Pat Burns

Sorry guys who read this article wrong. Earlier today it was announced that Pat Burns passed away at the age of 58. IT turns out he is still alive! YAY!

Some Rumors Around The NHL

There are a few Rumors that might interest you people.


Of course, there are the Rumors i told you about in earlier posts. One of them were about Tomas Kaberle. Well heres another one. I reported earlier on my twitter (twitter.com/sykoshockeyshow) that Bobby Ryan likely was not staying with Anaheim. I was right, and now there are trade rumors that he can be trade for Kaberle. Anaheim will have to add a few draft picks to make it a deal. 


The Islanders and Caps are looking at Sheldon Souray. But what could look like a possible trade is Souray to Columbus for Mike Commodore. Columbus will probably have to add to the deal.


Blake Wheeler could be going to Toronto. Could it be Savard, Wheeler for Kaberle and someone else?


 The Sharks, who improved greatly by acquiring Niemi aren't done yet. Sources have told me the possibility exists the Sharks make another move for a D-man and have had talks with the NY Rangers about Mark Staal, The Canucks about Kevin Bieksa, and Paul Mara, and even MA Bergeron.


New York Would Like Setgouchi off of San Jose. New York told Staal if he is not signed by training camp to not even come.




Ryan Johnson has interest in Montreal, but with Jeff Halpern i doubt he will go there.




I will update this post whenever i hear anything.

Best UFA's Still Available

As of September 10th, 2010, there are still many good free agents available. Im surprised a bunch of these guys are still available.

Il start off with Jose Theodore. The former Canadiens and Capitals goalie had 30 wins and 7 losses. He has already won the vezina, so you would think someone with the skill could have been signed already. Maybe Edmonton, Florida or Ottawa should be interested?

While there have been talks about Bill Guerin signing with either Philly or the Devils, he is still a free agent. He can still get 40-50 points, so he can be a good signing still. Also look for Toronto to possibly pick him up.

In 60 games, Marc-Andre Bergeron had 34 points. Not bad for the UFA defencemen. Actually, he is the best Defence still available in my mind. He is still young, so we can see something like 2-4 years.

Miroslav Satan showed up for games for Boston last year. Watch him be a good second or third line guy. he can be used anywhere, but look for a young team like Washington, Edmonton or Colombus pick him up. Cheap.

And if anyone is looking for a third line winger, look no further then the Aging Owen Nolan. He can still be valuable and rack up PIM's at the same time too.

Other good players include goalie Ray Emery, winger Patrick O' Sullivan and center Brendan Morrison. Look for all these players to sign a contract by the beggining of the season in 2011.

And dont count out Alexei Zhitnik. He claims he has interest from NHL teams. He can still be a reliable defenceman.

EDIT: Bobby Ryan is still a RFA, but if things dont work out in Anaheim, he could be picked early by any team.

Important Leafs Trade Rumor

Hearing the Leafs and Devils are talking again.

From a source: "The trade would involve Tomas Kaberle and a 4th rounder ending up in NJ, 
With Rolston, Langenbrunner, a first in 2011, and a second in 2012."

The Devils may also then move Salvador to San Jose or Anaheim for a draft pick.


That would be if Rolston would waive his no trade contract. Same with Kaberle. It would be a great trade for both teams, but would New Jersey be giving up too much?

NHL 11 Review

Just got NHL 11 for the PS3. Demo Impression: Not that much different then NHL 10. But Then i got the game and just love it.

My favourite mode had always been Dynasty/Be a GM. So far, amazing. The RFA and UFA options in the game make people like me, who want it to be as realistic as possible, happy. I also like how you can trade picks from future years. I lost Carey Price to free agency due to the salary cap. I got Toskala, Ramo, Auld, Sanford and Legace instead. Cheaper the going with Pricey Price.

Also, Be a Pro mode is better. You start off in the CHL Memorial game and then get drafted. Then you try to make your way up to the NHL. While im not a fan of playing as one player and prefer Be a GM, i still love this mode and it is one of the best additions to this series.

The new physics sold me once i played. The broken sticks, the more realistic hits, the amazing dekes, man it doesnt get better. Imagine how exciting it would have an opponent miss an empty net in the last seconds of game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals because it bounced off a broken stick. Then you get the momentem and end up scoring to tie it up. That happened to me in the demo.

So Overall, this is the best NHL video game yet. Go buy it right this second!

Here is a video of a goal i scored.

Kings, Senators Trade Rumor

Jason Spezza Could Become an L.A. King by trade deadline day.

I've heard a rumour about a trade between the L.A. Kings and Ottawa Senators. I also heard that L.A. was interested in Jason Spezza. Spezza has a no-trade clause, so he would have to waive it if a trade was possible. But what does L.A. have to offer?

Well let's see.They wont trade any of their goalies, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty or Jack Johnson. Well, Ottawa did say they wanted roster players. Well that leaves a few good names: Ryan Smyth, Michal Handzus, Rob Scuderi, Justin Williams, etc. Could a possible trade be Spezza for Smyth, handzus and a second round pick? Well L.A. Said they wanted another player. Maybe Spezza with Filip Kuba? That will give youngsters Karlsson, Cowen and Lee a chance to stay with the big club. The kings can also put in Erik Ersberg as he will end up playing in the AHL with Quick and Bernier in the NHL. Elliot and Leclaire are shaky and Robin Lehner could be a Year away.

Im just guessing here, but this trade will take a little while to unfold.

2014 Olympics

Sochi Olympics
2014

Hey, guys. I'm a new writer for nhljambalaya.blogspot.com and I am Happy to join. You can call me Syko (Pronounced Psycho).

I bet all Canadians that were alive in 1972 remember Paul Henderson scoring the greatest goal in Canadian History. That was the best players from two countries battling it out to see who was the best. Then there was Sidney Crosby Scoring The game winning goal in Overtime of the 2010 Olympic finals against the United States.

Since last February, Gary Bettman and the NHL have been talking about not letting the best Players in the NHL compete for the country for Olympic gold medal any more. There are many reasons why this would be bad for the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin have publicly stated they would go play elsewhere for the 2013-2014 season so they can play in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The G.M.'s Of Pittsburgh And Washington are fine with letting them go play for their home country. Most Teams wont do that. For Starters, it's too expensive. And Second, Players can get injured. We have seen that in the past with Dominik Hasek. His season went great until he injured his groin in the '06 Olympics. The Sens begged for him to come back, but did he want to return? No.

And let's be honest, would you rather see the best players in the world compete in the Olympics or have Canada and the U.S. lose out on repeating the 2010 finals because they can only use minor leaguers. Look at all the players in the KHL who can play in the next Olympics.

So Like i said before, Ovie and Malkin both have said they will play in the Olympics no matter what. Think of all the disappointed Russians from the last Olympics who will want to Win for their country. What will some of the junior stars think that the only way they can make the Olympics is play elsewhere?

I think if Gary Bettman doesn't let the best players compete, it will not be good for the NHL. So Please, let the players Play!

-Written by Syko-