Market value for Timonen … A Blue Jackets rant … Visnovsky to join Isles … Campoli to Switzerland
Bill Meltzer via twitter: On Kimmo Timonen's reported 1 year, $6 million contract. He got market value, considering the factors: "1) Defensemen leaguewide command a premium. A four-time All-Star, regardless of age, commands an ultra-high premium. 2) Timonen was the best remaining potential…
Quick Hits: Redden, Visnovsky, waivers, Gardiner, White … Lines for: Senators, Flames, Devils, Leafs and Flyers
Bob McKenzie via twitter: Wade Redden signs with the Blues for 1 year, $800,000 salary and up to $200,000 more for games played. Jesse Spector via twitter: Lubomir Visnovsky has been suspended by the Islanders. Bob McKenzie via twitter: Jets…
Roster notes: waivers, Jets claim Peluso, Kovalchuk, Visnovsky, Etem, Gibson, Bodie, Parent, Rosehill and Maple Leafs
Renaud Lavoie via twitter: Sharks waivers: Danny Groulx. Flyers waivers: Andreas Lilja, Brian Boucher. Hurricanes waivers: Brett Bellemore, Nicolas Blanchard, M-A Gragnani, Justin Krueger, Jerome Samson, Chris Terry, Justin Peters. Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Scott Gomez and Wade Redden put on waivers for purpose of…
Interest for Gomez … “Not close” for Subban … No Redden in LA … Visnovsky wants to stay for 2 weeks … O’Donnell retires … Laich’s groin
The Fourth Period: Scott Gomez is already getting some interest for when he's bought out and becomes a free agent. It's possible that he could be picked up before the start of the season. All interest is coming from the…
KHL won’t allow Visnovsky to play without the Isles permission … NHLPA to look at Gomez situation … On Waivers
Matias Strozyk via twitter: (this morning) The KHL announced that Visnovsky is not allowed to play any games in the KHL without the Islanders. permission. KHL and NHL representatives will start working on the case. Katie Strang via twitter: Strang…
Medvedev coming to N.A. to talk Kovalchuk buyout … Teams could look at Hemsky … Reasons for Flyers to go after Luongo
Igor Eronko via twitter: KHL president Alex Medvedev said he'll be heading to North America in February to talk to the Devils about a contract buyout for Ilya Kovalchuk to bring him back to Russia. The Fourth Period: With the…
Four big name Russians offered big money to stay in KHL … KHL president Medvedev may challenge CBA
Larry Brooks via twitter: Last Friday, Evgeny Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, Ilya Kovalchuk and Pavel Datsyuk were preparing a press release that would announce their intention to stay in the KHL regardless. Brooks was told that the four had been promised an immense…
The Russian factor: Visnovsky staying overseas, Kovalchuk staying too? Markov still in Russia, Kulemin rumors false
6:20 PM: Slava Malamud via twitter: Legally, the IIHF could ban Kovalchuk from all competitions, including the Sochi Olympics, if he doesn't report to the Devils. Eric Macramalla asks if it would would compel him to honor his NHL contract?…
NHL players who are playing overseas during the NHL lockout
Here is a list of players that have signed contracts to play overseas during the NHL lockout. We will continue to update as long as players keep signing. Player 2012-13 NHL Team Lockout Team League Artem Anisimov Columbus Lokomotiv Yaroslavl…
Doan staying? No NTC or NMC for Weber … Visnovsky waits … Zetterberg next Wings captain? Beauchemin ready for camp
Josh Rimer via twitter: Rimer is hearing that Shane Doan will be staying in Phoenix. Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Shea Weber's agent Jarrett Bousquet said yesterday that the 'offer sheet' has been formalized into a contract, and that it…
Morning notes on: CBA, Doan deadline, Ovechkin and KHL, Colaiacovo, Cousins, Huselius, Visnovsky and Kane
TSN: CBA talks made little progress last week, but both sides will meet again on Tuesday. Darren Dreger is saying that the league may present another offer. Detroit Free Press: Shane Doan will sign somewhere before September 15th. "Shane is…
Sunday morning notes on Burrows, Edler, Visnovsky, Del Zotto, Sauer, Yandle and Smith
Brad Ziemer of the Vancouver Sun: The Canucks have started talks with Alex Burrows regarding a contract extension. "We have had preliminary discussions about extending Alex's contract," Gilman said. "But beyond that it's not our policy to discuss ongoing negotiations."…