Posts Tagged Marion Hossa
Plenty of free agent rumors and trade options
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Rumors on June 13th, 2010
- Jim Kelly of SportsIllustrated: Kelly throws out a new Blackhawks name as possible trade bait to elevate their cap situation, Marion Hossa and his 12 year, $62.8 million contract. Though it would be hard to see someone biting on the $5.2333 million per season salary hit for the next 11 years.
- Eric Stephens of the OC Register: Stephens brings up the Tomas Kaberle-for-BobbyRyan rumor again. Ducks GM Bob Murray called it ‘ridiculous.’ The Ducks are still negotiating with Ryan, and waiting to hear what Scott Neidermayer’s decision is on retirement. Stephens thinks if the Leafs were to included Luke Schenn or Nazem Kadri in the conversation, it might make the deal more do-able ….
- Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Chicago’s Niklas Hjarmalsson played himself into a top 3 or 4 defenseman, and might get an offer sheet from someone. Bruins scouts are split on Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin, so it doesn’t appear they’ll push hard for trade with Edmonton for the #1 pick.
- Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: If teams are looking to re-make their teams this off-season throught the free agent market, it isn’t going to happen with this year’s weak crop. It is rumored that Steve Yzerman has talked with the Canadiens about Carey Price. The Canadiens would want scoring in return, Martin St. Louis? Garrioch’s top-10 UFAs: 1.Patrick Marleau 2. Ilya Kovalchuk 3.Scott Niedermayer 4.Tomas Plekanec 5.Evgeni Nabokov 6.Dan Hamhuis 7.Anton Volchenkov 8.Alexander Frolov 9.Sergei Gonchar 10.Marty Turco
- Courier Post: The Flyers have until the end of the month (for exclusive negotiating rights) to decide if Michael Leighton will be their #1 goalie next season as he’ll become a UFA. If they’d like to move in a different direction, potential UFAs that might interest them are; Marty Turco, Evgeni Nabokov. If they go the trade route there are plenty of options; the usual Price or Halak, Tomas Vokoun and Tim Thomas, but the article also mentions Jonathan Quick or Jonathan Bernier, both of the Los Angeles Kings. They could use Jeff Carter as trade bait for a Canadiens or Kings goaltender.
- Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Edmonton Oilers will continue to try and trade Ethan Moreau, Patrick O’Sullivan and Robert Nilsson. From June 15th to the 30th, they’ll also have the option to buy each player out for 2/3rds their contract. The Oilers will also try to move Sheldon Souray, possibly to the Sharks who will be looking to replace Rob Blake. Though Souray’s cap number is $5.4 million, his actual salary is $4.5 million. The Oilers have to decide if they which of their 15 Group 2 RFAs they want to qualify.
- Michael Trailkos of the National Post: After posting a 26-7-4 regular season record with a 2.25 GAA, and winning the Stanley Cup, Antti Niemi is looking to be piad like a #1 goalie after just one seaon in the league and won’t be taking a discount. From his agent, “He’s going to get his money,” Zito said. “But the term is going to have something to do with it too.”
- Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: With only 6 picks in this year’s NHL draft, and no action until #62, Toronto Maple Leaf scouts may have an easy time. But with Brian Burke at the helm, they have to be ready for anything. Head amateur scout, Dave Morrison and his staff have put together their list of top 210 prospects, and are ready to go with any additional picks the Leafs may get. Burke has stated that he’s not actively looking for extra picks, though I’m not entirely sold on that.
Around the Boards: Kovalchuk talks positive, Malkin and Ovechkin returing tomorrow? Komisarek and Orpik out weeks
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Injuries, NHL News, NHL Rumors on November 13th, 2009
- Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers forward Robert Nilsson is in the doghouse and may find himself on the trading block. The Predators and possibly the Hurricanes could be interested in Nilsson, who has skill but has been inconsistent.
- Chris McCosky of The Detroit News: Despite the rumors circulating that the Detroit Red Wings might be interested in trading for JS Giguere, GM Ken Holland says he hasn’t talked about any trades, nor does he expect to any time soon.
- Jeff Klein of the New York Times: Thrashers GM, Don Waddell says the Ilya Kovalchuk’s negotiations have been ‘very positive’. It’s not noted if Ilya or his agent agree, but at least they continue to talk. There is still talk out there about Kovalchuk returning to Russia.
- Corey Masisak of the Washington Times: Alex Ovechkin could return this weekend.
- Mike Spellman of the Daily Herald: Marion Hossa has begun some little contact drills to test out his surgically repaired shoulder. He should begin full contact next week, and could see some game action during their current trip.
- Shelly Anderson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Brooks Orpik’s ‘lower body injury’ will keep him out the lineup for about 2 weeks, which is better than originally feared. Evgeni Malkin has been cleared for contact and could return on Saturday.
- Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star: Leafs defenceman, Mike Komisarek will on the IR for about 3 weeks with a torn muscle in his quadriceps. Carl Gunnarsson was called up to take his roster spot. Ian White moved up to the number one defensive unit with Tomas Kaberle. Jeff Finger was paired with Francois Beauchemin, Luke Schenn and Garnet Exelby are the 3rd pairing.
- Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Milan Lucic is targeting next Thursday as a return date, Claude Julien is thinking at least a week to 10 days.
The Central Division: Player Movement
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News, NHL Trades on September 1st, 2009
The Detroit Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup finals, then lost several pieces off of their roster, Marion Hossa, Mikael Samuelsson, Tomas Kopecky, and most likely Jiri Hudler. Hudler signed with a KHL team for 2 years, but he hasn’t been given an international player transfer card by the IIHF that would allow him to play in Europe. The Wings still retain his rights, and he was awarded a 2 year, $5.75 million deal by an arbitrator if he returns to the team. The Blackhawks made a splash on free agent frenzy day by signing Marion Hossa to a long term deal, but the NHL is investigating the contract and might cancel the contract and penalize the Hawks. Columbus didn’t do a whole lot this off-season, but they did lock up superstar Rick Nash to an extension. Both Nashville and St. Louis had a quite off-season as well.
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CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
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| Players In | Players Out | |||
| Danny Bois, RW | FA - Ott | Tim Brent, C | FA - Tor | |
| Mark Cullen, C/LW | FA - Van | Pascal Pelletier, LW | FA - CBJ | |
| Richard Petiot, D | FA - TB | Martin Havlat, RW | FA - Min | |
| Peter MacArthur, LW | FA | Samuel Pahlsson, C | FA - CBJ | |
| Tomas Kopecky, W/C | FA - Det | Matt Walker, D | FA - TB | |
| John Madden, C | FA - NJ | Nikolai Khabibulin, G | FA - Edm | |
| Marian Hossa, RW | FA - Det | |||
| Alec Richards, G | ( FA ) | |||
| Remaining Free Agents | ||||
| Adam Berti, LW | Tim Hambly, D | Jonas Nordqvist, C | Adam Pineault, RW/LW | |
| Jim Sharrow, D | Logan Stephenson, D | Pavel Vorobiev, RW/LW | ||
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COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
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Players Out
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| Mathieu Roy, D | FA - Edm | Jason Williams, RW/C | FA - Det | |
| Pascal Pelletier, LW | FA - Chi | Craig MacDonald, LW/C | FA - Europe | |
| Mathieu Garon, G | FA - Pit | Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, D | FA - Phi | |
| Samuel Pahlsson, C | FA - Chi | Wade Dubielewicz, G | FA - Min | |
| Aaron Rome, D | FA - Van | |||
| Remaining Free Agents | ||||
| Christian Backman, D | Chris Gratton, C | Trevor Hendrikx, D | Steve Kelly, C | |
| Jon Landry, D | Manny Malhotra, C | Jiri Novotny, C/W | Michael Peca, C | |
| Petr Pohl, RW | John Vigilante, C/LW | Kyle Wharton, D | Mike York, C/W | |
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DETROIT RED WINGS
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| Players In | Players Out | |||
| Todd Bertuzzi, LW/RW | FA - Cgy | Darren Haydar, RW | FA - Col | |
| Jason Williams, RW/C | FA - CBJ | Mikael Samuelsson, RW | FA - Van | |
| Patrick Eaves, RW/LW | FA | Ty Conklin, G | FA - StL | |
| Andy Delmore, D | FA - Europe | Marian Hossa, RW | FA - Chi | |
| Doug Janik, D | FA - NYR | Tomas Kopecky, W/C | FA - Chi | |
| Travis Ehrhardt, D | FA | |||
| Jeremy Williams, RW | FA - Tor | |||
| Kris Newbury, W/C | FA - Tor | |||
| Jordan Pearce, G | FA | |||
| Francis Pare, RW | FA | |||
| Remaining Free Agents | ||||
| Chris Chelios, D | Aaron Downey, RW | Randall Gelech, C/RW | Darren McCarty, RW | |
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NASHVILLE PREDATORS
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| Players In | Players Out | |||
| Marcel Goc, C/LW | FA - SJ | Radek Bonk, C | FA - Europe | |
| Ben Eaves, C | FA | Jed Ortmeyer, RW | FA - SJ | |
| Peter Olvecky, LW/C | FA - Min | Scott Nichol, C | FA - SJ | |
| Ben Guite, C | FA - Col | Drew MacIntyre, G | FA - Atl | |
| Greg Zanon, D | FA - Min | |||
| Vernon Fiddler, LW/C | FA - Phx | |||
| Ville Koistinen, D | FA - Fla | |||
| Remaining Free Agents | ||||
| Greg de Vries, D | Denis Platonov, C | Tim Ramholt, D | ||
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ST. LOUIS BLUES
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| Players In | Players Out | |||
| Brendan Bell, D | FA - Ott | Trent Whitfield, C | FA - Bos | |
| Bryce Lampman, D | FA - Europe | Jay McKee, D | FA - Pit | |
| Justin Fletcher, D | FA - TB | Jeff Woywitka, D | FA - Dal | |
| Adam Cracknell, RW | FA - Cgy | Eric Neilson, RW | FA - Mtl | |
| Barry Tallackson, RW | FA - NJ | |||
| Ty Conklin, G | FA - Det | |||
| Remaining Free Agents | ||||
| Matt Foy, RW | Dan Hinote, W/C | Manny Legace, G | Charles Linglet, LW | |
| Steve Regier, LW | Marek Schwarz, G | |||
Marion Hossa’s Contract Under Investigation
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL News on July 31st, 2009
The NHL contract police are after Marion Hossa and the Chicago Blackhawks. They apparently aren’t thrilled with the 12 year term a and how the final years of the contract are at a greatly reduced rate; 1st 7 years at $7.9 million, and down to $750,000 in the last 2 years. Hossa’s salary cap number is $5.23 million. The NHL is looking to see if either side had talked about retirement during the negotiations.
