NHL Free Agency: Montreal Canadiens Needs And Wants
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
Pending UFA's (13): D Mike Komisarek, D Mathieu Schneider, F Saku Koivu, F Alex Kovalev, F Alex Tanguay, F Robert Lang, D Francis Bouillon, D Mathieu Dandeneault, F Tom Kostopoulos, D Patrice Brisebois, G Marc Denis, D Doug Janik, D Alex Henry Pending RFA's (6): F Guillaume Latendresse, F Tomas Plekanec, F Chris Higgins, F Matt D' Agostini, F Kyle Chipchura, F Greg Stewart ...
Chris Higgins Traded To New York Rangers For Scott Gomez
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... The Canadiens have landed center Scott Gomez from the New York Rangers in exchange for forward Chris Higgins. RDS has just received confirmation of this trade. At present, Higgins and Gomez are the only two players known to be involved in the transaction.
UPDATE: The complete deal is Gomez, Tom Pyatt et du defenseman Michael Busto for Higgins, defensemen Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik.
Unfu**ingbeleivable!
Gomez is under contract ...
Contract Escape! Rangers Trade Scott Gomez to Montreal for Chris Higgins
Lighthouse Hockey —
... My solace? Sather's move is no doubt clearing room for ... some other jaw-dropping contract likely to strain their payroll. Dany Heatley? A "crazy" commitment to Nik Antropov? A 5-year, $45-million maneuver to talk Bobby Holik out of retirement? {snickers} Who knows. I do know that every time I think they can't surprise me anymore ... they prove me wrong.
The deal also includes hot prospect Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik heading to the Rangers, with Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto going to ...
Free Agency Eve Open Thread
Nucks Misconduct —
... Or, more precisely, "no comment" (via @Kelcey Brade). Though you have to think the Gomez trade is a sign that the Sedins are returning. Regardless, nothing confirmed yet.
6:41 PM ET: Via @mozy19, the CBC is reporting the Sedins are signed and delivered for Vancouver. Searching for more now...
6:00 PM ET: The Canadiens get Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto (great name guy) from the Rangers for Chris Higgins, Doug Janik, Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko. No reports on ...
2009 NHL free agency begins
PensBurgh —
... three days after the draft I'm seeing posts describing today as "Hockey Christmas." I guess it's fitting. Players may get a new city to play for and fans have someone new to cheer on. So, hockey Christmas it is.
If you haven't heard by now, Scott Gomez is no longer in Pittsburgh's division. He, along with Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto were shipped out to Montreal in exchange for Ryan McDonagh, Pavel Valentenko and the rights to Doug Janik. Habs Eyes on the Prize is screaming "Bad deal," ...
Atlantic Division Roundup
Broad Street Hockey —
... The Blueshirts have been busy making their usual big-name, question-mark news so far. They lost Nik Antropov, Fredrik Sjostrom, and Colton Orr while bringing in Donald Brashear and Marian Gaborik. In the biggest news the day before FA opened, the Rangers were able to drop Scott Gomez (along with Tom Pyatt and Mike Busto) and his enormous salary ($7.3 million) and still pick up Christopher Higgins, Doug Janik, Ryan McDonagh, and Pavel Valentenko. Habs Eyes on ...
2009 Free Agency: Toronto Maple Leafs Sign Mike Komisarek
Pension Plan Puppets —
... when they had the neutered Georges Laracque. Here's his entire fight card:
March 15, 2003 - Andre Roy - Draw
April 5, 2003 - Dale Purinton - Sounds like a loss
December 8, 2003 - Michal Handzus - Draw
January 3, 2004 - Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
October 25, 2005 - Donald Brashear - Draw
March 28, 2006 - Eric Godard - Win but only because he jumped Godard
September 26, 2006 - Doug Janik - No Details
November 7, 2006 - Brad Winchester ...
The Gainey Regime 2009-10: Year Six - A Recap of Moves Made from the Seven Previous Seasons
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... 13 players (so far) not returning from the previous 2008-09 roster are Steve Begin (traded to Dallas February 26), Chris Higgins and Doug Janik (traded to the ...
