heres a couple links to keep track of every teams roster moves post lockout
http://tsn.ca/nhl/feature.asp?fid=6926

http://tsn.ca/nhl/feature.asp?fid=7006

as for leetch, did he really deserve 4 mil for 1 year? weak move by oconnel if you ask me, i hope we get modano, but not if hes gonna get a stupid contract like leetch, signing thornton and samsonov to long term deals should be priority #1

They needed a 1 year fix until some kids can step in. They have some solid future blueliners. 4mil is a bit steep but is Thorton asking for 7mil any better? I'm shocked Leetch signed a 1 year deal guys his age usually demand years not money. Chances are they could've had him for less but been on the hook for a multi year deal.

Modano just signed in Dallas. Brisebois & Pierre Turgeon jump ship to the AV's.

So far this has been my favorite tracker http://www2.sportsnet.ca/nhl/free_agent_tracker.html
and I love CBC for trade analysis. TSN is solid too but I've seen mistakes in thier tracker

Glad to see Modano remain a Star, though his career is most definitely on the wane.

I can't fucking believe ANY hockey team, NHL or even IHL, thinks Turd-geon is worthy of a roster spot. He may have been great once, but he's 100% suck these days!!!

Agree. I'm a Panthers fan. If these vets mix in with the kids ( Weiss , Boumeester , Horton ) we should be pretty respectable.

Either way , this year should be exciting and with no more ties and with shootouts on the way , you gotta be pumped.

Agree. I'm a Panthers fan. If these vets mix in with the kids ( Weiss , Boumeester , Horton ) we should be pretty respectable.

Either way , this year should be exciting and with no more ties and with shootouts on the way , you gotta be pumped.

Dallas miscast him on the 3rd line. They should've put Arnott as a RW, he's too weak defensively to be a center.

If Damphousse doesn't return, Turgeon is a lock to get 60 points.

Did anyone hear anything about the Bruins signing Zhamnov?

philly is already planning a parade route
never a good sign.

True Dat...I was listening to 610wip yesterday after the annoucement and there were so many idiots saying stuff like that...They were saying like why even play the season adn just have the parade now..Blah, Blah, Blah...I live in this town and I hate heads like that..I can only imagine what people out of town think...

I can't wait for NHL 2K6 to come out...Now that's gonna be some good shit...

Philly is way over the cap (if you factor in their RFAs- notably Esche and Gagne). In addition to trading Roenick, I think they're gonna have to deal a couple more guys if they want to have any kind of cap space to add a couple guys at the trade deadline during the season. It will be interesting to see how Bobby Clarke pulls this one off...

And to fill their need for a #1 defenseman the Sabres dig deep into their pockets to sign.........


.......Teppo Numinnen.

If this were 1995, that would be pretty sweet, but umm... not so much in 2005.

They've said their budget will be at about 30 mil, and without Satan and Zhitnik, they should be way below that. Maybe they don't consider Teppo to fill their #1 D need, but they've already got a slew of players to fill out the bottom of their D-core. How many #3 defensemen do you need?

ugh.

Eklund reported it as done but that's just a rumour site & that was long enough ago it should be up. I'm sure they're talking to him. As far as 2nd line centers left out there he might be the best choice other than Damphousse.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Bruins jump in on Roenick since they wanted him as a UFA & he could be a 2nd line center if they don't get Zhamnov. I'm sure Pho & LA are low balling Clarke knowing he has to dump him & he's 36 in Jan, has serious injury history, & is making over $4m

Spacek & Lapointe to Blackhawks. As long as Chi-town doesn't expect 20+ goals a year they'll love Lapointe. He stick's up for teammates, has great locker room presence, is a stud along the boards & has 2 rings. Spacek is a decent puck handling defenceman who isn't as scary in his own end as Berard.

