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Just wondering what everyone thinks are the best and worst off season moves made so far this summer. Here are some of mine.
Best Moves (in no particular order):
-Minnesota trading for Pavel Demitra. Minnesota needed offense and Demitra will provide that and can also make the players around him better.
-Nashville signing Jason Arnott. $22.5 million over 5 years is a lot of money but Arnott is the kind of 2-way player that will fit into the Predators lineup nicely and he'll provide some nice leadership for Nashvilles younger players.
-Atlanta signs Steve Rucchin. Rucchin is no Marc Savard but he is a solid leader and great on the faceoffs. He'll certainly help the Thrashers reduce the number of goals against.
-Calgary trades for Alex Tanguay. The Flames were very deep on defense but desperately needed some additional offense. Ideally they would have gotten a playmaking centerman but Tanguay is an excellent addition in his own right. Finally the Flames have someone to help out Iginla on offense.
Bad Moves
-Kings signing Scott Thornton for 2 years at $1.5 million per year. Nothing against Scott Thornton because he plays a role and does a decent job at it but that is a lot of money for a 35 year old 3rd line winger.
-Ottawa signs Martin Gerber for $3.7 million per year for 3 years. That's a lot of money for a goalie who was 18th in goals against average and 17th in save percentage who floundered in the playoffs and who has just 114 games of NHL experience. He has shown spurts of excellence (as in the Olympics) but overall he seems to be just an average goalie. All that money goes to Gerber and yet the goalie with the 3rd best goals against average and 8th best save percentage still sits out there on the open market (Legace). And Hasek would have returned to Ottawa for about $3 million per year less.
-Tampa trades for and signs Marc Denis for 3 years and $8.6 million. Tampa seems to think that Denis will resolve their goaltending woes but Denis is only marginally better. His 3.25 goals against average and .900 save percentage are nothing to write home about. And Manny Legace is still sitting out there on the open market with no where to go.
-Minnesota signed Kim Johnssonto a 4 year $19.4 million deal. Yikes!! That is a big commitment to a guy coming off a concussion riddled season. Johnsson is a good defenseman but I am not sure even a healthy Johnsson is worth that kind of money.
So, what do you all think? What are the best and worst off season moves?
28 Responses to "Best and Worst off season moves…"
The Brendan Shanahan 1-year deal with the NYR is a great move…adding a good scoring winger at a decent price and for only 1 season.
The Isles..as a whole, their moves are poor. They overpaid Sillinger based on an outlier year… and the Leafs overpaying for their entire defense.
Best- Chara to the Bruins. Lots of well spent money.
Second Best – Firing Garth Snow as backup goalie. Dude couldnt play hockey, much less spell hockey. ; )
Worst – Arnason to Avs. Who thinks this is a good idea? Might as well sign Garth Snow as a GM. Oh.
Second Worst – Starting a hockey blog. I'm an idiot.
Although I agree that Gerber was a bad move, I don't think it's fair to judge Denis or Legace by their stats. You seem to think Legace is great, but he played behind an amazing team. Vice versa for Denis. There is more to a goaltender than his stats, and there is more to a goaltender's stats than the goaltender.
David Johnson
Detroit was a good team playing in a pretty easy division, not an amazing team. Legace isn't a great goalie but I think he has shown that he is a pretty good one and more deserving of getting a contract than he seems to be. Marc Denis has never proven himself to be any better than an average goalie. Good goalies are capable of taking bad teams and making them decent ones. He hasn't done that.
I accidentally deleted Jim Clarke's comment about Canucks getting Luongo. Yes, that was a very good move and probably should be included in my list. It will be a better move in the long term because I still think they need to improve the rest of the team in front of him especially defense depth and a #1 center to be a top tier team.
John Connor
While Legace's numbers look quite good, keep in mind that he only played 51 games over the course of the year (and it's harder to keep up good numbers the longer you play), and he benefitted from 15 games against the four worst offensive teams in the league (Calgary, Columbus, Chicago, St. Louis) – teams that Gerber did not have the luxury of playing even once.
And he had Nick Lidstrom in front of him.
I agree that Legace's play is worthy of a contract somewhere though…
I would maybe add Raycroft in as a bad move, as for the same price Toronto might perhaps have had Legace's services – likely a safer bet than Raycroft.
I don't think Denis is great, but I think you're being a bit hard on him. If good goalies make bad teams decent, why has Florida never made the playoffs with Luongo? I'm sure we'd all agree he's one of the very best.
By no means do I think this is season saving type move, but I thought Pittsburgh picking up Ekman and a prospect for a 2nd round pick was pretty good. Everyone will say that his mediocre stats were inflated because of Thornton, but he did pretty much the same the season before and it can't hurt to play with Crosby. Plus, for cap consideration, he's a good deal at only a 1.1 mill.
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Those are all good and bad moves David. Has everyone forgot the obvious tho? The Toronto Maple Leafs?
By far the one team in my opinion who did the most to better their squad for the upcoming season.
Opting not to bring back Belfour, Khavanov, Berg, Domi, Richardson, Lindros and mostly Pat Quinn in my opionion is the best summer moves so far. Clearly. Bravo to John Ferguson, you just might get to keep your job.
