Chelios to Wings’ front office, Kronwall to surgery
Detroit Red Wings correspondent Christina Roberts gives a brief review of Chris Chelios's long NHL career and his future role with the Red Wings, and also discusses Niklas Kronwall's knee injury.
Categories: Detroit Red Wings, NHLHS Features Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings, Georges Laraque, hockey, Jim Nill, Jiri Fischer, Ken Holland, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Niklas Kronwall, Steve Yzerman, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ted Lindsay
Full scale Red Wings offseason round-up
With training camp just a few weeks away, Detroit Red Wings correspondent Christina Roberts looks at all the gains and losses of the Red Wings' off-season.
Categories: Detroit Red Wings Tags: Andreas Lilja, Brett Lebda, Detroit Red Wings, Drew Miller, hockey, Ilari Filppula, Jason Williams, Jiri Hudler, Kari Lehtonen, Ken Holland, Kirk Maltby, Marian Hossa, Miikka Kiprusoff, Mike Babcock, Mike Modano, NHL, Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Backstrom, Olli Jokinen, Patrick Eaves, Ruslan Salei, Saku Koivu, Todd Bertuzzi, Tomas Holmstrom, Valtteri Filppula
Top 5 St. Louis Blues Prospect Defensemen
Last week Jeff Quirin took a look at the Top 5 Forward Prospects. This week he delves in to the world of puck lugging, shot blocking, and who can log 20 minutes a night. Today, its all about defensemen.
Categories: St. Louis Blues Tags: Alex Pietrangelo, Brett Ponich, Cade Fairchild, hockey, Ian Cole, Jonas Junland, Kristoffer Berglund, Mark Cundari, NHL, Notre Dame, OHL, St. Louis Blues, WHL
Blackhawks get creative; send Huet to Switzerland
Goaltender Cristobal Huet's cap hit for his remaining two seasons is going be a hefty $5.625MM, and it was apparent that his role going forward would be, at best, as a backup.
Categories: Chicago Blackhawks, NHLHS Features Tags: AHL, Antti Niemi, Chicago Blackhawks, collective bargaining agreement, Cristobal Huet, Fribourg-Gotteron, Marty Turco, NHL, NHLPA, salary cap, stanley cup, Swiss Nationalliga A
Red Wings round off roster, sign Justin Abdelkader
After a long wait for news on free agent signings, the Detroit Red Wings finally agreed to terms with RFA and Michigan native Justin Abdelkader.
Categories: Detroit Red Wings Tags: Brad May, Darren Helm, Drew Miller, hockey, Justin Abd, Kris Draper, Mike Modano, NHL, Patrick Eaves
Canucks season preview: Sizing up the roster
GM Mike Gillis didn’t waste anytime making changes to a Vancouver team that has bowed out in the 2nd round of the playoffs 2 yeas in a row. His first move was to send the Canucks 2nd round pick, Steve Bernier, and Michael Grabner to the Florida Panthers for Keith Ballard and Victor Oreskivich.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, NHLHS Features, Nashville Predators, Northwest, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Western Conference Tags: Aaron Rome, Alexander Edler, Alexandre Bolduc, Alexandre Burrows, and Darcy Hordichuk, Andrew Alberts, Andrew Raycroft, Christian Erhoff, Cody Hodgson, Cory Schneider, Dan Hamhuis, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Ian Clark, Jannik Hansen, Joel Perrault, Jordan Schroeder, Keith Ballard, Kevin Bieksa, Kyle Wellwood, Manny Malhotra, Mario Bliznak, Mason Raymond, Michael Grabner, Mikael Samuelsson, Mike Gillis, Rick Rypien, Robert Luongo, Roland Melanson, Ryan Johnson, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Suter, Sami Salo, Sergei Shirokov, Shane O’Brien, Shea Weber, Steve Bernier, Tanner Glass, Tomas Fleischmann, Victor Oreskivich
Top 5 St. Louis Blues Forward Prospects
The Blues are well known around the NHL for having one of the best prospect systems in the post-Lockout era. Their system has been consistently ranked in the Top 10 by Hockey's Future and other blogs and media outlets. One of the few signs of hope for a franchise gutted of depth half a decade ago.
Categories: Central, St. Louis Blues, Western Conference Tags: Brett Sonne, hockey, Jaden Schwartz, Jori Lehtera, KHL, NHL, Phil McRae, prospects, St. Louis Blues, Stefan Della Rovere, Tyler Shattock, Vladimir Tarasenko
A look at Detroit’s hometown boys
Having recently signed Mike Modano to a one-year deal, the Detroit Red Wings have added yet another Michigan native to their ranks. To the hockey fan who looks at the Detroit Red Wings from a distance, they tend to see a solid team made up of too many Swedes and rapidly aging players.
Categories: Detroit Red Wings Tags: Brian Rafalski, Detroit Red Wings, Drew Miller, hockey, Justin Abdelkader, Mike Modano, NHL
No to Niemi, But Totally Turco
NHLHS Chicago Blackhawks Correspondent Ryan Hackett discusses the Hawks walking away from Antti Niemi and choosing Marty Turco.
