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Canadian Team FA List
A look at the list of free-agent players (UFA, RFA) attached to all six Canadian teams:

CALGARY:
Forwards - Mike LeClerc (UFA), Lynn Loyns (UFA), Brantt Myhres (UFA), Darren Lynch (UFA)
Defence - Zenith Komarniski (UFA), Bryan Marchment (UFA)
Goal - None

EDMONTON:
Forwards - Rem Murray (UFA), Todd Harvey (UFA), J.J. Hunter (UFA), Blake Evans (UFA), Dan Baum (UFA), Ralph Intranuovo (UFA), Fredrik Lindquist (UFA),
Defence - Dick Tarnstrom (UFA), Igor Ulanov (UFA), Kenny Smith (UFA). Kari Haakana (UFA), Mikko Luoma (UFA), Alexander Zhurik (UFA), Jason Platt (UFA)
Goal - None

MONTREAL:
Forwards - Niklas Sundstrom (UFA), Pierre Dagenais (UFA)
Defence - Todd Simpson (UFA), Johnathan Aitken (UFA), Miloslav Guren (UFA), Jeff Paul (UFA),
Goal - Olivier Michaud (UFA), Vadim Tarasov (UFA)

OTTAWA:
Forwards - Vaclav Varada (UFA), Joe Murphy (UFA), Joe Cullen (UFA), Charlie Stephens (UFA), Steve Martins (UFA), Greg Watson (UFA), Brett Clouthier (UFA), Antti Tormanen (UFA)
Defence - Michal Barinka (RFA), Brad Norton (UFA), Lance Ward (UFA), Brennan Evans (UFA), Christer Olsson (UFA)
Goal - Billy Thompson (UFA)

TORONTO:
Forwards - Jason Allison (UFA), Clarke Wilm (UFA), Mike Hoffman (UFA), Brad Leeb (UFA), Lonny Bohonos (UFA)
Defence - Ian White (RFA), Aki Berg (UFA), Alexander Khavanov (UFA), Marc Moro (UFA), Maxim Galanov (UFA), David Turon (UFA)
Goal - None.

VANCOUVER:
Forwards - Josh Green (RFA), Marc-Andre Roy (UFA), Craig Darby (UFA), Nathan Smith (UFA), Johan Davidsson (UFA), Vadim Sharifijanov (UFA), Lubomir Vaic (UFA)
Defence - Sean Brown (UFA), Sven Butenschon (UFA), Jason Doig (UFA), Justin Kurtz (UFA), Leif Rohlin (UFA)
Goal - Mika Noronen (RFA), Maxime Ouellet (UFA), Robert McVicar (UFA)

UFA = Unrestricted Free Agent
RFA = Restricted Free Agent
TO = Too Old

And that's not even including the UFAs from all the American teams, which can be found on page two.
 
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FYI...

An Edmonton radion station just announced some info about Edmonton's free agents. It is almost a guarantee that Peca WON'T be back in Edmonton, next year. It's not a money thing, however, as his family is on the east coast, and he wants to spend more time with them.

Thus, expect him to sign somewhere in the Eastern Conference.

Expect Roloson to stay in Edmonton, although he likely won't be offered HUGE bucks. Fans want Pisani to stay, but they might not get their wish if he gets a great offer from somewhere else. Hopefully, the Castledown Kid will stay.

Surprisingly, the one UFA who really wants to stay is Sergei Samsonov. He really likes it in Edmonton, but would have to take less money to stay here. he wouldn't likely get more than 3 million a season.

Laraque also wants to stay in Edmonton.

They also talked about some of the free agents that Edmonton might be interested in. Wade Redden is a Sherwood Park native, and the Oilers would like to add him to the blueline, but the price will be REALLY high, so I won't be counting any chickens. :p

They also mentioned Straka's name, which jives with what I've heard in the past.

However, expect the Oilers to go after more Tier 2 free agents instead of the Tier 1s.

Cheers!

KF72

p.s. The Internet rumor is that Jovanovski wants to go back to Florida.
 

Some other FA news from Sportsnet.ca

Hockey Hearsay
June 21, 2006

Elias, Devils open talks
Now that Patrick Elias has an agent, the star forward can get down to negotiations with the New Jersey Devils.

Allan Walsh, who also represents Elias' close friend Martin Havlat of Ottawa, confirmed that he was officially hired by Elias last week. According to NorthJersey.com, Lou Lamoriello is making Elias a top priority this offseason. Elias can become an unrestricted free-agent on July 1, 2006.

"We're going to stay on the same thought process," Lamoriello said. "We're going to do everything we can to sign Patrik."

The Devils also need to make decisions regarding player buyouts before the June 30 deadline. Alexander Mogilny ($3.5 million) and Vladimir Malakhov ($3.6 million) are the most likely candidates because the full value of their contracts, which have one year left, would count against the cap even if they retire.

