I was quite disappointed with the results of the vote in Uniondale. I am a huge admirer of the old Islanders and the 4 cups they won in the eighties. I can imagine that it was hard for Bossy and Nystrom to watch. The Islanders are a once proud franchise. It is a crying shame to see this situation develop.
It is nice to see the Islanders come back to remain loyal to Long Island. The NHL cannot afford to lose this team.
In Calgary there seems to be a feeling that they really did not have a chance at Richards at all; that he had already made up his mind where he was going to play. Several media outlets reported that he was going to New York. What irritated the fans even more was the trading of Regehr to the Sabres. Why would he trade Robyn to make room for Richards? Especially when Richards had no intentions of playing out of New York?
In Nashville, they could not get together with Weber. As a result, they went to arbitration. It cost the Preds $7.5 million. But that was not the real loss; this process really wrecks a lot of relationships. If both parties were saying the right things, it still begs the question: What exactly was the argument used by the Preds? Weber is by far the best dman in the game, and he deserves to be paid. The problem the Preds will have is that next year Weber will have to be qualified again; at you guessed it: $7.5 million.
The other problem the Preds have is two major UFA'S coming up next season. Ryan Sutter and Pekka Rennie could demand major bucks. Especially Ryan, who could demand as much as $6 million a year. It will not be easy to keep all three in Pred sweaters.
Finally, I have to admit I really like the way the Kings are looking. They are really my pick to win the West, as they probably have the best two Centers in Mike Richards and Anze Kopitar. The arbitration could have a dire consequences for the Kings in trying to sign Drew Doughty. I can just see Drew's agent rubbing his hands together over the amount of money that Drew could get.
In New Jersey, the Devils avoided arbitration by signing Zach Parise to a one year contract. They now have the rest of the season to sign a long term deal. They have also avoided the ugly process of arbitration, with all the bickering that goes with it.
Fan Poll question:
How much does Drew Doughty get? And do the Kings actually trade him?
Randy Logged
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The Leaked Winnipeg Jets Jersey @NHLJets
This looks an awful lot like the Washington Capitals jerseys. You be the judge.
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
All Free Agent's Signed Since July 1st.
1. Matt D'agostini re-signs with St. Louis, 2 Year Deal.
2. Krill Kabanov signs with NY Islanders, ELC.
3.Brett Connolly Signs with Tampa Bay, ELC
4.Andy Greene Re-Signs With New Jersey, 4 Year Deal
5.Mathieu Garon Signs with Tampa Bay, 2 Year Deal, $1.3 Per Year
6.Andrew Ebbett Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year Deal
7.Ben Eager Signs with Edmonton, 3 Years, $3.4M
8.Jamal Mayers Signs With Chicago, 1 Year Deal, $550,000
9.Brett Mclean Signs With Chicago, 2 way, $525,000
10.Jose Theodore Signs With Florida, 2 Years, $1.3 Per
2. Krill Kabanov signs with NY Islanders, ELC.
3.Brett Connolly Signs with Tampa Bay, ELC
4.Andy Greene Re-Signs With New Jersey, 4 Year Deal
5.Mathieu Garon Signs with Tampa Bay, 2 Year Deal, $1.3 Per Year
6.Andrew Ebbett Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year Deal
7.Ben Eager Signs with Edmonton, 3 Years, $3.4M
8.Jamal Mayers Signs With Chicago, 1 Year Deal, $550,000
9.Brett Mclean Signs With Chicago, 2 way, $525,000
10.Jose Theodore Signs With Florida, 2 Years, $1.3 Per
11.Adam Pardy Signs with Dallas, 2 Year Deal, $2M Per Year
12.Chris Butler Re-Signs With Calgary, 2 Year Deal, $1.25M Per Year
13.Sean O' Donnell Signs With Chicago, 1 Year Deal, $850, 000 Per Year
14.Scottie Upshall Signs With Florida, 4 Year Deal, $13M
15.Jeff Halpern Signs With Capitals, 1 Year Deal, $825,000
16. Michel Ouellet Signs with Tampa Bay, 2 Way Deal,
17.Mike Smith Signs With Phoenix, 2 Year Deal, $2m Per
18.Raffi Torres Signs With Phoenix, 2 Years, $1.75M per Year
19.Jamoir Jagr Signs With Philidelphia, 1 Year, $3.3M
20.Mark Mancari Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year, $525,000
21.Boyd Gordon Signs With Phoenix, 2 Years, $1.3M
22.Jan Hejda Signs With Colorado, 4 Years, $3.25M Per
23.Vernon Fiddler Signs With Dallas, 1 Year, $1.8M
24.Tim Brent Signs With Carolina, 2 Years, $750,000 Per Year
25. Radek Dvorak With Dallas, 1 Year Deal, $1.5M Per Year
26. Ed Jovanovski Signs With Florida, 4 Year Deal, $16.5M
27.Jakub Voracek Signs With Philadelphia, 1 Year, $2.25M
28.Andrew Brunette Signs With Chicago, 1 Year, $2M
29.Andreas Lilja Signs With Philidelphia, 1 Year
30.Cody Beach Signs With St. Louis, ETC
31. Carter Bancks Signs With Calgary, ETC
32.Joe Piskula Signs With Calgary, ETC
33.Marcel Goc Signs With Florida, 3 Years
12.Chris Butler Re-Signs With Calgary, 2 Year Deal, $1.25M Per Year
13.Sean O' Donnell Signs With Chicago, 1 Year Deal, $850, 000 Per Year
14.Scottie Upshall Signs With Florida, 4 Year Deal, $13M
15.Jeff Halpern Signs With Capitals, 1 Year Deal, $825,000
16. Michel Ouellet Signs with Tampa Bay, 2 Way Deal,
17.Mike Smith Signs With Phoenix, 2 Year Deal, $2m Per
18.Raffi Torres Signs With Phoenix, 2 Years, $1.75M per Year
19.Jamoir Jagr Signs With Philidelphia, 1 Year, $3.3M
20.Mark Mancari Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year, $525,000
21.Boyd Gordon Signs With Phoenix, 2 Years, $1.3M
22.Jan Hejda Signs With Colorado, 4 Years, $3.25M Per
23.Vernon Fiddler Signs With Dallas, 1 Year, $1.8M
24.Tim Brent Signs With Carolina, 2 Years, $750,000 Per Year
25. Radek Dvorak With Dallas, 1 Year Deal, $1.5M Per Year
26. Ed Jovanovski Signs With Florida, 4 Year Deal, $16.5M
27.Jakub Voracek Signs With Philadelphia, 1 Year, $2.25M
28.Andrew Brunette Signs With Chicago, 1 Year, $2M
29.Andreas Lilja Signs With Philidelphia, 1 Year
30.Cody Beach Signs With St. Louis, ETC
31. Carter Bancks Signs With Calgary, ETC
32.Joe Piskula Signs With Calgary, ETC
33.Marcel Goc Signs With Florida, 3 Years
34. Semyon Varlamov Traded To Colorado For 1st Rounder In 2012 and 2nd Rounder in 2012 OR 2013
35. Johan Hedberg Re-signs with New Jersey, 1 Year Deal
36.Trent Whitfield Re-Signs With Boston, 2 Years $575,000 Per Year
37.Radim Vrbrata Re-Signs With Phoenix, 3 Years, $9M
38.Max Talbot Signs With Philadelphia, 5 Years, $9M
39.Semyon Varlamov Signed With Colorado, 2 Years, $2.75M Per Year
40.Derek Meech Signed With Winnipeg, 2 Way, 1 Year, $700,000
41.Brian Boucher Signed With Carolina, 2 Years, $950,000 Per year
42.Jiri Tlusty Signs With Carolina, 1 Year Deal, $525,000
43.Peter Budaj Signs With Montreal, 2 Years, $2.3M
44.Mike Rupp Signs With New York Rangers, 3 Years, $1.5M Per Year.
35. Johan Hedberg Re-signs with New Jersey, 1 Year Deal
36.Trent Whitfield Re-Signs With Boston, 2 Years $575,000 Per Year
37.Radim Vrbrata Re-Signs With Phoenix, 3 Years, $9M
38.Max Talbot Signs With Philadelphia, 5 Years, $9M
39.Semyon Varlamov Signed With Colorado, 2 Years, $2.75M Per Year
40.Derek Meech Signed With Winnipeg, 2 Way, 1 Year, $700,000
41.Brian Boucher Signed With Carolina, 2 Years, $950,000 Per year
42.Jiri Tlusty Signs With Carolina, 1 Year Deal, $525,000
43.Peter Budaj Signs With Montreal, 2 Years, $2.3M
44.Mike Rupp Signs With New York Rangers, 3 Years, $1.5M Per Year.
