Matt Stajan and Maple Leafs talk Contract

The Leafs and Matt Stajan continue to work towards a new deal. Sources are confirming that stajan's agent and G.M John Ferguson Jr. have agreed on a salary base of just over 1 million dollars per year. Whats holding up the contract being signed however is the Leafs hope that stajan will sign a 3 year deal. The Stajan camp is wanting a 1 or 2 year deal max as they feel over the next season or 2 , Matt will prove himself through his development to be worth much more the 1 million per year.

Carolina signs tough guy Stephen Peat

Carolina Hurricanes continue to build their depth at forward signing Stephen Peat to a 1 year 2 way contract.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175916&hubname=nhl

Carolina signs Brad Isbister

As rumored here yesterday, Brad Isbister has signed with the Carolina Hurricanes. Its a 1 year deal worth $600,000.


An ok pickup for Carolina. As long as he is not expected to play a 2nd line role like some people have stated he is. He cannot produce enough goals for more then a 3rd or 4th line position.

Dmitri Kalinin signs contract

TSN is reporting that Defenceman Dmitri Kalinin has signed a new 2 year deal with the buffalo sabres. No terms were disclosed.


http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175793&hubname=



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Brad Isbister to sign with Carolina?

According to tsn.ca , Brad Isbister is close to signing with the Carolina Hurricanes.


"Carolina is also believed to be inching towards signing free agent forward Brad Isbister.
Providing the two sides can come to terms, Isbister will help fill the void left by the absence of Cory Stillman. Stillman underwent shoulder surgery on Friday and is expected to miss up to 35 games to start the season." - http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175693&hubname=


The pickup of Brad Isbister will in no way replace Cory Stillman. Isbister is no more then a 3rd or 4th line forward, good for about 10 goals per year.

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David Tanabe signs with Carolina

As rumored on this website last week, the Carolina Hurricanes have signed Defenceman David Tanabe. Its a 1 year deal for $900,000.


http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175693&hubname=

Marleau wants out of San Jose?

There are rumours floating around the net, that Patrick Marleau is requesting a trade out of San Jose. I wouldnt put much faith into these rumours, however it is possible that Marleau is not happy being a 2nd line centre and fully believes he is talented enough to be a front line player on most teams. Its something to keep an eye on as Marleau's name has popped up in many rumours the past few weeks

J.P Dumont To Nashville Official

TSN is reporting that the Nashville Predators have signed J.P Dumont to a 2 year 4.5 million dollar deal

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175685&hubname=nhl

Linden will sign in Vancouver

The Vancouver Sun is reporting that Trevor Linden will be signed with Vancouver before the start of training camp. It will be a 1 year deal well under 1 million dollars.

Tim Connelly out for start of season

TSN reports that Tim Connelly of the Buffalo Sabres will not be ready to start Training camp as he is feeling the effects of yet another concussion. This is another blow to a Sabres team who have already lost J.P Dumont up front and must be a cause of concern for Connelly as he has already had numerous severe concussions in his short career


http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175664&hubname=nhl

J.P Dumount to Nashville??

RDS out of Montreal reports that J.P Dumont will sign today with the Nashville Predators. This is quite a suprise as most reports had him going to Detroit. A good signing for Nashville depending on how much theyve paid him.

Jan Hrdina to Europe

The exodus of Former NHLers to Europe continues as former Columbus Blue Jacket Jan Hrdina has signed with HV71 JONKOPING OF THE SWEDISH ELITE LEAGUE.

Boston Bruins Sign Hobey Baker Finalist

According to TSN, The Boston Bruins have signed St. Lawrence University College Player T.J. Trevelyan to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed. Will most likely compete for a 4th line spot on the bruins and start season in AHL.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175599&hubname=


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Conroy on his way out of LA?

According to Hockeybuzz.com, The L.A Kings have held discussions on sending Craig Conroy to Washington.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=2690

This does make sense for both teams, as the washington capitals could use a vetern centre to play with Ovechkin and the Kings are retooling through a youth movement up front with New GM Dean Lombardi rebuilting the the team in a different direction as before.

