NHL free agency heats up

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Moves thus far (courtesy of ESPN.com)

NHL Transactions

Wed., Aug. 3, 2005 Transactions:
Wednesday, August 3, 2005

TEAM
Dallas Stars Signed defenseman Martin Skoula, who had been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, to a two-year contract.
Tuesday, August 2, 2005

TEAM
Boston Bruins Agreed to terms with right wing Glen Murray on a four-year contract and right wing Shawn McEachern, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, on a two-year contract; agreed to terms with center Dave Scatchard, who had been with the New York Islanders, on a four-year contract.
Calgary Flames Signed right wings Tony Amonte, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, and Darren McCarty, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings.
Chicago Blackhawks Signed defenseman Adrian Aucoin, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a four-year contract.
Detroit Red Wings Re-signed center Steve Yzerman to a one-year contract.
Carolina Hurricanes Agreed to terms with left wing Cory Stillman, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, on a three-year contract.
Los Angeles Kings Agreed to terms with center Pavol Demitra, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, on a three-year contract and goaltender Jason Labarbera, who had been with the New York Rangers, on a two-year contract; named Mike Kalinowski manager of communications, Ben Peirce manager of game entertainment and Stephanie Krauss communications and broadcasting assistant; promoted Lee Callans to hockey operations administrator.
Montreal Canadiens Re-signed defenseman Francis Bouillon to a one-year contract; signed forward Peter Vandermeer, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract.
New York Islanders Signed defenseman Alexei Zhitnik, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a four-year contract.
New York Rangers Re-signed goaltender Kevin Weekes; signed center Martin Straka, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, and defenseman Marek Malik, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks.
Ottawa Senators Re-signed left wing Denis Hamel to a two-year contract.
Philadelphia Flyers Signed defensemen Derian Hatcher, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a four-year contract, defenseman Mike Rathje, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a five-year contract, defenseman Chris Therien, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract and left wing Jon Sim, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a one-year contract.
St. Louis Blues Acquired defensemen Eric Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch from the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Chris Pronger; signed center Trent Whitfield, who had been with the Washington Capitals, left wing Jeff Hoggan and center Ryan Ramsay.
Vancouver Canucks Named T.C. Carling manager of media and player relations.
Phoenix Coyotes Re-signed goaltender Brian Boucher to a one-year contract.
Florida Panthers Signed left wing Martin Gelinas, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski and left wing Greg Jacina to two-year contracts.
Nashville Predators Acquired defenseman Danny Markov from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2006 third-round pick.
Atlanta Thrashers Signed center Bobby Holik, who had been with the New York Rangers.
Columbus Blue Jackets Signed defenseman Adam Foote, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, to a three-year contract.
Minnesota Wild Signed left wing Roman Voloshenko.
Monday, August 1, 2005
TEAM
Boston Bruins Acquired left wing Brad Isbister from the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth-round pick in the 2006 draft.
Los Angeles Kings Signed right wing Tom Kostopoulos to a two-year contract.
New York Rangers Promoted Gordie Clarke to amateur scout.
St. Louis Blues Signed free agent right wing Aaron Downey, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract.
Columbus Blue Jackets Re-signed defenseman Francois Beauchemin to a two-year contract.
Minnesota Wild Signed free agent left wing Andrei Nazarov, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes
 
[quote name='TJordan522']Yeah, I was gonna post but I figured nobody would care. I use TSN to check out all the signings. ( http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature.asp?fid=10407 )

And I'm praying my Devils will keep Niedermayer....rumored he was going to Philly but they got Hatcher so that's unlikely now.[/QUOTE]

I know the leafs are AT LEAST in the running to get him. I'll be very disappointed if they don't sign at least 1 premier player, but Niedermayer is the one I want the most.
 
Nice to see the Pens got hold of Gonchar. They're supposed to be pretty aggressive this year, so I'd expect at least 3 more big names to end up with them.

Kovalev is just about a done deal too; I'd be surprised if he doesn't sign within the next few days....

NEVERMIND: AGH!!! Damnit!! Why sign with freaking Montreal??

They need a veteran goalie, but I hope they don't sign Mike Dunham... that guy sucks compared to what's left out there. Osgood would be decent. They'd better not sign Ed Belfour either, too old.

Ron Francis would make a good 4th line center; I don't expect there to be too many takers, so I expect him to come here for if nothing else, to be used in a leadership role.

