Well another quiet week as the summer continues on, it really hasn't felt like summer at all with this shitty weather but as the calander points out, its almost over. Training camps are only a few weeks away and a lot of teams are putting final touches on their rosters. A few recent rumors from the weekend and a little sum up from the past week.
*-> Maxim Afinogenov has been practising with the KHL club Moscow Dynamo this past week. It is expected he'll sign with the KHL club but a few late takers have surfaced and are expected to make offers. The New York Islanders are one of the teams looking into his services. The Islanders are desperate for an offensive kick and Afinogenov might be an inexpensive option. The Washington Capitols are the other team interested. The word is that if the Caps cannot come to an agreement with Nikolai Zherdev, Maxim could be another option. I personally think it would be a good choice because both those guys Zherdev and Afinogenov both cant be counted on as go to guys but given a role where they can just "go" and put up secondary numbers would benefit them greatly.
*-> The Toronto Maple Leaf's have a deal in place with the Anaheim Ducks for could-be bust goaltender Justin Pogge. The deal in place is for a late draft pick TSN reports that changes depending on Justin Pogge's performance. The Toronto Maple Leaf's have also come to terms with goaltender Joey Macdonald to make him their 3 string goalie. The deal is reportedly worth 500K$ and is for 1 year.
*-> Out spoken and extremely talented Jeremy Roenick has officially retired ending a great career. The only one thing that holds him back from a Hall of Fame entrance is never winning a Stanley Cup or being part of a championship team. Another veteran of 20 years Teppo Numminen has also retired without a cup. Two great players that will be missed in the hockey world. It's too sad that neither of these two great players will never get to taste victory or raise the cup.
*-> Brendan Shanahan has signed what is most likely his last contract earlier this week with the New Jersey Devils. The deal is worth 1MIL$ for just one year. At 42 theres not much left in the Tank for Shanny and it's hard to believe he'll have anymore seasons left in him.
*-> Speaking of 42 year olds, Theo Fleury has sent a letter to Commissioner Gary Bettman trying to get reinstated back into the NHL. Fleury who was banned after not passing the NHL's substance abuse program several years back has been clean for over 4 years now and has had a fire lit back under him. Fleury has been thinking of a comeback since playing in the British Elite league 3 seasons ago and last year he played Senior Men's Hockey in Alberta. It's going to be hard to reinstated because he never finished the NHLPA's Substance Abuse program the last time around.
*-> The New York Ranger's have walked away from one dimensional winger Nikolai Zherdev's salary arbitration. The judge awarded him with a 3.9$Mil for one season and the Rangers chose to pass and let him become a UFA. Several teams around the league has shown interest in the Russian winger including the Washington Capitols as previously mentioned. The Nashville Predator's have also expressed interest but still feel burned by the Alexander Radulov situation. Another team rumored to be interested as well is the Tampa Bay Lightning but that rests on the fact they wont be able to sign Alex Tanguay. Nik's agent has said the winger has had a couple offers from NHL teams and KHL teams but the forward would prefer to play in North America this season and would return to Russian as a last resort.
*-> Patrick Kane and his cousin were arrested late last night for attacking a cab driver and stole their money back after not him being able to provide them proper change for their 20$ bill. They both are being charged with felony robbery and misdemeanour theft of services and criminal mischief. Both have also plead not guilty. The Chicago Blackhawks are aware of the situation and currently have no comment other than the fact they will deal with it internally. whether or not this effects Kane's upcoming NHL season is yet to be seen but it is expected to be only community service and several fines.
That's it for the Sunday Summary. More news later, plus I'm going to get my team Sweden Predictions up before tomorrow night as well. I'm getting into the flow of things again now so spread the word about the site. Expect at least 3 postings daily as well as up to the minute deals and major news. I'm currently working on a forum for this site so you guys can post and get into some good discussion about anything hockey. Should be up within the week. I'm also working on a set schedule for the European leagues and some team Canada (WJ) daily news updates. that's it for now!
2 comments:
That Kane situation is shocking, a multi-millionaire attacking a working man over a couple of dollars. This is a real black eye for this super talented guy, acting like a college football player.....
It's sad when when your brightest young star slips up that badly. I heard he was donating an arena to the city of Chicago not even 24 hours before the incident. this is something hockey fans will allways remember about him, mind you not many people remember Chris Chelios's purse snatching incident (before O'Byrne and Kostopoulus's) so he's still young and hopefully will learn a valuable lesson. Or join the Cincinatti Bengals organization since he would fit right in.
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