The Lightning have been busy here! They have just traded F Jan Hlavic to the Nashville Predators for a 7th round pick. It looks here like the Bolts are trying to stockpile some draft picks. I’ll put something together tonight to review all the trades they made. There may be more coming as they [...]
Some quick Bucs stuff here. It looks as if the Bucs are going to let C John Wade go elsewhere without even a contract offer. This move at this point puts 28 year old Matt Lehr into the starting role. This move will be questioned depending on whether the Bucs find a top notch center [...]
Marc Topkin of the St. Pete Times is reporting on his blog, The Heater, that Scott Kazmir is on his way to get an MRI on his pitching elbow after taking himself off the mound right before facing hitters in the first intrasquad game this afternoon. I think we all are hoping this is something [...]
As reported on earlier here, the Lightning have traded star center Brad Richards and Johan Holmqvist to the Dallas Stars for goaltender Mike Smith and forwards Jussi Jokinen and Jeff Halpern. Smith has been excellent of late with a .938 save percentage and 1.67 goals against average in his last three games, all wins [...]
In some quick Rays news here the St. Pete Times is reporting that reserve IF Juan Guzman has finally gotten his visa issues straightened out and could report to camp today. Willy Aybar who is slated to compete for the third base opening along with rookie Evan Longoria could be reporting today also. The [...]
With today’s 3 p.m. trade deadline approaching in the NHL the rumors are going to be centered around Brad Richards. He is going to be a key piece of today’s activity. Lots of teams out there are looking to improve and what they are able to do may be decided by who ends up [...]
It looks like DE Greg White wants some real money now. After completing his first full season in the NFL Greg White looked great, he finished with 8.5 sacks and 28 tackles in a rotation that included first round pick Gaines Adams. Not a bad first season. Now he’s an exclusive rights free agent (only [...]
It seems that free agent CB Asante Samuel likes the Bucs. According to Samuel’s agent Alonzo Shavers the former New England star CB has the Bucs listed as one of the teams on his short list. This seems a reach but nice to think about. Brian Kelly bought out that the last year of [...]
In a somewhat surprising move here the Lightning have traded C/F Vaclav (Vinny) Prospal to the Philadelphia Flyers for 22 year-old defenseman Alexander Picard and a draft pick. Picard is having a nice season for the AHL Philadelphia Phantoms with 38 points to include 8 goals. The draft pick they receive apparently has some stipulations. [...]
The Lightning have re-signed defenseman Dan Boyle to a reported six year deal to be worth around $40 million. It was thought that if the Bolts and Boyle couldn’t agree he would be traded by tomorrow’s trade deadline. This would seem to all but guarantee that Brad Richards will be dealt by Tuesday’s deadline. [...]
The reports are coming in waves now, Barry Bonds could soon adorn a Rays uniform. This is now a real possibility and according to Buster Olney this could be the perfect match for Bonds. The Rays are always looking for veterans with a little left to help the team, why not the homerun king? [...]
For those of you out there who have HBO, there is a documentary on Joe Louis that has been running this week and is on HBO on demand I believe. I’ve watched it twice now and It’s a must see for anyone regardless of whether you like boxing or even sports. Joe Louis was [...]
We now introduce Dave Tyre. Dave is a racing enthusiast who has agreed to come on board and cover some Nascar racing for us. I wanted to cover racing yet that is a sport I know very little about so I recruited Dave in order to help. We’re always looking to improve and are [...]
It seems now that the Bucs may take a look at underachieving WR Troy Willaimson. The Bucs do need to add depth and another play maker at the WR position but this I would like to see pass. There are other options out there and I don’t think Williamson is the type of player [...]
In a slow day, the boys over at DRays Bay did a nice profile of Don Zimmer. Zims been a great guy in baseball for over 50 years now and warrants respect from anyone associated with baseball. Check out the piece at http://www.draysbay.com/story/2008/2/23/162952/851.
The Bucs are getting a jump in the free agent market. Today Rick Stroud over at the St. Pete Times is reporting that Bruce Allen has confirmed interest in RB Deshawn Foster who was recently released by the Carolina Panthers to clear some cap room. Foster, who has had a history of injuries and has [...]
According to the official site of the Tampa Bay Rays the drama between all-star outfielder Carl Crawford and Delmon Young is over. I think not. Nice try Rays, the drama is not over though. Crawford basically squashed it by saying he would tell Young how it was face to face or whatever way he [...]
It’s no secret the Lightning are shopping Brad Richards and according to the Columbus Dispatch it’s no secret the Jackets are looking for a number one center. Match made in heaven right? The Bolts need to unload Richards (or another big contract) in order to re-sign Dan Boyle and the Jackets are in need of [...]
Shortly after the Delmon Young trade Carl Crawford was asked about the effects and Crawford said that the clubhouse would be much calmer this year which would be better for the team (obviously). Young showed up to camp with the Twins yesterday and said “if they’re trying to blame us (Young and Elijah Dukes) [...]
Rick Stroud over at the St. Pete Times is reporting that Buccaneers GM Bruce Allen confirmed reports that the Bucs are talking to both DT Rod Coleman and TE Alge Crumpler. Both former Falcons would definitely be welcome additions with a priority still being put on the pass rush and, with Anthony Becht and [...]