Posts Tagged Chris Chelios

Some Free Agent Rumors, as well as some Injury News

Posted by Mark in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 10th, 2010

  • Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette: Though Dominic Moore has fit in well with the Montreal Canadiens, he’ll most likely not be back with them next year. Moore was acquired for a 2nd line pick before the trade deadline, and is on a 1 year, $1.1 million. There were reports last off-season that he turned down a 2 year deal worth over $4 million, but he said reports on what he was offered were untrue. You keep telling yourself that Dominic if it makes sleep better at night. The fact is you threw away a couple million dollars.
  • Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Ottawa Senators are having a difficult time re-signing Anton Volchenkov so far. Volchenkov turned down a 5 year deal before the Olympic Break. The sides are still far apart, but will continue to try to work something out. The Sens may also try to re-sign newly acquired defenseman, Andy Sutton.
  • Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Atlanta Thrashers have lost Evander Kane for at least 3 weeks to a fractured left foot. They also lost Christopher Schubert for 3-5 weeks with a pulled muscle in his hip. Chris Chelios could be recalled by Thrashers.
  • Steve Conroy of the Boston Herald: Without Marc Savard for an extended period of time, the Bruins were also without defenseman Zdeno Chara last night against the Maple Leafs due to a ‘lower-body’ injury. Chara suffered the injury on Saturday. Claude Julien hopes to have the Big Z back in the lineup tomorrow.
  • Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Nikolai Khabibulin talked to reporters yesterday, but only about his injury (back surgery ended his season) and not his booze cruising incident in Arizona. He is in court on March 16th on the extreme DUI charge. His blood level was double the legal limit, and could face a minimum of 30 days in jail, though 20 of the 30 days could be suspended if “he undergoes testing or treatment”.

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    NHL Trade Rumors from Twitter for March 2nd

    Posted by Mark in NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 2nd, 2010

    We’ll continue to bring you updates from Twitter and elsewhere throughout today and tomorrow. Keep up-to-date will all player trades on our NHL Trade Tracker page. If you need a quick break from the rumors, check out the relaxed Wayne Gretzky.

