NHL Transactions, Injuries & Rumours

[Shoalzie]

Bunch of dudes waived today. Copied from HF:

Sep 12: BOS: Trent Whitfield, C; Jamie Tardif, RW; Garnet Exelby, D; Christian Hanson, C; FLA: Casey Wellman, C; Andre Deveaux, RW; Dov Grumet-Morris, G; Michael Caruso, D; Nolan Yonkman, D; Greg Rallo, RW; James Wright, C; J.F. Jacques, LW.

Sep 13: OTT: Andre Benoit, D; Pat Cannone, C; Tyler Eckford, D; Hugh Jessiman, RW; Nathan Lawson,G; DET: Francis Pare, RW; Jordan Pearce, G; CHI: Carter Hutton, G; NAS: Kevin Henderson, LW; PHI: Matt Ford, C; Danny Syvret. D; NYR: Sean Collins, D; Mike Vernace, D; Michael Haley, C; Chad Kolarik, RW; Kris Newbury, C; Logan Pyett, D; Brandon Segal, RW; Tommy Grant, C; COL: Patrick Bordeleau, LW; Bryan Lerg, LW; Tomas Pock, D; Sean Sullivan, D; Bill Thomas, RW; David Van Der Gulik, C; VAN; Guillaume Desbiens, RW; Andrew Gordon, RW; Derek Joslin, D; Patrick Mullen, D; Andrew Ebbett, C; MIN: Drew Bagnall, D; Brian Connelly, D; Chay Genoway, D; Carson McMillan,C ; Jarod Palmer, RW; WAS: Matt Clackson, RW; Patrick McNeill, D; Dany Sabourin, G; Kevin Marshall, D; Ryan Potulny, C; Garret Stafford, D; Zach Hamill, C; Ryan Stoa, C; STL: Taylor Chorney, D; Adam Cracknell, RW; Scott Ford, D; Mike McKenna, G; Andrew Murray, RW; Brett Sonne, C; Anthony Peluso, LW; DAL: Colten Sceviour, RW; Maxime Fortunus, D; Luke Gazdic, LW; Toby Petersen, C; Travis Morin, C; Tyler Sloan, D; Francis Wathier, LW; ANA: Jeff Deslauriers, G; Dan Sexton, RW.

James Wright, Casey Wellman, Ryan Stoa and Zach Hamill are interesting names.

Pre-lockout waivers...allows those guys to play in the AHL.

[MSP4LYFE]

That makes sense.

[Lee]

Red Wings sign Abdelkader, 4 yrs @ $1.7 mill per

[kyuss]

The parity is artificial due to three point games, if the NHL ceased to award teams for losing (like every other league in existence) the gap would be more considerable. It is also why looking at past standings proves absolutely nothing.

the three points affect the outlook of the standings, yep.
What i'm saying is that the parity is impressive and very evident even when you take that out.

[MSP4LYFE]

What i'm saying is that the parity is impressive and very evident even when you take that out.

Prove it, and I will be more willing to accept your argument.

[kyuss]

What i'm saying is that the parity is impressive and very evident even when you take that out.

Prove it, and I will be more willing to accept your argument.

heh, i'm quite sold on this perception of mine to not be interested enough in putting the time required to (maybe) persuade you as well..
I've no problems with you having an original position and questioning parity in the NHL, I just felt like stating my opinion as a fan of real competition like the one we have in today's NHL.

[MSP4LYFE]

It wouldn't take that long to do it for a single season, the real work would be in doing it for every season post-lockout, and then comparing it to other sports.

[Shep]

It wouldn't take that long to do it for a single season, the real work would be in doing it for every season post-lockout, and then comparing it to other sports.

I'm not going to look for it, but I believe every year on HF there is a poster that posts the standings if there were no 3pt games. I'm pretty sure, between the 2 conferences, there are usually only 1 max 2 teams that get swapped from out of the playoffs to in the playoffs. And the standings over does not change dramatically here, just a couple bumps here and there.

Now I'm sure some seasons have outliers that have a team jump from 8 to 4, or 5 to 10, but for the most part, the standings were very similar.

[Lee]

Andrei Kostitsyn signs with Chelyabinsk Traktor (reported, anyways, not official)

Appears to be a full year deal, not an NHL lockout out clause.

[kyuss]

Andrei Kostitsyn signs with Chelyabinsk Traktor (reported, anyways, not official)

Appears to be a full year deal, not an NHL lockout out clause.

