Panthers Trade Rumors

Sign here, please? Bouwmeester waits
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September 22
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Jay Bouwmeester maintains what his coach, general manager and teammates all claim about his unresolved contract situation: It won't be a distraction. As much as they may repeat that, though, it'll hover over the Panthers until at least Jan. 1, when the team is allowed to re-sign him. The only numbers that'll persuade the All-Star defenseman to commit long term won't be on a contract. They'll be in the team's win-loss record. Bouwmeester said so over the weekend, stressing that his refusal to accept offers from the Panthers doesn't have to do with money. It's because he's unsure about the team's direction. "If I wasn't, I would have signed something and that would be the end of the ..."
Panthers' Bouwmeester not worried about contract
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September 21
Miami Herald
 
"Jay Bouwmeester spoke publicly Saturday for the first time since officially rejecting long-term contract offers from the Panthers and instead opting for a one-year deal that allows him to be a free agent this summer. Bouwmeester said he was keeping an open mind regarding all the changes made by the Panthers this offseason, although Florida's constant change is one reason he didn't want to commit long-term. ''You're always starting from scratch,'' he said. ``It's tough.'' Bouwmeester added ''no doors have closed'' regarding him staying with the Panthers beyond this season, adding that although Florida hasn't made the playoffs in any of his five seasons with the team, ``I'm partly to blame ..."
Bryan McCabe-Mike Van Ryn trade could go down today
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September 2
Toronto Star
 
"It appears that some time today, Mike Van Ryn's life is going to change significantly. Should the rumours finally come to fruition, the Maple Leafs will acquire the Florida Panthers' defenceman in a long-awaited exchange for Bryan McCabe and a draft pick. For one, Van Ryn will have to give up playing hockey in anonymity in south Florida, where he's probably the second most-famous person in his household of two. And he'll have to give up one of the great perks he found being the husband of a former Miami Dolphins cheerleader who is still involved with the football team. "I've been lucky enough because of my wife (Amber), I've been a judge for the Dolphins' cheerleader calendar, like which ..."
McCabe deal to Panthers nearly complete
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September 2
Miami Herald
 
"The Panthers will complete a major trade with Toronto on Tuesday, perhaps the worst-kept secret in hockey. Florida will receive defenseman Bryan McCabe in exchange for fellow defenseman Mike Van Ryn; what else is part of the deal is still not known, although a draft pick and/or players could be included. Both the Panthers and Maple Leafs have refused to comment on the trade. An official announcement is expected Tuesday. McCabe, who already has moved to South Florida, is the key to the deal. McCabe was due a $2 million deferred signing bonus that was scheduled to be paid by the Maple Leafs on Labor Day. Once that payment was made, McCabe agreed to waive his no-trade clause and join the ..."
McCabe Trade To Panthers To Be Made Official Tuesday
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September 2
TSN.ca
 
"Sources tell TSN the anticipated trade that would send veteran Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Bryan McCabe to the Florida Panthers will be made official by 11am et on Tuesday. The deal was held up while the Panthers waited for the Leafs to pay a $2 million bonus due to McCabe on Sept. 1. With the payout, McCabe, 33, will earn $4.15 million in each of the final three seasons of the five-year, $29 million contract he signed with Toronto in 2006. The Maple Leafs will receive defenceman Mike Van Ryn in exchange for McCabe and a draft pick. In order to complete the deal, McCabe had to waive his no-movement clause. McCabe scored five goals and added 18 assists in an injury-plagued campaign that ..."
McCabe will cost Leafs draft pick: Report
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September 2
Toronto Sun
 
"Getting rid of Bryan McCabe apparently will cost the Maple Leafs a draft pick as well, TSN reported last night. The deal between the Leafs and the Florida Panthers, which is expected to be made official at 11 am this morning, will bring defenceman Mike Van Ryn to Toronto. The framework of the trade was worked out last month but the transaction was delayed until McCabe received a $2 million US bonus due Sept 1. The Leafs wooed Van Ryn back in 2000 when he first turned professional, but the London native opted to sign with the St. Louis Blues. "We were right in there for him at the time but for whatever reason he opted for the Blues," said Bill Watters, who, as the Leaf assistant GM at the ..."
News of potential trade to Leafs catches Panthers' Van Ryn off guard
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August 16
Toronto Star
 
"If Florida Panthers defenceman Mike Van Ryn is destined to become a Maple Leaf, it is news to him. The 29-year-old, who has battled through four wrist surgeries in the last two years, was identified by Sportsnet as the player Toronto will get back in a potential deal sending Bryan McCabe to Florida. The Panthers are rumoured to have been shopping Van Ryn, who has two years left on his contract at $6.7 million (U.S.), but it came as a surprise when the defender saw his name prominently mentioned in reports of a trade that might be completed early next month. "I haven't heard anything so I still consider myself a Florida Panther," Van Ryn told the Miami Herald. "(Toronto) would be home, I ..."
Bryan McCabe trade makes better sense in September
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August 15
Toronto Star
 