Niedermayer to ANA. This might be the Summers biggest signing because of Forsbergs injury history. Eventhough I'm a casual Devils fan & hate hate hate the Ducks I like the fact Scott came here to play with his brother. Well his brother & $27m over 4 years. This takes a lot of 5 on 5 ice time away from Ozolinsh, which'll help & still gives them an awesome 1-2 punch on the blueline for the PP. Any deal for Bertuzzi here now would have to include major salary sheding on the Ducks end. Sykora ($3m) & prospects? Sykora & Ozolinsh ($2.75m) would pretty much equal Bertuzzi's numbers. The Ducks are loaded with hot prospects, Bobby Ryan, Correy Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Chris Kunitz, Ladislav Smid

Teppo Numminen a Sabre. Someone on this board is in Buffalo. Have you heard anything about them trying to get Buffalo born Aaron Miller from the Kings? He's still under contract but I heard they want him. Just wondering if you've heard anything & if it's a source other than Eklund

The Buffalo paper has speculated that the Sabres might try to trade Aaron Miller (who is a Buffalo native). Not sure how I really feel about that as a fan, though I haven't followed him very closely. From what I know, his injury history isn't very good and he's more of a defensive defensman anyway, which doesn't do much in terms of filling their needs. He's onthe expensive side, too. After signing Teppo, I'm not sure they'd go after another D-man, unless they gave one up in return.

Roenick a King for future considerations.

"The Flyers have a better chance of winning the Cup with Peter Forsberg than with Jeremy Roenick"
You gotta love a guy who's that brutally honest.

I like it because Taylor gave up nothing right now & if Roenick is hurt they don't lose out on compensation & they're out from his contract next Summer. And if he's healthy he's a top 6er on a team that needs 2. Roenick is a quality guy & the hockey illiterate So Cal media (sans Helene Elliot & Matt McHale) will be forced to pay attention at a time when hockey needs it.

Roenick was a good guy and class act in Philly...Enjoy him in LA..He'll be missed...

I figured I was the only Sabres fan on the board. As Buffalo natives go I'd rather have Marchant than Aaron Miller but I believe he's signed for awhile (CBJ). It seems kinda odd that all these teams are signing up FA's to fat contracts right after the cap was established. Makes me wonder if these signings are only to help sell tickets to bring the fans back....

Never would have thought there was such hockey interest here and pretty knowledgeable shit too. Colour me surprised.

Flyers and Oilers have to be considered the big winners in this madness so far. Peca and Pronger are brilliant pick-ups for a team that will thrive under the newest "crackdown on obstruction". I hope it lasts. And the Flyers have to be favorites to come out of the East, though Esche is a question mark. But they have a young Finnish stud who's supposed to be their best goalie right now!

I'm a Habs fan and am pretty underwhelmed by their moves so far. Khovalev only plays when he feels like it, I do like what ended up being a Dandenault for Brisebois trade, but they still need another #1 or 2 defenceman. Rafalski would have looked nice, but the Devils have re-signed him. They do have some good young prospects who could be ready to contribute (Perezhogin, Higgins, Plekanec, Kostitsyn), but without another big signing like Paul Kariya perhaps, they're middle of the pack at best.

Some of the singings, especially the length of contracts leaves me curious..five years for Rathje and Modano, what if the cap goes down in the coming years, some teams are really going to be stuck. I guess in Philly they'll hide their mistakes by buying out players, but a team like Edmonton into Pronger for 5 years is curious to say the least.

Should be an interesting season.

The Stars are gonna get it handed to them. They just signed Madano for another five years and he's already 35. I miss Hatcher already...

Tie Domi stays a Leaf for Two years, $2.5 million? That is pretty cheap, compared to what some guys are getting.

Don't you worry about that, Nacho, the Flyers have consulted Joe Banner of the NFL Eagles regarding how to work the cap. Banner is one of the best cap salary experts. They'll be fine.

By the way, the Forsberg to Philly deal was quite a shocker. I wasn't even expecting them to sign a forward. Their whole off-season plan was to stock up on defensemen.

