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Notes Of The Day June 25th 2012

• Formal CBA will start very quickly after Wendesday's NHLPA meetings.
• @APortzline was reporting that the Blue Jackets were offered all of the New York Islanders' picks to move up two spots in the draft.
• It looked like Nash to Ottawa was a done deal, but apparently, Ottawa is not on Nash's list and is holding up the deal.
• So much for the Pavlec going to KHL rumors. He's signed a new deal for 5 years worth $19.5M. According to Bob McKenzie of TSN it breaks down to $3.25M for year one, $3.5M for year two, $3.75M for year three, $4.25M for year four, and $4.75M for year five. This is interesting seeing that there were rumors the KHL offered him $5M tax free...

Trades.

There were three trades today during the draft. They are as follows. Winners and analysis to come.

The Toronto Maple Leafs trade Jonas Gustavsson to the Winnipeg Jets for a conditional 7th Round Pick.
The Bruins trade the rights to Benoit Pouliot to Lightning for Michel Ouellet and a fifth rounder, which was used fed  to draft Seth Green.
The Leafs have traded Luke Schenn to the Flyers for James Van Riemsdyk.

NHL notes: June 23 2012

Boston traded the rights of Benoit Pouliot to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Michel Ouellet and the 131st pick in this years NHL draft.

The Colorado Avalanche have resigned pending RFA Matt Duchene to a 2 year $7 million deal.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded the rights to pending free agent Jonas Gustavsson to the Winnipeg Jets for a conditional 7th round pick in 2013

NHL Draft Rumors

We're going to be compiling rumors tonight and we'll see where it goes from there!


7:05
@CraigCustance posed a over/under to Sharks GM Doug Wilson and he confidently took the over.
Pierre McGuire of ESPN is reporting Flyers are hot after Ducks Bobby Ryan.
@HockeyBreak is reporting, he was told Leafs GM Brian Burke will not trade for the first overall pick as the price is too high and he has other options as well.
@RealKyper is reporting that the Habs are quietly shopping P.K. Subban.
7:08
@HockeyBreak If a Ducks trade happens, it's going to be when they're on the clock.
7:15
NAIL YAKUPOV IS THE FIRST OVERALL PICK.
7:11
It's going to be down to two players for the Oilers. Here it goes...
7:20
Trade: The New York Islanders have traded a 2nd Round Pick in 2013 to the Anaheim Duck to Lubomir Visnovsky.
7:25
Ryan Murray is your second overall pick.
7:27
The Capitals have dealt Cody Eakins and the 54th overall pick to the Stars for Mike Ribero.
7:30
The Montreal Canadiens select Alex Galchenyuk!
7:50
New York Islanders select Griffin Reinhart.
Toronto Maple Leafs select Morgan Reilley.
7:59
Anaheim Ducks select Hampus Lindholm.
Bobby Ryan publicly saying he wants to leave to a LA newspaper.. I'm trying to confirm it..
8:04
Minnesota selects Matthew Dumba of the Red Deer Rebels.
8:08
PITTSBURGH TRADES JORDAN STAAL, FOR 8TH OVERALL, BRANDON SUTTER, AND PROSPECT.
8:12
Pittsburgh selects Derrick Pouliot.
8:29
Jacob Trouba is selected by the Jets.
8:36
The LA Kings has re-signed Jaret Stoll for 3Years $9.2M
Tampa Bay selects Slater Koekkoek.
8:45
Finally. The Washington Capitals select Filip Forsberg.
8:49
Sabres select Mikhail Grigorenko.
8:54
Dallas Stars select Radek Faksa.
9:03
Calgary trades 14th overall to the Buffalo Sabres for 21st overall and 42nd overall.
9:05
Buffalo selectes Zemgus Girgensons.
9:12
Ottawa selects Cody Ceci.
9:18
Washington Capitals draft Tom Wilson.
9:26
San Jose selects Tomas Hertl.
9:30
Brandon Saad picks Teuvo Teravainen for the Chicago Blackhawks.
9:35
Tampa Bay Lightning select goalie Andrei Vasilevski with the 19th overall pick.
9:40
Flyers select Scott Laughon
9:49
Flames select Mark Jankowski
10:00
Penguins select Olli Maata
10:09
Bruins select Malcolm Subban
10:15
Blues select Jordan Schmaltz
10:20
Canucks select Brendan Gaunce
10:28
Phoenix selects Henrik Samuelsson
10:38
New York Rangers select Brady Skeji
10:45
New Jersey selects Stefan Matteau

Los Angeles selects Tanner Pearson

UPDATE: Pens trade Zbynek Michalek to Phoenix for Harrison Ruopp, Marc Chevrie and a 3rd round pick

Notes Of The Day June 22nd 2012

Just some notes for the day:

• Tim Thomas has waived his NMC. It was set to expire on July 1st. Teams just on the cap floor may be interested in his services. However, it will not affect his decision on returning.
• Keith Yandle is in play, and teams such as the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues are involved, and players like Brandon Dubinsky are being named in return.
• According to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: As for Nash trade? Howson said no offers are close. "They have a ways to go yet."
• Renaud Lavoie of RDS is reporting that the Philadelphia Flyers are trying to move up in the draft. The Anaheim Ducks' 6th overall pick is being named.
• According to @NHLWiki the Ottawa Senators are now the front runners for Columbus Blue Jackets' Rick Nash with the offering being Ben Bishop, Mika Zibanejad, and Nick Foligno. 
• The 2013 Draft will take place in New Jersey and Philadelphia in 2014.
• According to Team 1200 in Ottawa, the last issue before the Rich Nash deal is done, is budget.
• Swiss star Damien Brunner has signed a one year deal with the Detroit Red Wings.

Oilers taking Murray?

There are talks everywhere saying that instead of taking consensus #1 prospect Nail Yakupov they may pick Ryan Murray instead. This is because the Oilers have a lot of blue chip forwards such as Nugent-Hopkins, Eberle, and Hall, but do not have any defence prospects. Drafting Murray would give them an NHL defenceman that is young, good, and a good core for the future.