Official 2007 NHL Free Agency thread

[PhilM]

The Edmonton Oilers have signed free agent defencemen **** Tarnstrom and Denis Grebeshkov to one-year contracts. Details to follow.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=4965

 

[suitman19]

Schneider reportedly signs two-year deal with Ducks

Schneider reportedly signs two-year deal with Ducks

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2922547

Looks like Scott Neidermayer will probably retire - I do not see how they can cap it with Schneider also???

 

[DredJAw]

8 years and a no movement clause! Unreal!

Mccabe was the first to get it, then Elias I believe now Briere.... these NMC will come back to bite several teams in the ***.

 

[DredJAw]

oh and Phil

sportsnet- 1
tsn- 0

for breaking the big deals

 

[sens555]

Rafalski to the Wings (TSN), looks like they replaced Schneider pretty quickly.

 

[DredJAw]

Gomez to the Rangers apparently.

 

[PhilM]

ya,
but terms and money
tsn is killing.


4:01pm et
Brian Rafalski agrees to a five year, $30 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings.


3:57pm et
Calgary signs defenceman Cory Sarich to a five year, $18 million deal worth an average of $3.6 million per year.

 

[DredJAw]

LOL are you kidding me!?!?! 3.6M for Corey Sarich? The guy didn't even score a goal last year and was a minus player!

Each passing day Kubina and Mccabes salaries look better and better.

 

[TheGriceBoys]

Guys, look up, the free agent thread!

 

[TheGriceBoys]

Gomez to the Rangers apparently.

Interesting but that's where I had him pegged to go in that ESPN poll along with Briere to Philly, so I am 2 for 2!

I just hope the rest of my picks come to fruition!

Also, I wonder how the Rafalski will do in Detroit? I think he is the new NHL type d-man, small and offensive with good wheels, like Visnovsky and Liles. We'll see.........

EDIT: Reports are Iginla is close to signing a four or five year extension that would take him out of that deep 08 class of free agents.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2922529

 

[x26stastny26x]

Perreault to the Blackhawks

 

[PhilM]

Terms for Perreault
4:41pm et
Forward Yanic Perreault agrees to terms with the Chicago Blackhawks on a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

 

[x26stastny26x]

Shawn Thornton to Boston

 

[x26stastny26x]

Radek Dvorak to the Panthers.....

 

[x26stastny26x]

Jeff Hamilton to Carolina

 

[x26stastny26x]

Michel Ouellet to Tampa

 

[TanguayFan]

**Trade Alert***

Flyers send Joni Pitkanen, Geoff Sanderson, 3rd rounder to the Oilers in exchange for Jason Smith and Joffrey Lupul.

Wow.

 

[x26stastny26x]

Gomez to Rangers, no surprise there!

 

[stab107]

Drury signed with the blue shirts too, according to TSN

That's crazy, the rangers just got a heck of a lot better.

 

[711ofovertime]

How can Rangers afford Jagr (10) Drury (7) Gomez (7) Lundquist (3) Shanahan (4) Thats over 30 of the allotted 50.