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Another year of doing nothing in the Sabres front office. Really planning on having Mike Weber and Andrej Sekera handle the third line? Really think Paetsch can play 2nd line defense and the powerplay and PK? I don't.
They were allegedly in play for Orpik but never would the Sabres offer a 6 year contract in that type of scenario. If Buffalo doesn't go get a defensemen, I don't see how they could make the playoffs. I think they need another goal scorer too.
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yeah buffalo really needs to dish out some cash if they wanna compete
in other hockey news Jagr is going to Russia...for stupid amounts of cash
It appears Jaromir Jagr's days in the National Hockey League are over.
The Russian hockey team Avangard Omsk announced it has signed the former New York Rangers star and Jagr's agent, Pat Brisson, confirmed the move Friday afternoon.
"Jaromir signed a letter of intent with the Avangard Omsk Hockey team of the Russian CHL on or about 3am EST this morning. I won't comment on the terms of the agreement at this time.It was a very difficult but personal decision to make in light of the many NHL teams interested in his services. He is grateful to the NHL and especially the Rangers in recent years."
Local and international media are reporting that Jagr will be paid $35 million for two years. There is also reportedly an option for a third season.
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Sabres let Bernier go to Vancouver, for a 3rd rounder in 09 and a 2nd rounder in 10.
Darcy Regier released a statement saying "We intend to finally be worse than the Leafs this year. Our quest to go from the best team in the NHL to the worst in the quickest possible timeframe may be completed this coming season, as long as we don't have any unfortunate, unseen roadblocks, like signing (goalie Ryan) Miller or Connolly playing a full season."
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Dan Boyle has signed his "no-trade" waiver and has agreed to a trade to the San Jose Sharks.
In return for the 31-year old veteran defenceman and defenceman Brad Lukowich, Tampa will receive a package that includes defencemen Matt Carle, Ty Wishart, a first round selection in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
and here you go CC
After acquiring Rob Blake and Dan Boyle, the San Jose Sharks traded away defenceman Craig Rivet to the Buffalo Sabres.
The Sharks sent Rivet and a seventh-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft to the Sabres in exchange for second-round selections in the 2009 and 2010 drafts.
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Kevin Lowe Fires Back @ Brian Burke
After a year of enduring the wrath of Brian Burke, Edmonton Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe finally fired back at the Anaheim Ducks' executive on Friday.
In a candid interview with Edmonton's Team 1260, Lowe - who stayed relatively quiet each time Burke went after him over the last 12 months - finally let it all out.
"Where do I begin?," started Lowe. "He's a moron, first of all. Secondly, he really believes that any news for the NHL is good news. Thirdly, he loves the limelight and I don't think anyone in hockey will dispute that. Lastly, he's in a pathetic hockey market where they can't get on any page of the newspaper let alone the front page of the sports, so any of this stuff carries on."
Burke and Lowe have been at odds since the Oilers put forth a five-year, $21.25 million offer sheet to Group II restricted free agent Dustin Penner last summer - a contract that the Ducks did not match and sent Penner to Edmonton.
At the time, Burke explained he had no problem with a team putting an offer sheet forward offer sheets but the money involved was the issue. Lowe's responded in kind on Friday, saying the standard for such contracts was set long before the Penner signing.
"I mean, if he wants to debate what our offer sheet did to them or to the salaries, anytime," he explained to Team 1260. "The reality is, Rick Nash's contract a number of years ago, (Patrice) Bergeron's and (Ilya) Kovalchuk's; that sets the standard - that's been going on for decades. I'm sick and tired of it. I know everybody in hockey is. I know our peers are like, 'well, that's Burkie.' This guy is an absolute media junkie and I guess he's achieving what he wants because he gets his name in the headlines. But I hate the fact that my name is linked to his. He's an underachieving wanna-be in terms of success in the NHL. He won a Stanley Cup? Great. I've won six Stanley Cups, you want to count rings? Who cares, it's just a little pathetic that he carries on."
The latest chapter in the feud came on Wednesday, after the Ducks signed restricted free agent forward Corey Perry to a five-year extension worth $26.63 million. Burke had some choice words about the new salary climate in the NHL after this week's high-profile signings, and blamed Lowe for eliminating the 'second contract' from team-player negotiations.
The long-standing rivalry between Lowe and Burke has also brought up whispers of a conspiracy theory that the two men are hamming it up for added exposure for the league.
"I remember Dean Lombardi last summer saying to me, 'You guys are (just) putting this on, you're not really feeling this way. The NHL likes this stuff, they want to create a little angst in the media and stuff and get some headlines?'" recalled Lowe.
"I said, 'No Dean, this is real.' He was shocked that this was going on but Burkie loves the limelight. He's all bluff and loud and Mac T (head coach Craig MacTavish) said it best - he's like the Wizard of Oz, you pull the curtains away and there's not much substance."
