Solnage man ihn nicht als einen Top Center einsetzt und ansieht, sondern eher als solide Ergänzug ist er sicher noch mehr als brauchbar.
Fast egal wo, ich fände es äußerst cool den alten Mike noch ein bisschen sehen zu können. Auch wenn er in Detoilet leider eine andere Nummer und nicht seine angestammte 9 nehmen muss...
TSN.ca breaks down the best of the rest with a list of selected free agents still available on the market:
Maxim Afinogenov, F
The Russian forward had 24 goals and 37 assists for the Thrashers last season, equalling his career-high in points (61, a mark which he had previously set during the 2006-07 campaign). Last season was Afinogenov's first year with a team other than the Sabres, where he had spent nine seasons (he was drafted by Buffalo in 1997). At 30, Afinogenov seems poised to bring some added scoring to a team looking for a solid offensive force with lots left to offer.
Marc-Andre Bergeron, D
Bergeron had 13 goals and 21 assists in 60 games with the Habs last season but has not yet been locked up by any team. The 29-year-old Quebec native has seen his fair share of NHL squads over the years, having played for the Oilers, Islanders, Ducks, Wild and Canadiens. He has lots to offer, including a booming point shot, but it remains to be seen which defensive scheme he will fit into in 2010-11.
Alexander Frolov, F
The Russian forward had 19 goals and 32 assists for the Kings last season and, at age 28, still has lots to offer to a potential suitor, despite the fact that his numbers have decreased in each of his last three seasons (71 points in 2006-07, 67 points in 2007-08, 59 points in 2008-09 and a still-respectable 51 points last season). Frolov has spent all seven seasons of his NHL career with the Kings. He was drafted 20th overall by L.A. back in 2000.
Bill Guerin, F
On-ice skills and numbers are one thing, but a leadership presence in the dressing room is a huge factor as well. While the 39-year-old Guerin did register an impressive 45 points with the Pens last season, it's also his veteran know-how that is an attractive quality of this American-born forward. The fact that he's still putting up good stats as he heads towards 40 is a bonus.
Paul Kariya, F
Kariya, who will turn 36 in October, has been in the NHL since 1994-95 and brings a veteran presence to any team he plays for. With 43 points in 75 games for the Blues last season, Kariya's production is nothing to sneeze at for an older player; he can still bring a noticeable offensive presence to a team - if he can stay healthy, a big issue for potentially interested franchises.
Willie Mitchell, D
The Canucks' blueliner was out for the final two months of the regular season with a concussion, an unfortunate turn of events that also caused him to miss the playoffs. It seems fair to say that the main factor in his potential attractiveness to teams will be their trust in his ability to stay healthy. Mitchell had 12 points in 48 games for Vancouver last season. The 33-year-old has spent the last four seasons with the Canucks. He was drafted 199th overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
Alexei Ponikarovsky, F
The Pens acquired the 30-year-old Ukrainian from Toronto last season after he had spent eight-plus seasons in the blue and white, but he never really hit his stride in Pittsburgh. The 6'4 forward had 21 goals and 29 assists between the Leafs and Pens last year, and would likely be a welcome addition to many teams looking for a mid-level forward with some solid production. Poni's best season came in 2008-09, when he registered 23 goals and 38 assists for Toronto. His perceived inconsistency with that team was a frustrating point for fans, who saw Ponikarovsky put up as few as 28 points (in 2003-04) or as many as 61 (in '08-'09).
Teemu Selanne, F
Most people have their money on Selanne either returning for another year in Anaheim or calling it a career. The 40-year-old Finnish veteran had 27 goals and 21 assists in 54 games with the Ducks in '09-'10. He has spent the last five seasons with the team, which he originally played for from 1995-96 to 2000-01 before stints with the San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche. At this point, it seems likely it is just be a matter of finding the right deal in California or, alternatively, just hanging up the skates. Selanne was originally taken 10th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
Lee Stempniak, F
With 48 points last season combined between the Leafs and the Coyotes, the former Maple Leaf really excelled after leaving Toronto and heading to the desert. The 27-year-old native of West Seneca, New York set a career high with 28 goals during the 2009-10 campaign. Stempniak could be a nice piece of the puzzle for a team looking for a secondary scorer; he put up 52 points in 2006-07 with the Blues and has shown moments of brilliance in the years since. He was drafted 148th overall by St. Louis in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Andy Sutton, D
Sutton had five goals and eight assists in 72 games last season, but it was the intangibles, not the stats, that made him valuable to the team. He gained a reputation as a player willing to get in the way of shots and throw the body around, and could be a valuable presence on both of those fronts with a new squad.
