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UPDATE 4:56 , Sopel to Ana, Carter to Sens, Kubina, Prospal. etc...

September 9, 2007, 11:42 AM ET [ Comments]
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Hey all...Rookie camps are underway and not a second too soon! I had a great dinner last night with Habs blogger Eric Engels and Hockeybuzz Spirit Guide, Bruce "Scoop" Cooper...It was fantastic to talk actual hockey and this week it will be fantastic to get out of the house and over to Flyers Rookie Camp.

The Rumour Mill is still churning however, and just as word comes out that Brent Sopel may be going to Red Wings camp it is possible that some of the players in the Markov sweeps may be trying to grab him prior.

A real good bet on Sopel, besides the Red Wings, could be Anaheim. (e3)

As far as teams in the Markov race, Boston and San Jose, they are quite possibly interested as well in the the Soapster.

Another rumour circulating in the last hour here is that the Ottawa Senators are considering Anson Carter as a possible target. In the end, can anyone give me a reason why the Canucks wouldn't try to re-unite (~} with the twins? Last we saw that movie it was pretty impressive. Although the Canucks are interested it continues to stall off with one source telling me that he believes that Anson knows his value to the offensively challenged Canucks and the price for the Canucks may be higher in years.

One team that is still wheeling and dealing looks to be the Islanders. The Islanders are the kind of team that will continue to tweak through October.

The Lightning still have some serious interest in Kubina as well...The Leafs have some interest in Prospal and Denis. As always this is not the "trade" just names I am hearing thrown around...

UPDATE:

A few of you have ponted out that Anaheim doesn't need Sopel...you may be right, given the current line-up as it stands on September 9...but here's the thing: The fact that this rumour does indeed exist could mean several things, but one of those scenarios could be it is part of another trade that Burke is trying to make with Tampa that would include one of his current D and the #1 that he got for Penner for some scoring. I didn't blog on this, because as of right now it is more speculation then rumour, but Feaster and Burke have a great relationship and Tampa WILL add a d-man prior to Oct 1...THEY HAVE TO. Burke needs some scoring to go compensate for the loss of Selanne...
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