*-> The Washington Capitols have signed Brendan Morrison to a 1year deal worth 1.5$mil a season.
*-> The Penguins have added veteran defenseman Jay Mckee to a one year deal.
*-> The Tampa Bay Lightning have added goalie Antero Nittymaki to what is rumored to be a 1 year deal.
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Showing posts with label Pittsburgh. Show all posts
Friday, July 10, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Free Agent Frenzy Signing
*-> Montreal has just signed defenseman Hal Gill to a 2 year deal with $4.5 mil, another awfull deal for the Habs. Another sign Komisarek is not coming back.
*-> The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed journeyman Mike Rupp to a 2 year deal work 950K $.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Monday Afternoon
*-> The Nashville Preditors have indicated they would welcome Russian defect Alexander Radulov back just as long as he returns before July 1st. Dave Poille is willing to forgive an forget as long as he stays loyal to his club. There has been no indication Radulov is willing to leave his Khl club to return to the NHL at this curent time.
*-> In other Nashville news, defenseman Greg DeVries has stated he believes his days are numbered in the music city. Although he doesn't believe he'll return he does believe he'll still be playing hockey next season.
*-> Pittsburgh Penguin Bill Guerin has decided he would like to play another season in the NHL and avoid retirement for one more year. The only factor is for what team? Guerin would love to return to Pittsburgh as long as they keep the momentum going and aim for another cup.
*-> Speaking of aging superstars Mike Modano has also indicated he will be returning to the NHL after contemplating retirement as well. He has one more year in his contract with the Dallas Stars.
*-> The Carolina Hurricanes have liked the job Paul Maurice has done so much they have agreed to a 3 year deal with him early this morning.
*-> Finally the Philadelphia Flyers may not be done with signing North American KHL goalie castoffs. TSN has reported that the Flyers have serious interest in former Flyer Robert Esche. Esche still has a year in his contract would only be allowed to leave if his KHL team can find an equal goalie to replace him.
Well that's it for now, more rumors later including some Heatley rumors that are starting to HEAT up.
*-> In other Nashville news, defenseman Greg DeVries has stated he believes his days are numbered in the music city. Although he doesn't believe he'll return he does believe he'll still be playing hockey next season.
*-> Pittsburgh Penguin Bill Guerin has decided he would like to play another season in the NHL and avoid retirement for one more year. The only factor is for what team? Guerin would love to return to Pittsburgh as long as they keep the momentum going and aim for another cup.
*-> Speaking of aging superstars Mike Modano has also indicated he will be returning to the NHL after contemplating retirement as well. He has one more year in his contract with the Dallas Stars.
*-> The Carolina Hurricanes have liked the job Paul Maurice has done so much they have agreed to a 3 year deal with him early this morning.
*-> Finally the Philadelphia Flyers may not be done with signing North American KHL goalie castoffs. TSN has reported that the Flyers have serious interest in former Flyer Robert Esche. Esche still has a year in his contract would only be allowed to leave if his KHL team can find an equal goalie to replace him.
Well that's it for now, more rumors later including some Heatley rumors that are starting to HEAT up.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Trade! Guerin Finally Gone
*Bill Guerin to the Pittsburgh Penguins from the New York Islanders for a 5th round pick if the Pengs don't make the playoffs. If they do that 5th turns into a 4th and if they win a round it's a 3rd. Got it?
Trade! Pittsburgh and St. Louis
* Pittsburgh trades defenseman Danny Richmond to St. Louis for defenseman Andy Wosniewski in a minor deal.
Waiver Wire Updates -> Buffalo Gets Tellqvist
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.
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.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Trade! *-> Whitney to Anaheim
The Anaheim Ducks have traded forwards Chris Kunitz and prospect Eric Tangretti for Pittsburgh defenseman. Ryan Whitney.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Monday Afternoon -> Renney Fired
*-> After loosing 10 games out of the past 12 the New York Rangers have parted ways with coach Tom Renney and assistant Perry Pearn. The Rangers who have been struggling of late and risk a playoff position made the move after an overtime loss to the lowly Leafs. A replacement has yet to be hired but according to TSN's Bob McKenzie John Tortorella is most likely the head candidate for the job. Although Tampa Bay still owns the rights to Tortorella they expect to meet with him this afternoon. The New York post has claimed Jim Schoenfeld former New Jersey bench boss is expected to be named as replacement. Tortorella would be a great replacement in my mind as Tortorella is not afraid to speak his mind and would instantly fix the dressing room problems the Rangers are apparently having.
