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Canucks re-sign Kyle Wellwood

The Canucks and Kyle Wellwood have reached an agreement. Wellwood will make 1.2 million dollars next year. The Canucks gave Wellwood a qualifying offer of 1 million dollars, but then Wellwood filed for arbitration.

The Toronto Maple Leafshave acquired Wayne Primeau from the Calgary Flames.

Canucks sign Tochkin- Still no word on Wellwood

The Canucks have signed {yet another} minor league player. Kellen Tochkin of the Everett Silvertips signed his first entry-level deal with the Canucks today. The forward had 74 points in 72 games with the Silvertips last year,.

Kyle Wellwood is still not sure where his future will be. Today is his arbitration meeting, but no word yet on how it’s going. The Canucks offered Wellwood 1 million dollars US for next season, a 3000 dollar raise from last season. I’m thinking Wellwood wants 1.5, but in the end there will be an agreement on 1.3.

PJ Axelsson has signed a 3 year deal with Frolunda of the Swedish League.

Tony Amonte has been inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame.

Bruins ink Derrek Morris-Trade Ward

The Boston Bruins have made the largest stir in the past few days-Trading Aaron Ward to the Hurricanes and signing Derek Morris. Morris was traded from the Coyotes to the Rangers at the trade-deadline with Nigel Dawes for Petr Prucha. The Rangers could not meet Morris’ trade demands.

Roman Polak has signed with St.Louis.

Canucks add Glass, Funk, Desbiens to mix-NY signs Biron

The New York Islanders, it seems, will not be taking their chances with having only 2 possible Number 1 goalies. Garth Snow expressed that feeling earlier, signing Martin Biron. The Islanders will now have 3 goalies fighting for the No. 1 spot. The Islanders also have Rick DiPietro and Dwayne Roloson on contract till 2010.

The Canucks have signed 2 forwards and a D today. Former Panther Tannner Glass as well as former Sabre D Mike Funk and former Gwinnet Gladiators {ECHL Team} F Guillaume Desbiens. All will likely play with the Moose next season, as Glass has only 1 career NHL point, Funk with 2, and Desbiens has only 12 points in the last 3 years, with the Gladiators and the Chicago Wolves, in the AHL.

Sanford a Hab-Dawes acquired by Flames

The Canucks have purged the old backup goalies from their system. Curtis Sanford signed with the Montreal Canadiens earlier, the 2nd goalie to go from last years Canuck season. Jason LaBarbera signed with Phoenix earlier in free-agency. The Canucks showed they had no need for Sanford after signing Andrew Raycroft.

RFA Nigel Dawes has been acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes by the Calgary Flames. Other main free agent signing include…

Matt Hunwick, Bos, Bos
Teddy Purcell, LA, LA

Jack Johnson re-signed-Seabrook traded

The LA Kings have re-signed one of their brightest young stars, Jack Johnson. He signed for 2 years.

The Washington Capitals have traded, not Brent Seabrook, but Keith Seabrook, to the Calgary Flames. They have not released who they got in return.

NHL releases 09-10 schedule

The NHL has released the 2009-2010 schedule and for some teams, it will not be pretty.

Team Cons
-The Vancouver Canucks will have the longest road trip in NHL history, with 14 games from January 30th to March 10th.
-The LA Kings play 17 of their first 31 games on the road.
-The Blues, Blackhawks, Panthers, and Red Wings have only 40 home games, due to them playing games in Europe and serving as the “home team”.

Team Pros
-The Anahiem Ducks have 3 6+ game home stands, including 1 6-game and 2 7-game straight games played at home.
-For the 1st time in 11 years, the New York Islanders will play their first regular season game at home.
-The Penguins last 6 games are all at home.