New additions of Paul Maurice and his 3 assistant coach staff, Peca, Kubina, Gil and Raycroft will defenetly benefict the Leafs in the areas that plauged them last season, defense and goaltending. Hoping of course, Raycroft plays like his old Calder Trophy winning self. If not, I feel Aubin is still a great goalie with a lot of potential.
However, not re-signing Allison a very productive offensive player, especially on the power play is definetley a bad move. Allison's absence should be felt quickly on a team now without a proven sniper. Losing a playmaker like Allison does not help the situation.
Overall, the Maple Leafs clearly made the best off season moves to date so far. They did a few of them….take your pick.
The Leafs? Uhhh, I would say they've had an average-to-fairly poor offseason – and I am one of the few non-Torontonians to actually not mind the Leafs.
I suppose calling the decision to not bring back the above-mention players 'good decisions' is somewhat reasonable, but really, those players all fall into either one of two categories:
1) Players that shuld never have been signed – in which case opting to not re-sign them (again) is less so much a 'good decision' as it is the correction of a 'poor decision'; and
2) Low-impact players or easy decisions – do you credit a team with having a good off-season for opting to not re-sign players who should clearly not be re-signed. For example, are the Flames having a great off-season for not re-signing Calle Hulse?
Further, I am not so nearly as impressed as you with the new additions to the Leafs roster. Kubina and Peca are two good players, but for $7.5M? Hal Gill is not only useless, but he is taking a roster spot away from one of the Leafs many defensive prospects – Harrison, White, Coliacovo.
Finally, for a team that had a real problem scoring even strength goals last year, relying heavily on the PP – I believe they scored the fewest even strength goals of every team in the league, signing Peca for $2.5M seems a little odd – only 11 players in the entire NHL scored fewer P/60 then Mike Peca did last year.
I believe one of the more improved teams from last season is the Vancouver Canucks.
David Johnson
Kubina and Peca are two good players, but for $7.5M?
Who would you rather have: Kubina *and* Peca or Zdeno Chara?
I don't think Gill is that bad of a signing either when you consider what some of the other defensemen got. Willie Mitchell, another defensive minded defenseman, got $3.5 million per year for 4 years. Brendan Witt got $2.5 million per year for 3 years. Nolan Baumgartner, who was a career minor leaguer until last years Canucks were desperate for defensemen, got $1.2 million per year. Hal Gill isn't a top tier defenseman but he isn't making a ton of money, can play 18-20 minutes and will allow the Leafs to have a physical presence in the lineup without having to dress a 'goon' who can't really contribute in any other way.
I think the Leafs will score more even strength goals this year because they won't rely on McCabe, Kaberle, Sundin and their other top players to play both the PP and the PK. McCabe, Kaberle and Sundin should be able to play more 5 on 5 and be more rested while doing so. But ultimately giving up too many goals was the Leafs biggest problems and Kubina, Peca, Gill and Raycroft will all help there. The Leafs should be a much better and more consistant team this year.
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i think the sens made a good move getting rid of havlat and smoke they were just taking up places on our roster and i think i would rather have chara then kubina and peca Chara can play 30 minutes easily and can keep players like alex ovechkin from scoring 5 games straight and as the same if not better offensive abilities then peca.
What wins Stanley Cups in the salary cap ers is "bang-for-buck".
So Chara's signing isn't going to win Boston the Cup. Neither will Tampa's signing Richards, or Calgary signing Iginla (last year).
Every team will have their $7 million dollar star(s). Every team will have their $500K grinders. It's the players in the mid range that will make the difference. Can you find a $1M winger who scores like a $2M winger? Can you sign a goalie for $3M that plays like $4.5M? Or a $4M defenceman who plays like $6M?
I like what Edmonton did with Ales Hemsky. $4M/yr for 6 years could end up being the steal of the year, should Hemsky live up to his 100+ point potential.
Gerber can play like $5M, but he's inconsistent. His playoff performance was badly affected by the flu bug, so it's not fair to judge him on that. Now that he has more NHL experience, and a Stanley Cup ring, Muckler's gamble could pay off.
Toronto signed Peca for $2.5; his leadership and experience in the playoffs could be worth twice that — if the Leafs make the playoffs.
The best signings are the ones nobody knows about yet. GMs will make or break their reputations on picking underrated talent out of the free agent pool. So Joe Corvo at $2.5M could be a flop, or he could be the ideal mobile defenceman in the "new" NHL. Joe who, you ask? That's my point.
And by the way, did anyone tell Lou Lamoriello that there *is* a salary cap this year? That he just can't keep collecting players like kids collect hockey cards? If he signs Gomez and Gionta, he could be $8M over the salary cap at the start of the season. And it won't be the also-rans he has to trade away to get under the cap. Really, who will take Alexander Mogilny at $3.5M a year? There just may be a fire sale in Jersey this year….
Trading with salary caps: I'll give you my first round draft pick if you'll take Mogilny's contract with it!