Kings, Wings line up for Luongo
After missing the playoffs in 2005-06, the Los Angeles Kings are taking a proactive approach to making sure it doesn't happen again ... starting with Florida goalie Roberto Luongo.

According to a report in the Palmbeachpost, the Los Angeles Kings have offered the Panthers a package of three players — including goaltender Mathieu Garon — in exchange for Luongo. The other two players involved are reported to be Alexander Frolov and right winger Dustin Brown.

The Kings aren't alone in the Luongo sweepstakes. The National Post is reporting that Detroit has also entered into the fray.

The paper states that superstar centre Pavel Datsyuk and the Wings' top goatending prospect Jimmy Howard have been mentioned as pieces of the deal which would likely include multiple faces heading in each direction.

The Panthers are entertaining trade offers after failing to reach a long-term deal with the no. 1 netminder, who is seeking a one-year deal to stay in south Florida. The Panthers can retain Luongo's rights for one more season by extending him a qualifying offer of $3.2 million by Sunday.
 

From Sportsnet.ca

Sharks decline option on Scott Thornton
June 21, 2006

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- The San Jose Sharks declined their contract option on veteran left wing Scott Thornton on Wednesday.

Thornton had been with the Sharks since 2000, scoring 147 points and recording 439 penalty minutes in 342 games. He skated for Toronto, Edmonton, Montreal and Dallas earlier in his career, playing 836 games over parts of 15 NHL seasons.

Thornton, who scored 21 points last season, also is the cousin of Joe Thornton, the Sharks' star centre and last season's NHL scoring champion.

But the 35-year-old Scott Thornton was the Sharks' oldest player last season by nearly five years. His option for next season was worth more than $1.5 million US.

San Jose general manager Doug Wilson declined the chance to exercise Thornton's option and then trade him to another team, saying he wanted Thornton to be able to choose his next club.

"It's not every player you do this for, but I have a lot of respect for him," Wilson said. "This gives him time to check out his options. ... We've got guys coming from underneath, and we will look externally, too, to improve our team."

Thornton and centre Alyn McCauley are the Sharks' only unrestricted free agents. The Sharks will open negotiations next week with McCauley, who was slowed for most of the playoffs by a knee injury.
 

This wouls suck, if true. But I don't buy it.

Say what? Pronger asks Oilers for trade
TSN.ca Staff with CP files
6/23/2006 8:13:52 PM

The Edmonton Oilers are in the midst of what could be a severe shakeup to their roster just days after their Game 7 Stanley Cup Final loss.

NHL sources indicate that Oilers' defenceman Chris Pronger has requested a trade from the club based on "personal, family considerations."

"I think they're more rumblings than anything," Oilers GM Kevin Lowe responded Friday evening. "I'm pretty focused on the draft right now I don't want to get too much into player personnel stuff."

When asked if Pronger had asked to be traded, Lowe responded: "He hasn't asked me. I'll just leave it at that."

"We just got over a seven-game series in the Stanley Cup finals and there seems to be a lot of discussion about this and I'm not sure where it's coming from," added Lowe. "Let's put it this way. Why would we want to trade Chris Pronger?"

"One thing I've learned in my five or six years as a manager is that stuff tends to out of right field for whatever reasons. It can be agendas, hidden agendas, certain motivations, so nothing surprises me."

In 80 games with the Oilers this season, Pronger scored 12 goals and 56 points and was a Conn Smythe Trophy candidate through Edmonton's postseason run.

Pronger finished third in postseason scoring with five goals and 16 assists in 24 games.

The St. Louis Blues traded Pronger to Edmonton last August for defencemen Eric Brewer, Doug Lynch and Jeff Woywitka. The veteran defenceman is entering the second year of a five-year contract worth $6.25 million US per year.

Pronger, 31, has played in four NHL all-star games and is a three-time Olympian. The six-foot-six native of Dryden, Ont., has 456 points including 106 goals in 802 NHL games. He won the Hart and Norris trophies in 2000, and was the first player to do so since Bobby Orr in 1972.

He was the No. 2 pick by Hartford in the 1993 NHL Draft and played two seasons with the Whalers before being dealt to the St. Louis Blues for forward Brendan Shanahan.
 

Havlat only wants to sign a one-year deal
TSN.ca Staff
6/23/2006 3:54:54 PM

If Martin Havlat is going to sign with the Ottawa Senators, it is going to be for only one year.

Havlat's agent Allan Walsh said Friday his client is only interested in a one year contract, which could lead to him being traded out of Ottawa.

''Martin Havlat will be looking to sign a one-year deal and certainly is curious to see what kind of interest exists for him as an unrestricted free agent next summer,'' Walsh said.

Havlat had nine goals and seven assists in 18 games for the Senators this season. He missed 58 games to a shoulder injury and five more with a suspension. In ten playoff games Havlat contributed seven goals and six assists.

In 298 career regular-season games with Ottawa Havlat has 105 goals and 130 assists.
 

