Guest Low Roller Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 First a summary of the week-end activities:Item #1LW - Andrew Brunette, Colorado Avalanche,signed a 2 year dealLW - Ray Whitney, Carolina Hurricanes, signed a 2 year deal worth $3 millionC - Scott Nichol signed with Nashville PredatorsRW - Zigmund Palffy, Pittsburgh Penguins, signed for 3 years, $13.5 millionRW - Milan Hejduk, signs with Colorado Avalanche for 5 years, $19.5 millionItem #2Will Wayne Gretzky be announced as the head coach for the Pheonix Coyotes today? Rumours are swirling....Item #3The Flyers, as good as they look offensively, do not have a goalie signed yet. Esche, Burke, and Hackett are all still free agents. The Habs need to resign Theodore in the worst way, and the Sens need a viable goalie once Hasek goes down to a crippling injury.Bring on the news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Gretzky as the Coyotes head coach is a done deal. It was announced that Wayne will be the new head coach last night on TSN - even mentioning his assistants - Rick Tocchet and Barry Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Low Roller Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Rick Nash is rumoured to be signing a 5 year deal with Columbus worth $27M. Maybe this will get confirmed today.According to RDS, the negotiations between the Habs and Theodore's agent are set to begin today. It's kinda scary that it's taken this long, but I suppose Bob Gainey was busy trying to sign unrestricted free agents before he starts worrying about the restricted ones.A rumour swirling around is a trade between Florida and Montreal: Luongo for Theodore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 A rumour swirling around is a trade between Florida and Montreal: Luongo for Theodore.That deal would negate all the good Florida has done so far, and obviously be great for Montreal. It's only a rumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Monday morning rumour mill:- Pittsburg is expected to add a center, perhaps Jozef Stumpel, who like Palffy last played for the Los Angeles Kings in 2003-04; another defenseman; and a goalie, possibly Curtis Joseph or Sean Burke.- Mark Messier may re-join the Oilers for a farewell tour.- Atlanta could have interest in Teemu Selanne (who is represented by Don Baizley, Dany Heatley's new agent) or Peter Bondra.- Pavel Bure not coming back. His agent said Bure won't play because he doesn't want to undergo knee reconstruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 - Rumours now point to Lindros not signing in Toronto after-all. "The Big E" is gonna have a hard time finding a new team. A history of concussion injuries will do that.- Veteran goaltender Sean Burke is expected to sign with a club today, either Calgary or Pittsburg. The Penguins are also interested in Curis Joseph. - Teams that might have some interest in Jocelyn Thibault include the Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks, and possibly the Tampa Bay Lightning.Updated list of unrestricted free agents:CentersAndrew Cassels, Columbus; Vincent Damphousse, San Jose; Ron Francis, Toronto; Chris Gratton, Colorado; Travis Green, Boston; Brian Holzinger, Columbus; Eric Lindros, N.Y. Rangers; Mark Messier, N.Y. Rangers; Rem Murray, Nashville; Andrei Nikolishin, Colorado; Yanic Perreault, Montreal; Jozef Stumpel, Los Angeles; Shaun Van Allen, Ottawa.Right wingsDonald Audette, Florida; Peter Bondra, Ottawa; Valeri Bure, Dallas; Anson Carter, Los Angeles; Adam Deadmarsh, Los Angeles; Rob DiMaio, Dallas; Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Washington; Alexander Mogilny, Toronto; Vladimir Orszagh, Nashville; Owen Nolan, Toronto; Teemu Selanne, Colorado; Scott Young, Dallas.Left wingsDave Andreychuk, Tampa Bay; Bates Battaglia, Washington; Jim Cummins, Colorado; x-John LeClair, Philadelphia; Jim McKenzie, Nashville; Brian Savage, Phoenix; Steve Thomas, Detroit; Rob Zamuner, Boston.DefensemenMurray Baron, St. Louis; x-Mathieu Biron, Florida; Brad Bombardir, Nashville; Jeff Finley, St. Louis; Roman Hamrlik, N.Y. Islanders; Alexander Khavanov, St. Louis; Bryan Marchment, Toronto; Boris Mironov, N.Y. Rangers; Lyle Odelein, Florida; James Patrick, Buffalo; Stephane Quintal, Los Angeles; Jiri Slegr, Boston; Scott Stevens, New Jersey; Don Sweeney, Dallas; Glen Wesley, Carolina; Jason Woolley, Detroit; Jason York, Nashville.GoaltendersSean Burke, Philadelphia; Roman Cechmanek, Los Angeles; Byron Dafoe, Atlanta; Mike Dunham, N.Y. Rangers; Arturs Irbe, Columbus; Curtis Joseph, Detroit; Chris Osgood, St. Louis; Steve Shields, Florida; Ron Tugnutt, Dallas.x-Indicates player was bought out and can't re-sign with previous club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Here are some more rumors (a few have been already seen on here). The RDS ones are ridiculous.Jason Marshall - Possibly to AnaheimMike Dunham - Phoenix is interestedAnson Carter - Possibly in Toronto but it seems Edmonton is the only team really interested.Thibeault - Supposedly being shopped by the 'Hawks...Vancouver and Phoenix are interested.Mogilny - Rumors are he's going to Washington to join Ovechkin.Klee - Is supposedly being shopped by TorontoLindros - Supposedly pretty much signed by Toronto, Calgary, San Jose and Nashville were said to be interested but it looks as iof Calgary and Nashville have pulled out with their signings.Selanne - Montreal and LA seemed to be interested earlier now it's pretty much