Jose Theodore, G
Theodore was 30-7-7 with a 2.81 GAA last season - extraordinarily strong numbers - but the Caps seem to be going in the direction of youth. Semyon Varlamov, 22, will be the No. 1 guy in Washington, while Michal Neuvirth, also 22, will be the backup. Despite Theodore's impressive performance in 2009-10, he's 33 years old and doesn't seem to be in the gameplan for the Capitals, so it will be intriguing to see which team will pick him up and look to ride last year's momentum through to another strong season in the blue paint.
Marty Turco, G
Respected NHL veteran Marty Turco, who will turn 35 in August, has spent the last nine seasons with the Dallas Stars, who drafted him back in 1994. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native was 22-20-11 with a 2.72 GAA for the Stars last season. It will likely be challenging for Turco to find a No. 1 position in the NHL, so where he ends up may depend on his willingness to take on a backup role.
Ähmm.....Das ganze hab ich auch schon gelesen... Halte es aber für recht unwahrscheinlich, denn man spart nichtmal wirklich Cap Space und an Goalie Prospects mangelt es Philly auch nicht so sehr.
http://www.portageonline.com/index.php?o...8319&Itemid=467 Asham says signings have been a bit slow this year but he expects it to pick up after Ilya Kovalchuk signs his deal. He notes there has been interest from Vancouver and Edmonton but Philadelphia is still his first choice.
Anaheim Ducks Available UFAs: F Kyle Calder, F Ryan Donally, F Teemu Selanne, D Brennan Evans, D Brian Salcido , D Aaron Ward, G Joey MacDonald Available RFAs: F Bobby Bolt, F Bobby Ryan, F Shawn Weller, D James Wisniewski, G Jean-Philippe Levasseur
Calgary Flames Available UFAs: F Nigel Dawes, F Craig Conroy, F Carsen Germyn, F Jamal Mayers, F Brian McGrattan, D Brad Cole, F Garth Murray, F Colin Stuart, F David Van Der Gulik, D Andy Delmore, D Brett Palin, G Vesa Toskala Available RFAs: F J.D. Watt, D Ian White
Chicago Blackhawks Available UFAs: F Danny Bois, F Mark Cullen, F Kyle Greentree, F John Madden, D Nick Boynton, D Jassen Cullimore, D Kim Johnsson Available RFAs: F Bryan Bickell, F Evan Brophey, F Nathan Davis, F Adam Hobson, F Peter MacArthur, D Mike Brennan, D Jean-Claude Sawyer, D Jordan Hendry, G Antti Niemi
Colorado Avalanche Available UFAs: F Chris Durno, F Darren Haydar, F Matt Hendricks, F Marty Sertich, F Marek Svatos, F Darcy Tucker, F Stephane Yelle, D Brian Fahey, D Ruslan Salei, D Brett Skinner Available RFAs: F Codey Burki, F Peter Mueller, F Chris Stewart, D Wes O'Neill, D Derek Peltier
Columbus Blue Jackets Available UFAs: F Greg Moore, D Brendan Bell, D David Liffiton, D Nathan Paetsch Available RFAs: F Mike Blunden, F Jordan Smotherman, D Grant Clitsome, D Andrei Plekhanov, D Anton Stralman, G Dan Lacosta, G Kevin Lalande
Dallas Stars Available UFAs: F Jere Lehtinen, F Mike Modano, F Francis Wathier, D Andrew Hutchinson, D Dan Jancevski, D Garrett Stafford, G Matt Climie, F Tyler Shelast, G Marty Turco Available RFAs: F Perttu Lindgren, F James Neal, D Nicklas Grossman, D Matt Niskanen
Detroit Red Wings Available UFAs: F Riley Armstrong, F Kirk Maltby, F Brad May, F Ryan Oulahen, F Jamie Tardif, F Jason Williams, F Jeremy Williams, D Andreas Lilja, F Evan McGrath, F Johan Ryno Available RFAs: F Justin Abdelkader, F Darren Helm, D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, G Daniel Larsson
