Martin Gerber -> Toronto
Craig Adams -> Pittsburgh
Brendan Morrisson -> Dallas
Gary Roberts -> Cleared
Erik Reitz -> Toronto
Aaron Voros -> Cleared
*Buffalo gets backup goalie Mikael Tellqvist from the Phoenix organization for a 4th round pick this year.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Wednesday Evening -> Zetterberg Re-Signs!
*-> The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed superstar foward Henrik Zetterberg to a whopping 12 year deal worth roughly 7.2$M next year then 7.7$M for the next 9 years then 1$M the following 3 years. The deal is expected to lower the average cap hit. Zetterberg who turns 29 this October most likely wont finish out his contract as he'll be 40 when it runs out. This is an amazing deal for the Red Wings and this will help keep the key members of the squad signed for long term.
*-> The Ottawa Senator's owner Eugene Melnyk held a press conference today to tell the fans to be patiant and hold on because it's going to get better from here on out. Melnyk doesn't want the fans to give -up on the team and promises this is only a small stumble for the once mighty organization. It was apparent by last nights game agains't the team needs a lot of help and much more effort. The fans consistantly booed the home team throughout the game. Melnyk also went on to say that "anbody who believes this team should be blown up should blow themselves up." He feels they have most of the team and staff in place to succeed. They will not be sellers at the deadline he claims but still expect a few players in and a few players out as he put it. Bryan Murray this week also made a few statements and one of them was he was definatly interested in shopping his UFA's for the right deal. Martin Gerber, Filip Kuba, Chris Neil, and Dean McAmmond all fall under this catagory. Filip Kuba is expected to draw some interest from around the league. The Sens rivals the Montreal Canadiens are slighly interested to bolster their powerplay and the Phoenix Coyotes would also like to add some offense to the backend. Many teams in the West would love to get their hands on Chris Neil. The Anaheim Ducks, the Nashville Predators and the Columbus Blue Jackets would like to add some muscle. .
*-> Martin Gerber's situation has gone from bad to worse as there is next to no interest in him right now. It really looks like he'll finish the season in the minors and will ether take a really hug pay cut or head back to Europe. He may get a second chance before the deadline if another team has some goaltending troubles. Rumor has it is that the Calgary Flames would like to aquire him only if the Sens would take Jim Vandermeer (2.3$MIL/3) or Cory Sarich (3.6$MIL/4) in return. Ottawa's not biting yet.
*-> Nashville has been silently trying to shop Dan Hamhuis for an offensive threat up front. It's been no secret this year that The Pred's haven't had much luck in the goal scoring department. Hamhuis is an affordable 2M$ for 2 seasons so expect a taker. Colorado might be willing to send Marek Svatos in exhange.
*-> Pierre Dagenais of the KHL team Traktor Chelyabinsk has stated he would love to stay with the team and plans to move his family over this summer. Dagenais has said although now there still is a huge gap in the KHL vs NHL quality of play, he says it still blows the AHL out of the water. He expects to see much more NHLer's head over this summer.
*-> The KHL has announced they are debating the possibility of expansion to China and Eastern Europe in the near future. For the time being however the KHL has announced that the Czech team HC Energie Karlovy Vary and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg from the Russian Supreme League will be joining for the 2009-2010 season. Finland's Karpat, Sweden's Frolunda, and Belarus's Karamin Minsk and Junost Minsk have all been invited to join next season as well. Another piece of big KHL news was revealed Monday which will help the KHL teams develop their players and stop the early loss of prospects to the NHL by adding a junior club to each KHL team. This will greatly help development and help serve as a "CHL" style junior league for the Russians.
