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.

Bobrovsky Traded to Columbus for 3 Draft Picks

Sergei Bobrovsky has been traded from the Philadelphia Flyers to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for 3 draft picks including a 2nd round draft pick (45th overall) and the 117th overall (originally belonging to Phoenix.) This should solve the franchise goalie problem Columbus was having. CBJ played five goalies last year including Curtis McEllhinney, Steve Mason, Curtis Sanford and Allen York.

Notes of The Day May 19th 2012

• Milan Hejduk has signed on for another year with the Colorado Avalanche at a price tag of $2 Million
• Josh Cooper of the Tennesseean reports that there will be a two week gap between when UFA Ryan Suter and Preds GM David Poile will talk so Suter can "unwind".
• Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal reports the top five candidates for the vacant head coaching job are,  1. Brent Sutter 2. Marc Crawford 3. Todd Nelson 4. Jon Cooper 5. Ralph Krueger.   (Our own note: Very Surprised Dallas Eakins is not on the list.
• Ted Kulfan is reporting that Nick Lidstrom will have his decision on retiring by mid-June.
• Aaron Portzline is reporting that the Columbus Blue Jackets will not be signing 2010 draft picks Petr Straka, and Brandon Archibald. They are however, undecided on goalie Mathieu Corbeil.
• From Sarah Baicker; Flyers Surgery List.
• Claude Giroux: Both wrists. Out 6 Weeks.
• Kimmo Timonen: Fragment in his lower back. Out 8-10 Weeks.
• Wayne Simmonds: Broken index finger. Out 4-6 Weeks.
• Matt Carle: Torn stomach muscle. Out 4-6 Weeks.
• James Van Rimesdyk: Torn labrum muscle. Unknown time frame for return.

Notes of The Day

• Michael Farber of SI.com says that Radulov and Kostitsyn broke curfew by one hour and were at Poolside of the W an alcohol free soiree.
• Darren Dreger of TSN is saying that Habs GM Marc Bergevin has been talking to Leafs GM Brian Burke a lot about getting assistant GM Rick Dudley to join before the draft but Brian Burke is not that big on that idea right now.
• Semin is gone from the Capitals and even maybe the NHL? Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun is reporting that in the offseason the Caps will not try to resign UFA Alexander Semin.
• Sports.ru is reporting that Islanders prospect Krill Kabonov will be going to the KHL.
• Flyers beat writer Sam Charchidi is reporting the Flyers' surgery list is so long it won't be released till next week. (TwoBoredTeens note: That's a little worrisome for fans.)

Claude Giroux of suspended.

Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers has been suspended one game by the NHL for this hit. This is a significant blow to the Flyers who are down 3-1in their series against the New Jersey Devils. What do you think? Too much? Not Enough? Enough? Comment Below!

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Calder Finalist Released

The finalist for the Calder trophy has been released. The three finalists are Edmonton's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, New Jersey Devils' Adam Henrique , and Colorado Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog.

Henrique came up as a surprise., but he has excelled with 16 goals and 35 assists in 71 games.
Nugent-Hopkins before his injury had an amazing season with 18 goals and 34 assists in 62 games. A 0.83 points per game pace is nothing to be ashamed of. However, I believe he will need to show people he's not easily injured and pushed around to be a legitimiate star. It will be interesting to see what the injury will mean to his chances of winning the Calder.
Landeskog had 52 points in 82 games is nothing to be ashamed of, but his amazing +/- of 20 is amazing and will make him a legitimate contender for the award.

Other notables:
Matt Read: I believed Read should have be given the oppurtunity,but it just seems that someone had to be left off right?

Our choices:
Alson: Landeskog.
Geoffrey: Landeskog.

Ilya Bryzgalov injured?

In today's practice, Flyers goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov practiced for ten minutes before having to leave the ice. Michael Leighton has been brought up from the AHL to take his spot. This can bring up an interesting scenario. The last time Leighton was brought up during the playoffs, he led them to the Stanley Cup Final. However, will the same be done again? What do you think? Comment below!

Playoff Teams decided

After yesterday's matchup, 16 teams have clinched playoff spots. It's been a long time since all the playoffs spots have been taken before the last day of the regular season. Here are the playoff teams in order of rankings.

Eastern Conference                                      Western Conference

New York Rangers                                        Vancouver Canucks
Boston Bruins                                               St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers                                            Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins                                       Nashville Predators
Philadelphia Flyers                                        Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils                                         Chicago Blackhawks
Ottawa Senators                                           San Jose Sharks
Washington Capitols                                      Phoenix Coyotes

The East standings are pretty much secured with only a Ottawa lost and Caps win on Saturday that could change the playoff matchups. The West however is more difficult because of the home-ice advantage situtation.
The Pacific Division is a mess with any of the three teams having the possibilities of taking the third seed. All in all, all 30 teams will see action Saturday. The game to watch will definitley be the Pens-Flyers game as it will be a preview of their playoff matchup and especially after the huge fiasco in their last meeting.