Burke, who joined the Ducks as general manager in 2005, helped build a championship contender in Anaheim that eventually won the Stanley Cup in 2007. That achievement didn't score too high with Lowe, who was quick to point out the other ups and downs of his time with the Ducks, along with the shortcomings of Burke's former team, the Vancouver Canucks.
"Here's a fact - he left (former Canucks GM) Dave Nonis nothing in Vancouver," he explained. "Nothing. He destroyed that team. If it wasn't for Nonis' incredible deals - to con Mike Keenan to get (Roberto) Luongo in Vancouver - that team was taking a nose dive two years ago."
"I mean, that's his M.O., but no one says anything. He goes into Anaheim and he inherits an incredible team. He gets Chris Pronger - not because of our relationship, it just so happened we had five or six teams and targeted their assets. We had Florida, Anaheim, Philadelphia, San Jose and Los Angeles. He just happened to throw enough assets our way to get the player. Kudos to him. He recognizes that at the end of the day, you throw enough assets, you get the best player and you get a good deal. You never know in this business if you're going to win at the end of the day. He could have just decimated the franchise forever. I'll tell you this, they have not much coming. Bobby Ryan has been a questionable pick at No. 2 (overall in 2005), and up until this draft, they tried to move down and did a nice job of trying to replenish their depth chart. They had nothing coming, and that appears to be his M.O."
Lowe even left an intriguing cliffhanger for the radio station's listeners.
"Don't even ask me about Scott Niedermayer, I've already lowered myself in terms of (talking about) how they acquired him," he said. "That's a story for another day, but they were able to bring Niedermayer and Pronger in and they won a Stanley Cup."
In closing, Lowe went so far as to send out a tongue-in-cheek message to his front office nemesis.
"Anaheim has decent players - Corey Perry is a hell of a player," he said. "What I really want to say about his bickering about parity and the salary cap is if you're unhappy about them, then trade him (Perry) our way, we'll be glad to have him."
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Brendan Morrison is set to join the Anaheim Ducks.
Tampa Bay Lightning sign UFA forward Mark Recchi to a one-year, $1.25 million contract.
Calgary Flames sign UFA forward Todd Bertuzzi to a one-year, $1.95 million contract.
Columbus Blue Jackets sign RFA forward R.J. Umberger to a four-year, $15 million contract.
Minnesota Wild sign UFA forward Owen Nolan to a two-year, $5.5 million contract.
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Happy Birthday Ryan Miller!! Maybe you'll get a contract from the Sabres as a gift!
Winter classic at Wrigley should be awesome. It was a ton of fun to be at in Buffalo, so enjoy yourselves, any Chicago people going!
Horcoff got a 6-year extension, and Atlanta locked up Lehtonen.
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Text SizeA Swedish newspaper nearly started an international incident on Sunday as they reported that Mats Sundin has agreed to play for the Vancouver Canucks, a claim that Sundin's Swedish representative denies.
Sundin's Swedish based representative Claes Elefalk claims the story in the Daily News is completely false, claiming that reporter Dusan Umicevic contacted him seeking a quote. Despite Elefalk telling the reporter that his information was incorrect, Umicevic published the story anyway.
While the Canucks remain one of the team's that Sundin is considering, he has yet to make a decision as to whether or not he will play next season.
Earlier this week, Canucks general manager Mike Gillis discussed the Sundin situation on a Vancouver radio station, stating he was encouraged to continue an on-going dialoge with Sundin and that he is still confident that Sundin would accept the Canucks' two-year, $20 million contract.
Sundin's agent J.P. Barry confirmed the Canucks' interest, however he stated that his client would take his time in making a decision, which would likely occur sometime in late July or early August.
"The Vancouver offer and the time that Mike (Gillis) has spent with Mats is important," Barry told TSN. "But ultimately Mats has to decide to play and that is the first step here."
After being drafted first overall by the Quebec Nordiques in 1989, Sundin was dealt to Toronto in a blockbuster deal by then-Leafs general manager Cliff Fletcher. The Maple Leafs traded Wendel Clark, Sylvain Lefebvre, Landon Wilson and first round pick to the Quebec Nordiques for Sundin, Garth Butcher, Todd Warriner and a first round pick.
The nine-time All-Star is the leading scorer in Maple Leafs franchise history. Over his 13 seasons in blue and white, Sundin scored 420 goals and 987 points and spent 10 years as team captain.
Sundin had another stellar season for the Maple Leafs, recording a team-best 32 goals and 78 points this past season. Sundin, a two-time second-team NHL All-Star, won a gold medal with Team Sweden at the Torino Olympics in 2006.
In 83 playoff games, Sundin has scored 35 goals and 74 points, with all but four of those points coming in a Leafs uniform.
in other news CC will be happy
The Buffalo Sabres re-signed goaltender Ryan Miller to a five-year, $31.25 million contract extension on Friday.
Entering the final year of his current contract this season, Miller will now remain the club's franchise netminder through the 2013-2014 season.
He will earn $3.5 million next season.