NHL Rookies - Forwards

This years crop of NHL Rookies, while not as high powered as last years group, should be a dynamic group of talent. The following is a list of the 5 possible top rookie candidates at Forward.


Evgeni Malkin - Pittsburgh: Highly skilled Russian is the early favourite for rookie of the year. Could be as talented as Alex Ovechkin.

Rob Schremp - Edmonton: High scoring OHL allstar. The question isnt about his talent, it is about his attitude.

Patrick O'Sullivan - L.A: Like Team USA teammate Schremp, Sullivan is extremly talented player who really came into his own in the AHL last year. Because of a very rough childhood, the only question about Sullivan is his mental makeup.

Gilbert Brule - Columbus: Plays Much bigger then his 5'10, 175 pound frame. A dynamic scorer in the WHL and proved in his brief time with Columbus last year that he can handle the size and speed of the NHL.

Wojtek Wolski - Colorado: Could play a top 6 role on a Colorado Team that does not have the offensive depth of a few years ago.

Unrestricted Free Agents Left

As the news has been slow this weekend, I thought we could take a look at the remaining free agents along with teams either that have shown intrested or where this player would fit in best.

Serge Aubin: ??
Peter Bondra: Toronto, Detroit, Washington, Retirement
Mike Dunham: Vancouver, New York Islanders
David Tanabe: Carolina
Tom Fitzgerald: Retirement, Boston
Brad Isbister: Toronto
Brian Leetch: New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Edmonton, Chicago
J.P Dumont: Detroit, Buffalo, LA, Montreal, Chicago
Brian Boucher: Vancouver
Mike Lecleric: Carolina
Eric Daze: Montreal, Toronto, Detroit
Jan Hrdina: Carolina
Radek Dvorak: Vancouver, Pittsburgh
Valeri Bure: Vancouver
Viktor Kozlov: Pittsburgh, Washington
Yannic Perrault: Ottawa, Columbus
Chris Therien: St Louis, Chicago
Oleg Kvasha: Pittsburgh, Washington
Scott Young: Retirement, St Louis
Jason Allison: Columbus, Calgary, Washington, Carolina
Tie Domi: Retirement, Pittsburgh, Dallas
Anson Carter: Toronto, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Phoenix
Trevor Linden: Vancouver
Richard Park: ??

Ottawa interested in P.J Axelsson

According to reports out of the Ottawa Sun, The Senators have inquired about aquiring P.J Axelsson.

Tanabe back to Carolina

According to Sources out of Carolina, The Hurricanes are interested in bringing back David Tanabe who played with Carolina previously. He would be brought in to replace Aaron Ward who signed with the New York Rangers. This makes sense for both sides, Carolina could use the defensive depth and Tanabe would go back to the team he started his NHL career with

Red Wings Lock up Johan Franzen

The Detroit Red Wings have signed Johan Franzen to a 3 year contract extension

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp?content=20060825_135004_5440

Zherdev Rumours.

There is numerous Zherdev rumours coming out of Both Toronto and Columbus. The discussion was that the leafs and columbus were working on a deal that would send Nikolai Zherdev to Toronto for Matt Stajan and a draft pick. This deal was shot down as false by Doug MacLean, the Blue Jackets GM. I have to agree with Maclean that this deal has not been discussed as reported. Matt Stajan is not more then a 2nd or 3rd line player and Zherdev has the potential to be a First Line All Star Forward. However I would not be suprised if Toronto and Columbus are discussing some kind of deal for Zherdev. Its been well documented that Zherdev and Columbus are not on the best of terms and that Zherdev is willing to sit out the year without the contract he wants. To get Zherdev however, Toronto would need to offer more then just Matt Stajan, especially for cap reasons, and that draft pick would have to be a 1st rounder. I will follow this story and update if anything develops.

http://www.dispatch.com/bluejackets/bluejackets.php?story=dispatch/2006/08/25/20060825-F6-01.html

http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Hockey/2006/08/25/1775387-sun.html

New Website Coming Soon

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Daily Anson Carter Update

According to ESPN Insiders, the The Canadian Press is reporting that Phoenix, Detroit and Pittsburgh are the three clubs still showing some interest in Carter. No mention of the Maple leafs and this is the first world ive heard that Phoenix is interested in signing Carter and I find this hard to believe as they are pretty high up against the cap.