Ilya Bryzgalov injury.

Flyers GM Paul Holmgren has announced that G Ilya Bryzgalov has a chip fracture in his foot. Don't worry Flyers fans, it's not serious and he could be able to play on the weekend. If there are updates, we will give it to you first!

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Does this warrant Suspension/Penalty?

During the Flyers/Red Wings game, Flyers forward Jakub Voracek was handeling the puck when Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall absolutely destroys him. Does this warrant suspension?

Opinions:
Alson: No, Voracek's head is down trying to race down the ice. He's not looking up so he doesn't know what's in his way and Kronwall never leaves his feet and doesn't deliberately aim for his head. So in my books, fair game.
Kyle: Yes because Kronwall knew that the area of impact would be around the head area and he did nothing to change it. Although Voracek kept his head down, I agree with the commentators that Kronwall was aiming for Voracek's head.
Ronnie: NOT EVEN CLOSE TO A SUSPENSION. First of all his head was down, look up bro. Second that dude who hit him didn't even jump. I think it deserved a major though cause the elbow was at his face and that's not allowed.
Mahbod:
Wexler:

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Deadline Special!

Our deadline special consists of a bunch of names we have heard a lot from the media and sources a like. We will have a bunch of names and teams we believe are interested in the said player. We can't guarantee that the player will go that team, but we try to give you the best and quickest information as quickly as possible! So without further to do, here is our deadline special!


Wexler's rumor: I heard J.S. Giguere's name brought up by teams in need of a solid backup going into the playoffs.
Teams Interested:


Alson + Wexler's rumor: There's lots of rumors about Rick Nash going to the Philadelphia Flyers for Sean Couturier or Brayden Schenn, James Van Riemsdyk, or Wayne simmonds plus a 1st Round pick (2012) . We've also heard that Jack Johnson, Dustin Penner, and Johnathan Bernier in exchange for Rick Nash. However, there were also rumblings that Jack Johnson may have complained that he would be unhappy there. On his short list he submitted I can confirm that the Toronto Maple Leafs and the LA Kings. Rumored teams include the Sharks and the Bruins. I can also confirm that Leaf's GM Brian Burke met with CBJ GM Scott Howson over breakfast at a New York hotel.


Wexler's rumor: Hearing Hawk's Patrick Kane is available in exchange for Buffalo's Ryan Miller.


Alson + Wexler's rumor: Grabovski will be traded if he does not resign. He clearly wants to stay with his entire family here, but is looking for $5 Million a year. It may be too much for GM Brian Burke and teams interested include the Senators and Islanders.


Mahbod's rumor: Kyle Quincey's name has been named. No word yet on which teams are interested. Also, the Anaheim Ducks seem to be interested in Ryan Miller.


Alson's rumor: The Edmonton Oilers are looking at a long term soloution for goaltending. Tukka Rask, Corey Schneider and Johnathan Bernier have all been named. I heard the LA Kings wanted Linus Omark and either Magnus Paajarvi and a 2nd or 1st round pick with that.


Alson's rumor: There's talk that the Colorado Avalanche are interested in Columbus Blue Jackets' Jeff Carter. Also a lot of talk about Ales Hemsky being traded. Nashville and LA being named...


Kyle's rumor: Multiple sources confirm that the Philadelphia Flyers have withdrawn from the Rick Nash sweepstakes since they acquired Nicklas Grossman and Pavel Kubina.


Also, as per Darren Dreger tweets, The New York Rangers are the front runners for Rick Nash.

There is a rumor that Ales Hemsky of the Edmonton Oilers could be dealt to the Nashville Predators for Ryan Ellis and a draft pick.

Trade Deadline: Dominos falling

Finally, some trades going on.

All the GMs indicated that all it takes is one trade and the dominos will start following. After the Grossman trade, things got rolling with Moore, Gill and Kubina changing jerseys. More trades are definitely going to happen as the deadline approaches though. The JVR for Schenn trade might be over too now that Philly has added two more defensemen. I also think that there is a really good chance that Nash might actually stay in Colombus because Jackets GM has a huge asking price and not many teams would want to give up so much. This is actually like the ruutu rumours but the price was too steep again. 

Hopefully, there will be some big trades in the following weeks...

Pavel Kubina traded.