*-> The Ottawa Senator's owner Eugene Melnyk held a press conference today to tell the fans to be patiant and hold on because it's going to get better from here on out. Melnyk doesn't want the fans to give -up on the team and promises this is only a small stumble for the once mighty organization. It was apparent by last nights game agains't the team needs a lot of help and much more effort. The fans consistantly booed the home team throughout the game. Melnyk also went on to say that "anbody who believes this team should be blown up should blow themselves up." He feels they have most of the team and staff in place to succeed. They will not be sellers at the deadline he claims but still expect a few players in and a few players out as he put it. Bryan Murray this week also made a few statements and one of them was he was definatly interested in shopping his UFA's for the right deal. Martin Gerber, Filip Kuba, Chris Neil, and Dean McAmmond all fall under this catagory. Filip Kuba is expected to draw some interest from around the league. The Sens rivals the Montreal Canadiens are slighly interested to bolster their powerplay and the Phoenix Coyotes would also like to add some offense to the backend. Many teams in the West would love to get their hands on Chris Neil. The Anaheim Ducks, the Nashville Predators and the Columbus Blue Jackets would like to add some muscle. .
*-> Martin Gerber's situation has gone from bad to worse as there is next to no interest in him right now. It really looks like he'll finish the season in the minors and will ether take a really hug pay cut or head back to Europe. He may get a second chance before the deadline if another team has some goaltending troubles. Rumor has it is that the Calgary Flames would like to aquire him only if the Sens would take Jim Vandermeer (2.3$MIL/3) or Cory Sarich (3.6$MIL/4) in return. Ottawa's not biting yet.
*-> Nashville has been silently trying to shop Dan Hamhuis for an offensive threat up front. It's been no secret this year that The Pred's haven't had much luck in the goal scoring department. Hamhuis is an affordable 2M$ for 2 seasons so expect a taker. Colorado might be willing to send Marek Svatos in exhange.
*-> Pierre Dagenais of the KHL team Traktor Chelyabinsk has stated he would love to stay with the team and plans to move his family over this summer. Dagenais has said although now there still is a huge gap in the KHL vs NHL quality of play, he says it still blows the AHL out of the water. He expects to see much more NHLer's head over this summer.
*-> The KHL has announced they are debating the possibility of expansion to China and Eastern Europe in the near future. For the time being however the KHL has announced that the Czech team HC Energie Karlovy Vary and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg from the Russian Supreme League will be joining for the 2009-2010 season. Finland's Karpat, Sweden's Frolunda, and Belarus's Karamin Minsk and Junost Minsk have all been invited to join next season as well. Another piece of big KHL news was revealed Monday which will help the KHL teams develop their players and stop the early loss of prospects to the NHL by adding a junior club to each KHL team. This will greatly help development and help serve as a "CHL" style junior league for the Russians.
The I.R: Wednesday Evening -> Sillinger Out For Season
A few internet problems last couple of days doubled with bad weather but heres todays I.R...
*-> The New York Islander's veteran forward Mike Sillinger will miss the entire season after undergoing hip surgury Monday. The aging veteran has stated he intends on playing at least one more season with the Islanders before retiring.
*-> Goalie Olaf Kolzig of the Tampa Bay Lightning will miss the rest of the season with a ruptured tendon in his left bicep. He will undergo surgury this weekend and if successful he will miss atleast 4 months still. Although he has only played 8 games this season his presence will be missed. Kari Ramo will serve as Mike Smith's back-up for the rest of the season. Also expect to not see Olaf Kolzig in a Lighning jersey again as he's an unrestricted free agent this summer. Kami Ramo appears ready for the "show" so he'll most likely stay up.
*->Martin Gerber of the Ottawa Senators has been sent down to Binghamton after GM Bryan Murray could not find a decent suitor. He will finish the season out in the AHL unless Ottawa can find a dance partner. At this point it seams unlikely unless another team runs into goaltending issues or a deadline day deal. I'll have more on this later.
*-> Justin Pogge of the Toronto Maple Leaf's has been sent back down to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL.
*-> Dallas Star's Fabian Brunstrom has been loaned to the Manitoba Moose. The organization feels Brunstrom still needs some polishing to get to where he needs to be.