Eric Daze To Play This Year

According to Quebec Reports, Eric Daze wishes to play in the NHL this year. He could be a very productive gamble for any team willing to take a chance on a 6ft 6 forward with back problems. If healthy, Daze could provide a team with 25-30 goals for around .5 - 1 million dollars on a 1 year deal, maybe with incentives. I gotta believe the Leafs would be atleast curious into looking into him as an option up front. They showed last year with Lindros and Allison they are willing to give injured players a chance to prove themselves on 1 year deals


http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060823/CPSPORTS/
608230745&SearchID=73254653613290

Edmonton Oilers discussing deal with Boston

Rumours out of edmonton suggest that the Oilers are looking towards Boston for help on defence. They have discussed a deal to bring Brad Stuart to Edmonton. No word on who would go back to Boston, but as Boston has a surplus of defenceman, it would most likely be one of edmontons young forwards

Detroit Pushing Hard for Dumont

According to the Canadian Press , The Detroit Red Wings may be favourites right now to sign J.P Dumont. Sources Im hearing have them discussing a long term deal with the Red Wings and this seems to be the most logical destination for Dumont at this time.

Markus Naslund wishes to remain a canuck

The Vancouver Province is reporting that Markus Naslund is still commited to the Canucks and does not wish to be traded. This is in response to Numerous trade rumours out of vancouver mentioning his name

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=faf5d9a5-8c71-4b00-b57d-485dd8d70468&k=58872

Darcy Tucker Seeks Long Term Deal with Toronto

According to The Toronto Sun, Darcy Tucker hopes to sign a Long term deal with the Toronto maple leafs as soon as possible.

http://torontosun.ca/Sports/Hockey/2006/08/24/1773073-sun.html

Chat Room Removed.

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Ive had to remove the chat room from the bottom of the page. It stopped working and to be honest wasent working very well to begin with. In the coming weeks I plan to host this on my own domain and would love to intergrate many features including a chat room, message boards etc. Id love to have the use of those to communicate back and forth with readers of this website. If all goes well , we can stage a "FREE" chat once a week where we can all discuss rumours, the nhl in general etc. Id also like to add many more written features to the site, including reports and nhl related stories. Especially about the 6 canadian teams. If anyone has any intrest of taking care of writing reports and trade updates for any of the 6 canadian teams, email me and let me know. Also if you have any other questions, comments or ideas...message me at insidenhlrumurs@gmail.com.

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J.P Dumont Update

According to TSN.CA , J.P Dumont's agent has narrowed prespective signing options down to 3 or 4 teams. The Montreal Canadiens are not one of these teams and according to his agent, theyve never been in contact together.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175107&hubname=

This could just be a public ploy to pull more intrest for his client, especially from the Habs

Brian Leetch Update

While the Edmonton Oilers continue to try to convince Brian Leetch to Join the team, the Edmonton Journal is reporting that the Oilers have been unable to convince him to move out west.

"We were kicking some tires there, but it's a dead issue now," Kevin Prendergast, the Oilers VP of Hockey Operations, told the Journal. "Brian, from what I understand, wants to stay in the East, where he's played all his career. If he doesn't get a contract with a team out there, I guess maybe he'll retire."

Marek Svatos Update

According to the Denver Post, Marek Svatos is expected to be signedby the Colorado Avalanche before training camp opens. Contract talks are stalled because Svatos' agent is on vacation

Detroit Red Wings Name Captain

Nicklas Lidstrom has been named Captain of the Detroit Red Wings, replacing Steve Yzerman.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175098&hubname=

Matt Cooke to Penguins??

Vancouver Radio station CKNW980am is reporting that the Canucks are in trade talks with the Pittsburgh Penguins. They would send LW Matt Cooke to the Penguins for RW Michel Ouellet.

Bergeron and Bruins nearing deal

According to the Boston Globe, The Bruins and center Patrice Bergeron are closing in on a new long-term contract. The deal should be finalized within the next week and should average out to around 3.5-4.5 million dollars a year.

