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lundi 8 juillet 2013

Plenty of solid free agents still available

Source : Nhl.com

The first day of NHL free agency saw several teams open their wallets, including huge signings of Nathan Horton (Columbus Blue Jackets) and David Clarkson (Toronto Maple Leafs).

But several key players remain on the open market and are looking for a home, either with the club they played for in 2012-13 or one that has a hole it's looking to fill.
Here's a look at 25 of the top unrestricted free agents still on the market:

FORWARDS
NAME	2012-13 TEAM	STATS	SKINNY
Jaromir Jagr	Dallas/Boston	45 GP 16-19-35	Future Hall of Famer showed he still has plenty in the tank, helping the Boston Bruins reach the Stanley Cup Final after being acquired from the Dallas Stars. A tireless worker who is respected by his teammates, Jagr is a solid top-six forward who can help a team's power play.
Alexei Ponikarovsky	Winnipeg/ New Jersey	42 GP 4-5-9	------------------------------------------ The big wing was re-acquired late in the season by the New Jersey Devils, who hoped his presence on the power play would help them qualify for the postseason. That didn't work out, but Ponikarovsky may help a club in search of a power-play specialist.
Mikhail Grabovski	Toronto	48 GP 9-7-16	------------------------------------------ Highly skilled offensive player didn’t see eye-to-eye with Toronto Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle and was bought out with four years remaining on his five-year contract. Wherever he lands, it’s imperative Grabovski is in a top-six role, where he’d be most effective. A three-time 20-goal scorer in Toronto.
Damien Brunner	Detroit	44 GP 12-14-26	------------------------------------------- Has 44 games of NHL experience after signing as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings, but the 27-year-old Swiss wing is coveted by several teams and would fill a role as a top-six forward. Had nine points (five goals, four assists) in 14 playoff games, helping the Red Wings reach the second round.
Dustin Penner	Los Angeles	33 GP 2-12-14	----------------------------------------------- His production has declined in recent years -- Penner had two goals in 33 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2012-13 -- but a change of scenery might be beneficial. Big wing (6-foot-4, 242 pounds) has two Stanley Cup championships (Anaheim, Los Angeles).
Brenden Morrow	Dallas/Pittsburgh	44 GP 12-13-25	---------------------------------------------- The former Dallas Stars captain showed he can still produce after being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 15 regular-season games. Morrow's biggest quality is his leadership, which would be beneficial to any club.
Daniel Cleary	Detroit	48 GP 9-6-15	-------------------------------------------- Didn't put up the offense we've seen in years past, but this 34-year-old wing is scrappy and would provide leadership. Cleary is hopeful he will re-sign with the Detroit Red Wings, but if negotiations fall apart, he would be a valuable penalty killer and leader.
Milan Hejduk	Colorado	29 GP 4-7-11	-------------------------------------------- Hard to envision Hejduk anywhere else -- he's spent his entire NHL career with the Colorado Avalanche -- but the 37-year-old hit the open market. Hejduk has played more than 1,000 NHL games and is 25 goals shy of 400 in his career.
Peter Mueller	Florida	43 GP 8-9-17	--------------------------------------------- The skilled center overcame previous health issues and appeared in all but two games for the Florida Panthers in 2012-13, when he had eight goals and nine assists. Mueller, 25, can thrive in the right environment.
Brad Boyes	N.Y. Islanders	48 GP 10-25-35	-------------------------------------------- The New York Islanders signed Boyes to a one-year deal last summer to see if he could find his offensive game, and he did alongside John Tavares. Now looking for a new home, Boyes will be searching for a team in need of a top-six forward.
Kyle Wellwood	Winnipeg	39 GP 6-9-15	-------------------------------------------- Wellwood spent the past two seasons with the Winnipeg Jets and was a solid offensive player, collecting 62 points (24 goals, 38 assists) in 116 games. Much like Boyes, Wellwood needs to be in a top-six role in order to maximize production.
Scott Gomez	San Jose	39 GP 2-13-15	------------------------------------------ Gomez had his contract bought out by the Montreal Canadiens at the start of the 2012-13 season and quickly caught on with the San Jose Sharks, where he had 15 points in 39 games. Likely won't find a long-term deal, but could be a low-risk/high-reward signing this summer.
Nik Antropov	Winnipeg	40 GP 6-12-18	--------------------------------------------- Antropov suffered a lower-body injury late in the season, which may have been one of the reasons why the Winnipeg Jets again missed the playoffs. Antropov could be a decent third-line center, considering he had 15 goals for Winnipeg in 2011-12.
Mason Raymond	Vancouver	46 GP 10-12-22	---------------------------------------- Solid two-way player who probably won’t be on the market much longer. Raymond's best season with the Vancouver Canucks came in 2009-10, when he had 25 goals and 28 assists.
Simon Gagne	Los Angeles/ Philadelphia	38 GP 5-11-16	-------------------------------------------- Gagne overcame a recent history of injury problems after being reunited with the Philadelphia Flyers, where he had 11 points (five goals, six assists) in 27 games. He may not receive anything longer than a one-year deal, but can still produce offensively.
Teemu Selanne	Anaheim	46 GP 12-12-24	-------------------------------------------- Selanne turned 43 in early July and is comig off a season in which he started to look his age, But the Anaheim Ducks are still waiting to see if Selanne wants to return for another season. He's working out, and if he decides to play another season, Anaheim is the only place he'd go.
DEFENSEMEN
NAME	2011-12 TEAM	STATS	SKINNY
Douglas Murray	San Jose/Pittsburgh	33 GP 1-5-6	Hard-hitting veteran defenseman helped the Pittsburgh Penguins reach the Eastern Conference Final after being acquired from the San Jose Sharks. Solid in his own end and will provide a veteran presence in any team's dressing room.
Joe Corvo	Carolina	40 GP 6-11-17	-------------------------------------------- Another veteran (he turned 36 on June 20) who can help a team in need on the power play. Corvo isn't a top-pair blueliner these days, but can provide leadership and chip in offensively.
Ryan Whitney	Edmonton	34 GP 4-9-13	------------------------------------------- Whitney has had a tough time since suffering an ankle injury just after Christmas in 2010, and he was either a third-pairing defenseman or a scratch often in 2012-13. There's little doubt he will aim to prove Oilers brass wrong next season with whichever club is willing to give him a chance.
Wade Redden	St. Louis/Boston	29 GP 3-4-7	---------------------------------------------- After being bought out by the New York Rangers, Redden showed he's still capable of being a bottom-pair defenseman when he caught on with the St. Louis Blues before being shipped to the Boston Bruins at the NHL Trade Deadline.
Ian White	Detroit	25 GP 2-2-4	-------------------------------------------- White didn't dress for the Detroit Red Wings during the postseason, so he's out to prove he can be a quality top-six defender in the NHL. The 29-year-old has appeared in more than 500 NHL games.

