*-> Dave Scratchard has signed a deal this morning with the St. Louis Blues. The deal is rumored to be a 1 year deal. The terms have yet to be released.
*-> Yesterday Jon Sim resigned with the New York Islanders to a 1 year deal on a 2 way clause. Jon Sim played in majority of the games last season for the Isles.
*-> Jamal Mayers is close to becoming a San Jose Shark today. Its reported the Sharks will offer the former Flame a one year pending his physical this afternoon.
*-> Its official the Detroit Red Wings and Mike Modano have brought the American forward home to Michigan. The Wings and Modano agreed to a 1 year deal late yesterday afternoon.
*-> Mike Weaver has signed a deal in Florida, the terms have yet to be released.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
You Be The GM Contest
After a long heated argument with a close friend about what a certain hockey GM should have / should be doing for a certain Canadian hockey team, I've decided to start this contest for everyone following Ice Scoopz. We all think we can be the man in charge but really could we? Its a tough job. While fans and owners expect results instantly, a long road of hard decesions comes before victory. Being a GM is a stressful position with lots of demands and huge shoes to fill.
Now it's your turn to fill those shoes! Since everyone thinks differently I thought it would be interesting to see everyones take on their favorite Canadian team and see if they have what it takes to be a National Hockey League General Manager. So heres the contest, each person entering gets to pick any Canadian team and take over from August 1st on wards right up to training camp. I wanna see what you would do to your team. Which free agents would you sign? Who would you trade? Who would you buyout? Which prospects would you bring up? Who would you fire? What would your lines look like? What players would you extend training camp tryout offers too? Every move a GM could make is in your hands. Show us what your team would look like going into the upcoming season. Use whatever approach you think you team should be taking for the next season whether its a rebuild for the future or a 1 year run for the present. I want to see what your make up would be for your favorite Canadian team. Please use detail I want to see the reason and method behind the madness. It doesn't have to be a book but enough logic to make some sense.
It wouldn't be a contest ether without free shit. I'll be judging this contest with my panel so there will be a prize for the winner. What kind of prize you say? Well a cool t-shirt of your favorite Canadian hockey team. The real prize however is being crowned the best wanna be GM. The judging will take place a week after the contest ends giving you time to review all of your fellow rumor fiends teams and leave positive criticize. I'm looking for the team that makes the most sense / the best fit. The team with the most logic behind it and at the same time keeping the theme of being realistic will win the contest. Creativity is also a major factor so use those noggin's.
In the next few days I'll have a new category setup in the Forum for contests and BE GM will be where your to post your teams. Yes that means you have to sign up for the forum. If you need help or have any more questions please feel free to e-mail me at ice_scoopz@bell.blackberry.net and I'll answer you inquiries. The deadline for this contest will be Sunday August 15th at midnight. Goodluck
Here are the rules:
1. Salary Cap Friendly - The cap counts in this one so stay under the cap max but over the cap minimum. The cap max for 2010-2011 is 59$ million and the floor is 43 so keep that in mind when wheeling and dealing.
2. Trade Realistically - When it comes to trades obviously the Pittsburgh Penguins won't trade Sidney Crosby to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jeff Finger. The same goes for free agency, a player that is still in his prime and made 2 million last season most likely wouldn't except a deal for 500K$. The more realistic it is the funner it is. I was going to put a limit on trades but I figured some of the 6 Canadian teams do need a shake up but that being said realistically you cant deal 50% of a team without serious damage. Just put your feet in the other teams shoes, think to yourself would this make sense for the other end? The more rumored player the better.
3. Free Agent Frenzy - When signing free agents remember your RFA's count as well so get them locked down. Any of the remaining free agents are up for grabs so their at your disposal. Anyone who had not signed before August 1st is still avaliable and any players signed, waived or boughtout after August 1st do not exist on your team. I'll even accept any European free agents that have NHL release clauses so do your research.
4. Canadian Teams Only - Please stick to any of the Canadian teams as most of you are Canadians following this site and it makes it easier limiting it only 6 teams. anybody can pick any team this isn't first come first serve as we could have an entire contest of Ottawa Senators. 1 entry per GM so only 1 team post, if more than one is posted because you have some time and this is up your ally, the 1st team posted by that user will be the entry.