Thu Oct 1, 2009 Canucks@Flames
Sat Oct 3, 2009 Canucks@Avalanche
Mon Oct 5, 2009 Blue Jackets@Canucks
Wed Oct 7, 2009 Canadiens@Canucks
Sun Oct 11, 2009 Stars@Canucks
Fri Oct 16, 2009 Canucks@Flames
Sat Oct 17, 2009 Wild@Canucks
Mon Oct 19, 2009 Canucks@Oilers
Wed Oct 21, 2009 Canucks@Blackhawks
Sat Oct 24, 2009 Maple Leafs@Canucks
Sun Oct 25, 2009 Oilers@Canucks
Tue Oct 27, 2009 Red Wings@Canucks
Thu Oct 29, 2009 Canucks@Kings
Fri Oct 30, 2009 Canucks@Ducks
Sun Nov 1, 2009 Avalanche@Canucks
Tue Nov 3, 2009 Rangers@Canucks
Thu Nov 5, 2009 Canucks@Wild
Fri Nov 6, 2009 Canucks@Stars
Tue Nov 10, 2009 Canucks@Blues
Thu Nov 12, 2009 Canucks@Red Wings
Sat Nov 14, 2009 Canucks@Avalanche
Fri Nov 20, 2009 Avalanche@Canucks
Sun Nov 22, 2009 Blackhawks@Canucks
Thu Nov 26, 2009 Kings@Canucks
Sat Nov 28, 2009 Oilers@Canucks
Sun Nov 29, 2009 Sharks@Canucks
Wed Dec 2, 2009 Canucks@Devils
Thu Dec 3, 2009 Canucks@Flyers
Sat Dec 5, 2009 Canucks@Hurricanes
Tue Dec 8, 2009 Canucks@Predators
Thu Dec 10, 2009 Thrashers@Canucks
Sat Dec 12, 2009 Wild@Canucks
Mon Dec 14, 2009 Kings@Canucks
Wed Dec 16, 2009 Ducks@Canucks
Fri Dec 18, 2009 Capitals@Canucks
Tue Dec 22, 2009 Predators@Canucks
Sat Dec 26, 2009 Oilers@Canucks
Sun Dec 27, 2009 Canucks@Flames
Tue Dec 29, 2009 Canucks@Coyotes
Thu Dec 31, 2009 Canucks@Blues
Sat Jan 2, 2010 Canucks@Stars
Tue Jan 5, 2010 Blue Jackets@Canucks
Thu Jan 7, 2010 Coyotes@Canucks
Sat Jan 9, 2010 Flames@Canucks
Mon Jan 11, 2010 Predators@Canucks
Wed Jan 13, 2010 Canucks@Wild
Sat Jan 16, 2010 Penguins@Canucks
Wed Jan 20, 2010 Canucks@Oilers
Thu Jan 21, 2010 Stars@Canucks
Sat Jan 23, 2010 Blackhawks@Canucks
Mon Jan 25, 2010 Sabres@Canucks
Wed Jan 27, 2010 Blues@Canucks
Sat Jan 30, 2010 Canucks@Maple Leafs
Tue Feb 2, 2010 Canucks@Canadiens
Thu Feb 4, 2010 Canucks@Senators
Sat Feb 6, 2010 Canucks@Bruins
Tue Feb 9, 2010 Canucks@Lightning
Thu Feb 11, 2010 Canucks@Panthers
Fri Feb 12, 2010 Canucks@Blue Jackets
Sun Feb 14, 2010 Canucks@Wild
Tue Mar 2, 2010 Canucks@Blue Jackets
Wed Mar 3, 2010 Canucks@Red Wings
Fri Mar 5, 2010 Canucks@Blackhawks
Sun Mar 7, 2010 Canucks Predators
Tue Mar 9, 2010 Canucks@Avalanche
Wed Mar 10, 2010 Canucks@Coyotes
Sat Mar 13, 2010 Senators@Canucks
Sun Mar 14, 2010 Flames@Canucks
Tue Mar 16, 2010 Islanders@Canucks
Thu Mar 18, 2010 Sharks@Canucks
Sat Mar 20, 2010 Red Wings@Canucks
Tue Mar 23, 2010 Canucks@Oilers
Wed Mar 24, 2010 Ducks@Canucks
Sat Mar 27, 2010 Canucks@Sharks
Tue Mar 30, 2010 Coyotes@Canucks
Thu Apr 1, 2010 Canucks@Kings
Fri Apr 2, 2010 Canucks@Ducks
Sun Apr 4, 2010 Wild@Canucks
Tue Apr 6, 2010 Avalanche@Canucks
Thu Apr 8, 2010 Canucks@Sharks
Sat Apr 10, 2010 Flames@Canucks

Dates to put on your calendar
-Croz vs Ovie, Part 1, 2, 3, and 4. Jan. 21, Feb. 5, Mar. 24, and Apr. 6.
-Olympics. From Feb. 15 to the end of February.
-Red Wings-Penguins rematch. Jan. 31.
-Blues-Red Wings game in Stockholm, Sweden and Panthers-Hawks game in Helsinki, Finland.
-Winter Classic-Bruins to host Flyers.
-First John Tavares-Victor Hedman game. Dec. 5.
-Jay Bouwmeester back in Florida. Feb. 5.
-Saku Koivu in Montreal. March 7.
-Nov. 12. Mikael Samuelsson returns to Hockeytown. To be booed.

Islanders sign Tavares to entry level contract-Penguins re-sign 2

The No.1 pick of the 2009 draft has been locked up. The New York Islanders signed forward John Tavares to an entry level deal Wednesday. Tavares had 433 points in the OHL over 4 years.

The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed 2 players from their championship squad. Ben Lovejoy and Tim Wallace are both signed for next season, and Wallace for 2010-2011 as well.

Did you know- Jared Staal was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2nd rd. of the 2008 entry draft. He is the only Staal not to be taken in the 1st rd. and the only to be selected by a Western Conference team.

The Vancouver Canucks have agreed to a contract extension with Scott Arniel, coach of the Manitoba Moose.

Canucks should sign Seidenberg, Moore

I believe that out of the remaining free-agents, the Canucks should sign Denis Seidenberg and Dominic Moore or Maxim Afinogenov. That is all.