GOALIES
NAME	2011-12 TEAM	STATS	SKINNY
Tim Thomas	Boston/ N.Y. Islanders	Did Not Play	The world-class goaltender opted not to play in 2012-13 and became an unrestricted free agent once the New York Islanders decided not to toll his contract. If/when Thomas signs, he'll have to show he can step right in and be a No. 1 goalie again.
Ilya Bryzgalov	Philadelphia	19-17-3, 2.79 GAA	------------------------------------------ It didn't work out for the Russian netminder in the City of Brotherly Love; his nine-year, $51 million contract was bought out with seven years remaining. Perhaps a change of scenery will help Bryzgalov get back to the form we saw in Phoenix.
Jose Theodore	Florida	4-6-3, 3.29 GAA	------------------------------------------- Ultimately, Theodore would like to stay with the Florida Panthers, but the team has Jacob Markstrom waiting in the wings. That means Theodore has to find work elsewhere, and he may have to settle for being someone’s backup.
Johan Hedberg	New Jersey	6-10-3, 2.76 GAA	------------------------------------------- Hedberg found himself without a job last week after the New Jersey Devils acquired Cory Schneider from the Vancouver Canucks. After being bought out, it's up to the 40-year-old to see if he can find work elsewhere in a backup role.

vendredi 5 juillet 2013

La chasse est ouverte

Source : Rds.ca

Marc Bergevin ajoutera-t-il du poids à sa formation? Qu’arrivera-t-il de Nathan Horton, Ryane Clowe et David Clarkson? Où Jaromir Jagr et Jarome Iginla termineront-ils leur carrière? Mike Ribeiro signera-t-il une entente à long terme?