'Canes sign Brind'Amour to 5-year deal
TSN.ca Staff
6/23/2006 6:48:04 PM

The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed captain Rod Brind'Amour to a five year deal.

The deal will pay the veteran centre $4 million in each of the first three years, and $3 million in each of the last two years, and is in lieu of the 2006-07 option on his prior contract.

"There is no substitute for having a player as dedicated and determined as Rod to lead the team," said Hurricanes president and general manager Jim Rutherford. "His leadership and play on the ice were key components to winning the Stanley Cup, and his commitment to the Hurricanes organization and the community off the ice makes him a great ambassador for our team and the Triangle area."

The Professional Hockey Writers' Association selected Brind'Amour, 35, as the 2005-06 recipient of the Frank J. Selke Trophy for the Best Defensive Forward at Thursday's NHL Awards.

During the regular season, the Ottawa, Ont., native played in 78 of 82 regular-season games and scored 31 goals and 39 assists (70 points) to rank tied for second on the team in goals and fourth on the team in points. Brind'Amour's 19 power-play goals ranked tied for first on the team and eighth in the NHL.

Brind'Amour's 59.1 faceoff-win percentage ranked third in the NHL. Brind'Amour took 347 more faceoffs than any other NHL player (Joe Thornton ranked second with 1,798), finished the season with a plus-8 rating and led all NHL forwards averaging 24:17 time on ice, 1:32 more than the next nearest forward (Brad Richards - 22:45).

In the postseason, Brind'Amour ranked first on the team and second in the NHL with 12 goals, including an NHL second-best six power-play markers. His 18 postseason points ranked third on the team and tied for sixth among NHL players. Brind'Amour posted a plus-9 rating in Carolina's 25 playoff games to rank third on the team and tie for ninth in the league.

Since breaking into the league with St. Louis during the 1989 playoffs, Brind'Amour (6' 1", 205 lbs.) has scored 50 goals, 57 assists (107 points) and accumulated 89 penalty minutes in 141 postseason games.

The Hurricanes acquired Brind'Amour from Philadelphia on Jan. 23, 2000, along with goaltender Jean-Marc Pelletier and a second-round draft pick, in exchange for Keith Primeau and a fifth-round draft choice. Since joining the Hurricanes, Brind'Amour has scored 104 goals and added 166 assists (270 points) in 397 regular-season games with, and he has twice been the recipient of the Hurricanes' Steve Chaisson Award for determination, dedication and proving to be an inspiration to his teammates.

In 1,187 regular-season NHL games, he has scored 382 goals, earned 599 assists (981 points) and accumulated 944 penalty minutes with St. Louis, Philadelphia and Carolina.

The Blues selected Brind'Amour with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

He represented Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was named to the 1990 NHL All-Rookie Team and played in the 1992 NHL All-Star Game.
 

WOW! Unbelievable trade.

Luongo going to Canucks for Bertuzzi
TSN.ca Staff
6/23/2006 10:18:21 PM

The Vancouver Canucks and Florida Panthers have completed a multi-player trade involving some big names on the eve of the NHL Draft.

The Panthers have confirmed that they acquired Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan Allen and Alexander Auld from the Canucks in exchange for Roberto Luongo and Lukas Krajicek.

Luongo is a restricted free agent, and the Panthers have been unable to work out a long-term deal. The Miami Herald reported on Tuesday that Panthers general manager Mike Keenan said that the team would explore all options when it came to Luongo.

Luongo had a 2.97 goals-against average and .914 save percentage last season. The Panthers finished 11th in the Eastern Conference and have not made the playoffs during Luongo's five seasons with the team.

"This is a trade that addresses a number of needs for our hockey club," Keenan said. "We’ve added an experienced and talented forward, a skilled goaltender and a strong defenceman that we expect to help our team immediately."

Bertuzzi had 25 goals and 71 points last season, following his suspension for attacking Colorado's Steve Moore near the end of the 2004 regular season.

Berfore news of the impending deal broke, Nonis made no bones about the fact that he was shopping.

"He's in the same spot as everyone else, but the media loves to focus on one player," said Nonis of Bertuzzi. "We have a group of players that as a group underachieved which means the majority of those players are available."

Bertuzzi's best season was 2002-2003, when he scored 46 goals and 51 assists.
 


Teflon Billy said:
Wow!

Nice trade. Kind of sad to see Allen and Auld leave with him, but Bert for Luongo (and whoever that other guy is) is nice:)
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Here's an info page on Lukas Krajicek...
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=2290&hubname=nhl-panthers

Here's TSN.ca's scouting report...

Scouting Report
Assets: Has all-star potential from the back end. Will put up points and also log loads of ice time when he becomes an NHL regular.
Flaws: Must be able to handle the physical style of the pro game. Needs more bulk for his 6-2 frame and work on his defensive-zone coverage.
Career Potential: Power play quarterback.
 

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