R&R: Not Going Anywhere

I think there were more re-signings today than their have been in the past two weeks combined. Quite a few players made the decision to continue with their current teams.

Sergei Samsonov and P.J. Axelsson of Boston, the Sedin brothers of Vancouver, Justin Williams of Carolina, Wade Belak and Aki Berg of Toronto, Robert Esche of Philadelphia, Andrei Zyuzin of Minnesota, Scott Hartnell of Nashville, Martin Havlat of Ottawa, Andrew Ference of Calgary, and Wayne Primeau of San Jose are all staying with their respective clubs.

With regard to the free agent market and players beating a path out of town, there are a couple of guys changing teams. Jan Hrdina, previously a Devil, is moving to Columbus and Mathieu Biron, formerly of Florida, is taking a job with the Capitals.

Plus, the Blackhawks, realizing that with Khabibulin at the helm they no longer needed anymore goalies, decided to trade Jocelyn Thibault to the Penguins for a fourth-round pick in next year's draft.

Among other news was the announcement out of Calgary that Dave Lowry and goalie Roman Turek are retiring. Lowry's staying with the club though, to coach the Hitmen (the Flames' minor league affiliate). Turek is 35 and wants more money than he's worth. Do the math.




Boyle Here To Stay   This is a snapshot from a game last year during the Stanley Cup Finals. Dan Boyle and Brad Richards will be back for sure. Dave Andreychuk is still mulling his options for the future.