Ok, since the season is over, July 1st seems to be a pretty important date in terms of how our team and the competition will stack up against each other. So just for fun, try to guess who will end up where.
Brad Stuart -> LA or SNJ because of his wife.
Daniel Brier -> probably resigned with Buffalo. He's a big part of that team and I get the feeling he'll want to stay.
Sheldon Souray -> Edmonton. (a bit overpayment) He can't play defense, but Edmonton doesn't care. They want someone who can man their powerplay, and fans will see this as the big signing Lowe promised.
Roman Hamrlik -> signed back to Calgary, with a bit of a discount. (we're talking slightly less than a million discount.) because he says he wants to be back, and at this point in his life, it's probably a pain to move his family to another new city.
Daryl Sydor -> no idea, but what do you guys think of him in a flaming C uniform? And how much will he demand? I'm guessing he'll be available for $3.5 - 4 million.
I have to go now, but I'll post later. Feel free to add your own baseless conjecture.
Daryl Sydor -> no idea, but what do you guys think of him in a flaming C uniform? And how much will he demand? I'm guessing he'll be available for $3.5 - 4 million.
I like Sydor, but he clearly hasn't aged as well as his former Partner in crime, Zubov. His skills are in pretty far decline, and he isn't nearly as good as he used to be, not even close.
Big pass if it comes to 3-4 million, that money is much better spent on Schnieder, whose game is better in every way right now.
Stole this UFA list from Oilfans. Is it more complete than that above?
J.S. Giguere (Anaheim Ducks)
Teemu Selanne (Anaheim Ducks)
Greg DeVries (Atlanta Thrashers)
Slava Kozlov (Atlanta Thrashers)
Andy Sutton (Atlanta Thrashers)
Keith Tkachuk (Atlanta Thrashers)
Daniel Briere (Buffalo Sabres)
Chris Drury (Buffalo Sabres)
Teppo Numminen (Buffalo Sabres)
Dainius Zubrus (Buffalo Sabres)
Anson Carter (Carolina Hurricanes)
Scott Walker (Carolina Hurricanes)
Roman Hamrlik (Calgary Flames)
Brad Stuart (Calgary Flames)
Michal Handzus (Chicago Blackhawks)
Bryan Berard (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Patrice Briesbois (Colorado Avalanche)
Pierre Turgeon (Colorado Avalanche)
Jon Klemm (Dallas Stars)
Eric Lindros (Dallas Stars)
Ladislav Nagy (Dallas Stars)
Daryl Sydor (Dallas Stars)
Patrik Stefan (Dallas Stars)
Todd Bertuzzi (Detroit Red Wings)
Kyle Calder (Detroit Red Wings)
Dominik Hasek (Detroit Red Wings)
Robert Lang (Detroit Red Wings)
Danny Markov (Detroit Red Wings)
Mathieu Schneider (Detroit Red Wings)
Petr Sykora (Edmonton Oilers)
Ed Belfour (Florida Panthers)
Martin Gelinas (Florida Panthers)
Aaron Miller (Los Angeles Kings)
Jaroslav Modry (Los Angeles Kings)
Wes Walz (Minnesota Wild)
Todd White (Minnesota Wild)
Mike Johnson (Montreal Canadiens)
Sheldon Souray (Montreal Canadiens)
Peter Forsberg (Nashville Predators)
Scott Hartnell (Nashville Predators)
Paul Kariya (Nashville Predators)
Kimmo Timonen (Nashville Predators)
Vitaly Vishnevski (Nashville Predators)
Scott Gomez (New Jersey Devils)
Brian Rafalski (New Jersey Devils)
Jason Blake (New York Islanders)
Tom Poti (New York Islanders)
Ryan Smyth (New York Islanders)
Alexei Yashin (New York Islanders)
Richard Zednik (New York Islanders)
Brendan Shanahan (New York Rangers)
Mike Comrie (Ottawa Senators)
Dean McAmmond (Ottawa Senators)
Tom Preissing (Ottawa Senators)
Mike York (Philadelphia Flyers)
Curtis Joseph (Phoenix Coyotes)
Mark Recchi (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Gary Roberts (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Bill Guerin (San Jose Sharks)
Scott Hannan (San Jose Sharks)
Craig Rivet (San Jose Sharks)
Radek Dvorak (St. Louis Blues)
Ruslan Fedotenko (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Cory Sarich (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Jeff O'Neill (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Mike Peca (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Yanic Perreault (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Greg DeVries (Atlanta Thrashers) - Atlanta
Slava Kozlov (Atlanta Thrashers) - Florida
Andy Sutton (Atlanta Thrashers) - Edmonton
Keith Tkachuk (Atlanta Thrashers) - St.Louis
