The Ducks are still looking to trade Schneider. Who has been given permission by the team not to report to training camp, the Los Angeles Times reports. In the meantime, Teemu Selanne is in camp on a tryout contract, while he awaits a move that will clear the necessary cap space for the Ducks to [...]
Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by admin
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The San Jose Sharks hired former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Ferguson Jr. On Sunday to be their director of pro scouting. Ferguson was fired by Toronto in January after 4 1/2 seasons running the Leafs. His father, the former New York Rangers coach who died in July 2007, spent 11 seasons working in [...]
Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by admin
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Almost nobody is giving the Toronto Maple Leafs a chance this season. And thats just fine with the guys who play for the team. They dont mind that interim GM Cliff Fletcher thinks rocky days lie ahead. They have no problem with being labelled a bunch of castaways and unproven talents. Theres no issue with [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by admin
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On the eve of training camp, the Minnesota Wild still had one glaring item remaining on their summer to-do list. Marian Gaborik’s future – ideally signing him to a long-term contract extension, or else consummating a trade to avoid losing him to free agency next year for no compensation – must be determined soon. General [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by admin
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Calgary Flames head coach Mike Keenan will test out newcomer Todd Bertuzzi on a line with captain Jarome Iginla. And Daymond Langkow when the NHL team holds its first training camp workout Saturday. Flames players reported to the Pengrowth Saddledome on Friday for medicals and fitness training and Keenan said he was eager to start [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by admin
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Alex Ovechkin strolled into the Washington Capitals practice. Facility to report for training camp Friday, wearing a tight-fitting tank top, faded camouflage shorts and flip-flops. A little while later, the NHL’s reigning MVP swapped that outfit for team-issued red mesh shorts and a bright, white T-shirt reading, “The Future is Now” in red on the [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by admin
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Selanne will participate in Ducks camp. Teemu Selanne has signed a tryout agreement with the Anaheim Ducks while negotiations continue on a standard contract for the 10-time All-Star forward. The Ducks’ career scoring leader will join the team for training camp and is expected to be on the ice on Saturday for drills. The 38-year-old [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by admin
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It’s a humbling experience going from Stanley Cup contenders one year to missing the playoffs. The next which is something Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres don’t take lightly. With a wool cap pulled tightly down to his eyebrows, the star goalie – almost incognito – modestly outlined the perspective he’s gained after an ultra-long, [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by admin
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Avalanche captain Joe Sakic pulled rank Friday. And instituted what he called the “old-man rule,” thereby getting himself out of fitness testing. While his teammates went through lactic threshold exams, played catch with a medicine ball and had their leaps measured in standing long jumps, Sakic took it easy. Not that his teammates begrudged his [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2008 by admin
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Marian Gaborik, no Progress on Contract. Gaborik and the Wild havent made progress on contract extension talks and the Wild may begin to consider trading him, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. I havent decided yet , but the reality of it is this thing is not going to drag on, GM Doug Risebrough said. The [...]
Posted on September 14th, 2008 by admin
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