Tuesday, August 2, 2005

Hockey..... Ouch! ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  I am getting a little antsy with the free agency happenings, or should I say lack there of by Darcy.  The Sabres right now look exactly as they did two years ago with the exception of Miro, the top scorer for years, and Z, the most played Dman, gone.  We are in need of defense and nothing seems to be happening right now.  Yes, I know it takes time and I know it started out slowly for everyone, but today there seems to be some action and we aren't part of it.  I like Darcy, but I want to see something.  If they can't sign Miro for the sole purpose of picking up D, it needs to happen and soon!   


I cringed when I saw Chicago signed Aucoin, as I thought he would be a good addition.  There are still some strong guys out there, but I am antsy!  


Some of the recent transactions are listed below.


Atlanta Thrashers - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Bobby Holik.


Boston Bruins - Re-signed free agent winger Glen Murray. Signed free agent winger Shawn McEachern.


Chicago Blackhawks - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Adrian Aucoin.


Detroit Red Wings - Re-signed unrestricted free agent Steve Yzerman.


Los Angeles Kings - Sign winger Pavol Demitra. Sign free agent goaltender Jason LaBarbera.


Ottawa Senators - Re-signed unrestricted free agent Denis Hamel.


Philadelphia Flyers - Signed unrestricted free agent defensemen Derian Hatcher, Mike Rathje and Chris Therien. Signed free agent forward Jon Sim. Traded defenseman Danny Markov to Nashville for a 3rd round pick in 2006.


St. Louis Blues - Signed free agent forward Trent Whitfield.


Boston Bruins - Acquired winger Brad Isbister from the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth round pick in 2006.


Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed unrestricted free agent Adam Foote, Re-signed unrestricted free agent Francois Beauchemin.


Florida Panthers - Signed unrestricted free agents Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts.


Los Angeles Kings - Signed unrestricted free agent Tom Kostopoulos.


Minnesota Wild - Signed unrestricted free agent Andrei Nazarov.


St. Louis Blues - Signed unrestricted free agent Aaron Downey.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i no exactly what your saying even though i am a bruins fan i dont understand why teams arent trying to keep some of there really good players like the bruins didnt try to hold on the brian rolston or sergei gonchar and sergei gonchar is one of there best deffenders i dont get it now that the lock out is over im glad it is but everything seems so crazy and like they dont care that much anymore
         i hope this changes because this is definetly changing the nhl and i no that some teams that havent been playing well the past few years will defintly change that
 
                       Do you know what Tampa bay Lightning has been doing in terms of trading and free agents and what not?

                                                       hockeygal

                                           

August 8, 2005 at 6:34 AM
Anonymous said...

Thanks for stopping by.  

TB really hasn't dabbled in the free agency market.  They did sign their own RFA Nolan Pratt.  There are several guys I believe they made offers to, but no news on who has agreed as far as I can see.  www.tsn.ca has a full list of the news and team by team.

Stop by again!

August 8, 2005 at 2:30 PM

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