Starting it off with a big "oops" by Preds GM David Poile...
A few big items today I figured I’d post about…
History Repeats Itself
Oh boy. Nashville pulled a Chicago and forgot to qualify several rfas per Nick Kypreos. “@RealKyper: Big #NHL news as some question #Predators missing qualifying offers on RFA’s O’Reilly, Spaling, Halischuk and Kostitsyn.” Chicago did this back in 2009. From digging, it looks like they actually did attempt to qualify the players, but the qualifying offers were sent by mail on the final day (uh… dur???) rather than by courier/fax as they usually are. Not sure what the case is with the Preds.
Jagr going to…
Looks like it will be the Pittsburgh Penguins winning this one. Nothing official yet, but Twats out there tell me it will be something like 1 year at $2.1M.
Chris Drury will indeed be bought out
Looks like Drury will indeed be bought out, according to this article here.
I didnt know players could waive medical exceptions. Perhaps something similar could happen to Gilbert Brule, but I doubt he’d go for it since he doesn’t have a team lined up.
Updated at 1:20 PM….. James Wisniewski has been traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a conditional 7th round pick in 2012 (becomes a 5th if the Jackets actually sign him). He will become a UFA if he is not re-signed before Noon ET on July 1st. So the Jackets obviously hope to sign him before then. They will be the only team that can talk to him / his agent in that regard until that deadline.
Updated at 1:56 PM…. Roli re-signs with the Tampa Bay Lightning – 1 year at $3M.
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… so to speak. Neither player have been offered a qualifying offer, which makes them UFAs. I don’t see the Oilers signing either of them now, although I suppose they could try and sign Zack to a 2-way contract (he was 1-way before, which means his Q.O. had to also be 1-way). In other words, the Oil could still technically re-sign these guys again, just to a worse contract than they already had (i.e. in Katz’ pocketbook’s favor).
EDIT:
Oilers qualified the following RFA players: Chorney, Smid, O’Marra, Cogliano, Peckham
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Ryan Smyth, bleeding copper and blue
Brilliant deal. Done deal. Love it.
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Here are some scouting reports for the Oilers remaining picks:
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Keith was picked 54th overall...can we find a gem in the later rounds?
Here is a post for discussion regarding the second draft day.
On day one, the Oilers drafted Ryan Nugent-Hopkins @ #1 and Oskar Klefbom @ #19. And picked up Ryan Smyth from L.A. for Brule and a 4th (still not confirmed as of writing this, but TSN has it so I’ll consider it a done deal).
Oilers are looking to pick at 31, 62, 73 (from Flames – Staios trade), 91, 113 (from Pens – Garon trade), 121 and 181 (I think these are accurate, all from here).
Who will they pick? Saad, Rattie and Musil are all still available.
Update at 10:22am: At 31st the Oilers took Musil (D), at 62nd they took Perhonen (G) and with the 74th pick they selected Ewanyk (LW)…and supposedly the Smyth deal is on hold due to Brule’s health
Update at 10:35am: Oilers pick Dillon Simpson at 92nd (I guess all those numbers from above are off by one). Looks like this is Craig Simpson’s kid.
Update at 11:49am: Oilers picked Tobias Reider (F) at 114, and Martin Gernat (D) at 122
Update at 12:02pm: Oilers pick Frans Tuohimaa with their final pick at 182
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