45.Mike Commodore Signs With Detroit, 1 Year, $1M
46.Steve Sullivan Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, $1.5M
47.Marty Reasoner Signs With NY Islanders,2 Years, $2.5M
48.Joel Ward Signs With Washington, 4 Years, $12M
49.Roman Hamirlik Signs With Washington, 2 Years, $7M
50.Alex Bolduc Signs With Coyotes, 2 Way, 1 Year, $575,000
51.Adam Cracknell Signs With St. Louis
52.Erik Cole Signs With Montreal, 4 Years, $18M
53.Darcy Hordichuk signs with Edmonton, 1 Year, $825,000
54.Cam Barker Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year, $2.25M
55.Alex Auld Signs With Ottawa, 1 Year, $1M
56.Michael Ryder Signs With Dallas, 2 Years, $7M
57.Jake Dowell Signs With Dallas, 1 Year, 800,000
58.Kris Versteeg (Flyers) Traded to Florida for 2012 second Rounder And San Jose's 3rd Rounder
59.Benoit Pouliot signs with Boston, 1 Year, $1M
46.Steve Sullivan Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, $1.5M
47.Marty Reasoner Signs With NY Islanders,2 Years, $2.5M
48.Joel Ward Signs With Washington, 4 Years, $12M
49.Roman Hamirlik Signs With Washington, 2 Years, $7M
50.Alex Bolduc Signs With Coyotes, 2 Way, 1 Year, $575,000
51.Adam Cracknell Signs With St. Louis
52.Erik Cole Signs With Montreal, 4 Years, $18M
53.Darcy Hordichuk signs with Edmonton, 1 Year, $825,000
54.Cam Barker Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year, $2.25M
55.Alex Auld Signs With Ottawa, 1 Year, $1M
56.Michael Ryder Signs With Dallas, 2 Years, $7M
57.Jake Dowell Signs With Dallas, 1 Year, 800,000
58.Kris Versteeg (Flyers) Traded to Florida for 2012 second Rounder And San Jose's 3rd Rounder
59.Benoit Pouliot signs with Boston, 1 Year, $1M
60.Panthers Sign Nolan Yonkman
61.Ducks acquire Kurtis Foster From Edmonton for Andy Sutton
62.Ville Leino Signed with Buffalo, 6 Years, 4.5M Per Season
63.Marco Sturm Signed with Vancouver, 1 Year, $2.25M
64.Alex Ponikarovsky Signed with Carolina, 1 Year, $1.5M
65.JS Giguere Signs with Colorado,
66.Ryan Potulny Signs with Washington, 2 Year, $525,000
67.Jim Vandermeer Signs With San Jose, 1 Year, $1M
68.Sheldon Souray Signs with Dallas, 1 Year, $1.65M
61.Ducks acquire Kurtis Foster From Edmonton for Andy Sutton
62.Ville Leino Signed with Buffalo, 6 Years, 4.5M Per Season
63.Marco Sturm Signed with Vancouver, 1 Year, $2.25M
64.Alex Ponikarovsky Signed with Carolina, 1 Year, $1.5M
65.JS Giguere Signs with Colorado,
66.Ryan Potulny Signs with Washington, 2 Year, $525,000
67.Jim Vandermeer Signs With San Jose, 1 Year, $1M
68.Sheldon Souray Signs with Dallas, 1 Year, $1.65M
69.Tomas Fleishmann Signs With Florida, 4 Years, 18M
70.Curtis Sanford Signs With Columbus, 1 Year, 600K
71.Eric Belanger Signs With Edmonton, 3 Years, $5.25M
72.Chuck Kobasew Signs With Colorado, 2 Years, $2.5M
73.Francis Lessard Re-Signs With Ottawa, 1 Year
74.Brian Elliot Signs with St.Louis, 2 Years, 1.2M
75.Ryan Poultny Signs With Washington, terms Undisclosed
76.Corey Potter Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year
77.Dan Carcillo Signs With Chicago, 1 Year
78. Tanner Glass Signs with Winnipeg, 1 Year, $750K
79.Andrew Ebbet Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year, $525K
80.Michal Handzus Signs with San Jose, 2 Years, $5M
81. Sean Bergenheim Signs With Florida, 4 Years, $11M
82.Ruslan Fedotenko Re-Signs With NY Rangers, 1 Year, $1.4M
83.Brad Richards Signs With NY Rangers, 9 Years, $60M
84.Matt Gilroy Signs With Tampa Bay, 1 Year, $1M
85.Chris Bourque Re-Signed With Washington, 1 Year, $1M
86.Nolan Baumgartner Re-Signed With Vancouver, Undisclosed Terms
87.Tim Connolly Signed With Toronto, 2 Years, $9.5M
88.Anthony Stewart Signs With Carolina, 2 Years, $1.8M
89.Simon Gagne Signs With Los Angeles, 2 Years, $7M
90.Alex Bodulc Signs With Phoenix, 1 Year, $575K
91. Ian White Signs With Detroit, 2 Years, $5.75M
92. Randy Jones Signed With Winnipeg, 1 year, $1.15M
93.Tomas Vokoun Signs with Washington, 1 Year, $1.5M
94.Kent Huskins Signed With St.Louis, 1 Year, $1M
95.Rick Rypien Signed With Winnipeg, 1 Year, $700K
96.Josh Green Signed With Edmonton, 1 Year
97.Niclas Bergfors Signed With Nashville, 1 Year, $575K
98. Steve Pinizzotto Signed With Washington, Undisclosed Terms
99. Nashville Trades Andreas Thurreson to NY Rangers for Brodie Dupont
100.Nashville Trades Matthew Lombardi and Cody Franson to Toronto For Brett Lebda and Robert Slaney
101.Lightning Sign Jeff Taffe, Undisclosed Terms
102.Lightning Sign Trevor Smith, 1Year, 525K
103.Jordan Pearce Signs with Detroit, 2 Years, 2 Way, $525K
104.Danny Richmond Signs With Washington, 1 Year, $525K
105. Boris Valabrik Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, 2 Way, $550K
106.Guillaume Desbiens Signs With Calgary, 1 Year, $525K
107.Alexandre Giroux Signs With Columbus, 1 Year, $825K
108.Curtis McElhinney Signs With Phoenix, 1 Year, 625K
109. Brett Sterling Signed With St.Louis
110. San Jose Trades Dany Heatley to Minnesota for Martin Havlat
111.Mike Weber Re-signed with Buffalo, 2 Years
112.Anton Babchuk Re-Signed with Calgary, 2 Years, $2.5M
113. Theo Peckham Re-Signed With Edmonton, 1 Year
114. Ryan Keller Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year
115, Yann Danis Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year
116. Chris Drury Signs In Switzerland
117. Gnaret Exelby Signs With Detroit, 1 Year, 2 Way
118. Brock Trotter signed with Montreal, 1 Year Contract
119. Mark Denkawhich signs with Columbus, 1 Year, &550K
120.Peter Delmas Signs With Montreal, 3 Years, 2 Way
121.Garret Wilson sign with Florida, 3 Years
122. Tim Kennedy signs with Florida, 1 Year, 550K
123. Jed Ortmeyer Signs With Minnesota, 1 Year, 585K
124.Tyler Eckford signs with Phoenix, 1 Year, 525K
125. Trevor Frischmon signs With NYI, 1 Year, 2 Way
126. Ryan Hamilton Re-Signs with Toronto, 1 Year, 525K
127. Matt Ford Signs with Washington, 1 Year, 525K
128.Cody Beach Signs With St. Louis, 2 Years, $1.825M
129. Scott Nichol Signed With St.Louis, 1 Year, $700k
130. Zenon Konopka Signed With Ottawa, 1 Year, $700k
131.Ruslan Salei Signed With Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Of The KHL
132. Logan Pyett Signed With Detroit, 1 Year, $525K
133.Andrew Ladd Signs With Winnipeg, 5 Years, $4.5M
134. Aaron Johnson Signs With Columbus, 1 Year, $550K
135. Alexandre Picard Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, 2 Way
136. Ben Bishop Re-Signs With St. Louis, 1 Year, $600,000
137. Kyle Wilson Signed With Nashville, 1 Year, 2 Way, $550K
138.Zach Stortini Signs With Nashville, 1 Year, 2 Way, $550K
139.Keith Yandle Signs With Phoenix, 5 Years, $26.25M
140. Darroll Powe Signed With Minnesota, 3 Years, $3.2M
141.Marc Methot Re-Signed With Columbus, 4 Years, $12M
142.Greg Scott Re-Signed With Toronto, 2 Years, 2 Way, $1.075M
143. Tomas Kaberle Signed With Carolina, 3 Years, $12.75M
144. Bryan Rodney Signs With Anaheim, 1 Year
145. Josh Hennessy Signs With Boston, Undisclosed Terms
146. Carolina Traded Joe Corvo To Boston For A Fourth Round Pick
147. Brad Thiessen Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, 2 Way
148. Sven Baertschi Signs With Calgay, ELC
149. Nathan Lawson Signs With Montreal, 1 Year, 2 Way, $525K
150.Nathan Oystrick Signs With Phoenix
151. Clarke MacArthur Signs With Toronto, 2 Years, $6.5M
152. Thomas Greiss Signs With San Jose, 2 Years, 2 Way, $1.175M
153. Jason Bacashihua Signs With Philadelphia , 1 Year, 2 Way, $550K
154. Jason Arnott Signs With St.Louis, 1 Year, $2.8M
155. Jamie Lagenbrunner With St. Louis, 1 Year, $2.8M
156. Radek Martinek Signs With Columbus, 1 Year, $2.2M
157. Philippe Dupuis Signs With Toronto, 1 year, $600K
158. Colin Stuart Signs With Buffalo, 1 Year, $525K
159. Matt Pelech Signs With San Jose, 1 Year, 2 Way, $525K
160. Tom Pyatt Signs With Tampa Bay, 1 Year, 2 Way
161.JF Jaques Signs With Anaheim, 1 year, 2 Way, $600K
162. Peter Condra Signs With Ottawa, 2 Years
163. Leland Irving Signs With Calgary, 1 Year, 2 Way, $600K
164. Chris Connor Signs With Detroit, 1 Year
165. Brian Willise Signs With Montreal, 1 Year, 2 Way
166. Montreal Trades Ryan Russell To Columbus For Mike Blunden
167. Matt Lashoff Signs With Toronto, 1 Year
168. Alex Sulzer Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year
169. Cal O`Reilly Signs With Nashville, 1 year, $1.05M
170. Nick Spaling Signs With Nashville, 2 Years, $2.1M
171. Matt Halishchuk Signs With Nashville, 2 Years, $1.425M
172.Alexandre Picard (LW) Signs With Tampa Bay, 1 Year, 2 Way
173. Ryan Shannon Signs With Tampa Bay, 1 Year, $625K
174. Ben Guite Signed With San Jose,
175.Brian McGrattan Signs With Anaheim, 1 Year
I Will Update With All The Latest Signings when they Happen.