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So the Chicago Blackhawks have decided to let Antti Niemi and agent Bill Zito try their luck on the open market by saying “NO!” to his arbitration award of $2.75MM, thus sending seismic shockwaves not only through the hearts of the Blackhawks’ faithful but also the entire NHL. It’s been a trying off-season to say the least for fans of the Indian Head sweater, as the team has been forced to say goodbye to nearly half of the roster from last season, including such fan favorites as Dustin Byfuglien, Adam Burish, and now the Stanley Cup winning goaltender, Antti “The Finnish Fortress” Niemi.
Categories: Around the League, Central, Chicago Blackhawks, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Adam Burish, Antti Niemi, arbitration, Brent Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Duncan Keith, Dustin Byfuglien, Jonathan Toews, Marty Turco, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Tomas Kopecky, Troy Brouwer
Blues Sign Erik Johnson to a Two-Year Deal
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent Jeff Quirin breaks down the Erik Johnson signing by the Blues earlier today.
There was no doubt that the Blues would sign Erik Johnson. The only questions were for how long and how much? Both were answered today when Johnson agreed to a two-year, $5.2 million contract with the St. Louis Blues.
Categories: St. Louis Blues Tags: Doug Armstrong, Erik Johnson, hockey, NHL, St. Louis Blues
Blues Trade King to Caps for Della Rovere
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent Jeff Quirin breaks down the trade between the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals that sent tough guy D.J. King to the Southeast Division.
According to Andy Strickland and Jeremy Rutherford the St. Louis Blues have sent enforcer DJ King to the Washington Capitals. King agreed to a two-year contract extension totaling $1.25 million prior to the trade.
King was the Blues 6th Round pick (190th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Since making his NHL debut on October 5th, 2006 King has appeared in 101 games with the St. Louis Blues. In that time frame he has accumulated 4 goals, 9 points and 185 penalty minutes.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, NHLHS Features, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals Tags: Barrie Colts, Cam Janssen, DJ King, St. Louis Blues, Stefan Della Rovere, Washington Capitals
Blues Sign David Perron
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent discuss the new deal for forward David Perron as well as his thoughts on Erik Johnson.
On Wednesday the St. Louis Blues announced that talented forward David Perron had agreed to a two year contract. Per Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post Dispatch the deal breaks down in to $1.8 million in 2010-2011 and $2.5 million in 2011-2012.
This contract could prove to be a steal of a deal for the Blues. Perron is a highly skilled offensive juggernaut in the making. All the tools are there. The stick skills, the vision, the dangling and the burning desire to score. Take a look at what he does to Mark Striet and tell me he doesn’t have “it”. There are few players out there being paid less than $2 million next season who have the ability to post a 25 goal, 50 point campaign. The relative cost to output should allow the Blues some flexibility down the road to add salary to fill deficiencies elsewhere.
Categories: St. Louis Blues Tags: David Perron, DJ King, Erik Johnson, hockey, NHL, St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues Free Agency FAQ
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent Jeff Quirin takes a look at the organization and presents his “free agency FAQ”.
There has been quite a discourse regarding the Blues perceived lack of inactivity on the free agent front. Angry Blues fans from the water cooler to message boards are chiming in that they are not so happy with Doug Armstrong’s alleged inability and unwillingness to bring in “upgrades”. I mean not to harm the feelings of my Blues brethren, but there is also a fan unwillingness to accept the reality of the situation the team is in.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, NHLHS Features, St. Louis Blues Tags: Alex Pietrangelo, Barret Jackman, David Backes, David Perron, Doug Armstrong, Erik Johnson, Free Agency, hockey, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jaroslav Halak, John Davidson, Mat D'Agostini, NHL, Patrick Marleau, Patrik Berglund, Roman Polak, St. Louis Blues, TJ Hensick, TJ Oshie, Vladimir Sobotka
St. Louis Blues Sign Jaroslav Halak to a Four Year Contract
NHLHS St. Louis Blues Correspondent Laura Astorian breaks down the contract signed by recent acquisition Jaroslav Halak and the blues.
In a signing that surprises no one, the St. Louis Blues signed their most recent goaltender acquisition to a four year, $15 million contract deal that is sure to upset Canadiens fans.
Categories: Central, St. Louis Blues, Western Conference Tags: Ian Schultz, Jaroslav Halak, lars eller, St. Louis Blues
Bob Probert’s NHL Legacy
NHLHS Chicago Blackhawks Correspondent Ryan Hackett gives his thoughts on the passing of a hockey legend, Bob Probert. RIP Probie.
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Just a few short hours after both Canada and the United States finished the weekend-long celebrations for their respective national holidays, the hockey world suffered an immeasurable loss as one of its own, Bob Probert, met his end at the young age of 45. Widely regarded as the best “tough guy” to ever lace it up in the NHL, Probert played one of sport’s most difficult roles for an astounding 17 NHL seasons, first for the Detroit Red Wings, then for their division rival Chicago Blackhawks.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Central, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Bob Probert, Brantford Alexanders, Chicago Blackhawks, claude lemieux, Craig Coxe, Darren Pang, Detroit Red Wings, Doug Gilmour, Ian Laperriere, Jeff Odgers, Jody Shelley, Joey Kocur, Marty McSorley, NHL, Nick Kypreos, OHL, Steve Yzerman, Tie Domi