David Johnson
Actually, Lamoriello got shafted last year when he signed Mogilny and Malakhov to 2 year contracts that he now has stuck counting against the cap. The interesting thing with Malakhov is that he supposedly has retired. This means that his contract counts against the cap but that the Devils won't have to pay him. So the Devils could trade him to any team with cap space (i.e. Washington, Pittsburgh and numerous others) and it wouldn't cost the other team a thing. This it shouldn't be too difficult to ditch that salary. Then they could either trade McGillis or demote him to the AHL to get his salary off their books. Doing that would free up $5.8 million pretty easily. They still probably need to dump Mogilny to keep Gomez and Gionta though.
The thing is, once the Devils get through this off season I think they will be in great shape having Elias ($6 million per year), Brodeur ($5.2 million per year), Colin White ($3 million per year), and Langenbrunner ($2.8 million per year) all locked up to very long term very reasonably priced contracts. If they can lock up Rafalski and one of Gionta and Gomez long term under similar deals they will have an excellent core locked in with enough cap space still available to build a solid team around them. They may very well trade Gomez to stock up some quality young talent to fill out the roster.
what about the habs dumping zednik, bulis and sundstrom and replacing them with samsonov, mike johnsonn plus a spot for a rookie (probably Kyle chipchura, team canada junior captain last year), Gainey is doing a great job of turning this thing around, all s that missing is a true 1st/2nd center to play with samsonov and kovalev and we ll have two scoring lines (koivu-ryder-higgins), a great checking line (bonk-begin-murray) and a youth line with johnson playing with plekanec and perozoghin. Huet and Aesbischer probably top 3 1-2 combo goalies in the league and a defence corps thats pretty solid ( even with Souray who cant stop anyone 1-on-1!)
David Johnson
Zednik for Johnson is a bit of an improvement since Johnson will be a bit better defensively but Johnson is another 'soft' player.
In Bulis for Samsonov you trade a two-way 20 goal scorer for a one-dimensional 25 goal scorer. The Last time Samasonov scored more than 23 goals was 2001-02 and he has never scored 30 goals. Not really much of an upgrade. Samsonov just costs a lot more. If anything signing Samsonov would go in the bad move category (much like signing Kovalev, another one dimensional 25 goal scorer, to that huge contract last year).
I consider Gainey's moves this summer to be nothing more than minor tweaks. They aren't really any better than last year.
I definitely like Calgary's trade for Tanguay. As you said they were (and still are) deep on D, and needed the help up front. Tanguay is one of the top left wingers in the league. Now they just need a top center. Watch out for Calgary this year. Their D to me seems even better than last year's, which was pretty good, their offence is improved, and their goaltending is at least top 3 in the league. I'd like to see them deal for Chris Drury in Buffalo who might have salary issues due to the # of players they have seeking arbitration. Buffalo could use some more depth on D and Calgary certainly has it to offer.
"Who would you rather have: Kubina and Peca or Zedeno Chara?"
At $7.5M, neither. Chara for $7.5M is too much, and Kubina and Peca for $7.5M is too much. I will say that of all those signings, I like the Kubina signing the least – the last thing the Leafs needed was another offensive-minded defenceman.
The difference between Hal Gill and Willie Mitchell is simply that Willie Mitchell can skate, and I would take Willie Mitchell at $3.5M per season all day long – I believe that to be one of the value signings of the summer, along with Ales Hemsky's deal, and a few others.
David Johnson
Willie Mitchell is a better defenseman than Hal Gill but the Canucks are paying him 67% more than the Leafs are paying Gill. Is he 67% better? I am not sure he is. We are talking about comparing a #3 defenseman (Mitchell) with a #4/5 defenseman (Gill). I think Gill's salary is pretty reasonable considering the market place.
As for Kubina, he is more than an offensive minded defenseman. He is more of an all-round defenseman who has excellent size, can quarterback the second PP unit, kill penalties and play 22+ minutes per game. In McCabe, Kaberle and Kubina the Leafs had 3 #1/#2 defensemen. Not many teams in the NHL can stake that claim.
Willie Mitchell is more the Canucks #1B or #2 defenceman behind Mattius Ohlund – he was the #1 guy in Minnesota, and the #2 guy in Dallas (behind Zubov). On the Canucks he'll be expected to be the shutdown defenceman, the guy facing the oppositions top-line each night. Now, in absolute dollar terms, is $3.5M for a top-two defenceman a better buy then $2.05 for a #5 defenceman (as a #5 defenceman is really what Hal Gill is)? I do think so. In fact, I think you would be fairly hard pressed to find another #4/#5 defenceman being paid that high of a salary. Further, using your above example and Nolan Baumgartner whom you mentioned above – is Hal Gill 60% the player Baumgartner is? For your reference, here are Baumgartner's and Gill's stats from last year, respectively:
Baumgartner: 5G, 29A, +11, 30 PIM
Gill: 1G, 9A, -4, 124 PIM
I also disagree with your description of Kubina as an all-around defenseman. He is an offensive, and not an overly good offensive defenceman at that. Last season's 38 points was a career high and it was also a season in which he was -12. The guy is a career -98 in the NHL. $5M for a defenseman who is a career -98 and average roughly 34 points a season seems extremely high to me. Hell, Baumgartner's stats were just as good last season, if not better.
I dont agree with the "Gil is usless" comment. I dont think a huge, aggressive 20+ MPG is usless. Gil will definetley take strain off McCabe and Kaberle , and even Kubina for that matter.
