Sunday, March 31, 2013

Jarome Iginla Trade Breakdown

I figured the Jarome Iginla trade was such a big deal, it deserved it's own post.

So the original deal with Boston would have been for forward Matt Bartkowski, Alexander Khokhlachev and a conditional 1st round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft (provided Iginla signs with the Bruins).

But the actual deal that Iginla chose was to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forwards Kenneth Agostino and Ben Hanowski and a 1st round pick in the 2013 Draft.

Brochu's take:  Value wise, the Flames should have got a lot more for Iginla.  The Boston deal is slightly better, but it's a moot point if Iggy chose the Penguins anyways.  There are rumors of a third deal on the plate, and it's believed it was from the Los Angeles Kings.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 28, 2013

Update:  The Iginla to Bruins is almost confirmed, awaiting formal confirmation.  Look on the other sites to find more info, I will probably post my opinion tomorrow.

The Dallas Stars have traded forward Brendan Morrow and a 3rd round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Joe Morrow and a 5th round pick.  Brochu's take:  It may be a lot for an aging Morrow, but the Pens leveraged a deep prospect pool to get a player that will help in the playoffs.

The Penguins also acquired defenseman Douglas Murray from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2013 Entry Draft and a conditional 2nd in the 2014 Draft.

The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed forward Alexander Semin to a 5-year, $35 million contract extension.  Brochu's take:  Semin has the skills of $7 million player, but the head of an AHLer.  And the NHL wonders why there are teams with cap trouble.

The Ottawa Senators have signed free agent forward Buddy Robinson to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The Carolina Hurricanes have placed forwards Tim Wallace and Jussi Jokinen on waivers.

The Boston Bruins have claimed forward Kaspars Daugavins off waivers from the Ottawa Senators.  Brochu's take:  Now he can do his shootout move to someone other than Tuukka Rask.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 24, 2013

The Tampa Bay Lightning have fired head coach Guy Boucher.  Brochu's take:  The rumor was the veterans on the Bolts were starting to tune him out.  Lindy Ruff is the rumored favourite to take the position.

The Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Radek Dvorak to a one-year, $675,000 contract.  Dvorak must clear waivers because he has been playing in Europe this season.

The Lightning have re-signed forward Nate Thompson to a four-year, $6.4 million contract extension.

The Montreal Canadiens have claimed forward Jeff Halpern off waivers from the New York Rangers.

The Rangers have placed defenseman Stu Bickel on waivers.

The Colorado Avalanche have signed four players to three-year, entry-level contracts.  Forwards Garrett Meurs and Andrew Agozzino, and defensemen Markus Lauridsen and Gabriel Beaupre.

The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Travis Ewanyk to a three-year, entry-level contract.


Friday, March 22, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 23, 2013

The St. Louis Blues have traded forward Matt D'Agostini to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a conditional 4th or 5th round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

The Carolina Hurricanes have claimed forward Zach Boychuk off waivers from the Nashville Predators.  He has been placed on waivers by the Canes.  Brochu's take:  Boychuk is sure getting his frequent flyer miles.

The Washington Capitals have placed forward Joey Crabb on waivers.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed defenseman Brian Lee on waivers.

The New York Rangers have placed forward Jeff Halpern on waivers.

The Lightning have signed defenseman Andrej Sustr to a two-year, entry level contract.

The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed forward Patrick Maroon to a two-year contract extension.

The Ottawa Senators have signed free-agent goaltender Andrew Hammond to a two-year entry-level contract.

The Philadelphia Flyers have signed free agent forward Kyle Flanagan to a one-year entry-level contract.


Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Hockey and NHL Rumors for March 21, 2013

Look for my European rumor roundup this week, it should be quite interesting.

The Nashville Predators have placed forward Zach Boychuk on waivers.  Brochu's take:  Again?  He could possibly be playing for his 4th NHL team in this short season.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed defenseman Mike Komisarek on waivers.

The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed defesneman Francis Bouillon to a one-year, $1.5 million contract extension.

The Ottawa Senators have signed free agent goaltender Andrew Hammond to a two-year entry-level contract.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Slater Koekkoek three-year, entry level contract. Koekkoek was the Bolts' 1st round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.  Brochu's take:  Koekkoek is pronounced Coo-Coo.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 20, 2013

According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla may have provided a list of teams that he would accept a trade to.  These teams are possibly the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, and Detroit Red Wings.  Brochu's take:  This could get interesting.  This is the first whisper that Iginla is considering moving to a contender.

