Surprise NHL Free Agents Result from Non-Tendered RFA Players
Sports Page Atlanta —
... Players Bwa-lg_tiny by The Falconer on Jun 29, 2009 6:22 PM EDT Comment 0 comments Over at Hockeys Future Boards they are tracking the players that teams have allowed to become UFA by not extending them a qualifying offer. There are some surprising names. If you're the Thrashers you should be asking "Are any of these guys better than what we currently have on our roster?" The list so far: Chris Thorburn Marcel Goc Tomas Plihal Lukas Kaspar Jeff Woywitka Ole-Kristian Tollefson Jiri Novotny Steve ...
Goodbye Goc's Blog
Battle of California —
... With the release of Lukas Kaspar and Marcel Goc, that's two more first-round draft pick busts for the Sharks. It hasn't been pretty over the past decade, and today's release shows that the San Jose scouting staff hasn't hit many home runs -- and it's the end of Marcel Goc's brilliant blog. ("I went to the mall today. It was fun.") While the jury is still out on the 2006 and 2007 picks, the previous picks have left much to be desired. Let's review: 1999: Jeff Jillson -- Great offensive instincts don't mean anything if you ...
2009 NHL Free Agency / Teams by Cap Space / Unsigned UFA's and RFA's
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... Flyers: $2.125 (20)
UFA: Josh Gratton L 26, Boyd Kane L 31, Andrew Alberts D 28, Lasse Kukkonen D 27.
RFA: Jared Ross C 26, Danny Syvret D 24.
30 - San Jose Sharks: $1.774 (16)
UFA: Claude Lemieux R 43, Jeremy Roenick C 39, Tom Cavanagh R 27, Alexei Semenov D 28.
RFA: Marcel Goc C 25, Torrey Mitchell C 24, Tomas Plihal L 26, Lukas Kaspar L 23, Thomas Greiss G 23. ...
A Busy Few Weeks for the Phantoms!
Broad Street Hockey —
... this season. The team signed Joey Mormina, a 6-6 defensemen that spent last year in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Mormina has also spent time as a River Rat and as a Manchester Monarch
Also signed was Krystofer Kolanos, a 6-2 forward. Kolanos had 31 goals and 51 points in only 45 games with Houston last year. Kolanos spent 21 games with the Minnesota Wild last year. He was the 19th overall pick in the 2000 draft.
Lukas Kaspar a left-winger was signed away from Worcester. Kaspar ...
Philadelphia Flyers 2009 Training Camp Roster
Broad Street Hockey —
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Jon Kalinski
Eric Wellwood
David Sloane
Lukas Kaspar
Krys Kolanos
Logan Stephenson ...
Tuesday Morning Fly By: Gagne set to return, Malkin afraid of Pronger?
Broad Street Hockey —
... August.
In case you missed it, yesterday was the first cut day at training camp and the team sent 29 players packing. Among them was veteran Mark Bell, who was in camp on a try out basis. 19 of the 29 players were sent to the Phantoms, including Andreas Nodl, Jonathan Matsumoto, Kevin Marshall, and Marc-Andre Bourdon. Notable players staying with the Flyers for the time being are Blair Betts, James van Riemsdyk, David Laliberte, Lukas Kaspar, Jason Ward, and Krys Kolanos. [Courier-Post ...
Gameday: Hockey comes home as Red Wings visit South Philly
Broad Street Hockey —
... a groin injury he suffered with Team Canada last month, but he's close to 100 percent and will be in the lineup tonight on a line with Mike Richards and James van Riemsdyk.
The top of the lineup you'll see tonight looks very similar to the one you could see 10 days from now when the season starts. Danny Briere is on the second line with Scott Hartnell and Jeff Carter, while Claude Giroux will center NHL hopefuls Mika Pyorala and Lukas Kaspar on the third line. Blair Betts, Arron Asham, ...
Breaking Down the Flyers VUKOTA Projection
Broad Street Hockey —
... in 02-03, Briere came back and played in all 82 the following year. In 05-06, Briere played in 48 games, but followed it up with an 81 game campaign the next year. After only playing in 29 games this past season, Briere's recent history suggests he'll come back strong this year. A 49 game projection completely understandable, but looking to the year after Briere's injuries show a guy who plays in at least 78 games.
Also of note, VUKOTA includes the trio of Lukas Kaspar, Krys Kolanos, and Jason Ward, none of which are likely ...
Final roster comes into focus as Jones clears waivers
Broad Street Hockey —
... play the entire season. Regardless, he will still earn his full salary, but his $2.75 million cap hit comes off the Flyers' books. That opens up space for the team to offer a contract to forward Blair Betts, as well as keep James van Riemsdyk and Mika Pyorala on the opening night roster.
Jones will have company on his way to upstate New York, if in fact that is where he ends up. The Flyers have cut forwards David Laliberte, Patrick Maroon, Lukas Kaspar, and Jason Ward, and all four players will report to the ...
Phantoms Beat Writer Tim McManus: A Philly Guy At Heart
Broad Street Hockey —
... and Krys Kolanos, who had 30 in just 47 games with Houston. Another new addition, Lukas Kaspar, had 17 splitting time with Worcester/San Jose. So this is a team that should be able to score, especially when you add NHL vet ...
Do the San Jose Sharks rush their prospects?
Fear The Fin —
... (456 days), and Matt Carle (643 days). In fact, the average path to the NHL for a San Jose Shark was 701 days. If you remove Lukas Kaspar or ...