70.Curtis Sanford Signs With Columbus, 1 Year, 600K
71.Eric Belanger Signs With Edmonton, 3 Years, $5.25M
72.Chuck Kobasew Signs With Colorado, 2 Years, $2.5M
73.Francis Lessard Re-Signs With Ottawa, 1 Year
74.Brian Elliot Signs with St.Louis, 2 Years, 1.2M
75.Ryan Poultny Signs With Washington, terms Undisclosed
76.Corey Potter Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year
77.Dan Carcillo Signs With Chicago, 1 Year
78. Tanner Glass Signs with Winnipeg, 1 Year, $750K
79.Andrew Ebbet Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year, $525K
80.Michal Handzus Signs with San Jose, 2 Years, $5M
81. Sean Bergenheim Signs With Florida, 4 Years, $11M
82.Ruslan Fedotenko Re-Signs With NY Rangers, 1 Year, $1.4M
83.Brad Richards Signs With NY Rangers, 9 Years, $60M
84.Matt Gilroy Signs With Tampa Bay, 1 Year, $1M
85.Chris Bourque Re-Signed With Washington, 1 Year, $1M
86.Nolan Baumgartner Re-Signed With Vancouver, Undisclosed Terms
87.Tim Connolly Signed With Toronto, 2 Years, $9.5M
88.Anthony Stewart Signs With Carolina, 2 Years, $1.8M
89.Simon Gagne Signs With Los Angeles, 2 Years, $7M
90.Alex Bodulc Signs With Phoenix, 1 Year, $575K
91. Ian White Signs With Detroit, 2 Years, $5.75M
92. Randy Jones Signed With Winnipeg, 1 year, $1.15M
93.Tomas Vokoun Signs with Washington, 1 Year, $1.5M
94.Kent Huskins Signed With St.Louis, 1 Year, $1M
95.Rick Rypien Signed With Winnipeg, 1 Year, $700K
96.Josh Green Signed With Edmonton, 1 Year
97.Niclas Bergfors Signed With Nashville, 1 Year, $575K
98. Steve Pinizzotto Signed With Washington, Undisclosed Terms
99. Nashville Trades Andreas Thurreson to NY Rangers for Brodie Dupont
100.Nashville Trades Matthew Lombardi and Cody Franson to Toronto For Brett Lebda and Robert Slaney
101.Lightning Sign Jeff Taffe, Undisclosed Terms
102.Lightning Sign Trevor Smith, 1Year, 525K
103.Jordan Pearce Signs with Detroit, 2 Years, 2 Way, $525K
104.Danny Richmond Signs With Washington, 1 Year, $525K
105. Boris Valabrik Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, 2 Way, $550K
106.Guillaume Desbiens Signs With Calgary, 1 Year, $525K
107.Alexandre Giroux Signs With Columbus, 1 Year, $825K
108.Curtis McElhinney Signs With Phoenix, 1 Year, 625K
109. Brett Sterling Signed With St.Louis
110. San Jose Trades Dany Heatley to Minnesota for Martin Havlat
111.Mike Weber Re-signed with Buffalo, 2 Years
112.Anton Babchuk Re-Signed with Calgary, 2 Years, $2.5M
113. Theo Peckham Re-Signed With Edmonton, 1 Year
114. Ryan Keller Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year
115, Yann Danis Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year
116. Chris Drury Signs In Switzerland
117. Gnaret Exelby Signs With Detroit, 1 Year, 2 Way
118. Brock Trotter signed with Montreal, 1 Year Contract
119. Mark Denkawhich signs with Columbus, 1 Year, &550K
120.Peter Delmas Signs With Montreal, 3 Years, 2 Way
121.Garret Wilson sign with Florida, 3 Years
122. Tim Kennedy signs with Florida, 1 Year, 550K
123. Jed Ortmeyer Signs With Minnesota, 1 Year, 585K
124.Tyler Eckford signs with Phoenix, 1 Year, 525K
125. Trevor Frischmon signs With NYI, 1 Year, 2 Way
126. Ryan Hamilton Re-Signs with Toronto, 1 Year, 525K
127. Matt Ford Signs with Washington, 1 Year, 525K
128.Cody Beach Signs With St. Louis, 2 Years, $1.825M
129. Scott Nichol Signed With St.Louis, 1 Year, $700k
130. Zenon Konopka Signed With Ottawa, 1 Year, $700k
131.Ruslan Salei Signed With Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Of The KHL
132. Logan Pyett Signed With Detroit, 1 Year, $525K
133.Andrew Ladd Signs With Winnipeg, 5 Years, $4.5M
134. Aaron Johnson Signs With Columbus, 1 Year, $550K
135. Alexandre Picard Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, 2 Way
136. Ben Bishop Re-Signs With St. Louis, 1 Year, $600,000
137. Kyle Wilson Signed With Nashville, 1 Year, 2 Way, $550K
138.Zach Stortini Signs With Nashville, 1 Year, 2 Way, $550K
139.Keith Yandle Signs With Phoenix, 5 Years, $26.25M
140. Darroll Powe Signed With Minnesota, 3 Years, $3.2M
141.Marc Methot Re-Signed With Columbus, 4 Years, $12M
142.Greg Scott Re-Signed With Toronto, 2 Years, 2 Way, $1.075M
143. Tomas Kaberle Signed With Carolina, 3 Years, $12.75M
144. Bryan Rodney Signs With Anaheim, 1 Year
145. Josh Hennessy Signs With Boston, Undisclosed Terms
146. Carolina Traded Joe Corvo To Boston For A Fourth Round Pick
147. Brad Thiessen Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, 2 Way
148. Sven Baertschi Signs With Calgay, ELC
149. Nathan Lawson Signs With Montreal, 1 Year, 2 Way, $525K
150.Nathan Oystrick Signs With Phoenix
151. Clarke MacArthur Signs With Toronto, 2 Years, $6.5M
152. Thomas Greiss Signs With San Jose, 2 Years, 2 Way, $1.175M
153. Jason Bacashihua Signs With Philadelphia , 1 Year, 2 Way, $550K
154. Jason Arnott Signs With St.Louis, 1 Year, $2.8M
155. Jamie Lagenbrunner With St. Louis, 1 Year, $2.8M
156. Radek Martinek Signs With Columbus, 1 Year, $2.2M
157. Philippe Dupuis Signs With Toronto, 1 year, $600K
158. Colin Stuart Signs With Buffalo, 1 Year, $525K
159. Matt Pelech Signs With San Jose, 1 Year, 2 Way, $525K
160. Tom Pyatt Signs With Tampa Bay, 1 Year, 2 Way
161.JF Jaques Signs With Anaheim, 1 year, 2 Way, $600K
162. Peter Condra Signs With Ottawa, 2 Years
163. Leland Irving Signs With Calgary, 1 Year, 2 Way, $600K
164. Chris Connor Signs With Detroit, 1 Year
165. Brian Willise Signs With Montreal, 1 Year, 2 Way
166. Montreal Trades Ryan Russell To Columbus For Mike Blunden
167. Matt Lashoff Signs With Toronto, 1 Year
168. Alex Sulzer Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year
169. Cal O`Reilly Signs With Nashville, 1 year, $1.05M
170. Nick Spaling Signs With Nashville, 2 Years, $2.1M
171. Matt Halishchuk Signs With Nashville, 2 Years, $1.425M
172.Alexandre Picard (LW) Signs With Tampa Bay, 1 Year, 2 Way
173. Ryan Shannon Signs With Tampa Bay, 1 Year, $625K
174. Ben Guite Signed With San Jose,
175.Brian McGrattan Signs With Anaheim, 1 Year
I Will Update With All The Latest Signings when they Happen.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Hour Five Deals
1.Panthers Sign Nolan Yonkman
2.Ducks acquire Kurtis Foster From Edmonton for Andy Sutton
3.Ville Leino Signed with Buffalo, 6 Years, 4.5M Per Season
4.Marco Sturm Signed with Vancouver, 1 Year, $2.25M
5.Alex Ponikarovsky Signed with Carolina, 1 Year, $1.5M
6.JS Giguere Signs with Colorado,
7.Ryan Potulny Signs with Washington, 2 Year, $525,000
8.Jim Vandermeer Signs With San Jose, 1 Year, $1M
9.Sheldon Souray Signs with Dallas, 1 Year, $1.65M
Hour Four Deals
1.Mike Commodore Signs With Detroit, 1 Year, $1M
2.Steve Sullivan Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, $1.5M
3.Marty Reasoner Signs With NY Islanders,2 Years, $2.5M
4.Joel Ward Signs With Washington, 4 Years, $12M