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mercredi 3 juillet 2013

Thirteen potential UFAs who figure to attract attention

Source : Nhl.com

The free-agent frenzy is scheduled to begin at noon ET on Friday, and with as many as two compliance buyouts available to all 30 NHL teams this summer, some additional intriguing players are expected to hit the open market.

Here are 13 of the most notable potential unrestricted free agents who were likely to be available Friday (listed in alphabetical order):

Danny Briere

Danny Briere admits to being disappointed over being bought out by the Flyers, but said now he's looking forward to the opportunities he'll have to continue his career elsewhere.

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A compliance buyout from the Philadelphia Flyers, Briere is 35 years old and coming off his worst season in more than a decade with 16 points and a minus-13 rating in 34 games. However, few forwards have excelled in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as Briere has over his career.

He has 109 points in 108 career playoff games, including 30 points in 23 games during the Flyers' run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2010.

Briere reportedly has a lot of teams interested in him, and it has to do in part with his performance in the playoffs. He's also two seasons removed from scoring 34 goals.

Ilya Bryzgalov

It will be interesting to see if any team takes a flyer on the eccentric former Flyers goalie, who was issued a compliance buyout despite having seven years and $35.5 million left on a nine-year, $51 million contract.

Bryzgalov became known for his brutal honesty, his wild opinions, his unique interests and beliefs as well as his feuds with the media in Philadelphia. He also won 52 games over two seasons but couldn't help the Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2012-13, when he appeared in 40 of 48 games and posted a 2.79 goals-against average and .900 save percentage.

The Edmonton Oilers reportedly pushed for Cory Schneider before the Vancouver Canucks traded him to the New Jersey Devils, so maybe they'll be in the market for Bryzgalov. The New York Islanders haven't re-signed Evgeni Nabokov, so it's conceivable that if he walks they could inquire about Bryzgalov.

David Clarkson

Clarkson scored 15 goals in 48 games in 2012-13 and 30 goals in 80 games in 2011-12. He is reliable and resilient, having missed two games over the past three seasons. He's coming off a three-year, $8 million contract, which was somewhat of a bargain for a 30-goal scorer who brings a physical element as well.

The Devils want Clarkson back, but his agent said he will hit the open market July 5 to see what his value is. For comparison purposes, Clarkson is a slightly cheaper option than Nathan Horton. Clarkson is from Toronto and the Maple Leafs could use a player like him.

Ryane Clowe

Clowe, a rugged left wing, is coming off multiple concussions, but when healthy he is a top-six forward with a history of performing well in the playoffs.

The New York Rangers would like to re-sign Clowe, but it may not be possible because of their salary-cap situation and the fact Derek Stepan, Carl Hagelin, Ryan McDonagh and Justin Falk need new contracts. Clowe is coming off a four-year contract that paid him $3.625 annually.

Clowe had 19 points in 40 games split between the San Jose Sharks and Rangers in 2012-13. He had three goals and five assists in 12 games after being traded to the Rangers, but was injured for most of the playoffs and appeared in two of 12 games. He has 46 points in 70 career playoff games.

Pascal Dupuis

Dupuis was so good on a line with Sidney Crosby he enticed the Pittsburgh Penguins to give him a four-year contract worth $15 million. Dupuis scored 20 goals in 48 games in 2012-13 after scoring 25 in 82 games the previous season. Dupuis, who was making $1.5 million in each of the past two seasons, did it without a regular role on the power play.