I look up and down this line up on paper and I have to admit Im very pleased with this Leaf line up going into this season. Sure, they have holes like any other NHL team strapped by the salary cap. This Leaf line up looks similar to last seasons, will a few tweaks for the better. To think the Leafs will do worse than last year I think is far fetched. The Leafs were not even a "bad" team last year for that matter. A few bad stretches here and there, it happens. What fans saw in the last 11 games of the season is what I expect from this upcoming season. If you look at the Eastern Conference, that entire league is up for grabs (well on paper at least). No way Ottawa will repeat the season they had last year minus Chara, Anarson, Hasek, and Havlat. Picking up Gerber isnt such a great move in my opinion personally. Carolina of course is defending champions and will be expected to be fighting for the division crown…thats a no brainer. Other than that, what Eastern teams are power houses, or even look better on paper than the Leafs. Not many if you ask me. A lot of criticism here in Toronto last few weeks people saying the Leafs will have a poor season again. I strongly disagree, not because I am a Leaf fan, but because they actually put a pretty good mix of players together this off-season. People under estimate how much good Maurice will do for the Leafs, and how well his young players will step up. Many of these guys played under Maurice in the AHL learning his system, his play style. Now what these kids learned in the AHL years ago and thrieved on will now be with them at the NHL level. This goes on long way. This team may not be the best in the NHL on paper, but heart and a passion to win and succeed for home town boys goes a very long way in this game. I expect good things this season from the Leafs.
Have you actually watched Hal Gill play, yes he is huge, but he is not agressive and if you think he'll be playing 20+ minutes a night – good luck to the leafs. Gill will spend about 12 minutes a night on the ice and 4+ minutes in the box, be a minus player on a good team and leave you wondering why he doesn't learn how to skate.
I completely disagree with you on this topic RJ. Ive watched many Bruins games and yes I have seen Gil serval times actually. Gil is huge and he is aggressive in the sence he is a stay at home defensive and usually makes sound defensive plays. He avg. I believe about 18mins a game last season and was over worked by a bad Bruin team. He is definetly a #4-5-6 type of defensemen who was pressured into a #2 role in Boston…mistakes were bound to happen. He is a great penalty killer, keeps players to the outside a lot of times. Gil will avg about 15mins a game and take a load of McCabe, Kaberle, and Kubina especially on the PK. Gil has avg. 78 games a season in his career which proves he does not get hurt very often which is EXACTLY what the Leafs need. A defensivemen who doesnt get hurt. Gil hasnt been known to be a minus player in his career…to judge him by his -4 last season on a bad Bruin team is unfair. Gil will not be minus this season. He's only been minus I believe twice in his career and he was slightly minus. To also say Gil will spend 4+ minutes in the box a night is incorrect as well. Gil is not an enforcer! He has never put up ridiculous penalty minutes in his career, and I dont expect him to start this season. He has a huge wingspan for a guy whos 6'7″ 250lbs. He may be slow but that doesnt mean hes not good…he serves his purpose and is a situational defensive on the Leafs. Brought in for Penalty Killing, his size, shot blocking ability, durabilty, and above all…an experienced Dman to relieve pressure off McCabe Karberle and Kubina. Great pick up for the Leafs.
ok I actually took a minute to look into this. Gil played 80 games last season and recieved 124 mins in penalties. Thats 1.55 penalty minutes a game. Not too shabby. There are many more defensivmen who averaged a lot more, most notably Witt, Commodore, Souray, and even Chara. Yet no one takes that into account right? Gil had 4 major penalities and 52 minor penalities. This may sound like a lot but taking a minor penalty to prevent a goal is not always a bad idea or a bad stat for that matter. Smart Dmen know when to take smart penalties. The Bruins were shit last year so im sure Gil took several "smart" penalties. So when you look at it overall…Gil is really not as bad a player as you make him out to be RJ.
My point was that in today's NHL his skating hampers him more than it did a couple years ago, and with the way the game is being called it seems that there is at least one minor a game called against Chara, Gill, etc. for clean hits because of their size. By the second half of last year Chara wound up so confused by the ridiculous penalties that were called against him for clean hits that he stopped his aggressive play and became a liability in the defensive zone (except when killing penalties). In my opinion (we'll see if I am right at the end of the year), the leafs overpaid for a 5/6 defenseman with so many smooth gifted D-Men in Harrison, White, Bell and Carlos Orr, I also believe that the Bruins vastly overpaid for Chara in today's game. He'll be good but not the same as two seasons ago. Sorry about getting off topic with Chara.
All this talk about Gil and Kubina has made everyone seem to forget about what this new NHL focuses on in regards to winning. GOALS! No longer does the defensive styled team dominate like the Devils of old. Todays game is fast paced and aggressive. Now Toronto went out and stocked up on defence and are paying over 18 million for their top 4. Add another 2.5 million for the defence minded peca and you have about 21 million or over half their salary. Yet when you look at their offensive pickups we see Antropov. Mats Sundin is a great player and an even greater player by not demanding a trade to a team with a proven goal scorer to help him get from the constant 80 pt per year to easilly over 100. The Leafs will never learn how to draft/trade/or sign properly. It's a sickening thing to watch.