5. Show Your Work - I wanna see some reasoning behind your changes to your club. With each move or change made a little explaination would be helpful in determining why you made the decesions you did, especially in the judging part as well. The more detail the better.
6. Musical Chairs - You may alter any players position to another but explain your purpose in doing it and keep in mind some players play the positions they do for a reason. Moving a center to the backend may not be a smart move but switching wing could be done without much trouble. Also if a player is more suitable in your opinion or has played a certain position is the past thats alright with me as well.
7. The Future - Feel free to sign any prospect you feel could make an impact, any prospect your team owns is in your tool shed to use. I'll make an exception for any prospects with commitments. You may sign them unless they specifically said before August 1st that they did not want to sign with your club. bring players up from the minors as well, we won't worry about players that have to pass through waivers ether.
8. Be Friendly - I expect everyone participating to leave comments on others teams but please be respectful. You may question a decision and point out issues but be nice about it. No name calling or bickering please, just friendly debate.
9. Stick To The Board - Use the Forum to post your team, please don't e-mail me or post on the main site. The forums there for a reason and the whole idea of this is to get more users signed up and using it regularly.
10. Finalize - The last call for teams to be posted is August 15th Eastern time no teams will be excepted after that deadline to be fair, even if you have a doctors note. I have a final say to the judging so please don't question it, you have your chance to question your fellow scheming GM's once they post it so don't stress me when I post my rankings of the top 3. You can take it out on me when I post each of my versions of the 6 Canadian teams.
Have Fun And The More That Enter The Better!! Goodluck!
Now it's your turn to fill those shoes! Since everyone thinks differently I thought it would be interesting to see everyones take on their favorite Canadian team and see if they have what it takes to be a National Hockey League General Manager. So heres the contest, each person entering gets to pick any Canadian team and take over from August 1st on wards right up to training camp. I wanna see what you would do to your team. Which free agents would you sign? Who would you trade? Who would you buyout? Which prospects would you bring up? Who would you fire? What would your lines look like? What players would you extend training camp tryout offers too? Every move a GM could make is in your hands. Show us what your team would look like going into the upcoming season. Use whatever approach you think you team should be taking for the next season whether its a rebuild for the future or a 1 year run for the present. I want to see what your make up would be for your favorite Canadian team. Please use detail I want to see the reason and method behind the madness. It doesn't have to be a book but enough logic to make some sense.
It wouldn't be a contest ether without free shit. I'll be judging this contest with my panel so there will be a prize for the winner. What kind of prize you say? Well a cool t-shirt of your favorite Canadian hockey team. The real prize however is being crowned the best wanna be GM. The judging will take place a week after the contest ends giving you time to review all of your fellow rumor fiends teams and leave positive criticize. I'm looking for the team that makes the most sense / the best fit. The team with the most logic behind it and at the same time keeping the theme of being realistic will win the contest. Creativity is also a major factor so use those noggin's.
In the next few days I'll have a new category setup in the Forum for contests and BE GM will be where your to post your teams. Yes that means you have to sign up for the forum. If you need help or have any more questions please feel free to e-mail me at ice_scoopz@bell.blackberry.net and I'll answer you inquiries. The deadline for this contest will be Sunday August 15th at midnight. Goodluck
Here are the rules:
1. Salary Cap Friendly - The cap counts in this one so stay under the cap max but over the cap minimum. The cap max for 2010-2011 is 59$ million and the floor is 43 so keep that in mind when wheeling and dealing.
2. Trade Realistically - When it comes to trades obviously the Pittsburgh Penguins won't trade Sidney Crosby to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Jeff Finger. The same goes for free agency, a player that is still in his prime and made 2 million last season most likely wouldn't except a deal for 500K$. The more realistic it is the funner it is. I was going to put a limit on trades but I figured some of the 6 Canadian teams do need a shake up but that being said realistically you cant deal 50% of a team without serious damage. Just put your feet in the other teams shoes, think to yourself would this make sense for the other end? The more rumored player the better.
