*-> Eric Belanger has admitted he's already signed a 1 year deal with an NHL club but cannot disclose the team until their cap situation is dealt with first. The Toronto Maple Leafs are heavily rumored to be the team and are waiting for the Tomas Kaberle trade to go down but also the Buffalo Sabre's have been linked to the defensive center. Some Ottawa fans have speculated the Sens being in on the bidding.
*-> Speaking of Tomas Kaberle, the Leafs are struggling to find a good deal. Several teams are still tied up in the Kovalchuk debacle and now it appear Anaheim is once again out of the bidding. The Sabres have mild interest but would need to dump some cap first. The Blue Jackets and the Bruins are the only 2 real suitors at the moment. The Bruins have reportedly offered up Marc Savard again but Brian Burke wishes to trade him out of the conference.
*-> Staffan Kronwall of the Calgary Flames wants out. The defenseman is currently on a 1 way 500K$ contract with the Flames but is rumored to be unhappy and is shopping himself in Europe rather than stay in Calgary. Its said the Flames management are trying to trade him back to the East but bidders are few and far in between. Its expected the Flames will try and loan him to a Swedish team to get him off the cap.
*-> Fernado Pisani is shocked at the lack of interest out there and has said he will not sign a low ball deal or any kind of 2 way\AHL deals. He also went on to say he hopes to sign a deal before training camp but if not he will not do the tryout thing and most likely would look to Europe.
*-> Unlike Pisani Lee Stemniak reportedly has several teams biting but he's giving Phoenix the option to retain his services once again. He'd rather return to Phoenix but still is hitting snags with negotiations. The other teams interested are reported to be Ottawa and Florida.
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