*-> Kari Lehtonen's name has been thrown about the league as of late as the Thrashers appear to be making room for prospect Ondrej Pavelec next year as they are floating Lehtonen's name out there to see what teams are interested. Lehtonen who was expected to be the next great Finn as floundered in Atlanta the past few seasons and has struggled with injuries during his tenure there. Lehtonen is a restricted free agent next season and instead of resigning him it would probably be easier to shop him now for highest value then to re-sign him. The teams interested are the Flyer's who would have to dump one of their two top goalies (most likely Nittymaki as Biron as a no trade). The Detroit Red Wings have also been linked as Chris Osgood was recently sent to the minors for a conditioning stint and Ty Conklin is not expected to resign next year. The Washington Capitols also have interest in Lehtonen but would have to find a trading partner for incosistant Jose Theodore. Finally the Ottawa Sens maybe looking to the future in net for next year and Kari Lehtonen is affordable at 3MIL$ and probably wouldn't expect that big of a raise since his performance has been flawed of late.
*-> Colby Armstrong could be heading back to Pittsburgh and reunited with Sydney Crosby very soon. Atlanta and Pittsburgh are reportedly working out a deal for Colby Armstrong who got traded to Atlanta is in the Hossa deal. Armstrong is a RFA this summer and Atlanta is disapointed with his performance so far. Pittsburgh is desperatly trying to find a winger for Crosby to somehow help their dying team. Armstrong fits the bill and has great chemistry with Sid the Kid.
*-> All rumors involving Ryan Smyth should be squashed today as he announced to the Denver Post he would not waive his no movement clause for the Colorado Avalanche not matter what. Smyth who is very happy playing in Colorado wouldn't even waive his clause he said for any team out West. This all could just be smoke and mirrors but I believe that Smyth is the kind of guy who really believes in playing for one team and one team only. He was crushed a few deadlines back when he was traded to the Islanders. Everybody remembers his tears and pain that year during his press conference. I think he'll finish out his contract unless the Colorado management tell him hes not wanted.
That's it for now, I'll have another one later and an I.R report later this afternoon. I expect to have the rest of the Northwest Deadline review finished tonight as well. Thanks to everyone who is commenting it is greatly appreciated and keep going the more the better!
*-> Kari Lehtonen's name has been thrown about the league as of late as the Thrashers appear to be making room for prospect Ondrej Pavelec next year as they are floating Lehtonen's name out there to see what teams are interested. Lehtonen who was expected to be the next great Finn as floundered in Atlanta the past few seasons and has struggled with injuries during his tenure there. Lehtonen is a restricted free agent next season and instead of resigning him it would probably be easier to shop him now for highest value then to re-sign him. The teams interested are the Flyer's who would have to dump one of their two top goalies (most likely Nittymaki as Biron as a no trade). The Detroit Red Wings have also been linked as Chris Osgood was recently sent to the minors for a conditioning stint and Ty Conklin is not expected to resign next year. The Washington Capitols also have interest in Lehtonen but would have to find a trading partner for incosistant Jose Theodore. Finally the Ottawa Sens maybe looking to the future in net for next year and Kari Lehtonen is affordable at 3MIL$ and probably wouldn't expect that big of a raise since his performance has been flawed of late.
*-> Colby Armstrong could be heading back to Pittsburgh and reunited with Sydney Crosby very soon. Atlanta and Pittsburgh are reportedly working out a deal for Colby Armstrong who got traded to Atlanta is in the Hossa deal. Armstrong is a RFA this summer and Atlanta is disapointed with his performance so far. Pittsburgh is desperatly trying to find a winger for Crosby to somehow help their dying team. Armstrong fits the bill and has great chemistry with Sid the Kid.
