Leafs sign Peca

[hammerbillsfan]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=171565&hubname


The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed free agent centre Michael Peca (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/player_bio.asp?player_id=93) to a one year deal worth $2.5 million US.


The twoparties have been courting each other for well over a week with both camps agreeing Toronto is a good fit for the 11-year NHL centre.


The 32-year-old Toronto native, a two-time Selke Trophy winner as the NHL's top defensive forward, makes his off-season home in Buffalo, making Toronto an ideal geographical location.

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=171565&hubname

Great Pecker is back in our division :rolleyes: how can the leafs afford him and Sundin:question: they got to be over the cap

[hammerbillsfan]

Great Pecker is back in our division :rolleyes: how can the leafs afford him and Sundin:question: they got to be over the cap

http://www.tmlfans.ca/forums/index.php/topic,39324.0.html

40 million

[THATHURMANATOR]

Peca is yet another over the hill guy he Leaf's overpaid for.

[hammerbillsfan]

http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20060718/peca_48602.jpg

[pyrrhonist]

Did Marcy & Mike make up?

I would suppose to. otherwise there would be fistfights galore in the locker room.

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

How can Pecker head play with Tucker he's the one that injured Peca in the Stanley Cup Playoffs a couple years ago. This will be very interesting to see what happens.

[chernobylwraiths]

Peca will probably say that Tucker is the kind of player everyone wants on their team and he's glad that he is finally not playing against him. He'll also probably say something about looking forward to playing with him.

[LABillsFan]

I smell pain in the air. This is just going to spice up the Leafs/Sabres rivalry

[SABURZFAN]

peca's on the downside off his career.good signing for toronto nonetheless.

[SkateZilla]

and he'll be boo'd everytime he touches the ice/puck in HSBC :respect:

[PUCKER]

Yep. The rivalry between us will be even more intense if thats possible...

[SkateZilla]

Yep. The rivalry between us will be even more intense if thats possible...

lmao, i told my brother just now before i leave for work,

i was like "hey man, toronto signed peca",

he was like "dont htey have enough pecers on their team"

i was like "hahahahahahahaha [on the floor rolling and laughing]"

he was like, "seriously.. they better dress peters and Mair for all of our Divisional Games versus toronto"

i was like " the new NHL doesnt like having Fight Night in Buffalo or Toronto anymore"

he was like " who gives a poo, 19,000 strong wanna see peca get the golf swing from Peters (and his butt kicked)'

:bandwagon

[PUCKER]

lmao, i told my brother just now before i leave for work,

i was like "hey man, toronto signed peca",

he was like "dont htey have enough pecers on their team"

i was like "hahahahahahahaha [on the floor rolling and laughing]"

he was like, "seriously.. they better dress peters and Mair for all of our Divisional Games versus toronto"

i was like " the new NHL doesnt like having Fight Night in Buffalo or Toronto anymore"

he was like " who gives a poo, 19,000 strong wanna see peca get the golf swing from Peters (and his butt kicked)'

:bandwagon

:rofl:

[pyrrhonist]

Do we really hate Peca that much for leaving town? I can't blame him much for not budging, what with "Operation Tightass" being in effect during those years, because of the Rigass debacle. Maybe I'm just thinking without the black & red goggles about it? :confused:

[JD]

Most players who jump ship get booed, no matter what team it is.

I like it :up:

[pyrrhonist]

Booing them is one thing, but to HATE the player for leaving? I still stand that it wasn't 100% Mike's fault. But like I had said before in my prior post, I don't see the entire NHL through black & red goggles (Although 3/4 of the NHL wears black & red! :D :D)---I'm able to acknowledge talent outside of Buffalo, and don't immediately bash another player, coach, or team just because they're not associated with the Sabres.

[SkateZilla]

Its not just leaving,

didnt Peca Sit ont eh Bench and Refuse to play for a whole season because he wanted traded?

2000-01-BUFF, NHL, GP-0 Goals-0, Assists-0, Points-0

http://www.nhlpa.com/WebStats/PlayerBiography.asp?ID=4384

[pyrrhonist]

You're right, Skate---He did that. But again, how much of that was Peca, and how much of that was the cheapskate ways of the organization, thanks to the Rigass debacle?

[SkateZilla]

You're right, Skate---He did that. But again, how much of that was Peca, and how much of that was the cheapskate ways of the organization, thanks to the Rigass debacle?

80% Peca, 20% Other