2010 NHL Free Agency Watch

[Apocalypse]

Post links to stories or articles you've seen about this years offseason moves, trades, signings, cuts, etc.

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[PEYMAN18]

Blues sign Halak to a four year deal

Blues sign Halak to a four year deal

Jaroslav Halak, who backstopped the Montreal Canadiens to a surprise run to the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals, has signed a four-year contract with the St. Louis Blues.

Acquired in a trade June 17, Halak had been a restricted free agent with arbitration rights. Halak opted not to take the club to arbitration, and Tuesday agreed to a deal that reportedly will pay him $15 million -- $3.75 million against the salary cap.

"Jaroslav will be a big help for our organization moving forward," Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong said. "He has made a great commitment to the Blues as he enters the prime of his career."

Halak, 25, had split goaltending duties the past two seasons in Montreal Canadiens with Carey Price. However, Halak emerged as the team's No. 1 goalie this past spring and led all playoff goalies with a .923 save percentage in 18 games. He backstopped series wins against the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins, and went 9-9 with a 2.55 goals-against average.

Halak went 26-13-5 with a 2.40 GAA, .924 save percentage -- fourth in the NHL -- and five shutouts in 45 games. He also was the starting goalie for Slovakia at the 2010 Olympics.

The Blues acquired Halak from the Canadiens in exchange for forwards Lars Eller and Ian Schultz.

"I've been looking forward to playing in St. Louis ever since the trade was announced," Halak said. "I believe in my abilities and hope to do some good things for the Blues.”

Halak's 53 saves against the Capitals in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series set a club record for a 60-minute playoff game. Halak was voted the 2010 Molson Cup winner as the Canadiens' most valuable player.

Halak was a fucking beast in the playoffs last season, Great signing by St.Louis

 

[wingsfan77]

This Kovalchuk deal is getting annoying, I know it's all rumors but apparently once he signs a bunch of other trades and signings are gonna go down

 

[warrior9669]

Matt Cullen going to Minnesota, his home state, was great. Still waiting for the Pens to sign some forwards, hoping for Frolov or Bobby Ryan and resign Fedotenko.

 

[PEYMAN18]

Matt Cullen going to Minnesota, his home state, was great. Still waiting for the Pens to sign some forwards, hoping for Frolov or Bobby Ryan and resign Fedotenko.

Bobby Ryan is a RFA and Anhiem is almost certainly going to sign him, they would be stupid not too. Plus, Ryan paired up with Crosby/Malkin would be too unfair

 

[warrior9669]

Bobby Ryan is a RFA and Anhiem is almost certainly going to sign him, they would be stupid not too. Plus, Ryan paired up with Crosby/Malkin would be too unfair

My bad, I must have read his status wrong, but I can still dream.

 

[Berowsk]

Bobby Ryan is a RFA and Anhiem is almost certainly going to sign him, they would be stupid not too. Plus, Ryan paired up with Crosby/Malkin would be too unfair

There are rumors that we are trying to get rid of Gagne and Carter to make room for Bobby Ryan.

Tim Panaccio via Twitter: Rumors that the Philadelphia Flyers are trying to clear salary cap room not for a goalie, but for Bobby Ryan.

http://www.mynhltraderumors.com/201...in-bobby-ryan-leafs-looking-for-a-defenseman/

 

[Woy]

Penguins signed defensemen Paul Martin and Zbynek Michalek last week and watched Sergei Gonchar sign with Ottawa.

Still should upgrade our defensive line and make Fleury a little better (hopefully). Now we just need a winger, but we don't have a lot of cap space left.

 

[wingsfan77]

There are rumors that we are trying to get rid of Gagne and Carter to make room for Bobby Ryan.


http://www.mynhltraderumors.com/201...in-bobby-ryan-leafs-looking-for-a-defenseman/

Yeah that's not gonna happen, although it would be nice

 

[PEYMAN18]

DETROIT – Unrestricted free agent center Mike Modano has spent his entire 20-year NHL career with the Dallas Stars’ franchise. But it was in the Detroit-based Little Caesars youth program where the perennial All-Star center honed his hockey skills.