  • 6:57 PM: Chris Botta: The Islanders have an offer that involves absorbing a big salary, and owner Charles Wang will be consulted
  • 6:55 PM: EJ Hradek: The Hurricanes won’t move Ray Whitney and Joe Corvo for the sake of moving them, Rutherford wants value in return.
  • 6:52 PM: Nick Kypreos: Alex Ponikarovsky won’t be in the lineup tonight.
  • 6:51 PM: Kevin Allen: Leafs getting action on Alexei Ponikarovsky, should land them a good prospect or active player, not a 1st rounder.
  • 6:43 PM: James Mirtle: Canucks need a defenceman to replace Willie Mitchell. Cory Schneider is in play.
  • 5:11 PM: Bob McKenzie: To all suggesting Dwayne Roloson is a Flyers, Bob was told he was starting for the Isles tonight.
  • 4:37 PM: Tim Panaccio: With Ray Emery done for the season, and the Islanders moving Dwayne Roloson, could he be a Flyer.
  • 4:09 PM: Bruce Garrioch: The Blues have sent out a memo saying Brad Boyes and Carlo Coliacovo are available.
  • 3:31 PM: Nick Kypreos: Paul Kariya has told the Blues he won’t waive his no-trade clause. Keith Tkachuk doesn’t want to move either.
  • 3:29 PM: Bob McKenzie: Tomas Kaberle hasn’t supplied the Leafs with the list of teams he’d waive his no-trade clause for, and has no desire to leave.
  • 2:48 PM: Bob McKenzie: Ray Whitney may not be dealt unless the Kings get back in, Pittsburgh appears to be out.
  • 2:44 PM: Michael Russo: There is a good chance Owen Nolan is dealt.
  • 2:43 PM: Bob McKenzie: The Avalanche have put Wojtek Wolski in play, the Coyotes are one team interested.
  • 2:30 PM: Michael Russo: Zidlicky signs a 3 year, $12 million deal. No trade clause for the first half of the deal.
  • 2:08 PM: Michael Russo: Zidlicky confirms he’s close to signing extension with the Wild.
  • 2:04 PM: Tim Panaccio: To begin talks involving Raffi Torres, teams need a 2nd rounder.
  • 1:43 PM: Bruce Garrioch: The Senators acquire Andy Sutton from the Islanders for a 2nd round pick. The 2nd round pick is the one they acquired from the Sharks (Bob McKenzie).
  • 1:42 PM: John Shannon: So far, Vokoun has not waived his no-trade clause.
  • 1:40 PM: James Mirtle: The Bruins have acquired Dman Steven Kampfer from the Ducks for a 2010 or 2011 4th round pick.
  • 1:19 PM: David Pagnotta: Doesn’t think the Flyers are getting Tomas Vokoun, they don’t have the cap space.
  • 12:44 PM: Erik Erlendsson: The Lightning have green light to make playoff push, and are linked to Raffi Torres and Kris Versteeg.
  • 12:38 PM: NHL Sources Say: Penguins looking to move Jay McKee.
  • 12:37 PM: Darren Dreger: Maple Leafs say there is ‘no chance’ to the rumor of Cristobal Huet heading to Toronto.
  • 12:36 PM: Tim Panaccio: Riley Cote and Danny Syvret cleared waivers.
  • 12:23 PM: Nick Kypreos: Players on waivers as of noon. Lukowich - Vancouver, Oulahen - Detroit, Lisin - Rangers, Voros - Rangers, Eriksson - Coyotes, Chelios - Thrashers, Jones - Predators, Grahame - Avalanche.
  • 12:04 PM: Ben Wright: The Thrashers have signed Chris Chelios. He’ll stay in minors until he clears waivers.
  • 12:01 PM: Greg Brady (AM 640): Rumors of Leafs sending Jeff Finger to the Blackhawks for Cristobal Huet. If true, Hauks could go hard after Vokoun and Leafs could flip Huet.

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    Souray out with Broken Hand, More moves coming for Leafs? Kesler-Canucks talks on hold

    Posted by Mark in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on February 1st, 2010

  • Joanne Ireland of the Edmonton Journal: Throwing a wrench in to the Edmonton Oilers and Sheldon Souray trade plans, is Souray’s broken hand that he suffered fighting Jarome Iginla on Saturday. How long he’ll be out is still unknown, but he’s not expected back before the NHL trade deadline day on March 3rd.
  • Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Brian Burke may not be finished dealing. There’s still a good chance that Alexei Ponikarovsky, Lee Stempniak, and Garnet Exelby will be traded.
  • Darren Dreger of TSN: “It’s not a question of ‘if’, it’s a question of ‘when’”. Dreger is referring to the trading of Tomas Kaberle. Burke continues to say he won’t ask Kaberle to waive his no-trade clause, but yesterday’s trades may send Kaberle up to Burke’s office saying he’s ready to go. The Leafs will be probably looking to get a top-3 or top-6 forward and a 1st round draft pick. To get the top 3 or top 6 forward they want, I don’t think they will be able to pull off that type of deal until after the season. I don’t think teams that think they have a shot this year, would want to trade a top forward during their run.
  • Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune: Tampa GM Brian Lawton is rejecting reports that if Jeffrey Vinik buys the team, that Vincent Lecavalier will be traded.
  • Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province: Contract negotiations between the Vancouver Canucks and Ryan Kesler have been put on hold until after the season. They have reached an impasse and don’t want it to become an in-season distraction. They are roughly a $1 million apart, Kesler’s camp feel he’s worth $5 million, the Canucks think it’s closer to $4 million.
  • Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal:
    • Teams looking for help on the blueline may come calling for Mathieu Schneider, and to a lesser extent, Chris Chelios.
    • The Penguins need someone to play along side Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin, but they also need some defensive help. They could use a player like Barret Jackman but he’s probably not available.
    • 38 year old and recent healthy scratch, Slava Kozlov, will most likely be made available by the Atlanta Thrashers.
    • Matheson thinks that the Penguins will eventually trade Malkin, making Crosby and Staal their 1-2 centers. For Malkin he thinks they could get a front line winger, top defenseman, forward prospect, and a 1st and 2nd round pick.
  • Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press: The Detroit Red Wings will get Johan Franzen back next week after being out since the 3rd game of the season. Feb. 9th against the St. Louis Blues is the target date. GM Ken Holland will have to make a move or two to get under the salary cap.
  • AP on Arizona Republic: Phoenix Coyotes forward Scottie Upshall will be out indefinitely with a torn ACL, and will have to undergo surgery. This is a big blow to the Coyotes, as he was leading the Coyotes in goals this season with 18.
  • Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: John-Michael Liles was a healthy scratch for the 3rd time this season, and it has been no secret that he’s available for trade. The problem is his salary cap number is $4.1 million, and he has 2 years left on his contract after this year.