Edmonton Oilers Available UFAs: F Robert Nilsson, F Mike Comrie, D Josef Hrabal, F Bryan Lerg, F Charles Linglet, F Colin McDonald, F Chris Minard, F Geoff Paukovich, F Fernando Pisani, F Ryan Potulny, F Marc-Antoine Pouliot, D Dean Arsene, D Aaron Johnson, D Matt Nickerson, F Vyacheslav Trukhno Available RFAs: F Gilbert Brule, F Andrew Cogliano, F Sam Gagner, F Liam Reddox, G Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers
Los Angeles Kings Available UFAs: F Alexander Frolov, F Gabe Gauthier, F Jeff Halpern, F Fredrik Modin, D Randy Jones, D Joe Piskula Available RFAs: None
Minnesota Wild Available UFAs: F Andy Hilbert, F Danny Irmen, F Duncan Milroy, F Owen Nolan, F Nathan Smith, F Petr Sykora, D Shane Hnidy, D Ryan Lannon, D Brandon Rogers, D Jaime Sifers, G Barry Brust, G Wade Dubielewicz Available RFAs: F Petr Kalus, F Morten Madsen, F Roman Voloshenko
Nashville Predators Available UFAs: F Ben Eaves, F Ben Guite, F Hugh Jessiman, F Ryan Maki, F Dave Scatchard, D Nolan Yonkman, D Denis Grebeshkov Available RFAs: F Patric Hornqvist, F Peter Olvecky, F Mike Santorelli, F Andreas Thuresson, D Robert Dietrich, D Cody Franson, D Patrik Hersley, D Teemu Laakso, G Mark Dekanich
Phoenix Coyotes Available UFAs: F Patrick O'Sullivan, F Jeff Hoggan, F Robert Lang, F Francis Lessard, F Dave Spina, F Lee Stempniak, D Mathieu Schneider, D Sean Sullivan, G Josh Tordjman, G Miika Wiikman Available RFAs: F Martin Hanzal, F Alexandre Picard, D Shaun Heshka
San Jose Sharks Available UFAs: F Dwight Helminen, F Jed Ortmeyer, F Ryan Vesce, D Joe Callahan, D Danny Groulx, G Frank Doyle Available RFAs: F Matthew Jones, F Devin Setoguchi, F Steven Zalewski, D Derek Joslin, D Daniel Rahimi, G Henrik Karlsson
St. Louis Blues Available UFAs: F Derek Armstrong, F Paul Kariya, F Pascal Pelletier, F Julian Talbot, F Barry Tallackson, F Cam Paddock, D Justin Fletcher, D Bryce Lampman, D Mike Weaver Available RFAs: F Nikolai Lemtyugov, F D.J. King, F Pierre-Cedric Labrie, D Alexander Hellstrom, D Erik Johnson, D Jonas Junland, G Ben Bishop, G Joe Fallon
Vancouver Canucks Available UFAs: F Kyle Wellwood, F Matt Pettinger, F Ryan Johnson, F Yan Stastny, D Nathan McIver, D Willie Mitchell, D Lawrence Nycholat Available RFAs: F Mario Bliznak, F Jannik Hansen, F Matt Pope, F Eric Walsky, D Mike Funk, D Sean Zimmerman
Atlanta Thrashers Available UFAs: F Maxim Afinogenov, F Evgeny Artyukhin, F Josh Gratton, F Vyacheslav Kozlov, F Tim Stapleton, D Chris Chelios, D Steve McCarthy, D Mark Popovic, D Christoph Schubert, D Noah Welch, F Clarke MacArthur, Available RFAs: F Nicklas Bergfors, F Rylan Kaip, F Bryan Little, F Tomas Pospisil, F Matt Siddall, F Anthony Stewart, D Chad Denny, D Scott Lehman, D Mike Vernace, G Peter Mannino, F Ben Eager, F Andrew Ladd
Boston Bruins Available UFAs: F Steve Begin, F Drew Larman, F Guillaume Lefebvre, F Miroslav Satan, D Drew Fata, D Andy Wozniewski Available RFAs: F Blake Wheeler, F Mikko Lehtonen, D Zach McKelvie, G Kevin Regan
Buffalo Sabres Available UFAs: F Raffi Torres, F Adam Mair, F Matt Ellis, F Jeff Cowan, D Joe DiPenta Available RFAs: F Philipp Gogulla, F Tim Kennedy, F Mark Mancari, F Derek Whitmore, D Matt Generous, D Marc-Andre Gragnani, D Mike Kostka, G Jean-P. Lamoureux
Carolina Hurricanes Available UFAs: F Mike Angelidis, F Steven Goertzen, F Rob Hennigar, F Michael Ryan, D Brian Pothier, G Manny Legace, D Alexandre Picard Available RFAs: D Bryan Rodney
Florida Panthers Available UFAs: F Ville Koistinen, G Chris Beckford-Tseu, F David Brine, F Jamie Johnson, F Craig Weller, D Rory Fitzpatrick, D Mathieu Roy, F Nick Tarnasky Available RFAs: F Dan Collins, F Kamil Kreps, F Andrew Sweetland, D Peter Aston, D Luke Beaverson