5.Roman Hamirlik Signs With Washington, 2 Years, $7M
6.Alex Bolduc Signs With Coyotes, 2 Way, 1 Year, $575,000
7.Adam Cracknell Signs With St. Louis
8.Erik Cole Signs With Montreal, 4 Years, $18M
9.Darcy Hordichuk signs with Edmonton, 1 Year, $825,000
10.Cam Barker Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year, $2.25M
11.Alex Auld Signs With Ottawa, 1 Year, $1M
12.Michael Ryder Signs With Dallas, 2 Years, $7M
13.Jake Dowell Signs With Dallas, 1 Year, 800,000
14.Kris Versteeg (Flyers) Traded to Florida for 2012 second Rounder And San Jose's 3rd Rounder
15.Benoit Pouliot signs with Boston, 1 Year, $1M
2.Steve Sullivan Signs With Pittsburgh, 1 Year, $1.5M
3.Marty Reasoner Signs With NY Islanders,2 Years, $2.5M
4.Joel Ward Signs With Washington, 4 Years, $12M
5.Roman Hamirlik Signs With Washington, 2 Years, $7M
6.Alex Bolduc Signs With Coyotes, 2 Way, 1 Year, $575,000
7.Adam Cracknell Signs With St. Louis
8.Erik Cole Signs With Montreal, 4 Years, $18M
9.Darcy Hordichuk signs with Edmonton, 1 Year, $825,000
10.Cam Barker Signs With Edmonton, 1 Year, $2.25M
11.Alex Auld Signs With Ottawa, 1 Year, $1M
12.Michael Ryder Signs With Dallas, 2 Years, $7M
13.Jake Dowell Signs With Dallas, 1 Year, 800,000
14.Kris Versteeg (Flyers) Traded to Florida for 2012 second Rounder And San Jose's 3rd Rounder
15.Benoit Pouliot signs with Boston, 1 Year, $1M
Hour Three Deals
1. Semyon Varlamov Traded To Colorado For 1st Rounder In 2012 and 2nd Rounder in 2012 OR 2013
2. Johan Hedberg Re-signs with New Jersey, 1 Year Deal
3.Trent Whitfield Re-Signs With Boston, 2 Years $575,000 Per Year
4.Radim Vrbrata Re-Signs With Phoenix, 3 Years, $9M
5.Max Talbot Signs With Philadelphia, 5 Years, $9M
6.Semyon Varlamov Signed With Colorado, 2 Years, $2.75M Per Year
7.Derek Meech Signed With Winnipeg, 2 Way, 1 Year, $700,000
8.Brian Boucher Signed With Carolina, 2 Years, $950,000 Per year
9.Jiri Tlusty Signs With Carolina, 1 Year Deal, $525,000
10.Peter Budaj Signs With Montreal, 2 Years, $2.3M
11.Mike Rupp Signs With New York Rangers, 3 Years, $1.5M Per Year.
Hour Two Deals
All the Signings from 1pm-2pm:
1.Adam Pardy Signs with Dallas, 2 Year Deal, $2M Per Year
2.Chris Butler Re-Signs With Calgary, 2 Year Deal, $1.25M Per Year
3.Sean O' Donnell Signs With Chicago, 1 Year Deal, $850, 000 Per Year
4.Scottie Upshall Signs With Florida, 4 Year Deal, $13M
5.Jeff Halpern Signs With Capitals, 1 Year Deal, $825,000
6. Michel Ouellet Signs with Tampa Bay, 2 Way Deal,
7.Mike Smith Signs With Phoenix, 2 Year Deal, $2m Per
8.Raffi Torres Signs With Phoenix, 2 Years, $1.75M per Year
9.Jamoir Jagr Signs With Philidelphia, 1 Year, $3.3M
10.Mark Mancari Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year, $525,000
11.Boyd Gordon Signs With Phoenix, 2 Years, $1.3M
12.Jan Hejda Signs With Colorado, 4 Years, $3.25M Per
13.Vernon Fiddler Signs With Dallas, 1 Year, $1.8M
14.Tim Brent Signs With Carolina, 2 Years, $750,000 Per Year
15. Radek Dvorak With Dallas, 1 Year Deal, $1.5M Per Year
16. Ed Jovanovski Signs With Florida, 4 Year Deal, $16.5M
17.Jakub Voracek Signs With Philadelphia, 1 Year, $2.25M
18.Andrew Brunette Signs With Chicago, 1 Year, $2M
19.Andreas Lilja Signs With Philidelphia, 1 Year
20.Cody Beach Signs With St. Louis, ETC
21. Carter Bancks Signs With Calgary, ETC
22.Joe Piskula Signs With Calgary, ETC
23.Marcel Goc Signs With Florida, 3 Years
Hour One Deals
These are all the deals that happened after 12PM EST.
1. Matt D'agostini re-signs with St. Louis, 2 Year Deal.
2. Krill Kabanov signs with NY Islanders, ELC.
3.Brett Connolly Signs with Tampa Bay, ELC
4.Andy Greene Re-Signs With New Jersey, 4 Year Deal
5.Mathieu Garon Signs with Tampa Bay, 2 Year Deal, $1.3 Per Year
6.Andrew Ebbett Signs With Vancouver, 1 Year Deal
7.Ben Eager Signs with Edmonton, 3 Years, $3.4M
8.Jamal Mayers Signs With Chicago, 1 Year Deal, $550,000
9.Brett Mclean Signs With Chicago, 2 way, $525,000
10.Jose Theodore Signs With Florida, 2 Years, $1.3 Per
HAPPY FREE AGENT FRENZY DAY!!!!!
A Chaotic day is in the future for us hockey fans. Here are some last minute rumors. Every hour I Will update with all the new signings.
Brad Richards- The Rangers will try to sign Richards, but while they’re the favorites to sign him, they’re apparently unwilling to get into a bidding war for his services. Sources have said Buffalo may make a big bid to sign him, and may likely the team who gets him. But another new development came out of the NHL last night: Toronto is very interested and will offer around $8M. Toronto has been interested since the beginning.
Zenon Konopka- Who? The fourth liner seems to be attracting A LOT of Interest. Ottawa and Philadelphia are the front runners. Konopka made $600,000 last season, and had 2 goals and 7 assists. So why is he popular right now? His 309PIM. He plays his role of a fourth line grinder very well.
Raffi Torres- Torres will be in talks with Vancouver until the deadline, but looks like the talks will go no where.
Scottie Upshall- Upshall will be in high demand. The Predators are interested in him again.
Flyers- The Flyers want to make a big splash in the Free agent market. They will try to trade Kris Versteeg, and even though they pulled out of the Stamkos race, they will try to target some 2nd line forwards.
Matt Bradley- This guy is a perfect player for Edmonton. Strong, can score... with Stortini and Jaques gone, this would be a perfect fit.
Ed Jovanovski- Edmonton and Detroit are very interested in this guy, but I think he signs with New Jersey. They need defence, with Andy Greene testing the free agent frenzy.
Michael Handzus- Handy will become a UFA today.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Free Agent Market Changes Dramatically Today, What Will Happen July 1st?
Here is a recap of some of today's events:
Dwayne Roloson signed a one year deal with Tampa Bay.
James Wisnewski traded to Columbus.
Steve Mondator traded to Chicago from Buffalo.
Christian Ehrhoff traded to Buffalo From NY Islanders.
Chad LaRose signed a one year deal with Carolina.
David Jones re-upped with Colorado.
Semyon Varlamov off to KHL.
Few other minor signings.
More on Ehrhoff: Ehrhoff and Darcy Regier will have a contract discussion today. The islanders tried signing him for his asking price, but he has no interest in playing for the Islanders.
Jamoir Jagr: This story is getting interesting. Reports say Jagr had signed with Pittsburgh, but a deal would be finalized once Jagr got off the plane he was on. But he never landed. So right now he is lost somewhere. He apparently declined Pittsburgh's offer, giving Montreal the chance go sign him.
James Wisnewski: Montreal could not come to terms and traded him to Columbus.
Mike Commodore- Commy was informed yesterday he would be put on waivers with purpose of buying him out.