If the Hossa and the Hawks had discussed when Hossa might retire (before the his 12 years are up), the Hawks could face a up to a $5 million fine and loss of draft picks.
“The NHL is looking to put a damper on these 10-plus-year contracts with throwaway years tacked on at the end,” a league executive told the paper. “They are building a strong case against Chicago to make an example of them. This issue won’t just go away. Lots of other GMs are supporting the league here.”
I’m pretty sure that Hossa’s retirement had been discussed at some point, and the same with all the other long contracts that have been given out lately, most of them have reduced rates in the final years. Did the NHL just make up this rule about talking about retirement during contract talks for this situation? If it’s not in any previous rules, how are they breaking them, and subject to the fine and loss of picks? Looks like another hair brained idea from the NHL to go along with successful hockey markets like Phoenix.
Morning Hits
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News on July 24th, 2009
Morning NHL news and notes for Friday July 24th.
- Marion Hossa is going under the knife. With his rotator cuff not healing as well as they’d liked, it was decided that he have surgery to repair the small tear. The Blackhawks knew about the injury before they signed him for 12 years, but I’m sure they were hoping if wouldn’t require surgery. He’ll miss the first 2 months of the season.
- The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed restricted free agent, Tuomo Ruutu, to a 3 year contract worth $11.4 million. He’ll receive $3 million in 09-10, $4 million in 10-11, and $4.4 in 11-12.
- Sergei Fedorov files a lawsuit against a man who reported ‘hosed’ him out of $43 million.
- Philadelphia sign 5 players that most likely won’t make the big club.
- Kyle Brodziak signs a 3 year deal worth $3.45 million with the Minnesota Wild.
- Maple Leafs add Dave Poulin to the front office. The Leafs continue to build a solid front office team in the mold of the Red Wings. Another welcomed change to the fans in Toronto.
Some Numbers Just Don’t Add Up
Posted by Mark Easson in NHL Free Agents, NHL News on July 22nd, 2009
Every free agent period there are always going to be some head scratchers, either for dollar value, length of contract or both. There’s not need to go over Hossa’s, Gionta’s, Cammallari’s or Antropov’s contact again, but let’s take a look at 2 recent signings that I don’t understand. Before I get to these signings let me make a couple quick points.
NHL GMs are falling into the trap of giving higher dollar figures to young players based on potential. They are overpaying players knowing that they won’t get true value yet. Players don’t earn contracts like they use to. With having a salary cap, (especially next season when it is suppose to down a lot) it’s going to cause problems for a lot of teams. Also, a young players salary/contract does not seem to decrease if they don’t produce but there is some potential. This brings us to 2 signings I’d like to comment on. Tomas Plekanec and Denis Grebeshkov.
Tomas Plekanec just re-signed with the Montreal Canadiens for 1 year at $2.75. Now $2.75 million isn’t a huge number, and Tomas can be a decent player, but the problem I have is that he received almost a $1 million raise. Last year he made $1.8 million. Here’s a quick look at his numbers the last 4 years, and will someone then please justify why he received a big raise after he recorded 30 less points:
| GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | |
| 2008-09 | 80 | 20 | 19 | 39 | -9 |
| 2007-08 | 81 | 29 | 40 | 69 | +15 |
| 2006-07 | 81 | 20 | 47 | 47 | +10 |
| 2005-06 | 67 | 9 | 29 | 29 | +4 |
Denis Grebeshkov re-signed with the Edmonton Oilers, a 1 year deal worth $3.15 million, a nice healthy raise from the $1.5 million he made in 2008-09. Grebeshkov had a solid season in 2008-09, recording 39 points (7 goals and 32 assists) and was +12 in 72 games. The 25 year old now has 63 points in 176 games, that’s 24 points in 104 games entering last season. I just don’t see how 1 decent season should justify a jump up to $3.15 million.
How many years in the future will these guys (and countless others) be paid on what they might do, compared to what they do? If they put up numbers that are not as high has this past season, will they take a pay cut? I doubt it, the NHL doesn’t work that way. Maybe they’ll sign a 12 year deal, those are the new fad lately.
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