Saturday, July 04, 2009
NHL Off-Season
Free agency
The draft
Key dates
July 1: Free agency period begins
July 5: Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration
July 06: Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration
July 10: Deadline for eligible players to elect Group 5 free agency
July 20-Aug. 04: Salary arbitration hearings held
Aug. 06: Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered
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Audio from the Locker Room
- Wings' Henrik Zetterberg on motivation from loss
- Wings' Henrik Zetterberg on handshake controversy
- Wings' Mikael Samuelsson on wanting to stay a Wing
- Wings' Nick Lidstrom on the end of the season
- Wings' Nick Lidstrom on handshake controversy
- Wings' Mike Babcock on handshake controversy
- Wings' Mike Babcock on wanting Hossa back
- Wings' Henrik Zetterberg on not scoring
- Wings' Chris Osgood on the loss
- Wings' Kirk Maltby on the loss
- Wings' Nick Lidstrom on his last-second chance
- Wings' Brad Stuart on Penguins' goals
- Wings' Marian Hossa on watching Penguins win
- Wings' Kirk Maltby on having home ice for Game 7
- Wings' Brian Rafalski on how he sleeps before a Game 7
- Wings' Marian Hossa on putting pressure on himself
- Brad Stuart on what he expects in Game 7
- Brian Rafalski on having played in a Finals Game 7
- Wings' Niklas Kronwall on what Penguins did well
- Wings' Darren Helm on the team's mood
- Wings' Nick Lidstrom on being interfered with on 2nd goal
- Wings' Chris Osgood on Game 7
- Wings' Jonathan Ericsson on Penguins' frustration
- Wings' Justin Abdelkader on his 2nd playoff goal
- Wings' Valtteri Filppula on his game-winner
- Wings' Chris Osgood on Penguins' Malkin
- Wings' Chris Osgood on playing smarter
- Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury on experience helping
- Penguins' Brooks Orpik on staying out of penalty box
- Penguins' Maxime Talbot on Hossa going to Wings
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NHL
- Kings acquire Smyth from Avalanche - 04:36 AM
- Nash re-ups with Jackets for 8 years - 02:45 AM
- Coyotes sign Heshka to 1-year contract - 09:18 PM
- Penguins agree on 1-year deal with Fedotenko - 06:52 PM
- Canucks land free-agent winger Mikael Samuelsson - 06:15 PM
- Bruins' Recchi: Likely his last season in NHL - 05:43 PM
- Coyotes sign Meyer to 1-year contract - 11:59 PM
- LaRose re-signs with Hurricanes for 2 years - 11:29 PM
- Wild pursuing Saku Koivu to fill hole at center - 11:23 PM
Roundup
Mikael Samuelsson joining Canucks
Samuelsson accepted a three-year deal worth $7.5 million. The Wings would have offered no more than $1.5 million this season. - 07/04/2009
Breaking down NHL free agency
We won't know the winners and losers of free agency until a portion of the regular season is played. Still, that doesn't mean we can't speculate and have some fun. - 07/04/2009
Mikael Samuelsson leaves Wings for 3-year deal with Canucks
Forward Mikael Samuelsson, the Red Wings' last unsigned unrestricted free agent, signed a three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks. - 07/03/2009
Holland still likes what Wings have
Few teams can lose a player of Marian Hossa's stature and still be considered a Stanley Cup contender. - 07/03/2009
Ducks' Teemu Selanne to retire after next season
Selanne, 39, recently contemplated retirement but decided to play for one more season in the NHL. - 07/03/2009
Roundup
Chicago also adds John Madden
The Blackhawks on Thursday signed John Madden, a center who has spent his entire 10-year career with the Devils. - 07/03/2009
Marian Hossa bolts to Chicago
Hossa signed a 12-year, $62.8 million contract with the Blackhawks Wednesday, along with friend and Wings teammate Tomas Kopecky, who signed a two-year deal. - 07/02/2009
Wings GM Ken Holland knew players would go
Joining Marian Hossa in Chicago will be good friend Tomas Kopecky. The Wings also lost backup goalie Ty Conklin, who signed a two-year, $2.6 million contract with the Blues. - 07/02/2009
Wings' Dan Cleary invited to Team Canada orientation camp
He is the only Red Wings player invited among the 46 that will be at the Canadian Olympic team's orientation camp in August. - 07/02/2009