Vancouver/New Jersey Deal?- I don't think it's anything more then just speculation, but the Devils are interested in Cory Schneider and New Jersey is interested in Zach Parise.
Look for some last minute signings today.
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Dwayne Roloson signed a one year deal with Tampa Bay.
James Wisnewski traded to Columbus.
Steve Mondator traded to Chicago from Buffalo.
Christian Ehrhoff traded to Buffalo From NY Islanders.
Chad LaRose signed a one year deal with Carolina.
David Jones re-upped with Colorado.
Semyon Varlamov off to KHL.
Few other minor signings.
More on Ehrhoff: Ehrhoff and Darcy Regier will have a contract discussion today. The islanders tried signing him for his asking price, but he has no interest in playing for the Islanders.
Jamoir Jagr: This story is getting interesting. Reports say Jagr had signed with Pittsburgh, but a deal would be finalized once Jagr got off the plane he was on. But he never landed. So right now he is lost somewhere. He apparently declined Pittsburgh's offer, giving Montreal the chance go sign him.
James Wisnewski: Montreal could not come to terms and traded him to Columbus.
Mike Commodore- Commy was informed yesterday he would be put on waivers with purpose of buying him out.
Vancouver/New Jersey Deal?- I don't think it's anything more then just speculation, but the Devils are interested in Cory Schneider and New Jersey is interested in Zach Parise.
Look for some last minute signings today.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Stamkos Close, Talbot in Talks With Other Teams, Huet?
Steven Stamkos- According to sources, The Lightning and Stamkos are close to inking a deal, worth around $7M. Many teams talked to him today about an offer sheet, yet no teams would confirm. Philadelphia and Toronto seem to be the top team that will put in an offer sheet.
Toronto- The leafs seem to be interested in about every single player right now, but will they actually sign anyone? A big rumor today was that Toronto is trying to acquire the rights to Max Talbot from the Penguins. Another rumor is Toronto is trying to corner Matt D'agostini. They seem to like what they have seen from him.
Christian Ehrhoff- The New York Islanders acquired Ehrhoff's rights yesterday from Vancouver. Reports indicate he will likely sign with the Islanders.
Tyler Kennedy- The Sabers have interest in signing Kennedy, but as it stands now it looks as though Pittsburgh wants to sign him.
Cristobal Huet- The Blackhawks want to buy-out Huet. It will most likely happen today or tomorrow.
Jamoir Jagr- It looks as though Jagr will sign today. Pittsburgh put in their final offer today, a 1 year deal. But reports indicate that Montreal has the better money offer. We will find out soon.
Tomas Kaberle- The Bruins sent out a league wide email last night offering Kaberle's rights. Just a few years ago he was near the top in Defenceman in terms of value. Now no one wants him. Toronto may want him back.
Johan Hedberg- There have been talks in the Devils camp about Hedberg returning on a one year contract. But will they target a goalie who can possibly be the starter in years come, like Cory Schneider from Vancouver or Andreas Lindback from Nashville?
Dwayne Roloson- It seems as though he will test the free agent Market after all....
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Toronto- The leafs seem to be interested in about every single player right now, but will they actually sign anyone? A big rumor today was that Toronto is trying to acquire the rights to Max Talbot from the Penguins. Another rumor is Toronto is trying to corner Matt D'agostini. They seem to like what they have seen from him.
Christian Ehrhoff- The New York Islanders acquired Ehrhoff's rights yesterday from Vancouver. Reports indicate he will likely sign with the Islanders.
Tyler Kennedy- The Sabers have interest in signing Kennedy, but as it stands now it looks as though Pittsburgh wants to sign him.
Cristobal Huet- The Blackhawks want to buy-out Huet. It will most likely happen today or tomorrow.
Jamoir Jagr- It looks as though Jagr will sign today. Pittsburgh put in their final offer today, a 1 year deal. But reports indicate that Montreal has the better money offer. We will find out soon.
Tomas Kaberle- The Bruins sent out a league wide email last night offering Kaberle's rights. Just a few years ago he was near the top in Defenceman in terms of value. Now no one wants him. Toronto may want him back.
Johan Hedberg- There have been talks in the Devils camp about Hedberg returning on a one year contract. But will they target a goalie who can possibly be the starter in years come, like Cory Schneider from Vancouver or Andreas Lindback from Nashville?
Dwayne Roloson- It seems as though he will test the free agent Market after all....
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Monday, June 27, 2011
Qualifying Offer Deadline, Stamkos News and More!!
Monday was the deadline for teams to offer players qualifying offers before their RFA's become UFA's. Here is a list of players who did not get offers and will become free agents on July 1st:
PLAYERS WHO DID NOT RECIEVE QOs (WILL BECOME UFAs)
ANAHEIM: Kyle Chipchura, C ; Ryan Hillier, LW; John de Gray, D; J.P. Levasseur, G.
BOSTON: Matt Dalton, G; Anton Khudobin, G.
BUFFALO: Felix Schutz, F.
CALGARY: John Armstrong, F; Gord Baldwin, D; Hugo Carpentier, F (Signed with LNAH); Josh Meyers, D; Matt Pelech, D.
CAROLINA: Troy Bodie, RW; Jiri Tlusty, LW.
CHICAGO: Jake Dowell, C.
COLORADO: Philippe Dupuis, C; Brian Elliott, G.
COLUMBUS: Sami Lepisto, D; Anton Stralman, D; Tomas Kana, C (Signed in Czech Republic); Petr Kalus, RW (Signed in Finland); Michael Ratchuk, D; Gustaf Wesslau,G (Signed in Sweden).
EDMONTON: J.F Jacques, LW; Zack Stortini, RW.
FLORIDA: Nicklas Bergfors, RW; Steve Bernier, RW; Byron Bitz, RW.
LOS ANGELES: Rob Bordson, RW.
MINNESOTA: Patrick O’Sullivan, C.
MONTREAL: Alexandre Picard, D; Tom Pyatt, RW; Benoit Pouliot, LW; Dustin Boyd, C; Nigel Dawes, LW.
NASHVILLE: Dan Gendur, F; Mark Santorelli, F.
NEW JERSEY: Anssi Salmela, D.
NY RANGERS: Matt Gilroy, D; Justin Soryal, F; Devin DiDiomete, F.
PHILADELPHIA: Dan Carcillo, LW.
PITTSBURGH: Tyler Kennedy, RW.
SAN JOSE: Patrick Davis, F; Kevin Henderson, F; Carter Hutton, G; Joe Loprieno, D; Nick Schaus, D; Mike Swift, F.
ST. LOUIS: Matt D’Agostini, RW.
TAMPA BAY: Mike Lundin, D; Matt Smaby, D; Alex Berry, F; Stefano Giliati, F; Kevin Quick, D; Vladimir Mihalik, D; Levi Nelson, F; Paul Szccechura, C
TORONTO: Christian Hanson, C; Brayden Irwin, F; Fabiann Brunnstrom, LW.
VANCOUVER: Lee Sweatt, D.
WASHINGTON: Josh Godfrey, D; Joe Finley, D; Trevor Bruess, F.
WINNIPEG: Rob Schremp, C; Anthony Stewart, RW.
Rumor time:
Steven Stamkos- Stamkos did NOT receive a qualifying offer. Not exactly sure what's going on in Steve Yzerman's head right now. They can either trade him and get a lot in return, or wait for another team to offer him a contract. Tampa must be really interested in BRAD RICHARDS, because a team has to have a good reason not to sign their star players. Toronto and Philadelphia now look like he teams to swipe Stamkos off of the Lightning, and personally I think Toronto has a better chance, with Stamkos growing up In the area.
Brad Richards- The Rangers have always been in the mix, and they are expected to put CHRIS DRURY on waivers today so they have a chance to get Richards. Richards said he would play in New York If they were willing to pay the money.
Jamoir Jagr- Multiple sources say Pittsburgh and Jagr will announce a deal within the next day. While no one within the organization has been able to confirm anything is close, Jagr was big in Pitsburgh, and a return is likely.
Cory Schneider- Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis recently admitted he’d received trade inquiries about Cory Schneider but he sounds unlikely to shop him. Schneider has promise, and If the Canucks are serious about Luongo, maybe trading Schneider is not such a bad idea after all.
Ryan Malone- Tampa has many Free Agents that they hope to re-sign, and Malone's big contract could lead to him being traded or bought out. With so many teams below the cap minimum, he will likely be traded to a team lacking grit and needing to fill be cap.
Florida- The Panthers are way below the cap, so look for them to trade for more Brian Campbell type salaries. They want to bring back Tomas Vokoun, but he is looking to sign elsewhere. They are still shopping Stephen Weiss and David Booth, so they may be able to gain salary.
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PLAYERS WHO DID NOT RECIEVE QOs (WILL BECOME UFAs)
ANAHEIM: Kyle Chipchura, C ; Ryan Hillier, LW; John de Gray, D; J.P. Levasseur, G.
BOSTON: Matt Dalton, G; Anton Khudobin, G.
BUFFALO: Felix Schutz, F.
