LIGHTNING SIGN GOALTENDER TOKARSKI TO ENTRY-LEVEL DEAL
Calm down. It’s no big deal. It’s just like calling dibs on a player. While I absolutely want nothing but the best for this netminder, I do not want him taken away from the Chiefs yet. If the Tampa organization were in better shape, I’d be more supportive of him being worked in. However, I don’t want my babycakes to be rushed in as well, Steve Stamkos is/was. But who knows, Dustin very well could step in and do wonderful like Luke Schenn. And technically, Drayson Bowman signed a contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. So I just need to chill the fuck out.
We are all going to be ok, people! Really…
But the most important part is, Congrats Dustin. You absolutely deserve it. Even though this whole post was about my “wants.”
Toka News Roundup;
-”Like many youngsters growing up in Canada, Dustin Tokarski ate, drank and slept in front of the television during the holiday season.
No, he wasn’t tuning in to It’s a Wonderful Life or even The Grinch Stole Christmas. Tokarski and his father were glued to the World Junior Championships, watching players from Canada’s junior ranks don the red and white in the top teenage hockey tournament in the world. ” from TampaBayLightning.com
Odds are they are just getting him under contract for the sake of getting him under contract. They won’t take him out of juniors until the end of the season, most likely, and even then it’s a stretch they’ll do that. This deep into the season, they won’t yank him out of Spokane right now.
By: ScottyWazz on December 30, 2008
at 8:19 pm
Tampa?? The only player I hate enough to wish he would sign with Lightning is Sundin… He playing as a goalie behind the solid defense of Tampa… I would pay to see that.
Anyways, congrats and good luck
Btw, did anyone mention to Koules that Tokarski is a goalie, not a forward?
By: tanya on December 30, 2008
at 8:26 pm
I just read about this and got all dizzy and woozy…
I hope it’s just low blood sugar.
By: Brittney on December 30, 2008
at 8:33 pm
@Scotty; Yeah the contract was probably just press/column inches for the Tampa circus. Like “Hey look who we got.”
@Tanya; Seriously, one of my friends said maybe he got signed to be traded. Who knows. But the current state of Tampa? Egads.
@Brittney; It’s sure is a jolt…
By: wrap around curl on December 30, 2008
at 8:43 pm
That’s weird… I was just talking about the fact that Bowman is the only one who actually signed a contract last night with my grandma. Maybe I’m psychic or something in a strange way…
By: hititupchels on December 30, 2008
at 8:52 pm
@Chels; people who have not posted the news: The Spokane Chiefs!
By: wrap around curl on December 30, 2008
at 11:19 pm
http://spokanechiefs.com/news/index.html?article_id=138
I got an email about it right after I commented in here. Ha.
By: hititupchels on December 31, 2008
at 3:18 am
Wooooooooo!!!!!!! Look at your goalie boyfriend all growd up and signing contracts.
By: danielleia on December 31, 2008
at 3:56 am
[...] Lookie here who signed a deal with Tampa! [...]
By: Sabres & Caps Rematch « Sabre Kallisions on December 31, 2008
at 3:59 am
Thank freakin’ goodness!! After I saw the article, I rushed over to my Ex-Canadian-Hockey player co-worker and made him explain this contract gibberish. He calmed me down. It’s just too soon! You and Brittney aren’t quite ready to move to Tampa Bay yet.
Congrats to Tokarski. You deserve it….just stay another year and a half. We need you. NEED you.
By: Monica on December 31, 2008
at 5:15 am
After getting to watch the verbal struggles of Claude Lemieux, my only question was whether or not he would be able to pronounce the AHL Affiliate, but I see he got luck with Norfolk, so good for him.
By: Zack on December 31, 2008
at 6:37 am
Congrats to you and the hubby. Huge news.
By: eyebleaf on December 31, 2008
at 2:07 pm
I’m so sorry. Seriously. My condolences for your man being signed by the off-Broadway show, “Douchebags on Ice” Tough break for his burgeoning career, but I think he stands a decent chance of coming out the other side alive, at least.
By: Rage on December 31, 2008
at 3:33 pm