David Johnson
"All this talk about Gil and Kubina has made everyone seem to forget about what this new NHL focuses on in regards to winning. GOALS! No longer does the defensive styled team dominate like the Devils of old."
It still comes down to stopping pucks that wins. The bottom 8 teams in goals against average in the playoffs were:
NY Rangers
How did those teams do in the playoffs?
The 10 teams who hade the highest goals against in the regular season were:
St. Louis
NY Islanders
Los Angeles
How many of them made the playoffs?
BTW, Toronto was in the top 10 in scoring goals last year. Stopping goals is what Toronto had to improve, not scoring them.
Bad move that sticks out is the Red Wings going back to Hasek and kicking Legace to the curb. Detroit picked the wrong escape goat–yet again.
Have people forgotten about Luongo?! Come on, there has to be some strong opinions out there about this one! I strongly support the move for several reasons:
1. The Canucks shipped out a cancer in Bertuzzi. I'm sure he'll do amazing things in Florida, but he was expensive dead weight in Vancouver.
2. The Canucks lost Auld, but Nonis et al didn't seem to really believe in him anyway. He's a good to great backup, but a starter? I don't really think so.
3. In exchange for Allen (a slow but physical stay-at-home d-man), the Canucks received Krajicek (a much more mobile d-man with a bigger offensive upside; this is absolutely necessary in today's NHL).
4. Luongo. How often do you get the chance to aquire a goalie with the potential – according to most "experts" out there – to become the next Brodeur or Roy? Obviously, he has not proven himself capable of that yet, but he has never had the chance to prove himself in the playoffs either. And boy is he ever hungry to get there!
How do you not consider this a great trade from the Canucks standpoint? Gone is dead weight (Bertuzzi), a goalie management doesn't believe in (Auld), and a slow d-man (Allen). In return, a more mobile d-man (Krajicek) and an all-star goaltender (Luongo).
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey is poised to once again take a little laughter and music to deployed troops as part of the Chairman's annual USO holiday tour.
Joining Gen. Dempsey to bring special moments to troops serving overseas are: Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche; Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Bridget Kelly; former New England Patriots offensive tackle and three-time Super Bowl champion Matt Light; actor and comedian Thomas "Nephew Tommy" Miles; stars of A&E's hit reality show "Duck Dynasty" Jep and Willie Robertson and former correspondent for NBC's "The Voice" Alison Haislip.
The USO has worked with the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2000 to make this tradition of taking celebrity sports figures and entertainers overseas to visit troops over the holidays happen. Gen. Dempsey will lead the group on a seven-day, four-country USO tour to five military venues. (Dates and locations are withheld for security reasons.)
This trip marks the second USO experience for Miles, who traveled on Gen. Dempsey's first-ever USO holiday tour as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2011 and the first tour for LaRoche, Kelly, Light, the Robertson brothers and Haislip.
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Well I'm 28 and I'm leaving the rat race for a little bit to hike the PCT this summer. I've chosen to relocate to the west (from MI to a TBD location - AZ, CO, WA, OR or CA ) and change industries that I work in (but same job description). In between these jobs I will have time to hike the PCT. It won't be an easy step to take, but since I've saved well and have $0 debt I feel secure in my decision. It will be interesting to see what I do when I am finished. Current plan is to find a full-time engineering position in the Seattle area and be able to dayhike/backpack frequently in the Cascades/Olympic areas. Who knows how the PCT will warp me, I mean change me?
i decided to bring this thread back from the dead im wondering did Jordan ever get out there for his dream hike?and i'm currently in the same boat he was so....do people have more advice/stories about their experiences?thanks BPL community
I wonder if he made it out there, too. Having postponed my own hike... I know how easy it is to dream about it, but get sidetracked by unexpected issues. But now I've done it!I just gave my two weeks notice last week at my job. I think my decision to hike helped speed the end of the relationship I was in. I've accepted that. I'm thrilled to be leaving the rat race, too.I feel great about my decision even though I have a knee issue that could potentially leave me unable to complete my thru-hike. No point in living unless you are willing to take risks! Also, Laurie Ann's advice about a savings account - still valid! Definitely deposit money each month that you cannot touch. If you have a larger chunk of money, put it in a cd until it's time for you to hike. And keep in mind you can hike on a tight budget - I have a few friends who did it for around 2 grand. Just depends on what your needs are. And buy used gear! That really helps, too.There's always going to be reasons not to hike - at some point you just have to push past that, embrace the possibility of risk and failure, and just go.*edited to add words I forgot to type
Edited by AngelaZ on 03/26/2010 07:30:41 MDT.
Here's wishing you a long and exciting trip, Angela!I had a similar episode -- quitting a job with a company I really disliked (after being with them for just 3 months). I then spent a month "backpacking" solo in India and Uzbekistan. I had a wonderful time -- came back fully charged and positive again -- and landed a great job within a month of interviewing.
Edited by ben2world on 03/26/2010 12:21:05 MDT.
