2009-nhl-free-agency Stories - Five For Howling
A Look Back at the FA Goalies of 2009
Derek's favourite ex-commenter Ender dives into the stats of last year's free agent crop. While many on this forum have argued that Khabibulin was a colossal fuck-up of a move, it turns out that most of the other available goalies were also pretty useless....
What's Jay Bouwmeester up to?
Not a whole lot, stat-wise, but Matchsticks & Gasoline's Hayley has a most superb article on The Seven Million Dollar Man's whereabouts. A great read for Florida fans. http://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/2010/3/24/1387811/an-attempt-at-evaluating-jay
Biron was close to returning to Buffalo
Despite the Olympic-year schedule, he still would've had a tough time getting meaningful minutes in Buffalo. For his next contract, he made the right choice -- as long as he delivers. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/story/836579.html
Dominic Moore a "good fit with Florida"
From the Toronto Star: "I'm really looking forward to it, I've been watching a lot of games the past few days," said Moore, whose deal should be finalized and officially announced Monday. http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/705368
Former Panther Rob Niedermayer to New Jersey
Speculation can come to a close about a potential return to South Florida - or a swing through the KHL - after the younger Nieds becomes a Devil for the next season ($1M). http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/njd090925.html
Why Is Rob Niedermayer Still Unemployed?
Jonathan Willis at theScore.com is writing a series of posts looking at NHLers without jobs this spring, and had me write up a quick scouting report on the unsigned Niedermayer brother, Rob. Take a look at what I had to say, good and bad, about Rob, plus Willis then presents an analytical look at...
In the Boston cookbook, most of its tasty concoctions based on defensive ingredients, Kessel is...
In the Boston cookbook, most of its tasty concoctions based on defensive ingredients, Kessel is viewed as that little sprig of parsley that makes the plate look better but really doesn’t factor into whether the meal is a true success. Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe
Florida Signs Dennis Seidenberg: $2.25M
Another one off the market. Not good news for the job prospects of camp invitees Martin Skoula and Christian Backman. http://www.litterboxcats.com/2009/9/14/1029738/panthers-sign-ufa-defenseman
Lundin Calling: Mike Lundin re-signed
Mike Lundin has agreed to a one year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning. http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-8838-Tampa-Bay-Lightning-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Lightning-resign-Mike-Lundin
The propagation of a modern-day "French Connection" line is an exciting prospect; indeed, who can...
The propagation of a modern-day "French Connection" line is an exciting prospect; indeed, who can resist the temptation to Think Big when imagining a first-line trio of Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier, and Alex Tanguay (1,734 combined career points)? Forget your loyalties: this is something...
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