All Star Game

IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THE NHL TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS NOW THAT THE FUN AND GAMES OF THE ALL STAR GAME ARE OVER
TODAY TEEMU SELANNE AND THE ANAHEIM DUCKS AGREED TO A CONTRACT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON…
SELANNE IS 37…BUT HE SCORED 48 GOALS LAST SEASON…
THE NEXT BIG NAME IS PETER FORSBERG…
PHILADELPHIA IS THE FRONT RUNNER…
OUT OF 30 TEAMS ONLY 2 ARE OUT OF THE CHASE…
L.A. IN THE WEST…TAMPA BAY IN THE EAST…
THE OTHER 28 TEAMS ARE EITHER IN THE PLAYOFFS…OR A MAXIMUM OF 6 POINTS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS…
WITH THE TRADING DEADLINE LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY…THERE ARE A LOT MORE BUYERS THAN SELLERS…A LOT MORE…
THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE A FIRE SALE IN TORONTO…
WHETHER OR NOT MATS SUNDIN AGREES TO WAIVE HIS “NO TRADE CLAUSE” IS STILL THE BIG QUESTION…
TORONTO GENERAL MANAGER CLIFF FLETCHER AND SUNDIN ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET LATER THIS WEEK…
HOWEVER THE LEAFS WILL HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING A BUYER FOR EITHER JASON BLAKE OR DARCY TUCKER…
BLAKE HAS ANOTHER 4 YEARS LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT WORTH A TOTAL OF $15 MILLION…
TUCKER HAS 3 YEARS LEFT…AT $9 MILLION…
THE KINGS ARE LOOKING TO MOVE ROB BLAKE…
ATLANTA MAY BE FORCED TO DEAL MARIAN HOSSA…HE WILL BECOME AN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT THIS SUMMER…
THE THRASHERS ARE 4 POINTS OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS…
IF THE AVALANCHE STRUGGLE NEXT MONTH…BOTH JOHN MICHAEL LILES AND ANDREW BRUNETTE COULD BE MOVED…BOTH ARE ABOUT TO BECOME UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS…
IT’S THE SAME STORY IN NASHVILLE…WHERE J.P. DUMONT IS ON PACE FOR A 35 GOAL SEASON…
THE PREDATORS ARE JUST 1 POINT OUT OF A PLAYOFF SPOT…
NOW THAT THE BLUES HAVE LOST 6 IN A ROW THEY MAY TRY AND RENT OUT KEITH TKACHUK ONCE AGAIN…
OTHER PLAYERS RUMORED TO BE ON THE TRADING BLOCK ARE…BRIAN CAMPBELL IN BUFFALO…DWAYNE ROLOSON IN EDMONTON AND ALEX TANGUAY IN CALGARY…
LAST YEAR THE NHL SET AN ALL TIME RECORD WITH 25 TRADES AT THE DEADLINE INVOLVING 44 PLAYERS…
IT’S DOUBTFUL THIS YEARS NUMBERS WILL BE THAT HIGH…
BUT WITH THE SIGNING OF SELANNE TODAY…THIS PARTY HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN…