I suspect that a low scoring thug even create nearly one million per year in the NHL. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The criminals Nashville signed forward Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuit to play in the NHL, with a two-year contract extension.

General Manager David Poile announced the deal worth $ 1.95 million Thursday, the morning after the team Skating. Prepared in 2001, Tootoo career peaks with seven goals and 13 points in 41 contests this season.

“Jordin is a physical player who not only can get under opponents' skin attract and penalties, but that has proven he can score at this level as well,” said Poile. “We are pleased with the look at its further development in the next two seasons.”

The 24-year-old Tootoo has 40 points and 365 penalty minutes in 210 career games with the Predators. He made his debut in the competition on Oct. 9, 2003, against Anaheim and helped the criminals to their first playoff berth. Poile when he says Tootoo has proven he can score at any level is just laughable. Tootoo has scored 40 points in 210 NHL games. That's goals and assists. That is not a proven scorer, not a forward.

Tootoo What the real work is an enforcer. The NHL really counts these guys, bounces not stop at the little league players penalized as Checking them out.

Appendix A-Tootoo's sucker punch of Stephane Robidas of the Dallas Stars last March.

Tootoo That's what the real work is in the NHL. Why else would Jordin get paid as much as he does for as little offensive?

The annual player dumb Super Bowl victory prediction is made. Voorspelbaar, but came from the Giants; Plaxico Burress, That said the Giants would beat the Patriots 23-17. Tom Brady laughed it off when asked. “We only scored 17 points?” Brady joked. “OK. Is Plax play defense?” I wish that he had said 45-42 and gave us a bit of credit for more points. ” ; coach Tom Coughlin was not so amused , saying: “That is not what we seek to do. We want our talking on the field. We have a good theme all year, which has not been that. ” Plaxico did befuddled by all the attention his quote was.” His predictions guarantees? “Did he says.” We want to win this game. It is interesting. You think some things in life, as far as professional sports or play in this game, and it's OK to want to win, think big and dream. ” Plaxico is Great thinking and dreaming - about a lot more well known than he was. There is always one of those guys every Super Bowl. Man who sees that all the extra media and thinks: “Here is my big chance.” It’s all really stupid and innocent. Plax Nobody on the team is going to feel an extra pressure because of what he said - least of all Plax - and nobody on the Patriots will be extra motivated because they are. most Plax Did the Pats cover boys a convenient theme to work in their trash-talking. “Nice prediction Plax,” and that sort of thing. And the broadcast team will be called something during the endless pre - Game crap. Hey, if it reduces the Brady-sucking a few minutes, I am already.

From top to bottom, the standings

Ottawa Senators 51 32-15-4-68 Montreal Canadiens 50-27-15-8-62 Philadelphia Flyers 49 — – 28-16-5-61 Pittsburgh Penguins 50 28-18-4-60 New Jersey Devils 50-28-19-3-59 Boston Bruins 50-26-19 — 5 -57 New York Islanders 51-24-21-6-54 New York Rangers 52-24-22-6 - 54 Carolina Hurricanes 53-25-24 — 4 -54 Washington Capitals 51-23-23-5-51 Atlanta Thrashers 52-23-25-4-50 Buffalo Sabres 49-22-21-6 — 50 ‘Florida Panthers 51-22-24-5-49 Toronto Maple Leafs 52-20-24-8-48 ” Tampa Bay Lightning 51 -20-26-5-45

Note-The numbers above from left to right are games played, wins, losses, Overtime losses, the total points

Vet Teams are Southeast Division teams First barring a complete collapse of these teams, you have to think Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New Jersey and Montreal for ditches the playoffs. You can probably even Boston inch

The rest of the conference is pretty wide open. The only teams who have little chance Tampa and Toronto.

The Southeast Division is wide open. It is also a division likely to send only one team to the playoffs. First to fourth place was separated by a measly 5 points, and the 4th place team Florida played two matches fewer than division leader Carolina. That would, in Florida have a good chance at the playoffs for the first time in 8 years. On the other hand, there is the team of the listless play of late, only 4 victories in 14 contests and as of today Palm Beach Post . The Panthers, who return to action tonight against Buffalo following the All-Star break, say they are determined to end their agonizing playoff drought.

But some observers think that the Panthers not exhibited enough determination to the post-season for the first time since April 2000.

For more short, some critics think they are tender.

“This team plays too much on the perimeter, I have not seen that momentum for their nose dirty and do the dirty work,” said NHL broadcaster John Vanbiesbrouck, who starred in the nets for the Panthers when the Stanley Cup finals in 1996.

