Would have been nice to get in on that. We could have offered up a better 2nd in Flames 2nd.
Ott resigns with Stars 4 yrs (2.95 a yr)
I think Ott is getting overpaid. Was hoping that POS would go East , that way they could watch there knee's instead of our players.
Stajan resigns with Flames for 4 yrs (3.5 a yr)
overpayment and there is your #1 C Flames fans. God not only did he lose on the trades but he is quickly wasting there free cap room on 2nd/3rd liners
Overpays on both Ott and Stajan- makes our recent signings look great. We don't really have a spot for Leopold, the 2nd will be worth a lot more than adding Leopold as 6th D-man which would be tough to work under the cap anyway.
Overpays on both Ott and Stajan- makes our recent signings look great. We don't really have a spot for Leopold, the 2nd will be worth a lot more than adding Leopold as 6th D-man which would be tough to work under the cap anyway.
Actually we would have easily been able to afford him as we have enough cap room with about 1/2 million free right now
Actually we would have easily been able to afford him as we have enough cap room with about 1/2 million free right now
I worry about Sopel's health down stretch
Kim Johnsson can play 20+ minutes. If he does, Sopel basically needs to only be on the ice for PK... so while his health is a concern, Jordan Hendry's still around if we don't add a d-man
Actually we would have easily been able to afford him as we have enough cap room with about 1/2 million free right now
I worry about Sopel's health down stretch
I'm betting we're going to sit Sopel for the next couple games/weeks to let him get some solid rest and make sure he doesn't get bruised up too badly. Hendry can fill in for Sopel in the downtime, which might be why we're pulling in all these old hat scrub defensemen for Rockford to be possible reserve dmen.
- Chicago Blackhawks trade G Joe Fallon and D Darryl Boyle to St Louis Blues for G Hannu Toivonen and D Danny Richmond
While this seems like an odd deal, I'd still wait until we see what Toivonen does. He seems like an AHLer for now, but some goalies do take longer to mature. If anything, I see this as a lateral move for Rockford.
Thrashers acquire Evgeny Artykhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and conditional pick in 2011
Interesting deal. Artykhin really didn't fit into Anaheim as they thought he would. Atlanta can use the size and physical presence in there bottom 6 going ahead.
Thrashers acquire Evgeny Artykhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and conditional pick in 2011
Interesting deal. Artykhin really didn't fit into Anaheim as they thought he would. Atlanta can use the size and physical presence in there bottom 6 going ahead.
Oystrick is pretty much just a #7 at best
Any ideas on what the conditions are for the draft pick in '11?
Any ideas on what the conditions are for the draft pick in '11?
I dont know at this moment
Honestly this trade is sorta meh,,,,,,, Haven't really gone too in depth on it. It is a conditional 6th though. Dont know conditions. I know there has been some rumblings about him going back to Russia after year. If that is the case maybe the conditional is based around if he stays or goes
Will have to find out somepoint though as I did start this thread so it is sorta my responsibility
Wait is this a Blues/Hawks deal or Peoria + Rockford deal alone?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Daryl Boyle is the only one with an AHL-only contract.
So, this trade is a mix, but mostly at the NHL level.
I'll check in to this...
EDIT: Boyle was traded for future considerations. (AHL deal only) LINK
Toivonen came back to North America strong and ready and determined to be successful at The AHL level before advancing back up to The NHL.
His record seems just mediocre, but Peoria's team defense has been terrible. I bet Hannu is screaming inside because Richmond is one of those irresponsible defenseman who turned over the puck way too much. And now he's got him again to leave him hangin'.
Toivonen has been left out hung to dry on many, many occasions this season and has been really, really good. If it was not for his outstanding goaltending his record would be really bad and he might have been shipped out by now if he was doing poorly. But the fact is, he's been one of Peoria's MVPs.
We Blues fans are thinking that this was a way to let him leave The Blues system because we have Jake Allen coming up soon and Toivonen probably would have been unjustifiably sent to the ECHL.
This was a favor to Hannu and I'll bet you that he ecstatic, with the exception that Richmond has followed him to Rockford.
Dreger mentioned that the flyers are pushing hard for Dman, Dan Hamhuis, out of Nashville. Considering Nashville is still in playoff contention (7th in conference), I wonder what they would be looking for in return. The article does mention potentially Ryan Parent.
Dreger mentioned that the flyers are pushing hard for Dman, Dan Hamhuis, out of Nashville. Considering Nashville is still in playoff contention (7th in conference), I wonder what they would be looking for in return. The article does mention potentially Ryan Parent.
overpayment and there is your #1 C Flames fans. God not only did he lose on the trades but he is quickly wasting there free cap room on 2nd/3rd liners