The Penguins added him to a group that includes Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Chris Kunitz and Brandon Sutter getting or expected to get raises for the 2014-15 season.

Andrew Ference

The Bruins have some younger, cheaper defensemen on the rise (Torey Krug, Matt Bartkowski, Dougie Hamilton) and a need to replace two right wings, Horton and Jaromir Jagr, so it would appear Ference's days in Boston are over. He had quite a ride, winning the Stanley Cup in 2011, getting back to the Final last month, and becoming one of the most community-driven athletes in the city.
Ference is 34 years old and coming off a three-year contract that paid him $2.25 million annually. He can play in a top-four role and brings a little bit of everything to the table. There should be teams lining up to sign him to a short-term deal.

Valtteri Filppula

Filppula is interesting for teams seeking a second-line or third-line center. He earned $3 million annually on a recently completed five-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings, who were in the market for Vincent Lecavalier, a sign they could have been willing to let Filppula walk.
Filppula has played center for most of his career but spent a good portion of 2012-13 at left wing in a top-six role. He struggled with 17 points in 41 games before scoring six points in 14 playoff games.

Nathan Horton

After a very strong postseason with Boston, Nathan Horton should command significant interest on the free agent market despite needing shoulder surgery.

Horton has told the Bruins he wants to test free agency. He should be a sought-after power forward even though he needs surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder.
Horton spent most of his time in Boston playing on a line with David Krejci and Milan Lucic. Horton struggled in 2012-13 with 13 goals and 22 points in 43 games but rebounded in the playoffs with 19 points in 22 games. His 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons were cut short by concussions.

Jaromir Jagr

At 41 years old, Jagr can still play. He wasn't as productive as he was hoping to be during the Bruins' playoff run (no goals, 10 assists), but he was dangerous with his strength and ability to control the puck on the right wing.

Jagr wants to play in the NHL next season and it's a good bet he will get another one-year contract. He had 35 points in 45 games split between the Dallas Stars and Bruins in 2012-13, when he played for $4.5 million.

Vincent Lecavalier

Already guaranteed more than $30 million for the next 14 years from the Tampa Bay Lightning because of his compliance buyout, Lecavalier agreed to terms with the Philadelphia Flyers on a reported five-year, $22.5 million deal.

Lecavalier spent most of the weekend meeting with teams, including the Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals and Calgary Flames. They all pitched their organization and their city to the former Lightning captain, who wound up choosing Philadelphia.

There was obviously little doubt among NHL general managers that Lecavalier can be at least a No. 2 center at 33 years old. He had 10 goals and 32 points in 39 games in 2012-13. He has 135 points in 168 games over the past three seasons.

Mike Ribeiro

Center - WSH

GOALS: 13 | ASST: 36 | PTS: 49
SOG: 63 | +/-: -4

Ribeiro was the best center scheduled to hit the market before Lecavalier was bought out by the Lightning. It's debatable if anything has changed considering Ribeiro, who like Lecavalier is 33 years old but is coming off a better 2012-13 season. He had 49 points in 48 games with the Washington Capitals, who could probably use him again as a No. 2 center but have so far balked at his contract demands.

Ribeiro reportedly wants a five-year deal. Some of the same teams that are after Lecavalier could be interested in Ribeiro.

Rob Scuderi

All Scuderi does is play for winning teams. He won the Stanley Cup in 2009 with the Pittsburgh Penguins and again in 2012 with the Los Angeles Kings, who are desperate to keep the veteran stay-at-home defenseman.

Scuderi is 34 years old and coming off a four-year contract that paid him $3.4 million annually. He has not addressed his contract situation publicly, but part of the reason Kings general manager Dean Lombardi traded goalie Jonathan Bernier to the Toronto Maple Leafs was to make sure there was enough room under the salary cap to make a run at re-signing Scuderi.

Stephen Weiss

The longtime center for the Florida Panthers was limited to four points in 17 games in 2012-13 because of a wrist injury. He was considered potential trade bait until his season was derailed in early March.