Montreal Canadiens Available UFAs: F Mike Glumac, F Georges Laraque, F Glen Metropolit, F Dominic Moore, D Andre Benoit, D Marc-Andre Bergeron, D Alex Henry, D Paul Mara Available RFAs: F Mikael Johansson, F Brock Trotter, D Michael Busto, G Carey Price
New Jersey Devils Available UFAs: F Ilya Kovalchuk, F Dean McAmmond, F Ilkka Pikkarainen, D Mike Mottau, D Cory Murphy, D Martin Skoula, G Yann Danis Available RFAs: F Bradley Snetsinger, F Myles Stoesz, D Tyler Eckford, D Mark Fraser, D Olivier Magnan
New York Islanders Available UFAs: F Greg Mauldin, F Richard Park, F Jon Sim, F Trevor Smith, F Doug Weight, D Mark Flood, D Freddy Meyer, D Brett Westgarth, G Scott Munroe, F Sean Bergenheim Available RFAs: F Sean Bentivoglio, F Bobby Hughes, F Matt Moulson
New York Rangers Available UFAs: D Anders Eriksson, D Corey Potter, G Steve Valiquette, G Matt Zaba Available RFAs: F Andres Ambuhl, F Paul Crowder, F Brodie Dupont, F Enver Lisin, D Ilkka Heikkinen, D Marc Staal, D Pavel Valentenko
Ottawa Senators Available UFAs: F Jonathan Cheechoo, F Shean Donovan, F Josh Hennessy, F Martin St. Pierre, F Jeremy Yablonski, D Drew Bannister, D Derek Smith, D Andy Sutton, G Andy Chiodo Available RFAs: F Peter Regin, F Ilya Zubov, D Chris Campoli, D Geoff Kinrade, D Tomas Kudelka
Philadelphia Flyers Available UFAs: F Arron Asham, F Ryan Dingle, F Krys Kolanos, F Mika Pyorala, F Jared Ross, F Jason Ward, D Sean Curry, D Lukas Krajicek, D Joey Mormina, D Mike Rathje, G Sebastien Caron, G Ray Emery Available RFAs: F Josh Beaulieu, F Rob Bellamy, F Matt Clackson, G Jeremy Duchesne, G Michael Teslak
Pittsburgh Penguins Available UFAs: F Bill Guerin, F Alexei Ponikarovsky, F Ruslan Fedotenko, F Wade Brookbank, F Ryan Bayda, F Wyatt Smith, D Chris Lee, D Jay McKee Available RFAs: F Aaron Boogard, D Jonathan D'Aversa
Tampa Bay Lightning Available UFAs: F Brandon Bochenski, F Mitch Fritz, F Mark Parrish, F Stephane Veilleux, D David Hale, F Todd Fedoruk Available RFAs: F Steve Downie, F Martins Karsums, F Chris Lawrence, F Juraj Simek, F Radek Smolenak, F Paul Szczechura, F Lauri Tukonen, D Vladimir Mihalik, D Paul Ranger, G Riku Helenius
Toronto Maple Leafs Available UFAs: F Tim Brent, F Andre Deveaux, F Alex Foster, F Wayne Primeau, F Rickard Wallin, D Garnet Exelby, D Jonas Frogren, D Mike Van Ryn, D Matt Jones, D Phil Oreskovic Available RFAs: F Christian Hanson, F Kyle Rogers
Washington Capitals Available UFAs: F Eric Belanger, F Boyd Kane, F Quintin Laing, F Brendan Morrison, F Scott Walker, D Shaone Morrisonn, G Jose Theodore Available RFAs: F Chris Bourque, F Tomas Fleischmann
TSN: Russian newspaper SovSports is reporting that unrestricted free agent Alexander Frolov is on the verge of signing with the New York Rangers; however TSN has learned that while the two-sides are in discussion, no deal has been finalized.
The report has a quote from Frolov's agent, Sergei Isakov stating that Frolov is about to sign a one-year contract with the Rangers, similar to the deal that Maxim Afinogenov (another one of Isakov's clients) had with the Atlanta Thrashers last season. Afinogenov had a career season in Atlanta after he signed a one-year deal with the Thrashers worth $800,000. He has yet to reap the rewards as he remains unsigned.
Nur zu, die Schwuppe Frolov passt gut zu den Rangers. Wenn die Zahlen allerdings stimmen die da zu lesen sind (unter einer MIo, für den jahresvertrag) kann man den Rangers wiederum nur gratulieren!
Zitat von MatiNur zu, die Schwuppe Frolov passt gut zu den Rangers. Wenn die Zahlen allerdings stimmen die da zu lesen sind (unter einer MIo, für den jahresvertrag) kann man den Rangers wiederum nur gratulieren!