"Bryan McCabe's days as a Maple Leaf are likely numbered – at about 17. But even as Canada's major sports networks posted updates yesterday reporting a pending trade that would send the defenceman to the Florida Panthers after Sept.1, the Leafs' general manager and McCabe's agent both denied such a deal was tentatively in place. They both acknowledged they are working towards some sort of compromise, one that may see the much-maligned defenceman waive the no-movement clause of his contract in order to be dealt out of Toronto. But both said nothing is complete. "(McCabe) hasn't even said he would accept being traded yet. We're working on it," said Cliff Fletcher, Toronto's GM. "He has not ..."
Panthers: Leafs' McCabe for Van Ryn?
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August 15
Miami Herald
 
"Florida Panthers general manager Jacques Martin would not comment on various reports coming out of Toronto that Florida was close to acquiring Maple Leafs defenseman Bryan McCabe in exchange for fellow defenseman Mike Van Ryn. McCabe, 33, has reportedly waived his no-trade clause after a tough season in Toronto in which the team's highest-paid player was routinely booed. McCabe's season took a turn south after he inadvertently knocked in a puck on Oct. 15 that allowed Buffalo to beat the Leafs in overtime. 'Bryan McKlutz' was the headline in the Toronto Sun the following day. ''You know I don't comment on rumors,'' Martin said from his office in Sunrise. ``If I did, that's all I would ..."
McCabe could be on the move
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August 14
Toronto Sun
 
"If Bryan McCabe has, in fact, played his last game as a Maple Leaf, don't expect him to be moved until next month. Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos reported yesterday that McCabe has agreed to waive his no-movement clause and could be headed to the Florida Panthers in a trade. Whatever the case, a source close to McCabe said last night the veteran defenceman would not change addresses for at least another couple of weeks. "(Bryan) isn't going anywhere until Sept. 1, at the earliest," the source said. "That's the date (he) gets his $2-million US signing bonus from Toronto. "Why would a team deal for (him) before that and be on the hook for that extra money? They'll just wait until (he) gets paid, ..."
Leafs' McCabe could be on way to Florida Panthers
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August 14
Toronto Star
 
"The apparently inevitable departure of Bryan McCabe from Toronto may have taken another step toward fruition yesterday. There is a report the much-maligned Leaf defenceman has waived his no-movement clause, allowing him to be traded. Sportsnet was reporting last night that McCabe had dropped the controversial clause – one the Leafs had tried to get him to remove at last season's trade deadline – and the 33-year-old may be headed to the Florida Panthers in a trade. McCabe would reportedly allow a deal to a limited number of unspecified teams. However, if the McCabe camp had reached such a compromise, it was news to Leafs general manager Cliff Fletcher. While Fletcher last night said he had ..."
Flyers eye Panthers' Bouwmeester
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July 30
Camden Courier-Post
 
"When defenseman Jay Bouwmeester and the Florida Panthers avoided arbitration and came to terms on a one-year contract worth $4.9 million on Monday, warning flares went up around the NHL. By turning down a long-term contract offer, Bouwmeester made it clear his days in Florida are numbered and that his promising NHL career is likely to continue somewhere north of Miami. But where? And for what price? A hard-hitting, smooth-skating 6-foot-4, 212 pounder, Bouwmeester led all NHL players in average ice time last season with 27:28. He has played in all 82 games for the Panthers in each of the last three seasons and his offensive numbers have climbed each year, from five goals to 12 to 15. "He's ..."
Time for talking all but over
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July 30
Ottawa Citizen
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"Vermette's name has also been mentioned in a number of trade rumours, including swaps with Toronto (for Pavel Kubina), Vancouver (Ryan Kesler or Sami Salo), Chicago, Columbus and Florida. Most of them make no sense at all, because they don't consider the crucial element: Murray's need to squeeze under the salary cap."
Bouwmeester? Forget it
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July 14
Ottawa Sun
 
"Sources say the Panthers haven't given up hope of signing Bouwmeester and GM Jacques Martin is hopeful the addition of former Kitchener Rangers coach Peter DeBoer will convince the young star the club is going in the right direction. "As far as I know Bouwmeester is not the guy that Jacques Martin is offering up," said a league executive yesterday. "Bouwmeester is the guy they've got to build that team around. I haven't heard his name being offered around in a trade, not even once." Instead, the group of blueliners Martin is trying to deal is a lot less attractive to NHL GMs. The indications are anybody can have Florida defenceman Mike Van Ryn, who is scheduled to make $3.35 million ..."
Bouwmeester, Panthers still in talks
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July 10
Miami Herald
 
"Panthers general manager Jacques Martin said Wednesday that negotiations between the team and the agent for defenseman Jay Bouwmeester have continued despite Bouwmeester deciding to take the team to arbitration. No date has been set for Florida's meeting in front of an arbiter, with hearings scheduled between July 20 and Aug. 4 in Toronto. Bouwmeester took the Panthers to arbitration once before, getting a two-year contract out of it in 2006. Since Bouwmeester elected to go to arbitration, he cannot sign with another team; Martin said the Panthers aren't going to trade him."
Kilger update
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July 2
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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"Martin said he's still unsure about suspended winger Chad Kilger's future. Asked if he'd explore trading Kilger, who has not reported since the Panthers d