Could the Phoenix deal be done soon?

Glendale investor Greg Jamison gathered enough investors to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes. There are talks that the deal could be finalized by May 8th. This could be a significant blow to Quebec, Kansas City, Seattle, and Markham. They all want franchises and Phoenix was the only one available all these areas will have to wait for the next franchise to come.

More to come.

Notes of The Day

• We start off with Luongo talk!
• TSN's James Duthie is reporting that Luongo to submit a list with teams he will be willing to waive his NTC for.
• Sportsnet's Dan Murphy is reporting that the Lightning are in the list.
• MANY, MANY people in the know are agreeing that the Leafs are on the list.
• Lots of rumors that in his exit interview Luongo has asked to be traded.
• James Murphy of the Globe and Mail thinks that Luongo isn't worth too much with his age and his contract being an issue. Maybe a mid 1st rounder or a prospect?
• Jimmy Murphy of ESPN believes Tim Thomas will be traded in the offseason.
• Wings Tomas Holmstrom on retiring,  “I love the game, I would love to play three, four more years,” Holmstrom said. “It’s so much fun to come to the rink and everything. It’s just if the body can take it one more year or two more years. There’s lots of wear and tear on the body. Mentally, the last couple of years, you’ve got to go through the soreness, aches and pain, and it can be pretty tough during the regular season.” (Source: Detroit Free Press)
• Damien Cox of the Toronto Star has said that the Leafs were given an option at the trade deadline for either Carter Ashton or Steve Downie in exchange for Keith Aulie. However, the main factor in choosing Ashton was that Downie is an RFA this year and is expecting more than $3 Million a year.

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Norris Finalists

Here are the finalists for the Norris Trophy:
E. Karlsson (OTT)
Z. Chara (BOS)
S. Weber (NSH)

Who do you think will win it? COMMENT BELOW!

NHL Tampering, Award Finalists, Luongo Trade Rumors, and More!

Quick Notes from the day:

• Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo has told reporters that he will waive a NTC if the right situation comes.
• There are reports from multiple people that he has submitted a list with teams he would be willing to waive his NTC for. There are also reports that this list does not exist.
• @Aportzline is saying that the Blue Jackets may be interested in Luongo, but his monster deal is making him a last ditch resort.
• His contract: $5.33 Million cap hit all the way to 2021-2022 and his clause is as follows, NTC (player can supply five-team trade list following final game of 2013-14, valid through July 15, 2014; if player does not submit trade list at that time, team can request a five-team trade list following final game of 2017-18 season, valid through Sept. 1, 2018). If player submitted a trade list in 2014 and was not moved, team loses right to request trade list in 2018. (Source: Capgeek.com)
• Ray Shero is not sure he can re-sign both Jordan Staal and Sidney Crosby and feels that the CBA and their willingness to stay will be a determining factor if they can be re-signed. He also gave a vote of confidence to coach Dan Bylsma saying  “I think Dan Bylsma is the right coach for our team”.
• @dchesnokov reports that Leafs' Mikhail Grabovski gave an interview to goals.by saying that there was another offer besides the offer from the Leafs he eventually accepted. 
• We are pretty sure that the offer did not come from an NHL team due to the tampering rules in place. Our only explanation is it is from a KHL team.
• @dchesnokov is reporting maybe Minsk? or he said too much....
• Bill Masterton Finalists:
• D.Alfredsson (OTT)
• J. Lupul (TOR)
• M. Pacioretty (MTL)
• GM of The Year Finalists:
• D. Armstrong (STL)
• D. Poile (NSH)
• D. Tallon (FLA) 

More Award Finalist Announced

More finalist to awards have been announced:

Frank J. Selke Award:
D. Backes (STL)
P. Bergeron (BOS)
P. Datsyuk (DET)

Lady Byng Award:
B. Campbell (FLA)
J. Eberle (EDM)
M. Moulson (NYI)

Raffi Torres Suspension Announced

The league office has announced that Coyotes F Raffi Torrres has been suspended 25 games for the hit that caused Marian Hossa to leave in a stretcher.
Below is the hit that caused the suspension:

Here is also the Shanahan explanation of the hit: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=60&id=173753


In the video explanation, Shanahan states that "Torres launched himself to deliver a late, direct hit to the head of Chicago forward Marian Hossa. After the puck is poked off Hossa's stick, he turns towards the middle of the ice. As Hossa turns to recover the looks puck ... it is clear (Torres) sees t hat Hossa is no longer in possession of the puck because Torres takes a one-handed swipe at it with his sticks. Torres then leaps into the air and drives his left shoulder into Hossa's head. This is a violation of three NHL rules: interferece, charging and illegal check to the head.

This is the third time Torres has been suspended by the NHL in the last 13 months and Shananhan acknowledges that Torres's previous suspension history played a factor into the length of the ban.

His previous suspensions included 4 games in April of last year for an illegal hit on the Edmonton Oiler's Jordan Eberle; he was also fined $2500 for elbowing the Colorado Avalanche's Jan Hedja on December 29; and he was suspended for 2 games on December 31 for another illegal hit on the Minnesota Wild'sNate Prosser. Torres also had an illegal hit on Chicago's defenceman Brent Seabrook that drew no suspension, much to the surprise of everyone.

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.