2009 Free Agency: Where the Canucks stand
Nucks Misconduct —
... Potential targets: The Sedins are the X factor. If they stay, I can see a run at maybe one high end forward like Mike Cammalleri, Brian Gionta, Martin Havlat, Marian Gaborik or Alex Tanguay. Middle range guys like Kyle Calder or Erik Cole could be targeted as well. Cheaper pivot options like Nik Antropov, Manny Malhotra or Samuel Pahlsson could work on the second line at the right price. On defense, you'll hear rumblings about Scott Niedermayer but maybe (hopefully?) a stronger ...
Kings Free Agency Cheat Sheet
Battle of California —
... Here's a quick look at what the Kings will be doing for free agency. Glance over it, print it out, and throw it in your wallet to show ladies. It's a great conversation starter!*
RK: Hey, don't you think signing Marian Gaborik would be cool?
Woman: *throws drink in my face
Pending UFA's: Derek Armstrong, Kyle Calder (hooray!), Denis Gauthier (double hooray!)
Pending RFA's: Jack Johnson, Ted ...
Where Vancouver Stands Now
Nucks Misconduct —
... has to get another top six forward and then work on the defense (started today with the Rome pick-up). Some protection for Lui's groin is also required.
If you check the big board, lots of names are still out there. On defense there's still guys like Derek Morris, Paul Mara, Marc-Andre Bergeron, Francois Beauchemin and Jordan Leopold (come on back to the NW sir!). Up front there's still some potential deals to be made with Kyle Calder, Travis Moen, Ruslan Fedotenko, Mikael ...
Post Free Agent Frenzy - What's left for the Flames
Matchsticks and Gasoline —
... one more capable ES and/or PP scorer. Wayne Primeau should be cut or demoted one way or the other - his 1.4M salary is obviously well out of line with his potential contributions. He could be replaced by just about anyone at about half the price (Sjostrom), so deleting him is requisite no matter what.
A lot of the UFA targets I identified prior to July 1 are gone, but a few potential guys that are still around include Jason Williams, Mikael Samuelsson, Kyle Calder and Ruslan Fedotenko. Calder is probably the worst of the ...
Season Review: Jarret Stoll
Battle of California —
... Penalty Minute Breakdown: 29 minors, 1 misconduct
Most Frequent Linemates: Dustin Brown, Kyle Calder
Last Season: I can't figure out if I like Jarret Stoll or if I don't like him. Most everyone else on the Kings, I have a pretty strong opinion about. Anze Kopitar? Love. Ryan Smyth? Hate. Drew Doughty? Want to have his kids. Raitis Ivanans? He's a very nice man ...
The Jason Williams Debate
Winging It In Motown —
... float through this past year's postseason. Anyways, Williams plateaued with the Wings during the '05-'06 campaign, where he posted 21 goals and 37 assists over 80 games, adding another goal and assist in the playoffs. The following season, however, Williams saw a dip in production, notching 26 points over 58 games, and was eventually traded to Chicago in a three-way deal that brought Kyle Calder to the Red Wings. Following a 36 point performance over 43 games in Chi-town, Williams would be signed as an unrestricted free agent by the ...
Season Review: Dustin Brown
Battle of California —
... Most Frequent Linemates: Kyle Calder & Jarret Stoll (even strength), Anze Kopitar & Patrick O'Sullivan (PP)
Best Moment:
This is my 2nd favorite clip on the internet, behind this one (NSFW). I want this to play at my wedding.
Last Season: You can separate Dustin Brown's season into 2 ...
Season Review: Justin Williams
Battle of California —
... out again every time I get up. Hockey rinks are littered with guys in their 40s who were once gods on the ice but now can barely make it up and down the rink because of balky knees. Dean Lombardi is apparently unafraid of knee injuries, as the signings of Handzus and Stoll and the trade for Williams will attest, but I am. Even if Williams can play 82 games next year, there's no guarantee he can play those 82 games effectively. An ineffective Justin Williams is Kyle Calder. How many points did Kyle Calder have last year? ...
