http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?blogger_id=54Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:51:25 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16072 The Penguins conducted a conference call with Marc Andre Fleury this afternoon. Here are couple of quotes from the Penguins goalie in regard to his new deal and free agency in general: "This is where I wanted to be. This was the goal I told my agent. I love the team, I love the organization and I love the city." "Sid agreed to a 5 year extension, so did Malkin...I wanted to stick around w Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:56:05 -0400ruslan fedotenko penguins miroslav satan marc andre fleury http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16061 Day two of the National Hockey League's free agent signing period answered some big questions for the Penguins and identified the areas that Ray Shero will need to address moving forward. The day started off with rumblings that Marian Hossa had made a decision and we found out around noontime that he would sign with the Detroit Red Wings. Signing with the Stanley Cup Champions is not a surpris Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:26:40 -0400penguins marian hossa brooks orpik jarkko ruutu http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16033 Brooks Orpik locked in for 6 years...more to come! Per Ray Shero presser right now... Here is the official release... I will be on XM with Mike Ross and Ron Rimmer at 5:43... thoughts on the day soon... PITTSBURGH PENGUINS RE-SIGN BROOKS ORPIK The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed defenseman Brooks Orpik to a six-year contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and Gene Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:33:18 -0400penguins marian hossa evgeni malkin red wings http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16018 Quick Hit: The Bruins kept their media waiting for 4 hours to announce the signing of Michael Ryder... Kevin Greenstein of Inside Hockey also tells me that the Bruins are not in play for Marian Hossa... ***** Well, the first day of the Unrestricted Free Agency period is close to 10 hours old and not a whole lot has happened in Penguinland. Sure, there have been some player coming and goin Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:25:08 -0400brooks orpik penguins bruins marian hossa http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15985 The Penguins have inked roughneck, Eric Godard, to a three year contract. This pretty much says BGL will walk. Now that the site is back to functioning normally, I will be back shortly with a recap of all activities involving the Penguins...who is coming in (Godard, Eaton, Dupuis) and who is heading out (Conklin, Hall). * * * * * The Post Gazette confirms that Mark Eaton has re-signed Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:05:21 -0400penguins evgeni malkin pascal dupuis http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15965 I had to reference the old Anthrax song in the title of this blog, since that is exactly what it has seemed like over the last 48 hours. The frenzy is in full force and things are blowing up all over the league...the intriguing thing is that it isn't exactly playing out according to plan. I wouldn't have expected the Tampa Bay Lightning to be this big a player prior to July 1st and they have b Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:32:29 -0400penguins free agency penguins hockey buzzcast http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15936 As Ek reported in his blog...it looks as if the Lightning have agreed to terms with Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts. Good for those players... "We said earlier this week we would be aggressive in our pursuit of free agents in order to win and compete," Lightning owner Oren Koules said on Saturday. At least he is following up on his word. He did exactly what many of us in Pittsburgh have been s Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:52:01 -0400ryan malone gary roberts penguins lightning http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15922 The much speculated about trade of Ryan Malone's exclusive negotiating rights has finally gone down, but it wasn't to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Jackets were thought to be trying to acquire those rights prior to the National Hockey League's Entry Draft last weekend. It seems as if the Tampa Bay Lightning are going to try and use their long term commitment to Vincent Lecavalier and the Seen Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:11:44 -0400penguins ryan malone gary roberts lightning http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15900 Each year, as we barrel towards Unrestricted Free Agency, I take a look at the Penguins roster under the heading: Penguins by the Numbers. Well, it is that time again…I will be taking look at every player who is under contract or a free agent, by position. I will give you a capsule on each player as well as his cap hit and how long he is under contract. Amazing to see how many free agents the Pe Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:10:14 -0400penguins by the numbers free agency http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15854 Penguins General Manager, Ray Shero, today announced that he has extended qualifying offers to seven restricted free agents. There are a couple of surprises on the list. Mark Ardelan, Paul Bissonnette, Tim Brent, Patrick Ehelechner, Daniel Fernholm, Jonathan Filewich, and Ryan Stone all received offers. Bissonnette and Ehelechner stand out...especially Ehelechner, who has not attended a Pe Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:07:55 -0400free agency penguins