Daniel Briere (Buffalo Sabres) - Buffalo
Chris Drury (Buffalo Sabres) - LA
Teppo Numminen (Buffalo Sabres) - Retire
Dainius Zubrus (Buffalo Sabres) - NYI
Anson Carter (Carolina Hurricanes) - Phoenix
Scott Walker (Carolina Hurricanes) - Vancouver
Roman Hamrlik (Calgary Flames) - Calgary
Brad Stuart (Calgary Flames) - San Jose
Michal Handzus (Chicago Blackhawks) - Ottawa
Bryan Berard (Columbus Blue Jackets) - Edmonton
Patrice Briesbois (Colorado Avalanche) - San Jose
Pierre Turgeon (Colorado Avalanche) - Colorado
Jon Klemm (Dallas Stars) - Dallas
Eric Lindros (Dallas Stars) - Toronto
Ladislav Nagy (Dallas Stars) - St.Louis
Daryl Sydor (Dallas Stars) - Dallas
Patrik Stefan (Dallas Stars) - Chicago
Todd Bertuzzi (Detroit Red Wings) - Philadelphia
Kyle Calder (Detroit Red Wings) - LA
Dominik Hasek (Detroit Red Wings) - REtire
Robert Lang (Detroit Red Wings) - Red Wings
Danny Markov (Detroit Red Wings) - Red Wings
Mathieu Schneider (Detroit Red Wings) - Red Wings
Petr Sykora (Edmonton Oilers) - Dallas
Ed Belfour (Florida Panthers) - REtire
Martin Gelinas (Florida Panthers) - Vancouver
Aaron Miller (Los Angeles Kings) - Atlanta
Jaroslav Modry (Los Angeles Kings) - Edmonton
Wes Walz (Minnesota Wild) - Boston
Todd White (Minnesota Wild) - Carolina
Mike Johnson (Montreal Canadiens) - Montreal
Sheldon Souray (Montreal Canadiens) - LA
Peter Forsberg (Nashville Predators) - Vanc... retire
Scott Hartnell (Nashville Predators) - Montreal
Paul Kariya (Nashville Predators) - Vancouver
Kimmo Timonen (Nashville Predators) - Nashville
Vitaly Vishnevski (Nashville Predators) - Nashville
Scott Gomez (New Jersey Devils) - Colorado
Brian Rafalski (New Jersey Devils) - New Jersey
Jason Blake (New York Islanders) - Minnesota
Tom Poti (New York Islanders) - Edmonton
Ryan Smyth (New York Islanders) - Calgary
Alexei Yashin (New York Islanders) - Edmonton
Richard Zednik (New York Islanders) - Colmubus
Brendan Shanahan (New York Rangers) - NYR
Mike Comrie (Ottawa Senators) - Ottawa
Dean McAmmond (Ottawa Senators) - Ottawa
Tom Preissing (Ottawa Senators) - LA
Mike York (Philadelphia Flyers) - Philly
Curtis Joseph (Phoenix Coyotes) - REtire
Mark Recchi (Pittsburgh Penguins) - Pittsburgh
Gary Roberts (Pittsburgh Penguins) - Pittsburgh
Bill Guerin (San Jose Sharks) - St.Louis
Scott Hannan (San Jose Sharks) - San Jose
Craig Rivet (San Jose Sharks) - Columbus
Radek Dvorak (St. Louis Blues) - Columbus
Ruslan Fedotenko (Tampa Bay Lightning) - Toronto
Cory Sarich (Tampa Bay Lightning) - TB
Jeff O'Neill (Toronto Maple Leafs) - Toronto
Mike Peca (Toronto Maple Leafs) - Toronto
Yanic Perreault (Toronto Maple Leafs) - Phoenix
After reading some comments in this thread about Ryan Smyth and maybe signing with Calgary ( I realize this thread is all fictional) but do you really think Sutter would sign him? Seems kinda pricey to me, I realize I would love for Calgary to sign him, hes a great player, and it would be great to piss of Edmonton. But really would this be a reality?
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Originally Posted by InSutterWeTrust
After reading some comments in this thread about Ryan Smyth and maybe signing with Calgary ( I realize this thread is all fictional) but do you really think Sutter would sign him? Seems kinda pricey to me, I realize I would love for Calgary to sign him, hes a great player, and it would be great to piss of Edmonton. But really would this be a reality?
For the dollars and term he'll want, I can't see him coming to Calgary. Flames could use a second line RW (Smyth is LW), but their main need is going to be 2 top 4 defenceman. By the time they secure those, there is not enough cap left for another top forward. Plus the team has to be mindfull of a plan to attempt to keep their three core guys past next summer too, so big long term dollars to other players effects that. Only way this would possibly work is if Tanguay is traded off for a defenceman and than Smyth takes over Tanguays slot. Which is a series of moves I'm not really keen on unless it's one hell of a good deal on the defenceman acquired for Tanguay.
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Come on, I thought this was obvious as the nose on Tim Hunter's face!!! Everyone is going to Edmonton!!!
