Predators acquire Forsberg from Flyers
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The Nashville Predators, the NHL's top team, got a bit better on Thursday when they acquired former league MVP Peter Forsberg from the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Peter Forsberg can worry about his future in Philadelphia another day. For one game at least, he had some fun, scored a goal and brought back memories of the way so many Flyers fans thought games would turn out when he signed as a free agent.
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Hockey The Philadelphia Flyers signed scoring leader Mike Richards to a 12-year contract extension yesterday, locking him up through the 2019-20 season. While the team didn't disclose financial terms, the Canadian Press reported the deal was for $69 million. The 22-year-old forward has a career-high 14 goals this season and 21 assists. The Flyers' first-round draft pick in 2003, Richards ...
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The Bruins, desperate for a goal-scoring winger, acquired 24-year-old forward Brandon Bochenski from the Blackhawks yesterday. The Bruins shipped Providence Bruins forward Kris Versteeg and a conditional pick to Chicago.
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The NHL Blues and Bruins exchanged some promising young talent on Monday with St Louis sending center Carl Soderberg to Boston for goaltender Hannu Toivonen.
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The last-place Flyers signed right winger Mike Knuble to a two-year contract extension Wednesday, keeping him in Philadelphia through the 2008-09 season.
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The Detroit Red Wings have signed defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom to two-year contract extension worth a reported $14.9 million, keeping the five-time Norris Trophy winner in the Motor City through 2010.
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Hockey Nashville Predators forward Paul Kariya plans to enter free agency, the latest loss for a team "fighting for its life," general manager David Poile said yesterday. Poile said Kariya decided to become a free agent because the Predators are up for sale and the team's future is uncertain. The Predators have already shed several of their franchise players, including ...
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VOORHEES, N.J. -- All Peter Forsberg has to do is tell the Philadelphia Flyers that he wants to re-sign with them or ask to be dealt to a contender before the Feb. 27 trade deadline. So far, at least publicly, Forsberg has kept that decision to himself.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Daniel Briere will never be undervalued again. The skilled but undersized forward signed an eight-year, $52 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, immediately becoming the top player signed on the first day of the NHL's free agency period and leaving the Buffalo...
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Martin Erat scored with 5:09 left in regulation time to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in NHL play in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
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The San Jose Sharks made the biggest splash on trade deadline day with the capture of forward Bill Guerin, while Edmonton lost 'Captain Canada' Ryan Smyth in a shock move to the New York Islanders.
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----- NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - The Nashville Predators did not let the impending NHL lockout disrupt their future plans as they re-signed defenseman Marek Zidlicky to a new contract Wednesday.
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The Nashville Predators landed coveted free agent Jason Arnott to fill a hole on their first line on another busy day of NHL free-agent signings.
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Martin Erat scores with 5:09 left to help the Nashville Predators win their third straight game, 3-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night.
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The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Chris Kunitz to a four-year, $14.9 million contract extension, through the 2011-12 season.
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The Philadelphia Flyers traded their captain Peter Forsberg before losing 4-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.