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    Chris Chelios Arrested for Driving Under Influence

    Posted by Derek in NHL News on January 5th, 2010

    “Former Blackhawks star Chris Chelios was hit with a DUI charge following a late December traffic stop in west suburban Westmont, police said Tuesday.

    Christos K. Chelios, 47, of Bloomfield, Mich., was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol after a Dec. 28 traffic stop, according to Westmont police. He was also ticketed for speeding and improper lane usage.” (Source: Chicago Sun-Times)

    Well, what can I say? Chris Chelios signed with the AHL Chicago Wolves to bring leadership, and a role model influence, to the younger players there. The details are limited at this point, the due process is being followed, but you have to anticipate that if he’s found guilty, the Wolves will cut ties with the former NHL All-star. It would be a sad way to end an inspiring career.

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    Around the Boards: Forsberg, Malkin returns but Kunitz out,

    Posted by Mark in NHL News on November 15th, 2009

    • Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: It must a Swedish thing. Peter Forsberg seems to be as indecisive as Mats Sundin. Forsberg still isn’t sure if he’ll return to the NHL and may opt to stay in Sweden and play with Modo.
    • Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Good news for the Penguins, Evgeni Malkin returned to the lineup. Bad news for the Penguins, Chris Kunitz will miss 2 weeks with a nagging lower body injury.
    • Pierre LeBrun of ESPN:
      • Scott Niedermayer doesn`t want to be traded, nor do the Ducks want to trade him. They`d like him to retire a Duck.
      • The Coyotes scouted Chris Chelios but have decided not move any further with it.
      • Contract talks with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are going well and are both are close to re-signing.
      • Teams have inquired about Fabian Brunnstrom, but the Stars are not trying to trade him.
    • Hockey Night in Canada`s `Hotstove`

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    Around the Boards: Kovalchuk, Briere and Van Riemsdyk, Penguin’s Injuries, Weight out, Giggy to Wings?

