free agent possibles remaining

[paul woods fan club 0]

heres my list of free agents left that could help and are mostly cheap = desjardins - was phili captain , must be smart handling puck and team man , at his age could get cheap , this move would allow us to trade another dman such as schneider or kronwall for big forward with offense . sykora , only 29 and could help offense . kozlov , big forward with talent , plus russian to mesh with pavel . therien , big dman . rivers , i'll take him as 6th dman any day . sanderson , a dangerous offensive weapon . allison , size and goal help . richardson , ide like to see him play with lilja giving the wings a big defensive tandem . simon , could be 3rd line help with his size clogging front of net . johnson (center,nashville) , would chip in .

Edited July 8, 2006 by paul woods fan club

[Salviaman 104]

Veteran winger Brendan Shanahan, who had 40 goals last season with the Red Wings, has narrowed down his options to two teams, Detroit and another unnamed team, a source said Friday. Boston and St. Louis are no longer in the running. Shanahan, 37, will mull it over this weekend and likely make a decision early next week.

Winger Anson Carter is the second-most prolific scorer left among the unrestricted free agents. The 32-year-old Toronto native scored a career-high 33 goals for Vancouver last season while earning $1 million, a big-time bargain for the Canucks. There's been talk with Toronto, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Detroit.

He'd be a nice fit playing right wing with either Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin in Pittsburgh, as well as a much-needed boost to centre Mats Sundin in Toronto. He was perfect with the Sedin twins last season in Vancouver, but the Canucks can't give him more than $2 million because of salary cap issues. He's looking for something closer to $3 million.

Two-time Selke Trophy winner Michael Peca is garnering interest from several teams, chief among them the Maple Leafs. But like the Canucks, Toronto is hampered by cap issues. There might still be a fit because the 32-year-old Peca is intrigued by the idea of playing for his hometown team.

Winger Sergei Samsonov, who like Peca helped the Oilers in their Cup run, remains available. The 27-year-old 23 goals and 30 assists in 74 games with Boston and Edmonton last season. The Oilers would like to bring him back.

Forward Jan Bulis had a career-high 20 goals last season but the Montreal Canadiens won't bring back the 28-year-old Czech Olympian. His agent Jiri Crha said Friday that a deal was close at hand with another team.

"There are a few teams that want to sign him," said Crha. "I think something will happen very soon."

One name also not to forget is former Pittsburgh forward Aleksey Morozov, 29, who has spent the last two years lightning the lamp in Russia but might be willing to come back for the right price. He's also an unrestricted free agent.