(UPDATE: According to tsn.ca (http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175013&hubname=), Boston and Bergeron have finalized a 5 year, 23.75 million dollar deal that averages 4.75 million a year.)

Philadelphia To Upgrade Defence from Within

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Flyer Coach Ken Hitchcockplans to utilize winger Sami Kapanen on defense during training camp and exhibition games. He realizes that Philadelphia may have a lack of mobility on there defence and he believe Kapanen can help rectify this.

The Carter Chase Updated

Sources today seem to point towards the Maple Leafs falling behind other teams in the attempts to sign Anson Carter. Toronto's inablity to trade Nik Antropov is causing Carter to seriously have to consider signing with another team. The teams most interested other then the leafs, would be Detroit and Carolina with Pittsburgh monitoring the situation. It is impossible for the leafs to sign Carter, without shedding Antropov's salary. The Leafs want Carter and Carter wants to play for the Leafs, however until the leafs ditch some salary it cant happen. If the leafs fail in their attempt to sign Carter, they will look to other unsigned free agents (kvasha , bondra, kozlov, park) who may be available for a cheaper salary.

AHL Toronto Marlies to Name Assistant Coaches Soon

The Toronto Marlies will annouce the 2 assistants to head coach Greg Gilbert within the next few days. The 3 finalist for the position are believed to be Doug Gilmour, Rick Vaive and Bob Mcgill, all former Maple leafs.

Columbus Blue Jacket News

the Columbas Blue Jackets have signed free agent forward Eric Boguniecki.

Mike Dunham

Goaltender Mike Dunham continues to look for a team to play nets for next year in a backup role. His agents have had discussions with Vancouver and Dallas. Vancouver is also continuing to talk with Steve Shields as he has a former partnership with Loungo and Dallas is also looking into Brian Boucher.

Nashville Signs Alex Henry

The Nashville Predators have signed defenceman Alex Henry to a 1 year 450,000 dollar deal

NHL Chat

Hey Guys,

Ive added a chat box at the bottom of the page. If anyone is interested in going in and chatting with fellow page viewers give it a try. Im not sure yet if ill keep it on the site, if it proves popular, maybe we can schedule a chat a week on there for all members. Let me know your feedback

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Calgary Flames update

According to the Calgary Sun, Flames Prospect Andrei Taratukhin has given his Russian team, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, a letter of resignation. The Flames are monitoring the Evgeni Malkin situation before offering Taratukhin a contract

Buffalo Sabres Update

The Buffalo News reports that goalie Ryan Miller, is seeking a $3 million salary for next year and may hold out of training camp unless a deal is signed. The sabres will not explore trading Martin Biron as he requested, untill Ryan Miller is signed

Carolina Search for Forward

Carolina Huricannes continue to search for a forward to replace Cory Stillman. They have spoken to Jason Allison as reported and are also expected to speak to Anson Carter's agent sometime this week.

St Louis will enter the Brian Leetch Talks?

Sources are pointing to Brian Leetch in the next few days having discussion with the St Louis Blues

Dallas Stars News

The Dallas Stars continue to look for a backup for Marty Turco. The following players have recieved intrest from the Stars: Mike Dunham, Steve Shields and Brian Boucher.

Rick Dipietro unsigned

NY Islanders GM Garth Snow will not be allowed to negotiate with Rick Dipietro until Owner Charles Wang returns from vacation in 2 weeks. This is just an other example of the owner of the islanders taking way too much of a hands on approach with this team. This will scare other players from signing with the islanders in the future

Rem Murray to Europe

Unable to garner a contract from the Edmonton Oilers, Rem Murray has signed on with HIFK Helsinki in Finland

Jason Allison

Jason Allison's Agent has been contacted by Carolina. Its believe they would like to bring him in to replace Cory Stillman at about 1 million dollars on a 1 year deal

Anson Carter Update

Anson Carter's agents continue to ask for a 2 year contract at 3 million dollars per year. No teams are willing to bite at this and most people inside the nhl are saying that he wont see more then 2 million a year and will have to prove last year was no fluke. Again , if he lowers his asking price to 2 million a year, it will be a battle between Toronto and Detroit for his services.