I was glad when they passed on Todd Marchant and let Columbus sign him for more than he's worth. The Buff paper says they're still looking for another D-man, which isn't a horrible idea, but I'd really like to see them get a top-3 forward. Why they wouldn't go after Kariya (when supposedly Edmonton's offer is for about 2 mil per year) is beyond me.

With all those young forwards (Roy, Vanek, Pyatt, Connolly) it's so hard to predict how competitive they'll be. Without adding a top forward, I predict they'll miss the playoffs again, but if a couple of the young guys come through, they could surprise.

I'd be really surprised to see Kariya sign with an Eastern Conf. team. Kariya is gun-shy ever since he got clocked by Suter, I don't think he'd relish playing in the more physical East. Having said all that, I'm still holding out hope that the Habs will sign him.

There are still some pretty interesting forwards out there...Palfy, Lidros, Perreault.

Bulin signs with Hawks. Kariya next?

Nikolai Khabibulin a Blackhawk 4 years $27m
Blackhawks have landed 2 really solid 3rd line grinders who bring a ton of character in Lapointe (& Barnaby last summer) 2 top 4 defenceman in Spacek & Aucoin & the goalie with the newest ring on his finger. It's all for not if Wirtz won't televise home games.

East conf physical play vs Western conf physical play is so overrated, 15-20 years ago when the Adams had those 2 smaller ice surfaces & the Patrick was built on grinders yeah it was a different game than what the Oilers were doing with Gretzky, Coffey, Kurri & co out West. But today it's different. Hell by the time Messier landed on Broadway the rest of the East was going nuts trying to land Calgary's Joel Otto. I doubt players are measuring the physical play when weighing offers. St Louis, Koivu, Samsonov, Gionta are all small & exceling in the East. Paul is definately gun shy & it's affected his numbers but an offense like Edmonton would favor him. What Kariya wants is somewhere he doesn't have to play on a defence first team so the Oilers offer makes sense to him right now even if it's not a big offer. Ironically the Ducks would make sense too but they can't afford him.

He's never been a solid 2way guy which is okay when you & your linemate are 2-3 in scoring, but now coaches demand he contribute without scoring & he acts like he's still putting up 1995 numbers when in fact he's a 20 goal guy skating 15 minutes a night. But his rep as a guy who's signed 4 contracts 2 of which required holdouts, 1 of which made him one of the leagues richest & a 4th which he took a big paycut to be in this position as a UFA you wonder if he won't go for the payday again. I think he'll go for style of play & land in EDM.

List includes Player Signed, Team Signed With, Contract Info, Previous Team


August 5
G - Jussi Markkanen
Edmonton Oilers Two-year deal Edmonton Oilers
D - Igor Ulanov
Edmonton Oilers One-year deal Edmonton Oilers
G - Nikolai Khabibulin
Chicago Blackhawks Four years, $27 million Tampa Bay Lightning
C - Brendan Morrison
Vancouver Canucks Three-year deal Vancouver Canucks