Season Review: Anze Kopitar
Battle of California —
... Most Frequent Linemates: Pretty much a mix of Dustin Brown, Alex Frolov, Kyle Calder and Patrick O'Sullivan
Best Moment:
Last Season: It was not a good season for Anze Kopitar. My sister's going to be mad at me, since she has an unhealthy love of the Slovenian sniper, but he kind of... sucked. Well, let me qualify that: Kopitar sucked for the role he is expected ...
Tracking the NHL's training camp tryouts
From The Rink —
... Canucks Manny Legace, Thrashers Darryl Sydor, Blues Mathieu Dandenault, Sharks Dan Fritsche, Thrashers Shawn Bates, Avalanche Martin Skoula, Panthers Andy Hilbert, Wild Alexei Semenov, Rangers Mark Popovic, Thrashers
Long shots to sign:
Andrew Peters, Devils Jason Allison, Maple Leafs Kyle Calder, Ducks Dan Cloutier, Red Wings ...
SBNation NHL Season Preview: Your 2009-10 Los Angeles Kings
Battle of California —
... balls, and the Kings missed the playoffs again.
Who's In: Justin Williams (RW- trade, CAR), Ryan Smyth (LW- trade, COL), Rob Scuderi (D- UFA, PIT)
Who's Out: Patrick O'Sullivan (RW- trade, EDM), Kyle Quincey (D- trade, COL), Derek Armstrong (C- UFA, STL), Jason Labarbera (G- UFA, Phoenix), Denis Gauthier (D- UFA, shot into Sun), Kyle Calder (LW- UFA, ANA), Tom Preissing (D- COL), ...
2009-10 NHL Season Preview: Los Angeles Kings
From The Rink —
... Who's in: Robert Scuderi, Ryan Smyth Who's out: Derek Armstrong, Brian Boyle, Kyle Calder, Dan Cloutier, Denis Gauthier, Tom Preissing, Kyle Quincey
Outlook: GM Dean Lombardi aimed to accelerate his rebuilding plan in the summer, and while his search for a first-line winger in free agency went unfulfilled, he managed to land Ryan (Captain Canada) Smyth from the Avs for promising youngster Kyle Quincey and spare part Tom Preissing. Also on the way in is useful ...
CLS NHL Re-Draft: The Results
Raw Charge —
... accepted, and so I hurried up and got mine all done. I'm hoping I didn't pick a player that someone else already has. I don't think so, but we'll see if anyone says anything. I'll probably post something more on this, but here's my team: Total cap hit is $53.709m (out of the $57m allowed).
Forwards:
Ryan Malone | Mike Cammalleri | Milan Hejduk
Dustin Penner | Matt Stajan | Guillaume Latendresse
Kyle Calder | Maxime Talbot | Blake Comeau
Eric ...
Road Troubles Continue for Carolina: Ducks 3, Canes 2
Canes Country —
... a matter of fact, the second one looked horribly out of sync as they could barely gain possession of the puck in the Ducks zone and were called for offsides on three occasions while trying to enter the zone. It was not a pretty sight.
The Ducks were out-shooting and controlling play again in the Hurricanes zone when the team finally broke down in the third. Sergei Samsonov was pushed off the puck by Todd Marchant, who flipped a backhanded pass to Kyle Calder, who flipped another backhanded pass to Petteri ...
Someone Going To Step To You Snoop Dogg?: Hawks at Ducks Preview/Gamethread/Intervention
Second City Hockey —
... are leading the way, with Perry on a 16-game point streak. Selanne is banging in his usual load of goals. But the Ducks haven't really proven to be much beyond a one line team, and are still trying to sort out a lineup that gets them beyond that. Fuck, Kyle Calder skates for this team, so that tells you everything you need to know. Now that Pronger and Beauchemin have exited stage left, this blue line is dodgy. There's legend ...
Week in Review
Battle of California —
... extend his scoring streak, not only did the Blackhawks not score, but Kyle Calder (boo!) played well. Kyle Calder. Damn Earl for saying I was going, I think it was motivation. Also, it was funny that I went to the game with a bunch of Ducks fans and had to explain why they some times call off icing. ...
