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Posted by admin on 8th, 2008
Injury Updates:
- Sergei Zubov placed on IR
Zubov (hip surgery) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, the National Post reports. (ESPN)
- Islanders place trio on IR
The New York Islanders on Tuesday placed center Mike Sillinger and defensemen Chris Campoli and Andy Sutton on injured reserve. Sillinger, 37, underwent microfracture surgery on his right hip during the offseason. Last season, he appeared in 52 games, tallying 14 goals and 12 assists. Campoli is sidelined with a shoulder injury and Sutton is out after undergoing surgery on his hand. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Lawrence Nycholat to miss start of season
Nycholat had back problem flare this week and is expected to start the
season in the injured reserve list, the Vancouver Province reports. (ESPN)
- Alexander Semin limited in practice
Semin was limited in practice on Tuesday but is expected to play in the
Capitals’ home opener on Friday, the Associated Press reports. (ESPN)
- Alex Ovechkin left practice
Ovechkin left Tuesday’s morning practice after just 15 minutes, the Washington Post reports. (ESPN)
- Johan Hedberg: Toe
Questionable for Oct. 10 vs. Washington (Sportsline)
- Mike Hoffman: Hand
Out until at least mid-October (Sportsline)
- Bryan Little: Hip
Questionable for Oct. 10 vs. Washington (Sportsline)
- Marian Hossa: Groin
Questionable for Oct. 9 vs. Toronto (Sportsline)
- Georges Laraque: Groin
Questionable for Oct. 10 at Buffalo (Sportsline)
Waiver Wire:
TSN.CA: reports the following players have been placed on waivers:
- Peter Schaefer - Boston Bruins
- Kyle McLaren - San Jose Sharks.
- Aaron Downey - Detroit Red Wings
- Boyd Devereaux and Steffan Kronwall - Toronto Maple Leafs.
- Matt Pettinger and Jason Krog - Vancouver Canucks.
- Gilbert Brule - demoted by Edmonton Oilers
- Aaron Johnson - Chicago Blackhawks
TSN also reports the Blackhawks have demoted goaltender Antti Niemi and Nikolai Khabibulin remains with the team for now. He’s expected to resume practicing with the club later this week although it’s still possible he could be loaned to a Russian team.
Player Updates:
- Ducks name D Scott Niedermayer Captain
The Anaheim Ducks named defenceman Scott Niedermayer team captain Tuesday, with Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf serving as alternate captains. Niedermayer, 35, previously served as Ducks captain from 2005-07. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin expected to start season with Chicago
Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin is expected to start the regular season with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 35-year-old Khabibulin had seemed destined to be sent to the minors, traded or opt to play in his native Russia by the time the Blackhawks open their regular season Friday night in New York against the Rangers. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Patric Hornqvist: Likely to Skate On Nashville’s Top Line
Hornqvist has all but officially secured a roster spot with the Predators, and he’s likely to begin the season on the top offensive line along with J.P. Dumont and Jason Arnott, the Nashville Tennessean reports. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Joey MacDonald: Wins Backup Job
MacDonald has won the job of backup to Rick DiPietro. (Yahoo! Sports)
Signings, Transactions & Acquisitions:
- Ducks clam LW Lidstrom on waivers from Blackhawks
The Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday claimed left wing Joakim Lindstrom on waivers from Chicago and assigned him to the Iowa Chops, their affiliate in the American Hockey League.Lindstrom, 24, originally was acquired by Anaheim from Columbus for a conditional pick in the 2010 draft on July 15. He appeared in four preseason games with the Ducks, registering one assist before being claimed by Chicago on Friday. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Blackhawks release C Adams
The Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday released center Kevyn Adams, one of five moves made by the team to reduce the roster to the league-mandated maximum of 23 players heading into the start of the regular season. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Sharks place D McLaren on waivers
