*-> The Washington Capitols have signed Brendan Morrison to a 1year deal worth 1.5$mil a season.
*-> The Penguins have added veteran defenseman Jay Mckee to a one year deal.
*-> The Tampa Bay Lightning have added goalie Antero Nittymaki to what is rumored to be a 1 year deal.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Free Agent Frenzy Signings
*-> Steve Montador has now signed in Buffalo for 2 years at 1.5$mil a season.
*-> Mike Knuble has officially ended his tenure in Philly and resumes his career in Washington with their young core. He is set to make 2.8$ Mil in the next 2 seasons.
*-> Scott Niedermayer has signed along the dotted line for yet another season with the Ducks. He will make 6$Mil for just one season and will start the process over next year.
*-> Aaron Rome was signed by the Vancouver Canucks for 550K for a year.
*-> Lukas Krajicek has resigned with the Tampa Bay Lightning for a year terms are still undisclosed.
Free Agent Frenzy
*-> Matias Ohlund wastes no time today and signs a 7 year 3.75$ Mil deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Friday, April 3, 2009
The I.R: Friday Morning
*-> Andy Hilbert of the New York Islanders was injured tonight in New York's game agains't the Montreal Canadians. It is was is being described as a rib injury and Hilbert is only expected to miss two games. More on this as it comes.
*-> Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier will miss the remainder of the season after having wrist surgery today to repair a damaged ligament in his right wrist. The procedure was supposed to occur at the end of last season but a shoulder injury delayed the process. He is expected to be healthy way before training camp. He however will be uneligable for Team Canada this spring.
*-> Ryan Smyth of the Colorado Avalanche will miss the remainder of the season after fracturing his right hand in Wednesday's game against the Phoenix Coyotes. Another major injury blow to the Colorado Avalanche after loosing Sakic and Stastny all ready. Sakic is expected to play before the end of the season after he regains strength in his leg again. Smyth is most likely out for Team Canada as well.
*-> Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier will miss the remainder of the season after having wrist surgery today to repair a damaged ligament in his right wrist. The procedure was supposed to occur at the end of last season but a shoulder injury delayed the process. He is expected to be healthy way before training camp. He however will be uneligable for Team Canada this spring.
*-> Ryan Smyth of the Colorado Avalanche will miss the remainder of the season after fracturing his right hand in Wednesday's game against the Phoenix Coyotes. Another major injury blow to the Colorado Avalanche after loosing Sakic and Stastny all ready. Sakic is expected to play before the end of the season after he regains strength in his leg again. Smyth is most likely out for Team Canada as well.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Trade Catch-Up!
*->The Toronto Maple Leafs acquire injured goalie Olaf Kolzig, defenseman Jaime Heward, defenseman Andy Rogers, and a 4th round pick in exchange for prospect Richard Petiot from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
*->Carolina trades Justin Williams for a 2nd round pick and Patrick O'Sullivan from the Kings.
*-Edmonton trades Erik Cole back to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Patrick O'Sullivan and a 2nd round draft pick.
*->Edmonton trades the 2nd round pick to Buffalo for Ales Kotalik.
*-> San Jose trades prospect Nick Bonino, goalie Timo Pielmeier, and a conditional draft pick to Anaheim for Travis Moen and defenseman Kent Huskins.
*-> Chicago trades defenseman James Wisniewski for Samuel Pahlsson from the Anaheim Ducks.
*-> Philly trades their 6th round draft pick to the San Jose Sharks for Kyle McLaren.
*-> Calgary trades goaltender Kevin Lalonde to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 4th round draft pick.
*->Tampa Bay trades Steve Eminger to the Florida Panthers for defenseman Noah Welch and a 3rd round.
*->Carolina trades Justin Williams for a 2nd round pick and Patrick O'Sullivan from the Kings.
*-Edmonton trades Erik Cole back to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Patrick O'Sullivan and a 2nd round draft pick.
*->Edmonton trades the 2nd round pick to Buffalo for Ales Kotalik.
*-> San Jose trades prospect Nick Bonino, goalie Timo Pielmeier, and a conditional draft pick to Anaheim for Travis Moen and defenseman Kent Huskins.
*-> Chicago trades defenseman James Wisniewski for Samuel Pahlsson from the Anaheim Ducks.
*-> Philly trades their 6th round draft pick to the San Jose Sharks for Kyle McLaren.
