2009 NHL Free Agency Primer For The St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Game Time —
... But alas, it's already upon us with signings beginning Wednesday. It will be interesting to see how quickly players start agreeing to contracts after the period opens. Because teams and agents would never start talking early.
So the Blues with the buying out of Fragile Jay McKee's contract now have a little more cap room. They've got one glaring opening. Let's take a little closer look.
Pending Unrestricted Free Agents: Manny Legace, Trent Whitfield and Dan Hinote.
Pending Restricted ...
2009 NHL Free Agency / Teams by Cap Space / Unsigned UFA's and RFA's
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... C 35, Jason Williams C 28, Christian Backman D 29.
RFA: Jiri Novotny C 25, Marc Methot D 24, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen D 25.
9 - Dallas Stars: $13.193 (19)
UFA: Brendan Morrison C 33, Joel Lundqvist C 27, Mark Parrish R 32, Landon Wilson R 34, Tobias Stephan G 25.
RFA: Mark Fistric D 23.
10 - St. Louis Blues: $12.295 (22)
UFA: Trent Whitfield C 32.
RFA: Brandon Crombeen R 23, Chris Porter ...
Sunday Links
St. Louis Game Time —
... chances at a souped up, brand new Dell computer. This'll make for an interesting link dump.
Blues News:
The Blues draft well, and NHL.com is taking note of it.
Pro-Orientation Camp news! From the Blues official website. Rutherford's write up on ending on a high note.
Jeff Gordon offers his opinion on how the kids are growing.
And Gordo will answer your questions on Monday.
No more Trent Whitfield. He signed with Boston on a two-way deal. ...
2009-10 Boston Bruins Season Preview
Stanley Cup of Chowder —
... Bruins signed Sabourin to give the Bruins some depth at the goalie position. It's never a bad thing to have another goalie with NHL experience.
Marco Sturm (LW, return from injury) and Patrice Bergeron (C, return from injury) OK, so Sturm and Bergeron aren't technically additions to the team but it will be nice to have these guys healthy and back in the line-up.
Other Depth Additions: Matt Dalton (G), Trent Whitfield (C), Andy Wozniewski (D), Drew Larman (C), Drew ...
Bruins send more players down to Providence
Stanley Cup of Chowder —
... The Bruins announced another round of cuts yesterday in order to trim their roster down in preparation for opening night. The Bruins placed the following players on waivers with the intention of sending them down to Providence: Dany Sabourin, Drew Fata, Drew Larman, Andy Wozniewski, Trent Whitfield, and Guillaume Lefebvre. The Bruins signed Lefebvre to a one-year deal prior to placing him on waivers. These players will all need to clear waivers before being assigned to Providence.
The Bruins ...
Bruins edge Predators 3-2
Stanley Cup of Chowder —
... Notes:
- Daniel Paille, Trent Whitfield, and Brad Marchand all made their Boston Bruins debuts.
- Brad Marchand recorded his first NHL point in his NHL debut.
- Steve Begin scored his first goal as a member of the Bruins.
- Daniel Paille got an assist on Steve Begin's goal.
- Tim Thomas looked shaky early, but settled in nicely.
- Patrice Bergeron looked good and was strong on the puck all night.
- The B's won 62% of the draws.
- The ...
Thursday links: Still searching for answers
St. Louis Game Time —
... his serious injury. [The Hockey News]
Hockey news
It took a shootout, but the Islanders won a game. So did some other teams. Here are Wednesday's results. [Yahoo! Sports]
Lots of games tonight, I'll be pulling for Phoenix. [Yahoo! Sports]
Looks like the Penguins DID lose something Tuesday night -- Sergei Gonchar will be out four to six weeks with a broken wrist. [The State]
Trent Whitfield is getting a shot in Boston, thanks to a Marc Savard ...
Bruins fall to Flyers 4-3 in shootout
Stanley Cup of Chowder —
... - Trent Whitfield looked a lot better in the face-off circle (8 for 10) than he did in his bout with Ole-Kristian Tollefsen. ...
Bruins travel to Ottawa to take on Senators
Stanley Cup of Chowder —
...
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Michael Ryder Marco Sturm - David Krejci - Mark Recchi Daniel Paille - Trent Whitfield - Blake Wheeler Shawn Thornton - Steve Begin - Byron Bitz
Zdeno Chara - Derek Morris Matt Hunwick - Dennis Wideman Mark Stuart - Andre Ference
...
Bruins head to Motown to skate with the Red Wings
Stanley Cup of Chowder —
... lines in practice on Monday. The lines should look something like this....maybe.
Marco Sturm - Patrice Bergeron - Mark Recchi Blake Wheeler - David Krejci - Michael Ryder Daniel Paille - Vladimir Sobotka - Brad Marchand Trent Whitfield - Steve Begin - Shawn ...
Bruins look to turn things around vs. Buffalo
Stanley Cup of Chowder —
... Marco Sturm - Patrice Bergeron - Mark Recchi Blake Wheeler - Vladimir Sobotka - Michael Ryder Daniel Paille - Steve Begin - Brad Marchand Shawn Thornton - Trent Whitfield - Byron Bitz
Zdeno Chara - Derek Morris Matt Hunwick - Dennis Wideman Mark Stuart - Andrew Ference ...