And it’s that connection to the local hockey scene, which have created buzz and suspension surrounding Modano’s visit with Red Wings general manager Ken Holland and coach Mike Babcock on Tuesday.

“We’re flying Mike Modano in for today,” Holland told DetroitRedWings.com. “Mike Babcock and I are going to spend the day with him.”

The Wings’ officials plan to lunch with Modano, and they will also attend Tuesday’s Tigers-Baltimore Orioles game at Comerica Park.

“I think Mike Modano is going through the process of whether or not he wants to play again,” Holland said. “If he does want to play again, obviously, because he’s a local hall-of-fame-to-be player, who we think has some hockey left in him, we have interest.”

Modano, 40, played the last 16 seasons in Dallas. He was the No. 1 overall draft pick of the Minnesota North Stars in 1988. The franchise moved to Texas in time for the start of the 1993-94 season.

Modano, a native of Westland, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, is the all-time points leader among U.S.-born players with 1,359 points in 1,459 career games.

The Red Wings honored Modano before a Wings-Stars game in February 2008 at Joe Louis Arena shortly after the three-time Olympian set the new American points record.

Before that game, Modano said, “I was pretty surprised and honored at the same time. They’ve always been a real class organization and Little Caesars has always been good to me throughout my career and my life. But being from Detroit, it was quite a thrill to have them going out of their way like that.”

On Tuesday, Holland said he had no problem going out of the way to see if the Wings and Modano would make a good fit. Even at 40, Modano is a tremendous skater, who would be a welcome addition to the Wings’ third line between Dan Cleary and Jiri Hudler. Modano would also make an impact on the team’s second power-play unit.

“You’re talking about a guy, who is one of the greatest American players ever to play with one franchise,” Holland said. “Do you want to finish your career with another team, and I think that’s one of the things he’s going through.

“Now it’s a little unique in the sense that this is his hometown; this is where he was born and raised and his parents live here. It’s an opportunity for him to finish his career in his hometown and playing in front of family and friends. But again, at the end of the day, everything has to piece in together.”

Oh snap. Modano is gunna be a Red Wing... Its going to be so strange seeing him as one...

 

[Berowsk]

Yeah that's not gonna happen, although it would be nice

I don't get your username if you're a Flyers fan.

 

[wingsfan77]

Wings= Philly pro lacrosse team

 

[leaffan]

Leafs just signed D-man Brett Lebda to a 2 year deal.

Not really earth shattering but the kaberle/finger trade winds are in full swing now thanks to this.

 

[PEYMAN18]

Leafs just signed D-man Brett Lebda to a 2 year deal.

Not really earth shattering but the kaberle/finger trade winds are in full swing now thanks to this.

LolLebda, good ridance, thank you Toronto for taking him off of our hands...

 

[leaffan]

LolLebda, good ridance, thank you Toronto for taking him off of our hands...

He'll be a 6th/7th Dman who might get thrown down to the minors if he's shaky to start due to the amount of depth the leafs have at dman.

I'm just waiting to see the headline Finger traded to.... His 3.5mil contract can't get out of here fast enough.

 

[leaffan]

Sounds like by tomorrow Zherdev is going to be a flyer.

1 year deal. No other details given.

Other flyer news Gagne was on RDS (french affiliate of TSN) that he has not waived his NTC.

Flyers are going to have to dump some salary here soon.

 

[wingsfan77]

Yeah it'll be interesting to see what happens, no way in hell I'd take Zherdev if it means dumping Gagne, so I guess we'll see.

 

[leaffan]

I don't see anything confirming this yet but: Eric Fehr re-signs, 2 years, $4.4 million. Done Deal.

If so good job Caps.

Edit - Found a link that confirms it.

 

[leaffan]

.... wat?

Some NHL execs think Philly will place Gagne on waivers, if a trade isn't found very soon.

Interesting.

 

[wingsfan77]

That would piss me off pretty bad