Monthly Archives: October 2007
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun provides plenty of speculation on the rumor front. One of the tid bits of speculation that he provides is that the Los Angeles Kings have stepped into the Peter Forsberg shopping spree. He also speculates that the New York Islanders have made a waiver dump in order to sign free agent Bryan Berard.
Latendresse taking things for granted??
Unlike the previous season, when Guillaume Latendresse arrived in training camp this past September he was already assured a spot on the roster. Has that slowed the younger power forward down though?
What Killed Bryan McCabe?
Anyway you look at it #24 is a totally different defencemen then the one we traded for. The old McCabe would fight hit and was developing into a great defencive defencemen with a huge shot. Now today the only quality he has of those is the big shot. Now the question is how did he get there?
Toskala gets start against Habs
Solid against Ottawa
AM 640 in Toronto is reporting that Vesa Toskala will get the start tonight for the Maple Leafs in their game against the Canadiens.
Andrew Raycroft played in the opener with so-so reviews, as you would expect, and Vesa Toskala made his debut in Ottawa, and played well.
Rangers Lack Depth on D
NorthJersey.com is reporting that the Rangers do not have enough talent on defense to win the cup.
Redden to be shipped out of Ottawa?
Slam Sports is suggesting that Wade Reddens days as a Ottawa Senator could be coming to an end. It is speculated that the huge contract of Dany Heatley and the pending UFA of Jason Spezza could be the catalyst for the Sens to move Redden because they will most likely not be able to resign him at the conclusion of this season.
Peter Forsberg practicing with Modo
Forsberg was spotted with his former team Modo in Sweden practicing or seeing if his body is ok to come play back in the NHL.
Havlat Injured?
TSN.ca is reporting that the oft injured Martin Havlat was injured in last night’s game. Havlat was supposed to be one of the main pieces of the puzzle for the Hawks in their road back to recovery.
No Need for Selling Seats in Toronto
With a full house expected every night at the ACC the NHL isn’t worried about Hockey in the Southern Ontario Region. The same can be said for the majority of Canadian Teams where fan support doesn’t have to be solicited, unlike in the majority of redneck American markets.
2008 Upcoming Free Agents
These are the player’s who have still not re-signed with there club and will become free agents come July 1st 2008. These are the players on the starting roster for NHL teams.
Mike Johnson joins the Blues
Well looks like its just Carter and Forsberg left in terms of “big name” forwards who aren’t playing anywhere now.
The Key To Resigning Spezza
As this season approaches, the Ottawa Senators want redemption after losing to the Anaheim Ducks in last years Stanley Cup Final. The reason why the Sens made it so far because they have star players like Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza. Both are among the top players available next summer and every team wanted to get their hands on one of the two.
What organization is the deepest with their top 3 prospects?
In my mind it is between Phoenix, Chicago, and L.A. All 3 organizations have great depth, but each of their top 3 prospects are leaps and bound above other teams top 3.