Post by Edward Thomas Swan on Aug 29, 2009 15:51:47 GMT -5
VANCOUVER PROVINCE: Jason Botchford reports the Canucks recent additions of Christian Ehrhoff, Brad Lukowich and Mathieu Schneider pushes the club over the salary cap by $3.61 million. Botchford however suggests the Canucks might not have to move a significant player like Kevin Bieksa to get under the cap, noting Aaron Rome and Lawrence Nycholat (combined salaries of $1.5 million) were long shots to make the club this season, and if prospect Cory Hodgson makes the team that's one less sport for Jannik Hansen, Rick Rypien or Kyle Wellwood.
Commish Notes:
I don't know why they Canucks would take on Erhoff's salary, but tnot give Ohlund what he wanted. Schnieder and Erhoff is a good start, but I personally would rather have Ohlund. Anyway, It looks liek Wellwood is on the way out as they cant afford to pay him that for 3rd line minutes.
VANCOUVER SUN: reported Wilson appeared to leave the door open for more trades, noting the club was rumored interested in Dany Heatley, adding the club now had more room to perhaps add Heatley's $7.5 million contract by perhaps only sending another $2.3 million to Ottawa.
Commish Notes:
The latest trade was obviously a salary dump, and could be paving away for soemthing bigger. I personally think they'll be offering Kessel an offer sheet, rather than trade for Heatley due to the fact that Erhoff was the only part of the Sharks offer for Heatley that Ottawa wanted liked. The 5mil in cap space is mor ethan enought o sign Kessel comfortably.
STAR-TRIBUNE.COM: Michael Russo reports the Minnesota Wild were interested in signing Alex Tanguay but wouldn't budge from a one-year, $2.5 million offer. Tanguay subsequently signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning reportedly to a one-year, $2 million contract, although Russo speculated Tanguay's stall tactics may have been to force the Lightning to come up in price as they had more cap space than the Wild. Russo claims Wild management isn't worried because there should be a number of top players on waivers or on the trading block in September. He notes Chicago, Vancouver, Detroit, Ottawa and Boston are over the salary cap while Montreal, Philadelphia, Edmonton and Carolina are within $1 million of the cap. Russo reports the Wild has shown interest in San Jose's Jonathan Cheechoo, Chicago's Patrick Sharp and Boston's Phil Kessel but contrary to reports withdrew from the Dany Heatley trade talks when the Senators insisted on defenseman Brent Burns being part of the deal.
Commish Notes:
Tanguay-Lecaviller-St.Louis = Arguably the best top line in hockey. I agree with the Wild and Fletcher's game plan (mostly cause the Seals implemented the same plan in the VHL
). The Wild should add and decent top 6 forward via trade for cheap come the start of the season.
Commish Notes:
I don't know why they Canucks would take on Erhoff's salary, but tnot give Ohlund what he wanted. Schnieder and Erhoff is a good start, but I personally would rather have Ohlund. Anyway, It looks liek Wellwood is on the way out as they cant afford to pay him that for 3rd line minutes.
VANCOUVER SUN: reported Wilson appeared to leave the door open for more trades, noting the club was rumored interested in Dany Heatley, adding the club now had more room to perhaps add Heatley's $7.5 million contract by perhaps only sending another $2.3 million to Ottawa.
Commish Notes:
The latest trade was obviously a salary dump, and could be paving away for soemthing bigger. I personally think they'll be offering Kessel an offer sheet, rather than trade for Heatley due to the fact that Erhoff was the only part of the Sharks offer for Heatley that Ottawa wanted liked. The 5mil in cap space is mor ethan enought o sign Kessel comfortably.
STAR-TRIBUNE.COM: Michael Russo reports the Minnesota Wild were interested in signing Alex Tanguay but wouldn't budge from a one-year, $2.5 million offer. Tanguay subsequently signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning reportedly to a one-year, $2 million contract, although Russo speculated Tanguay's stall tactics may have been to force the Lightning to come up in price as they had more cap space than the Wild. Russo claims Wild management isn't worried because there should be a number of top players on waivers or on the trading block in September. He notes Chicago, Vancouver, Detroit, Ottawa and Boston are over the salary cap while Montreal, Philadelphia, Edmonton and Carolina are within $1 million of the cap. Russo reports the Wild has shown interest in San Jose's Jonathan Cheechoo, Chicago's Patrick Sharp and Boston's Phil Kessel but contrary to reports withdrew from the Dany Heatley trade talks when the Senators insisted on defenseman Brent Burns being part of the deal.
Commish Notes:
Tanguay-Lecaviller-St.Louis = Arguably the best top line in hockey. I agree with the Wild and Fletcher's game plan (mostly cause the Seals implemented the same plan in the VHL
). The Wild should add and decent top 6 forward via trade for cheap come the start of the season.