    Posted by Mark in NHL Entry Draft, NHL Injuries, NHL News on November 11th, 2009

    • Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Thrashers fans and Fantasy owners of Ilya Kovalchuk have a smile on their face this morning, as Kovalchuk took part in yesterday’s practice. He was on a line with Antropov and Afinogenov. Kovalchuk is 95% a go for Thursday. He’s been out 3 weeks so far, original timetable was 4-6 weeks.
    • Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer: Both Daniel Briere and James Van Riemsdyk could be back in the lineup for Thursday’s Ottawa match-up. Ryan Parent and Ole-Kristian Tollefsen should also be back soon.
    • To go along with the Ducks JS Giguere to the Maple Leafs for Vesa Toskala, Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post Dispatch thinks the Red Wings might have an interest in Giguere as they are not thrilled with the tandem of Osgood and Howard so far.
    • Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The injuries keep mounting up for the Penguins, as Brooks Orpik appears to be the latest Penguin injured. Orpik left last night’s game and joining Sergei Gonchar, Kris Letang,  Evgeni Malkin, Tyler Kennedy Max Talbot on the sidelines.
    • Arthur Staple of the Newsday:  Doug Weight’s upper-body-injury that he sustained on Friday will keep him out the lineup for 4-6 weeks. Kyle Okposo has been diagnosed with the H1N1 swine flu.
    • Mark Everson of the NY Post: Some of the New Jersey Devils forwards aren’t putting up the numbers they did in past season, and the blame may be on Jacques Lemaire’s systems. Well no #*$%, Lemaire’s ‘bore-the-crap-out-of-you’ systems will negate the skills out of anyone, see ‘Marion Gaborik’ and what he’ll do this year (if healthy).
    • Corey Masisak of the Washington Times: Brendan Morrison’s solid play so far this season may earn him a contract extension with the Capitals.
    • Jesse Rogers of ESPN: Blackhawks center David Bolland will be out 3 to 4 months following surgery on a herniated disc. This probably means that Patrick Sharp and/or Kris Versteeg trade rumors may slow down.
    • From CSN Washington: Mikael Nylander has cleared waivers, and reportedly has deals in the KHL, and is ready to move on … But  “We’re still exploring our options,” McPhee said. “I’d rather not elaborate right now. It is probably a better opportunity to talk about it tomorrow. I’d like to see how it goes today and then maybe we can discuss it tomorrow.”
    • Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Coyotes GM Don Maloney plans on scouting Chris Chelios on Friday as the AHL Chicgo Wolves play San Antonio …. Peter Forsberg might decide by the end of the week if/where he’ll be playing

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    Around the Boards - Fri. Oct. 9th

    Posted by Mark in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on October 9th, 2009

      • The Chicago Blackhawks probably won’t be the only team with hard cap decisions to make during/after the season. 2 big pieces to the Pittsburgh Penguins blueline will be free agents after the season, Sergei Gonchar and Kris Letang. Gonchar is unrestricted, while Letang is restricted. Letang will be looking for a nice raise, and though Gonchar would like around the same money he’s making now, I don’t think he’d get, especially from Pittsburgh. I don’t see how it’s possible from the Pens to keep both players. Gonchar will most likely test the free agent market, unless he takes a huge pay cut to stay with the Pens.
        • Sheldon Souray of the Edmonton Oilers appears to be out with a concussion after being tripped and driven into the boards by Jarome Iginla, and coach Pat Quinn was not impressed with. It would be a big blow to the Oilers if Souray is out for an extended period of time.
          • Chris Chelios still doesn’t know when to hang up the skates and retire. He will begin practicing with the AHL Chicago Wolves, though he hasn’t signed with them yet. The 80 year old Dman hopes to sign on with an NHL team sometime this year.
            • Cody Hodgson, who was initially thought of to be the 2nd line center for the Vancouver Canucks, since sent back the OHL’s Bramption Battalion, has been told to stay off skates for at least 3 weeks due to a partially herniated disc.

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              Interest in Chelios?

              Posted by Mark in NHL Free Agents, NHL Rumors on August 28th, 2009

              The 74 year old 47 year old Chris Chelios still believes he can be a capable NHL defenceman. It doesn’t appear that he’ll be back with the Red Wings. While the KHL might have been an option, an NHL team might be stepping up to the plate. The Nashville Predators have expressed some interest on bringing Chelios in.

              Chelios only played in 28 games last season and didn’t record a point. His role has been greatly reduced the past couple seasons Wings, as the game has become younger and faster. If some team decides to bring Chelios in, he won’t produce much on the scoresheet, but he could provide some leadership.

              But honestly, it’s time to hang them up Chris. With each passing year you forget more about the Hall of Fame player, and remember  a player who just couldn’t let the game go.

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