Off season moves

[Tank]

Tampa Bay Lightning buy out Vincent Lecavlier, 7 years 35 mil, making him a free agent. He's 33.

[bucbrett]

Ilya Bryzgalov was bought out by the Flyers a couple days ago. His agent is already blasting Philly.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2013/06/26/ilya-bryzgalov-statement-philadelphia-flyers-buyout/2459743/

[disarcina]

WTF is going on in Vancouver?

 

They trade Schneider for a draft pick and now Luongo is going to be asked to resume his starting role next year?

 

And, they 'swapped coaches' with the NY Rangers?

 

Vancouver is a pretty good hockey town, they're going to have to be real patient.........

 

Luongo didn't play/ start much last season after the Canucks handed the Schneider the starting gig.........they made the playoffs and then won just as many games in the Cup playoffs as all the teams that didn't make the playoffs......ugly sweep by San Jose.

 

Thought the franchise was in transition free fall as the end of the playoffs -- don't see how these moves improve them at all........

 

I guess Luongo's contract is radioactive and the Canucks just can't / refuse to eat it and move on.  Going to be a long couple of years up in BC.

[nate]

Very strange but that Luongo contract is so big, it is impossible to move and hard to ignore on the bench.

[mrwicked]

vinny would look awesome in a ducks uniform.

[Angel Oracle]

This is a two year post-season free-fall for Vancouver (1-8 record, winless at home).

[nate]

Vinny to Philly on a 5 year deal.

[Kenny]

vinny would look awesome in a ducks uniform.

I love Lecavlier. If Teemu doesn't come back, I'd want to see Vinny in Anaheim.

Edit: never mind, didn't see that last post.

[bucbrett]

I love that Mike Gillis tried to ask the Oil for the no.7 pick, a second rounder, and a high rated prospect for Schneider then decided he'd rather be ripped off than trade within the division. What a mess.

And the Flyers just can't stand to be under the cap. Cap space burns a hole in Paul Holmgren's pocket.

[mrwicked]

Vinny to Philly on a 5 year deal.

 

lol.

and they can't buy him out like they do all their other players.

 

too much tho. i'd have loved him but not for 5 years.

[mrwicked]

letang re-signed with pens for 8 / $58m.

bummer. i'd have done bobby/fasth for him.

[NJHalo]

Don't know how the Pens fit all those contracts under the cap.......

[Kenny]

Don't know how the Pens fit all those contracts under the cap.......

Super Mario, and his blue mini mushroom.

Edit: that sounds sick.

[CanadianHalo]

Don't know how the Michael Frolik to Winnipeg move hasn't been mentioned. See y'all at the parade!

But really these idiots can't draft at all. Outside of Trouba, he shows promise. Scheifele is never going to amount to anything. Then again this year they draft a 28th ranked prospect with the 13th overall pick. A small d-man when this team has 0 guys who can put the puck in the net.

[nate]

Huge trade alert!

 

Per @DarrenDreger, Seguin, Peverley and Button to DAL. Eriksson, J. Morrow, R. Smith and Matt Fraser to BOS.

[CanadianHalo]

Didn't think Boston would actually end up moving Seguin

[bucbrett]

Dallas had a busy day. Oilers trade captain Shawn Horcoff to Dallas for Philip Larsen and a 2016 7th round pick. So now the Oilers have two centers on their roster signed for next season. I hope McTavish knows what he's doing.

Horcoff was sadly under appreciated by Oilers fans because of his contract. I hope he fares well with the Stars.

[Tank]

Daniel Briere bought out by the Flyers and is now headed to Montreal on a two year deal.

Should be a lot of movement today. Free agency begins in about half an hour.

Kings released Ellerby, then turned around and re-signed him.

[nate]

Alfredsson to Detroit

[HaloCory22]

Another fossil in Detroit.

[nate]

Clowe gets 5/25 (LOL!!!) from NJ

Horton gets 7/37 from Columbus

Ribiero gets 4/22 from Phoenix

Rob Scuderi gets 4/13 from Pitt

[bucbrett]

At this point, Lou Lamoriello is beyond reproach but my goodness that Clowe deal looks ridiculous.

[HaloCory22]

LOL at Clowe. Wow.

[NJHalo]

As a Rangers fan I have to say thank you to Lou for signing Clowe to that crazy contract.

 

I wanted him back, but not at that price.

 

Says he loves the area, and wanted to stay, but..........

 

Hope he likes Quebec.

[halobob]

I can't believe Clowe got that much $$!  Pitt got Scuderi at a pretty reasonable contract IMO.