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The-Leak (aka) kingwell (bka) JULES:
The Vancouver Canucks have added a lot of depth to their blueline in a short period of time. The team has acquired defencemen Christian Ehrhoff and Brad Lukowich from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenceman Daniel Rahimi and forward Patrick White. Vancouver also announced on Friday that they have inked veteran defenceman Mathieu Schneider to a contract.
The moves will help backfill a Canuck blueline that lost veteran workhorse Mattias Ohlund to the Tampa Bay Lightning as a free agent on July 1.
In 77 games for the Sharks last season, Ehrhoff counted eight goals and 34 assists. He will be entering his sixth NHL season after playing his entire career in San Jose. The 27-year old was a fourth-round choice of the Sharks in the 2001 draft. He has two years remaining on a three-year deal that he signed as a restricted free agent with San Jose in the summer of 2008.
Lukowich, a 33-year old native of Cranbrook, B.C., recorded eight assists in 58 games for San Jose last year. He is an 11-year NHL veteran who was originally a fourth-round pick of the New York Islanders in 1994. He won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.
We are pleased to be adding Christian and Brad to our defensive group," said Mike Gillis in a press release. "Defence has been an area we wanted to add skill and depth to and this trade has strengthened our group considerably."
In exchange, the Canucks give up a pair of recent draft picks. Rahimi was selected in the third round in 2006, and played the last two seasons with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. White was Vancouver's first round pick (25th overall) in 2007, and played last season for the University of Minnesota.
The deal allows the Sharks to clear some significant salary cap space for the coming season.
"This trade speaks to the confidence we have in the young players coming up through our system who have earned the right to compete for a spot on this team," said Sharks general manager Doug Wilson in a release.
At the age of 40, Schneider will be joining his ninth club over 19 seasons in the league. The veteran split last season between the Montreal Canadiens and the Atlanta Thrashers, and scored a combined nine goals and 23 assists in 64 games. Originally drafted by the Canadiens in 1987, Schneider has a long resume that includes a Stanley Cup win with the Habs in 1993, along with appearances in two Olympics and two World Cups for Team USA.
MontrealCity's Most:
OK tanguay with tampa bay now wow..... by the way with hockey Canada holding camp this week i wanna give you my line up and you can do the same.
Oh ya, no Danny Heatley please.
Gagne - Crosby - Nash
Lecavalier - Getzlaf - St Louis
Iginla - Eric Stall - Jeff Carter
Toews - M.Richards - JThornton
Nydermier - Phaneuf
Webber - Bouwmeester
Green - Burns
Brodeur
Fleury ( yes fleury 2)
Luongo
The-Leak (aka) kingwell (bka) JULES:
--- Quote from: Mtl 's M-0-s-T on August 29, 2009, 10:18:36 AM ---OK tanguay with tampa bay now wow..... by the way with hockey Canada holding camp this week i wanna give you my line up and you can do the same.
Oh ya, no Danny Heatley please.
Gagne - Crosby - Nash
Lecavalier - Getzlaf - St Louis
Iginla - Eric Stall - Jeff Carter
Toews - M.Richards - JThornton
Nydermier - Phaneuf
Webber - Bouwmeester
Green - Burns
Brodeur
Fleury ( yes fleury 2)
Luongo
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Here's a report for those who wanna read...
There could be a new French Connection in the works, as RDS is reporting that the Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms of a contract with Alex Tanguay pending a physical. Terms of the deal were not released.
The two sides have reportedly been in negotiation since July, but it was not until two weeks ago when Tanguay was contacted by Lightning stars Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis that he decided to join the Bolts.
The Ste-Justine, Quebec native spent a solitary season with the Canadiens after being acquired along with a 5th round pick from the Calgary Flames for a 1st and a 2nd round pick. He suffered through an injury-plagued campaign in his native province, missing 28 games with a separated shoulder. He did manage 16 goals and 25 assists in 50 games.
After spending his first six seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, helping the team capture the Stanley Cup in 2001, the 29-year old has bounced around over the past three years. His two-year tenure in Calgary was marked with disagreements with then-head coach Mike Keenan over playing style.
When freed of defensive shackles, the smooth skating Tanguay is a point-a-game type producer who could flourish with a change of scenery, specifically with the offensive weapons around him that the Lightning possess in Lecavalier, St. Louis, Steven Stamkos and Ryan Malone.
In 659 career games, Tanguay has 193 goals and 387 assists. He was originally chosen 12th overall by the Avalanche in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
The-Leak (aka) kingwell (bka) JULES:
Here is my Team Canada. I gottttttttttttta put Heatley c'monnnnn.. lol. Did you see the scrimmage game they had? It was streamed on the CTV Olympic website, Heatley got booed the whole game, then when they did the shootout and he sniped a shot out they erupted for him.
(G)
Luongo
(D)
Bouwmeester Boyle
Regehr Weber
Phaneuf Green
(F)
Crosby Nash Lecavalier
Richards Carter Heatley
Doan Thornton Iginla
Roy Marleau St. Louis
MontrealCity's Most:
No im not putting him on see id rather have stall on there then Heatley.
Heatley never showed good team spirit.
It always been on losing teams ( yes exept the year he went to the finals) but besdies that in what 7 years all losing teams
Dosent wanna play for ottawa dosent wanna play for edmonton
Why should he play for team canada
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