*-> The New York Islander's veteran forward Mike Sillinger will miss the entire season after undergoing hip surgury Monday. The aging veteran has stated he intends on playing at least one more season with the Islanders before retiring.
*-> Goalie Olaf Kolzig of the Tampa Bay Lightning will miss the rest of the season with a ruptured tendon in his left bicep. He will undergo surgury this weekend and if successful he will miss atleast 4 months still. Although he has only played 8 games this season his presence will be missed. Kari Ramo will serve as Mike Smith's back-up for the rest of the season. Also expect to not see Olaf Kolzig in a Lighning jersey again as he's an unrestricted free agent this summer. Kami Ramo appears ready for the "show" so he'll most likely stay up.
*->Martin Gerber of the Ottawa Senators has been sent down to Binghamton after GM Bryan Murray could not find a decent suitor. He will finish the season out in the AHL unless Ottawa can find a dance partner. At this point it seams unlikely unless another team runs into goaltending issues or a deadline day deal. I'll have more on this later.
*-> Justin Pogge of the Toronto Maple Leaf's has been sent back down to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL.
*-> Dallas Star's Fabian Brunstrom has been loaned to the Manitoba Moose. The organization feels Brunstrom still needs some polishing to get to where he needs to be.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Thursday Afternoon -> Gerber On Waivers
*- Martin Gerber has been placed on waivers this afternoon, no teams are expected to claim him. The New York Islanders have been rumored to be interested but as the days wind down to the trade deadline it seams the Isles are happy just to settle with Joey Mcdonald and Yann Danis. Tavares must really be a sweet thought. Gerber is expected to finish the season down in Binghamton or head overseas on a loan to a Swiss or Swedish club.
*- Danny Sabourin has cleared waivers this morning, Kevin Lowe has apparently told Danny Sabourin still not to report to the Oilers and that they are going to attempt to shop him during the All Star break. If no luck expect Sabourin to be ether bought out or sent down to the AHL.
*- Danny Sabourin has cleared waivers this morning, Kevin Lowe has apparently told Danny Sabourin still not to report to the Oilers and that they are going to attempt to shop him during the All Star break. If no luck expect Sabourin to be ether bought out or sent down to the AHL.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Tuesday Evening - Forsberg Back??
*Former Colorado Avalanche member Peter Forsberg is once again contemplating playing again. He says he will take to the ice again next week to test out his skate after having yet another ankle surgery. Forsberg claims that this is his last shot at making a comeback and if his ankle is still bothering him hes going to hang up the skates for good. Rumors have Chicago wanting Forsberg badly to help their young core through the post season. Colorado would also love to have him back with the loss of Joe Sakic indefinitely.
*The Ottawa Senator's are apparently shopping Gerber hard to the New York Islanders now that Rick Dipietro is sidelined for the entire season. They have even offered to bring him up through re-entry waivers for the club. I highly doubt they will bite however because they are expected to claim Danny Sabourin off waivers tonight.
*Danny Sabourin who was recently traded to the Edmonton Oilers after the Mathieu Garon trade was told today not to report to Edmonton and he was immediately waived this afternoon. As mentioned before the New York Islanders are expected to claim him.
*Florida Panther defenseman Corey Murphy was claimed on re-entry waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning late Monday night. Ottawa GM Bryan Murray stated that they Sens were never interested in Murphy and have their powerplay quarterback in Brenden Bell.
*The Ottawa Senator's are apparently shopping Gerber hard to the New York Islanders now that Rick Dipietro is sidelined for the entire season. They have even offered to bring him up through re-entry waivers for the club. I highly doubt they will bite however because they are expected to claim Danny Sabourin off waivers tonight.
*Danny Sabourin who was recently traded to the Edmonton Oilers after the Mathieu Garon trade was told today not to report to Edmonton and he was immediately waived this afternoon. As mentioned before the New York Islanders are expected to claim him.
