/30/2009 12:45:48 PM

woohoo!!

6/30/2009 1:04:37 PM

There is ALWAYS a team out there willing to pay. I wouldn't be surprised if Cole and LaRose are both gone, but I am still hoping that JR has something up his sleeve for LaRose before the day is over. Either way, once they make it to tomorrow, they are gone.

6/30/2009 1:06:58 PM

No real surprise on Cole at this point. I like the guy but I won't miss him if he signs with another team for some stupid crazy amount.

Plz to sign Larose though.

6/30/2009 1:15:07 PM

Quote :

"But, serially, throw some monies larose's way"

super serially

6/30/2009 1:20:31 PM

anyone up for some picketing outside of JR's office?

LaRaise for LaRose!

6/30/2009 1:36:28 PM

I am prepared to burn my LaRose t-shirt if he signs with another Southeastern Division team.

6/30/2009 1:37:41 PM

seriously, if LaRose isn't resigned I don't know what I'll do with myself

6/30/2009 1:39:59 PM

we need the hobbit back.

6/30/2009 1:48:14 PM

I want LaRose to come back, but I am fully prepared to move on at this point. It's not looking that good unless he wants to show some loyalty and play at a discount to stay around here. He has ties to Karmanos if I'm not mistaken, and we picked him up undrafted. It's possible, the cost of living around here has to be leaps and bounds cheaper than most places in the NHL.

The only thing that will really piss me off is if he ends up in Florida, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, or Washington. If he signs with any of those teams, I will be reminding him the exact location he can kiss my ass during his 3 visits to the RBC Center and any road trips I take to those venues.

6/30/2009 1:53:32 PM

I'd like to know exactly how much or how "little" Cole was offered. It's pretty bad when the announcers on VS say things like "Cole needs the help of a sherpa to find the back of the net" during the playoffs, but it was 100% true

If he isn't willing to deal a little bit after a fizzle like that he needs to take a hike

6/30/2009 2:49:21 PM

Cole and LaRose are gone

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/hurricanes/story/5476597/

Quote :

"Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford said Tuesday night that free agents Chad LaRose and Erik Cole will test the free agent market and expressed disappointment they hadn't signed with Carolina. Reached by WRAL Tuesday night, Rutherford says he had been negotiating with agents into Tuesday evening in hopes of signing them before free agency begins Wednesday. Rutherford, reached moments after hanging up from one of the player's agents, expressed disappointment that both Cole and LaRose had shown interest in staying with Carolina but didn't sign. He said he offered LaRose a three-year contract and Cole a two-year deal but did not give terms. Rutherford says the Hurricanes had hoped to lock in both players before the free agency period opened up, but with LaRose and Cole now preparing to test the market the Hurricanes are now preparing to become buyers themselves. "We'll do the same thing the players are doing," Rutherford said. Cole made $4 million last season, while LaRose's salary was $875 thousand."

6/30/2009 8:59:09 PM

i'm going to throw a prediction out there, based on nothing but it seems possible for a few reasons

ZIGOMANIS TO CANES

6/30/2009 9:05:36 PM

Based on my own calculations, I would estimate that JR has between $2 and $3 million to spend tomorrow.

6/30/2009 9:34:12 PM

CANT
WAIT
TIL
NOON

6/30/2009 11:07:21 PM

^^^^Damn.

Good to see Jussi is going to be back though.
I, too, wanted to see LaRose back.

[Edited on June 30, 2009 at 11:16 PM. Reason : can't count]

6/30/2009 11:15:48 PM

If LaRose takes 2.5 or less tomorrow from anyone else, I'm gonna be PISSED.

7/1/2009 12:35:28 AM

i heard they offered la rose 1.2 per for 3 years...what crap is that......1.9 to jokk who got released midseason by the lightning....still less than eaves, wallin...he worth as much to the team and organization to be paid in the 2 million range...what crap

Show some respect to chad, Ruth...guy has busted his balls put in his time and showed loyalty to the team never complaining...all he does is show up do his job........guy scored 70 goals a year in lower leagues...give him a chance to shine

7/1/2009 12:39:23 AM

^i bet he gets a better offer for the 2 range and then goes back to jr and says this is what i want around...instead of 1.2...

7/1/2009 12:41:30 AM

where'd you hear that from?

7/1/2009 12:41:30 AM

i love chad but it looks like JR is seeing how many 20 goal guys he can get that are bigger than 5'9 before he breaks the bank for him

7/1/2009 10:09:05 AM

Almost noon. Get ready for some excitement.

Also, how did I not hear about Gleason going to the Olympic orientation camp?

