Blues High On Shanny

After reports tonight coming from hockeybuzz.com's Andy Strickland that the Blues would not sign Brendan Shanahan I have come upon this article from St.Louis Today's Jeremy Rutherford. He had these quotes from Blues John Davidson......

"For us, we think Brendan can still play," Davidson said. "He's in great shape. We've done our research."

As far as taking the spot of a young prospect on the roster, Davidson said: "We want our young players to graduate to the next level. We're trying to surround them in the right atmosphere and Brendan could be a big part of that. We're still going to play a lot of youth. We'll just see how it goes."

Im thinking theres a good chance he signs there,

Scotty

Panthers re-sign Drew Larman

The Florida Panthers agreed yesterday to terms with restricted free-agent center Drew Larman on a one-year contract.
The Michigan native Larman, 23, appeared in six games with Florida last season, recording only one assist. He spent the majority of the campaign with Rochester of the AHL, where he registered 10 goals and 22 points in 54 contests.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Habs sign Yannick Weber

The Montreal Canadiens have announced the signing of defencemen Yannick Weber to a three-year contract. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed yet.

Weber, 19, played for the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL last season, scoring 55 points in 59 games. He also played in the Memorial Cup, where his Rangers lost in final vs the Spokane Chiefs.

Weber will likely head to Hamilton for a few years of seasoning before before turning pro.

Oilers invite Guillaume Lefebvre to training camp

Tough winger Guillaume Lefebvre, who played a few NHL games with Philly and Pittsburgh, is on the main training camp roster on a tryout. Lefebvre will be at training camp with the Oilers in September. He has two goals and six points in 38 career NHL game.

Lefebvre, 27, played the past 2 seasons with the St. Jean Chiefs of the NAHL.

McCabe trade confirmed but return is sketchy.

So earlier I reported that the players in the McCabe trade had been confirmed to be David Booth and Mike Van Ryn. While the Booth and Van Ryn part are still there, there's others being mentioned.

Speculation is beginning to rear its ugly head again as there are now several more players being named.

On Torontos end: Nik Antropov, Alex Steen, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Bryan McCabe.

On Floridas end: Mike Van Ryn, Anthony Stewart, David Booth, Stephen Weiss.

There are picks involved including Floridas 1st rounder next year. (I know this sounds crazy but this is what Dreger has said)

Now not all these players will be moving but at least one or more of these players will have new jerseys come Sept 1st. I say that if Antropov is involved there will be that 1st rounder coming the other way as Torontos surprise late bloomer from last season has an all time high trade value right now.

Anyways stay tuned for more.

The Source