San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson recently suggested he wouldn’t get into the UFA market to find a replacement for Brian Campbell, but changed his mind to sign former LA Kings defenseman Rob Blake to a one-year, $5 million contract Blake had been oft-lined to the Sharks in trade rumors over the past two years but with Campbell gone and the depth in quality blueliners in the UFA market fast shrinking Wilson went with an established veteran on the downside of his career. The length of the deal is one Sharks fans won’t have a problem with but $5 million is quite st... Read More

The Philadelphia Flyers continue to pare down salaries from their payroll, shipping veteran defenseman Denis Gauthier to the Los Angeles Kings along with a second round pick in 2009 for prospect defenseman Patrik Hersley and left wing Ned Lukacevic. Due to cap constraints last season the Flyers were forced to demote Gauthier to the minors whe... Read More

The Los Angeles Kings last night dealt defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for center Jarret Stoll and defenseman Matt Greene. As per the LA Times this move clears over $10 million in cap space for the Kings although it’s... 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

- After the frenzy of player trades during the opening round of the NHL 2008 Entry Draft only one of significance took place in the subsequent rounds, as the Colorado Avalanche dealt forward Brad Richardson to the Los Angeles Kings for the 61st overall pick in the draft. Richardson, a 23-year-old checking forward, spent the past three seasons bouncing between the ... Read More

The Calgary Flames added a winger and subtracted one during the first round of the NHL 2008 Entry Draft, acquiring winger Mike Cammalleri from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for the 17th overall pick, and dealing veteran left winger Alex Tanguay to the Montreal Canadiens for the 25th overall pick. Cammelleri was rumored as a trade candidate during the past week and for good reason given his ... Read More

The Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings on Friday placed goaltenders Ray Emery and Dan Cloutier on waivers in the first step toward buying out the remainder of their contracts. Emery, 25, has two years at $3.167 million per season remaining on his contract while Cloutier... Read More

The Swedish paper Aftonbladet reports veteran NHL defenseman Mattias Norstrom has decided to retire effective immediately. Norstrom began his NHL career with the NY Rangers in 1993-94 but would play the bulk of his fo... Read More

Of course, there is no US media attention given the World Hockey Championships north of the border, but that did not stop the USA from defeating IIHF-lightweight Slovenia 5-1 tonight in Halifax, Nova Scotia (for those of you who don't know--it's a Canadian Province east of Maine). Phil Kessel of the Boston Bruins notched a hat trick, and eleven other players scored a point.&n... Read More

USA Hockey is replacing gray with green at the IIHF World Hockey Championships in Halifax and Quebec City. The Americans, with a roster filled with NHL players 25 and younger, beat a spirited Latvian cro... Read More

For some reason, Los Angeles is not an easy place to be a goalie. Just ask Dan Cloutier. Or Jason Labarbera. Jean-Sebastien Aubin and Mathieu Garon would agree. A... Read More

Brad Stuart had all the talent and expectations in the world coming out of junior hockey. In fact he was so highly thought of that he was taken third overall in the NHL entry draft. Now he'... Read More

The San Jose Sharks were believed in the market for an experienced backup for starting goaltender Evgeny Nabokov, and might have found one via an unconventional means. Instead of making a trade, Sharks GM Doug Wilson signed Philadelphia Phantoms goaltender Brian Bouc... Read More

Much-traveled defenseman Brad Stuart is on the move again. After bouncing since last season from Boston to Calgary to the LA Kings, today the Kings ship... Read More

The Los Angeles Kings today claimed forward Matt Ellis off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings. Ellis played 35 games with the Wings this season as a checking line forward, with 2 goals, 6 points... Read More

The Los Angeles Kings were expected to be sellers leading up to the trade deadline, and on Tuesday they made the first of what might be several trades, shipping defenceman Jaroslav Modry to the Philadelphia Flyers for a third round pick. Modry wasn’t the only Kings blueliner believed available. Brad Stuart’s name has been frequently me... Read More

Power play goals by the Islanders killed the Leafs at the ACC tonight as Toronto couldn’t kill 4 of the 7 penalties they took. The Iles scored 4 power play goals on route to a 5 – 4 victory. Toronto hung in and clawed back get... Read More

It’s that time of year again, folks, when the rumor mill goes into overdrive churning out all sorts of speculation as the NHL trade deadline nears.And as always, a lot of what’s being spewed out is downright wacky. Montreal trading Michael Ryder t... Read More

The Columbus Blue Jackets finally swung a trade but it wasn’t what most expected, sending popular long-time enforcer Jody Shelley to the San Jose Sharks for a sixth round pick in 2009. Shelley is a six-year NHL veteran and until January 29th played his entire NHL career with the Colu... Read More

With the NHL’s trade deadline fast approaching here’s my take on some players thought to be possible trade bait and who might be on the move by February 26th:Mats Sundin: As long as the Toronto Maple Leafs have a shot at a playoff berth, he won’t waive his “no-trade” clause. Marian Hossa: The Atlanta Thrashers are trying to re-sign him leading to speculation that if he’s n... Read More