Ice Scoopz: Tuesday Afternoon

*-> Brian Burke the GM of the Toronto Maple Leaf's has officially gone on the record to say today that he is indeed interested in center Phil Kessel. The pick he aquired on Saturday was infact to present an offer sheet but still is undecided. The Leafs were rumored to be making a big push for Phil Kessel but Brian Burke said while the Bruins and the Leafs has had talks nothings really new. Brian Burke also went on to say that he would not be blind siding fellow GM Peter Chierelli and has remained in discusion. At this time the Leafs have stopped persuing but it may continue later on. The Bruins side has also come out of hiding and has said pretty much the same thing except that they would love to resign him but a salary cap day and age prevents it sometimes but they still have hope.



*-> The Heatley saga continues and as the clock winds down to the start of training camp in 3 days it is to be believed that Heatley may in fact remain a Sen unless one of the 3 teams can step up an offer. Heatley's agent J.P Barry has said Heatley will report to camp but still seeks a trade and knows there is interest out there. Meanwhile Bryan Murray has said he has set himself a hard deadline for which negotiations will stop with other teams and Heatley would be forced to remain a Senator till later on or after the season. The Blackhawks have been listed as another suitor but it is yet to be seen how they would be able to fit his salary in and what young players they would be willing to part with. The New York Rangers have made a slight push and is believed to be Heatleys first choice. The offer appears to be Branden Dubinsky, Michael Rosival and a pick. Finally San Jose still has some interest. Heatley right now may wish he had accepted the Oilers offer which may still be out there but for a lowered price.



*-> Mike Comrie has been rumored to be sitting on an offer from the Edmonton Oilers. While he would like to play elsewhere it is believed not much else is out there apart from Europe. The Minnesota Wild is the only other team linked to Comrie at the moment. I personally believe Ottawa may be interested if they manage to dump Heatley's salary and make Comrie take a cut.



That's it for now, No I.R news today yet and shouldn't be much to report till preseason starts but if anything pops up I'll blog it. I'm gunna also wait on doing the prospect report till next Monday as its kinda silly reporting on someone whose not even started there season yet ether. I've yet to take in a preseason CHL game. Next Monday I'll kick off the prospect report with the most likely number one draft pick this year Taylor Hall since majority people already know him fairly well. I will however have an Minor Monday report with a bit of news for you and last night I managed to watch the Rookie Sens play the Rookie Pens so I have a few reports and observations on some of the players that should be up tomorrow in addition to the regular schedule!

Fall Schedule

So heres the upcoming fall schedule as promised which is set to begin tomorow (Tuesday September 8th). There are a lot of major changes which I'm really excited for. Starting tomorow this site has my complete devotion and I plan on sticking to the schedule unless warning in advance. I want to make this the best possible site out there for hockey fans so any suggestions or recommendations would be awesome.

Theres a lot new as I said and September is my trial month to see if you guys like whats added. Every Wednesday Ice Scoopz will feature a weekly column by yours truely or a special guest columnist writing about a major event or hockey issue. I'll also have weekly prospect reports of your favorite prospects from the international scene, the minors and this season I plan on attending as many CHL games as possible to get accurate scouting reports on the players I'll be reviewing. I also will be adding a database come November of all the reports I will be making. On top of all this I'll have regular weekly coverage on all the major leagues including the AHL, KHL, MHL, SEL, Sm Liiga, BEL etc. The coverage will include transfers, trades, results and more. I also will be adding a hockey forum for you guys to discuss and voice your hockey opinions starting October 1st. Check out the rest below!


MONDAYS
-Daily Ice Scoopz (Trades, rumors, signings)
-Daily I.R (Injuries, suspensions etc.)
-Draft Prospect Report (A draft eligible prospect report)
-Minor Mondays (AHL, ECHL news)

TUESDAYS
-Daily Ice Scoopz (Trades, rumors, signings)
-Daily I.R (Injuries, suspensions etc.)
-The Swedish Elite League Lifeline(SEL results, news)
-The British Elite League Review (BEL results, news)

WEDNESDAYS
-Daily Ice Scoopz (Trades, rumors, signings)
-Daily I.R (Injuries, suspensions etc.)
-The KHL Korner (KHL results, news)
-The Weekly Rant (An article of the hockey world, featuring guest writers)

THURSDAYS
-Daily Ice Scoopz (Trades, rumors, signings)
-Daily I.R (Injuries, suspensions etc.)
-The SM Liiga Low-down (SM Liiga results, news)
-Olympic Hockey Report (Anything Olympics, team previews)

