The Ducks extended Randy Carlyle’s contract two years today, keeping him behind the bench in Anaheim until the 2010-11 season. More to come … stay tuned.
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Breaking: Scotty gets his money back
Just got off the phone with Scott Niedermayer’s agent and it turns out a report in the New York Post Tuesday was true: The Ducks will repay all the money Scott Niedermayer lost while sitting out training camp in 2007.
No more Joe DiPenta.
Ducks VP of hockey operations Bob Murray confirmed a report on the Frolunda Indians’website that Joe DiPenta has signed with the Swedish Elite League team.
What other teams do to the Stanley Cup.
From the Detroit Free Press:
Red Wings forward Kris Draper revealed during the weekend that his diaperless baby, Kamryn, did a number on the Cup last month. A number two, to be exact.
“A week after we won it, I had my newborn daughter in there, and she pooped in the Cup,” Draper said. “That was something. We had a pretty good laugh.
“I still drank out of it that night, so no worries.”
… Let me hear you all say “ewwwwwww!”
Does this constitute tampering?
“Anaheim has decent players –Corey Perryis a hell of a player,” he said. “What I really want to say about his bickering about parity and the salary cap is if you’re unhappy about them, then trade him (Perry) our way, we’ll be glad to have him.”
Ducks sign Brendan Morrison.
Continuing his trend of signing former Canucks, GM Brian Burke today signed 5-11, 185-pound center Brendan Morrison away from Vancouver. He’s 33, he’s coming off a down year statistically, and he fits the Andy McDonald mold that the Ducks were missing in the second half of last season.
Logan MacMillan on trade talk, etc.
McNab opens up the books.
A year later, Brian Burke defends his rant.
“Everything I said a year ago has come true. Every single word. … Both (general) managers don’t like starting fights with other (general) managers. I stand by everything I said a year ago and everything I predicted has come true. Thanks to the Edmonton Oilers, the second contract has disappeared in the NHL. They go right from the entry system into what used to be the third contract, thanks to two offer sheets from Kevin Lowe.”
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