7/1/2009 11:56:47 AM

Stolen from steviewonder before he could post it here:

Quote :

""Erik is working hard to work with us," Rutherford said. "He'll still go into free agency but has said he will not stay out there long if he does not see a big deal he can get. "I don't think we're far apart with Erik. We've had several good conversations in the last 24 hours in Erik's case. I see his point of view. He's willing to take a pay cut but wants to see if there's a big deal out there. There's not the same frustration with Erik." LaRose is coming off a career season in which he scored 19 goals. He was paid $875,000 last season and may be able to secure a better deal on the open market than Carolina has offered. "I'd like to sign both," Rutherford said. "My position has changed. I only have so much (money) to do it. If we can do it within those numbers, we'll do it." Another negotiating snag also has developed. Defenseman Anton Babchuk, a restricted free agent, was given a qualifying offer of $1 million — the same salary as last season — and Rutherford said Babchuk has said he will not play for the qualifier. Babchuk has no arbitration rights. He could return to Russia to play hockey. Another option could be the Canes trading him. "We have an issue with Babchuk," Rutherford said. "

Babchuk shouldn't play for the qualifier. I don't care how bad he was in the playoffs, no defenseman who scores 16 goals is gonna sign a $1 million deal.

[Edited on July 1, 2009 at 12:01 PM. Reason : .]

7/1/2009 12:00:49 PM

Quote :

""We have an issue with Babchuk," Rutherford said.""

This sounds familiar.

7/1/2009 12:06:13 PM

if he hadn't left once already he would have arbitration rights. His agent is not very good at this hard ball thing

7/1/2009 12:21:22 PM

I love JR's quote of "I'd love to bring the whole team back with the exception of Dennis"

7/1/2009 12:21:48 PM

Burn.

7/1/2009 1:34:02 PM

So uhhh I know everyone hates ESPN and everything but...

MAJOR lovin

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4289483

Quote :

"Our Standings rank all 122 MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL franchises by how much they give back to fans for all the emotion, money and time fans invest in their favorite teams."

#1 in the NHL and #2 of 122 overall. The Carolina Hurricanes.

7/1/2009 2:25:51 PM

Quote :

"Last Year's Rank: 17 Title Track: 4 Ownership: 10 Coaching: 37 Players: 15 Fan Relations: 6 Affordability: 10 Stadium Experience: 4 Bang for the Buck: 3 Good Hockey: 4 Fun Hockey: 1"

7/1/2009 2:38:27 PM

no defenseman who scores 16 goals is gonna would've sign[ed] a $1 million deal, prior to the economic meltdown.

Fixed that for you. A lot of guys will find themselves in that boat this year.

7/1/2009 2:46:44 PM

^^^ i'm afraid that with that good news we'll get some bad news within the next few hours

7/1/2009 2:48:02 PM

indications at the moment are Cole is testing the market but will be back and LaRose to anywhere but here is all but a done deal

7/1/2009 2:50:33 PM

^

Quote :

"WORST POSSIBLE SCENARIO"

7/1/2009 2:51:34 PM

Mike Knuble just signed for Washington for 2 years at $2.8 million per. He is the guy I wanted, and that is an excellent deal. This sucks.

7/1/2009 2:53:04 PM

we're due for 3 playoffless years anyway, this doesn't come as a shock to me that we aren't going to make any effort on the FA front to improve our team.

7/1/2009 2:54:33 PM

plz 2 become opposite day

7/1/2009 2:56:18 PM

the whole results put asses in the seats concept is lost on management

7/1/2009 2:58:44 PM

:|

7/1/2009 3:05:10 PM

TSN-Moderator: Bob McKenzie reports that Erik Cole is on the verge of agreeing to a two-year deal with the Hurricanes.

7/1/2009 4:04:55 PM

Quote :

"The Hurricanes can confirm that we have re-signed Erik Cole. He will make $2.8 million in 2009-10 and 3.0 million in 2010-11."

7/1/2009 4:09:18 PM

well, that is just laughable about cole.

khabibulin to the oilers btw, i guess that'll help the hawks possibly retain some offensive players in comng years.

[Edited on July 1, 2009 at 4:11 PM. Reason : -]

7/1/2009 4:09:24 PM

mother fucker!

7/1/2009 4:27:27 PM

son of a bitch! there goes 5.8 million...

7/1/2009 4:32:09 PM

THE FACE IS IN THE PALM

7/1/2009 4:37:11 PM

7/1/2009 4:40:32 PM

^ NOT happy about Cole's deal... but could that be enough to go back to Larose and offer him more? He already said (JR) that he wanted both to come back but didn't have the money.

whats up with Ruu?

7/1/2009 4:44:48 PM