Weiss, who made $18.6 million on a recently completed six-year contract, has played 654 games with the Panthers and has 145 goals and 249 assists for 394 points. He could be a slightly cheaper option for teams looking for help at center that don't want to pay Lecavalier or Ribeiro.

jeudi 27 juin 2013

Best pick at No. 5: Jaromir Jagr, Penguins

Source : Nhl.com

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first NHL Draft, NHL.com assembled a 13-member panel to select the best first-round picks of all time, based on selection number. NHL.com will feature one of the top first-round picks each day, beginning with the best No. 30 pick on June 1 and culminating with the all-time No. 1 pick on June 30, the day of the 2013 NHL Draft.

Today: The best No. 5 pick: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins, 1990

When the Philadelphia Flyers arrived at the 1990 NHL Draft, they had a skinny Czechoslovakian forward at the top of their board, and when their turn with the fourth pick came up, Jaromir Jagr was there waiting for them. Instead, Flyers general manager Russ Farwell got nervous about picking a European player so high and opted for Canadian center Mike Ricci.

With the next pick, the Pittsburgh Penguins were more than happy to select Jagr. Two Stanley Cups and a treasure trove of trophies later, NHL.com's Dream Draft panel voted Jagr the best No. 5 first-round pick.

Jaromir Jagr

CAREER STATISTICS

G: 681 | A: 1,007 | P: 1,688
SOG: 4,881 | +/-: 278

Jagr made an immediate impact in Pittsburgh on and off the ice. He played a key role in the team winning the Stanley Cup in his first two seasons, and his productivity -- along with his iconic, thick, black mullet -- made him one of the most popular players in team history.
Jagr moved from complementary piece to a starring role in 1992-93 with the first of back-to-back 90-point seasons. In the lockout-shortened 1994-95 season, he won his first of five Art Ross trophies with 70 points in 48 games.

Jagr was even better in 1995-96, setting career-highs with 62 goals and 149 points, each second to teammate Mario Lemieux among League leaders.

With Lemieux retiring after that season, Jagr became the Penguins' top star. He hit the 100-point mark again in 1997-98, with his 102 leading the League and winning the first of four straight Art Ross trophies. His best season in that span was 1998-99, when he had 127 points and was second with 44 goals. He won the Hart Trophy as League MVP and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the League's most outstanding player as voted by the players.

He won the Pearson/Ross duo in 1999-2000, and in 2000-01 won his fifth Art Ross with 121 points, to go with 52 goals. But with the Penguins unable to meet Jagr's contract demands, he was traded to the Washington Capitals in the summer of 2001, ending an 11-season run in Pittsburgh that saw him total 439 goals, 640 assists and 1,079 points in 806 games, numbers that rank second to Lemieux in each category.

Jagr signed a seven-year, $77 million contract, then led the Capitals in scoring in each of his two full seasons in Washington. However, he never scored more than 80 points, got the team into the playoffs once, and with the Capitals looking to cut costs, was traded to the New York Rangers on Jan. 23, 2004.

After playing in Europe during the 2004-05 lockout, Jagr returned to New York re-energized and
finished second in the League with 54 goals and 126 points, each a single-season Rangers record. He finished second in voting for the Hart Trophy and won the Pearson for the third time.

NHL DREAM DRAFT BOARD

POSITION	TEAM	PLAYER
5		Jaromir Jagr, RW *1990*
6		Paul Coffey, D *1980*
7		Bill Barber, LW *1972*
8		Ray Bourque, D *1979*
9		Brian Leetch, D *1986*
10		T. Selanne, RW *1988*
11		Jarome Iginla, RW *1995*
12		Marian Hossa, RW *1997*
13		Dustin Brown, RW *2003*
14		B. Propp, *1977* S. Gonchar, *1992*
15		Mike Bossy, RW *1977*
16		D. Andreychuk, LW *1982*
17		Zach Parise, LW *2003*
18		Ken Daneyko, D *1982*
19		Keith Tkachuk, LW *1990*
20		Martin Brodeur, G *1990*
21		Kevin Lowe, D *1979*
22		Claude Giroux, RW *2006*
23		Ryan Kesler, C *2003*
24		Mike Richards, C *2003*
25		Cam Ward, G *2002*
26		Martin Havlat, RW *1999*
27		Scott Gomez, C *1998*
28		Corey Perry, RW *2003*
29		Mike Green, D *2004*
30		Simon Despres, D *2009*

