Archive for January, 2008

Here We Go Again…

There’s a strong, healthy rumor that Peter Forsberg — currently playing in Sweden — is set to return to the NHL. However he is only being linked to three possible teams: Rangers, Red Wings and Flyers.
The Rangers and Flyers would really have to scramble to find cap room though.
It was to great fanfare that […]

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Please Shut Up

Jesus Christ, this guy needs to shut up.
Ray Emery was fielding reporters’ questions recently was asked if he was getting his motivation back.
“There’s kind of a light at the end of the tunnel thing where you see the playoffs coming around, you can see different things shaping up, and the year starts getting more important, […]

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Jacques Martin is Screwed

Once again Flordia GM Jacques Martin is on the phones trying to swing a deal.
Says the Sun-Sentinel:
Jacques Martin has been busy on the phones recently trying to trade defenseman Branislav Mezei and forward Radek Dvorak.
Bruce reports many rumors around the league, and sometimes there’s no substance to them, but because he still has a close […]

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Rumor of the Day

Rumor of the day… I like that… Let’s run with that on a daily basis.
Today’s rumor, once again from the pretty reliable Eklund, has Olli Jokinen being traded from the Panthers to the Canadiens.
The Canadiens are looking like the team in the driver’s seat right now to possibly grab Jokinen, but the Panthers are asking […]

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The Flower is in Trouble

An arrest warrant has been issued for former Canadiens great Guy Lafleur.
The Canadian Press reports:
Lafleur’s lawyer, Jean-Pierre Rancourt, says the former Montreal Canadien is accused of giving contradictory evidence as a witness at his son’s bail hearing.
Mark Lafleur, 23, faces more than 20 criminal charges, including sexually assaulting a minor, armed assault, uttering threats and […]

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008