CALGARY: John Armstrong, F; Gord Baldwin, D; Hugo Carpentier, F (Signed with LNAH); Josh Meyers, D; Matt Pelech, D.
CAROLINA: Troy Bodie, RW; Jiri Tlusty, LW.
CHICAGO: Jake Dowell, C.
COLORADO: Philippe Dupuis, C; Brian Elliott, G.
COLUMBUS: Sami Lepisto, D; Anton Stralman, D; Tomas Kana, C (Signed in Czech Republic); Petr Kalus, RW (Signed in Finland); Michael Ratchuk, D; Gustaf Wesslau,G (Signed in Sweden).
EDMONTON: J.F Jacques, LW; Zack Stortini, RW.
FLORIDA: Nicklas Bergfors, RW; Steve Bernier, RW; Byron Bitz, RW.
LOS ANGELES: Rob Bordson, RW.
MINNESOTA: Patrick O’Sullivan, C.
MONTREAL: Alexandre Picard, D; Tom Pyatt, RW; Benoit Pouliot, LW; Dustin Boyd, C; Nigel Dawes, LW.
NASHVILLE: Dan Gendur, F; Mark Santorelli, F.
NEW JERSEY: Anssi Salmela, D.
NY RANGERS: Matt Gilroy, D; Justin Soryal, F; Devin DiDiomete, F.
PHILADELPHIA: Dan Carcillo, LW.
PITTSBURGH: Tyler Kennedy, RW.
SAN JOSE: Patrick Davis, F; Kevin Henderson, F; Carter Hutton, G; Joe Loprieno, D; Nick Schaus, D; Mike Swift, F.
ST. LOUIS: Matt D’Agostini, RW.
TAMPA BAY: Mike Lundin, D; Matt Smaby, D; Alex Berry, F; Stefano Giliati, F; Kevin Quick, D; Vladimir Mihalik, D; Levi Nelson, F; Paul Szccechura, C
TORONTO: Christian Hanson, C; Brayden Irwin, F; Fabiann Brunnstrom, LW.
VANCOUVER: Lee Sweatt, D.
WASHINGTON: Josh Godfrey, D; Joe Finley, D; Trevor Bruess, F.
WINNIPEG: Rob Schremp, C; Anthony Stewart, RW.
Rumor time:
Steven Stamkos- Stamkos did NOT receive a qualifying offer. Not exactly sure what's going on in Steve Yzerman's head right now. They can either trade him and get a lot in return, or wait for another team to offer him a contract. Tampa must be really interested in BRAD RICHARDS, because a team has to have a good reason not to sign their star players. Toronto and Philadelphia now look like he teams to swipe Stamkos off of the Lightning, and personally I think Toronto has a better chance, with Stamkos growing up In the area.
Brad Richards- The Rangers have always been in the mix, and they are expected to put CHRIS DRURY on waivers today so they have a chance to get Richards. Richards said he would play in New York If they were willing to pay the money.
Jamoir Jagr- Multiple sources say Pittsburgh and Jagr will announce a deal within the next day. While no one within the organization has been able to confirm anything is close, Jagr was big in Pitsburgh, and a return is likely.
Cory Schneider- Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis recently admitted he’d received trade inquiries about Cory Schneider but he sounds unlikely to shop him. Schneider has promise, and If the Canucks are serious about Luongo, maybe trading Schneider is not such a bad idea after all.
Ryan Malone- Tampa has many Free Agents that they hope to re-sign, and Malone's big contract could lead to him being traded or bought out. With so many teams below the cap minimum, he will likely be traded to a team lacking grit and needing to fill be cap.
Florida- The Panthers are way below the cap, so look for them to trade for more Brian Campbell type salaries. They want to bring back Tomas Vokoun, but he is looking to sign elsewhere. They are still shopping Stephen Weiss and David Booth, so they may be able to gain salary.
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Smyth To Edmonton; Is Calgary Looking for Another Winger?
Calgary- The Flames missed out on Ryan Smyth, who they were trying to grab off of L.A. It looks as though they could be going after a winger to play on the first line. Malkin may be a stretch, but there have been some Rumors he would head there around trade deadline. According to sources, Brooks Laich may be headed there July 1st.
Tampa- The Lightning have talked to both UFA Goalies, Mike Smith and Dwayne Roloson about contracts, but it looks like Smith will not be back. Roloson will likely be the Starter this season, with Dustin Tokarski or Cedrick Desjardins backing up. If Roloson is not signed, they may go after Cory Schneider.
Brad Richards- Nothing new on Richards, but he will more likely then no test the free agent waters.
Matt Gilroy- The Rangers did not offer Gilroy a qualifying deal, so he will become a UFA. Sounds like Minnesota and Calgary are interested.
James Wisnewski- As much as Montreal wants to keep Wisnewski, he will likely sign elsewhere. The Ducks seem to want him back, along with Red Wings, Blue Jackets and Rangers.
Tomas Vokoun- There is a good chance he signs with the Colorado Avalanche. He can sign for a huge price, as the Avalanche are $21M below the salary cap. That sounds pretty good for any NHLer. At one point it seemed as though Montreal had interest, but with Carey Price, it is highly unlikely.
Semeyon Varlamov- As I reported a month ago via Twitter, Varlamov will not return to the Capitals. Some suggest he goes to the KHL, but is still a young, talented goalie who can perform. Not much interest yet.
Mike Komisarek- With many teams below the Cap minimum, Komisarek will likely be in play. For teams needing salary, Komisarek can be a good pickup, and at times, a reliable Defenceman. Avalanche ARE interested.
Jamoir Jagr- The Penguins may be out of the Jagr Race. They have to sign Tyler Kennedy, and there is better talent out there then Jagr. Habs and Wings still leading.
Marian Gaborik- The Ottawa Senators are in a rebuilding stage, and want Gaborik apart of it. Only problem is how much is he worth? With Jason Spezza trade Rumors, it can be a one for one deal, but in an ideal situation, the Senators want both together.
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Tampa- The Lightning have talked to both UFA Goalies, Mike Smith and Dwayne Roloson about contracts, but it looks like Smith will not be back. Roloson will likely be the Starter this season, with Dustin Tokarski or Cedrick Desjardins backing up. If Roloson is not signed, they may go after Cory Schneider.
Brad Richards- Nothing new on Richards, but he will more likely then no test the free agent waters.
Matt Gilroy- The Rangers did not offer Gilroy a qualifying deal, so he will become a UFA. Sounds like Minnesota and Calgary are interested.
James Wisnewski- As much as Montreal wants to keep Wisnewski, he will likely sign elsewhere. The Ducks seem to want him back, along with Red Wings, Blue Jackets and Rangers.
Tomas Vokoun- There is a good chance he signs with the Colorado Avalanche. He can sign for a huge price, as the Avalanche are $21M below the salary cap. That sounds pretty good for any NHLer. At one point it seemed as though Montreal had interest, but with Carey Price, it is highly unlikely.
Semeyon Varlamov- As I reported a month ago via Twitter, Varlamov will not return to the Capitals. Some suggest he goes to the KHL, but is still a young, talented goalie who can perform. Not much interest yet.
Mike Komisarek- With many teams below the Cap minimum, Komisarek will likely be in play. For teams needing salary, Komisarek can be a good pickup, and at times, a reliable Defenceman. Avalanche ARE interested.
Jamoir Jagr- The Penguins may be out of the Jagr Race. They have to sign Tyler Kennedy, and there is better talent out there then Jagr. Habs and Wings still leading.
Marian Gaborik- The Ottawa Senators are in a rebuilding stage, and want Gaborik apart of it. Only problem is how much is he worth? With Jason Spezza trade Rumors, it can be a one for one deal, but in an ideal situation, the Senators want both together.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011
Gomez, Giguere, Non NHLers?
The NHL Entry Draft is over, but July 1st is nearing us!
Ryan Smyth- A deal was believed to be in place that had Smyth traded to Edmonton for Gilbert Brule. But as reported by TSN's Bob Mckenzie, the deal was not official and there appears to be backlog in the trade. Calgary is very interested in Smyth and will continue to pursue him, but after signing Alex Taungay to a 5 year deal, it's unlikely he becomes a Flame.
Js Giguere- Jiggy recently moved from his Toronto home, meaning some to speculate he won't be returning to Toronto next season. With James Reimer locked up, it's unlikely The Leafs will re-sign him. Washington seems interested in him, along with the Coyotes.
Scott Gomez- Easily one of the most underachieving players in the NHL, the Canadiens are trying to either buy him out or trade him. The Coyotes have a lot of cap space and is looking for a center man. Colorado may be a sleeper.
Evgeni Malkin- Toronto was taking a run at getting him. Seriously.
Tomas Kaberle- Kaberle seemed to have wanted to stay in Boston, considering they did win the Stanley Cup, but recent reports have led many to believe he may be headed back.... To Toronto.
Jamoir Jagr- Jagr met with Penguins GM Ray Shero before the draft. But as it stands, Montreal and Detroit are the only ones with serious offers.
Vesa Toskala- I was told by multiple sources that Toskala wants to return to the NHL. He is still a good quality goaltender, despite what his Toronto stats show.
