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Congratulations to Kevin Lowe, who according to TSN, has signed a four year contract extension with the Oilers.

Sources tell me that now that K-Lowe is under contract, Gary Bettman is working hard to get a grudge match signed between Lowe and Brian Burke. Rumor is that former Edmonton GM Glen Sather is working with Vince Mcmahon to get the match signed for Madison Square Garden, and that it'll either be a cage match or a ladder match. If it ends up being the latter, it'll be the Stanley Cup and Dustin Penner's contract hanging from the top of the arena.

While we're on the subject, what kind of match would YOU like to see between Kevin Lowe and Brian Burke? Leave your comments at the end of this blog entry!

Until we get to see that grudge match, here's to another 4 years of ridiculous offer sheets.

Here's to another 4 years of crazy Brian Burke tirades.

And finally, here's to hoping Carey Price signed a contract longer than Kevin Lowe's contract before he comes an RFA.

Congratulations Kevin Lowe, you make the offseason all that more entertaining.

Giggy the Man in Anaheim's Future

This will be the first of my 30 overviews of the goaltending situation of every team in the NHL going into 07-08. I'll cover everything from the starting position, to prospects. So we start with Anaheim. Last year JS Giguere proved that he was the starter after entering the season in competition with Ilya Bryzgalov. Although Giguere may not be the most athletic goaltender in the league, he has experience that not many goaltenders have. He is very professional about his job and has a knack to come through in the clutch. Bryzgalov is nothing to sneeze at either. He played well when he did play last season, Giguere just outperformed him. That's not a bad thing for Ducks, it's a good kind of problem to have. Giguere received a long term contract from the Ducks, so look for Bryzgalov to find his way out of Anaheim sometime in 07-08 (He just hopes it's not Edmonton). The Ducks may wait until an injury, then teams will be more interested in him, thus the price goes up, and they can sell high. Bryzgalov deserves to be a starter, he is good enough, he is just not in the right situation as of now.

The Ducks signed prospect goaltender Jonas Hiller from Switzerland in the off-season, and he is ready to step in as a backup if Bryzgalov were to leave. As for the goaltenders on the bubble, they also signed a goalie by the name of Gerald Coleman who actually played a little bit for Tampa Bay and has some NHL experience. He will most likely be the AHL goalie for Portland. They also have a 20-year-old prospect by the name of JP Levasseur who played for the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies last season and saw plenty of shots. His goals against wasn't too good as a result, but this kid is good, ignore his stats. The Ducks are very well off in the goaltending position for years to come, Ducks fans have nothing to worry about.