http://www.hockeybuzz.comThu, 03 Jul 2008 09:09:50 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16063 Punchless on Long Island Words from Garth Snow is that he is pretty much finished in free agency. It means two things. 1. The Isles still lack someone to punch pucks into the back of the net. 2. The Isles are going to be pushed around and bullied another season because nobody seems to feel the dire urgency to find someone who can take care of business. It is espec... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:58:09 -0400NHL Islanders Rangers http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16051 “Bringing Doug aboard was a priority for us. He not only brings a wealth of NHL games and experience with him, but he’s the type of player we want our younger players to learn from,” said Islanders General Manager Garth Snow.   Per Strickland: 1.75 base plus bonuses Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:08:42 -0400Doug Weight NHL Islanders http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16050 $1.75 base plus bonuses More to come, Andy strickland strickland.andy@gmail.com Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:00:21 -0400Blues Islanders http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16043 There were many signings that made me shake my head yesterday. There’s one in particular that really confused me and many others. Jeff Finger. FOURTEEN MILLION DOLLARS. I decided to hold off on commenting until I heard the team’s rationale. And after reading the quotes in I’m more baffled than ever before: "A lot of people in Toronto are asking me, 'Who the hell is Jeff Finge... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:11:52 -0400Bruins Ducks Capitals Blues Thrashers Flames Sabres Sharks Black Hawks Stars Avalanche Blue Jackets Panthers Oilers Wild Canadiens Red Wings Kings Predators Devils Islanders Rangers Senators Flyers Coyotes Penguins Lightning Hurricanes Maple Leafs Canucks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16029 FREE AGENCY PLAYER NEW CLUB, FORMER CLUB, TERMS G Auld, Alex OTT, BOS 2-yr, $1.0 F Backes, David VAN, StL 3-yr, $7.5 (RFA offer sheet; 2nd round pick is compensation) G... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:25:07 -0400penguins coyotes flyers rangers islanders devils predators canadiens wild kings panthers oilers red wings stars bluejackets avalanche blackhawks hurricanes flames. sabres bruins thrashers ducks nhl shraks blues lightning maple leafs canucks capitals http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16020 "Staggeringly aggressive." - Lightning owner Oren Koules, last week, on the team's approach to free agency If nothing else, OK Hockey has proven that they are anything but all talk. After one single day of the free agency period, the Bolts have added forwards Ryan Malone, Gary Roberts, Radim Vrbata, Adam Hall and David Koci, as well as goaltender Olaf Kolzig (my early call for this year's mo... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:37:48 -0400Stars Oilers Blue Jackets Penguins Islanders Devils Coyotes Blackhawks NHL free agency Lightning Flyers Capitals Bruins Stamkos http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16014 Who is Yann Danis? And why do we care? Because those concerned with just Joey McDonald now can now be concerned with both him and Danis. It does create a healthy competition at training camp. But neither, in my mind, have shown the ability Dubie had to be the man when it counts. That said, there is only one way to find out. ___________________ Per the Isles Website: The New York Isl... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:23:58 -0400NHL Islanders http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16012 Follow me on Twitter to get text updates today. Go to www.twitter.com/eklund and hit follow and then set up your twitter account to get free text updates. So would you pay $20 million for Mats? Is it too much for Vancouver to spend? Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:21:59 -0400penguins coyotes flyers rangers islanders devils predators canadiens wild kings panthers oilers red wings stars bluejackets avalanche blackhawks hurricanes flames. sabres bruins thrashers ducks nhl shraks blues lightning maple leafs canucks capitals http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16000 Trees topple in the woods as the NHL owners and their overzealous GMs dig the league and NHLPA another abyss. Meanwhile, there is little doing on LI thus far. Newsday's Greg Logan weighs in with Weight & Hainsey Being Targeted . . . Read it here! Hainsey, 27, is in a much different situation. It might be in his best interest to wait and see how much Brian Campbell receives because that con... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:58:28 -0400Islanders NHL http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15998 Follow me on Twitter to get text updates today. Go to www.twitter.com/eklund and hit follow and then set up your twitter account to get free text updates. So what would YOU pay for Brian Campbell? Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:31:10 -0400nhL ducks thrashers bruins sabres flames. hurricanes blackhawks avalanche bluejackets stars red wings oilers panthers kings wild canadiens predators devils islanders rangers flyers coyotes penguins shraks blues lightning maple leafs canucks capitals