sports.yahoo.com - 6/30/2009
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The best centers available at the Frenzy this week sadly aren't unrestricted free agents. They have names like Lecavalier and Gomez and Marleau. They cost a lot of money, and will cost talent going back the other way. But comparing them to most of the free-agent centers on the UFA market is ...
sports.yahoo.com - 7/3/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
"Bouwmeester ... ... Jay Bouwmeester " (cue music)
Handing out grades for the annual Free Agent Frenzy...
is difficult for two reasons: first, that we won't really have a true picture of success or failure of these moves for years; ...
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Puck Daddy's 2009 Free-Agent Frenzy Report Card
sports.yahoo.com - 7/1/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
When news was floating around that the Sedins
were close to inking back with the Canucks, we...
delayed this ranking. Taking Daniel Sedin out of the equation does affect the rest of the wingers, albeit minimally because he's obviously a package deal. ...
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Good/Bad/Ugly: The top 10 free-agent wingers
thehockeyprogram.net - 6/30/2009
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thehockeyprogram.net —
Chris' internet is down once again... here are
our free agent frenzy predictions from over at the...
Red Light District !! Enjoy. Coverage in U.S.: Wednesday, 2:00 - 6:00 ET on NHL Network It’s June 30… AKA Christmas Eve. We are exactly 24 hours from the free agents hitting the open ...
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FA Frenzy Predictions!
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Puck Daddy’s Top 10 Free-Agent Pivots
Kuklas Korner —
... the grosses for the new “Transformers” explosion-gasm with those for the new Larry-David-as-Woody-Allen flick. In the sense that there is no comparison.
The problem with this summer’s crop of pivots isn’t just its depth; it’s the details. Joe Sakic(notes) proved he had something left in the tank last season, though not much; but it’s the Colorado Avalanche or daily rounds of golf and afternoon naps for him.
Click here for more. Ranger fans: Do you want Gomez to go?
Wednesday Links
St. Louis Game Time —
... What's wrong with Edmonton, Dany Heatley? Who does he want to play for? [TSN]
Jay Bouwmeester is a Flamer. Side note: Jay is my favorite NHL player out of a uniform. He looks NOTHING like a hockey player. [ESPN]
Scottz Gomez is a Canadien. Well, he's still an American ... but he'll be playing in Montreal. [ESPN]
Puck Daddy breaks down the free agent d-men ... [Puck Daddy]
... centers ... [Puck Daddy]
... and goalies. Notice how Manny Legace can't crack this list. ...
2009 Free Agency: July 1 Open Thread
Broad Street Hockey —
... for the day...
A Flyers free agency cheat sheet, and cheat sheets from all around the league.
The Flyers salary cap chart, updated as of 11:59 AM today.
The top 100 unrestricted free agents, a depth chart of available forwards, a depth chart of available defensemen, and a depth chart of available goaltenders.
The top 10 free agent wingers, the top 10 free agent defensemen, the top 10 free agent centers, and the top 10 free agent goalies. Sorry, ...
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Free Agent Predictions
crashthecrease.com 6/30/2009 — With July 1st now a mere 26 hours away, maybe it is time to have some fun. So what I ask of you is, copy the list below (of the most likely biggest name free agents) and take your pick on where they could end up. Will make for an interesting discussion come Wednesday! Enjoy!
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Teams that need to make a move -- and quick -- during free agency
sports.espn.go.com 7/4/2009 — We've spent a lot of time trying to gauge who the winners have been through the first two hectic days of free agency. Chicago, the New York Rangers , Montreal (the Habs get consideration simply for the volume of changes they've made) and Toronto are ...
Breaking Down July 1
crashthecrease.com 7/1/2009 — On the eve of July 1 we have witnessed a fairly big trade between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens which notably involved Scott Gomez, Chris Higgins and Ryan McDonagh and we have also saw Jay Bouwmeester sign a long term deal in Calgary worth $6.6 million for 5 years.
This is just ...
Good night: Unless you’re a Habs fan
thetwolinepass.com 7/2/2009 —
The Lead
Remember back after the Habs got demolished in the playoffs and some reporter told Bob Gainey all about how even his wife was questioning Gainey’s use of Carey Price in the playoffs?
Well now I gotta wonder if the Habs can get her signed up to be GM, because Jesus ...
GOOD-BYE CAPTAIN K
abehefter.wordpress.com 6/30/2009 — It’s over.
Saku Koivu’s career as a member of the Montreal Canadiens effectively came to an end yesterday, when General Manager Bob Gainey announced that Koivu was not among the team’s potential unrestricted free agents to receive a contract offer from the Habs. That honor ...
GAINEY WORKS PLAN TO PERFECTION
abehefter.wordpress.com 7/2/2009 — It was a brilliant strategy on the part of Canadiens’ General Manager Bob Gainey. Whether or not it pays off on the ice, however, remains to be seen.
After striking out time and time again in his efforts to lure big-name, free-agent talent to Montreal, Gainey went out and locked up ...
Sather evens things up
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — I guess this is payback for Jozef Balej. When Bob Gainey hoodwinked Glen Sather into taking Balej in exchange for impending free agent Alex Kovalev back in 2004, Montreal was abuzz with the thought of a marquee name finally landing in the city. Now, just over four years later, those two men have ...
The Top 50 NHL Free Agents
puckcentral.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — Free Agency begins in just two days, actually less since teams can start negotiating contracts with UFAs at midnight on July 1st. We completed a similar list, sorted by position back in March [ Link ] Here is NHL.com's list of the Top 50 Unrestricted Free Agents: Defensemen Current ...
The Canadiens Draft Class of '09 A Promising Bunch.
habseyesontheprize.com 6/29/2009 —
An upbeat Trevor Timmins put it succinctly.
"I felt we did good. It was a good day, but we'll have a better idea exactly how good five years from now."
Canadiens scout Trevor Timmins, in front of a scrum of 25 mics and cameras, was assessing his team's picks at random, with ...
Komisarek's no traitor
dailyhab-it.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — I guess I understand why Habs fans are all over Mike Komisaerk for signing with the hated Toronto Maple Leafs, especially when the disparity between the two offers was so slim. It's very easy to call him a traitor, with the way the team cultivated him, the way Bob Gainey fired a pretty darn good ...