Angela,When I was young, I chucked everything and went hiking for two years. I gave up a lot future-wise to do this. I won't go into the details, but I was on track to probably become a fighter pilot, and some other long-term career options. My decision would impact my future, and create some "hardships" for several years. Everyone in my life at the time tried to talk me out of it. Basically the thought I had gone insane, to the point they tried to get me to see a psychiatrist.Here's how I came to my decision. Would I regret leaving what I had, or would I regret not going for the adventure more. The adventure won out. That was nearly 40 years ago, and to this day, I am GLAD I went for it.
As I got older, the standard US thing of only 2weeks of paid vacation just wasn't cutting it for me. What is the point of having money if I can't use it for what I truely want to do? So I know look forward to when I get laid off as I use it to do an extended trip that I always dreamed of. When it happened last Feb., I decided to hike the PCT. Back in 2002, I only did a month long trip when I got laid off, and I regretted not taking more time off ever since.
Edited by Miner on 03/27/2010 12:45:14 MDT.
I managed a 2 month leave of absence in 2006. Did not do a thru but spent much time hiking some of the AT (enough to become addicted!). It was the best 2 months of my life. I planned and save from 2003 to 2006, paid off my car, mortgage paid, no debt. My employer decided that a 2 month leave was a small price to pay for a dependable, hard-working employee. I still work at the same place. So, financial and life planning, ditch whatever is dragging you down and just live it. Life does not have do-overs nor rewinds and it is not a practice for something else. You will not regret the time you spend doing something you will remember for the rest of your life and what a cool thing to tell your kids and grand kids about!
I had been saving money for years. What for, I didn't know. One day in 2008 I realized that the stress of my job was too great and knowing I had 2 years expenses saved up left me wondering what on earth was I putting up with it for? I quit. They offered a leave of absence. I turned it down.Was it a good decision? I don't make as much money now. Seems workers aren't worth as much as they used to be. But I loved it and wouldn't give the experience back to have my old job. I had always wanted to hike the PCT ever since 1975 when I was 10 years old. I was 43 when I finally hit the trail. That's a long time to keep saying to yourself "Someday maybe I'll hike the PCT."Anyway, leaves of absence can make it work. Saving up vacation days can at least get you a long section hike. Quitting works. Waiting until you get laid off and get The Package helps. Saving up a lot of money definitely helps. Retirement also helps. What doesn't work is debt. Stay out of debt at all costs.
Piper wrote- "What doesn't work is debt. Stay out of debt at all costs."Unless you don't care about the implications of leaving unpaid debts behind. 1 in 10 people in America right now are in foreclosure of at least 90 days past due on their mortgage payments. Debt is almost fashionable! You can close up shop and take off for a few years if you don't care about your FICO score. Disclaimer- I'm not condoning it- just saying it's possible.I know it's bordering on cliche to say this but three or four decades down the road you're going to remember your PCT/AT/CDT/ADT thruhike much more vividly than you will recall financial woes, missed career paths, bankruptcies, or repossessions.I think the most important attribute an individual can possess for a matter such as this is balls. Cojones. Intestinal fortitude. Lack of common sense. Whatever you want to call it. In order of importance, not being scared to get off your butt and do it far outweighs the logistics of how to get it done.
Balls are overrated. I give 34% to brain, 33% to heart and 33% to balls. :)
Edited by ben2world on 03/31/2010 14:56:55 MDT.
I might throw in the likelihood of no job, little debt, and no family to provide for.
"Balls is overrated. I give 34% to brain, 33% to heart and 33% to balls. :)"The feets is feeling really left out of this equation....
Gentlemen! I believe that you are leaving the fairer sex out of this equation.--B.G.--
Bob, I think the fairer sex has the power to keep some home, and drive some to get away and thru-hike!! ;)
The fairer sex has feets!
I think Doug has a 'feets' fetish! ; )
Great question! There are a few other threads like this lately. Seems to be a common thought.My method: I just give 2 weeks notice and quit. My wife does too. We have a manageable mortgage, no kids or dogs. I'm 36 now. Been doing that since I was 22.So far, so good. This "iQuit" technique is pretty reliable and seems to work every time:AT '96PCT '98PCT '99London > Istanbul (bike) '00San Diego > Cabo (bike) '02TRT '03JMT '03CDT '06PCT '10AT '11 ?
John, I'm really curious:What do you do for work that allows you to constantly quit and be rehired and that pays well enough to cover the costs of thru-hiking and several months of mortgage payments?
"John, I'm really curious:What do you do for work that allows you to constantly quit and be rehired and that pays well enough to cover the costs of thru-hiking and several months of mortgage payments?"Different things over time. I worked as a paralegal between the AT and PCT, and generally in the ski industry (summers off, fall rehire) until 2005. Before the CDT, I worked at Best Buy (a disposable job if I ever had one), and currently I am a database analyst. After the PCT this year, we will probably both return to her outdoor retail gig, and get laid off just in time for the AT 2011. Since the CDT, I have been attempting to make a career change into national security, my area of study and interest. I would finally be willing to give up the thru-hike/travel/ski lifestyle to do it. Some (but unexpectedly, certainly not all) potential employers in this area have viewed my background negatively.ETA: As far as $$$, the best years of my life have been the ones where I earned like $4000. When not on the trail, I just don't spend much. No cell, no TV, no cable, '89 Corolla, one modest Kona bike, hardly drink, mostly vegetarian, etc. We are currently refi-ing from a 15yr fixed into a 30yr fixed, which will cut our monthly payment almost in half and enable us to get by with simpler jobs and longer trips.
