This gem of a goal comes from Linus Klasen of the Swedish Elite League. So smooth and effortless.
Archive for March, 2010
Anaheim Acquired goaltender Curtis McElhinney from the Calgary Flames for goaltender Vesa Toskala; acquired goaltender Joey MacDonald from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2011 seventh-round draft pick.
Boston Acquired defenseman Dennis Seidenberg and the rights to defenseman Matt Bartkowski from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forwards Byron Bitz and Craig Weller and a second-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Buffalo Acquired a third and fourth round pick in the 2010 draft from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for forward Clarke MacArthur.
Calgary Recalled goaltender Matt Keetley from Abbotsford (AHL).
Carolina Acquired goaltender Justin Pogge and a conditional fourth-round draft pick from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Aaron Ward; recalled forward Zach Boychuk and defenseman Jay Harrison from Albany (AHL).
Colorado Acquired forwards Stephane Yelle and Harrison Reed from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Cedric McNicoll and a 2010 sixth-round draft pick.
Columbus Acquired the rights to forward Matt Rust from the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenseman Mathieu Roy; acquired forward Chad Kolarik from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for forward Alexandre Picard; recalled forward Mike Blunden from Syracuse (AHL); assigned defenseman Grant Clitsome to Syracuse.
Detroit Acquired forward Jordan Owens from the New York Rangers for forward Kris Newbury.
Edmonton Claimed forward Ryan Jones off waivers from the Nashville Predators; acquired defenseman Ryan Whitney and a sixth-round draft pick in 2010 from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky; acquired defenseman Aaron Johnson and a third-round draft pick from the Calgary Flames in exchange for defenseman Steve Staios.
Los Angeles Acquired center Jeff Halpern from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Teddy Purcell and a third-round draft pick; acquired forward Fredrik Modin from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a conditional seventh round pick in 2010 draft; recalled forward Scott Parse from Manchester (AHL); assigned forwards Oscar Moller and Marc-Andre Cliche to Manchester.
Nashville Acquired forward Dustin Boyd from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 2010 fourth-round draft pick.
New Jersey Acquired defenseman Martin Skoula from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft.
NY Rangers Acquired defenseman Anders Eriksson from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for goaltender Miika Wiikman and a 2011 seventh-round draft pick; assigned defenseman Corey Potter to Hartford (AHL).
Phoenix Acquired left wing Wojtek Wolski from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forwards Peter Mueller and Kevin Porter; acquired defenseman Derek Morris from the Boston Bruins for a conditional choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft; acquired defenseman Mathieu Schneider from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for defenseman Sean Zimmerman and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft; acquired forward Lee Stempniak from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Matt Jones, a fourth-round pick and seventh-round pick in the 2010 draft; acquired forward Petteri Nokelainen from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a 2011 sixth-round draft pick; re-assigned forward Joel Perrault to San Antonio (AHL).
Pittsburgh Acquired a 2010 sixth-round draft pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Chris Peluso.
St. Louis Acquired forward Matt D’Agostini from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Aaron Palushaj.
San Jose Reassigned forward Dwight Helminen and defenseman Jason Demers to the Worcester (AHL).
Vancouver Acquired center Yan Stastny from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for left wing Pierre-Cedric Labrie; assigned defenseman Brad Lukowich to Manitoba (AHL); acquired defenseman Andrew Alberts from the Carolina Hurricanes for a third-round pick in the 2010 draft.
Washington Acquired center Eric Belanger from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft; acquired forward Scott Walker from the Carolina Hurricanes for a seventh-round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft; acquired defenseman Milan Jurcina from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a 2010 conditional draft pick; acquired defenseman Joe Corvo from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Brian Pothier, forward Oskar Osala and a 2011 second-round draft pick; recalled defenseman John Carlson from Hershey (AHL).
NHL Recent News
Mar 2
Chris Chelios signed with an the Atlanta Thrashers. The veteran defenseman will stay with their AHL affiliate until needed. Perhaps the trade of Ilya Kovalchuk left management looking for the next big name to fill his shoes…maybe not. Could the Thrashers be stocking up on veterans for a deep playoff run… I doubt they even make the playoffs. Who knows the method to their madness. All matinee games will now have a senior citizen discount for those above the age of 50 to improve attendance.
Nikolai Khabibulin will be charged with extreme DUI. The Edmonton Oiler’s goaltender blew over a .15 blood alcohol level as well as speeding 15 mph over the limit. Khabibulin thankfully did not hurt anyone besides his playing career… oh wait, that is non existent. Time to move back to Russia and enjoy some of the motherland’s fruits… vodka.
Riley Cote has been waived by the Philadelphia Flyers. The tough guy forward has only played in 12 games this year with no stats besides 5 shots and 12 penalty minutes. The Broad Street Bullies never did pan out, but fear not, I hear there is a vacancy with the Montreal Canadiens.
