Posts Tagged Cristobal Huet
Cristobal Huet being loaned to Swiss team
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News, NHL Rumors on August 23rd, 2010
- Chris Kuc of Chicago Breaking News: According to Cristobal Huet’s agent, Stephen Barlett, they are in discussions with Fribourg-Gotteron of the Swiss League. The Blackhawks would loan the goalie to the team on a one-year agreement. Once it becomes official, Huet’s $5.625 million cap number would come off the books. Huet will have to clear waivers and then be assigned to the team.
- Andy Strickland via twitter: Both the Blackhawks and Huet have known for weeks that Huet would be playing in Europe. Discussions have been ongoing for several weeks with the Swiss team.
- Dmitry Chesnokov via twitter: A good point was made by ‘@felixpotvin‘ (Chemmy of Pension Plan Puppets) that “Loaning” a player to another team and taking their cap number off the books is apparently not circumventing the salary cap.
Afinogenov to KHL … Where could Niemi end up? Mitchell taking physicals … “Nothing to report” on Kariya to Anaheim
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on August 6th, 2010
- Dmitry Chesnokov via twitter: Maxim Afinogenov will be signing a 5 year deal with SKA of the KHL.
- Adam Proteau of the Hockey News via twitter: The rumors that the Montreal Canadiens are chasing Antti Niemi are “ludicrous”.
- Noah Love of the National Post: Love offers a few guesses as to where Niemi could end up: Colorado, Washington, NY Islanders, Dallas, and Edmonton. Teams with cap issues that could use Niemi: Philadelphia, New Jersey, Ottawa, Montreal, and Chicago.
- Dan Tencer (Edmonton Radio) via twitter: “Asking McGuire about Souray…he interrupts and says: “I’ve been trying to warn you for 3 years that there’s no market for that player!”
- Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune: Willie Mitchell has taken physicals for a few teams. He could sign soon, and the deal could include performance bonuses because of the injuries he’s dealt with in the past. Russo thinks he could get a 1 year deal worth between $1-1.5 million plus bonuses. It won’t be to Minnesota. Washington and San Jose are possibilities. He’s met with Vancouver already.
- Eric Stephens of the OC Register: Paul Kariya’s agent says there’s “nothing to report” when talking about the rumors of Kariya returning to Anaheim.
- Michael Russo via twitter: Pierre-Marc Bouchard has been progressing very good from his concussion issues.
- Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: Peter Forsberg will be skating with MoDo, testing out injured foot once again. The Flyers, Rangers, Washington and Colorado could be interested teams if he attempts an NHL comeback.
- Chris Custance of the Sporting News: So it’s safe to say that Cristobal Huet won’t be back the Blackhawks next season. His agent is working hard to keep him in the NHL, and not in the minors or Europe/KHL, which will be extremely hard. He’s working with the ‘Hawks to find a “reasonable destination” for Huet. Europe seems the most likely landing spot, with Hawks paying his full salary (won’t count against the cap).
Modano signing with the Wings … What now for Niemi? Mitchell symptom free, 12 teams inquiring
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on August 3rd, 2010
- Helen St. James of the Detroit Free Press: Mike Modano will be signing with the Detroit Red Wings, the official announcement most likely coming on Thursday. Modano has been offered a 1 year, $1.25 million deal.
- James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail: Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman had been talking with Marty Turco for over a month. Turco had turned down 4 teams before signing with the Hawks, including a 3 year deal from the Flyers. He turned down more money, and longer term. Bowman will now look to rid himself of Cristobal Huet’s salary, minors or overseas. Niemi is now a UFA, but there may not be many teams looking to add a goalie. 3 possible destinations could be Philadelphia, Washington, and San Jose. Though Washington has said they’re happy with their 2 young goalies, and San Jose is happy with Niittymaki and Greiss.
- Tim Panacci of the CSNPhilly: Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said yesterday that they are not interested Antti Niemi.
- Chris Kuc via twitter: 4 teams inquired about Antti Niemi right after the Blackhawks walked away, another called later.
- Tim Sassone of the Daily Herald: With the Blackhawks matching San Jose’s offer sheet for Niklas Hjalmarsson of 4 years and $14 million, it probably cost them Antti Niemi. Hjarlmarsson probably got a $1 million more per season than they had probably hoped.
- Larry Brooks via twitter: Ilya Kovalchuk hearing starts tomorrow.
- Sportsnet.ca: Willie Mitchell has been symptom free from his concussion for the last 3 weeks while training, has had up to 12 teams interested. Mitchell has narrowed the list down to 4: Canucks, Red Wings, Sharks and Capitals.
- Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News: The Buffalo Sabres have waived Tim Kennedy. Kennedy was awarded $1 million through arbitration on Friday. The Sabres were not allowed to walk away from the salary as it was too low. If he’s not picked up by someone, they could buy him out for a $333,333.33 cap hit for the next 2 years.
- Kevin Mio of Habs Inside/Out: Glen Metropolit signed a 2 year deal with EV Zug in Switzerland.
