Good idea cyclone, I will then draft RW Bill Guerin.
Bill Guerin has played for the
Dallas Stars, the
Boston Bruins, the
Edmonton Oilers, the
St. Louis Blues, the
San Jose Sharks, the
New Jersey Devils, the
New York Islanders, and was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 4th 2009 just before the 3:00pm trade deadline. He has won a
Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 1995, the
World Cup in 1996, a silver medal with Team USA at the
2002 Winter Olympics and was named MVP for the
2001 All-Star game. He was drafted in
1989 in the 1st round (5th overall) by the Devils.
After a 41-goal season in
2001–02, as a free-agent, he left the Bruins and signed a 5-year contract with the Dallas Stars.
[1] Guerin performed below expectations during his tenure with the Stars. After a disappointing season in
2005–06 where he notched only 40 points, Dallas decided to buy out the remainder of his contract. The conditions of buyouts in the NHL meant that the Stars would pay him 2/3 of the remaining salary on his contract spread out over twice as many years. This meant $6.7 million over one year became $4.4 million over 2 years.
He became an unrestricted free agent, and on July 3, 2006, he signed a one-year $2 million dollar deal with the St Louis Blues.
[2] Playing on a line with former Oiler teammate
Doug Weight, Bill revived his career, easily eclipsing his disappointing goal-scoring mark from the 2005–06 season. He was named to the
2007 All-Star game (hosted by the Dallas Stars) to represent the Blues. Despite numerous criticisms of his play during his time as a Star, Guerin received a standing ovation from the Dallas faithful in recognition as his status as a long time fan favorite.
On February 2, 2007, Guerin became the 214th NHL player to play in 1,000 games.
[3]
On February 27, 2007, Guerin was traded to the
San Jose Sharks.
[4] for
Ville Nieminen, prospect Jay Barriball, and a conditional first-round pick (Either New Jersey's in 2007 or San Jose's in 2008).
On July 5, 2007, Guerin signed a two-year contract with the
New York Islanders.
[5] On July 9, 2007, Guerin was named captain of the
New York Islanders, making him the 11th
captain in Islanders history.
[6]