Tag: Atlanta Thrashers

NHL Trade Rumors from Twitter for March 2nd

We'll continue to bring you updates from Twitter and elsewhere throughout today and tomorrow. Keep up-to-date will all player trades on our NHL Trade Tracker page. If you need a quick break from the rumors, check out the relaxed Wayne…

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Almost Trade Deadline Day

3:59 PM: TheFourthPeriod: Alexei Ponikarovsky is close to be dealt. The Kings, Penguins, and Predators have shown serious interest. The Leafs are hoping for a 1st round pick, but might take a 2nd and top prospect. 10:57 AM: Brad Ziemer…

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NHL Trade Rumors from Twitter for Mar. 1st

Chris Vivlamore: The Thrashers will be buyers more than sellers at the deadline. Bob McKenzie: The Lightning have put Brandon Bochenski on re-entry waivers. The Flyers have put Riley Cote on waivers. Bruce Garrioch: The Sharks are looking at Aaron…

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Cullen Gone by Tomorrow .. Turco in Limbo .. Armstrong Drawing Interest .. Some Panthers on the Block

The Triangle Business Journal: Hurricanes GM, Jim Rutherford, expects to trade Matt Cullen before the Olympic roster freeze (tomorrow), and Ray Whitney after the break. Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Tim Thomas hasn't been approached about waiving his no-trade, and "Thomas…

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Kari Lehtonen Traded To The Dallas Stars

"The Atlanta Thrashers have traded goalie Kari Lehtonen to the Dallas Stars for defenceman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a fourth-round draft pick. Lehtonen, 26, was recalled by Atlanta on Tuesday after completing a conditioning assignment with the Chicago Wolves of the…

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Blackhawks interested in Parros and Wisniewski, Goaltending situation in Dallas, Lehtonen back in Atlanta

Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail: The countdown for the Olympic roster freeze has begun (Feb. 12th, 3pm), so GM's have a few days to go over their plan B's (well for those of who were interested in Kovalchuk),…

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Hockey Night In Canada’s “Hotstove” video

Every week during the second intermission of the CBC's Hockey Night In Canada broadcast, they regularly have their "Hotstove"  (Source:CBC.ca) segment, where trades and trade rumors are discussed. In last night's edition they analyzed the Ilya Kovalchuk trade by Don Waddell of the…

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Tim Thomas on the Block? What the Kings offered for Kovalchuk, Price the odd man out? More Injuries for the Red Wings

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Boston has held talks with teams who are looking for goaltender. The 35 year old Tim Thomas has a no-movement clause, and has a $5 million cap hit until 2011-12. Chicago could be interested,…

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The Fallout from the Ilya Kovalchuk trade

So by now everyone knows that Kovalckuk and Samlema were traded to the Devils for Johnny Oduya, Nicklas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier, and a 1st round pick. Some people are sure to say that the Thrashers didn't get enough for Kovalchuk,…

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Atlanta Thrashers Trade Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils

The Atlanta Thrashers have traded all-star forward Ilya Kovalchuk to the New Jersey Devils. NHLSourcesSay (twitter), say that the Devils are sending Bergfors, Oduya, Mattias Tedenby and a 1st round pick. Bob McKenzie via Twitter confirms the Devils are sending…

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Ilya Kovalchuk Trade Rumors

We'll be giving Ilya Kovalchuk his own trade rumors section from here on out, updating each day with any new rumors we find. Feb. 4th: 7:45 pm: TSN is reporting, from USA Today, that Ilya Kovalchuk has been traded to…

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Don Waddell tells Ilya Kovalchuk to Expect a Trade Soon

TSN is reporting that Atlanta Thrashers GM Don Waddell has told Ilya Kovalchuk to expect a trade in the next couple hours or days. It hasn't been reported where he'll end up. Nick Kypreos was saying last night during the…

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