In a move necessitated by salary cap restrictions, the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday placed veteran defenseman Kyle McLaren on waivers, possibly ending his 4 1/2-year tenure with the club. Waiving McLaren enabled the Sharks to save $2.5 million and get them under the salary cap limit of $56.7 million. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Maple Leafs sign D Schenn
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Luke Schenn to a three-year contract on Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Kings re-sign C O”Sullivan
Patrick O’Sullivan’s holdout is over. A restricted free agent, O’Sullivan on Tuesday signed a new three-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings. Financial terms were not disclosed, but - citing undisclosed sources - TSN of Canada is reporting the 23-year-old center will receive an average of $2.925 million per season. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Flames’ Warrener, Eriksson placed on waivers
The Calgary Flames placed veteran defensemen Rhett Warrener, Anders Eriksson and forward Jamie Lundmark on waivers Tuesday to get below the salary cap. The three are headed to the Flames’ AHL affiliate in the Quad Cities unless claimed off waivers by another club or traded. Warrener and Eriksson have one-way contracts and reassigning the three players puts Calgary’s payroll $2 million below the $56.7-million cap. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Boston Bruins keep promising rookie forward Blake Wheeler, cut five
The Boston Bruins cut five players from their roster Tuesday and kept promising rookie forward Blake Wheeler, a first-round draft choice in 2004. The Bruins released forward Peter Schaefer and planned to waive him and assign him to Providence of the AHL. They also placed forwards Nate Thompson and Jeremy Reich on waivers for the purpose of assigning them to Providence, and assigned defenceman Matt Hunwick to Providence and forward Carl Soderberg to Malmo in Sweden. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Bruins waive LW Schaefer, C Reich
Boston Bruins fans may have seen the last of Peter Schaefer and Jeremy Reich. Schaefer and Reich, along with center Nate Thompson, were placed on waivers by the Bruins on Tuesday as the team hopes to assign the trio to Providence of the American Hockey League. Acquired from Ottawa in July 2007, Schaefer appeared in 63 games for Boston last season, recording nine goals and 17 assists. The 31-year-old left wing added a tally and four points in seven playoff contests. (Yahoo! Sports)
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Trades & Rumours:
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- The Red Wings will be without wing Marian Hossa Sunday in the team’s final exhibition game against Buffalo. Hossa developed a sore groin whilst playing Saturday in Toronto and sat out the 3rd period. He mentioned he does not consider the injury serious.
- Ranger GM Glen Sather is a seller in a market that appears to feature very few buyers willing to pay 100 cents on the dollar. Sather has postponed a decision on roster cuts only as he has postponed a decision on Brendan Shanahan, who continued to skate at the club’s practice rink throughout the Rangers’ successful European tour.
- The Lightning spent the past few days thinking about trade options. Scouts were dispatched to hockey rinks across North America throughout the preseason in search of improvements.
- Not long after an NHL owner predicted Sunday that European expansion is “happening”, league commissioner Gary Bettman spoke in non-committal terms on the subject. “It is not on the drawing board”, Bettman mentioned before attending the final of 4 regular season games played in Europe over the weekend.
- If starting lineups were devised simply on merit, James Neal could be on the ice Friday at American Airlines Center when the Dallas Stars open the season against Columbus. The salary cap era, however, creates myriad reasons for keeping a player or sending him to the minors, so the fate of the rookie winger remained uncertain on Monday.
