[TSN] Latest from Bobby Mac (JUICY INFO)

[angus]

http://www.tsn.ca/blogs/bob_mckenzie/?id=269564

(1:30pm et) - The Philadelphia Flyers are stepping up their efforts to acquire defenceman Jay Bouwmeester from the Florida Panthers, but salary cap constraints are rearing their ugly head.

The Flyers are bumping up against the cap and they are working hard to try to free up some space.

There is also a similar scenario involving Boston goalie Manny Fernandez, who has reportedly been offered to Phoenix. The Coyotes have no interest in keeping Fernandez but might take him if they can flip him. Boston is only likely to trade Fernandez if they find a need to clear some cap space.

[hockeyislife]

Always on top of things...thanks Angus!

[Fighting_Emu]

Wow- that is juicy- lol!

+1...

You\'ve been on fire today Angus- holy crap!

[duballstar014]

Regarding the Flyers...from Sam Cardichi.

With about 24 hours left in the NHL\'s trading deadline, there are a lot of rumors floating around.

One of them has the Flyers sending goalie Marty Biron to Phoenix to free some cap space for John Stevens\' team to make other moves. Phoenix would then send Biron to another team _ perhaps Buffalo, Biron\'s old stomping ground. (Sabres\' goalie Ryan Miller is injured.)

If the Flyers moved Biron, they would free room and supposedly go after Florida defenseman Jay Bouwmeester or Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger (my first choice).

Antero Niittymaki would then become the Flyers\' No. 1 goalie.

The Flyers may move Matt Carle and Joffrey Lupul to get Bouwmeester or Pronger.

Pronger, who makes $6.25 million, is signed through the end of next year. Bouwmeester can become a free agent after the season, so the Flyers would want him to agree to a long-term deal before they acquire him.

The Flyers are dead last in the NHL in available cap space ($55,656, according to nhlscap.com), so dealing the inconsistent Biron would give them flexibility. In order to be dealt, Biron would have to waive his no-trade clause.

Stay tuned.

Niittymaki is scheduled to start tonight\'s game in Boston.

With Kimmo Timonen recovered from the flu and ready to play tonight, the Flyers sent Nate Guenin and Jared Ross to the AHL Phantoms and recalled rookie Claude Giroux, who was a salary-cap victim (no matter what the Flyers say) and unable to play Sunday against New Jersey.

[duballstar014]

Speculation from a Nashville reporter says that Preds GM Poile is looking to add offensive for a playoff push after last season (when \"they were depleted up the middle\&quot. Captain Jason Arnott seems to agree that they need to add some offense.

Here\'s what Ray Slover has to say:

The player with the most trade value now? We\'d say goalie Dan Ellis, who has lost his job to Pekka Rinne. There\'s a huge risk involved with peddling Ellis, because Rinne is a rookie and could just as easily hit the skids. To make any kind of deal for Ellis, the Predators would have to land another veteran goalie.

We predict Poile won\'t move Ellis.

Instead, we say he\'ll get someone from an Eastern Conference team for prospects and a pick. Those prospects could be Mike Santorelli, Cal O\'Reilly or Antti Pihlstrom.

So maybe he takes a run at Maxim Afinogenov? Poile would rather try to rent a guy with a solid reputation, like Mark Recchi or Tim Connolly.

But remember this name: Joffrey Lupul.

The Flyers and Predators have a history -- the Forsberg deal made by Poile and Flyers GM Paul Holmgren. And Holmgren has to move bodies and salary to get what he needs -- on defense or in goal.

So what say ye? There\'s room for Poile and Holmgren to negotiate.

*For the record I don\'t know anything about this guy or how credible he is, but what he is saying makes sense..

[Chicleteur]

I can definitely see Lupul in NSH. Like you said, Tim, what the guy said really make sense. I can\'t wait for tomorrow.

[Chicleteur]

Fighting_Emu wrote:

Wow- that is juicy- lol!

+1...

You\'ve been on fire today Angus- holy crap!

Yeah, it looks like Angus is doing a reharsal for tomorrow!!!