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..
Jay Bouwmeester trade talks heat up
TSN says the Florida Panthers are closing in on trade the rights to Jay Bouwmeester..Also, the San Jose Sharks are shopping Ryan Clowe..
Lecavalier-to-Canadiens?
Bill Beacon of the Canadian Press muses about the Vincent Lecavalier trade potential with Montreal as speculations heat up heading into the NHL draft tomorrow..
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…
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…
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…
Heatley requests trade
TSN reports "TSN has confirmed that the 28-year old who signed a six-year, $45 million contract extension with the team in October of 2007 - that includes a no-movement clause - informed the team a week ago of his desire…
Sedins to Montreal?
A possible destination for the Sedin twins is Montreal according to Eklund of Hockeybuzz.com. "I am chasing a rumor that the Canadiens are pursuing the Sedins, and a rumor involving Komisarek to Boston. I will be blogging more before 3pm.…
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.…
Todays Snapshots
Here's a quick look at some of today's news stories... Scott C of the Calgary Herald says the Calgary Flames have decided to keep their pick in the 1st round this year and will give up next years 1st pick…