Latest NHL Trades, Signings & Rumors

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As the NHL Free Agency market looms only hours ahead, there has been a steady increase in activity around the league. Today we cover the latest trades, signings and rumors.

NHL Trades:

The Edmonton Oilers have done a trade with the L.A. Kings, which sends Lubimir Visnovsky (D) to the Oilers in exchange for Jarret Stoll (F) and Matt Greene (D).

Tampa Bay have acquired the rights to Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts from the Penguins, and also Brian Rolston of the Minnesota Wild.

NHL Signings:

The Dallas Stars have signed Loui Eriksson (F) to a 2-year extension.

Boston Bruins have signed Mark Stuart (D) to a 2-year extension.

Carolina Hurricanes signed forward, Tuomo Ruutu to a 1-year, $2.25 Million contract.

Nashville Predators signed Dan Ellis (G) to a 2-year $3.5 Million contract, and also Shae Weber to a 3-year $13.5 Million contract.

Ottawa Senators re-signed Chris Kelly (C) to a 4 year contract.

Moves:

Ottawa Senators placed Ray Emery on Waivers, then bought him out, making Emery a free agent.

Anaheim Ducks placed Todd Bertuzzi (F) on waivers, with plans to buy him out.

Toronto Maple Leafs bought out Andrew Raycroft (G)

Rumors:

Philadelphia Flyers are rumored to have signed Jeff Carter (C) to a 3-year $13.5 Million contract.

Calgary Flames are rumored to have locked up Conroy (C), Langkow (C), Nystrom (LW) and McElhinney (G).

Brooks Orpik is rumoured to be looking to the free agency market instead of re-signing with the Penguins.

Source: NHL.com | Yahoo! Sports

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NHL Draft Day Trades

NHL Draft day is always quite busy with regards to trades, and today didn’t disappoint. Not surprisingly, the Tampa Bay Lightning drafted Steve Stamkos as their first draft pick, but it’s possible that was overshadowed by the Florida Panthers trading Olli Jokinen to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Nick Boynton (D), Keith Ballard (D) and a 2nd round draft pick (49th overall).

Philadelphia Flyers have traded R.J. Umberger (and their 4th round pick) to the Columbus Blue Jackets for their first round (19th overall) and 3rd round (67th overall).

Calgary has acqured Mike Cammalleri from the L.A. Kings in a 3-way deal that also saw Alex Tanguay going to the Montreal Canadiens. The Flames gave up their 1st round (17th overall) pick to LA.

The Kings gave their 17th and 28th picks in the 1st round to the Anaheim Ducks for their 12th pick.

Ottawa have placed Ray Emery on waivers, the first step towards a buyout.

The Canadiens have been given the OK from the Maple Leafs to “talk” to Mats Sundin.

Source: NHL - Yahoo! Sports | NHL.com

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NHL Trade & Free Agent Rumours

It’s that time of year people, and the rumour mills are running wild. On the eve of the NHL Entry Draft, rumours about trades and free agency are starting to heat up. Here is a brief rundown of a few of the latest.

• The Sedin Twins. Although Canucks GM denies it, the rumours are rampant.
• Markus Naslund will apparently become a free agent, and will not be re-signed.
• Toronto acquired Jamal Mayers from the Blues for a 3rd round pick.
• Bryan McCabe is rumoured to be on the block in Toronto. Cliff Fletcher, GM of the Leafs denies all.
• Tampa Bay are rumoured to be trying to tie up top line centre, Vinnie Lecavalier to a multi-year deal.
• The San Jose Sharks are rumoured to be contemplating shopping the rights to Brian Campbell before the draft.
• The LA Kings are rumoured to have put Mike Cammalleri on the block.
• The Ottawa Senators are rumoured to be wanting to trade Ray Emery, however there is also talk of a buy-out if a trade can not be found.
• Wade Redden will most probably be leaving Ottawa if rumours prove to be true. Senators GM Brian Murray has confirmed he is open to the idea.
• Pavel Kubina’s NTC is no longer an issue, so he may change teams before the season starts.

And what of the 2 most popular trade rumours?

• Patrick Marleau has been talk of the town for a few years now, so trade rumours about the Sharks shipping him are not unheard of. At over $6 million a year, and declining offensive numbers it may be harder than it appears.
• Florida captain Olli Jokinen apparently wants out of Florida, and is rumoured to have made it clear to Panthers management he wants a trade. Olli would be a positive addition to most NHL teams… but which one?

Article Sources: NHL - Yahoo! Sports | Slam Canoe | NHL.com

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Is Emery On The Out?

On and off over the last year we have heard stories about Ray Emery and his less than professional antics.  His latest, turning up late to a practice cost up in excess of $14,000 in fines.

Teams however can only take so much of these types of antics before they look to ship their players off to other teams.  Has Emery pushed the limits too far this time?

I have absolutely no doubt that if the Senators felt Gerber was consistent enough to take the team through the playoffs, they would have looked to trade Emery months back.  Could this silence from the Senators be a sign that they are not entirely confident in Gerber as a starting goalie?  Gerber’s recent play has been sloppy and he has fallen back to being his inconsistent (old) self.

The main issue, if the Senators did choose to trade Emery would be finding another team who would take a player known to have an attitude problem.

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