FULL NHL DREAM DRAFT ARCHIVE ›

Named captain prior to the 2006-07 season, he responded by scoring a goal on his first shift, 29 seconds into a season-opening 5-2 win against the Capitals at Madison Square Garden. He went on to have his 10th 90-point season and led the team with 30 goals, 66 assists and 96 points, eighth-highest in the League.

Along the way he scored his 600th goal and 1,500th point, and tied Mike Gartner's NHL record with his 15th straight 30-goal season.

Jagr left the Rangers after the 2007-08 season and spent the next three playing in Russia. He returned to the NHL at age 39 with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2011-12 and had 54 points in 73 games while serving as a respected leader. He signed with the Dallas Stars in the summer of 2012 and was leading the team with 14 goals and 26 points when he was traded to the Boston Bruins. Four months past his 41st birthday, Jagr remains a vital contributor to the Bruins' run to the Stanley Cup Final.
Jagr ranks 10th in NHL history in goals (681) and eighth in points (1,688), and is one of 12 players with more than 1,000 assists. He's the leading scorer among non-Canadian players.

Those marks made him a convincing choice by NHL.com's Dream Draft panel, ahead of Hall of Fame member Scott Stevens and Jagr teammate Tom Barrasso.

"Happily, for various reasons, the perception of Jaromir Jagr the person has now evolved to match the reality: that he is a hard worker who deeply cares about the game and his teammates," NHL Vice President of Public Relations and former Rangers beat writer John Dellapina said. "The talent never has been in question, an extremely rare combination of dazzling skill and overwhelming strength. And anybody with access to an NHL Guide and Record Book must acknowledge that there have been only a handful of players in League history who have been more relentlessly productive.
"There were some brilliant players chosen fifth overall. Jagr is a cut above. Jagr is special."

samedi 24 septembre 2011

Jaromir Jagr ne perd pas de temps

DETROIT - Jaromir Jagr a inscrit un but et une aide à ses débuts avec les Flyers de Philadelphie qui ont battu les Red Wings de Detroit par le pointage de 3 à 1.

James Van Riemsdyk et Matt Read ont aussi touché la cible pour Philadelphie alors que le gardien Sergei Bobrovsky a stoppé 23 lancers.

Fabian Brunnstrom a compté le but des Red Wings et Jimmy Howard a effectué 19 arrêts.

Van Riemsdyk et Jagr ont marqué à 52 secondes d’intervalle tard au premier tiers pour effacer l’avance des Wings.

Richards aussi est à l’aise avec les Rangers

Brad Richards a inscrit son premier but et sa première passe à ses débuts dans l’uniforme des Rangers de New York qui ont vaincu les Devils du New Jersey au compte de 4 à 3.

Brendan Bell a compté le but victorieux face à Martin Brodeur avec 3 :04 à écouler ce qui permet aux Rangers de partager les honneurs d’un programme double avec les Devils. Ces derniers avaient gagné un match de 2-1 mercredi.

Les arbitres ont refusé un but égalisateur aux Devils puisque Nick Palmieri était dans le demi-cercle du gardien des Rangers.

Martin Biron, qui n'avait pas complété la dernière saison en raison d'une blessure, a amorcé le match devant la cage des Rangers et il a concédé trois buts sur 16 lancers.

Heatley se fait des amis

Dany Heatley a compté deux buts - dont celui de la victoire en prolongation - à son premier match préparatoire avec le Wild du Minnesota qui a battu les Blue Jackets de Columbus 4 à 3.

Mikko Koivu s’est illustré avec trois aides tandis que Devin Setoguchi a amassé un but et une aide.

Josh Harding était devant le filet du Wild et il a arrêté 31 lancers.