3. Free Agent Frenzy - When signing free agents remember your RFA's count as well so get them locked down. Any of the remaining free agents are up for grabs so their at your disposal. Anyone who had not signed before August 1st is still avaliable and any players signed, waived or boughtout after August 1st do not exist on your team. I'll even accept any European free agents that have NHL release clauses so do your research.
4. Canadian Teams Only - Please stick to any of the Canadian teams as most of you are Canadians following this site and it makes it easier limiting it only 6 teams. anybody can pick any team this isn't first come first serve as we could have an entire contest of Ottawa Senators. 1 entry per GM so only 1 team post, if more than one is posted because you have some time and this is up your ally, the 1st team posted by that user will be the entry.
5. Show Your Work - I wanna see some reasoning behind your changes to your club. With each move or change made a little explaination would be helpful in determining why you made the decesions you did, especially in the judging part as well. The more detail the better.
6. Musical Chairs - You may alter any players position to another but explain your purpose in doing it and keep in mind some players play the positions they do for a reason. Moving a center to the backend may not be a smart move but switching wing could be done without much trouble. Also if a player is more suitable in your opinion or has played a certain position is the past thats alright with me as well.
7. The Future - Feel free to sign any prospect you feel could make an impact, any prospect your team owns is in your tool shed to use. I'll make an exception for any prospects with commitments. You may sign them unless they specifically said before August 1st that they did not want to sign with your club. bring players up from the minors as well, we won't worry about players that have to pass through waivers ether.
8. Be Friendly - I expect everyone participating to leave comments on others teams but please be respectful. You may question a decision and point out issues but be nice about it. No name calling or bickering please, just friendly debate.
9. Stick To The Board - Use the Forum to post your team, please don't e-mail me or post on the main site. The forums there for a reason and the whole idea of this is to get more users signed up and using it regularly.
10. Finalize - The last call for teams to be posted is August 15th Eastern time no teams will be excepted after that deadline to be fair, even if you have a doctors note. I have a final say to the judging so please don't question it, you have your chance to question your fellow scheming GM's once they post it so don't stress me when I post my rankings of the top 3. You can take it out on me when I post each of my versions of the 6 Canadian teams.
Have Fun And The More That Enter The Better!! Goodluck!
Ice Scoopz: Tuesday Afternoon
*-> The Toronto Maple Leafs are rumored to be up to something. Noise around Toronto has the Leafs attempting to make a move. Mikhail Grabovski is a name that keeps being linked to a move. Grabovski hasn't attracted much interest around the league since Toronto signed him to that expensive deal but there still is a couple suitors looking for quick fix offense up the middle. The Columbus Blue Jackets have taken a look at Grabovski and he may be worked into a Kaberle deal as a cap dump its being said. The Jackets now have a better chance at landing the blueliner as the Ducks appear to be out of the mix after signing Sutton. The Nashville Predators have also been linked but will the possible arrival of arch enemy Grabovski effect the recently acquired Sergei Kostitsyn. The Leafs also have the possibility of just waiving him in hopes he gets claimed but Burke isn't a lose for nothing kind of guy. Jeff Finger is another name that keeps popping up as a soon to be waived Maple Leaf. So the so called noise in Toronto could be something as simple as a demotion. We'll know soon enough.
*-> Willie Mitchell formerly of the Vancouver Canucks has been speaking the Washington Capitals about a possible deal. The San Jose Sharks are also rumored to be interested but are still cautious about his concussion problems.
*-> Shaone Morrisonn has been signed to a 2 year deal worth 2$ mil roughly. The Buffalo Sabres acquired the former Capitol yesterday evening.
*-> Tim Kennedy of the Buffalo Sabres who was waived yesterday was rumored to be on the verge of being bought out but it appears now his agent claims it was all just salary cap house cleaning to get his number off the cap. The Sabres his agent claims has no intentions of a buyout.