Toronto- The Leafs may have missed out on acquiring a number 1 center at the draft, but don't count them out. They seem to be dark horses to land Brad Richards. Toronto is rumored to offer Steven Stamkos around $9M, but The Lighting don't want to let him go.
Florida- The Panthers are shopping Stephen Weiss and David Booth. Toronto seems to be interested in both, and can dump some salary on the Panthers.
Flyers- With locking up Ilya Bryzgalov to a 9 year deal, the Flyers are shopping Sergei Bobrovsky. There is lots of interest in the Russian Goaltender. I'm surprised the Flyers didn't trade either Bobrovsky or Brian Boucher to Phoenix for Bryzgalov.
Tampa Bay- Tampa's top priority is to sing Stamkos. Brad Richards has some interest in returning to the team he captured a cup with, which would mean Stamkos would be done with the Lightning. GM Steve Yzerman is still trying to sign Sean Berginheim, and Goalies Mike Smith and Dwayne Rolson. They just signed Eric Brewer on Friday.
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Ryan Smyth- A deal was believed to be in place that had Smyth traded to Edmonton for Gilbert Brule. But as reported by TSN's Bob Mckenzie, the deal was not official and there appears to be backlog in the trade. Calgary is very interested in Smyth and will continue to pursue him, but after signing Alex Taungay to a 5 year deal, it's unlikely he becomes a Flame.
Js Giguere- Jiggy recently moved from his Toronto home, meaning some to speculate he won't be returning to Toronto next season. With James Reimer locked up, it's unlikely The Leafs will re-sign him. Washington seems interested in him, along with the Coyotes.
Scott Gomez- Easily one of the most underachieving players in the NHL, the Canadiens are trying to either buy him out or trade him. The Coyotes have a lot of cap space and is looking for a center man. Colorado may be a sleeper.
Evgeni Malkin- Toronto was taking a run at getting him. Seriously.
Tomas Kaberle- Kaberle seemed to have wanted to stay in Boston, considering they did win the Stanley Cup, but recent reports have led many to believe he may be headed back.... To Toronto.
Jamoir Jagr- Jagr met with Penguins GM Ray Shero before the draft. But as it stands, Montreal and Detroit are the only ones with serious offers.
Vesa Toskala- I was told by multiple sources that Toskala wants to return to the NHL. He is still a good quality goaltender, despite what his Toronto stats show.
Toronto- The Leafs may have missed out on acquiring a number 1 center at the draft, but don't count them out. They seem to be dark horses to land Brad Richards. Toronto is rumored to offer Steven Stamkos around $9M, but The Lighting don't want to let him go.
Florida- The Panthers are shopping Stephen Weiss and David Booth. Toronto seems to be interested in both, and can dump some salary on the Panthers.
Flyers- With locking up Ilya Bryzgalov to a 9 year deal, the Flyers are shopping Sergei Bobrovsky. There is lots of interest in the Russian Goaltender. I'm surprised the Flyers didn't trade either Bobrovsky or Brian Boucher to Phoenix for Bryzgalov.
Tampa Bay- Tampa's top priority is to sing Stamkos. Brad Richards has some interest in returning to the team he captured a cup with, which would mean Stamkos would be done with the Lightning. GM Steve Yzerman is still trying to sign Sean Berginheim, and Goalies Mike Smith and Dwayne Rolson. They just signed Eric Brewer on Friday.
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Draft Day Rumors
So it's that time of year again. The NHL's future will be chosen tonight and tomorrow. Who will go First? Who Will Go Second? What Deals will we see? That will be all found out at 7pm Tonight on TSN.
RUMORS:
Jamoir Jagr- During the last 2 weeks, the rumor has been that Pittsburgh and Detroit have been the only teams interested in him. But now the wheel has turned- It looks like Montreal is the only one putting in a serious offer. But I just heard that the Red Wings have put in an offer for Jagr. This is getting interesting.
Flyers- Even though the Flyers risked their future by Trading Jeff Carter and Mike Richards, it looks as though they are not done. With over $7m in cap space, they have some room to land a big player. The Flyers talked to Derek Roy and even... Steven Stamkos.
Steven Stamkos- It would take Steve Yzerman alot not to sign this superstar. But Brad Richards has interest in T Bay. The Leafs and Rangers from what I Have heard are the teams that would take advantage of Stamkos not signing with Tampa.
Capitals- The Capitals want a Goalie. They Have Mike Green and Alex Semin available for trade.With those talents, they can make some pretty crazy deals. The Wild have been talking to the Capitals, most likely involving those names.
Jason Spezza- The Leafs, Avalanche, Rangers and Sharks are all interested. The Avs are trying to trade Paul Stastny, a deal can happen involving the 2 superstars. The Sharks want to Re-unite Spezza And Heatly.
Toronto- The Leafs are way too quiet to not have a deal in place. They seem to have interest in Derek Roy In Buffalo. The Leafs will make a big deal in the next few days.
Marian Gaborik- Now The Senators are talking with New York about Marian Gaborik. Interesting. Nothing more then just talks now.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Blockbuster Trades??? Carter and Richards Dealt
1st Jeff Carter was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jakab Voracek and 2 draft picks.
Then Mike Richards was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds, plus a 2nd round pick.
To top it all off, the Flyers reportedly signed Ilya Bryzgalov for 9 years and $51 million dollars.
Holy crap Philly... Holy crap!
-WRITTEN BY SMOKIN'RAY-
Then Mike Richards was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds, plus a 2nd round pick.
To top it all off, the Flyers reportedly signed Ilya Bryzgalov for 9 years and $51 million dollars.
Holy crap Philly... Holy crap!
-WRITTEN BY SMOKIN'RAY-
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Top 10 Free Agents by Position- Goaltenders
1. Ilya Bryzgalov- Philidelphia Flyers-UFA- A 2010 vezina canaditate, there is no chance of him going to Winnipeg. Any team looking to swipe one of the best goalies in the NHL would have to do so quick: He has lots of interest in the KHL. The Flyers recently traded for his rights. The fact the Coyotes got him on waivers for nothing, he was a great pickup.
2010-2011 Stats: 68GP-36 Wins-20 Losses-7 Shutouts
2. Dwayne Roloson- Tampa Bay Lightning- Roli the Goalie had an outstanding playoffs for the TB Lightning. At 41 years old, Roloson showed no signs of aging. Any team with weak goaltending but a strong offense/defence with a young goalie will most likely pick him up.
2010-2011 Stats- 34GP, 18W-12L-4SO
3. Tomas Vokoun-Florida Panthers-UFA- Vokoun has always been on an offensivly challenged team (Montreal, Nashville, Florida), so don't look for him to sign with a team that has no idea how to put a puck in the net. Jacob Markstrom will probably be the starter next season in Florida.
2010-2011 Stats: 57GP-22W-28L-6SO
4. Ray Emery- Anaheim Ducks-UFA- Easily the best bargain in the NHL ($500,000), Emery was a great story for the Ducks. With Jonas Hiller injured, Emery took over from Dan Ellis as starter and impressed many, considering he was injured for most of this season.
2010-2011 Stats-10GP-7W-2L-0SO
5. Mathieu Garon-Columbus Blue Jackets-UFA- For the second straight year, Garon outplayed 2009 Calder Trophy winner Steve Mason, but recieved less starts. After 2 months, Garon did not lose in regulation, going 8-0-4. He proved he can still be a NHL starter at a cheap price.
2010-2011 Stats: 36GP-10W-14L-3SO
6. Brian Boucher-Philidelphia Flyers-UFA- Many believe he was the reason the Flyers went to the cup finals in 2010, despite getting injured in round 2 to Boston. But he was part of the 3 headed goalie problem this post-season. With Bryzgalov traded to the Flyers, there is no chance Boucher will be back.
2010-2011 Stats: 34GP-18W-10L-0SO
7. Semyon Varlamov- Washington Capitals- RFA- Varlamov will not be back with The Capitals next season. Varly, the highest rated Capital in this years The Hockey News top goalies of 2010-2011 (12), has had many injury problems in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. His injuries forced Michael Neuvirth and Braedon Holtby in to action, and they outplayed Varlamov.
2010-2011 Stats-27GP-11W-9L-2SO
7.Ty Conklin-St. Louis Blues- UFA: Conklin is still one of the best backup goalies of all time, but its time for him to move on. St. Louis has Jake Allen and Ben Bishop battiling for the backup position. Conklin has alot of big game experience (2 Cup Finals and 3 Straight Winter Classic Starts), so he can be valuable to a team that needs a talented backup. He will likely sign with a team that has a young, unproven goalie.
2010-2011 Stats- 25GP-8W-8L-2SO
8. Js Giguere-Toronto Maple Leafs-UFA: With a Stanley Cup and a Conn Smythe with the Anaheim Ducks, Giguere says he wants to stay in Toronto. Only problem is there is no place for him, with James Reimer and Jonas Gusstavson. There is a good chance he will go to a contender, as he is still a reliable goalie. The Capitals have alot of interest in him.