*-> Calgary trades goaltender Kevin Lalonde to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 4th round draft pick.
*->Tampa Bay trades Steve Eminger to the Florida Panthers for defenseman Noah Welch and a 3rd round.
Trade! Recchi To Boston
*Mark Recchi gets traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to The Boston Bruins with a 2nd round pick, for forwards Matt Lashoff and Martin Karsums? This is a weird one where does the 2nd round come into play?
Monday, February 9, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Monday Afternoon ->Jokinen To Carolina
Well I'm back from a much needed weekend off and I see I have quite a bit of catching up to do from thsi weekend so here it goes. My Deadline day review will continue tonight with Monreal so check it out.
*-> Jussi Jokinen that is has been traded from the Tampa Bay Lighting after being placed on waivers. He now is a member of the Carolina Hurricanes in a deal that sent Josef Melichar F Wade Brookbank and a 4th round pick to Tampa Bay. Brookbank who was played in 27 games this year only has 1 point and 40 PIM's while Melichar has 4 assists in 15 games. Jussi Jokinen who was brought in to play a 2 way role for the Hurricanes has 6 goals and 10 assists in 46 games this year.
*-> Ray Emery has made headlines again, this time Ray is refusing to return to his KHL club Atlant Mystichi after what is being described as a salary dispute. Apparently Emery was not being paid the full amount of his contract because the Russian club was not converting the exchange rate properly. It seams the KHL is having a big of finacial problems during this recession. Emery who now is looking for work elsewhere has hinted that if he is pick-up by another European team he will look to return to the NHL next season.
*-> Manny Legace has cleared waivers and is expected to head to Peoria of the AHL. The Columbus Blue Jackets are extremely interested in Legace still and are expected to make a move for the goaltender. Rumor has it is that the Blue Jackets are trying to work out a deal in which Legace is put on re-entry waivers so that they may claim him.
*-> Sean Avery of the Dallas Stars seams to be headed back to the New York Rangers. The Dallas Stars took the first step of the process by waiving Sean Avery Saturday and then starting negotiaitions to loan him to the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL. Avery cleared waivers this morning and is expected to finish his rehabilitation prgram this week. Hartford as you may or may not know is the AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers. Expect a New York - Dallas deal fairly shortly that would involve Avery being put on re-entry waivers before the deadline.
*-> Andy McDonald of the St.Louis Blues has agreed to a 4 year 18.8MIL$ deal this morning that should end most of the trade rumors about it. McDonald who has been a key member of the Blues since being traded by Anaheim for Doug Weight last season. McDonald who has 18 points in 16 games this season. McDonald has been sidelined by a fractured leg since Nov 16th.
*-> Last rumor for now is that the Montreal Canadiens are trying to shop Alexei Kovalev. Apparently the Habs are growing tired of his disapearing act. Now this is one I read the other day and I promised myself I'd post most rumors that I heard or saw but this one really made me hesitate. I decided to post it anyways just because its my duty to report any rumors posted by hopefully reliable media sources. Bruce Garioch reported this in the Ottawa Sun on Sunday but I really feel it was ridiculous. Why would the Canadien's give him the "C" while Koivu was out? Why would the Habs keep the "A" on his shirt if they wern't happy? Obviously the guy has been struggling but by saying there actively shopping him is ludicris. He was double shifting on Saturday night agains't the Leafs, he was also playing on the penatly kill. I highly doubt they would trade him just sinply for the fact the city is in love with him and also they need him til atleast Tanguay gets back. So there might be some truth to this being that the Habs may be willing to trade him or frustrated with his play, I'd definatly say their not actively shopping him.
*->Germany and Norway are the two last teams to qualify for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Germany who beat Slovenia on Saturday to qualify while Norway beat Denmark 5-2.
*-> Jussi Jokinen that is has been traded from the Tampa Bay Lighting after being placed on waivers. He now is a member of the Carolina Hurricanes in a deal that sent Josef Melichar F Wade Brookbank and a 4th round pick to Tampa Bay. Brookbank who was played in 27 games this year only has 1 point and 40 PIM's while Melichar has 4 assists in 15 games. Jussi Jokinen who was brought in to play a 2 way role for the Hurricanes has 6 goals and 10 assists in 46 games this year.