Top 30 Salary Cap Numbers – Goalies
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on August 1st, 2010
Listed below are the Top 30 Salary Cap Hits for goalies heading into the 2010-11 NHL Season. We’ve used the salary cap number over the total salary for this season, due to the front loading of contracts. If a free agent signs and makes the list, we’ll update accordingly, but that is unlikely to happen.
Take a look at Top 30 salary cap numbers by position:
Centers | Left Wingers | Right Wingers | Defenseman | Goaltenders
| Rk. | Player | Team | Age | 2010-11 Cap Hit | 2010-11 Salary |
| 1 | Henrik Lundqvist | NY Rangers | 28 | $6,875,000 | $7,750,000 |
| 2 | Cam Ward | Carolina | 26 | $6,300,000 | $5,000,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Miller | Buffalo | 29 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 |
| T4 | Niklas Backstrom | Minnesota | 32 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Jean-Sebastien Giguere | Toronto | 33 | $6,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |
| 6 | Miikka Kiprusoff | Calgary | 33 | $5,833,000 | $7,000,000 |
| 7 | Tomas Vokoun | Florida | 33 | $5,700,000 | $6,300,000 |
| 8 | Cristobal Huet | Chicago | 34 | $5,625,000 | $5,625,000 |
| 9 | Roberto Luongo | Vancouver | 31 | $5,333,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 10 | Martin Brodeur | New Jersey | 38 | $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 |
| T11 | Tim Thomas | Boston | 36 | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | Pittsburgh | 25 | $5,000,000 | $5,500,000 | |
| T13 | Jonas Hiller | Anaheim | 28 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 |
| Rick DiPietro | NY Islanders | 28 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | |
| 15 | Ilya Bryzgalov | Phoenix | 30 | $4,250,000 | $4,500,000 |
| 16 | Pascal Leclaire | Ottawa | 27 | $3,800,000 | $4,800,000 |
| T17 | Nikolai Khabibulin | Edmonton | 37 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 |
| Jaroslav Halak | St. Louis | 25 | $3,750,000 | $2,750,000 | |
| 19 | Kari Lehtonen | Dallas | 26 | $3,550,000 | $2,700,000 |
| 20 | Pekka Rinne | Nashville | 27 | $3,400,000 | $2,800,000 |
| 21 | Dwayne Roloson | NY Islanders | 40 | $2,500,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 22 | Mike Smith | Tampa Bay | 28 | $2,200,000 | $2,400,000 |
| 23 | Antero Niittymaki | San Jose | 30 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 24 | Chris Mason | Atlanta | 34 | $1,850,000 | $1,600,000 |
| 25 | Craig Anderson | Colorado | 29 | $1,812,000 | $2,125,000 |
| 26 | Jonathan Quick | Los Angeles | 26 | $1,800,000 | $1,900,000 |
| 27 | Michael Leighton | Philadelphia | 29 | $1,550,000 | $1,500,000 |
| T28 | Johan Hedberg | New Jersey | 37 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Dan Ellis | Tampa Bay | 30 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| 30 | Chris Osgood | Detroit | 37 | $1,417,000 | $1,100,000 |
Gretzky to Russia? Blues to Have Busy Off-Season? Leafs after Goalies? Huet to Minors? Ward Back Monday
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 27th, 2010
Huet Done in Chicago … Ranger Talk … Not much movement for Bruins next year?
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 26th, 2010
Garrioch Rumors Update .. The Cost of Shot-Blocking, Stay-at-Dman is in $4 Million Range … Summit Series Anniversary Matchup?
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 14th, 2010
- With Antti Niemi taking over the starting job from Cristobal Huet, and with a raise he’ll be getting this off-season, the ‘Hawks may bury Huet and his $5.625 in minors or buy him out.
- The price for shot-blocking stay-at-home bluelines, Zbynek Michalek (Pho.), and Anton Volchenkov (Ott) could be in the $4-4.5 million range. Michalek will most likely have out priced himself in Phoenix. Volchenkov and the Senators are hoping to work something out.
- The Ducks asked Teemu Selanne if he wanted to go anywhere at the trade deadline, he wanted to say. The Kings called about him.
- After July 1st, the Bruins can talk to Zdeno Chara about a contract extension. He’ll be a UFA in 2011, and currently carries a $7.5 cap hit.
- Sheldon Souray’s no-movement clause expires on July 1st, and Oilers will work hard to move him. He’d prefer the west coast to be closer to his family. The New York Rangers will most likely make a pitch.
- The Canadiens didn’t want to move Jaroslav Halak at the deadline but may look deal him before the NHL Draft.
- Contract talks between the Penguins and Sergei Gonchar are not going well. He could hit the open market and get in the $6-7 million range, the Pens were hoping for a hometown discount.