I can't wait for the season to start up!
 
You guys should read this editorial from the Buffalo News.

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050803/1027373.asp?tbd1027373.asp

I don't understand how some of these teams are paying these salaries under the new CBA. If you look at some of the salaries cited, I wonder what some of these GMs and owners are thinking. Granted some of the teams with lower payrolls (Columbus, Chicago) are better able or even have to spend more under the new system. Maybe, I just have sour grapes because the Sabres haven't done anything yet.
 
[quote name='King of Swing']
Kovalev is just about a done deal too; I'd be surprised if he doesn't sign within the next few days.

[/QUOTE]

Kovalev already signed.......




















...with Montreal
 
Modano should sign his five-year extension to stay in Dallas.

I gotta say, I've never been a huge hockey fan. I usually pick it up in the post season, but with the new rule changes, it seems it will be much more exciting. I think I'll have to watch a few more games this season.
 
[quote name='beerguy961']Reportedly San Jose Sharks have signed Paul Kariya. Heard it was on ESPN News and I just heard it on Rogers Sportnet.[/QUOTE]

son of a bitch...
 
Ladies and Gents, Modano REJECTED Dallas's offer. He's still out there.

Also, Dandenault signed with the Habs. Not a bad pickup at all.
 
[quote name='Mike23']Ladies and Gents, Modano REJECTED Dallas's offer. He's still out there.[/QUOTE]

Forsberg is still out there too, but he supposedly wants to play with Nasland who just re-upped his deal in Vancouver.
 
[quote name='Tojo']My precious Red Wings are going to get owned this season.[/QUOTE]

Yzerman is back thank God! All Detroit has lost is Hatcher, who didn't play last year; Whitney, who was a huge disappointment in Detroit; and McCarty :cry:, true his best days are behind him, but it still sucks that Detroit couldn't keep him. Oh and Hasek & Cujo, but those two were the biggest waste of 16 million dollars ever, and both are well past their prime.

Detroit will probably find a way to win the division. :whistle2:k Maybe Mike Modano could come home... not sure exactly how fucked the Wings pay roll is at this point with all the releases.
 
[quote name='tinskat']You guys should read this editorial from the Buffalo News.

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050803/1027373.asp?tbd1027373.asp

I don't understand how some of these teams are paying these salaries under the new CBA. If you look at some of the salaries cited, I wonder what some of these GMs and owners are thinking. Granted some of the teams with lower payrolls (Columbus, Chicago) are better able or even have to spend more under the new system. Maybe, I just have sour grapes because the Sabres haven't done anything yet.[/QUOTE]

Sour grapes.

Like the Sabres ever do anything. Never will with Darcy around.

Oh, maybe we can get another big name like Delmore.
 
Miroslav Satan just signed with the Islanders....

How fitting it would have been for him to sign with the Devils, but it was not meant to be lol.
 
[quote name='Zenithian Legend']Yzerman is back thank God! All Detroit has lost is Hatcher, who didn't play last year; Whitney, who was a huge disappointment in Detroit; and McCarty :cry:, true his best days are behind him, but it still sucks that Detroit couldn't keep him. Oh and Hasek & Cujo, but those two were the biggest waste of 16 million dollars ever, and both are well past their prime.

Detroit will probably find a way to win the division. :whistle2:k Maybe Mike Modano could come home... not sure exactly how fucked the Wings pay roll is at this point with all the releases.[/QUOTE]
McCarty has said that he'd like to come back eventually, so you never know. Maybe his playing days in Detroit aren't over after all. :)

That said, I think we're still in great shape. Yzerman is back, we have yet to lose Datsyuk or Zetterberg, and the Wings definitely have depth. Look at what our third and fourth lines have been in the past few years, with players that would have been stars on other teams. Look at the amazing scouting the Wings have had for the past decade or so.

The Wings aren't going to be "owned" this year. Considering how many drastic changes have gone on in the league so far - and, more importantly, how many have yet to happen - I'm not sure if you could make a case for any one team to perform well or to fail miserably in the upcoming season.
 
[quote name='beerguy961']Reportedly San Jose Sharks have signed Paul Kariya. Heard it was on ESPN News and I just heard it on Rogers Sportnet.[/QUOTE]

I'm a Sharks fan and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. He's kinda past his prime IMO. Seems like the Sharks are snatching all the half-Japanese NHL'ers (Paul Kariya, Devin Setoguchi). Interesting...