I suspect the KHL lockout policy only allows the termination of the khl contract (once the NHL resumes) for players who are under a signed NHL contract.

[Lee]

I could just not report what I've read, if you wish.

[Lee]

Oh and....

[kyuss]

meh, i'll be fine.

[Chuck Norris]

Andrei Kostitsyn signs with Chelyabinsk Traktor (reported, anyways, not official)

Appears to be a full year deal, not an NHL lockout out clause.

I suspect the KHL lockout policy only allows the termination of the khl contract (once the NHL resumes) for players who are under a signed NHL contract.

I told you Mik!

[kyuss]

Andrei Kostitsyn signs with Chelyabinsk Traktor (reported, anyways, not official)

Appears to be a full year deal, not an NHL lockout out clause.

I suspect the KHL lockout policy only allows the termination of the khl contract (once the NHL resumes) for players who are under a signed NHL contract.

I told you Mik!

that's because of the lockout he basically had no other option, it's not like he wants to leave the NHL. Unfortunately for him and the other unsigned guys KHL probably means the whole year there, no matter if the NHL resumes play in 2012/2013.
If i remember correctly, your fears were about him leaving and staying there, which doesn't seem the case here (1 year deal apparently).

I blame Doan!

[shooker]

I think AK was KHL bound regardless. Wore out his welcome with two nhl clubs and carries a cancerous reputation. I dont know how much is true about his rep but after last years playoffs, it seems he has a zherdev type rep where no gm wants to touch him.

Good riddance and i hope he stays in the khl, I always disliked him as a player.

[kimmer]

I think AK was KHL bound regardless. Wore out his welcome with two nhl clubs and carries a cancerous reputation. I dont know how much is true about his rep but after last years playoffs, it seems he has a zherdev type rep where no gm wants to touch him.

Good riddance and i hope he stays in the khl, I always disliked him as a player.

not to mention his face resembles that of the nastiest of the nastiest of trolls

[kyuss]

I think AK was KHL bound regardless. Wore out his welcome with two nhl clubs and carries a cancerous reputation. I dont know how much is true about his rep but after last years playoffs, it seems he has a zherdev type rep where no gm wants to touch him.

Good riddance and i hope he stays in the khl, I always disliked him as a player.

this is somehow reminding of your "Malkin = lazy ass" analysis lol

(obviously not comparing in any possible way the two players)

[kimmer]

Lol its ak47 not like nhl needs him badly

[Mike]

Sep. 14: ANA: Jordan Hendry, D; BUF: Kevin Porter, RW; Nick Tarnasky, LW; CGY: Paul Byron, C; Akim Aliu, RW; Krys Kolanos, C; Joe Piskula, D; Ben Walter, C; CAR: Nicholas Blanchard, RW; Zach Boychuk, LW; Jerome Samson, RW; Brett Sutter, LW; Chris Terry, LW; Tim Wallace, RW; Justin Peters, G; Marc-Andre Gragnani, D; Brett Bellemore, D; Justin Krueger, D; Bob Sanguinetti, D; CBJ: Cody Bass, C; Nick Drazenovic, C; Nick Holden, D; Andrew Joudrey, C; Ryan Russell, LW EDM: Dane Byers, LW; Alex Plante, D; Tanner House, C; Yann Danis, G; LA: David Meckler, RW; Stefan Legein, RW; Andrew Bodnarchuk, D; MTL: Michael Blunden, RW; NJ: Bobby Butler, RW; Matt Anderson, RW; Jay Leach, D; Tim Sestito, C; Chad Wiseman, LW; Steven Zalewski, C; Jeff Frazee, G; NYI: Matt Watkins, LW; Sean Backman, C; Colin McDonald, RW; Nathan McIver, D; Ty Wishart, D; PHX: Alex Bolduc, C; Chris Conner, RW; Chad Johnson, G; Rob Klinkhammer, RW; Joel Rechlicz, RW; PIT: Philippe Dupuis, RW; Dylan Reese, D; Trevor Smith, RW; Alex Grant, D; Riley Holzapfel, C; Warren Peters, C; Benn Ferriero, LW; SJ: Danny Groulx, D; Bracken Kearns, RW; Jon Matsumoto, C; STL: T.J. Hensick, C; TB: J.T. Wyman, LW; TOR Ryan Hamilton, LW; Greg Scott, LW;