The acquisition that never was is the thing that's got me reeling. I like Dany Heatley. I remember when he was a youngster who played on the WJC when he was still in College. I followed him when he was in Atlanta, and then when he moved to Ottawa, I thought it was great that he was going to play with Spezza. When the networks were prematurely reporting a trade between the Oilers and Sens, I was completely overcome with joy. I mean, I can't even explain how excited I was to read that...even though we would have had to give up Cogliano and Smid in the trade. I listed the Pat Quinn/Tom Renney combo, the drafting of Magnus Paajarvi Svensson and the acquisition of 'Heater' of the most exciting news in recent (1o year) Oiler history. It's a good time to be a Oiler fan.
As far as my Caps, we gave up Donald Brashear and gained Mike Knuble. I figure there are more changes coming, given that we are in need of a mobile dman.
Chicago is looking really good, after acquiring Marion Hossa (who is with his 4th team in 3 years!!), Tomas Kopecky (who I watched quite a bit when he was in Lethbridge for a couple of seasons in junior), and JOHN MADDEN!! (madden has long been on my radar, particularly because he's a Selke guy). I think Chicago were only missing a couple of key players, and now, wow, they're going to be good...
The Rangers, Leafs and Canadiens are the others who have made some pretty serious changes. Gaborik signs with the Rangers, the Habs got Mike Cammalleri, Brian Gionta, Hal Gill, Scott Gomez and Jaro Spacek. Nik Antropov signed with Atlanta (yikes!!), and Havlat signs with the Wild.
Even though I live in Calgary, I wouldn't consider myself a Flames fan. (I have gone to Flames training camps and morning skates, just for the love of NHL hockey). But I'm really excited about the acquisition of Jay Bouwmeester, and Fredrik Sjostrom. I just read that the Flames also got Garth Murray (from Regina) and Riley Armstrong (from Saskatoon). While they may never actually suit up for the Flames, the prospect of them getting a shot at the NHL is great. Murray played for the Pats in Regina when I lived there and he played a few games for the Habs back in the day.
It's been a really exciting few days - the draft last weekend and now July 1. I can't wait for next season...
About Me
- queen of hockey
- I live in Calgary, Alberta CANADA...home of the NHL's Flames and the WHL's Hitmen. I love watching hockey. My favorite player is Alexander Ovechkin, followed closely by Nicklas Bäckström. Then there's my goalies Henrik Lundqvist, and Carey Price. I also like watching the dynamic duo of Toews and Kane. I like watching the Caps, Rangers, Habs, Hawks, and Canucks. But I'll watch anyone play anyone, at any time. I love the game that much. In my limited spare time, I am learning Swedish. I've actually been taking lessons since the NHL lockout in 2004. So, it stands to reason that I pay extra close attention to Swedish players/prospects. Pretty much the only time I'm not thinking hockey is when I'm sleeping, or when I'm at my boxing club.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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