“Winning is not easy. You are dealing with your spirit you will do what is necessary to go and play like that every night.” I am not quite sure if Vanbiesbrouck is good in what he says. Florida has blown at least five games this year in the last minute of play. They also played games where they either stop or showed little effort. I have missed only a handful of games on television this year, Florida has the talent to win the division and even a place in the playoffs. The only teams I have to worry about the conference in Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Carolina and Toronto (Maple Leaf oversized defensemen seem to intimidate the Panthers) when Florida faces.

I question whether the Panthers have the desire, and perhaps the coaching. Why the hell has the team send Shawn Matthias back to the minors ? He scored two goals in four NHL games, including two Jacques Martin hardly played him in, and 21 in 32 games OHL play for his callup. I prefer Matthias on the grid than the overrated Brett McLean of Kamil Kreps. Indeed, Kreps just 4 goals in 45 games played!

Boy do I get gloomy about this Panthers team.

Johan Santana is ultimately be traded , but not for the Yankees or the Red Sox. In something of a coup, the New York Mets have jumped in on the last minute and swung a deal with the Twins for their former Cy Young winning left-hander.

The trade is not yet official. To ensure that this is so, the Mets would have to successfully negotiate a new contract with Santana within the next 72 hours. Santana posts wants $ 20 million per year for a period of six or seven years … Not an unreasonable amount when you consider how much money Barry Zito got from the Giants.

The Twins receive a package of young players in exchange for Santana, including outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Kevin Mulvey and Deolis Guerra.

The last piece of lingering business between the Philadelphia Eagles and their former star receiver Terrell Owens was clarified today, when an arbitrator ordered Owens to pay the team of the $ 769120 $ 1725 they tried to restore one million of the $ 2.3 million signing bonus they gave him in 2004. The case

Were to a referee after the NFL players’ union filed a complaint on behalf of the AAN. That complaint, by the way, was filed in 2005. And you thought that the government slow.

TO, sometimes controversial after seven years in San Francisco, was signed by the Eagles in 2004 for $ 49 million. He brought them claim the same year, but sat on the sidelines in the playoffs after breaking his leg late in the season. The team eventually won the NFC title, setting the stage for Owens the heroic return in the Super Bowl against the Patriots. Owens played a good game, but the Eagles would lose. A frustrated T.O. Zag fit to explain most of the blame on QB Donovan McNabb, moving from a feud with the signal caller. This combined with the antics Owens while searching for a new contract - with the help of new agent Drew Rosenhaus - would prove so disturbing team unity that ended the Eagles suspending him, then Keyshawning him for the rest of the season.

And that is why the Eagles were trying to get back his signing bonus. Since then T.O. Has moved to the Cowboys, where he last combativeness has been replaced by a new whimpering sensitivity, as evidenced by his crying fit QB Tony Romo behalf of the team after the premature boot from the playoffs this year.

Unfortunately there is no referee who can compel us to return to pay for all the hours we as sports fans have wasted hearing on his bullshit over the years.

Roger Clemens defending itself against allegations of steroids has been a total assault multimedia video, press conferences, a high-profile television interview and numerous written and spoken. Now Clemens and his agent Andy Hendricks has taken their case Web by releasing a 18000-word statistical report , say, demonstrates Clemens end of the race - An increase is not as unnatural as his accusers allege.

The report is based on the statistical comparisons that have been likened to those used in salary arbitration cases. Clemens’s career numbers are stacked against those of other pitchers to be performed at a higher level in their end of the decade del’30 ‘de’40s and principles, such as Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling and Nolan Ryan. Since this is a pro-Roger comparison, the bottom line is that Clemens performed the same in the latter stages of his career as the others, dyed players.

This is one hand, perfectly legitimate defence. Statistics are often used as evidence against those who are accused of steroids, it should be admissible in a case in favour of the same players. Moreover, the statistics are very easy to manipulate. An intelligent numbers-cruncher can always sift through a mass of data and find only those things that support a particular thesis. The same numbers can certainly be used to prove the opposite of what Clemens and Hendricks we want to see.

Statistics show nothing for themselves, except that there is some guy out there who knows how to get really fancy With graphics. If one believes or not Roger Clemens is still gut any impression one gets when Roger triggers their various defenses. It’s easy, when Roger is thick and combative, who see it as a desperate man who will say or do anything to protect its reputation, including bully people. However, it is equally valid to see the same behavior as that of a boy who is telling the truth, and refuses to lie down while his name is being smeared.

Without direct, undeniable evidence of wrongdoing, no one will ever know with certainty whether Roger Clemens trap. All that leaves us is endless speculation, and the word of one against another guy, and some statistical vs take another statistic taken. That’s all gray … Unless Roger is right to come and confess. But it seems that the most unlikely scenario of all.