Jordan Leopold has been traded by the Buffalo Sabres to the St. Louis Blues. The defenseman and former Hobey Baker award winner with the Minnesota Golden Gophers will make his debut for the Blues on Monday. The Sabres get a second round draft pick and a conditional fifth round pick in this year's draft for Leopold.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
NHL Snap Shots: Lightning, Cooper, Islanders, Visnovsky
The Tampa Bay Lightning won their first contest under their new head coach, Jon Cooper, in a come-from-behind victory over the New Jersey Devils at home, in a shootout. Cooper, previously the head coach of Tampa Bay's AHL affiliate Syracuse Crunch, was named to the helm of the Lightning after they parted ways with previous head coach Guy Boucher.
New York Islander defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky has signed a two-year extension according to nhl.com. Visnovsky was suspended earlier in the season, after not joining the team after the lockout ended. There may have been some misunderstanding as to the reason why Visnovsky did not join the Isles after the lockout. That is water under the bridge as far as both player and team are concerned, as Visnovksy was deemed a valuable part of the team and re-signed through 2014-15.
New York Islander defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky has signed a two-year extension according to nhl.com. Visnovsky was suspended earlier in the season, after not joining the team after the lockout ended. There may have been some misunderstanding as to the reason why Visnovsky did not join the Isles after the lockout. That is water under the bridge as far as both player and team are concerned, as Visnovksy was deemed a valuable part of the team and re-signed through 2014-15.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Martin St. Louis Will Not Be Traded Per Yzerman
Martin St. Louis will not be traded. Per GM Steve Yzerman, as reported by Pierre LeBrun of espn.com:
St. Louis is having another strong season with 42 points (8 goals, 34 assists) in 33 games. He has played all but two of his NHL seasons with Tampa Bay since his start at the highest level (1998-99).
"Marty St. Louis is not going to be traded," Steve Yzerman told ESPN.com on Friday. "He remains one of the best players in the league and an extremely important player to our team, both on and off the ice. We are a team in transition, we just made a coaching change, Marty is one of the leaders of the team, he is not going anywhere."This is the news that most Tampa Bay Lightning fans wanted to hear. The Lightning will not be holding a fire sale.
St. Louis is having another strong season with 42 points (8 goals, 34 assists) in 33 games. He has played all but two of his NHL seasons with Tampa Bay since his start at the highest level (1998-99).
Zuccarello Back With New York Rangers
As reported by the New York Times, the New York Rangers have brought forward Mats Zuccarello back. Zuccarello had been playing in the KHL, and with the end of the season in that league, the opportunity was there for him to rejoin the Rangers in the NHL.
Zuccarello met the Rangers in Ottawa and practiced with them but did not suit up for the game on Thursday evening.
Zuccarello met the Rangers in Ottawa and practiced with them but did not suit up for the game on Thursday evening.
Jovanovski Out for Season
The Florida Panthers have lost Ed Jovanovski for the remainder of the season. It was reported recently that Jovanovski will have surgery on his hip in early April. The big defenseman, named Panthers captain prior to this season, was able to play in only six games in 2013. The 36-year-old Jovanovski last played a full slate of regular season NHL games in 2008-09. He is under contract with Florida through the 2014-15 season.
Malkin Returns, Fleury Held Out
The Pittsburgh Penguins, on the heels of getting one the best players in the NHL via trade, had another superstar return to their lineup on Thursday evening as Evgeni Malkin returned. Malkin was back playing for the Pens, while they held out their first string goaltender, Marc-Andre Fleury, as he recovered from a recent collision.
Bouwmeester Next To Be Traded By Calgary Flames?
Now that the speculation about whether Jarome Iginla would be traded is over, the focus for Calgary Flames fans has turned to whether another Flame will dealt. In particular, the name of Jay Bouwmeester, the Flames' big defenseman has been bantered about.
Considered a shutdown defenseman who sets his teammates up to score, the type of play that Bouwmeester provides has been much sought after as we approach this year's trade deadline (April 3 at 3 pm). The sticking point on a player like Bouwmeester may be his salary however. He has one more year remaining on his contract, for which he is a $6.68 million cap hit. And that has to be taken into account with the lowered team salary caps for next season.
Considered a shutdown defenseman who sets his teammates up to score, the type of play that Bouwmeester provides has been much sought after as we approach this year's trade deadline (April 3 at 3 pm). The sticking point on a player like Bouwmeester may be his salary however. He has one more year remaining on his contract, for which he is a $6.68 million cap hit. And that has to be taken into account with the lowered team salary caps for next season.
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