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Posted by admin on 6th, 2008
Injury Updates:
- Jere Lehtinen: Groin injury
Lehtinen sat out the final preseason game today due to a groin injury. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Tim Connolly ready for season opener
Connolly (back) says that he feels fine and will play in Friday’s season opener, according to The Buffalo News. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Gaborik back at full speed
Wild’s Marian Gaborik is back at full speed, and scored a goal in today’s preseason game against Montreal (Yahoo! Sports)
- Jimmy Howard: Broken finger
Howard suffered a broken fingertip prior to Saturday’s game against the
Leafs and he’ll likely be out one week as a result, the Detroit News
reports. (ESPN)
- Datsyuk: returning to action
Datsyuk (groin) returned to action for the preseason finale on Sunday, the Detroit News reports. (ESPN)
- Marian Hossa missed third period
Hossa sat out the third period of Sunday’s preseason finale against
Buffalo due to a minor groin injury, the Detroit News reports. (ESPN)
- Karlis Skrastins: Upper body injury
Skrastins did not practice Saturday because of an upper-body injury, according to the Miami Herald. (ESPN)
- Stephen Weiss: Groin injury
Weiss (groin) participated in Saturday’s practice, his first in over a week, according to the Miami Herald. (ESPN)
- Nick Tarnasky continues to practice
Tarnasky (broken thumb) continues to practice, but it remains to be
seen whether he’ll be ready for the season opener, the Nashville
Tennessean reports. (ESPN)
Team News:
- Melrose not liking what he sees with Lightning
Perhaps Barry Melrose should have known better. After spending more than a decade as a television analyst, the 52-year-old Melrose opted to return to the bench as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who finished the 2007-08 season with an NHL-worst 31 wins. And after the Lightning dropped a pair of 2-1 decisions to the New York Rangers this weekend - and were outshot, 80-40, in the process - the normally relaxed coach was rather vocal with his displeasure. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Luongo wearing the “C” on mask
Roberto Luongo is sporting a C
after all. The Vancouver captain, forbidden by NHL rules from wearing
the letter on his jersey because he is a goaltender, sported a new C on
his mask Sunday night as the Canucks hosted Anaheim in the final
2008-09 pre-season game for both clubs. “It can stand for whatever he
wants it to stand for,” said Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis,
when asked if the C stood for Canucks or captain. (Yahoo! Sports)
Signings & Acquisitions:
Trades & Rumours:
From Spectorshockey.net (click to view the full report):
- CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Chris Kuc reported Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabiblin remains in limbo while Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon “explores opportunities” to benefit the netminder and the Blackhawks.
- CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Len Ziehm reports Khabibulin could end up playing in Russia.”Tallon hasn’t been able to move Khabibulin to another NHL team.
- EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson reports on some trade possibilities for the Minnesota Wild if forced to deal Marian Gaborik, who’ll be a UFA next summer. One suggestion was to peddle him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Evgeni Malkin as the Pens are “very weak on the wing”.
- Matheson also reports that if the Chicago Blackhawks fail to land Washington’s Michael Nylander they might pursue Boston’s Marc Savard, suggesting the Bruins might do it if they got defenseman Brent Seabrook and young winger Jack Skille in return.
- BOSTON HERALD: Stephen Harris reports Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli has said there’s a good chance he’ll make a trade in the coming days and there’s no doubt he’s been trying to move veteran forward Peter Schaefer to free up cap space for promising youngster Blake Wheeler. If Schaefer isn’t traded Harris suggests he could be waived and demoted.
- CALGARY SUN: Randy Sportak reports Flames GM Darryl Sutter needs to pare three players and more than $1 million from his payroll prior to the start of the season.
- PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Dave Molinari reports the Penguins could find some extra cap room to bring in more depth by placing injured defenseman Sergei Gonchar on the long-term injury status, noting that the club would be allowed to go over the cap to the amount of Gonchar’s salary for this season to bring in a replacement for as long as he remains on the long term injury list.
- PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: reports the Flyers have released defenseman Bryan Berard and center Jim Dowd.
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Posted by admin on 5th, 2008
Injury Updates:
- Brad Larsen: Sports hernia surgery
Larsen had surgery to repair a sports hernia on Friday, according to the Ducks web site. (ESPN)
- Drew Stafford: Ear injury
Stafford missed Friday’s practice with an ear injury, Buffalo’s WGR Radio reports. (ESPN)
- Tim Connolly to miss 5th preseason game
Connolly (back) is expected to miss his fifth straight preseason game on Sunday, according to The Buffalo News. (ESPN)
- Todd Bertuzzi: Leg injury
Bertuzzi left the ice in Friday’s preseason game with a leg injury, TSN.ca reports. (ESPN)