*-> Nikolai Khabibulin is being shopped by the Edmonton Oilers in hopes someone will take a risk on the former Stanley Cup winner. The Oilers are rumored to be trying to rid themselves of a potential PR situation if Khabibulin is convicted of his DUI charges. There isn't interest around the league yet, but maybe once the dust settles at the start of the season. That may be too long for the Oil though so a buyouy may be coming shortly.
*-> Willie Mitchell formerly of the Vancouver Canucks has been speaking the Washington Capitals about a possible deal. The San Jose Sharks are also rumored to be interested but are still cautious about his concussion problems.
*-> Shaone Morrisonn has been signed to a 2 year deal worth 2$ mil roughly. The Buffalo Sabres acquired the former Capitol yesterday evening.
*-> Tim Kennedy of the Buffalo Sabres who was waived yesterday was rumored to be on the verge of being bought out but it appears now his agent claims it was all just salary cap house cleaning to get his number off the cap. The Sabres his agent claims has no intentions of a buyout.
*-> Nikolai Khabibulin is being shopped by the Edmonton Oilers in hopes someone will take a risk on the former Stanley Cup winner. The Oilers are rumored to be trying to rid themselves of a potential PR situation if Khabibulin is convicted of his DUI charges. There isn't interest around the league yet, but maybe once the dust settles at the start of the season. That may be too long for the Oil though so a buyouy may be coming shortly.
Ice Scoopz: Tuesday Afternoon
Busy morning this morning for me and also the hockey world. Here what was missed! Stay tuned later tonight I'm unveiling a brand new contest for all of Ice Scoopz loyal fanbase. I'm excited to get this one going.
And here's your news for the day..
*-> Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers is expected to sign an entry level deal with the Boston Bruins today. Seguin was this years second overall.
*-> The Anaheim Ducks have found their minute eating defenseman in free agent Andy Sutton. Sutton signed a 2 year deal worth 4.70mil$ to help the Ducks backend.
*-> Anti Niemi isn't attracting much interest so far and now Paul Holmgren of the Philadelphia Flyers has said his team will not pursue the former Hawk. Some are saying the Montreal Canadiens could be a new option with Carey Price holding out for a long term deal averaging 4 mil a season.
*-> Mike Modano has been reported by the Detroit Press to be on the verge of signing with Detroit this afternoon. Its been rumored all summer but could be coming to a close soon.
*-> Glen Metropolit has sign a deal with Zug of the Swiss league as previously rumored on Ice Scoopz. The deal is a 2 year deal.
More soon including some Leafs news.
And here's your news for the day..
*-> Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers is expected to sign an entry level deal with the Boston Bruins today. Seguin was this years second overall.
*-> The Anaheim Ducks have found their minute eating defenseman in free agent Andy Sutton. Sutton signed a 2 year deal worth 4.70mil$ to help the Ducks backend.
*-> Anti Niemi isn't attracting much interest so far and now Paul Holmgren of the Philadelphia Flyers has said his team will not pursue the former Hawk. Some are saying the Montreal Canadiens could be a new option with Carey Price holding out for a long term deal averaging 4 mil a season.
*-> Mike Modano has been reported by the Detroit Press to be on the verge of signing with Detroit this afternoon. Its been rumored all summer but could be coming to a close soon.
*-> Glen Metropolit has sign a deal with Zug of the Swiss league as previously rumored on Ice Scoopz. The deal is a 2 year deal.
More soon including some Leafs news.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Ice Scoopz: Monday Morning
*-> The Chicago Blackhawks have walked away from Anti Niemi's 1 year 2.75$ arbitration award making him a free agent this morning. They then turned around and signed Marty Turco to a 1 year deal worth 1.3$ million as rumored. The San Jose Sharks, Philly Flyers, and Washington Capitols all are rumored to be interested in Niemi. Not liking this one too much. I like Turco but to lose Niemi for nothing is disappointing. The Hawks should have tried a sign n trade.
*-> Erik Johnson of the St. Louis Blues has signed a 2 year deal worth 5.2 million overall.
*-> Brendan Witt has officially been bought out of the 2 year contract worth 6 million overall. Witt now becomes a free agent.
*-> Erik Johnson of the St. Louis Blues has signed a 2 year deal worth 5.2 million overall.
