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Friday, March 03, 2006

30 TEAM ANALYSIS

So hard to pin down accurate information as GM's are changing their minds 2-3 times a day. Busier than ever and still 1 week to go!


East

Carolina
Buying need: What they hope is the final piece…an offensive d-man for the power play
Interested teams: Toronto has offered McCabe, Also Canes quietly asked for Zidlicky.

Ottawa
Buying need: A strong number 2 centre, an experienced goaler as depth, scoring winger
Interested teams: Sens going hard after Jokinen, & asked for Savard, Peca & M.York, goalie depth will be Roloson unless Riser can package him elsewhere with Kuba.

NY Rangers
Buying need: Looking for depth at wing, defensive depth, depth pick for draft…have ton of attractive prospects (Dawes, Montoya and Moore getting lots of interest)
Interested teams: The Rangers are asking hard for the Blues Tkachuk, Leafs called and asked if NYR wants McCabe, and bigggggg talk with FLA for 1st pick

Buffalo
Looking to sell: Definitely will sell a goaler (Biron or Noorns)
Interested teams: Oilers, Vancouver, Ottawa, LA all interested in Biron.

Philadelphia
Looking to buy: Clarke is quiet but will look for a top C, wing depth, and goaler depth.
Interested teams: Philly has asked St.Lou for Tkachuk, Iles for Parrish, FLA for Jokinen, and…??? Look for a bigger trade!

Tampa Bay
Looking to buy: Goalie, wing depth also called Pens about Ric Jackman
Interested teams: Mtl., Nash. Minnie (offered Rolloson), Toronto, Colorado all asked for Richards

New Jersey
Looking to buy: Lou’s been quiet…has interest in Tkachuck
Interested teams: Few teams interested in Mogilny, Elias, Kozlov, Van for Albelin

Montreal
Looking to buy & sell: Want 2nd C, D depth, 1st winger and have called about Bertuzzi
Interested for: Witt fromWash, Kuba fr/ Minnie, Salei fr/ Ducks..will deal Bonk & Ribiero
Interest from: Van & Ducks called for Souray, Flames for Kovalev, or a York/Bok pkge from NYI.
Gainey will push hard for Richards in the summer!

Atlanta
Looking to buy: Defence, defence, defence
Interest in: Witt fromWash, Kuba fr/ Minnie, Salei or Carney fr/ Ducks
Interest selling: Savard, Melanby, Kozlov, Petrovicky, Havlid, Sutton, if Atl. falls out of contention

Toronto
Looking to sell & buy: look for 1st line wing, depth on D, a goaler
Interested in: JFJ asking about Joky, Witt from Wash, Kuba fr/ Minni, Carney fr/ Ducks
Sells: McCabe to Van, Canes, Stars, Flames hard for Tucker, Preds new ask Allison
JFJ has/is trying hard to land Luongo but it may be dead till summer.

Boston
Looking to sell: Sell UFA Samsonov, taking offers for Murray & Leetch for right price.
Interested teams: The Oilers are asking for both Samonsov and Raycroft, San Jose has interest in Murray as do the Leafs.


NY Islanders
Looking to sell: any & all…look for Kavasha, King, York, Bates, Sopel, & Hunter to go
Interested: Philly for Parish, Sens for York or Satan, Flames for Satan, Oilers for York
Mtl. interest in York/Sopel pkge, Van likes Sopel/Lukowich pkge

Florida
Looking to sell: Jokinen, Hill are big UFA, may be forced to sell Luongo, Bouwmestr,
Interested teams: Sens, Flames, Van, Leafs, NJD all for Joki, Van & Leafs for Luongo

Washington
Looking to sell: Witt is biggest asset, some asks on Friesen & Halpern
Interested teams: Nash, Mtl, Van, Leafs, NJD, Philly…McPhee getting greedy!

Pittsburgh
Looking to sell: Looking to get rid of Gonchar, Recchi, Leclair, Malone, Jackman
Interested teams: Leafs for Malone, Philli for Recchi or Leclair most calls for Jackman!



