Gagne and Flyers looking over teams

Via DLeeD the process will go: the Flyers Give Gags a view of team interested and the He will decide which one he wants to go to.

Interested teams: Kings, Habs, Lightning

Gagne to Waivers?

Darren Drager of TSN reports: Some NHL execs think Philly will place Gagne on waivers, if a trade isn’t found very soon. via Twitter.

Gags said he has not waived him NTC during an RDS intereview. However the Flyers disagree. The 30 year old is on the last of his contract where he is set to get paid 5.25M.

Interested team: Kings

Flyers and Zherdev done?

Reports from various soruces say that the Flyers and Nikolai Zherdev have reached a 1 year deal. Only waiting for Gagne to be moved before announcing it. Another says that the Russian Agreement papers are taking a while.

Zherdev played with the Altant Oblast of the KHL last season.

Kovy Looking Over Offers

Everyone knew that the LA Kings were the front runners, but questions arose when he had not signed with the Kings. Then later on into Day 2 the Isles came out and said they offered a 10 year 10M dollar deal.

That wasn't it though, a Russian newspaper came out saying he wasn't only looking over offers from the Isles and the Kings but also the Avs and the Flyers. Avs finished 8th in the West last season, Flyers finished 7th in the east.

Kovy has rejected a deal from the Panthers however says Teemu H of Euroflyers.

Gagne on the Way out?

Hearing from many sources that Simon Gagne is being shopped. The Flyers are tight up against the cap after their Signings today, including O'Donnel Shelley and Coburn and the acquistion of Andrej Meszaros.

Gange has been playing for the orange and black all of his career and has 1 year left in his contract. The Quebec native is set to make 5.25M next season.

Purple Reign headed to SJ

Calder CUp winning Antero Niittymaki has signed a great 2 year 4M dollar contract. With small cap room the Sharks may be done in respect to goaltending. Thomas Griess may take over the starting job, however Nitty is a solid contender as well.

Thoughts are that the Sharks are heading towards a top Defenseman. Possible Volchenkov or Martin, even Hamhuis.

Ellis and Philly Close

Eklund reports the Flyers are close to signing with RFA goaltender Dan Ellis.

Habs are out of the bidding as they had just signed Alex Auld to a bakc-up deal.

Ellis close, Michalek done, Gonchar done, Kovi Shopping

Bob Mckenzie reports that UFA Goaltender Dan Ellis is close to a deal with a team which is not Montreal. Flyers are rumored as interest.

Michalek signs with Pittsburgh is a done deal via Darren Dreger. Yotes tryed signing him earlier today, up to noon. 4M/year 5 years

Gonchar signs a 5.5M 3 year deal with the Sens. Volchnkov out, Gonchar in.

Martin St.Louis signs a 5 year deal with the Tampa Bay Lighning. should be there until he retires.

Kovalchuk is looking over offers. Kings are front runenrs, but not the only bidders.

Braydon Coburn re-signs

Bob Mckenzie broke new that Flyers RFA defenseman Braydon Coburn has re-signed. Coburn will be paid $6.4M over the course of the next 2 years.

Forget about not signing Cobi because of the Meszaros pickup, Flyers now have a Top 5 that cannot be match by any other team.

Meszaros to Philly

TSN's Darren Dreger reports 10 minutes prior to Free Agency that the FLyers are close to a deal whre they would acquire Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman Andrei Meszaros.

Remember, the Flyers were interested in him last offseason. Carle and Meszaros played together for a short while in Tampa. TSN's Bob Mckenzie report it's Meszaros for a 2012 2nd rounder.

Meszaros is making $4M for the next 4 years. This deal could have taken Braydon Coburn out of Philly.

Deal has been confirmed by Tpanotch

Free Agency Runner

With an Hour left until NHL Free Agency Taking a Flyer will cover major signings and rumors from today. Will show all Flyers rumors and Signings.

11:00
Rumors:
Kings front runner for Kovi
Flyers interested in Cullen, Ellis
Canucks are front runners for Hamhuis
Devils may lose Martin in FA
Penguins will lose Gonchar and Hamhuis to FA
Coyotes trying hard to re-sign Zbynek Michalek
Wild also interested in MN native Cullen
Pens and Sens among teams interested in Frolov
Hawks are close to re-signing RFA Antti Niemi
Lightning interested in Nabokov
Capitals said to be interested in Volchenkov
Coyotes to lose March's leading scorer Lee Stempniak
Coyotes also to lose Matthew Lombarti to FA
Leafs interest in Colby Armstrong
Thrashers lead hunt for Maxim Afingenov
Wild intersted in Saku Koivu, to play with Brother Mikko
Flyers to lose Arron Asham and Lukas Krajicek to FA
Sabres interested in Kubina
Rangers interested in Marty Biron
Flyers interested in Hendrik Tallinder and Toni Lydman
Ducks in the Kariya biding, comeback?

11:50
Andrei Meszaros heads to Flyers for 2012 2nd rounder.
Ellis front runners are Philly, Atlanta and Montreal
TampaBay may be interested in Tim Thomas

12:00n
Rangers and Marty Biron agree on 2 year deal worth 900k/year
Michalek hitting the market, no deal with Yotes
Holmgren confirms Meszaros deal

12:15
Gonchar in Ottawa at 5.5M for 3 years

7:30
yeah i gave up on this hours ago.

Flyers in the Dan Ellis Bidding

Tim Panotchio of CSN reported today that the Flyers are interested and will haggle for now Habs goaltender Dan Ellis.

Ellis is looking for a $2M per year deal, which is way lower than Nabokov or Turco. This salary wouldn't force the Flyers to automatcially give hm the starting job either. Interestingly Ellis and Leighton both have the same agent, this could work to Homer's advantage greatly.

The Habs are in the bidding as well as the San Joes Sharks who are ready to part ways with Nabokov.