*-> All rumors involving Ryan Smyth should be squashed today as he announced to the Denver Post he would not waive his no movement clause for the Colorado Avalanche not matter what. Smyth who is very happy playing in Colorado wouldn't even waive his clause he said for any team out West. This all could just be smoke and mirrors but I believe that Smyth is the kind of guy who really believes in playing for one team and one team only. He was crushed a few deadlines back when he was traded to the Islanders. Everybody remembers his tears and pain that year during his press conference. I think he'll finish out his contract unless the Colorado management tell him hes not wanted.
That's it for now, I'll have another one later and an I.R report later this afternoon. I expect to have the rest of the Northwest Deadline review finished tonight as well. Thanks to everyone who is commenting it is greatly appreciated and keep going the more the better!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Monday Late Night
Well I figure Ill get one more post in tonight as I'm watching a taped copy of the Spengler Cup match up of Dynamo vs Canada that I haven't got a chance to check out yet. Pretty good so far, Alexei Zhitnik looks invisible out there.
*-> Denis Gauthier will have to serve a 5 game suspension for his hit on Montreal's Josh Gorges.
*-> Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy will serve 1 game for picking a fight with Toronto's Luke Schenn. Pretty stupid call if I may say so.
*-> The Pittsburgh Penguins are in hot pursuit of former Pen Colby Armstrong of the Atlanta Thrashers. The plan would be to give the Pens some secondary scoring and someone to play with Crosby who has chemistry with him. The hopes of getting him back is a good possibility because Atlanta is really disappointed in his play this season. A mid level pick or a low end prospect could seal this one.
*-> The Edmonton Oilers are running out of patience with Dustin Penner. After a dismal season so far and being called out twice already Penner still hasn't ether got the message nor has he performed. This morning he was again reminded of his hefty contract and ran into the ground after practice. Craig McTavish forced Penner, Brodziak and another player to stay after intial practice and skated the 3 into the ground. Right now the Oilers are desprite to unload him but there are no suitors so far that want to take his bagage.
*-> Denis Gauthier will have to serve a 5 game suspension for his hit on Montreal's Josh Gorges.
*-> Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy will serve 1 game for picking a fight with Toronto's Luke Schenn. Pretty stupid call if I may say so.
*-> The Pittsburgh Penguins are in hot pursuit of former Pen Colby Armstrong of the Atlanta Thrashers. The plan would be to give the Pens some secondary scoring and someone to play with Crosby who has chemistry with him. The hopes of getting him back is a good possibility because Atlanta is really disappointed in his play this season. A mid level pick or a low end prospect could seal this one.
*-> The Edmonton Oilers are running out of patience with Dustin Penner. After a dismal season so far and being called out twice already Penner still hasn't ether got the message nor has he performed. This morning he was again reminded of his hefty contract and ran into the ground after practice. Craig McTavish forced Penner, Brodziak and another player to stay after intial practice and skated the 3 into the ground. Right now the Oilers are desprite to unload him but there are no suitors so far that want to take his bagage.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The I.R: Thursday Evening
*- Sidney Crosby will miss the all-star game and most likely a week afterwards with an injured knee. Although it's not severe the Penguins would like to take extra precautions just in case. Martin St.Louis will replace Sid the Kid in the All star game.
*- Danny Briere of the Philly Flyers underwent successful stomach surgery. He has missed the last 31 out of 32 games due to injury. He is expected to miss another month while recovering from the surgery. The Flyers are going to be looking for another forward to help them in the playoffs it looks like.
*- Martin Brodeur has started skating this week and the Devil's plan on using the allstar break to get him rested and ready to play in 2 to 3 weeks.
*- Danny Briere of the Philly Flyers underwent successful stomach surgery. He has missed the last 31 out of 32 games due to injury. He is expected to miss another month while recovering from the surgery. The Flyers are going to be looking for another forward to help them in the playoffs it looks like.
*- Martin Brodeur has started skating this week and the Devil's plan on using the allstar break to get him rested and ready to play in 2 to 3 weeks.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
The I.R Sunday
*-Buffalo Sabre's longtime defenseman Teppo Numminen is out once again after having facial surgery this morning. He had surgery to repair a fractured cheek bone caused by taking a Tim Gleason shot to the face Saturday night. Teppo who has had a long list of ailments this season is expected to miss another 3 weeks.