*-> Brendan Witt has officially been bought out of the 2 year contract worth 6 million overall. Witt now becomes a free agent.
Trade! Atlanta -> New York Rangers
*-> The New York Rangers have finally shed the contract of Donald Brashear this morning as he was packaged with Patrick Rissmiller and sent to the Thrashers in exchange for center Todd White.
Not too sure why the Thrashers wanted ether player but it does clear some roster space up the middle for younger talent such as Eric ODell. Great move for the Rangers though. They avoided the buyout and got a talented player in return.
Not too sure why the Thrashers wanted ether player but it does clear some roster space up the middle for younger talent such as Eric ODell. Great move for the Rangers though. They avoided the buyout and got a talented player in return.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Ice Scoopz: Sunday Morning
*-> The Tomas Kaberle situation has started to heat up across the league but the Leafs and GM Brian Burke are still being handcuffed by the Ilya Kovalachuk fiasco. It's not just the New Jersey Devils and Ilya who are eagerly awaiting this chapter to close so they may focus on the upcoming season but up to 6 other teams are tied closely to the results of the hearing on Wednesday. The Leafs have roughly 2 weeks to deal Kaberle before his no trade clause kicks in. While Brian Burke maintains his stance on not having to trade Kaberle and only will if the situation is right, there are too many signs of a possible deal to ignore. For 1 the Leafs already approached Kaberle about listing his no trade clause at the trade deadline. Number 2 the Leafs have 7 defenseman not including Kaberle, even with a Jeff Finger buyout and no promotions it still leaves 5 defenseman and number 3 Tomas Kaberle has been telling European newspapers all summer long he expects to have a new team by summers end. So all signs point to deal but as previously stated above a deal hinges on the Kovalchuck fiasco. There are many teams who are all tired closely together while playing this game. Heres a brief break down of the players.
The Toronto Maple Leafs - Toronto is obviously tied down in this one as Brian Burke had interest but didn't pull the trigger hoping to get more value out of Kaberle. Burke thought if he out waited the Kovalchuk deal there would be more interest from around the league from the losing teams. The Leafs would like to move Kaberle to the West so they won't have to worry about running into him in the future.
The New Jersey Devils - The Devils have the biggest reason to be in this as they are waiting for Ilya Kovalchuk to be finalized as a Devil or told to rework a deal for the Russian sniper after the results of the hearing. They have no other ties other than the Kovalchuk connection but if the deal goes south, they may find themselves in a hole in Kovalchuk's loyalty isn't what it seams and another team jumps in the mix with a better deal.
The Los Angeles Kings - The Kings were the leader in the Kovalchuk bidding for the start of the summer but after the terms kept sky rocketing the Kings pulled the plug instead of find themselves in a Chicago blackhawk like situation in the near future. The Kings also have interest in Tomas Kaberle. They wish to upgrade at defense and held take some pressure of their young's backs. The Kings have a lot of youth and prospects to offer up but it may be their draft picks that could lure Toronto into a deal.
The Boston Bruins - The Bruins were rumored to be involved in talks with the Leafs about Tomas Kaberle but now it appears the subject of talk appears to be Marc Savard. Savard who has agreed to lift his now trade to ether the Ottawa Senators or the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto has interest in the center and would love to reunite Phil Kessel and Savard. The Bruins are stuck as the Leafs their possible trading partner continues to shop Kaberle looking for that number 1 center with the Marc Savard deal on the back burners till they figure out what the possible return for Kaberle is incase it may be the center of their dreams and the cap hit.
The Columbus Blue Jackets - It's no secret the Jackets need help on the back end, Columbus has struggled to provide offense from the point since their existance in the league. Columbus has Anton Strahlman and Fedor Tyutin to help spark offense but both remain incosistent and a true franchise defenseman could help their ailing team. Kaberle fits the bill and GM Scott Howson has told the media he has indeed spoken to the Leafs inregards to Czech defender. The Blue Jackets also have interest in Vancouvers Kevin Bieksa.