*-> Ray Emery has made headlines again, this time Ray is refusing to return to his KHL club Atlant Mystichi after what is being described as a salary dispute. Apparently Emery was not being paid the full amount of his contract because the Russian club was not converting the exchange rate properly. It seams the KHL is having a big of finacial problems during this recession. Emery who now is looking for work elsewhere has hinted that if he is pick-up by another European team he will look to return to the NHL next season.
*-> Manny Legace has cleared waivers and is expected to head to Peoria of the AHL. The Columbus Blue Jackets are extremely interested in Legace still and are expected to make a move for the goaltender. Rumor has it is that the Blue Jackets are trying to work out a deal in which Legace is put on re-entry waivers so that they may claim him.
*-> Sean Avery of the Dallas Stars seams to be headed back to the New York Rangers. The Dallas Stars took the first step of the process by waiving Sean Avery Saturday and then starting negotiaitions to loan him to the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL. Avery cleared waivers this morning and is expected to finish his rehabilitation prgram this week. Hartford as you may or may not know is the AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers. Expect a New York - Dallas deal fairly shortly that would involve Avery being put on re-entry waivers before the deadline.
*-> Andy McDonald of the St.Louis Blues has agreed to a 4 year 18.8MIL$ deal this morning that should end most of the trade rumors about it. McDonald who has been a key member of the Blues since being traded by Anaheim for Doug Weight last season. McDonald who has 18 points in 16 games this season. McDonald has been sidelined by a fractured leg since Nov 16th.
*-> Last rumor for now is that the Montreal Canadiens are trying to shop Alexei Kovalev. Apparently the Habs are growing tired of his disapearing act. Now this is one I read the other day and I promised myself I'd post most rumors that I heard or saw but this one really made me hesitate. I decided to post it anyways just because its my duty to report any rumors posted by hopefully reliable media sources. Bruce Garioch reported this in the Ottawa Sun on Sunday but I really feel it was ridiculous. Why would the Canadien's give him the "C" while Koivu was out? Why would the Habs keep the "A" on his shirt if they wern't happy? Obviously the guy has been struggling but by saying there actively shopping him is ludicris. He was double shifting on Saturday night agains't the Leafs, he was also playing on the penatly kill. I highly doubt they would trade him just sinply for the fact the city is in love with him and also they need him til atleast Tanguay gets back. So there might be some truth to this being that the Habs may be willing to trade him or frustrated with his play, I'd definatly say their not actively shopping him.
*->Germany and Norway are the two last teams to qualify for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Germany who beat Slovenia on Saturday to qualify while Norway beat Denmark 5-2.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Ice Scoopz: Thursday Latenight
Did anyone else see that Richard Zednik goal? Frigging beautiful! I thought that guy was done after his neck injury last season but I was definatly wrong. Heres the rest of tonights rumors..
*-> Jussi Jokinen was placed on waivers this afternoon by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is expected to clear tomorow at noon and be sent down to the AHL. Although a few teams have expsressed interest like the Dallas Stars, they most likely will wait to see if he enters re-entry waivers later on in the season before pouncing.
*-> The Edmonton Oilers have begun shopping Erik Cole around the league. The Oilers are trying to find an elite player for Ales Hemsky to play with and hope by dangling Erik Cole they'll be able to find a trading partner. The Boston Bruins are apparently interested and Edmonton scouts have been seen watching the Bruin's the past few games. The Bruins have a few young players they could part with but it is highly unlikely the Oilers will be able to land one of the Bruins top line players. Marco Sturm is an option as the Oilers may not make the playoffs so since Sturm is out of the picture till the end of the season it works out. Hes affordable at 3.5$ for another 2 years. It works out for the Bruins because they'll get the support their missing from Sturms absence. Another possible target and has been the subject of the rumors is Bruin's prospect Vladimir Sobotka. The Oilers appear to be interested in Sobotka and a mid range draft pick could seal the deal although it's not the Hemsky partner they desire.
*-> Jussi Jokinen was placed on waivers this afternoon by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is expected to clear tomorow at noon and be sent down to the AHL. Although a few teams have expsressed interest like the Dallas Stars, they most likely will wait to see if he enters re-entry waivers later on in the season before pouncing.
