Roenick Retires
Veteran center Jeremy Roenick made it official on Thursday and announced his retirement after a 20-year NHL career. Roenick made the announcement in San Jose, where he played his last two seasons with the Sharks.(source-TSN) This is a sad day…
NHL Free Agents Still Waiting
A high-profile agent told Sun Media yesterday that the current environment for free agents is “all being orchestrated” by the NHL and the plan all along was to make these players sit to see if they’re willing to sign for…
Coyotes Bid Includes Games In Canada
"A group intending to bid $150-million (all currency U.S.) for the Phoenix Coyotes wants to bring five of the franchise's regular-season games to Saskatoon or Halifax"...(Source-Globe and Mail) "The group, officially known as Ice Edge Holdings, has been in discussions…
Toronto Maple Leafs to Trade Two Defencemen
On the Fan590 this afternoon, Brian Burke told the Toronto viewers that he plans to trade two defencemen before the season starts. "We have 10 NHL caliber defencemen, and we'll trade two before the season begins." Burke told Bob McCown…
Hossa Injured; Surgery Possible
Marian Hossa has a right rotator cuff injury that apparently happened during the playoffs while playing for the Detroit Red Wings. The severity of the injury is not known but surgery isn't out of the question at this point.(source-ESPN Chicago)…
McDonough Hearing Boos
The Blackhawks Convention opened Friday with club president John McDonough hearing boos for his decision to fire general manager Dale Tallon earlier this week. But those boos didn't last long. McDonough immediately tackled the Tallon issue Saturday during a well-attended…
Devils Bring Back Jacques Lemaire
Jacques Lemaire has been hired by the New Jersey Devils to return behind the bench as head coach. Jacques Lemaire, who coached the Devils for five seasons in the mid 1990's and led them to the Cup in 1995, is…
Capoligist needed in Chicago
There's a new position becoming very important in the new NHL salary cap era. For lack of a better term we'll call it a "Capoligist". With the cap expected to shrink in the coming seasons, there's a big problem for…
Burke taking a fresh approach
The winds of change are blowing in Toronto and the scent of Brian Burke is getting stronger by the day. Burke is starting to re-shape this 2009-10 Leaf team into a hard nosed, defence first squad that will be a…
Heatley to the Oilers close.
Sources report that Dany Heatley only needs to waive his no-trade claus to be trade to the Edmonton Oilers. The deal includes Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner, and Ladislav Smid.(source:TSN) The ball seems to be in Heaters court now...
Jay Bouwmeester signed by Calgary Flames
The defenceman avoided unrestricted free agency by agreeing to a five-year deal worth $6.6 million per year against the salary cap on Tuesday night.(source:TSN) Hats off to GM Darryl Sutter for taking the chance, trading Jordan Leopold and a third round…
Flames Sign Jay Bouwmeester
TSN is reporting 5 years, at $6.6mm per year. This should set him up well for another big contract at the peak age of 30 years old. Nice move by Calgary, but he needs to develop to prove he is…