BTW... there's Canadian CAGs??? I thought the deals were different up there
 
[quote name='ykryptonite13']I'm a Sharks fan and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. He's kinda past his prime IMO. Seems like the Sharks are snatching all the half-Japanese NHL'ers (Paul Kariya, Devin Setoguchi). Interesting...

BTW... there's Canadian CAGs??? I thought the deals were different up there[/QUOTE]
Parents live in Vancouver.

Anyways, my friend figured they would put Kariya on a line with Marleau and Sturm. Seems like a good set up man for those two, and he's still young enough that he can do some damage. Hopefully they aren't signing him to some 5 year deal, but three year deal, I can live with that...
 
I believe I'm the only "native" Canadian CAG here.

Blackhawks are after the Bulin wall now. I guess that makes Thibault trade bait?
 
The penguins signing gonchar was a waste of money...just a tad over 5million a season for an offensive minded defensemen....come on, modona and probably forseberg will get less then that a season, and would be better pickups
 
[quote name='TJordan522']Miroslav Satan just signed with the Islanders....

How fitting it would have been for him to sign with the Devils, but it was not meant to be lol.[/QUOTE]
That would have been cool.

Dammit, Flyers just signed Peter Forsberg.
 
[quote name='Doylerulez']That would have been cool.

Dammit, Flyers just signed Peter Forsberg.[/QUOTE]Ironic, since they could have had them from the get-go.

Press Release
 
I'm not that worried about Detroit. All they need to do is resign Datsyuk and Zetterberg, add a winger (Palffy), a dman (Marchment, McGillis), and sign Osgood or hand the team to Manny and bring up MacDonald. Besides, it's an Olympic year, so that means that Detroit is going to win it all.
 
[quote name='Doylerulez']That would have been cool.

Dammit, Flyers just signed Peter Forsberg.[/QUOTE]


Now the Flyers are over the cap. Nice one Clarke. Looks like JR is heading to LA really cheap.
 
[quote name='TJordan522']Miroslav Satan just signed with the Islanders....

How fitting it would have been for him to sign with the Devils, but it was not meant to be lol.[/QUOTE]

Why do the Islanders get all our good players?

Without cheating... can anyone name a player on the Sabres?
 
[quote name='kittie']Why do the Islanders get all our good players?

Without cheating... can anyone name a player on the Sabres?[/QUOTE]

Chris Drury.
 
[quote name='kittie']Why do the Islanders get all our good players?

Without cheating... can anyone name a player on the Sabres?[/QUOTE]

Martin Biron, Mikka Noronen, Ryan Miller, Maxim Afinigenov, and Dmitri Kalinin (sp?) are the first ones who come to mind.
 
[quote name='kittie']You play hockey video games then. :p[/QUOTE]

Lol....that and I am obsessed with hockey and I watch as many games as I can with Center Ice...don't the Sabres have Jillson too? I've always liked him.
 
Niedermayer has it narrowed down to NJ, Anaheim, and San Jose. I've got a bad feeling he's headed to the Ducks to play with his brother...
 
[quote name='Baseball2g']But can the Ducks afford him? I think he's staying with the Devils.[/QUOTE]

I hope....supposedly, all three of those teams made offers in excess of $6.5 million a season.
 
It would have been weird if Modano ended up a Bruin. To me, Modano is the face of the Stars like Yzerman is with the Wings.
 
[quote name='TJordan522']I hope....supposedly, all three of those teams made offers in excess of $6.5 million a season.[/QUOTE]
All three teams can afford to sign him. It just depends on whether he decides to sign where he's comfortable (New Jersey), to sign with his brother (Anaheim), or where he has the best chance at a Cup (San Jose). Here's hoping that he goes with the Sharks...
 
Rumor has it that the Bruins are about to sign Alexei Zhamnov. The Bruins gameplan after the recent signings is a 2nd line center, after missing out on Modano and Forsberg, and a defenseman or two. They still realistically have about 10 million to spend, not including Zhamnov's expected 4 mil per year. That leaves another 6.
 
[quote name='TJordan522']Miroslav Satan just signed with the Islanders....

How fitting it would have been for him to sign with the Devils, but it was not meant to be lol.[/QUOTE]

goddamn it
 
I hate the Flyers with all my heart. Stupid fuckers sign the entire UFA pool and the Leafs haven't picked up one player.
 
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