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The Philadelphia Flyers are planning to pay tribute to their former captains this preseason. Eric Lindros will not be among the honorees.
According to a report by TSN of Canada on Saturday, Lindros declined an invitation to take part in the special ceremony at the Wachovia Spectrum on September 27 due to a previous commitment.
Acquired in [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning locked up recently acquired defenseman Andrej Meszaros on Saturday. Signing the 22-year-old to a six-year contract.
Meszaros, entering his fourth NHL season, was acquired from the Ottawa Senators on Friday in exchange for fellow defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard and a first-round draft pick.
The Lightning wasted no time securing their newest [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday signed left wing Maksim Mayorov to a three-year contract.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Selected in the fourth round of the 2007 draft, the 19-year-old Mayorov spent last season in his native Russia with Ak Bars Kazan, recording one goal and 16 penalty minutes in 11 games. The 6-2, 198-pounder registered [...]
The Ottawa Senators traded defenseman Andrej Meszaros to Tampa Bayon Friday for defensemen Filip Kuba. And Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in 2009.
Meszaros had nine goals, 27 assists and 50 penalty minutes in 82 regular-season games for the Senators last season, his third in the NHL.
The 22-year-old Slovak was a first-round pick in 2004.
Kuba, [...]
Despite his bitter departure from the team, Patrick Roy apparently will be given his due by the Montreal Canadiens.
According to a report by Montreal newspaper La Presse on Friday, the Canadiens plan to retire Roys No. 33 in November.
The team would not confirm the report, and Roy told the newspaper he had no knowledge of [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday signed left wing Maksim Mayorov to a three-year contract.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Selected in the fourth round of the 2007 draft, the 19-year-old Mayorov spent last season in his native Russia with Ak Bars Kazan, recording one goal and 16 penalty minutes in 11 games. The 6-2, 198-pounder registered [...]
The Ottawa Senators traded defenseman Andrej Meszaros to Tampa Bayon Friday for defensemen Filip Kuba. And Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in 2009.
Meszaros had nine goals, 27 assists and 50 penalty minutes in 82 regular-season games for the Senators last season, his third in the NHL.
The 22-year-old Slovak was a first-round pick in 2004.
Kuba, [...]
After a brilliant campaign on the summer travel circuit, John Wall. The No 1 prospect in the Rivals150, will begin a series of visits in a couple weeks.
Dates for visits to Memphis, Kansas and Oregon have been set, and there is a tentative date for a trip to Kentucky. Baylor will be Walls last official [...]
The return of three guards who joined the program last season. Is the main reason expectations again are high for the Bluejays.
The group is led by sophomore wing PAllen Stinnett, a former four-star recruit who has the kind of athleticism and raw ability rarely seen in the Missouri Valley Conference. That showed last season when [...]
Stu Barnes is putting away his skates with a smile on his face.
After playing more than 1,100 NHL games, the 37-year-old had just started thinking it was time to move on when the Dallas Stars gave him an opportunity to join their coaching staff.
The timing couldnt have been much better.
I feel good about it being [...]