*Florida Panther defenseman Corey Murphy was claimed on re-entry waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning late Monday night. Ottawa GM Bryan Murray stated that they Sens were never interested in Murphy and have their powerplay quarterback in Brenden Bell.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Thursday Evening
*- Martin Gerber of the Ottawa Senators has been sent down to Binghamton on a two week conditioning stint. This is expected to buy the organization time and allow them to evaluate Brian Elliott more closely. If he performs well then he stays if he doesn't he'll switch with Gerber.
*-Brian Lawton the owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning has decided to once again speak out on the Vincent Lecavalier trade rumors. He officially denies anyone from Montreal has spoken to him and that he would not trade Lecavalier unless he asked for a trade. He spoke with him early this week and told him he was not being shopped and will not be shopped in the near future.
*-Curtis Sanford cleared waivers as expected and will report to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
*-The New York Islanders have a contract in place for their former back-up goalie Wade Dubielewicz. The deal is rumored to be for $850k and one year. Dubielewicz who took off to Russia last summer has been playing with KHL team AK-Bars Kazan. Before it is official Wade Dubielewicz must be release by Kazan.
*-Brenden Shanahan made his return officially yesterday by signing a one year deal with the New Jersey Devils for $850k. He is expected to take the ice next week after practicing with the team this week.
*- Karel Pilar has asked for his release from the KHL team Metallurg Magnitogorsk after barely playing this season. He felt he was being held back and it would effect his career by not playing. He is not bitter about the situation and has already found a new taker in Sparta Prague of the Czech league. He says he will finish the season with Sparta then return to a Russian club this fall.
*-Brian Lawton the owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning has decided to once again speak out on the Vincent Lecavalier trade rumors. He officially denies anyone from Montreal has spoken to him and that he would not trade Lecavalier unless he asked for a trade. He spoke with him early this week and told him he was not being shopped and will not be shopped in the near future.
*-Curtis Sanford cleared waivers as expected and will report to the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
*-The New York Islanders have a contract in place for their former back-up goalie Wade Dubielewicz. The deal is rumored to be for $850k and one year. Dubielewicz who took off to Russia last summer has been playing with KHL team AK-Bars Kazan. Before it is official Wade Dubielewicz must be release by Kazan.
*-Brenden Shanahan made his return officially yesterday by signing a one year deal with the New Jersey Devils for $850k. He is expected to take the ice next week after practicing with the team this week.
*- Karel Pilar has asked for his release from the KHL team Metallurg Magnitogorsk after barely playing this season. He felt he was being held back and it would effect his career by not playing. He is not bitter about the situation and has already found a new taker in Sparta Prague of the Czech league. He says he will finish the season with Sparta then return to a Russian club this fall.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Tuesday Evening - Islanders - Atlanta Make A Deal
So a minor deal to report and a couple of follow-up rumors.
*-The New York Islanders have traded defenseman Brett Skinner to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Junior Lessard. Both players have spent most of the season in the minors with the clubs farm teams.
*-More and more Ottawa rumors are starting to trickle in. Apparently Ottawa is interested in shopping both Chris Phillips and Filip Kuba now to the highest bidders as they unrestricted free agents this summer. Sources say Ottawa is looking for young players who can step right in or high draft picks in this years draft. GM Bryan Murray claims hes not interested in a roster overhaul just a shake-up and to find the missing pieces of the puzzle. He also has informed the media he will have the goalie situation solved by Thursday evening. This pretty much means by Thursday evening Martin Gerber will ether be in the minors or will be in another teams uniform. Whose possibly interested? L.A still doesn't have a number one goalie but I doubt they will take a risk of Gerber. Other than that there's next to no interest in goaltending around the league. Good luck.