West

Detroit
Looking to buy: scoring depth, defensive D, goal
Interested in: Carney fr/ Ducks, Richardson fr/ Jackets, Leclair from Pitt
Biron from Buff, Rolo fro Minni…Looking to deal Lang

Dallas
Looking to buy: wing, defence & scoring grit depth like Ricci from Phoenix
Interest in: Tucker or McCabe fr/ Leafs, Nash or Drake fr/ Blues, Bates or Parish fr/ NYI

Vancouver
Looking to buy: Defence is tops & asked for… Souray from Mtl., Witt from Caps, Weinrich fr/ Blues, Carney from Ducks, McCabe from Leafs, Kuba from Minnie, Sopel/York pkge fr/ Iles
also asked Sabres for Biron, Minnie for Roloson, Rangers for Weekes and FLA for Luongo
All teams above want Kesler +, Rangers/Ducks will settle for King or Cooke

Nashville
Looking to buy: 1st line C, wing & D depth
Interested teams: Allison & Tucker fr/ Leafs, Savard fr/ Alta, Richardson fr/ Jackets, York/Parrish pkge
Will push harder now for #1 C after Perrault out for 2-4 weeks!

Calgary
Looking to buy: top line C, wing depth
Interested in: Jokinen (1st) or Niewy (2nd) fr/ FLA or Savard, Arnason, York,
& Sutter has called about Kovalev & pushing hard for Tucker fr/ Leafs

Colorado (will make big splash now or summer)
Looking to buy: 2nd C, solid #1 goaler, scoring & checkers
Interested in: Ollie from FLA, Bertuzzi fr/ Nucks, Satan fr/ Iles,
Lacroix in serious talks with FLA about Luongo & maybe Jokinen too

Los Angeles
Looking to buy: 1st need is a depth C, LW/RW and goalie.
Interested teams: Asked Leafs for Allison & or Belfour, Savard fr/ Alta, Sabres for Biron, York/Parrish pkge from Iles...Taylor seems all over the place??

Edmonton
Looking to buy: Looking for No.1 goaler & depth …had asks about Peca from Sens
Interested teams: Lowe ask Phnx for Cujo, Leafs for Belfour, Parrish fr/ Iles
asked big for Boston for Raycroft/Samsonov pkge, may settle for Ducks for Giggy or last resort Cujo!

Anaheim
Looking to sell: Will part w/ Giguere, Carney or Salei, had asks for Selanne, McDonald
Interested teams: Oilers for Giggy, Mtl. for Selanne, Flames for McDonald

San Jose
Looking to sell/buy: Very quiet about selling…Marleau?, but have asked about Murray
Interested teams: Flames for Marleau, Sens about Toskla or Schaeffer

Minnesota
Looking to sell: Wild have 8 UFA next yr Zuzyn, Chouinard, Manny, Rolo, Kuba or Mitchell etc
Interested teams: Vancouver for Mitchell, Kuba, Leafs for Kuba, Mtl. for Kuba

Phoenix
Looking to sell: May ship out Cujo, Morris, Mara, Gauthier, Ricci
Interested teams: Leafs for Mara/Cujo, Mtl. for Mara, NYR for Morris,
Lowe called to ask about Cujo & maybe even a Cujo/Sanderson okge!

Columbus
Looking to sell: Have had calls about Richardson, Hrdina,
Interested teams: Detroit for Richardson

Chicago
Looking to sell: Would luv to dump KBoulin’s $6 mil, and are willing to trade anyone & want a do over. Have had ton o calls about Arnason, Cully, Bell, Calder, Barnaby
Interested teams: Flames about Arnason, Leafs forArnason/Cullimore, Mtl for Daze/Bell, Philly about Daze!

St. Louis
Looking to trade: Looking to unload Tkachuk, Drake, Nash, Jackman
Interested teams: Ranger for Tchuck, Philly for Tchuck, Flames for Drake

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