- Pascal Leclaire: Sprained ankle
Leclaire sprained his ankle in the second period of Friday’s exhibition game, the Columbus Dispatch reports. (ESPN)
- Guillaume Latendresse to begin staking
Latendresse will begin the season on a line with Robert Lang and Sergei Kostitsyn. (ESPN)
- Mike Fisher to miss season opening games
Fisher (groin) will miss both of Ottawa’s season opening games against Pittsburgh reports the Ottawa Citizen. (ESPN)
- Petr Sykora: Groin injury
Sykora will miss Saturday’s regular season opener with a groin injury, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. (ESPN)
Player Updates:
- Thrashers top prospect Pavelec won’t report to AHL
Atlanta Thrashers top prospect Ondrej Pavelec will not report to the Chicago Wolves, the team’s AHL affiliate, according to a report in Sporting News. The 21-year old goalie was assigned to the Wolves on Saturday after appearing in two preseason games for the Thrashers, posting a 1-1 record. (TSN)
- Khabibulin wont practice with Hawks
Nikolai Khabibulin did not practise with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday and won’t until his future is decided. Hawks general manager Dale Tallon said he hopes the goalie’s sitaution is settled in the “next couple of days.” (TSN)
Signings & Acquisitions:
- Hurricanes sign C Boychuk
Zach Boychuk certainly had a happy birthday. The 14th overall pick in this past June’s draft, Boychuk signed a three-year entry level contract worth with the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday - which happened to be his 19th birthday. Boychuk will net $787,500 per season in the NHL, or $65,000 at the minor league level. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Ducks claim D McIver on waivers
The Anaheim Ducks claimed defenseman Nathan McIver on waivers from the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. The 23-year-old did not register a point in 17 games with the Canucks last season. McIver played primarily for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League, collecting three goals and three assists in 43 games. McIver appeared in three preseason contests for the Canucks, notching 16 penalty minutes. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Nolan Baumgartner assigned to Manitoba
The Vancouver Canucks assigned defenceman Nolan Baumgartner to Manitoba of the AHL and lost defenceman Nathan McIver on waivers to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. McIver, 23, played in 17 games with the Canucks last season, collecting 52 penalty minutes. In 43 games with the Moose, he had three goals with three assists and 108 penalty minutes. (Yahoo! Sports)
- Canucks waive Cowan
The Vancouver Canucks placed forward Jeff Cowan on waivers on Saturday, while the club lost defenceman Nathan McIver to the Anaheim Ducks via the waiver wire as well. (TSN)
- View more NHL and Minor League transactions at NHL.com
Trades & Rumours:
- Wild don’t expect to sign Gaborik by season start
The Minnesota Wild and winger Marian Gaborik will be headed for a season uncertain. Wild general manager Doug Risebrough told the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Friday that he does not expect to sign Gaborik to a contract extension by the start of the season. (TSN)
From Spectorshockey.net:
- The Nikolai Khabibulin situation is “nearing a conclusion”, as Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon has told the goalie not to attend team practices until the next course of action is determined to prevent him from getting hurt. When asked when any kind of deal — whether it’s to trade Khabibulin or let him go to Russia — would get done, Tallon said, “The sooner the better”, writes Kuc.
- Contract talks between the Wild and the agent for Marian Gaborik appear to have stalled, as GM Doug Risebrough said no headway has been made, adding that Gaborik won’t be signed prior to the start of the season. Risebrough declined to comment if he’s had talks with other teams and has yet to determine if he’ll shop Gaborik. While it’s unknown what the Wild are offering Gaborik Russo suggests that if the forward is rejecting offers around $8.5 million per season it could spur Risebrough into shopping Gaborik rather than risk losing him to free agency for nothing next summer. If it comes to that Russo suggests Risebrough might deal Gaborik to an Eastern Conference team, possibly to Montreal, Toronto or the NY Rangers as the Wild GM is friends with the general managers of those teams.
- NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and the Anaheim Ducks denied a recent report the league is monitoring potential trade activity between the Ducks and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The report was based on speculation Ducks GM Brian Burke might sign with the Leafs next summer as their new general manager.
- Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli continues to huddle with his staff in hopes of finding salary cap space to retain youngsters like Blake Wheeler, Nate Thompson and Matt Hunwick.
- Schaefer could be a trade candidate given his poor play last season and $2.1 million cap hit. Barth also suggests rumors of the Bruins dealing Marc Savard are “unlikely” given his no-trade clause and his status as one of the league’s best set-up men.
- Little progress made in contract talks between the Kings and forward Patrick O’Sullivan but the two sides are reportedly meeting more frequently.
