Hockey Rambling

 Martin Hanzal will have surgery this week on a herniated disk in his back. He will reportedly have enough time to recover and rehab by the start of training camp. Kudos to MikeD in the forum for digging this up.  The Penguins have signed unrestricted free agent Bill Thomas. As a goal-scoring winger, he has [...]

 Peter Forsberg will need at least several months to rehab his foot, once again throwing into doubt whether or not he can even play 40 games next season. Dallas coach Dave Tippett has been extended for two years.  The Islanders have fired Ted Nolan. He did not get along well with his GM (again), but kept a [...]

 The Senators have signed rearguard Brendan Bell. I found confirmation that Krog has indeed signed with Vancouver. His contract in the KHL has been cancelled. He is a dark horse for 55 points on the second line, but he needs to play on the second line.Branislav Mezei has signed to play in Europe next season. The Boston [...]

 Defenseman Steve McCarthy has signed to play in the KHL.  DobberHockey's Jeff Angus is reporting the Canucks have signed AHL star Jason Krog to a one-way contract, meaning he'll finally get another chance in the NHL. He needs an extended, lengthy shot on the second line and if he gets one he bears watching.  Goodbye Jozef [...]

 Hey guys, Angus here. Busy few days for me. Anyway, some updates in the afternoon. The Canucks have signed the skilled Jason Krog to a one year, one-way deal. This is essentially going to be a replacement for either Matt Pettinger ($1.1 million) or Taylor Pyatt ($1.5 million) in Vancouver's bottom six. The Senators have apparently signed [...]

 The Tennessean is reporting that Steve Sullivan's bad episodes with his back are becoming shorter. He has skated three times in the past week and says that it is more of an exhaustion thing than a pain thing, as he tries to get into shape. He is resolute in saying that he will be back, [...]

 It is a tight race, but guess who currently leads all prospects in fantasy hockey value - see the updated Fantasy Prospects List here .  Sergei Fedorov signed a one-year, $4 million deal with Washington. He should be good for 50-55 points there. Any other team would have been much lower.  Kyle Wanvig has signed to play [...]

 Here's an interesting one: the revamped Lightning have signed Brandon Bochenski to a two-year deal. The deal is two-way for this year, but one-way for next year. A pure goalscorer, Bochenski is one of those guys that cannot be expected to play strong defense. He's other on the top line, or in the press box. [...]

 The Flyers have signed Arron Asham to a multi-year contract. It will be a tough lineup to crack. The Pens have signed Finnish scoring star Janne Pesonen to a one-year contract. The 26-year-old led the Finnish Elite League last season. I think he will get a look on one of the big lines in Pittsburgh and [...]

 The following players elected to go to salary arbitration: Antoine Vermette (OTT), Jay Bouwmeester (FLA), Brooks Laich (WAS), Shaone Morrisonn (WAs), Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Stephane Veilleux (MIN), Dennis Wideman (BOS), Marek Svatos (COL), Dan Fritsche (NYR), Marcel Goc (SJ) and Ville Koistinen (NSH). The players will definitely have contracts in the fall - no holdouts, [...]