The Great One thinks Cliff Fletcher is doing a great job for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs interim GM has been calling for patience since accepting the job in January and thats exactly the kind of strategy the franchise needs, according to Wayne Gretzky. Torontos going to be fine, Gretzky said Saturday. Obviously, [...]
Marian Gaborik, no Progress on Contract. Gaborik and the Wild havent made progress on contract extension talks and the Wild may begin to consider trading him, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. I havent decided yet , but the reality of it is this thing is not going to drag on, GM Doug Risebrough said. The [...]
Their numbers are getting smaller with each passing season. But the fans that do attend Florida Panthers home games must be the most patient in the league. Without a playoff appearance in the last seven seasons, and early tee-times in nine of the last 10 springs, its no wonder the Panthers had the smallest percentage [...]
Antropov will start training camp at wing, reports the Toronto Sun. Coach Ron Wilson wants to see Alex Steen at center and clearly liked what he saw when big Nik played beside Mats Sundin. Antropovs value is higher as a winger so watch how things shake down at camp. —- Jason Spezza: Top Line to [...]
The message is simple nowadays. If a player waits until training camp to start training, he may as well put his hockey skates back in the closet and stay home. He’s got little chance to succeed. That’s why there were 30 NHL players, prospects and hopefuls on the ice Tuesday in the Amherst Pepsi Center. [...]
Sidney Crosby delivered for the Pittsburgh Penguins-again. This time, he did it off the ice. Crosby, coach Michel Therrien and eight other players hand carried season tickets to 35 randomly selected Penguins ticket holders on Wednesday. Crosby, wearing a Penguins jersey and blue jeans, took tickets to Mount Lebanon resident David Disney, a season ticket [...]
2008 NHL offseason transactions. Anaheim Ducks – Acquired a 2008 third-round pick from the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron; signed goaltender David LeNeveu, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract; signed center Brendan Morrison, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Steve Montador, [...]
Bryan McCabe tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs is close to ending. Citing undisclosed sources, TSN of Canada reported Monday that the anticipated deal that would send Toronto Maple Leafs veteran defenseman Bryan McCabe to the Florida Panthers will be made official by 11 a.m. (EDT) on Tuesday. McCabe had a no-trade clause in his [...]
Despite his bitter departure from the team, Patrick Roy apparently will be given his due by the Montreal Canadiens. According to a report by Montreal newspaper La Presse on Friday, the Canadiens plan to retire Roys No. 33 in November. The team would not confirm the report, and Roy told the newspaper he had no [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday signed left wing Maksim Mayorov to a three-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed. Selected in the fourth round of the 2007 draft, the 19-year-old Mayorov spent last season in his native Russia with Ak Bars Kazan, recording one goal and 16 penalty minutes in 11 games. The 6-2, [...]