*-Another follow up on the Vincent Lecavalier situation has been released less than 24 hours after the media hyped up the trade details. Vincent has stated he is loyal to Tampa Bay and it's in the ownerships hands. He also stated he would love to play in Montreal which is maybe what the owners were waiting to hear from him. Brian Lawton co-owner of the Lightning responded with another statement saying that no players on any team are 100% safe and all are available for discussion. He then went on to say that he is not shopping Lecavalier and if he was he'd have a sit down with the star and tell him face to face that he is shopping him and it hasn't happened. These rumors keep building more and more momentum each day so I really believe that there is some truth behind them. I have a feeling now that Vincent has said he'd play for Montreal the talks with begin and the sit down will follow.
*-The New York Islanders have traded defenseman Brett Skinner to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Junior Lessard. Both players have spent most of the season in the minors with the clubs farm teams.
*-More and more Ottawa rumors are starting to trickle in. Apparently Ottawa is interested in shopping both Chris Phillips and Filip Kuba now to the highest bidders as they unrestricted free agents this summer. Sources say Ottawa is looking for young players who can step right in or high draft picks in this years draft. GM Bryan Murray claims hes not interested in a roster overhaul just a shake-up and to find the missing pieces of the puzzle. He also has informed the media he will have the goalie situation solved by Thursday evening. This pretty much means by Thursday evening Martin Gerber will ether be in the minors or will be in another teams uniform. Whose possibly interested? L.A still doesn't have a number one goalie but I doubt they will take a risk of Gerber. Other than that there's next to no interest in goaltending around the league. Good luck.
*-Another follow up on the Vincent Lecavalier situation has been released less than 24 hours after the media hyped up the trade details. Vincent has stated he is loyal to Tampa Bay and it's in the ownerships hands. He also stated he would love to play in Montreal which is maybe what the owners were waiting to hear from him. Brian Lawton co-owner of the Lightning responded with another statement saying that no players on any team are 100% safe and all are available for discussion. He then went on to say that he is not shopping Lecavalier and if he was he'd have a sit down with the star and tell him face to face that he is shopping him and it hasn't happened. These rumors keep building more and more momentum each day so I really believe that there is some truth behind them. I have a feeling now that Vincent has said he'd play for Montreal the talks with begin and the sit down will follow.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Ice Scoopz : Monday Part 1
So I'm feeling better now and can finally get this back on the road.
*-Right now there are huge rumors swirling around the league about the Ottawa Senators. Something big is going to go down by the end of the week. Fans and management are furious with the lack luster effort their team has put forward each night and everyone is just starting to realize that the playoffs are fading slowly out of the picture. GM Brian Murray is fed up and has to shake up his team. I believe this will start by waiving a or a couple of players. The main target could be Martin Gerber. His value is low and Binghampton starter Brian Elliott has shown he can play at the NHL level. Clearing Gerber's 3+ million salary would definitely help make room for another player. The other player I have heard regularly being shopped is Jason Spezza. Spezza to Calgary has been thrown around quite a bit. Brian Murray stated last week he has a deal in theory for a puck moving defenseman but the other team expects him to give up a big name and take a high salary in return. Gerber's waiving could be the set-up. There will be a shake up soon and Ottawa will most likely be sellers at this point in the season. Is it time to rebuild? Or just make a change? That's the question.
*-TSN has reported that the Lecavalier deal to Montreal might possible be in the works. They say Montreal and Tampa Bay have been in talks throughout the season about a deal and Tampa is just waiting for an answer from Vinny. Ownership wants to here "I want to stay" or "I'm willing to go to....." out of Lecavalier soon so that they can start their plans for the future. After this disappointing season why not? A deal could kick start a massive overhaul and put them back in contention in a few years the way Philly did. The rumored package they'd receive for Lecavalier is Josh Gorges, Chris Higgins, Tomas Plecanec, prospect P.K Subban and multiple 1st rounders. That's quite a haul for one player and I know if I was them why not? Another name being thrown about is Mike Komisarek but TSN's Bob McKenzie rules it out and Bob knows his stuff.