St. Louis or Atlanta.John Leclair - Possibly NYR with Lindros, supposedly Boston is interested. I think the rumors are he'd come cheap.Hamrlik - Carolina is the big rumor though Boston has also been rumored. Could go to Buffalo they're after a defenseman.Giguere - Was supposedly being shopped, to be replaced by Burke or Shields. Could free up salary room.Curtis Joseph - Supposedly intrigued by Pittsburgh, Edmonton has also been said to be interested, maybe to Toronto, now St. Louis is after him (WHY?)Poti - Supposedly being traded to Vancouver.Sean Burke - Either Pittsburgh or Tampa, though again maybe Toronto.Zetterberg/Datsyuk - Rumoured to Toronto, either in various trades (most notably rumored to leave Toronto are Antropov, Belfour, and Belak), or as restricted free agent signings (as Detroit wouldn't have alot of room to match)Lecavalier - Rds.ca is obsessed with him going to the Habs. Supposedly Koivu a draft pick and a prospect in exchange. (ie. Carey Price?)Luongo - Again Rds.ca is obsessed with him going to the Habs, trade scenario is Theodore and Ryder to Florida in exchange for him.Osgood - Possibly signed again by Detroit.Belfour - Maybe out of Toronto as a salary dump, TB is one destination I've heard, Detroit possibly too.Denis - Supposedly with the signing of Prusek he could be on the block, either to TB or Detroit.Yanic Perreault - Word is he might be interested in going back to Toronto where he was most productive..would give the Leafs a solid line-up of centremen like Sundin, Allison, Perreault, Stajan.Joe Thornton - Insane people have said he could go norht of the border to Ottawa or Toronto. (To Toronto in a 3 way trade involving Daze and Belfour)Bondra - Originally rumored to Washington, San Jose and New Jersey have also been rumored destinations, now Atlanta is seeming to be the most after him.McCabe - Rumor is he may be on the block to Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Isn't RDS great? Lecavalier in Montreal would give the Hab fans a hometown hero not seen since the days of Guy Lafleur. It would be a PR coup if they manage to pull this off. Koivu is the captain, so I wouldn't be surprised if they trade him even if he represents the grit and determination that personified the Habs last season.Theodore may be looking to get out of Montreal after that whole Hell's Angels mess his family was involved in. It's not a completely impossible proposition. It would be sad to see Micheal Ryder go though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 RDS always has something ridiculous going on. They have had Lecavalier in Montreal since his rookie season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 You'd love to see Lecavalier in Montreal. Admit it. The RDS writers are just a bunch of Hab marks.Haha... I just read a ridiculous rumour on some fanboy site that Lindros is going to sign with Toronto as a defenseman. How the mighty have fallen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Just a word to the unwise, Mike has disabled image linking in signatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 There's no way Luongo is going anywhere. Mike Milbury made that mistake once and will never live it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Just a word to the unwise, Mike has disabled image linking in signatures.Shaddap yo face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Maybe a Tugnutt return to Ottawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 hehehe... you said tug nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Well not much but the BJ's re-signed Rick Nash to a 5 year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Will Wayne Gretzky be announced as the head coach for the Pheonix Coyotes today? Rumours are swirling....This will be announced this afternoon.Just my opinion, but I think he's not a good choice for coach. He's too much of a nice guy. Also, his lip tends to quiver when he gets upset (recall his attempt to be inspirational during the 2002 Olympics) and it looks like he's going to cry. This won't inspire his team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 My opinion is it's totally a publicity move to try and sell tickets in Phoenix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Mike Cullen signed a one year deal with Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Gretz seems like a calculating sort of individual, so I am sure he has thought long and hard about this. Heck, its been out there for months and months and months so you know he has done his research.I, for one, cant wait to see what this brings. The more Gretzky, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 My opinion is it's totally a publicity move to try and sell tickets in Phoenix. You're totally right. They'd sell even more tickets if they moved back to Winnipeg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 and if Selanne could score 82 goals again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Veteran forward Mike Grier has accepted a one-year, $1.4-million US qualifying offer from the Buffalo Sabres, the NHL club announced Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Veteran forward Mike Grier has accepted a one-year, $1.4-million US qualifying offer from the Buffalo Sabres, the NHL club announced MondayI wonder if they'll let him golf at that country club in Buffalo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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