Panthers trade Belak for center

The Panthers traded enforcer Wade Belak to the Nashville Predators for center Nick Tarnasky on Thursday.

[YORMARKS OBSERVER]

Good move by JM for a promising young center.

[Monts]

Promising young center....lol

[Puck This]

The Panthers have been pushed around for years, they finally get a tough guy and they don't play him...but complain he doesn't fight anyone. What's get supposed to do drag them over the boards into the bench as they skate by...Okay, I've actually done that but I played on a pickup beer league not the NHL. Belak is a very well liked player and trading him for a 4th line center at best is insane...the whole team with 4-5 exceptions is 4th line at best. JM is a total incompetent jerk and Cohen is even worse because he promoted a bad coach into being an extraordinarily bad GM.

[Darth Daddy]

Promising? He's -23! Another underachieving forward.

FIRE MARTIN NOW!!!

[Alan Cohen]

Yormark!!

What, Chis Wells wasn't available?

Bring me the file on this young man!

Let's see, hhhmmmmmm

169 games played including minors:
11 G, 9 A = 20 points - 162 PIM.

Ok, so he's a goon. No problemo.

We are on our way now !!

Sell this to the fans as another young up-and-coming prospect.

"We expect him to develope within our organ-I-zation, and contribute to our long term success".

Fire Another Secretary!!

And get Jaroslav Bedar on the phone!!

always,
ac

[Dump of Champagne]

BRING UP SHAWN MATTHIAS

[Alan Cohen]

8 years!!
No Playoffs!!
All-Stars traded away for prospects!!
Currently 15th (LAST) in the East!

Join us for "Fan Appreciation" night, when the 1st 25 people to show up, will recieve a free empty diet coke cup (fill-ups are $5)

always,
ac

[YORMARKS OBSERVER]

YORMARKS OBSERVER wrote:

Good move by JM for a promising young center.

hey moron stickman aka mackie posting as me..Happy Thanksgiving..

[YORMARKS OBSERVER]

12/23 Thats December 23rd for the morons..Predators are here..Martin and De Boer wants Belak to fight. so he will....
It will be Belaks X-mas gift to the Panthers....Too funny

[Louie]

Well now, Nasty Nick is on his way to Florida. I do think that is an upgrade from Belak. I hope he can start contributing right away, this team needs something new. He certainly isn't the answer, but maybe he can help. I look forward to seeing him in a Panthers uniform. I am curious as to what line DeBoer will put him on.

[andy]

This is the best day in Belak's career. He is out of here!!!! He is leaving the WORST PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FRANCHISE IN SPORTS.

Wade, enjoy playing for an NHL team again.

[waverider]

seriously, has anyone performed so badly at their job, for so long, without consequence, as jacques martin? does alan cohen even know what is going on here? i can not believe that they think for one stinking second that the team they have assembled can compete. i ask myself constantly "what kind of devious plan are they cooking up? when will we see the results of their dastardly deeds?" then i snap back to reality and remember that martin and cohen just have absolutely no idea what they are doing. the hockey expert on espn called the florida panthers "a trainwreck" the other day.

[YORMARKS OBSERVER]

waverider wrote:

seriously, has anyone performed so badly at their job, for so long, without consequence, as jacques martin? does alan cohen even know what is going on here? i can not believe that they think for one stinking second that the team they have assembled can compete. i ask myself constantly "what kind of devious plan are they cooking up? when will we see the results of their dastardly deeds?" then i snap back to reality and remember that martin and cohen just have absolutely no idea what they are doing. the hockey expert on espn called the florida panthers "a trainwreck" the other day.

Start to include Michael Yormark in the mix, he is after all CEO and President of your florida Panthers..

[Stanley C]

Louie,
Thanks for your answer yesterday re:
How long will you support Panthers LLC?

As for your answer of "forever", comparing your indefinate support to the same support you'd give "your sick mother, a difficult child, or getting beat up by the school bully".

Wow, it's a sports team, not family.

It is a private, for-profit endeavor.

Your enthusiasm is kind of sweet and innocent, however ignorant.

My contention is the Panthers have NOT tried to be a winner, have NOT been unlucky.

This IS Alan Cohen's deliberate business plan.

My contention is, given another, say 5-8 years of salary-dumping, all-star trade-aways, minor league coaches, and 25th place overall finishes,
you too, will begin to resent it.

But by that time, there will be another 2000 or so suckers who never heard of Brian Skrudland.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Free Tickets]

Well with the stats he brings, I hope he's working the beer line. I stood there for 10 minutes the other night while while all the "It's my first Hockey game" fans had to stand and read the menu at the concession stand. On top of it, my throat hurts from booing all night.

Louie wrote:

Well now, Nasty Nick is on his way to Florida. I do think that is an upgrade from Belak. I hope he can start contributing right away, this team needs something new. He certainly isn't the answer, but maybe he can help. I look forward to seeing him in a Panthers uniform. I am curious as to what line DeBoer will put him on.

[dan]

waverider wrote
"the hockey expert on espn called the florida panthers "a trainwreck" the other day."


Oh god if this dosen't yell "FIRE JM!" I don't know what does

[Drunk Again]

Wade Belak was back on the ice for the Panthers on Wednesday night, two days after clearing waivers.

His return was short lived.

The Panthers sent Belak to Nashville on Thursday afternoon, bringing back center Nick Tarnasky. Belak is traveling to Atlanta to join his new teammates in time for their game against the Thrashers on Friday night. Tarnasky is expected to play with the Panthers Friday as well.

''I was stunned by the trade,'' Belak said Thursday night.``It's nice to be wanted, especially after what transpired after last weekend. It was tough to come back knowing there was an issue there. To be traded was very surprising.''

Belak, 32, signed a two-year deal with the Panthers during the offseason and makes $650,000 per year. The 24-year-old Tarnasky is also signed through the 2009-10 season, but the Panthers will see a slight savings as Tarnasky makes $525,000.

Florida has been looking for a center the past few weeks and Tarnasky could help. Tarnasky was acquired by the Predators earlier this season in a trade with Tampa Bay, Nashville sending a conditional draft pick to the Lightning.

In two-plus seasons with the Lightning, Tarnasky scored 11 goals with nine assists. He has no goals and one assist for the Predators in 11 games this season.

''He's a guy who brings more speed, something we're trying to improve on this team,'' general manager Jacques Martin said.``He's a role player, but he can get there quicker, use his speed and use his body to his advantage. He can drive to the net, play a simple game. He's going to help Pete [DeBoer] play four lines. He can be part of a momentum line.''

[Fire Martin]

HA!!! Tarnasky was the missing piece.. what we've all been waiting for. A minus player who takes bad penalties. The panthers are a bad joke with no punch line. Martin's a moron. DeBoer's in over his head, and the only, and I mean ONLY player the panthers have is David Booth. He's the only guy who shows up. Period. This is really the absolute worst season in panther's history. Their 60 point season was pathetic, but it didn't happen after 4 years of top draft pics... I am proud of one thing.. so far this year the franchise has gotten $0, from me... I suggest you do the same.

[andy]

fire JM

[Stanley C]

JM!!
What, Chris Wells wasn't available?
Mike Wilson?
Anders Erickson?
Ivan Novoseltsev?
Dennis Shvidki!!
Vaclav Nedorost?
Jiri Dopita?

Hey that goalie on the Vancouver Canucks is pretty good.(8-2 - Last 10 games)
What was his name?
Panthers LLC got Todd Bertuzzi in that deal.
How's that workin out for ya AC?

Panthers LLC is a criminal enterprise!!