Koivu wants to stay in Montreal
Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette quotes Saku Koivu's agent Don Baizley as saying "Saku would like to stay in Montreal, but we're waiting to see what the team has in mind."
Red Wings offer Hossa long term deal
Bruce Garrioch of Sun Media reports that the Detroit Red Wings have offered a long term, lucrative offer to Marian Hossa and are awaiting a response.. Also more on Jay Bouwmeester..
Dean Lombardi talks about draft picks.
Rich Hammond asked Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi his opinion of the top ranked players available in the NHL entry draft Friday night..."I asked Dean Lombardi to give some quick thoughts, almost like a word-association test, about some…
Burke interested in Zack Kassian.
Damien Cox of The Toronto Star looks at comments made by Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke regarding tough-guy Zack Kassian, who is available in the up-coming NHL entry draft taking place June 26-27 2009... "He's big, tough, skilled,…
Todays Snapshots
Here’s a quick look at some of today’s news stories… Kevin Mcgran of the Toronto Star writes "Jim Balsillie and Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes want a bankruptcy court judge to force the NHL to negotiate with them the possible relocation…
NHL Awards
All the news from the NHL awards Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Alex Ovechkin wins the Hart Trophy. The Associated Press reports Boston's Zdeno Chara wins the Norris Trophy. The Associated Press reports Pavel Datsyuk wins the Selke Trophy. The…
Sedins want $63 million contract each
The Los Angeles correspondent of Swedish newspaper Expressen reported "Daniel and Henrik Sedin both want 12-year, $63 million contracts to stay with the Vancouver Canucks. They'll be unrestricted free agents on July 1"... If you average it out it's 5.25 million…
Burke not interested in Heatley
The Toronto Star reports "Toronto general manager Brian Burke, who is rarely ambiguous, pulled no punches yesterday when he blasted the Senators' 50-goal sniper or his representatives for letting a request for a trade out of Ottawa become public"... It's…
Crosby handshake snub?
To set the record straight, I'm not a Crosby sympathizer. Yes, I do see the petulant looks at the refs and constant complaining about calls, or missed calls depending on the situation. All that said, I have a real problem…
Todays Snapshots
Here’s a quick look at some of today’s news stories… TSN reports The Atlanta Thrashers have signed Marty Reasoner to a 2 year deal. TSN reports The Ducks Have signed Mike Brown to a 2 year contract extension. Kevin Mcgran…
Cujo done but so is Pogge
According to Steve Buffery of sunmedia, "Even if The Monster decides to haunt some other NHL locale next season, the Maple Leafs definitely will not bring back veteran goaltender Curtis Joseph. "Great service as a Leaf," Burke said yesterday of Joseph.…
Third group unvails plan for a team in southern Ontario
TSN reported "A new group has come forward with a proposal to launch a second NHL franchise in Toronto. They have a name -- the Toronto Legacy -- and even a sweater and logo"... In sharp contrast to the Jim…