Edited by tradja on 03/31/2010 18:44:12 MDT.
john i would live like you, but the wife won't have it. She needs her expensive direct tv, iphone, etc, etc. I am a simple guy and could be just fine without all these things, but the wife, well thats a different story. Where do you find such women who can live without these things?
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The natural beauty surrounding Cochrane has turned the city into a center for outdoor enthusiasts. One can hike, mountain or road bike, kayak, camp, or undertake endless other pursuits. The significant amount of gear and equipment necessary for any of these activities inevitably gets stored in the garage. Before long, there is no room to park a car, and all the gear turns into clutter.
One does not have to be a hoarder in order to have a messy garage. The garage is seen as a necessary stopgap for everyone's junk. It does not have to be that way, however. Custom garage storage helps Cochrane residents take back control of their garages.
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"People always say that Disney is where the impossible happens; actually it's at University of the Pacific." - Anthony Young BUS '12
The Eberhardt School of Business cultivates the leadership skills and innovative spirit of its students, while providing training in state-of-the-art business applications. As a small business school with a global orientation, the Eberhardt School offers highly interactive classes that encourage close working relationships between students and faculty.
As in all of our programs, students gain practical, hands-on experience through class consulting, internships, and career development projects that team students with senior business executives. Undergraduate degrees include the Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Minors include Management, Information Systems, and Business Administration for the non-business major.
A new Bachelor of Science in Accounting will be launched in August, 2013, building on the excellent reputation of Pacific's existing accounting and business programs, while also meeting California's new requirements that accounting professionals have a minimum of 150 hours of education before qualifying for a CPA license.


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This is a real race car, not a modified street car. In fact, it's one of the fastest cars in use at any racing school today. With a focus on 'seat time' rather than classroom learning, this full day behind the wheel of a late model Corvette will push your adrenaline to the max and teach you more about driving than you thought possible!
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Jennifer Lopez has reportedly beat out her ex-boyfriend, Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs, in a bidding war for Madison Square Garden Co.'s Fuse TV network.
Last month, it was reported that NuvoTV, which counts Lopez as its chief creative officer and a minority owner, was in a bidding war with Combs' Revolt TV. Both had initially offered $200 million for it, but NuvoTV was apparently ready to go much higher.
Billboard first reported that NuvoTV came out on top. MSG and NuvoTV made the deal official on Friday, reports Bloomberg.
NuvoTV offered MSG $226 million for Fuse, along with a 15 percent equity stake in the new, combined network.
The deal helps NuvoTV out more than Fuse. Lopez's English-language, Latino-targeting network has drawn few viewers since launching and Time Warner Cable and DirecTV have even dropped the network. Fuse reportedly reaches 74 million households with cable, while NuvoTV only reaches around 34 million. (This is the same situation Revolt is in, which explains why Combs was also interested in Fuse.)
NuvoTV CEO Michael Schwimmer said that the deal "enhances our distribution relationships, dramatically expands our aggregate subscriber base, provides substantial economies of scale, affords unique opportunities for programming and cross-promotion and should be extremely appealing to the advertising community."
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Angelina Jolie is reportedly struggling to come to terms with her body following the birth of the twins – despite partner Brad Pitt's insistence that she "looks more beautiful than ever."
The actress and mother-of-six – who gave birth to her youngest, Knox and Vivienne, last July - is said to be particularly insecure over her "saggy" tummy and drooping breasts.
"After giving birth to [daughter] Shiloh nearly three years ago, Angelina was so overwhelmed and happy that her body was the least of her worries," a source tells Now magazine.
"She was still happy with the way things looked and felt.
"But since having the twins, she's found it impossible to ignore the insecurities that keep rising to the surface.
"The biggest issues for her are her breasts - which she says are smaller and not as firm as they were before she breast-fed three children - and her stomach, which she's described as 'saggy'.
"She's frustrated because no matter how much exercise she does, there's still some skin and wrinkles."
Brad is reportedly doing his best to boost Angelina's body confidence but to no avail.
The source adds, "Brad won't hear her put herself down. He listens and tells her to do what she needs to do to make herself happy.
"However, he also tells her he likes her body and thinks she looks more beautiful than ever. Brad adores the fact they've created life and she's nurtured it with the body he loves.
"If Angelina complains that she looks old and tired compared to two years ago, Brad tells her to rest and take some time out. She has a tendency to take on too much and try to be perfect, even when he reassures her that she can't be a superwoman.
"They've talked about adopting more children, which is something Angelina wants to do - even though she's already tired looking after six.
"The problem is that, although Brad loves her, it's Angelina herself who needs to learn to love her own new body, just like millions of other moms around the world."
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Tahrir Square and UC Davis: Dueling Videos
The images come from opposite sides of the globe: one set from UC Davis, a college campus in the United States of America; another selection originating in Cairo, Egypt's Tahrir Square. The videos, both shot this past Saturday, are eerie in their similarity. One was captured in a de facto military dictatorship plagued by generational corruption and poverty; the other is a view from the world's most prosperous democracy.