The Anaheim Ducks - Now thats the Ducks lost a major minute consumer on the backend after dealing James Wiesnewski it's expected they'll take a run at Kaberle. The Ducks could use a legit pucking moving defenseman and they've been linked to the Leafs since last season. Many are saying a Bobby Ryan for Kaberle deal is on the table but I doubt the Ducks will part with future star like Bobby Ryan.
The Vancouver Canucks - The Canucks are tied to this scenario as they too have a sought after defenseman. Kevin Bieksa has been linked all over the league with the Nucks recently signing Dan Hamhuis and with the better option Tomas Kaberle out there it's going to be hard to get the best value. Mind you now that Sami Salo is out for 3 months the Vancouver canucks plans may have been altered.
The Edmonton Oilers - Finally Edmonton's tied into this because of their situation with Sheldon Souray. The Oilers have having a hard enough time selling Souray to teams even for free but the losers of the Kaberle and Bieksa bidding could turn to Sheldon Souray as a consolation prize.
The Toronto Maple Leafs - Toronto is obviously tied down in this one as Brian Burke had interest but didn't pull the trigger hoping to get more value out of Kaberle. Burke thought if he out waited the Kovalchuk deal there would be more interest from around the league from the losing teams. The Leafs would like to move Kaberle to the West so they won't have to worry about running into him in the future.
The New Jersey Devils - The Devils have the biggest reason to be in this as they are waiting for Ilya Kovalchuk to be finalized as a Devil or told to rework a deal for the Russian sniper after the results of the hearing. They have no other ties other than the Kovalchuk connection but if the deal goes south, they may find themselves in a hole in Kovalchuk's loyalty isn't what it seams and another team jumps in the mix with a better deal.
The Los Angeles Kings - The Kings were the leader in the Kovalchuk bidding for the start of the summer but after the terms kept sky rocketing the Kings pulled the plug instead of find themselves in a Chicago blackhawk like situation in the near future. The Kings also have interest in Tomas Kaberle. They wish to upgrade at defense and held take some pressure of their young's backs. The Kings have a lot of youth and prospects to offer up but it may be their draft picks that could lure Toronto into a deal.
The Boston Bruins - The Bruins were rumored to be involved in talks with the Leafs about Tomas Kaberle but now it appears the subject of talk appears to be Marc Savard. Savard who has agreed to lift his now trade to ether the Ottawa Senators or the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto has interest in the center and would love to reunite Phil Kessel and Savard. The Bruins are stuck as the Leafs their possible trading partner continues to shop Kaberle looking for that number 1 center with the Marc Savard deal on the back burners till they figure out what the possible return for Kaberle is incase it may be the center of their dreams and the cap hit.
The Columbus Blue Jackets - It's no secret the Jackets need help on the back end, Columbus has struggled to provide offense from the point since their existance in the league. Columbus has Anton Strahlman and Fedor Tyutin to help spark offense but both remain incosistent and a true franchise defenseman could help their ailing team. Kaberle fits the bill and GM Scott Howson has told the media he has indeed spoken to the Leafs inregards to Czech defender. The Blue Jackets also have interest in Vancouvers Kevin Bieksa.
The Anaheim Ducks - Now thats the Ducks lost a major minute consumer on the backend after dealing James Wiesnewski it's expected they'll take a run at Kaberle. The Ducks could use a legit pucking moving defenseman and they've been linked to the Leafs since last season. Many are saying a Bobby Ryan for Kaberle deal is on the table but I doubt the Ducks will part with future star like Bobby Ryan.
The Vancouver Canucks - The Canucks are tied to this scenario as they too have a sought after defenseman. Kevin Bieksa has been linked all over the league with the Nucks recently signing Dan Hamhuis and with the better option Tomas Kaberle out there it's going to be hard to get the best value. Mind you now that Sami Salo is out for 3 months the Vancouver canucks plans may have been altered.
The Edmonton Oilers - Finally Edmonton's tied into this because of their situation with Sheldon Souray. The Oilers have having a hard enough time selling Souray to teams even for free but the losers of the Kaberle and Bieksa bidding could turn to Sheldon Souray as a consolation prize.
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