Archive for the 'Trades' Category

Schneider Finds New Home, Waddell Squeals

It happens to almost every hockey player:  you’re in your last few years of playing, your skills have eroded, and you must make a decision: keep up the grind or retire. Those who chose to keep at it sometimes face the near-humiliating prospect of being traded, sent down to the minors or simply put on […]

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Rumor of the Day

Looks like Matthieu Schneider could finally be on the move today. After clearing waivers in Anaheim,  the Ducks are eager to off load his salary. Top of the list in the rumor mill? Atlanta Thrashers.
The Atlanta Thrashers are still pondering a move to land a defenseman, and Anaheim’s Mathieu Schneider would seem to be a […]

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Montreal Has Had it With Sundin

Over the weekend, an amazing development occured on the Mats Sundin front. No, he didn’t sign with a team. In fact, one of the teams attempting to acquire his services told him to take his circus shit elsewhere. In what is quite possibly one of the best no-bullshit moves of this very early season, GM […]

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Rumor of The Day

Recently, Florida Panthers d-man Jay Bouwmeester was asked why his team traded to get Bryan McCabe from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here’s what he said:
I have no idea. It’s not my business . . . you’re asking the wrong guy…”
What Bouwmeester may not be admitting is that the general speculation is that McCabe is Bouwmeester’s […]

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Rumor of The Day

Although this may seem like a cold, hard fact, it is – alas – a rumor: Tampa Bay Lightning ownership doesn’t have a fucking clue what it’s doing.
This past weekend, Tampa Bay traded away their first-round pick and two very decent defencemen to the Ottawa Senators for Andrej Meszaros. Yes, Meszaros is a good player, but […]

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008