Florida Panthers and the Salary Cap heading into Draft Day/Free Agency
Litter Box Cats — ... Steve Eminger - who only got a cup of coffee with the club after the trade deadline - is an RFA, but there's no reason to suspect he will not be retained at or near the $1.2M he received in 2009. He was Tampa Bay's number one defenseman during his time in that city, and was a top four in Washington for several years before the ascension of Norris Trophy snub ...

Backdraft: Is McPhee Really Blowing Away the Competition?
Japers' Rink — ... Focusing on just first-round picks, McPhee and staff have converted seven of 11 such selections from that 2002-2006 time period into solid NHL contributors -- Schultz, Gordon, and, perhaps, Steve Eminger -- if not elite talent -- the "Young Guns" -- with the jury out on Varlamov.  (By the way, for those still not particularly high on Schultz:  might McPhee have "missed" on Green, by selecting Schultz first and risking that Green would be selected by Dallas, instead of D Mark Fistric?)  Nine of those 11 picks ...

Under the Big Top - An OK Hockey / Lightning Time Line
Raw Charge — ... Jokinen is traded to Carolina for D Wade Brookbank, D Josef Melichar, and a 2009 4th round draft pick. February 18, 2009. Montréal Canadiens' GM Bob Gainey reveals that negotiations with Tampa Bay for a Lecavalier trade were, in fact, going on in January. March 1, 2009.  Team begins charging St. Pete Times Forum employees to park, affecting some 500-600 staff. March 4, 2009. D Steve Eminger is traded to Florida for D Noah Welch and a ...

Florida Panthers free agency : Wants and Needs for next season
Litter Box Cats — ... at the NHL level, aren't we? Still to sign: Radek Dvorak, Ville Peltonen, David Booth. Need to score a winger?:  Yes. Unless McArdle and Glass blow it all up at training camp, the club must secure at least one "scoring" winger. Repik is a lock for the team in any case. Booth will return. DEFENSE Bryan McCabe, Bryan Allen, Keith Ballard, Steve Eminger (RFA), Keaton Ellerby (ROC), Jason Garrison (ROC), ...

Surprise NHL Free Agents Result from Non-Tendered RFA Players
Sports Page Atlanta — ... 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 Eminger Dan Fritsche Fredrick Sjostrom Anthony Stewart Petr Pohl , Wacey ...

Panthers Sunrise Massacre: McLean waived; Stewart and Eminger become UFAs
Litter Box Cats — ... Steve Eminger. Everyone, everywhere is shocked by this. Probably still sign with the club after Wednesday...if he takes a paycut. ...

2009 NHL Free Agency / Teams by Cap Space / Unsigned UFA's and RFA's
Habs Eyes On The Prize — ... $8.976 (16) UFA: Matt Ellis L 24, Dominic Moore C 28, Andrew Peters L 29, Teppo Numminen D 40. RFA: Andrej Sekera D 23, Drew Stafford R 23, Clarke MacArthur L 24, Patrick Kaleta R 23. 19 - Florida Panthers: $8.405 (18) UFA: Ville Peltonen L 36, Richard Zednik L 33, Jassen Cullimore D 36, Nick Boynton D 30. RFA: Anthony Stewart C 24, Steve Eminger D 25, Tanner Glass L 25. 20 - Carolina ...

Potential Canucks Trading Partners
Nucks Misconduct — ... Detroit -Too many defencemen and not enough forwards. Plus, they are right under the cap and Hudler has not been re-signed yet. -Proposal: Draft pick for Brett Lebda or Derek Meech. Edmonton -The Oilers have too many defencemen and are closing in on the cap max. -Proposal: Draft pick for Ladislav Smid. Florida -Any takers on UFA's Nick Boynton or Steve Eminger? Other than that the Panthers look set. Los ...

Petiot Signs with Blackhawks and a Lightning UFA Assessment
Raw Charge — ... picked up by other teams in the first 10 days of free agency.  This does not include KHL signings of restricted free agents Karri Ramo and Radek Smolenak.  It does seem like a testament of how low the quality of the Bolts were at the end of last season. Matt Pettinger was a waiver pickup, as was Cory Murphy.  Josef Melichar was acquired in the Jussi Jokinen trade with Carolina, Noah Welch was picked up in the Steve Eminger deal with Florida at the deadline...  Jason ...

Who's left: 38 UFAs without a home
From The Rink — ... * Note: I believe the only fellow I've left off the list is Steve Eminger, but there may have been one or two more guys who slipped through the cracks who should be here. Also worth noting is that there have been reports Peltonen will play in Switzerland next year. (Artyukhin will ...

Summer in the Southeast Division
Japers' Rink — ... one of the East's elite contenders. Florida Panthers (41-30-11, 93 points, 3rd in the Southeast) Acquired: Scott Clemmensen (UFA, New Jersey), Ville Koistinen (UFA, Nashville), Jordan Leopold (UFA, Calgary), Graham Mink (UFA, Capitals) Lost: Craig Anderson (UFA, Colorado), Jay Bouwmeester (trade, Calgary), Nick Boynton (UFA, Anaheim), Jassen Cullimore (UFA, unsigned), Steve Eminger (UFA, unsigned), Ville Peltonen, (UFA, unsigned), ...

Tuesday Caps Clips: Arbitration Day for Jurcina
Japers' Rink — ... Goals Shaone Morrisonn 309 8 Timo Blomqvist 223 4 Steve Eminger 212 6 Milan Jurcina 184 ...

