2009-nhl-free-agents Stories - Defending Big D
Colorado's Anderson continues rise to goaltending elite; Florida fans ponder "what if"
Fifty-one saves in a playoff overtime victory. And a shutout. Just another night for ex-Panther Craig Anderson, who is today earning comparisons to Patrick Roy's near-miraculous performance in game four of the '96 Finals against...well, that's not important. A feat of this magnitude is certain...
2009-10 Tampa Bay Lightning season preview
SB Nation's NHL sites have been showcasing season previews for each of the 30 NHL clubs the past few weeks, leading up to the start of the new NHL season. James Mirtle has also reviewed each team over at From the Rink. Today it's the Tampa Bay Lightning in the spotlight. Overview: Upheaval and...
Senators looking at Sykora
As some of you may have seen on brother blog Pensburgh, Bruce 'Malkin to the Kings' Garrioch is reporting in the Ottawa Sun that the Senators are looking at signing winger Petr Sykora is there ever comes a day when someone's interested in acquiring Dany Heatley for a reasonable return. <!--...
Vaclav Prospal signs with New York Rangers for one year, $1.1 million
Larry Brooks at the New York Post reports that Vaclav "Vinny" Prospal, who would have made a seemingly perfect fit as a scoring boost for the Nashville Predators, has signed instead with the New York Rangers on a one-year contract for just $1.1 million. While presumably the chance to play for his...
Will KHL restricted free agents Sergey Shirokov and Denis Parshin come over to the NHL?
After refusing to sign contracts with CSKA of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, restricted free agents Sergei Shirokov and Denis Parshin have been suspended by the league for a year. In what would be a reflection of moves such as Jiri Hudler's, will they now come across to North America? This...
Alex Tanguay and Tampa Bay: Mutually interested parties
A month makes a world of difference. Reporting in on July 14th about how Alex Tanguay did not fit in Tampa Bay's plans due to money issues, Damian Cristodero of the St. Petersburg Times dumped a bucket of cold water on things: Asked how Tanguay, 29, with 193 goals and 580 points in 659 career...
Detroit Red Wings sign Jason Williams to one-year contract
Bruce MacLeod of the Macomb Daily reports that the Red Wings have signed winger Jason Williams, taking another of the "secondary scoring" options off the free agent market: Jason Williams is back. The former Red Wing is a current Wing, signing a one-year contract today. The right-handed shooting...
Detroit still expects Jiri Hudler to play in KHL following arbitration
UPDATE: Sportsnet has since backed off the original wording of their story, which began with the clear statement, "Jiri Hudler is staying in Detroit rather than heading to Russia." Ansar Khan at MLive.com also got direct word from Detroit GM Ken Holland that "The story's over. He's going to play in...
Vaclav Prospal's tenure with Tampa Bay to end
The third time is not the charm for Vaclav "Vinny" Prospal. The third tenure of Prospal with the Lightning (with stopover's in Anaheim -- 2003-04 -- and Philadelphia -- 2007-08) has come to an end today as the Tampa Bay Lightning have notified Prospal of intentions to buy out the remainder of the...
Tampa Bay to buy out LW Vinny Prospal; should the Predators pursue him?
Word comes today from the Tampa Tribune that Vaclav ("Vinny") Prospal,a 34-year-old forward with 12 years of NHL experience, is getting bought out of his contract by the Lightning. He had just completed the first season of a four-year deal worth $14 million. <!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Vaclav...
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