If you're looking for a suitable bye week replacement, here are a few players to consider who have risen in value and may merit a start.  In addition, we give you the players whom you should stay away from, bench or trade. RISER... Read More

The Miami Herald today reports the Florida Panthers have locked up defenseman Keith Ballard to a multi-year contract. Ballard's new contract is reportedly for six-years, starting in 2009-10, and could be worth over $4... Read More

TSN.ca reports the rumored trade that would send Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan McCabe to the Flo... Read More

This August has been a much quieter time for real NHL news than in recent ones post-lockout, and for good reason: most NHL reporters were either on vacation or covering the recent Summer Olympics in Beijing, while most NHL general managers and their staff were vacationing or off on scouting missions. Of course idle hands are the devil’s work and some folks (none of them accredited hockey repor... Read More

I don’t usually engage in this much but since there’s been a dire dearth of any real hockey news to comment on I suppose it’s as good a time as any to shoot down some of the wacky trade and free agent rumors flying around. First off, the Florida Panthers are not shopping defenseman Jay Bouwmeester. Sure, the fact tha... Read More

As family members, friends, and others watch on, there were near 40 girls on August 2nd, who came out to the Bank Atlantic Center to see if they had what it took to become a Florida Panthers Ice Dancer. After a long day of auditions and learning a routine (pardon my dancing lingo), only a few girls... Read More

Hey All, I heard this story driving in to work one day, a couple months ago, but is still fresh on my mind.  I was listening to my favourite morning radio show (I will advertise for them... the Dean Blu... Read More

As I watched the Hockey Hot Stove on sjsharks.com a day or two ago. Two of the San Jose Sharks broadcasters, Randy Hahn and Drew Remenda, had a fr... Read More

The good news for the Florida Panthers is they avoided arbitration with defenseman Jay Bouwmeester by re-signing him to a new contract on Monday. The bad news is that it’s only a one-year contract (believed worth $4.85 million), which will ... Read More

Boston BruinsDennis Wideman Colorado Avalanche Marek Svatos Detroit Red WingsValtteri Filppula Florida Panthers Jay Bouwmeester Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard Stephane Veilleux Nashville Predators Ville Koistinen Ottawa SenatorsAntoine Vermette Capitals Shaone Morrisonn Read More

Nearly two weeks into the NHL’s UFA pool and the depth is getting shallower. The biggest free agent signing of note over the past several days was that of former Chicago B... Read More

Here's part 3 of 6 of my rankings for how teams have done this off-season through free-agency and through trades as well.**FYI, the grade I give the team is for their off ice performance this summer, it doesn't reflect ... Read More

From the NHLPA:TORONTO (July 5, 2008) – The following players have elected Salary Arbitration: Boston BruinsDennis Wideman Carolina Hurricanes Chad LaRose Colorado Avalanche Marek Svatos Detroit Red WingsValtteri Filppula Florida Panthers Jay Bouwmeester Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard Stephane Veilleux Nashville Predators Ville Koistinen New York Islanders Sean Bergenheim New York Rangers Dan Fritsche Ottawa Senators Antoine Vermette St. Louis Blues Jay McClement San Jose Sharks Marcel Goc Washington Capitals Brooks LaichShao... Read More

The Florida Panthers needed to address a lack of offensive depth after trading away Olli Jokinen nearly two weeks ago. GM Jacques Martin appears to have found that replacement by signing veteran left winger Cory S... Read More

NHL general managers may be gearing up for the noon ET commencement of the annual unrestricted free agent spending frenzy but some are also taking care of a few re-signings. -The Anaheim Ducks reportedly are close to re-signing restricted free agent Corey Perry to a mult... Read More

Sorry for the absence, folks, I took a day off on Friday and my wife and I are spending some time with my son before he heads out for basic training with the Naval Reserve on Sunday. Lots of activity leading up to July 1st as teams scramble to lock up their RFA players and cut... Read More

The Florida Panthers have announced placing center Jozef Stumpel on waivers in what could be a prelude to buying out the remainder of his contract. Stumpel has one year at $2.25 million remaining on his current contract. He’d been a consisten... Read More

After two years of baseless speculation, the Florida Panthers finally traded away team captain Olli Jokinen, but not to the teams he was often linked to in trade rumors. Instead of landing in Calgary, Minnesota or Vancouver Jokinen was shipped to the Phoenix Coyote... Read More

Florida Panthers general manager Jacques Martin made the first of his off-season signings on Monday, re-signing forwards Wade Belak and Kamil Kreps to two-year contract extensions. Belak's deal will be $1.3 million over two years whilst Kreps will receive $1.365 million over two ... Read More

It’s been said that the best hockey of an NHL season isn’t truly seen until the playoffs, but in my humble opinion the race for the playoffs in the final month of the regular season can bring about excitement every bit as worthwhile as a playoff game. This season is no exception, as once again several teams are battling to clinch the final two playo... Read More