Monday Caps Clips: Rookie Camp Opens
Japers' Rink — ... previewed Karl Alzner, John Erskine, Mike Green, Milan Jurcina and Shaone Morrisonn. Must-reads. [Peerless] Steve Pinizzotto is a "former RIT great," and the school's still plenty proud of him (and rightly so). [R.I.T. Athletics] The Caps chose not to sign 2007 draftee Justin Taylor, but the Canucks are giving the London Knights veteran a look. [London Free Press] Steve Eminger signed a two-year deal worth $2.25 million (and ...

Stir-em-up rumor of the week: Maple Leafs' Kaberle to Florida Panthers?
Litter Box Cats — ... . With Jay Bouwmeester departing to Calgary and recently Steve Eminger signing with Anaheim, that leaves the ...

SB Nation NHL Preview: Your 2009-10 Anaheim Ducks
Battle of California — ... And while many former Ducks have turned their cup success into valuable paydays elsewhere, GM Murray has filled out the roster with affordable talent that can hopefully keep the Ducks playoff-bound while readjusting the franchise to its proper mid-market spending budget. Who's In: Saku Koivu (C, UFA-MTL), Joffrey Lupul (RW, trade-PHI), Luca Sbisa (D, trade-PHI), Nick Boynton (D, UFA-FLA), Evgeny Artyukhin (RW, trade-TBL), Steve Eminger (D, UFA-FLA), Steve McCarthy (D, UFA-KHL), Justin ...

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: Anaheim Ducks
From The Rink — ... mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} Who's in: Evgeny Artyukhin, Nick Boynton, Steve Eminger, Saku Koivu, Joffrey Lupul, Luca ...

SB Nation NHL Preview: 2009-10 Florida Panthers
Litter Box Cats — ... the tired "they missed it again" line. No more Bouwmeester drama, Martin has moved on, the defense is as positionally sound as at any point over the past decade, Randy Sexton is providing steady if unexciting guidance from the front office, and young players are finally blooming. Onward...   FORGET ABOUT:  Bouwmeester  thankfully (trade/CGY), Ville Peltonen (UFA), Zednik (UFA), Nick Boynton (UFA), Steve Eminger (UFA), Jassen Cullimore (UFA), Karlis ...

2009-10 NHL Season Preview: Florida Panthers
From The Rink — ... Who's in: Scott Clemmensen, Ville Koistinen, Jordan Leopold, Dennis Seidenberg, Steven Reinprecht Who's out: Craig Anderson, Jay Bouwmeester, Nick Boynton, Jassen Cullimore, Steve Eminger, Brett McLean, Ville Peltonen, Karlis Skrastins, Richard Zednik Outlook: Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE ...

Pick 'Em: Who Rides the Pine?
Japers' Rink — ... That leaves, even with the possible game-to-game decision to dress seven blue liners, at least one healthy D-man in the press box per game.  Remember the logjam that existed when Steve Eminger was here?  It was nearly a nightly drama during the regular season as to which rear guards received a sweater, where Emmy was often ...

Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks: Game 2
Hockey Wilderness — ... Forwards Bobby Ryan - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry Joffrey Lupul - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne Todd Marchant - Erik Christensen - Evgeny Artyukhin Mike Brown - Ryan Carter - George Parros Defense Scott Niedermayer - Luca Sbisa Ryan Whitney - James Wisniewski Sheldon Brookbank - Steve Eminger Goalies Jonas ...

Bruins host Anaheim Ducks
Stanley Cup of Chowder — ... Know Your Enemy Anaheim Ducks (0-1-0) Leading Goal Scorer in '08-'09: Cory Perry 32 goals Key Additions: Evgeny Artyukhin, Nick Boynton, Steve Eminger, Saku Koivu, Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa Key Departures: Francois Beauchemin, Bret Hedican, Drew Miller, Rob Niedermayer, Chris Pronger Goaltending:  Jonas ...

Minnesota Wild @ Anaheim Ducks: Game 5
Hockey Wilderness — ... Forwards Bobby Ryan - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry Joffrey Lupul - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne Todd Marchant - Erik Christensen - Evgeny Artyukhin Mike Brown - Ryan Carter - George Parros Defense Scott Niedermayer - Luca Sbisa Ryan Whitney - James Wisniewski Sheldon Brookbank - Steve Eminger Goalies Jonas Hiller Jean-Sebastian Giguere ...

Pick 'Em: Morrisonn or Jurcina?
Japers' Rink — ... Despite the quote above (given in the wake of the Steve Eminger trade), the Caps currently find themselves with eight defensemen on their NHL roster. Has it been difficult to operate? It certainly seems as if the defense has performed better over the past couple of weeks due, in part, to a more or less static group of six defensemen and regular pairings, the result of ...

Saturday Caps Clips: Win Streak Gone In a Flash
Japers' Rink — ... are, it's still nice to be atop this list. [NHL.com] Despite his hot start, Jose Theodore doesn't appear to be on the radar for Team Canada. [From The Rink, Hockey or Die!] Nice look at Jay Beagle. [John Walton Hockey] Speaking of the AHL, Michael Nylander had a goal for Grand Rapids last night. [FanShot] Happy 37th birthday to Mel Angelstad (the only #69 in Caps history), happy 26th to Steve Eminger, happy 54th to Claude Noel (who?) Finally, ...