Absolutely everything these guys do is “pure” quality ! Whether it’s donating $500,000.00 to the Women & Children’s Hospital, or refusing to bring themselves down to the level of that vermin Marchand, or saying “no” to greed by refusing Parise-styled contracts, these two men continue to set a shining example for the way people “ought” to behave ! I’m an LA Kings fan as you know, even though I live here in Vancouver (ie: that’s today mostly the fault of a woman (my ex) and not mine). Nonetheless, I’m very proud of these two excellent players and I wish them the very best always !

ps: if it was possible, then I think it would be great if the Sedin brothers and Jarome Iginla were immediately shipped to the LA Kings !

Of course, part of that belief is based on their excellent physical fitness, work ethic and preparation for each season so if they’re not feeling it then it’s likely that their games might fall off a bit more quickly.. and thus better for both parties to keep signing short term deals.

Then again, the way the cap tends to work (and will probably work in the next CBA no matter what the owners accomplish in this lockout), repeatedly signing the Sedins to one year deals will probably mean that the Canucks pay them more money over the same term that a single long term deal might have involved..