Derek MacKenzie, Fedor Tyutin et Ryan Russell ont marqué pour les Jackets.

Une passe pour Gabriel Bourque

Gabriel Bourque a obtenu une mention d’aide dans un gain de 3-2 des Predators de Nashville face aux Hurricanes de la Caroline.

Jack Hillen et Chris Mueller ont effectué la remontée pour les Preds en troisième période. David Legwand a compté l’autre but au deuxième tiers.

Alexei Ponikarovsky a enfilé les deux buts pour les Canes. Cam Ward, qui était ennuyé par des raideurs au haut du corps, a disputé son premier match allouant un but sur 21 lancers.

Un point pour Bergeron et Lecavalier

Marc-André Bergeron a obtenu une aide comparativement à un but pour Vincent Lecavalier dans un gain de 5-2 du Lightning de Tampa Bay face aux Panthers de la Floride.

Ryan Shannon a ajouté deux buts pour la troupe de Guy Boucher alors que Mattias Ritola et Carter Ashton ont réussi les autres buts.

Le vétéran Dwayne Roloson a stoppé 31 lancers pour le Lightning. Jack Skille et Michal Repik sont parvenus à le déjouer.

Soirée facile pour les Bruins

Patrice Bergeron et Rich Peverley ont chacun obtenu un but et deux aides dans un gain de 6-3 des Bruins de Boston face aux Islanders de New York.

Brad Marchand a ajouté un but et une passe pour la formation gagnante.

Rick DiPietro a effectué 20 arrêts pour les Islanders et il a perdu son duel contre Tim Thomas (13 arrêts).

dimanche 18 septembre 2011

Jagr est prêt à relever un nouveau défi

VOORHEES, N.J. - Lorsque Jaromir Jagr a quitté les États-Unis il y a trois ans pour aller jouer en Russie, il croyait que sa carrière dans la LNH était terminée.

Mais à 39 ans, Jagr est de retour, et avec plein de choses à prouver.

Jagr a surpris la ligue lorsqu'il a signé un contrat d'un an cet été avec les Flyers de Philadelphie, pour tenter de remporter la coupe Stanley et de jouer à un très haut niveau, même à un âge où la plupart des joueurs ont déjà songé à la retraite.

« Il y a probablement beaucoup de gens qui se demandent si je suis encore capable de jouer, et ça ne me dérange pas du tout, a mentionné le Tchèque. Je n'ai pas 21 ans, je n'essaie pas de prouver quoi que ce soit. On devra seulement attendre de voir comment les choses vont se dérouler.

« Je peux cependant vous promettre une chose, c'est que je vais donner le meilleur de moi-même pour être en mesure de non seulement jouer, mais de jouer à un très haut niveau. »

Et c'est ce dont les Flyers auront besoin pour espérer remporter les grands honneurs pour la première fois depuis 1975.

Jagr a lancé à la blague un « Mais qu'est-ce que je fais là? » alors qu'il s'apprêtait à enfiler son chandail des Flyers pour la première fois. Il en était à son premier entraînement sur glace avec sa nouvelle équipe ce week-end.

L'acquisition de Jagr est l'un des nombreux changements effectués par les Flyers au cours de la saison morte, eux qui se sont départis de Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Ville Leino et Brian Boucher, entre autres.

Jagr sera considéré comme l'un de ceux qui devra apporter du mordant à l'attaque. Il a marqué 646 buts en carrière dans la LNH, et lors du match d'ouverture de la saison 2011-2012, il sera le meneur de tous les joueurs actifs au chapitre des points grâce aux 1599 qu'il a amassés depuis ses débuts chez les professionnels.

Le Tchèque a été repêché par les Penguins de Pittsburgh à l'encan de 1990, avec qui il a gagné deux coupes Stanley.

Il cherchera d'ailleurs à répéter l'exploit à Philadelphie.

« Je crois que cette équipe à de grandes chances de réussir, a dit Jagr. Et je veux être là lorsque ça se produira. »

Source : Rds.ca

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