Anson Carter

Ive had numerous people ask me for an Anson Carter update. From what I can tell, right now everything is stuck in a holding pattern. The Leafs have told Carter's agents that they would like to sign him. However they need to ditch some salary first. The fact that Matt Stajan isnt signed yet, makes me curious as to if the leafs are still trying to trade him. He was being offered along with Antropov around the league a few weeks ago, however at that time no offers the leafs recieved were what they wanted for a player of his potential and caliber. While the leafs will take a mid range draft pick for Antropov, for stajan they would request a top end draft pick and/or an nhl ready prospect. So everything is on hold, till the Leafs figure out what they can do to sign Carter. Its well known knowledge around the league that Carter wants to be a maple leaf this season. He wanted to be one last year as well. If the leafs deal falls through, at that time he will look to sign in Detroit or Pittsburgh. Both teams have made inquires, maybe as far as putting a contract on the table.

Canucks Rumour

The canucks have spoken to Valeri Bure's agents to inquire about his health and if he hopes to play in the NHL this season. Its believed the Canucks have moderate intrest in bringing Bure in as he would provide them with some vetern offense up front and he should be a fairly cheap signing on a 1 year deal. Any deal would average around 1 - 1.5 million dollars with the possiblity of some incentives. I feel Bure would be more of a fall back position for Canucks as Im hearing more and more they are interested in bringing Radek Dvorak on board fairly shortly

Inside NHL Rumours Email

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As the site here builds, we hope to add many features. We eventually hope to register our own domain, where we can add in message boards, a chat feature and guest bloggers. Our first step for interaction between you the reader and us will be our email. You can reach us at insidenhlrumours@gmail.com . Unlike other sites, we will provide you with any information we know entirely free. Well I will never guarentee anything that goes up here as fact, I never post anything I havent verified with a source(s) or heard from media outlets that atleast the idea is floating around. Lets not kid ourselves, most of these rumours will never come true, and not because its never been mentioned, becuase GM's are constantly throwing names around to try to make a deal. However I have learned that where there is smoke there is often fire and these rumours usually lead to something. What I hope to provide with this website, is a 1 stop website that is constantly updated with any new NHL news, updates or rumours. I enjoy your questions and feedbacks and will try to respond to them all personally. Keep checking back this weekend for further updates and rumours


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Naslund to Philly heating up

Various sources are stating that Vancouver and Philadephia continue to try to hammer out a deal to bring Markus Naslund to Philly. At first I didnt think this deal would happen, but word out of Vancouver is that Naslund isnt completely happy with the direction of the team and would welcome a change. Philly is seeing this as a chance to make Forsberg happy long term in Philly. Any trade would include Simon Gagne going back the other way to Vancouver. Other parts including players and draft picks would be needed to make this happen. Ill keep an eye on this and update when more information becomes available.

More NHLers To Eurpoe

- Former Columbus Blue Jackets Defenceman Radoslav Suchy has signed a 3 year contract with Swiss club ZSC Lions

- Columbus Blue Jacket Nikoli Zherdev has set a deadline for next week to reach an agreement with the team or he will Sign in Russia

Leetch To Edmonton Update

RDS out of montreal is reporting the possiblity of Brian Leetch signing with Edmonton now. All sources ive heard are pointing to this deal getting done unless 1 of the teams Leetch perfers in the east (New York based teams) offers him a contract soon. If Leetch has to go out West, he wants to do it in Edmonton

http://rds.ca/hockey/chroniques/210989.html


Ill have more updates tomorrow afternoon. I am travelling in the morning. Look for updates sometime in the early afternoon.

Gomez To Calgary?

