Breaking Down July 1

On the eve of July 1 we have witnessed a fairly big trade between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens which notably involved Scott Gomez, Chris Higgins and Ryan McDonagh and we have also saw Jay Bouwmeester sign a long term deal in Calgary worth $6.6 million for 5 years.

This is just the tip of the iceberg in my mind, tomorrow, beginning at noon eastern GMs will forget everything about the past, and future and take the same crazy pills as they do at the NHL trade deadline and dish out millions of dollars at very long terms with visions of making the playoffs and winning the Stanley Cup on their mind.

My expectations tomorrow are fairly high, I can see over a dozen UFA’s finding new homes by the end of the day.

I can’t tell you who is going where and for much but like the rest of you I can guess.

Marian Hossa – Montreal Canadiens
Martin Havlat – Minnestoa Wild
Marian Gaborik – Los Angeles Kings
Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver Canucks
Mike Cammalleri -Toronto Maple Leafs
Saku Koivu – Minnesota Wild
Alex Kovalev – Montreal Canadiens
Robert Lang – Montreal Canadiens
Alex Tanguay – Anaheim Ducks
Nik Antropov – Nashville Predators
Brian Gionta – Vancouver Canucks
Mike Knuble – Philadelphia Flyers
Ian Laperriere – Toronto Maple Leafs
John Madden – Toronto Maple Leafs
Chris Neil – Ottawa Senators
Erik Cole – Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Sullivan – St.Louis Blues

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Mattias Ohlund – Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Komisarek – New York Islanders
Francois Beauchemin – Pittsburgh Penguins
Hal Gill – Pittsburgh Penguins
Paul Mara – St.Louis Blues
Derek Morris – Colorado Avalanche
Rob Scuderi – Pittsburgh Penguins

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Nikolai Khabibulin – Chicago Blackhawks
Dwayne Roloson – Washington Capitals
Martin Biron – Edmonton Oilers