Seriously, I'll take a run at it.
J.S. Giguere (Anaheim Ducks) - Tampa
Teemu Selanne (Anaheim Ducks) - Retire
Greg DeVries (Atlanta Thrashers) - Edmonton
Slava Kozlov (Atlanta Thrashers) - Columbus
Andy Sutton (Atlanta Thrashers) - Atlanta
Keith Tkachuk (Atlanta Thrashers) - St.Louis
Daniel Briere (Buffalo Sabres) - Ottawa
Chris Drury (Buffalo Sabres) - Buffalo
Teppo Numminen (Buffalo Sabres) - Retire
Dainius Zubrus (Buffalo Sabres) - Vancouver
Anson Carter (Carolina Hurricanes) - No takers
Scott Walker (Carolina Hurricanes) - Nashville
Roman Hamrlik (Calgary Flames) - Calgary
Brad Stuart (Calgary Flames) - Los Angeles
Michal Handzus (Chicago Blackhawks) - Philadelphia
Bryan Berard (Columbus Blue Jackets) - No takers
Patrice Briesbois (Colorado Avalanche) - Colorado
Pierre Turgeon (Colorado Avalanche) - No takers
Jon Klemm (Dallas Stars) - Dallas
Eric Lindros (Dallas Stars) - No takers
Ladislav Nagy (Dallas Stars) - Chicago
Daryl Sydor (Dallas Stars) - New Jersey
Patrik Stefan (Dallas Stars) - No takers
Todd Bertuzzi (Detroit Red Wings) - Washington, for cheap
Kyle Calder (Detroit Red Wings) - Florida
Dominik Hasek (Detroit Red Wings) - No takers
Robert Lang (Detroit Red Wings) - Red Wings
Danny Markov (Detroit Red Wings) - Red Wings
Mathieu Schneider (Detroit Red Wings) - Red Wings
Petr Sykora (Edmonton Oilers) - Edmonton
Ed Belfour (Florida Panthers) - No takers
Martin Gelinas (Florida Panthers) - Ottawa
Aaron Miller (Los Angeles Kings) - Washington
Jaroslav Modry (Los Angeles Kings) - Columbus
Wes Walz (Minnesota Wild) - Minnesota
Todd White (Minnesota Wild) - Atlanta
Mike Johnson (Montreal Canadiens) - Montreal
Sheldon Souray (Montreal Canadiens) - Edmonton @ $6 million per for 4 years
Peter Forsberg (Nashville Predators) - MoDo
Scott Hartnell (Nashville Predators) - Edmonton @ $5M per for 5 years
Paul Kariya (Nashville Predators) - Anaheim
Kimmo Timonen (Nashville Predators) - Nashville
Vitaly Vishnevski (Nashville Predators) - Nashville
Scott Gomez (New Jersey Devils) - Colorado
Brian Rafalski (New Jersey Devils) - New Jersey
Jason Blake (New York Islanders) - Washington
Tom Poti (New York Islanders) - Islanders
Ryan Smyth (New York Islanders) - Islanders for $6 million per for 8 years
Alexei Yashin (New York Islanders) - Edmonton, when no one else calls
Richard Zednik (New York Islanders) - Vancouver
Brendan Shanahan (New York Rangers) - NYR
Mike Comrie (Ottawa Senators) - Ottawa
Dean McAmmond (Ottawa Senators) - Ottawa
Tom Preissing (Ottawa Senators) - Calgary (if Hamrlik doesn't sign), otherwise Los Angeles
Mike York (Philadelphia Flyers) - No takers
Curtis Joseph (Phoenix Coyotes) - No takers
Mark Recchi (Pittsburgh Penguins) - Pittsburgh
Gary Roberts (Pittsburgh Penguins) - Pittsburgh
Bill Guerin (San Jose Sharks) - St.Louis
Scott Hannan (San Jose Sharks) - San Jose
Craig Rivet (San Jose Sharks) - Detroit
Radek Dvorak (St. Louis Blues) - Edmonton
Ruslan Fedotenko (Tampa Bay Lightning) - Calgary
Cory Sarich (Tampa Bay Lightning) - Calgary
Jeff O'Neill (Toronto Maple Leafs) - Toronto
Mike Peca (Toronto Maple Leafs) - Toronto
Yanic Perreault (Toronto Maple Leafs) - Edmonton, in a move that makes no sense and gives us hours of entertainment
You think Hasek is going to try and push his luck one more time with free agency? He might retire.....or on the other hand, his pride won't let him retire, and he'll go into post-July 1 thinking someone will sign him.
Detroit will resign Hasek, he worked out great for them so if he doesn't retire they'll probably give him the same type of contract he had last go around. and i don't see any goaltending prospects in the Detroit system that are ready to take up the reigns
Free Agents, and where they will end up...