*-Atlanta named Ilya Kovalchuk their new captain today so does this mean the trade rumors are wrong? I still think he'll go this deadline if there is no deal in place. Atlanta cant afford to lose their last valuable asset to free agency and now is the time to trade him while he still has time on his contract to trap another team.
*-Finally Brian Burke is claiming to newspapers that the market is soft and although he wants change he hasn't really gotten any decent offers. Burke's still trying to add some toughness to his line-up preferably a power forward who can score. Tomas Kaberle has said this past week he'll waive his no trade clause if hes asked but Burke came back a couple days later with saying he'll never ask any of his players to do so because they would have earned it. Philly has been gunning for Kaberle ever since last trade deadline when they tried to acquire him but he refused to waive it. The Flyer's are still rumored to be interested and could dangle Mike Knuble and or Scottie Upshall the Leafs way with some picks. The Buds have to make a choice Kubina or Kaberle and I think Kaberle A. has more value and B. Kubina is actually looking like the player they thought they had when they signed him.
Well I'll be back in a bit with The I.R, and Wednesday we wil continue on like usual including team Germany and team Latvia reports on top of the usual Tuesday line-up tommorow.
*-Right now there are huge rumors swirling around the league about the Ottawa Senators. Something big is going to go down by the end of the week. Fans and management are furious with the lack luster effort their team has put forward each night and everyone is just starting to realize that the playoffs are fading slowly out of the picture. GM Brian Murray is fed up and has to shake up his team. I believe this will start by waiving a or a couple of players. The main target could be Martin Gerber. His value is low and Binghampton starter Brian Elliott has shown he can play at the NHL level. Clearing Gerber's 3+ million salary would definitely help make room for another player. The other player I have heard regularly being shopped is Jason Spezza. Spezza to Calgary has been thrown around quite a bit. Brian Murray stated last week he has a deal in theory for a puck moving defenseman but the other team expects him to give up a big name and take a high salary in return. Gerber's waiving could be the set-up. There will be a shake up soon and Ottawa will most likely be sellers at this point in the season. Is it time to rebuild? Or just make a change? That's the question.
*-TSN has reported that the Lecavalier deal to Montreal might possible be in the works. They say Montreal and Tampa Bay have been in talks throughout the season about a deal and Tampa is just waiting for an answer from Vinny. Ownership wants to here "I want to stay" or "I'm willing to go to....." out of Lecavalier soon so that they can start their plans for the future. After this disappointing season why not? A deal could kick start a massive overhaul and put them back in contention in a few years the way Philly did. The rumored package they'd receive for Lecavalier is Josh Gorges, Chris Higgins, Tomas Plecanec, prospect P.K Subban and multiple 1st rounders. That's quite a haul for one player and I know if I was them why not? Another name being thrown about is Mike Komisarek but TSN's Bob McKenzie rules it out and Bob knows his stuff.
*-Atlanta named Ilya Kovalchuk their new captain today so does this mean the trade rumors are wrong? I still think he'll go this deadline if there is no deal in place. Atlanta cant afford to lose their last valuable asset to free agency and now is the time to trade him while he still has time on his contract to trap another team.
*-Finally Brian Burke is claiming to newspapers that the market is soft and although he wants change he hasn't really gotten any decent offers. Burke's still trying to add some toughness to his line-up preferably a power forward who can score. Tomas Kaberle has said this past week he'll waive his no trade clause if hes asked but Burke came back a couple days later with saying he'll never ask any of his players to do so because they would have earned it. Philly has been gunning for Kaberle ever since last trade deadline when they tried to acquire him but he refused to waive it. The Flyer's are still rumored to be interested and could dangle Mike Knuble and or Scottie Upshall the Leafs way with some picks. The Buds have to make a choice Kubina or Kaberle and I think Kaberle A. has more value and B. Kubina is actually looking like the player they thought they had when they signed him.
Well I'll be back in a bit with The I.R, and Wednesday we wil continue on like usual including team Germany and team Latvia reports on top of the usual Tuesday line-up tommorow.
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