http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2922738

 

Gomez a Ranger. I still think they sign Nylander also.

 

The Edmonton Oilers have traded captain Jason Smith and forward Joffrey Lupul to the Philadelphia Flyers for Joni Pitkanen, Geoff Sanderson and a third round draft pick in 2009.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2922738

 

Gomez a Ranger. I still think they sign Nylander also.

 

The Edmonton Oilers have traded captain Jason Smith and forward Joffrey Lupul to the Philadelphia Flyers for Joni Pitkanen, Geoff Sanderson and a third round draft pick in 2009.

Wow, shows how desperate the Oilers were for a puck moving defenseman, and how much Lupul's and Pitkanen's stock went down over the past season.

 

Perrault had a fairly nice season for Phoenix didn't he? I think he's capable of being a solid #2 center. With Nylander, he really didn't score many points without Jagr, but if he could create some good chemistry with Havlat as he did with Jaromir, it could certainly be a shrewd signing.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp...701_162329_4180

 

Drury to the Rangers! WOW!

Holy s***. We're gonna have another labor situation.

And Jagr just became a 120 point wing.....

Straka Gomez Jagr

Shanny Drury Callahan

Avery Cullen Prucha

Hollweg Betts Orr

 

Rozsival Malik

Staal Girardi

Tyutin Mara

 

Lundqvist

Montoya

 

Not bad.

I f***ing hate new york.

Straka Gomez Jagr

Shanny Drury Callahan

Avery Cullen Prucha

Hollweg Betts Orr

 

Rozsival Malik

Staal Girardi

Tyutin Mara

 

Lundqvist

Montoya

 

Not bad.

 

Straka-Gomez-Jagr

Avery-Drury-Shanahan

Prucha-Cullen-Callahan

Hollweg-Betts-Hossa/Orr

 

Malik-Rozsival

Tyutin-Girardi

Staal-Mara

 

Lundqvist

Valiquette

 

 

These are what the lines will be.

TSN just said that the Rangers are still trying to get Cherepanov out of Russia for this season.

 

Ryan Smith to the Avs.

 

Paul Kariya to the Blues

 

Penguins signed defenceman Darryl Sydor to a two-year, $5 million contract

 

The Colorado Avalanche have signed D Scott Hannan

REPORT: NYLANDER SIGNS WITH OILERS.

 

TSN REPORTS THE TEAM 1260 IN EDMONTON REPORTING THE EDMONTON OILERS HAVE SIGNED FORMER NY RANGERS CENTRE MICHAEL NYLANDER. DETAILS TO FOLLOW...

REPORT: NYLANDER SIGNS WITH OILERS.

 

TSN REPORTS THE TEAM 1260 IN EDMONTON REPORTING THE EDMONTON OILERS HAVE SIGNED FORMER NY RANGERS CENTRE MICHAEL NYLANDER. DETAILS TO FOLLOW...

 

He should do well there. with that great ice.

For those who are interested, the Hawks site still does exsist, and it is now been upgraded to be fairly hack-proof, if people are interested in talking about the Hawks

 

http://www.talkbhawks.com/forums/index.php

It appears all of our eggs are making their way into the Handzus basket.

Paul Kariya to the Blues

 

I may have to make a trip over to st. louie this year...

Tallon sets deadline for Handzus deal: tonight

 

http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/app/?servic...rticleid=326986

 

Can't say I blame him. We'll see what happens.

 

Also of note, Keith and I were at prospects camp, however Kane was a no show. Something about him being late after his physical at the UC or something, it's not quite clear yet.

Hawks sign Lang, 2 years

 

http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/app/?servic...rticleid=327004

Robert Lang is a Blackhawk, so it looks like Handzus is gone. Kind of a bummer there, but Zus is looking to break the bank with both money and years even after a serious injury + surgery. Lang for two years is okay -- not a long term deal, he's clearly a declining player but hopefully playing with Havlat and Samsonov will give him a bit of a boost.

 

BTW, I'd imagine the Hawks might be done in free agency with this signing.

 

So, if it was opening night tomorrow, I'd guess things would look like...

 

Samsonov - Lang - Havlat

Ruutu - Toews - Kane

Williams - Sharp - Vrbata

Borque - Perrault - ???

Koci

 

(These aren't exact defensive pairings, just getting the six-seven guys down)

 

Seabrook - Zyuzin

Keith - Wisniewski

Barker - Vandermeer

Johannson

Edited July 2, 200718 yr by CWSGuy406

It also puts Toews to the 2nd line and YP to the 3rd/4th, which I'm all for. Having YP or Toews at #1 just would be too damn ugly to watch all year, and could hurt Toews' growth. 2 years is workable, though i'd like to know the monetary terms. Everyone knows it's a stop gap, but that's fine with this team.

 

I can live with this, certainly. I wonder if he's still looking to sign a 2nd tier dman with the (presumably) extra money we have left?

 

Like Keith and I were talking about today, with Lang, YP in the fold, if everything goes according to plan (no huge injuries, Kane/Toews contribute pretty well), you will have a Hawks team that is not only in a rebuilding phase, but will be right there til the end as far as the 7-8 playoff spot is concerned. I'd welcome that after the past few years.

Edited July 2, 200718 yr by IlliniKrush

Like Keith and I were talking about today, with Lang, YP in the fold, if everything goes according to plan (no huge injuries, Kane/Toews contribute pretty well), you will have a Hawks team that is not only in a rebuilding phase, but will be right there til the end as far as the 7-8 playoff spot is concerned. I'd welcome that after the past few years.

 

I guess so.

Too bad we've been conditioned to expect much worse.

I guess so.

Too bad we've been conditioned to expect much worse.

 

Critic, you probably saw more Detroit games than I did last year -- do you remember who Lang's linemates were last season. And also, your thoughts on the signing?

 

BTW, they're reporting the deal as two years, eight million which is probably too much money.

Edited July 3, 200718 yr by CWSGuy406

Hawks sign Lang, 2 years

 

http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/app/?servic...rticleid=327004

I like this move. Lang is a good veteran to have around to help teach all the young offensive players. He also has a history of winning which will hopefully help form a better attitude in Chicago (when it comes to learning how to win and be a winner).

 

It would be great if they could still get Handus.

It would be great if they could still get Handus.

 

Nope, although you'll be able to see him just about any time you want -- he just signed a 4/$16 deal with LA, along with Nagy and former Hawk Kyle Calder.

Is Handzus better at 4 mil then Lang?

Is Handzus better at 4 mil then Lang?

Lang's better at 2 years than Handzus at 4, that's my take on it.

Edited July 3, 200718 yr by IlliniKrush

Critic, you probably saw more Detroit games than I did last year -- do you remember who Lang's linemates were last season. And also, your thoughts on the signing?

 

BTW, they're reporting the deal as two years, eight million which is probably too much money.

"He played mostly with Samuelsson and Flippula, significantly less talent than Havlat and Sammy or Ruutu."

Good pickup! Lang can dish the puck.