Bruins Sign Wheeler
As expected, the Boston Bruins have signed Blake Wheeler to a contract.
Oilers Acquire Erik Cole for Joni Pitkanen
The Oilers were at again this morning, shipping Joni Pitkanen to the Hurricanes for Erik Cole, relieving them of a contract (and injury) headache that they had already replaced last night in the Visnovsky trade.
Penguins Re-Sign Pascal Dupuis
The Penguins have re-signed Pascal Dupuis for three years, worth $1.4 million per season.
Oilers acquire Gilbert Brule for Raffi Torres
The Edmonton Oilers continue to tweak by adding potential, a formula that could very well work for them. Tuesday morning they shipped energy winger Raffi Torres to Columbus for hard-hitting, skilled pivot Gilbert Brule...
Stoll and Greene to the Kings for Visnovsky
The Oilers have acquired yet another offensive defenseman in Lubomir Visnovsky, sending pivot Jarret Stoll and rearguard Matt Greene.
Notes du Repêchage Amateur Partie II de II
D’un point de vue de pool à vie, voici quelques notes rapides sur la fin de semaine du Repêchage Amateur:
Entry Draft Notes Part II of II
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From a keeper league standpoint, here are some more quick notes from the weekend’s Entry Draft:
Boston, Buffalo off-season report
As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare their teams for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Boston and Buffalo.
(Originally posted by The Hockey News on May 23)
Anaheim, Atlanta off-season report
As keeper league hockey pools increase in number each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare their teams for the coming season. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. Each week, FPL will look at a pair of and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Anaheim and Atlanta.
(Originally posted by The Hockey News on May 16)
July 1st Looming: NHL RFA’s Pt. 1
2008 may be dubbed as “the summer of the offer sheet” if many of the rumours circulating come to fruition. There are numerous young players who are set to hit the RFA market this summer without a contract. There are also many teams with roster holes and enough cap space to make some bold offers to these players. In this first segment, I’ll break down the current situations for Corey Perry, Mike Green, Steve Bernier, Joe Pavelski, and Pierre-Marc Bouchard.