*-Mike Zigomanis of the Pittsburgh Penguins will miss the rest of the season after opting for sugery on his right shoulder which he suffered December 3rd.
*-St. Louis Blues rookie defenseman Roman Polak will be out at least 2 months with a fractured bone in his foot. He was injured Saturday night when he took a shot of his right foot.
*Steve Stamko's of the Tampa Bay Lightning will be missing a few games as a healthy skratch so he may work on his conditioning and review video footage to make him stronger. The team announced they would be holding him back to help his future. He is however expected to play on Monday but after the future is unclear.
*-Mike Zigomanis of the Pittsburgh Penguins will miss the rest of the season after opting for sugery on his right shoulder which he suffered December 3rd.
*-St. Louis Blues rookie defenseman Roman Polak will be out at least 2 months with a fractured bone in his foot. He was injured Saturday night when he took a shot of his right foot.
*Steve Stamko's of the Tampa Bay Lightning will be missing a few games as a healthy skratch so he may work on his conditioning and review video footage to make him stronger. The team announced they would be holding him back to help his future. He is however expected to play on Monday but after the future is unclear.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Wednesday Late Night News Hits, Vokoun to Ottawa?
Well after a rough weekend I'm back, a company Christmas party and the flu has decided to hit me. Luckily not a lot has happened except some more injuries surprise surprise.
-> Montreal's Mathieu Dandenault is out for up to 2 months with a broken arm after being hit to the ice. The hit looked fairly harmless except he landed akwardly and clearly breaks. after he gets up he stayed on the ice with his arm dangling to finnish the play. Although Dandenault is not even close to being one of my favorite players it shows alot of heart that he actually tried to finnish his shift.
->Another Montreal injury in that Calgary game, it looks like Chris Higgins will be out again indefinatly has he appears to have injured his wrist. Higgins is expected to have an MRI tommorow morning.
->Pittsburgh's Hal Gill will miss two to 4 weeks after suffering a shoulder injury in Ottawa this weekend.
->Canucks traded D James Sharrow to the Hawks for a conditional draft pick. Sharrow was originally drafter by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 4th round of the 2003 entry draft.
->Rumour has it that the Panthers are preparing to shop goaltender Tomas Vokoun. One of the usual top goalies in the league before this season and now he has taken the backseat to Craig Anderson. I hear Ottawa again as a possible trading partner but I really don't believe his 5.5 mil salary would go down well, not unless Martin Gerber was part of the package. Los Angeles is another possible destination which would make sense but I'm pretty sure that La is wants in on the Tavares sweepstakes. Also they believe next season Jonathan Bernier will be their Carey Price.
Well thats it for tonight, I need some rest but I'll be back tomorow with the KHL all star teams I keep putting off. Hopefully some OJ and bed will get rid of this so I can finally feel normal.
-> Montreal's Mathieu Dandenault is out for up to 2 months with a broken arm after being hit to the ice. The hit looked fairly harmless except he landed akwardly and clearly breaks. after he gets up he stayed on the ice with his arm dangling to finnish the play. Although Dandenault is not even close to being one of my favorite players it shows alot of heart that he actually tried to finnish his shift.
->Another Montreal injury in that Calgary game, it looks like Chris Higgins will be out again indefinatly has he appears to have injured his wrist. Higgins is expected to have an MRI tommorow morning.
->Pittsburgh's Hal Gill will miss two to 4 weeks after suffering a shoulder injury in Ottawa this weekend.
->Canucks traded D James Sharrow to the Hawks for a conditional draft pick. Sharrow was originally drafter by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 4th round of the 2003 entry draft.
->Rumour has it that the Panthers are preparing to shop goaltender Tomas Vokoun. One of the usual top goalies in the league before this season and now he has taken the backseat to Craig Anderson. I hear Ottawa again as a possible trading partner but I really don't believe his 5.5 mil salary would go down well, not unless Martin Gerber was part of the package. Los Angeles is another possible destination which would make sense but I'm pretty sure that La is wants in on the Tavares sweepstakes. Also they believe next season Jonathan Bernier will be their Carey Price.
Well thats it for tonight, I need some rest but I'll be back tomorow with the KHL all star teams I keep putting off. Hopefully some OJ and bed will get rid of this so I can finally feel normal.
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