August 4
RW - Tie Domi
Toronto Maple Leafs Two years, $2.5 million Toronto Maple Leafs
LW - Alex Tanguay
Colorado Avalanche One year, $3.23 million Colorado Avalanche
D - Kurt Sauer
Colorado Avalanche One year, $718,200 Colorado Avalanche
D - Kurtis Foster
Minnesota Wild Terms not disclosed Cincinnati (AHL)
D - Sheldon Brookbank
Nashville Predators One-year deal Cincinnati (AHL)
D - Scott Ferguson
Minnesota Wild Terms not disclosed Edmonton Oilers
D - Mark Eaton
Nashville Predators Terms not disclosed Nashville Predators
F - Ville Nieminen
New York Rangers Two years, $1.4 million Calgary Flames
F - Johan Franzen
Detroit Red Wings One year, $650,000 Linkoping ('04 draft)
D - Chris Chelios
Detroit Red Wings One year, $850,000 Detroit Red Wings
F - Jason Ward
New York Rangers Two years, $1,275,000 Montreal Canadiens
C - Alexei Zhamnov
Boston Bruins Three years, $12 million Philadelphia Flyers
D - Oleg Tverdovsky
Carolina Hurricanes Three years, $7.5 miilion Avangard Omsk
G - Martin Prusek
Columbus Blue Jackets One year, $625,000 Ottawa Senators
D - Dan McGillis
New Jersey Devils Two years, $4.4 million Boston Bruins
D - Vladimir Malakhov
New Jersey Devils Two years, $7.2 million Philadelphia Flyers
F - Daymond Langkow
Calgary Flames Three years, $7.5 million Phoenix Coyotes
D - Bryan Rafalski
New Jersey Devils Two years, $8.4 million New Jersey Devils
F - Keith Aucoin
Carolina Hurricanes One-year deal Providence Bruins
D - David Gove
Carolina Hurricanes One-year deal Providence Bruins
F - Andre Roy
Pittsburgh Penguins Three years, $3 million Tampa Bay
D - Teppo Numminen
Buffalo Sabres One year, $2 million Dallas Stars
D - Jaroslav Spacek
Chicago Blackhawks Two years, $2.25 million Columbus Blue Jackets
RW - Martin Lapointe
Chicago Blackhawks Three years, $7.2 million Boston Bruins
F - Rob Niedermayer
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Four years, $8 million Anaheim Mighty Ducks
D - Scott Niedermayer
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Four years, $27 million New Jersey Devils

August 3
D - Jordan Leopold
Calgary Flames Two years, $2.3 million Calgary Flames
C - Mike Modano
Dallas Stars Five years, $17.5 million Dallas Stars
D - Patrice Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche Two years, $1.5 million/$3 million Montreal Canadiens
C - Pierre Turgeon
Colorado Avalanche Two years, $3 million Dallas Stars
C - Peter Forsberg
Philadelphia Flyers Two years, $11.5 million Colorado Avalanche
D - Mathieu Schneider
Detroit Red Wings Two years, $6.6 million Detroit Red Wings
LW - Martin Rucinsky
New York Rangers Terms not disclosed Vancouver Canucks
RW - Miroslav Satan
New York Islanders Three years, $12.75 million Buffalo Sabres
D - Bryan Berard
Columbus Blue Jackets Two-year deal Chicago Blackhawks
D - Matt Jones
Phoenix Coyotes Terms not disclosed U of N. Dakota ('02 Draft)
G - Manny Fernandez
Minnesota Wild One year, $1,672,000 Minnesota Wild
C - Marc Chouinard
Minnesota Wild One year, $650,000 Minnesota Wild
D - Noah Welch
Pittsburgh Penguins Terms not disclosed Harvard ('01 draft)
D - Ryan Lannon
Pittsburgh Penguins Terms not disclosed Harvard ('02 draft)
F - Vojtech Polak
Dallas Stars Three-year deal Karlovy Vary HC (CZ)
RW - Mathias Tjarnqvist
Dallas Stars One-year deal Dallas Stars
D - Patrick Traverse
Dallas Stars One-year deal Dallas Stars
D - Brian Leetch
Boston Bruins One year, $4 million Toronto Maple Leafs
D - Mathieu Dandenault
Montreal Canadiens Four years, $6.9 million Detroit Red Wings
D - Chris Pronger
Edmonton (Acquired via trade) Five years, $31.25 million St. Louis Blues
F - Alexei Kovalev
Montreal Canadiens Four years, $18 million Montreal Canadiens
LW - Markus Naslund
Vancouver Canucks Three years, $18 million Vancouver Canucks
F - Jarome Iginla
Calgary Flames Three-years, $21-million Calgary Flames
D - Sergei Gonchar
Pittsburgh Penguins Five years, $25 million Boston Bruins
D - Martin Skoula
Dallas Stars Two years, $3.15 million Anaheim Mighty Ducks

