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sports.yahoo.com - 7/3/2009

Puck Daddy's 2009 Free-Agent Frenzy Report Card

— 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; ... (more) Puck Daddy's 2009 Free-Agent Frenzy Report Card

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sports.yahoo.com - 7/1/2009

Good/Bad/Ugly: The top 10 free-agent wingers

— 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. ... (more) Good/Bad/Ugly: The top 10 free-agent wingers

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fiveholefanatics.ca - 7/4/2009

Kings Ascension?

— fiveholefanatics.ca — News came out recently the LA Kings have moved a couple of extra pieces for Ryan Smyth. Their top 6 now looks something like this: Frolov-Kopitar-Brown Smyth-Stoll-Williams Scary. I count at least 4 or 5 guys who can take on heavy competition and keep their heads above water. Hell, I'm betting ... (more) Kings Ascension?

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KK Hockey — from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, Alexei Kovalev is an interesting case.... One would think Los Angeles would be a fit given that the Kings struck out on Gaborik and Havlat. Sure, they signed blueliner Rob Scuderi on Thursday, but here’s a young and talented team screaming for a big-name addition up front. But as of late afternoon Thursday, the Kings had still not touched based with the Kovalev camp and another source told ESPN.com the team was not interested in Kovalev’s services. One name that won’t go away when it comes to the Kings is Colorado Avalanche forward Ryan Smyth, who has a no-trade clause in his ...

Friday Links
St. Louis Game Time — ... are gonna suck. Good lucks come tomorrow with PCS. Enjoy. Blues news I would have loved to have drafted an autobot. [herenb.com] Farewell Mike Glumac. [Canadiens] The motha fuckin EJ is back. He better be awesome. [Blues] JR's chat ... answered. [STLtoday] Hockey links You want free agents? Track that shit. [TSN] Day 2 of the ESPN free agency blog. [ESPN]   Other links Hey ...

The second wave of free agents
Crash the Crease — One name that won’t go away when it comes to the Kings is Colorado Avalanche forward Ryan Smyth, who has a no-trade clause in his contract. Other random thoughts: • Where will Saku Koivu end up? The betting money is obviously on Minnesota, although not as much for his burning desire to play with his brother Mikko as for the Wild’s burning need for a No. 2 center. There definitely have been talks between the two camps, a source confirmed to ESPN.com. Then you wonder whether Saku wouldn’t mind playing with his old buddy Teemu Selanne in Anaheim. Either way, there will be a new captain in Montreal next season. It’s ...

LHinks: Free agency turns sleepy, lens turns to Lighthouse Project
Lighthouse Hockey — ... Meanwhile, are we going to see a market "correction" for those who didn't land big dollars in the first days of July? We just might. Intuitively it makes sense, as jobs (and cap room) become scarce. But GMs and their money soon part... ...