The Gainey Regime 2008-09: Year Five
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... from Chicago for 2010 2nd round pick.
November 11 - Canadiens sign F David Desharnais (+H) as a FA.
January 5 - Canadiens acquire D T.J. Kemp (+H) from Pittsburgh for conditional 2010 7th round pick.
February 16 - Canadiens acquire D Mathieu Schneider and a 3rd round draft pick (Joonas Nattinen) from Atlanta for 2009 2nd round pick (traded to Colorado) and 2010 3rd round picks.
February 26 - Canadiens trade F Steve Begin (-MH) to Dallas for D Doug Janik (+H).
February 27 - Canadiens claim F *Glen Metropolit ...
(New) Avalanche by the Numbers
Mile High Hockey —
... . It appears that #3 was available (Doug Janik had worn it the previous season but departed a few weeks after Koci joined the team), but it went to former 1st rounder ...
NHL Offseason Winners & Losers: Eastern Conference
Canes Country —
... $1.4 million — Best-case scenario: Biron re-establishes himself as a legitimate NHL starter, then you can trade him or try and old on to him if Rick DiPietro continues to be injured. Worst-case scenario: you trade him at the deadline to a team desperate for help in net and land a decent draft pick or prospect. Not bad for just $1.4 million.
Trade Market
Best Move: Christopher Higgins, Ryan McDonaugh, Pavel Valentenko and Doug Janik to New York Rangers / Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt and ...
Sabres Have the Depth to Deal With Injury
Die By The Blade —
... and Doug Janik. It wasn't the most ideal situation an the fans were up in arms about the lack of depth on the Sabres blue line. ...
2009-10 NHL Season Preview: Detroit Red Wings
From The Rink —
... Who's in: Todd Bertuzzi, Andy Delmore, Patrick Eaves, Doug Janik, Jason Williams Who's out: Chris Chelios, Ty Conklin, Marian Hossa, Jiri Hudler, Tomas Kopecky, Darren McCarty, Mikael Samuelsson
Outlook: No team took more hits as a result of the salary cap staying flat than the Red Wings this summer. With Nick Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Rafalski and Johan Franzen eating up more ...
2009-10 NHL Season Preview: New York Rangers
From The Rink —
... Who's in: Tyler Arnason, Brian Boyle, Donald Brashear, Marian Gaborik, Matt Gilroy, Christopher Higgins, Ales Kotalik, Enver Lisin, Vinny Prospal Who's out: Nik Antropov, Blair Betts, Scott Gomez, Doug Janik, Lauri Korpikoski, Paul Mara, Derek Morris, Markus Naslund, Colton Orr, Patrick Rissmiller, Fredrik Sjostrom, Nikolai Zherdev
Outlook: Another off-season, another overhaul for ...
Red Wings Off to Sweden, Trim roster
Winging It In Motown —
... Larsson will travel as the emergency back-up to Chris Osgood and Jimmy Howard. Hopefully he's not needed.
After the jump is a list of the players that were cut and where they're headed to. We'll post a bit more about the Sweden expedition shortly so sit tight.
Players assigned to Grand Rapids:
Brad May (tryout basis), Jakub Kindl, Evan McGrath, Andy Delmore, Jeremy Williams, Mattias Ritola, Kris Newbury, Doug Janik, Thomas McCollum, Logan Pyett, Tomas Tatar ...
Friday Prospects -- Seasoned Vets
Winging It In Motown —
... shot of confidence in the form of a three-year contract extension that kicks in after this season. It's a one-way deal, so Kindl will be in the NHL next season. In what form is completely up to him. He's showed through numerous pre-season games that he has the talent to quarterback a powerplay at the NHL level, but he also showed an inconsistent defensive game and a tendency to make poor decisions under pressure. He has not started strong in Grand Rapids this season, and recently, Doug Janik was called up for injury time over Kindl. Kindl will need to turn ...
