Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Ice Scoopz: Tuesday Evening

*-> Andrei Zubarov has officially left HK Atlant of the KHL and has signed with the Atlanta Thrashers as previously rumored on Ice Scoopz.

*-> Aaron Ward has hung em up after 13 seasons in the NHL after not garnering enough interest as a free agent this summer.

*-> Patrik Holmqvist of the Nashville Predators has signed a deal this morning worth 9.25 million over the span of 3 years. The Preds will be happy to have their main offensive threat locked in for a good chunk of time.

*-> Free agent veteran Owen Nolan has been skating with his former club the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks are seriously considering the rugged veteran winger its been said as their looking to add some leadership to their playoff struggling squad.

*-> Stephane Yelle formerly of the Colorado Aves and former Ottawa Senator Shean Donovan are both linked to the Graz 99ers of the DEL. Both veterans have been speaking to European clubs but both would also prefer to find a role playing job with an NHL club but do not want anything to do with a 2 way clause.

*-> Prospect Brandon Pirri of RPI is close to a deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.

*-> Ales Kotalik has been told by Calgary management he will not be bought out by the club. Kotalik is believed to be getting one last look around the league before the Flames are expected to ether burry him in the AHL or a European loan.

3 comments:

Jalen said...

Scoopz,

That Hornqvist deal looks like a great contract for the Preds....

- Jalen

Anonymous said...

Watch for him to be a flash in the pan...

Someone always scores on a weak offense. Not to undervalue the player, but Torres, Stempniak or Guerin would put up similar numbers if given the same amount of ice time/ role on the team. Just look at what Martin Erat has accomplished.

CA

Scoopz said...

I like the signing too Jalen, while I haven't seen much of Hornqvist he's looked good from what I have seen of him. it's affordable and if he is a flash in the pan like CA says the Preds should be able to easily ship him out.