August 2
F - Peter Vandermeer
Montreal Canadiens One year Montreal Canadiens
LW - Cory Stillman
Carolina Hurricanes Three years, $1.75 million per year Tampa Bay Lightning
RW - Darren McCarty
Calgary Flames Two years, $1.6 million Detroit Red Wings
D - Francis Bouillon
Montreal Canadiens One year, $600,000 Montreal Canadiens
RW - Roman Voloshenko
Minnesota Wild Terms not disclosed Minnesota Wild
C - Dave Scatchard
Boston Bruins Four years, $8.4 million New York Islanders
G - Kevin Weekes
New York Rangers Two years, $3.9 million New York Rangers
D - Marek Malik
New York Rangers Three years, $2.5 million per year Vancouver Canucks
F - Martin Straka
New York Rangers One year, $3 million Los Angeles Kings
F - Tony Amonte
Calgary Flames Two years, $3.7 million (unconfirmed) Philadelphia Flyers
D - Alexei Zhitnik
New York Islanders Four year, $14 million (unconfirmed) Buffalo Sabres
G - Brian Boucher
Phoenix One-year, $900,000 Phoenix Coyotes
LW - Martin Gelinas
Florida Panthers Two years, $1.9 million (unconfirmed) Calgary Flames
C - Pavol Demitra
Los Angeles Kings Three years, $13.5 million St. Louis Blues
C - Steve Yzerman
Detroit Red Wings One-year deal Detroit Red Wings
RW - Shawn McEachern
Boston Bruins Two years, $2.1 million Atlanta Thrashers
RW - Glen Murray
Boston Bruins Four years, $16.6-million Boston Bruins
W - Denis Hamel
Ottawa Senators Two year deal Ottawa Senators
C - Bobby Holik
Atlanta Thrashers Three-years, $4.25M in first year New York Rangers
C - Trent Whitfield
St. Louis Blues Terms not disclosed Washington Capitals
LW - Jeff Hoggan
St. Louis Blues Terms not disclosed Worcester IceCats (AHL)
C - Ryan Ramsay
St. Louis Blues Terms not disclosed Worcester IceCats (AHL)
G - Jason Labarbera
Los Angeles Kings Two years New York Rangers
D - Adrian Aucoin
Chicago Blackhawks Four years, $16-million New York Islanders
D - Derian Hatcher
Philadelphia Flyers Four year, $14 million Detroit Red Wings
D - Mike Rathje
Philadelphia Flyers Five year, $17.5 million San Jose Sharks
D - Chris Therien
Philadelphia Flyers One year, $500,000 Dallas Stars
LW - Jon Sim
Philadelphia Flyers One year, $450,000 Pittsburgh Penguins

August 1
D - Adam Foote
Columbus Blue Jackets Three years, $13.8 million Colorado Avalanche
RW - Tom Kostopoulos
Los Angeles Kings Two-year deal Pittsburgh Penguins
RW - Aaron Downey
St. Louis Blues 1 year, $450,000 Dallas Stars
LW - Andrei Nazarov
Minnesota Wild One-year deal Phoenix Coyotes
C - Joe Nieuwendyk
Florida Panthers Two years, $4.5 million Toronto Maple Leafs
LW - Gary Roberts
Florida Panthers Two years, $4.5 million Toronto Maple Leafs

July 31
D - Sergei Zubov
Dallas Stars Three years, $12 million Dallas Stars
G - Brian Finley
Nashville Predators Terms not disclosed Nashville Predators
D - Jamie Allison
Nashville Predators Terms not disclosed Nashville Predators

July 30
RW - Jeff O'Neill
Toronto (Acquired via trade) Two years, $3 million Carolina Hurricanes
RW - Ruslan Fedotenko
Tampa Bay Lightning One year deal, $1.3 million Tampa Bay Lightning
D - Mark Stuart
Boston Bruins ('03 Draft) Three-year deal Colorado College