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NHL Regular Season Games:
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Posted by admin on 4th, 2008
Injury Updates:
- Red Wings’ Chelios out 3 - 6 weeks
DETROIT (AP)—Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios will be sidelined three to six weeks with a fractured shin bone. The 46-year-old Chelios is the NHL’s oldest player. He is entering his 25th NHL season and his 10th with Detroit. The team says Chelios was injured while blocking a shot during the third period of Tuesday night’s 2-1 preseason loss to Montreal. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Predators’ Legwand should play friday
Legwand (knee), who missed practice again Wednesday as he recovers from a sore knee, won’t play Thursday against the Hurricanes but is likely to play Friday at Atlanta, the Nashville Tennessean reports. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Islanders’ DiPietro continues to progress
DiPietro (hip/knee) will take part in the pregame skate Friday morning, the New York Newsday reports. (sports.yahoo.com)
Player Updates:
- Khabibulin eyes return to Russia
TORONTO (TICKER) —Three days after being placed on waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks, Nikolai Khabibulin reportedly is considering a return to Russia. TSN of Canada reported on Thursday that Khabibulin’s agent, Jay Grossman, told the web site the veteran goaltender is taking a closer look at the Kontinental Hockey League. “Nik has several options, both here and over there,” Grossman told TSN. “However, nothing has been finalized and by no means is anything imminent.” (sports.yahoo.com)
League Updates:
- NHL to continue expansion to Europe
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The NHL is giving two more countries a first look at regular-season games this weekend, and it’s a sight Europeans should be getting used to. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday that the season-opening doubleheaders in the Czech and Swedish capitals Saturday and Sunday “are hopefully ushering an era of a more permanent presence for the league (in Europe).” (sports.yahoo.com)
Signings & Acquisitions:
- Joh Bailey signs with Islanders
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The New York Islanders signed first-round draft pick Josh Bailey to a three-year, entry-level contract Thursday. Bailey, chosen with the ninth overall pick this year, has been attending training camp with the Islanders but has played in only one of New York’s four pre-season games due to an undisclosed injury. He turned 19 on Thursday and celebrated by signing his first NHL contract. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Bruins demote 3, waive another
BOSTON (TICKER) —The Boston Bruins on Thursday assigned goaltender Tuukka Rask and defensemen Matt Lashoff and Jeff Penner to Providence of the American Hockey League. The team also placed center Martin St. Pierre on waivers. (sports.yahoo.com)
- View more NHL and Minor League transactions at NHL.com
Trades & Rumours:
From Spectorshockey.net:
- Allen Panzeri reports Senators GM Bryan Murray is set to meet with the agent for team captain Daniel Alfredsson on Saturday to discuss a contract extension.
- Stephen Harris reports Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli denied a report in yesterday’s Herald that top center Marc Savard might be traded. “We’re not looking to trade Marc Savard,” said Chiarelli, who didn’t rule out other deals. “There’s a chance. I’m looking to improve the team. I’ve had a couple of discussions, more than a couple.”
- Joe Haggerty (under the “This Just In” segment) recently reported Chiarelli said there was a “better than fifty percent chance” that he could make a trade prior to the start of the NHL season on October 9th.
- The Chicago Blackhawks are prepared to loan goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin to a Russian team in order to remove his $6.75 million salary from their payroll. Negotiations are believed ongoing but it has yet to be determined which KHL team he could be loaned to, although it’s believed HC Dinamo Minsk of Belaruscould have the inside track as Khabibulin is believed to have family there.
- Craig Custance reports Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk denied speculation he was growing unhappy with the club and might try to seek a trade prior to the end of his contract in two years time. Kovalchuk maintains he wants to try to turn the Thrashers into a winner over that time.