Ray Emery is down and out for the remainder of the season after hip surgery. Whoever picked him to be a stud this year is an idiot… oh that was me. Emery’s contract is up after this year, the Flyer’s have a goalie controversy, and I would recommend no other team picking him up with his bad attitude, poor stats and now bad hip. I wonder if he and Khabibulin can get a discount if they book their flight together to Russia?
The Detroit Red Wings won their first game back from the break. The team edged out the Colorado Avalanche after a strong start to go two up, but ended up winning 3-2. What was good to see is their ability to hold their opponent to no points in the last period. The Wings are as healthy as they have been all year. As George “Boost Mobile” Washington would say, “Dont call it a comeback, I been here for years, rockin my peers and puttin suckas in fear, makin the tears rain down like a mon-soon, listen to the bass go boom!”
Ryan Miller faces Sidney Crosby in their first game back from the Olympics. I think I speak for the majority, and if I do not I should be, but why out of anyone did it have to be Crosby? Don’t worry Miller, when the Penguins lose in the first round and Buffalo advances, flash a good grin and keep going for the Stanley Cup.
Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be having a sale tomorrow just short of the whole organization. Tomorrow is the deadline, not expected to be too crazy, but you never know what could happen.
Anaheim Recalled foward Dan Sexton from Bakersfield (ECHL).
Atlanta Signed defenseman Chris Chelios.
Boston Acquired the rights to defenseman Steve Kampfer from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a conditional fourth-round draft pick; acquired defenseman Cody Wild from the Edmonton Oilers for forward Matt Marquardt.
Calgary Recalled forward Mikael Backlund from Abbotsford (AHL).
Carolina Activated forward Chad LaRose from injured reserve.
Chicago Acquired defenseman Nick Boynton from Anaheim Ducks for future considerations.
Edmonton Acquired forward Matt Marquardt from the Boston Bruins in exchange for defenseman Cody Wild.
Minnesota Signed defenseman Marek Zidlicky to a three-year contract extension; signed defenseman Clayton Stoner to a two-year contract extension.
Ottawa Acquired defenseman Andy Sutton from the New York Islanders in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2010.
Philadelphia Activated defenseman Ryan Parent from injured reserve.
Phoenix Re-assigned defenseman David Schlemko to San Antonio (AHL).
Pittsburgh Acquired forward Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Luca Caputi and defenseman Martin Skoula.
San Jose Recalled forwards Dwight Helminen and Jamie McGinn and defenseman Jason Demers from Worcester (AHL); placed Sharks defenseman Marc- Edouard Vlasic on injured reserve.
Tampa Bay Recalled right wing Brandon Bochenski from Norfolk (AHL).
Atlanta Acquired forward Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim in exchange for defenseman Nathan Oystrick and a conditional draft choice in 2011.
Boston Assigned goaltender Matt Dalton to Reading (ECHL).
Calgary Signed forward Matt Stajan to a multi-year contract.
Chicago Assigned goaltender Hannu Toivonen and defenseman Danny Richmond to Rockford (AHL).
Columbus Recalled defensemen Grant Clitsome from Syracuse (AHL); acquired forward Greg Moore from the New York Islanders in exchange for defenseman Dylan Reese.
Dallas Signed forward Steve Ott to a four-year contract extension through the 2013-14 season.
Edmonton Recalled defensemen Taylor Chorney and Theo Peckham, and goaltender Devan Dubnyk from Springfield (AHL).
Nashville Recalled forward Colin Wilson and defenseman Alexander Sulzer from Milwaukee (AHL); named Tom Cigarran chairman; acquired defenseman Denis Grebeshkov from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2010.
NY Rangers Recalled defenseman Corey Potter from Hartford (AHL).
Philadelphia Waived forward Riley Cote; placed goaltender Ray Emery on long-term injured reserve.
Phoenix Recalled defenseman Anders Eriksson and forward Joel Perrault from conditioning assignments with San Antonio (AHL).
Pittsburgh Acquired defenseman Jordan Leopold from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2010 second-round draft pick.
St. Louis Acquired goaltender Joe Fallon from Chicago in exchange for goaltender Hannu Toivonen and defenseman Danny Richmond.
Tampa Bay Recalled forward Mark Parrish from Norfolk (AHL); assigned goaltender Jaroslav Janus to Norfolk.
Washington Recalled left wing Quinin Laing, defenseman Tyler Sloan and goaltender Semyon Varlamov from Hershey (AHL).
NHL Returns
Mar 1
Fantasy owners don’t forget to put in your players as the NHL schedule returns tonight as the Detroit Red Wings take the ice against the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado is tied for first place within the Northwest division and the Red Wings look to catapult to the 8th seed within the Western Conference.
The teams, and the NHL, will take a week to get back into full swing but once they do, prepare for playoff like hockey as both Conferences are close and everyone wants a shot at this year’s Stanley Cup Champion title.
On another note, the trade deadline is only a few days away. HWB will do their best to keep you informed of trades, extensions and signings of all sorts.
Check back often and welcome back to action NHL.