A trade rumour coming out of calgary suggest that the flames and Devils are still discussing a trade of Scott Gomez to Calgary. Matthew Lombardi now that hes signed seems to be the most mentioned name going the other way. I can only see this deal happening if the flames throw in some prospects and/or draft picks. NJ is definetly trying to trade Gomez though to free up money for Gionta

Small Signings

St Louis has signed Defenseman Jamie Rivers
Pittsburgh has signed Goaltender Andrew Penner

Dvorak to Vancouver

Sources out west indicate Vancouver and Radek Dvorak are finalizing a 1 year deal for Dvorak to take Anson Carter's place on the wing. Vancouver is resigned to the fact they cannot afford to bring back Anson Carter at his salary Wishes

Anson Carter Daily Update

Darren Dreger of Tsn.ca is reporting this continues to be a 2 horse race between Toronto and Detroit, it will most likely come down to the team that comes closes to the 3 million a year Carter was hoping for at the start of the free agency period

Habs/Islander Deals

Several websites and sources have reported the following trade rumour:

To Islanders: Mike Komisarek, Radek Bonk
To Canadiens: Radek Martinek, Jeremy Colliton, Sean Bergenheim

Montreal would be able to ditch Radek Bonk's salary however they would need to throw in there best defensive prospect in Mike Komisarek. Coming back would be 3 depth players with low salaries. This may afford Montreal to cap space to make a run at J.P Dumont. J.P Dumonts agents are awaiting a montreal offer before settling on a team.

Cory Stillman Injury

Cory Stillman has undergone shoulder Surgery and will be out for 3-4 months. This could prove to be a tough blow to a carolina team who have lost alot of players already through free agency.

Late Night Vancouver Rumours

For all You folks on the West Coast, there has been a few Vancouver Canuck Rumours floating around the internet tonight. The first has Matt Cooke garnering Intrest from NY Rangers. No word on who would go back to Vancouver. The other Rumour has Philly and Vancouver discussing a Marcus Nasland Blockbuster. The Cooke deal would make some sense as It would free Vancouver up some cap space to explore available free agents. Nasland to Philly though? Forget it. Vancouver will not trade their marquee forward especially when they have him signed to a very reasonable deal for the next few years.

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TRADE: Vishnevski To Atlanta

Vitely Vishnevski Has Been Traded To Atlanta for Karl Stewart. This was also predicted on this site 48 hrs ago

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=174554&hubname=

Carter/Leafs close to deal

Sources are confirming that this deal is in the make it or break it stages, could be a leaf by monday. Both sides very close on salary, about 500k apart

Rory Fitzpatrick signs with Canucks!!

As predicted here 48 hours ago, Rory Fitzpatrick has signed a 1 year deal with the vancouver canucks

Matthew Lombardi

Resigns with calgary flames

Brain Leetch Update

Sources seem to indicate the most likely destination for Brian Leetch is Edmonton. Leetch would love to stay in the eastern conference however he is intrigued by Edmonton's situation and prospects for this year and if the dollar amount is right and no offers match up in Eastern Conference he should be an Oiler by September

Malkin to Montreal Update

As crazy as this trade rumour seems to be...there is more and more sources coming out that atleast montreal has discussed this trade or inquired about it. These sources seem to be Nhl and ex NHL players. However I still believe this trade could and would never happen

Maple Leafs Update

The Leafs continue to have discussions with Anson Carter and his agent. However any deal cannot be completed until the leafs are able to clear some salary. The leafs have offered Antropov to Chicago and Detroit, however the leafs are going to have to most likely throw in a low level prospect to have a team pick up antropov's salary. Its believed the leafs are offering Cater somewhere in the vicinty of 1.5-1.75 million over 2 years and Anson is asking still for around 2.25-2.5 million. Sources seem to indicated that he will eventually either sign with Toronto or Detroit withen the next 3-4 days

Tarnstrom Update

Dick Tarnstrom has an out clause in his europe contact if he gets an offer from an NHL team

Phil Kessel Signed!!!

Boston has signed Phil Kessel to a 3 year rookie contract, Kessel will leave college and immediatly join boston's training camp in september

NHLers To Europe

- Tomas Surovy has signed with Lulea in the Swedish Elite League
- Dick Tarnstrom has signed with HC Lugano
- Martin Cibak has signed with Västra Frölunda Indians HC, of the Swedish Elite League

Updates To Trade Rumours

- Tsn.ca is reporting that Rory Fitzpatrick is about to sign with the vancouver canucks - > http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=174412&hubname=nhl

- Kevin Gibson of Am 640 has reported the Malkin to Montreal Rumour -> http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=2621