- Jaromir Jagr is still a possibility for the Oilers next year, and the Rangers would like to get him back …. “But some believe it’s a risky move. “I just don’t know about Jagr. I understand why (the Oilers) want to make the move, I’m just not sure they should do it. I’m not sure if there is any gas left in that tank,” said one league executive”
Trade Rumors on Trade Deadline Day
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on March 3rd, 2010
Here are a bunch of Trade Rumors for you on Trade Deadline Day. Follow trades on our Trade Tracker page.
9:35 AM: Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Flyers, Capitals, and Blackhawks could be looking at Vokoun, Turco, Ellis, and Roloson. The Predators have asked for a high-end prospect and a #1 pick for Dan Hamhuis, though they might keep him and hope to make a deep run in the playoffs. The Bruins, Canucks, Flyers, Devils, Rangers and Kings have all tried to land Hamhuis. The Leafs will look to move at least Stempniak and Primeau. The Thrashers are trying to sign Pavel Kubina to an extension before he becomes a UFA at seasons end. The Canucks, Capitals and Bruins may look at Joe Corvo.
9:31 AM: Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Tomas Vokoun hasn’t been asked yet to waive his no trade clause. Paul Kariya won’t waive his no trade clause and Keith Tkachuk may not want to move as well. The Blues could move Brad Boyes if they could find a taker.
9:23 AM: James Murphy of NESN: Targets for the Bruins could be Ray Whitney, Erik Cole and Tomas Kaberle. The 2010 first-rounder likely won’t be available back from Boston, but Chiarelli could net Kaberle with the Bruins’ original 2010 first-rounder, possibly a second-rounder and a young roster player. The chances of this happening were unlikely as of Tuesday night, but “don’t rule it out,” the source said. “Anything can happen.” There was also a rumor that the Bruins and Oilers were talking a deal that would get the Bruins a defenseman and possibly Andrew Cogliano.
9:20 AM: Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News: The Flyers are looking into Dwayne Roloson now that Ray Emery is done for the year. Roloson is a $2.5 million cap hit and is under contract next season.
9:15 AM: Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald: Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli will continue to look for scoring help. They may look at; Teemu Selanne, Ray Whitney, Keith Tkachuk, Cory Stillman, and Erik Cole.
9:11 AM: Sean Gordon of the Globe and Mail: The Canadiens may look to free up some cap space, and might look to see if they could shed Roman Hamrlik’s $5.5 million salary next season. That might be tough to do. The Habs may also look to move some salary for draft picks, with Maxim Lapierre, Glen Metropolit, and Paul Mara as potential players that could be moved out.
9:07 AM: Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Washington Capitals are showing interest in Oilers Dman, Steve Staios. Staios is 37, and has another season at $2.7 million. John Erskine and a draft pick could head the other way.
9:00 AM: Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette: It looks like the Canadiens will hold on to both Jaroslav Halak and Carey Price.
Tim Sassone of the Daily Herald: The Blackhawks are still trying to trade Cristobal Huet and his %5.625 million cap hit. Rumors are that they are talking to the Panthers, Islanders and Leafs. The Leafs shot down their interest yesterday.
Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Russo initially thought that Wild would be trading Owen Nolan, but now he’s not so sure. Unless they get a big offer, they’ll probably keep him. The Wild could be willing to move Eric Belanger.
Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: The Avs have put Wolski’s name out there, with the Coyotes Peter Mueller mentioned as a possible return. The Avalanche could look at bringing in Joe Corvo.
Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune: The Lightning could use some scoring and a puck moving defenseman. They could also do some selling with Jeff Halpern, Mike Smith, Mattt Smaby, David Hale, and Alex Tanguay’s name being mentioned.
NHL Trade Rumors from Twitter for March 2nd
Posted by Mark Easson 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.
Rumors from the Pacific … Hawks-Panthers Talking? Interest in Kozlov
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on February 23rd, 2010
- Doug Wilson and the Sharks would like to add some secondary scoring and a puck moving Dman. It would have to be a rental player, as Patrick Marleau and Evgeni Nabokov need to be re-signed. The Sharks may also look at adding a backup goalie with some experience.
- The LA Kings are looking to add a scoring winger and will look at Ray Whitney, Freddie Modin, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Paul Kariya, and Raffi Torres. They may also look at a goaltender with experience.
- The Phoenix Coyotes might be one team that is looking to add players that won’t be UFAs after the season. Peter Mueller has been rumored all season to be on the outs. Andrew Brunette of the Wild might be a good fit with the Yotes.
- The Anaheim Ducks have UFA’s Scott Niedermayer, Teemu Selanne, and Saku Koivu that will draw some interest. Bob Murray has said that Niedermayer isn’t going anywhere. James Wisniewski’s name has been mentioned with the Blackhawks (for Cam Barker before he was dealt).
- Dallas Stars need an upgrade on the blueline. They won’t be bringing in any big contracts. Marty Turco is the most likely player to be moved. Mike Ribeiro, Stephane Robidas, Fabian Brunnstrom and Steve Ott, could find themselves playing in a different city after the deadline.
Vokoun to Waive No-Trade? Torres Getting Some Interest … Chicago Goalies get Vote of Confidence
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News, NHL Rumors on February 13th, 2010
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