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Posted by admin on 1st, 2008
Injury (formerly player) Updates:
- Penguins’ Gonchar out 4 to 6 months
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar will have arthroscopic surgery on his dislocated left shoulder Thursday and miss four to six months of the upcoming season. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Sabres’ Gaustad to miss up to 3 weeks after surgery
Sabres center Paul Gaustad will miss up to the first three weeks of the regular season after he had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb Tuesday. (sports.yahoo.com)
NHL Updates:
- Important season looms for Kelly & NHLPA
One of Paul Kelly’s first tasks in his first full season at the helm of the NHL Players’ Association might be his most important yet. During visits with all 30 teams this fall, the NHLPA’s executive director will give players a thorough analysis of the collective bargaining agreement before they vote on whether they want to see that deal terminated two years early. (sports.yahoo.com)
Signings & Acquisitions:
- O’Neill ends comeback attempt
Jeff O’Neill has ended his NHL comeback bid with the Carolina Hurricanes. He notified the team of his decision after Sunday’s exhibition win over Philadelphia. Hurricanes president and general manager Jim Rutherford said it’s difficult for a player who sat out for a season to return to the league, but that O’Neill looked fine in training camp. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Khabibulin clears waivers
Khabibulin cleared waivers on Tuesday, the Daily Herald reports. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Ducks trade D O’Donnell to Kings
The Anaheim Ducks traded away a veteran defenseman for the second time in a week, dealing 36-year-old Sean O’Donnell to Los Angeles on Tuesday for a conditional draft pick. O’Donnell played in all 82 of Anaheim’s games in 2007-08, scoring twice and adding seven assists for nine points with a plus-9 rating. He was 1-1-2 and plus-3 in the Ducks’ six-game playoff loss to Dallas. (nhl.com)
Trades & Rumours:
From Spectorshockey.net:
- Steve Buffery reports the NY Rangers have reportedly issued “an ultimatum of sorts” to former Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin to make up his mind if he’ll play for them. The club is attempting to re-sign former Rangers winger Brendan Shanahan.
- Chris Stevenson reports further on Daniel Alfredsson’s contract status. “(I)f Alfredsson plays 70 games and gets at least 70 points this season, he has the option to accept $3.8 million (all terms US) for next season or declare himself an unrestricted free agent”, writes Stevenson, adding that if Alfredsson doesn’t hit that “70-70″ mark, the Senators keep him for next season at $3.8 million, but the Sens don’t want to take a chance that he could be come a UFA next summer. Talks between Senators GM Bryan Murray and agent JP Barry are in the preliminary stage.
- Erik Erlendsson reports the Lightning likely aren’t done cutting payroll after trading Nick Tarnasky and waiving Michel Ouellet, suggesting David Koci, Jason Ward and Ryan Craig are the bubble players. Erlendsson guesses Koci could be the odd man out unless a trade develops over the next 72 hours.
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Posted by admin on 30th, 2008
Player Updates:
- Blackhawks put Khabibulin on waivers
Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin has been put on waivers. Khabibulin is entering the final season of a four-year, $27 million contract. He joined the Blackhawks from Tampa Bay as a free agent after leading the Lightning to the 2004 Stanley Cup. (sports.yahoo.com)
- Mueller hat trick beats Sharks
Peter Mueller scored three goals and rookie Mikkel Boedker added two goals in the Phoenix Coyotes’ 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. (sports.yahoo.com)
NHL Updates:
- Thomas Thewes Passes Away
Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced with sadness the passing of Hurricanes co-owner Thomas Thewes. Thewes, who had battled Leukemia for the past two years, died Sunday morning at the age of 76. (hurricanes.nhl.com)
Signings & Acquisitions:
- Preds Acquire Nick Tarnasky
Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager
David Poile announced today that the club has acquired forward Nick
Tarnasky from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a conditional
selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. (predators.nhl.com)
- Islanders claim Pock
The New York Islanders have claimed defenseman Thomas Pock off waivers
from the New York Rangers. Pock has played in 59 career NHL games and
has scored seven goals with seven assists for 14 points. (islanders.nhl.com)
Trades & Rumours:
From Spectorshockey.net:
- Anaheim Ducks GM Brian Burke denies he might have interest in Mats Sundin if he should decide to return by mid-season. “No,” Burke said. “That’s someone else’s fantasy.”
- John Vogl reports there are several ways to view forward Maxim Afinogenov playing on the Sabres top line; either to showcase him, bolster his confidence or that’s where they feel he belongs. The Sabres tried unsuccessfully to trade Afinogenov this summer following a disappointing 2007-08 performance but he said he’s trying not to think about the trade rumors or how long he might be with the Sabres.
- Ed Willes reports the Canucks won’t be able to land Marian Gaborik this season but given their need for offensive depth they could be keeping an eye on his contract situation with the Minnesota Wild. Willes suggests the Canucks might be willing to overpay to sign him.
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