NHL Transactions, Injuries & Rumours

[Shoalzie]

Take Philly off the Lundqvist watch...they re-signed Elliott.

[Matthew]

4th rounder for ol man elliott

[Florida Chris]

The Lehner 5-year deal is official.

Interesting

[Matthew]

Jarry extension 3 year x 3.5m

[Matthew]

Grabner buyout by coyotes

[Matthew]

Jack Johnson bought out

[Bruyns]

Niskanen retires?!?

I guess I have cap space all of a sudden.

[Matthew]

Bbkl sabres falling apart. No long considered favorites!

[Shoalzie]

Draft starts tomorrow...there will be some intriguing days ahead. We might not have on-ice action for a while but at least business will be lively.

The buy out deadline is Thursday...I keep seeing Wennberg being a candidate to be bought out in Columbus. I think he can use a change of scenery. Getting him away from Torts will be good for him.

[Bruyns]

Bbkl sabres falling apart. No long considered favorites!

I would have kept Benning if I knew. I guess cutting cap WAYYYY before the season isn't always the smartest.

[Da_Hawks]

And the value of anyone over 30 takes another hit.

[hong57]

qmjhl already started?

draft day!!!!!!!! finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Matthew]

Abdelkader and Alzner bought out.

[Shoalzie]

Yzerman is truly cleaning house...undoing a lot of Holland's bad decisions.

[Da_Hawks]

Yzerman is truly cleaning house...undoing a lot of Holland's bad decisions.

Wonder if Yzermans' next trip is going to be Edmonton in 5 years haha.

[Shoalzie]

I trust this is his final stop assuming it all goes well. He's royalty with that franchise. Seeing the Lightning finally break through, it validates his roster-building before he left. If it takes a few more years, I have confidence in him.

[bills09]

If Stamkos gets dealt my money is on to Detroit
I can’t see them moving him tho

[Da_Hawks]

I trust this is his final stop assuming it all goes well. He's royalty with that franchise. Seeing the Lightning finally break through, it validates his roster-building before he left. If it takes a few more years, I have confidence in him.

I wonder if Yzerman would have made the same/similar moves to get them over the hump.

Sometimes you are just good at rebuilding and not so much about winning. Also, half the good roster was there when he took over, wasn't it? Stamkos, Kucherov and Hedman?

[foofnik]

I trust this is his final stop assuming it all goes well. He's royalty with that franchise. Seeing the Lightning finally break through, it validates his roster-building before he left. If it takes a few more years, I have confidence in him.

I wonder if Yzerman would have made the same/similar moves to get them over the hump.

Sometimes you are just good at rebuilding and not so much about winning. Also, half the good roster was there when he took over, wasn't it? Stamkos, Kucherov and Hedman?

https://www.capfriendly.com/staff/steve-yzerman/drafted

[Shoalzie]

Stamkos was 2008 and Hedman was 2009. Yzerman started in Tampa in May 2010...can't believe it was a decade ago. His first draft pick was Brett Connolly...he's still in the league but wasn't a good pick for the Lightning. He got Kucherov and Palat in 2011 and Vasilevsky in 2012. Point was a 3rd rounder in 2014.

I think he's a hit/miss drafter. I really hope that Seider last year was a hit and I can see the pick at #4 tonight can go either way.