Pierre LeBrun also adds that Flames defenseman Jay Bouwmeester could also be traded.  It's believed that the St. Louis Blues and Detroit Red Wings have interest.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed goalie Garret Sparks to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Sparks was the Leafs' 7th round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The Leafs have also signed defenseman Tom Nilsson to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Nilsson was the Leafs' 4th round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Monday, March 18, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 19, 2013

The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed forward Corey Perry to an 8-year, $69 million contract extension.  Brochu's take:  Well, this will make the off-season less interesting.  The Ducks are going to have approximately 26% of their salary cap for next year taken up by 2 players.

The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenseman Arturs Kulda to a one-year, $550,000 contract.

The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenseman Darren Dietz to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Dietz was the Habs' 5th round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The San Jose Sharks have signed forward Chris Tierney to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Tierney was the Sharks 2nd round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

The Sharks have also signed free agent forward Daniil Tarasov to a two-year contract.

The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed forward Ben Holmstrom to a one-year contract extension.

The New York Rangers have signed free agent forward Josh Nicholls to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The Dallas Stars have signed free agent forward Taylor Peters to a three-year, entry level contract.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 18, 2013

The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Ryan Tesink to an entry-level contract. Tesink was the Blues' sixth-round selection at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The Ottawa Senators have signed free agent defenceman Troy Rutkowski to a three-year entry-level contract.


The Sens have also signed defenceman Michael Sdao to a one-year, entry-level contract.


The Boston Bruins have signed forward Anthony Camara to an entry-level contract.  Camara was Boston's third round choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The Bruins have also signed forward Alexander Fallstrom to an entry-level contract.

The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Ludwig Blomstrand to an entry-level contract.  Blomstrand was the Canucks' fourth round choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The Canucks have also signed free agent forward Kellan Lain to an entry-level contract.

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Keegan Lowe to an entry-level contract.  Lowe was the Hurricanes 3rd round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The Canes have also signed defenseman Danny Biega to an entry-level contract.

The New Jersey Devils have signed forward Reid Boucher to an entry level contract.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 16, 2013

Look for another post that will cover some of the free agent, college and entry level signings that happened the past few days!

The Phoenix Coyotes have re-signed defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson to a six-year, $33 million contract extension.  Brochu's take:  This is a bargain.  OEL is capable of being a point-a-game defenseman.

The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed defenseman David Desharnais to a four-year, $14 million contract extension.

The New York Islanders have re-signed defenseman Colin McDonald to a two-year contract extension.

The Buffalo Sabres have acquired a 5th round pick in 2013 NHL Entry Draft from the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenseman TJ Brennan.


The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Steckel to the Anaheim Ducks for forward Ryan Lasch and a seventh-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Nicolas Deschamps from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Kevin Marshall.

The Minnesota Wild have traded defenseman Chay Genoway to the Washington Capitals for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.


Wednesday, March 13, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 14, 2013

The Minnesota Wild have signed free agent defenseman Brett Clark to a one-year, $900,000 contract.

The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Ben Eager on waivers.  Brochu's take:  I would guess someone will pick him up.

The Phoenix Coyotes have placed forward Nick Johnson on waivers.

The Chicago Blackhawks have placed forward Rostislav Olesz on waivers.

According to sources, there is a rumor that the Toronto Maple Leafs are looking at Minnesota Wild defenseman Marco Scandella.  There has been talk that Leafs defenseman Jake Gardiner is unhappy playing in the AHL.  Brochu's take:  Perhaps a Scandella and Gardiner swap would make sense for both teams.  

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 13, 2013

The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Matt Kassian from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a 6th round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

The Philadelphia Flyers have traded forward Matthew Ford to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations.

According to sources around the NHL, several team scouts were at the recent Calgary Flames-Los Angeles Kings game.  It's believed that teams are closely looking at players on the Flames' team should they decide to be sellers at the trade deadline.  Brochu's take:  Look for Jarome Iginla, Jay Bouwmeester and Miikka Kiprusoff to be in trade rumors for the next several weeks.

Monday, March 11, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 12, 2013

The Anaheim Ducks have traded forward Dan Sexton to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Kyle Wilson.

The Phoenix Coyotes have signed forward Henrik Samuelsson to a three-year, entry level contract.  Samuelsson was the 1st round pick of the Coyotes in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Steven Oleksy to a three-year, two-way contract.