The action is by no means interchangeable, but it is too similar for comfort.
In Egypt, if we believe the official line of our government and aligned media, many of the protesters that amassed to oust President Hosni Mubarak, and are now returning to badger an interim military regime, have firsthand or hearsay experience of police brutality meted out to punish simple acts of nonviolent dissent.
On the other hand, even the lowliest citizens of America, and certainly its privileged scholar class, are presumably served by a police force that is answerable to the public it protects. The United States Constitution, every high school graduate was once taught, tells us so.
A few generalizations may apply to Saturday's assembly of UC Davis students. They were predominantly white and presumably from the upper end of the middle-class spectrum. Several dozen of them gathered in the California sunlight to express solidarity with the nation's Occupy movement. It's reasonable to assume that, as a whole, they had little or no experiential knowledge of being jobless for a year or more as heads of households. It is reasonable to assume they had little experiential knowledge of living without health care at or below the poverty line. It's reasonable to assume that, as of Saturday morning, they had little or no experiential—or hearsay—knowledge of a police force as a pack of bullies that reacts to the mildest dissent with severe and disproportionate force. For the most part, presumably, they were in for a surprise, a rude wake-up call that may turn out to be a lasting call to action.
The differences between Egypt's uprising and America's unrest are obvious and not to be minimized. By some reports, a dozen protesters were killed over the past weekend in Cairo. The death toll for the entire course of Occupy Wall Street is at seven, with some deaths disputed, and no slayings directly at the hands of the police. At UC Davis, a peaceful crowd, weaponized with nothing more than chants, is seen to drive an armored mob of police officers from a contested quad. It's hard to picture the baton-swinging, rifle-toting security forces of Tahrir Square retreating from an advance of 100 or so kids waving cell phones and iPads while rhythmically intoning, "Shame on you. Shame on you."
It's also hard to picture the revolutionary social entrepreneurs who drafted the United States Bill of Rights in 1789 imagining a future America in which the citizenry fails to demand accountability and change when portions of its free and democratic populace are attacked, in repeated scenarios across the nation, by a police force that is mandated to be at its service.


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BUFORD Gertrude Davis Mrs. Gertrude Taylor Davis, age 94, of Buford, GA passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Bill Ramey; second husband, Ralph K. Davis; son, Ernest David Ramey; grandson, David Wayne Ramey; brother, Bill Taylor; sister, Edna T. Fraser; and sister-in-law, Evelyn J. Taylor. She is survived by five grandchildren, Kathy Bradford, Jane Ramey, Mike Ramey, Patricia Holliday and Jody Rogers; ten great grandchildren; twenty-nine great great-grandchildren; and ten great great great-grandchildren; brother, James L. Taylor, Buford, GA; sisters-in-law, Geneva Chatham Taylor, Sugar Hill, GA and Ruth Roebuck Davis, Buford, GA; brother-in-law, W. A. Fraser, Flowery Branch, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Davis was born January 26, 1919 in Suwanee, GA. She received her education at Old Suwanee School. She retired from Falcon Inn in Suwanee after eighteen years of service. She was a member of Sugar Hill Baptist Church in Sugar Hill, GA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Pentecostal Church of Buford with Pastor Tim Copeland officiating. Interment will follow at Sugar Hill Cemetery in Sugar Hill, GA The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133.
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Choreograph a dance, produce a film, write a poem or story, compose a song, take a picture, or create a piece of visual art and interpret the theme: "Let Your Imagination Fly..." Turn in all entries to Roxie Garber in the Counseling Center by October 14, 2015. Learn more
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Youth Leadership Sandy Springs Inducts 13 RaidersCongratulations to the Raiders inducted into fifth Youth Leadership Sandy Springs class on August 13, 2015. David Antoniono, Dori Balser, Mary-Crawford Essinger, Julia Grace Jones, Lesly Organista, Ben Segal, Brian Smith, Christopher Sprung, Anna Thomas, Inara Valliani, Joseph Virgin, Taylor Williams, and Laura Zamora join 27 students from ten other local schools for a year of leadership training and civic engagement programs.
Goldfarb is Winship Cancer Institute Summer ScholarCongratulations to Senior David Goldfarb (Class of 2016) for being selected to participate in the 2015 Winship Cancer Institute Summer Scholars Program at Emory University. The six-week program introduces students to the fields of biochemistry, microbiology, and medicine. In addition, the program provides students the opportunity to explore and discover the interconnectivity of various scientific fields.
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Hillsboro, MO (KSDK) - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has identified a man whose body was found earlier in the week in a pickup truck in Desoto.
Sheriff Glenn Boyer said Robert Powell Jr. was reported missing on Saturday, February 11 by a family member. He was last heard from on Saturday, February 4 at 7 p.m. by that same family member.
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CatheyTulsa, OKMoroccan Light Oil Good For Fine, Straight Short, Kind Of Spikey Hair?Have a friend who uses this the light oil treatment and loves it. But she has long hair, and mine is short, about 2 inches on top and shorter on sides and back. I wear it kind of spikey on top. My hair is dry on ends because I color it, and I'm wondering if the oil will make it too soft to stand up on top or weight it down. MY hair is light and straight. Help. Thanks Cathey
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