*-> The Edmonton Oilers have begun shopping Erik Cole around the league. The Oilers are trying to find an elite player for Ales Hemsky to play with and hope by dangling Erik Cole they'll be able to find a trading partner. The Boston Bruins are apparently interested and Edmonton scouts have been seen watching the Bruin's the past few games. The Bruins have a few young players they could part with but it is highly unlikely the Oilers will be able to land one of the Bruins top line players. Marco Sturm is an option as the Oilers may not make the playoffs so since Sturm is out of the picture till the end of the season it works out. Hes affordable at 3.5$ for another 2 years. It works out for the Bruins because they'll get the support their missing from Sturms absence. Another possible target and has been the subject of the rumors is Bruin's prospect Vladimir Sobotka. The Oilers appear to be interested in Sobotka and a mid range draft pick could seal the deal although it's not the Hemsky partner they desire.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The I.R: Thursday Evening
*-> Despite my predictions yesterday the Tampa Bay Lightning have sent down Kari Ramo to Norfolk Admirals of the AHL and recalled goaltender Riku Helenius today. Helenius should get a decent look from the brass and a decesion to who gets to be the back-up will shortly follow.
*-> Brad Stuart of the Detroit Red Wings will be on the I.R for at least a week after suffering from bruised ribs. Detroit has recalled both Aaron Downey and Ville Leino from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. Leino who is lighting up the AHL will be mainly to replace freshly re-signed Henrik Zetterberg who is suffering from back spasms. Zetterberg will most likely only miss one game to rest his back.
*-> Brad Stuart of the Detroit Red Wings will be on the I.R for at least a week after suffering from bruised ribs. Detroit has recalled both Aaron Downey and Ville Leino from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. Leino who is lighting up the AHL will be mainly to replace freshly re-signed Henrik Zetterberg who is suffering from back spasms. Zetterberg will most likely only miss one game to rest his back.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday Late Night News Hits, the Sundin Saga
Well apparently I thought yesterday was Wednesday so heres the real Wednesdays Late Night News Hits.
->Joe Sakic was involved in a snowblower incident at home on Monday. After a snow jam in his snowblowers chute, Sakic tried to dislodge it by using his hand (the blower was apparently off) and ended up jamming his hand in the process. Tuesday night he had surgery to repair the three broken fingers which needed pins and also repair some tendons. He is expected to miss atleast 3 months.
->The Sundin saga continues and it appears to be almost over. Sundin's agent J.P Barry as announced that December 15th is Sundin's deadline time to when he will make a decesion. I know we've all heard this before but it appears to be legit. Sundin will also be apparently listening to the 4 teams who have shown interest in him from the start first. Toronto, Montreal, New York Rangers, and Vancouver. Right now it looks like Vancouver is the best fit for him as they still have cap space and their deseperate for some offense. They also have that huge offer still on the table for him. If hes looking for a Stanley Cup then Montreal would be the best fit except the cap space is limited and they are already having roster crowding. I personally don't believe Bob Gainey would take him at this point as Sundin dragged his wait on and on while Gainey was awaiting his decesion. The New York Ranger's are making the biggest push for him and have stated they are interested and are willing to clear up cap space if neccessary. Sundin is in New York this week and will use a Rangers private box to watch a game. He would fit but the roster moves are in need first. Toronto is the odd team out they don't seam to be improving and rumour has it Sundin is still bitter with the management after being asked to waive his no trade clause last year. I highly doubt Toronto will be an option. Finally Philly has jumped into this bidding war as well. The Flyers have cap issues as well but they are interested as long as the price tag isn't too high.
->The Lightning have placed Radim Vrbata and Chris Gratton on waivers. Radim Vrbata's expensive tag might cost him a pick-up but it is rumoured he has decided to go back over seas to the Czech Repubic to finish the season. Gratton on the other hand might find a home with the Minnesota Wild who are interested in obtaining a checking center. Another possible option is the Atlanta Thrashers who are desperate for anybody who can help out. If nether player gets claimed then expect to see them report to the AHL.
That's it for now, more coming a bit later!
->Joe Sakic was involved in a snowblower incident at home on Monday. After a snow jam in his snowblowers chute, Sakic tried to dislodge it by using his hand (the blower was apparently off) and ended up jamming his hand in the process. Tuesday night he had surgery to repair the three broken fingers which needed pins and also repair some tendons. He is expected to miss atleast 3 months.