July 29
F - Stefan Ruzicka
Philadelphia Flyers Terms not disclosed Owen Sound Attack
(OHL)
G - Rejean Beauchemin
Philadelphia Flyers Terms not disclosed Prince Albert Raiders
(WHL)
RW - Alexandre Daigle
Minnesota Wild One year, $850,000 Minnesota Wild
G - Garth Snow
New York Islanders Three-year deal New York Islanders
D - Sandis Ozolinsh
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Two year, $2.75 million per Anaheim Mighty Ducks
D - Dmitri Kalinin
Buffalo Sabres One-year team option, $1.33 million Buffalo Sabres
D - Rory Fitzpatrick
Buffalo Sabres One-year team option, $532,000 Buffalo Sabres

July 28
G - Ilya Bryzgalov
Anaheim Mighty Ducks One-year team option Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
(AHL)
C - Greg Johnson
Nashville Predators One year, $1 million Nashville Predators
G - Corey Crawford
Chicago Blackhawks ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Moncton Wildcats
(QMJHL)
D - Brent Seabrook
Chicago Blackhawks ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Lethbridge Hurricanes
(WHL)
LW - Brendan Shanahan
Detroit Red Wings One-year player option, $2.3-million Detroit Red Wings
G - Patrick Lalime
St. Louis Blues Team option Ottawa Senators
RW - B.J. Crombeen
Dallas Stars ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Barrie Colts
(OHL)
D - Shawn Belle
Dallas Stars ('03 Draft - Blues) Terms not disclosed Tri-City Americans
(WHL)
D - Wade Brookbank
Vancouver Canucks Terms not disclosed Manitoba Moose
(AHL)
G - Wade Flaherty
Vancouver Canucks Terms not disclosed Manitoba Moose
(AHL)
RW - Lee Goren
Vancouver Canucks Terms not disclosed Manitoba Moose
(AHL)
RW - Marc-Andre Bernier
Vancouver Canucks ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Halifax Mooseheads
(QMJHL)
C - Eric Fehr
Washington Capitals ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Brandon Wheat Kings
(WHL)
C - Martin Cibak
Tampa Bay Lightning Terms not disclosed Tampa Bay Lightning
C - Patrick O'Sullivan
Minnesota Wild ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Mississauga IceDogs
(OHL)
F - Jeremy Colliton
New York Islanders ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Prince Albert Raiders
(WHL)
C - Tim Taylor
Tampa Bay Lightning Three year, $1.95 million Tampa Bay Lightning
C - Ryan Stone
Pittsburgh Penguins ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Brandon Wheat Kings
(WHL)
F - John Mitchell
Toronto Maple Leafs ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Plymouth Whalers
(OHL)

July 27
G - Gerald Coleman
Tampa Bay Lightning ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed London Knights
(OHL)
LW - Francis Wathier
Dallas Stars ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Gatineau Olympiques
(QMJHL)
D - Jim Sharrow
Atlanta Thrashers ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Halifax Mooseheads
(QMJHL)
F - Guillaume Desbiens
Atlanta Thrashers ('03 Draft) Terms not disclosed Rouyn-Noranda
(QMJHL)
G - Alvaro Montoya
New York Rangers ('04 Draft) Three years, $984,000 University of Michigan
(NCAA)
RW - Jaroslav Svoboda
Dallas Stars Terms not disclosed Dallas Stars
C - Jeff Carter
Philadelphia Flyers ('03 Draft) Three years, $942,400 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
(OHL)
C - Mike Richards
Philadelphia Flyers ('03 Draft) Three years, $942,400 Kitchener Rangers
(OHL)
G - Dominik Hasek
Ottawa Senators One-year team option, $2.28-million Ottawa Senators

July 26
LW - Luc Robitaille
Los Angeles Kings One year, $1 million Los Angeles Kings