2010-2011 Stats: 33W-11W-11L-0SO
9. Marty Turco-Chicago Blackhawks-UFA- There is not many teams who wouldn't want to sign one of the best goalies in the past decade. Arguably the best playmaking goalie in the NHL, Turco was outplayed by Rookie Corey Crawford. He may return as a backup to Crawford, but is still a cheap descision for most teams.
2010-2011 Stats: 29GP-11W-11L-1SO
10. Peter Budaj- Colorado Avalanche-UFA- Budaj is a career backup goalie. He never got a chance as starter, behind Jose Theodore, Craig Anderson and Brian Elliot. His Chance is now. He has shown he can be a relaible goalie, but he needs his team to perform.
2010-2011 Stats: 45GP-15W-21L-1SO
My list's for forwards and defence will be released in the next week.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Boston Bruins: 2010-2011 Stanley Cup Champions!
| Tim Thomas And The Boston Bruins Win The Stanley Cup! I dislike The Bruins. |
After defeating both The Canadiens and Lightning in 7 games and sweeping the Flyers in 4, the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in game 7, after starting the series 2-0. It was the first time the home team lost in the series. However, the first team to take the lead in every game won.
The Bruins were clearly the best team in the Playoffs. Winning 8-1, 4-0, 4-0 and 5-2, Vancouver had no chance. With the terrible play of Luongo, mixed with the disappearence of the Vancouver offense, (IM LOOKING AT YOU SEDIN TWINS), the Canucks were not a threat. I question what Boston was doing in the games Vancouver won.
I would like to congratulate Tim Thomas on his outstanding year. A Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe and soon the Vezina. He was the best player in the NHL this year, no question. He was the most dominating player in the playoffs. Its hard to believe that just a few years ago no one wanted him.
I would also like to congratulate Mark Recchi on a great finish to a great career. He played this season like he was 22, not 42. He was a force for Boston. I think he could play a few more years in the NHL. Congrats Mark, have a good rest.
And On The Riot
This is a message to the stupid Canucks fans involved in the riot last night. You disgraced the City of Vancouver, Canada, the Canucks and the NHL. You lost a hockey game, not a war. There was no reason to destroy the city you live in. I hope you all get in trouble for what you did.
That is all.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Goodbye Atlanta-Hello Failure?
The Atlanta Thrashers no longer exist.
Welcome Manitoba Moose to the NHL. The long awaited returrn of NHL hockey to the city of Winnipeg is finally here. Every painful day since the end of the 1996 playoffs, natives of Winnipeg waited for a team to come back to the city that lost the Jets. For a few years now, a team in the North looked like a reality. With both the Coyotes and Thrashers in financial holes, it was only a matter of time before us Canadians got a 7th team.
As of the time I write this post, it hasn't been officialy announced. It will be in the upcoming hour.
I Am Canadian and I am very happy to have a team back here where it belongs. But will it work?
Look at Winnipeg's arena, the MTS Center. It only holds 15,000 people. That's the lowest of any team. But the sad thing is thats better then the majority of Thrashers games.
Then you need to look at their roster. Dustin Byfuglin. Evander Kane. Andrew Ladd. Brian Little. Not exactly household names. But those are their top players. Its going to be hard to convince fans this team is as good as the Jets, back when they had Keith Tkachuk or Bobby Hull. Other then Ilya Kovalchuk, Marian Hossa and Dany Heatley, the talent hasn't been exactly oozing out in high numbers.
Oh ya by the way, the weather isn't so great there. If you are Brad Richards, are you more likely to sign with your former team in Tampa, where the weather is nice, their are many attractions and the you have a chance to win the Stanley Cup, or would you go to Winnipeg where the weather sucks, there is nothing to do and your hoping to not finish last?
With a team now in Winnipeg, the former AHL Manitoba Moose will move to Newfoundland.
Don't get me wrong, I Am very excited about the the new team. But will it work? Unless fans can commit to supporting the team long term, I don't think the team will work out.
-WRITTEN BY SYKO-
Friday, May 13, 2011
Derek Boogaard Has Passed Away At Age 28
Boogaard was one of the toughest men in the NHL and was currently playing with the New York Rangers. He was found by some members of his family inside his apartment in Minneapolis. Cause of death unkown as of this writing.
Just shocking.
RIP Derek. Condolences and prayers to his family.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Nashville Predators: A Great Story
Pekka Rinne. Jordin Tootoo. Shea Weber. Joel Ward. Colin Wilson. Ryan Suter. David Legwand. Carrie Underwood's husband.
Who? What do you wanna bet that 5 years ago you didn't know a team existed in Tennessee? Well thanks to Carrie... I mean Mike Fisher, and the rest of the Preds, Nashville has become a hockey market.
The diehard Predator fans knew the team all along had the ability to compete for a Stanley Cup. Until they were eliminated by Vancouver last night, winning Hockeys most valuable prize looked like a reasonable possibility. A great first round by Tootoo, Nick Spaling and Ward gave them hope. With a Vezina nominee in Rinne, a Norris Hopeful in Weber and a Jack Adams possibility in Barry Trotz, the only Nashville coach in the organization ever the team has great potential.
You have to hand it to their scouts. Rinne, Weber, Suter, Klein, Tootoo, Legwand..... I can go on and on.
They easily have the best Defence in the entire league, along with Dan Ellis, Chris Mason, Tomas Vokoun, Mike Duhnam, Andreas Lindback and Rinne in net in recent years.
If they are ever going to become a serious contender in the Spring, they need offense. Alex Semin in Washington is a perfect fit. He doesn't play well with the Caps. He needs a change in scenery. Nashville has alot of cap space left. Could he become a Predator in the offseason?
If you are a Nashville Predator fan, be loud and be proud.
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Who? What do you wanna bet that 5 years ago you didn't know a team existed in Tennessee? Well thanks to Carrie... I mean Mike Fisher, and the rest of the Preds, Nashville has become a hockey market.
The diehard Predator fans knew the team all along had the ability to compete for a Stanley Cup. Until they were eliminated by Vancouver last night, winning Hockeys most valuable prize looked like a reasonable possibility. A great first round by Tootoo, Nick Spaling and Ward gave them hope. With a Vezina nominee in Rinne, a Norris Hopeful in Weber and a Jack Adams possibility in Barry Trotz, the only Nashville coach in the organization ever the team has great potential.
You have to hand it to their scouts. Rinne, Weber, Suter, Klein, Tootoo, Legwand..... I can go on and on.
They easily have the best Defence in the entire league, along with Dan Ellis, Chris Mason, Tomas Vokoun, Mike Duhnam, Andreas Lindback and Rinne in net in recent years.
If they are ever going to become a serious contender in the Spring, they need offense. Alex Semin in Washington is a perfect fit. He doesn't play well with the Caps. He needs a change in scenery. Nashville has alot of cap space left. Could he become a Predator in the offseason?
If you are a Nashville Predator fan, be loud and be proud.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes: The End Of A (Forgettable) Era?
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| Goodbye Coyotes. |
Go to Google. Type in Phoe. The first thing you will see: Phoenix Coyotes. But will this be the case, say, 2 weeks from now?
The Coyotes have had a, to say the least, a bumpy 16 years in the NHL. Lack of fans, and very poor performances on ice have definitely had a big impact when the team filed for bankruptcy in 2009. With no buyers, the team was bought by the NHL. Jim Ballsille, CEO of Research In Motion, tried buying the team and relocating it to Hamilton, Ontario. The NHL did not approve. But why? More people can fill Copps Coliseum then there are people who know Hockey exist in the desert. Canada only has 6 NHL teams, and 5 in the AHL. Isn’t Hockey a Canadian Sport? Guess not. Hockey can’t survive in Atlanta, Phoenix, Columbus, Florida and New York (ISLANDERS). So why not move a team back to Canada? In what world would hockey survive in a place that isn’t cold enough to have Ice in the first place? Why take it away from Winnipeg? Wake up Bettman! THE TIME IS NOW!!!! Actually, the time should have never came, Hockey belongs in the NHL, NOT IN AN AREA THAT DOESN’T EVEN GO BELOW FREEZING POINT!!!
The Coyotes have had a, to say the least, a bumpy 16 years in the NHL. Lack of fans, and very poor performances on ice have definitely had a big impact when the team filed for bankruptcy in 2009. With no buyers, the team was bought by the NHL. Jim Ballsille, CEO of Research In Motion, tried buying the team and relocating it to Hamilton, Ontario. The NHL did not approve. But why? More people can fill Copps Coliseum then there are people who know Hockey exist in the desert. Canada only has 6 NHL teams, and 5 in the AHL. Isn’t Hockey a Canadian Sport? Guess not. Hockey can’t survive in Atlanta, Phoenix, Columbus, Florida and New York (ISLANDERS). So why not move a team back to Canada? In what world would hockey survive in a place that isn’t cold enough to have Ice in the first place? Why take it away from Winnipeg? Wake up Bettman! THE TIME IS NOW!!!! Actually, the time should have never came, Hockey belongs in the NHL, NOT IN AN AREA THAT DOESN’T EVEN GO BELOW FREEZING POINT!!!
If the Jets are not back in Canada next year, Bettman, I want you fired.
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