Citing multiple twitter feeds, I can confirm that Pavel Kubina HAS indeed been traded to the Philadephia Flyers for a 2nd round pick and a 5th round pick. The problem now is that the Flyers has 51 players on contract and the limit is 50. A player WILL be moved along with that or a new trade will happen.

Updates:
7:08 Instead of a fifth it will be a fourth.
7:22 It will be Florida's 2012 2nd round pick from the Kris Versteeg trade and a 2013 4th round pick.
11:20 Jon Kalinski has been added along to reach the 50 contract limit. Kalinski is a projected fourth liner that can score every so often. However, his fists are pretty strong and will be a good enforcer.

Winners:
Wexler: I'm gonna go with Tampa on this one because we now know that they have no intention to make the playoffs this year and are adding picks for the upcoming draft. The 2 picks today give Tampa 3 in the past two days adding to the youth on their team.
Kyle: It really depends on the picks, but I would say Philadelphia because they will go far in the playoffs and their picks are going to be late ones. Kubina can help stabilize their blue line along with Grossman.

Van Riemsdyk healthy; back in line-up

James Van Riemsdyk is officially concussion-free and back in the line up. He is still recovering, so he will join Voracek and Talbot on the Flyers' third line. With JVR back, this could mean that the Luke Schenn for Van Riemsdyk trade that was being talked about in December might take place. The trade negotiations were cancelled due to his injury, but now that he's back it's a different story.

Breaking: Two Trades.

The Dallas Stars have traded D Nicklas Grossman to the Flyers for their 2012 2nd round pick , and a 2013 3rd round pick.
Grossman is a stay at home defender that the Flyers wanted very desperately. He will anchor the blue line and try to fill some of the void that Chris Pronger has left.

Winners:
Wexler: Flyers because they needed a defensive defenseman to fill the void from Pronger. The two picks wont do much because the flyers are a high ranked team looking to make it deep in the playoffs.
Kyle: Flyers needed a shutdown defender after Pronger was declared out for the season with post concussions syndrome. The picks won't get good unless the Flyers breakdown and fall out of playoff contention

The Anaheim Ducks trade D Bryan Rodney to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for C Ryan O'Marra.
Rodney is Defender that has played rather well for the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, I expect him to only be called up when there is an injury. O'Marra is a good bottom six center, that can be physical but needs to get more of a scoring punch. He is a good gritty physical player though.

Winners:
Kyle: Edmonton, they need defencemen and I believe he should get called up soon. Anaheim already has gritty forwards like Perry and Parros so they basically gave up an NHL Defencemen for an AHL forward.
Wexler: I'm gonna say the Ducks because the addition of O'Marra is going to help during the offseason when the contracts of three veteran forwards expire (Sealane, Blake, Koivu)

Trades

Trade 1:
Washington Capitals have traded W Matthew Ford to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for D Kevin Marshall

Marshall is a good stay at home defenseman that reminds me of a Dion Phaneuf type player. Not as good ,but has a strong shot with good checking technique. Good third defensive pair in the future.

Ford is a proven goal scorer that loves having the puck. He needs to be able to get in to open space and work a bit harder on his skating. Good third line for the future.

Trade 2:
Washington Capitals have traded D Danny Richmond to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Mike Carman.

Danny Richmond is a player I actually like a lot. Small player, but is very tough. Drafted in the second round, he plays very smartly. However, needs time to build up muscle due to his size. If he plays up to potential I think he could quarterback the powerplay easily.

Mike Carman is a former defenseman turned center. Is amazing on faceoffs but doesn't have the creativity needed for most offensive players. Reminds me a lot of David Steckel and his faceoff ability.

Amazing Hockey Fight

During today's New Jersey Devils vs Philadelphia Flyers the fight between Eric Boulton and Jody Shelley was absolutely amazing. Take a look.

Leafs Rumor Update

Yesterday we talked about a Schenn for Schenn deal and how we doubted such a deal would happen. We can confirm that the Leafs would not be intrested in such a deal. My source suggested maybe a player like James Van Riemsdyk instead. Now Hockey Break (@hockeybreak) seems to be in complete agreement..

Would you like to see such a trade happen? Comment Below!

Philadelphia Trade?

Matt Walker has been placed on waivers. I did some emailing and it seems to be a precursor for another move. Hearing Tom Gleason's name being out a lot. We'll wait and see, this is a strange move to say the least.

Moves like Jagr?

The Ranger's first goal, by Michael Rupp, had a lot of controversy over it because he supposedly copied Jaromir Jagr's way of celebrating a goal. Jagr wasn't angry at Rupp and he even quipped that Rupp doesn't score a lot of goals. Rupp said he did it for fun and he didn't mean to disrespect Jagr. Hmmmm, do you think he's got the Moves like Jagr? :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1__tq3fsnl8&feature=related