http://www.hockeybuzz.comThu, 03 Jul 2008 19:23:39 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16080 Dan Boyle hasn't given Tampa Bay a list of teams that he would approve a trade to. He and his agent will continue to gather information to determine where he's best suited to play in 08-09 before deciding whether or not he plans on waiving his no-trade clause. Obviously Boyle will consider waiveing his no-trade if the club is able to work a deal with a team and city he wants to play for, oth... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:15:28 -0400Lightning Blues http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16076 This is coming directly from Dan Boyle's agent who I have spoken with multiple times today. This is not speculation or from some secondary source. As we sit right now Dan Boyle is leaning 100% towards NOT waiving his no-trade clause in his contract. Boyle and his agent plan on doing some research to determine which club would be the best fit, but again there is no guarantee he's waiving h... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:58:42 -0400Lightning Blues http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16071 As we sit right now Dan Boyle is leaning 100% towards NOT waiving his no-trade clause in his contract. Boyle and his agent plan on doing some research to determine which club would be the best fit, but again there is no guarantee he's waiving his no-trade. Boyle recently got married and has a baby on the way, they are happily settled in Tampa Bay and are not looking to move. I've been to... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:57:54 -0400Lightning Blues http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16068 ***Update 1:50 PM*** I am told that Boyle has NOT made any decision as of this very moment on waiving his NTC. And, before you ask, the potential destination(s) are being kept very tight-lipped for many obvious reasons. Further, the Lightning have signed forward Wyatt Smith to a two-way contract. ***Update 1:09 PM*** Boyle has officially been asked to waive his NTC. Can't get a commitm... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:52:51 -0400Senators Flyers Dan Boyle NHL free agency eating hats (again) Lightning http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16057 I'm not looking for hat recipes just yet (inside joke, I guess, but if you've been following my blog recently ... ) Still, if you have suggestions ... First thing's first ... Danny Boyle has a full NMC and does NOT want to be moved anywhere. Second thing's second ... I still don't think he's going anywhere BUT ... I am nowhere near as confident about that as I was as recently as this morning... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:39:39 -0400free agency NHL Dan Boyle Senators Lightning trades eating hats 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=16027 Consulting Ek's wonderful new addition to the site, Cap Central (powered by nhlscap.com) this morning, I found it necessary to quickly update you on my slightly flawed reporting of the Lightning salary cap situation. After yesterday's moves, I thought the cap room to be roughly 5.5-6 million, but I neglected to recognize Ryan Craig's extension, the return of Evgeni Artyukhin (both expected to b... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:02:56 -0400Lightning salary cap Brooks Orpik Jason Smith complicated mathematics that give JJ headaches ... 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=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