Psst……I heard a rumor……
Well, today is the day hockey fans perk up and play GM in anticipation that their team will pick up the missing piece of the puzzle to put them over the top. The excitement and buzz on Trade Deadline Day is traditionally better than the deals themselves. The speculation of big names involved in movement chew up a ton of time while big media places “name” analysts to hype it up for hours until trades slowly start to trickle in. Granted some big names do move on Deadline Day but for the most part it is the minor acquisitions that ultimately have the most impact. There are always one or two trades that seem to come from left field and catch us all off guard, but predicting where players will go is the fun part. And that is the part that makes us all pay attention and listen intently to the big media hype while wiping the drool as they mention our favorite team.
Will Hossa practice today? Will the Leafs move anyone? Will the Habs swing for the fences? Will the Bruins stand pat even though they need a scoring winger? Will Dallas find help for the Modano line? Will the Panthers actually move Jokinen? Do the Ducks tinker at all? Will the Wings get tougher? Will the Rangers move anyone to get defensive help? Where in the world will Brad Richards land this afternoon? The buzz engulfs us all – and the buzz itself is better for the game than the answers to the questions. Anytime hockey talk takes center stage it’s a good thing all around. I guess what I’m driving at here is enjoy the day, get fooled by the hype and dream big my friends, because today is the day for hockey talk.
As for myself, I’m not expecting too much as the months leading up have been anemic as far as trades are concerned. And to me that is a telling sign that too many teams are on the fence and reluctant to trade away the future for rental help. Parity is what the league wanted and is just what they have accomplished. Because of that and cap space, major trades have diminished drastically. Of course there will still be headline moves and that is why I’ll be here at the computer all day, as will most of you.
Showing posts with label Rumors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rumors. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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SNIFFING OUT NEWS FROM AROUND THE RINK
The Toronto Maple Leafs are still having trouble clearing cap space to sign UFA Mike Peca. They would love to move checking forward Matt Stajan, as they have been trying to do since last seasons trade deadline, again at the draft and throughout the off-season but have found no takers.
The Montreal Canadiens are said to be interested in re-acquiring veteran defenseman Patrice Brisebois. According to his agent an offer has been made, but it is too early to speculate on his return to the Habs.
The fallout from the Bruins recent acquisition of Carl Soderberg from the Blues in the Hannu Toivonen trade leaves them with a log jam at center. This is fueling rumors having the B’s moving prospect Ben Walter. It would make more sense for the Bruins to simply move Patrice Bergeron or Phil Kessel to wing to clear the jam at center.
Keep an eye out for the Red Wings looking into taking a chance on Peter Forsberg if he finds little interest from any of his former teams in bringing him back. That is of course if he even plans to come back at all.
It seems as though Rangers GM Glen Sather is playing hardball with forward Sean Avery in his arbitration brief that will be presented today at the hearing. Sather calls Avery “a reasonably effective player as well as a detriment to the team”. These comments have left Avery surprised and angry. Avery is looking for a salary in the neighborhood of $2.6 mil. and Sather is said to be offering $1.3 mil. Gotta love arbitration!
So the brothers Stall were among a group of disorderly bachelor partiers arrested in the morning on Saturday. As it may be an embarrassing incident for the Stall brothers and the league, at least they weren’t caught dog fighting.
Ducks GM Brian Burke may be upset with Kevin Lowe over the offer sheet, but “classless” it isn’t. “Legal” it is. So he should take his lumps, learn his lesson and move on. Being upset is okay, but remember how much time you had to re-sign your player before the offer was made, that is where you failed.
Here’s hoping that the Los Angeles Kings will handle things right with their leading scorer Mike Cammalleri. It would be a shame if they end up with ill feelings on either side going through an arbitration hearing. It would be wise of them to try to avoid such a thing and sign him before it’s too late.
Rumors have the Dallas Stars interested in bringing in Dave Taylor to fill a spot in the front office. It would be a wise move on their part as Taylor brings an excellent track record with him. It does seem weird though to think of Taylor being somewhere other than L.A.
On a personal note: I’m not liking the “new style” uniforms very much. What the hell am I going to do with the 40+ “instant retro” ones hanging in my closet? Oh, well “the times they are a changing” I guess I have to go with the flow. I still love my Quebec Nordiques jersey the best anyway!!
The Montreal Canadiens are said to be interested in re-acquiring veteran defenseman Patrice Brisebois. According to his agent an offer has been made, but it is too early to speculate on his return to the Habs.
The fallout from the Bruins recent acquisition of Carl Soderberg from the Blues in the Hannu Toivonen trade leaves them with a log jam at center. This is fueling rumors having the B’s moving prospect Ben Walter. It would make more sense for the Bruins to simply move Patrice Bergeron or Phil Kessel to wing to clear the jam at center.
Keep an eye out for the Red Wings looking into taking a chance on Peter Forsberg if he finds little interest from any of his former teams in bringing him back. That is of course if he even plans to come back at all.
It seems as though Rangers GM Glen Sather is playing hardball with forward Sean Avery in his arbitration brief that will be presented today at the hearing. Sather calls Avery “a reasonably effective player as well as a detriment to the team”. These comments have left Avery surprised and angry. Avery is looking for a salary in the neighborhood of $2.6 mil. and Sather is said to be offering $1.3 mil. Gotta love arbitration!
So the brothers Stall were among a group of disorderly bachelor partiers arrested in the morning on Saturday. As it may be an embarrassing incident for the Stall brothers and the league, at least they weren’t caught dog fighting.
Ducks GM Brian Burke may be upset with Kevin Lowe over the offer sheet, but “classless” it isn’t. “Legal” it is. So he should take his lumps, learn his lesson and move on. Being upset is okay, but remember how much time you had to re-sign your player before the offer was made, that is where you failed.
Here’s hoping that the Los Angeles Kings will handle things right with their leading scorer Mike Cammalleri. It would be a shame if they end up with ill feelings on either side going through an arbitration hearing. It would be wise of them to try to avoid such a thing and sign him before it’s too late.
Rumors have the Dallas Stars interested in bringing in Dave Taylor to fill a spot in the front office. It would be a wise move on their part as Taylor brings an excellent track record with him. It does seem weird though to think of Taylor being somewhere other than L.A.
On a personal note: I’m not liking the “new style” uniforms very much. What the hell am I going to do with the 40+ “instant retro” ones hanging in my closet? Oh, well “the times they are a changing” I guess I have to go with the flow. I still love my Quebec Nordiques jersey the best anyway!!
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