Brochu's European rumor roundup:

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Arturs Kulda is set to rejoin the team.  Kulda and his KHL team Sibir Novosibirsk have mutually terminated their contract.  He may have to go through waivers.

The Boston Bruins may be close to adding forward Carl Soderberg to their lineup.  Soderberg is in the SEL playoffs with Linkoping.  Soderberg would not have to clear waivers.


NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 11, 2013

The Winnipeg Jets have traded forward Spencer Machacek to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for forward Tomas Kubalik.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed defenseman Brendan Mikkelson on waivers.

The Chicago Blackhawks have placed defenseman Steve Montador on waivers.


Friday, March 08, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 9, 2013

The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed forward Ryan Getzlaf to an 8-year, $66 million contract extension.  Brochu's take:  So much for a hometown discount.  The Ducks overpaid but they really had no choice.  And just when you think NHL owners have learned something from the lockout, this contract clearly shows they have learned nothing.

The Phoenix Coyotes have signed forward Darian Dziurzynski to a two-year, entry level contract.  Dziurzynski was the Yotes' 5th round pick, 141st overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.


Thursday, March 07, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 8, 2013

The Boston Bruins have placed forward Chris Bourque on waivers.

The New York Rangers have claimed defenseman Roman Hamrlik off waivers from the Washington Capitals.

The New Jersey Devils have claimed forward Tom Kostopoulos off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Josh Leivo to a three-year, entry level contract.  Leivo was Toronto’s third choice, 86th overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Joel Edmundson to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Edmundson was the Blues' 2nd pick in the 2011 NHL Draft.

The Phoenix Coyotes have signed junior free-agent defenceman Mathieu Brisebois to a three-year,. entry-level contract.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 6, 2013

The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed defenseman Korbinian Holzer to a two-year contract extension.

The Nashville Predators have claimed forward Zach Boychuk off waivers from the the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Penguins have placed forward Tom Kostopoulos on waivers.

The Washington Capitals have placed defenseman Roman Hamrlik on waivers.

The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Yannick Veilleux to a three-year, entry level contract.  Veilleux was the Blues' 4th round pick, 102nd overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The Anaheim Ducks have signed free agent defenseman Kevin Gagne to a contract.

According to sources, the Chicago Blackhawks are interested in Edmonton Oilers forward Eric Belanger.  It's believed the 'Hawks have asked NHL teams about acquiring a veteran forward for their bottom 6 forward group.  Brochu's take:  The Blackhawks are the NHL's current best team, and Belanger could be the last piece of the puzzle.  He could be had for a mid round pick.

Monday, March 04, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 4, 2013

The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded forward Mike Brown to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed forward Zach Boychuk on waivers.

The New Jersey Devils have placed forward Bobby Butler on waivers.  The Nashville Predators have subsequently claimed him.

The Florida Panthers have signed goalie coach Robert Tallas to a one day contract.  Tallas was the emergency backup for the Panthers because Jacob Markstrom had not arrived on time.  Brochu's take:  Love stories like these.

The Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Joseph Cramarossa to a three-year, entry level contract.  Cramarossa was selected by Anaheim in the third round (65th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

The Ducks have also signed free agent forward Charlie Sarault to a contract.

The Philadephia Flyers have signed goalie Anthony Stolarz to a three-year, entry level contract.  Stolarz was selected by Philly in the 2nd round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

The Flyers have also signed free agent forward Brandon Alderson to a contract.

Friday, March 01, 2013

NHL and Hockey Rumors for March 2, 2013

The Calgary Flames have signed restricted free agent forward Ryan O'Reilly to a two-year, $5 million offer sheet.  The Flames would have to send the Colorado Avalanche their 1st and 3rd round draft picks in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.  The Avs have subsequently matched the offer sheet.  Brochu's take:  A very interesting 24 hours in this "ROR" saga.  It's also believed if that had the Avs NOT matched, ROR would have to go through waivers.

The Philadelphia Flyers have placed goalie Michael Leighton and forward Tom Sestito on waivers.  Sestito has been claimed by the Vancouver Canucks.

The Dallas Stars have placed forward Tom Wandell on waivers.

The Vancouver Canucks have placed forward Aaron Volpatti on waivers.  Volpatti has been claimed by the Washington Capitals.

The Nashville Predators have traded forward Brian McGrattan to the Calgary Flames in exchange for defenseman Joe Piskula.