Monday, December 13, 2010

Ice Scoopz: Monday Afternoon

Not much brewing so far this Monday, trying to get something more from the Sens but nothing more than still fishing.

*-> Here's the Brad Richards news as promised. Brad Richards has reportedly told his agent that his number one choice is the Dallas Stars. He would like to remain a Star and may even be willing to take a pay cut to stay in Texas. That being said it all depends on the Dallas management and financial situation leadsing up to the deadline. My belief is the Stars will deal him at the deadline most likely. The Stars know there is a ton of teams looking to get their hands on him and are willing to pay the asking price which is believed to be outrageous right now. A top prospect and a high pick and a player to help now. They also know he'd seriously consider returning to Dallas in the off season if he doesn't resign. The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to wait till the off season to jump in but if a bidding war stars expect both to be a part. The Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers both have been vocal about wanting to acquire Richards and will most likely try near the deadline. A darkhorse in this is the Montreal Canadiens looking to get some more offense and now have the cap space with Markov gone for the season. I think Richards would like to stay with the Stars but it may not be his choice especially if a team is willing to part with a heavy fee, something the Stars would love, cheap young future stars.

*-> Nothing new on the Nabokov situation from the NHL side of things, I'm hearing he's had several offers from teams within the KHL however.

*-> It looks Max Pacioretty and David Deshanais were recalled not demoted as previously mentioned.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good to see Nabokov deciding to return to the NHL. From what I hear its family-related issues, maybe the wife and kids found Russia wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Regardless, the best players should play in the best league, and Nabokov has proven he's at least one of the top 20 goaltenders in the world. Be nice to see him go to Tampa, so that Stamkos and St-Louis have some support from the back end.

CA

Jalen said...

Hmmmm...not convinced Nabokov's any better than Smith or Ellis, especially when you consider that he couldn't get it done on some pretty strong Shark teams.

T-Bay's struggles have more to do with a weak defence corps that can't play in their own end.

All that said, completely agree Nabby should be in the NHL, he's a starter in this league.

- Jalen