- Hockeybuzz.com is also reporting that Jason Allison is recieving intrest from Atlanta and Washington. Makes sense as both teams need an offensive centre and have cap space

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Remaining Free Agents and Teams Possibly Interested

The following players are unrestricted free agents. I have listed the teams that still may have intrest in them:

Peter Bondra: Washington, Detroit, Toronto
Mike Dunham: NY Islanders, Vancouver
David Tanabe: NY Rangers
Brad Isbister: Toronto
Brian Leetch: Edmonton, NY Rangers
J.P Dumont: Buffalo, Montreal, L.A, Ottawa
Jan Hrdina: NY Rangers
Radek Dvorak: NY Rangers, Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Edmonton
Viktor Kozlov: Nashville, Washington
Yannic Perrualt: Pittsburgh
Oleg Kvasha: Washington, Pittsburgh
Jason Allison: Columbus, Calgary
Anson Carter: toronto, vancouver, Detroit, Pittsburgh
Richard Park: Vancouver

Montreal/Pittsburgh Rumour - Malkin to Montreal

I have come across a Montreal/Pittsburgh Trade rumour. I have talked to some people and can say this trade will not happen and has not even been discussed. However it is interesting to ponder. Talk to anyone in the pittsburgh organization and they will tell you that Malkin along with Sidney Crosby and Mark Andre Fleury are untouchables. The trade was rumoured as follows:

Souray, Ryder, Ribeiro, Aebischer + 1st round pick for Malkin

For salary cap purposes alone, this trade would never happen. Pittsburgh cannot afford to take on 10 million dollars almost in salary.

Malkin resigns from Metallurg Magnitogorsk

Evgeni Malkin has given his 2 weeks notice to his russian team and should be signed in Pittsburgh within the next few days

Steve Shields and Rory Fitzpatrick to Vancouver

A couple of ex sabres about to sign with Vancouver, Final contract details being worked on, both deals should be finalized by Friday.

Mighty Ducks Signing

Defenceman Ian Moran has signed a 1 year deal with the ducks providing some depth on defence

Eric Daze Out till 2007??

Sources are pointing to Eric Daze taking this year off to heal his bad back. It is too bad to see a good player like Daze's career stalled with such a bad injury. If he does play this year , he would be a good cheap pick up for any team looking to take a chance on a 6ft 6 winger who can plot 30 goals a year when healthy. Lets all hope Eric gets healthy soon and gets his career back on track

Owen Nolan Update

Owen Nolan and Phoenix have agreed in principle to a 1.25 million dollar 1 year deal pending his physical results. Im suprised Nolan is recieving this much and if he doesnt produce he will be a pretty big hit to Phoenix's cap next year

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I welcome you to my new blog. Here you will find daily any verified NHL breaking news and also hot rumours that are going around the NHL community. Please check back daily as I will update everyone with news and rumours as soon as they break.

Vaclav Varada to Europe

We've lost another NHLer to Europe, Vaclav Varada has signed with HC Davos in the Swiss Elite League.

Vishnevski To Atlanta

Sources out of Atlanta reporting that Vishnevski could be traded to Atlanta this week. Going back to Anaheim will be draft picks, most likely a 2nd or 3rd rounder as Anaheim would love to shed payroll to sign remainging Restricted free agents.

J.P Dumont

J.P Dumont is now the most sought after free agent on the market. Quite a few teams are vying for his services. Sources are pointed to him signing back long term with Buffalo. Other teams intrested include Chicago and Montreal. The Senators are said to also be interested at the right price

Sean Hill

1 year, New York Islanders

Peter Bondra

Currently Peter Bondra has been tabled an offer from Washington and is recieving intrest from Toronto and Detroit. It is very likely the loser of the Anson Carter sweepstake will take a run at Peter Bondra

Anson Carter

The following teams are intrested in Anson Carter. I have included what my sources tell me our the percentage chances of Anson Carter landing there.

1. Toronto 50 %
2. Detroit 40 %
3. Pittsburgh 10 %

Owen Nolan To Phoenix

Pending Physicals Owen Nolan Will Sign with the Phoenix Coyotes withen the next few days.
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