FRIDAYS
-Daily Ice Scoopz (Trades, rumors, signings)
-Daily I.R (Injuries, suspensions etc.)
-Fantasy Fridays (Whose hot and whose not for fantasy hockey)

SATURDAYS
-Daily Ice Scoopz (Trades, rumors, signings)
-Daily I.R (Injuries, suspensions etc.)
-NHL Prospect Report (Report on a NHL prospect)

SUNDAYS
-Daily Ice Scoopz (Trades, rumors, signings)
-Daily I.R (Injuries, suspensions etc.)
-CHL News (CHL news, rumors)
-The Wrap (A review of the weeks big news)

SEPTEMBER EVENTS
-Daily Training Camp Updates -->Daily
-Training Camp Rosters --> Daily
-Sunday Night Sleepers (Sleepers for upcoming fantasy drafts) -->Sundays
-Team Sneak Previews (A team review for the upcoming season)

NEW STUFF
-A Hockey discussion forum for Ice Scoopz users to discuss anything hockey. --> October 1st
-Scouting Report Database -->November 1st

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Ice Scoopz: Saturday Afternoon

Some quick hits to get the long weekend started.

*-> The New York Rangers have invited former San Jose Shark defenseman Kyle McLaren to their training camp depending on a physical. Last season he struggled with his fitness and failed a physical on a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers.

*-> Speaking of the Flyers, they've decided to give former Blackhawk and Maple Leaf Mark Bell another chance in the NHL by inviting him to camp.

*-> Dan Hinote has received an invite from the San Jose Sharks to their training camp.

*-> The Detroit Red Wings have extended 2 training camp invites to 2 goalies. The Wings have invited former NHLer Dan Cloutier. Cloutier who hasn't played since playing in LA has conquered his back problems and could possibly be signed as a third string goalie. The other goalie invited to camp is undrafted Chris Whitley of the Allen Americans of the CHL. He's an unlikely candidate to get signed but he caught the eye of former Steve Duschane while playing for his Americans.

*-> The Atlanta Thrashers have also invited a goaltender to camp in hopes of finding a third string goalie. Manny Legace has been invited to camp to fill that void while Dan Fritsche also gets an invitation as well.

*-> Daryl Sydor has yet to give up on his NHL career by securing a try out with the St Louis Blues. Sounds like the Blues need a mentor for their young D.

*-> In other tryout news RDS has reported the Montreal Canadiens have offered Robert Lang a tryout with the Habs. Conflicting reports have also placed Lang in the KHL. Another report has claimed as many as 6 teams have extended offers to him. I personally expect RDS to be accurate because not too often their wrong. I think Lang resigning in MTL is a possibility just not for anything close to what he made last season.

*-> Steve Eminger has found another team for the upcoming season. The Ducks have decided to take a chance on the once promising blue liner. The deal is reportedly worth 950K$ for 2 years.

*-> The Minnesota Wild are still searching for a top 6 forward after loosing out on Alex Tanguay. Rumors have the Wild connected to free agent Peter Sykora. The Wild have interest also in Danny Heatley but are refusing to give in to the demands of Senator GM Bryan Murray. Murray is requesting Brent Burns in return which the Wild wants none of.

*-> While were on Danny Heatley expect a deal by the end of camp. Bryan Murray is expected to take a lower offer for Heatley on the grounds he doesn't want any distractions going into camp and the preseason.

Trade

*-> The Ottawa Senators have traded Shawn Weller to the Anaheim Ducks for Jason Bailey

Ice Scoopz: Wednesday Afternoon

*-> Mats Sundin has finally spoken about his future after his wedding last week. He told reporters now wasn't the time to talk about it but he will have a tough week ahead to decide if he still wants to play. His agent JP Barry also spoke and said once the wedding was over he'd begin to think about this season and would definitely not take his time like that season. Barry also said that he expects a decesion very soon infact. The rumors have the Canucks still pushing for him to resign and the Leafs and Nashville would also like his services.

*-> Roberto Luongo has resigned with the Canucks presumably for the rest of his career. The deal is worth 64$mil over 12 years sealing him for life.

Ice Scoopz: Wednesday Morning

Really quiet day yesterday not much to post. Hopefully things start to heat up soon. My home pc net is acting up again. Good old reliable Rogers so the schedule should hopefully go up tonight or tomorrow morning as its way to long to BB.

*->Jason Smith of the Ottawa Senators is expected to announce his retirement this afternoon. Word around the league is that Smith was perswayed by the uppermanagement to call it quits after he no longer fell into their plans. Another classless move to an NHL vet by another NHL team. This reminds me of the way the Tampa Bay organization deals with their no longer needed vets. Classy.

More around lunch including some Afinogenov and Sundin rumors.

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