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Where Some Of The Teams Stand
by Paul on 06/28/09 at 11:10 AM ET
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from Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
Here’s a look at how some teams managed that navigation at this weekend’s draft and what lies ahead:
Anaheim Ducks: Many GMs we spoke with marveled at the job Anaheim GM Bob Murray has done since taking over last season when Brian Burke took the top job in Toronto.
Murray acquired what amounted to four first-round draft picks in his Chris Pronger deal with Philadelphia on Friday night in the form of former first-rounders Joffrey Lupul and Luca Sbisa and two first-round picks (2009 and conditional pick in 2010). The Ducks sent veteran defenseman Pronger and a minor-league forward to the Flyers.
Murray achieved the almost impossible task of getting younger, cheaper and more explosive offensively. Yes, they’ll miss Pronger, but with Sbisa looking to step into a full-time NHL role and Scott Niedermayer returning to act as a mentor, the Ducks have positioned themselves nicely for next season….
Calgary Flames: The Flames are already set to pay Jarome Iginla and Miikka Kiprusoff $7 million, Daymond Langkow $4.25 million, Dion Phaneuf $6.5 million, Robyn Regehr $3.5 million, Cory Sarich $3.7 million and Olli Jokinen $5.5 million. That’s more than $37 million for seven players, and if you figure Bouwmeester will be around Phaneuf numbers, then the Flames’ payroll jumps to about $43 million for about a third of their roster.
For a team that had to play with a shortened lineup because of cap issues down the stretch last season, Sutter has some work to do to shed salary and keep things on the rails.
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