->The Sundin saga continues and it appears to be almost over. Sundin's agent J.P Barry as announced that December 15th is Sundin's deadline time to when he will make a decesion. I know we've all heard this before but it appears to be legit. Sundin will also be apparently listening to the 4 teams who have shown interest in him from the start first. Toronto, Montreal, New York Rangers, and Vancouver. Right now it looks like Vancouver is the best fit for him as they still have cap space and their deseperate for some offense. They also have that huge offer still on the table for him. If hes looking for a Stanley Cup then Montreal would be the best fit except the cap space is limited and they are already having roster crowding. I personally don't believe Bob Gainey would take him at this point as Sundin dragged his wait on and on while Gainey was awaiting his decesion. The New York Ranger's are making the biggest push for him and have stated they are interested and are willing to clear up cap space if neccessary. Sundin is in New York this week and will use a Rangers private box to watch a game. He would fit but the roster moves are in need first. Toronto is the odd team out they don't seam to be improving and rumour has it Sundin is still bitter with the management after being asked to waive his no trade clause last year. I highly doubt Toronto will be an option. Finally Philly has jumped into this bidding war as well. The Flyers have cap issues as well but they are interested as long as the price tag isn't too high.
->The Lightning have placed Radim Vrbata and Chris Gratton on waivers. Radim Vrbata's expensive tag might cost him a pick-up but it is rumoured he has decided to go back over seas to the Czech Repubic to finish the season. Gratton on the other hand might find a home with the Minnesota Wild who are interested in obtaining a checking center. Another possible option is the Atlanta Thrashers who are desperate for anybody who can help out. If nether player gets claimed then expect to see them report to the AHL.
That's it for now, more coming a bit later!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
September 9th News Hits
->Keith Ballard of the Florida Panthers just signed a 6 year $25.2 mil contract.
->The Sedin twins are meeting with Vancouver's GM Mike Gillis to talk about his plans for the pair in the future and also contract exstensions for the duo. Both players would like to stay in Vancouver but their asking roughly $6 mil per season.
-> Mathieu Schnieder is almost definatly on his way out, the Ducks are $2 mil over the cap and his $5.6 mil salary for a 3-4 pairing d-man is not exactly worth it. Expect the deal to go down before training camp. Possibly targets include L.A where he once played and are still under the salary cap. I also hear that Montreal could be interested in making a pitch if they loose out on Sundin.
->The Globe and Mail has reported that two more teams are interested in Mats Sundin and apparently the Lightning are among the two. Good luck as Tampa Bay is ether gunna have to make some trades or magically create cap space. Also on the Mats front apparently Bob Gainey has given him a deadline. J.P Barry says Mats could be seriously interested.
-> Teemu Selanne is believed to be re-signing with the Anaheim Ducks sometime this or next week once the salary cap issue is solved. He is believed to be asking for $2 mil or under.
->Chris Chelios has signed a 1 year deal for $750 000 with the Detroit Red Wings, it was reported last week but made official today.
->Free Agent Brendan Shanahan is rumoured to still be in talks with the New York Rangers, he has been attending team practices though. Rumours again have resurfaced about an offer to play in the KHL. Highly unlikely as the Rangers are desperate to have him back.
That's it for today!
->The Sedin twins are meeting with Vancouver's GM Mike Gillis to talk about his plans for the pair in the future and also contract exstensions for the duo. Both players would like to stay in Vancouver but their asking roughly $6 mil per season.
-> Mathieu Schnieder is almost definatly on his way out, the Ducks are $2 mil over the cap and his $5.6 mil salary for a 3-4 pairing d-man is not exactly worth it. Expect the deal to go down before training camp. Possibly targets include L.A where he once played and are still under the salary cap. I also hear that Montreal could be interested in making a pitch if they loose out on Sundin.
->The Globe and Mail has reported that two more teams are interested in Mats Sundin and apparently the Lightning are among the two. Good luck as Tampa Bay is ether gunna have to make some trades or magically create cap space. Also on the Mats front apparently Bob Gainey has given him a deadline. J.P Barry says Mats could be seriously interested.
-> Teemu Selanne is believed to be re-signing with the Anaheim Ducks sometime this or next week once the salary cap issue is solved. He is believed to be asking for $2 mil or under.
->Chris Chelios has signed a 1 year deal for $750 000 with the Detroit Red Wings, it was reported last week but made official today.
->Free Agent Brendan Shanahan is rumoured to still be in talks with the New York Rangers, he has been attending team practices though. Rumours again have resurfaced about an offer to play in the KHL. Highly unlikely as the Rangers are desperate to have him back.
That's it for today!
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