NHL: Roundup
Rangers land Marian Gaborik on busy day
Gaborik left Minnesota for a five-year $37.5 million contract with New York. - 07/02/2009
Marian Hossa leaves Wings for Blackhawks
Marian Hossa added more fire to the Red Wings' rivalry with the Blackhawks, signing a 12-year contract with Chicago. "It's time to move on," he says. - 07/01/2009
Wings 4th, Lions 4th-worst in ranking of pro franchises
The Wings are the fourth-best franchise among the four major pro sports leagues for "paying fans back for their investment of time, money and passion," according to ESPN The Magazine. - 07/01/2009
NHL: Roundup
Canucks sign Sedin twins to matching $30.5 million deals
Also, Scott Niedermayer returned to the Ducks, bruiser Donald Brashear signed with the Rangers, U-M's Mike Knuble went to the Caps and MSU David Booth agreed to a six-year extension with the Panthers. - 07/01/2009
Roundup
Canadiens trade for center Scott Gomez
- The Rangers have started trimming salary by trading star center Scott Gomez to the Canadiens for forward Chris Higgins in a six-player deal. - 07/01/2009
Marian Hossa ready to test market
Unlike the pre-lockout, no salary cap days, the Wings are finding it difficult to keep their roster together. They simply can't spend money endlessly. - 07/01/2009
Marian Hossa appears ready to test free-agent market
General manager Ken Holland and Hossa's agent Ritch Winter talked again Tuesday but came to no agreement. Hossa looks like he'll test free agency. - 06/30/2009
Wings, Marian Hossa still talking
Free agency in the NHL begins Wednesday, and the Wings continue to work on finding a way to keep Marian Hossa in the fold. - 06/30/2009
Wings' Brian Rafalski invited to Olympic camp
The Detroit defenseman is one of 34 players invited to the U.S. Olympic Hockey Orientation Camp in August. The final U.S. roster is likely to be set in late December. - 06/30/2009
NHL: Roundup
Penguins re-sign Guerin for a year
Guerin, 38, helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup and would have become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday. - 06/30/2009
Quick hits
U.S. coaching staff set for Olympic hockey
Ron Wilson's coaching staff for the U.S. Olympic team is complete, with the addition of assistants John Tortorella and Scott Gordon. - 06/30/2009
Ken Holland says Wings, Marian Hossa still far apart in talks
The Red Wings were hoping to secure the signing of Marian Hossa to a long-term contract over the weekend. - 06/29/2009
Wings' top pick Landon Ferraro feisty like dad
The 5-foot-11, 165-pound forward was taken in the second round, 32nd overall. His father, Ray Ferraro, played in the NHL for 18 seasons and scored 408 goals. - 06/27/2009
Scouting reports on Wings' draft picks
The Red Wings selected seven players Saturday during the second day of the NHL draft. Here is a scouting report on each player. - 06/27/2009
NHL
Players hope Coyotes will stay put
The future of the Coyotes remains in limbo, but several players believe the bankrupt team will stay in Arizona. - 06/27/2009
Salary cap number does Red Wings no favors
The league and players' union issued a statement Friday before the start of the entry draft that said the salary cap will be $56.8 million for the 2009-10 season. - 06/27/2009
NHL: Draft
John Tavares surprised at being No. 1 pick
The Islanders kept everyone guessing, including John Tavares himself, right up until they made the high-scoring center the No. 1 pick in the NHL entry draft. - 06/27/2009
Wings: No long lease at Joe
Detroit -- The Detroit Red Wings will play the 2009-2010 season at Joe Louis Arena even though Olympia Entertainment informed the city of Detroit on Friday that it won't extend its lease of Joe Louis and Cobo Arena for another 20 years, according to Olympia Entertainment. - 06/27/2009
NHL
Pronger goes from Ducks to Flyers
The Flyers made the biggest early splash at the NHL draft when they acquired star defenseman Chris Pronger on Friday. - 06/27/2009
NHL draft: First-round picks
The players who were selected in Friday's first round of the National Hockey League draft in Montreal. - 06/27/2009
