JEFF HALPERN RUMORS & GOSSIP
UMM, GROSS
Ott tries licking Halpern's visor during faceoff
You’re down 4-0 at home in the 3rd period to Northeast Division rival Montreal, and you’re looking for something, anything, to spark your team to a miraculous comeback. Sabres forward Steve Ott went the unconventional route, opting to try and lick Habs center Jeff Halpern’s visor prior to a faceoff, in an attempt to throw Halpern off his game and win the draw. Did it work?...
Eklund: Are the Rangers gearing up to make an Iginla Run? Habs grab Halpern...
Over the last two days the Rangers have shed salary by waiving two players who are on their roster.
First came Jeff Halpern, who was waived yesterday and then claimed by Montreal today. Halpern is an odd player to drop as he is the kind of guy you want to have around in the playoffs. He is overwhelmingly admired throughout the league for his leadership and his abilities defensively...
Canadiens claim Halpern off waivers
The Montreal Canadiens have claimed center Jeff Halpern off waivers from the New York Rangers.
A 36-year-old checking forward who is strong on faceoffs, Halpern had one assist and was minus-5 in 30 games for New York this season.
He is earning a pro-rated $700,000 this season and can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer.
This will be his second stint in Montreal. The...
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March 23, 2013
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Canadiens claim Halpern off waivers from Rangers
The Montreal Canadiens have claimed center Jeff Halpern off waivers from the New York Rangers.
A 36-year-old checking forward who is strong on faceoffs, Halpern had one assist and was minus-5 in 30 games for New York this season.
He is earning a pro-rated $700,000 this season and can become an unrestricted free agent in the summer.
This will be his second stint in Montreal. The...
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March 23, 2013
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Montreal claims Halpern (Update: Stu Bickel on waivers)
Update: Per Elliotte Friedman, the Rangers have placed Stu Bickel on waivers. If/when he clears, the Rangers will have cleared $1.45 million in cap space in waiving Bickel and Halpern.
Original Post: Per Larry Brooks, the Montreal Canadiens have claimed Jeff Halpern off waivers from the Rangers. Halpern was waived yesterday to make room for Arron Asham’s return to the lineup. Losing...
Rangers place Jeff Halpern on waivers
In a bit of shocking news, the Rangers have placed center Jeff Halpern on waivers (per Darren Dreger). In 30 games with the Rangers, Halpern notched just one assist with a -5 rating. Halpern is currently the Rangers one of the Rangers top faceoff guys, winning 56.7% of his draws. Halpern’s ice time had diminished a lot lately, getting just three minutes of ice time in last night’s...
Halpern Given #11 in NHL13?!?!?!?!
In what could be the biggest fail in video game history, EA Sports gives newest Ranger Jeff Halpern #11 in NHL13 which was released yesterday...Reader Adam R. notes that this faux pas is only on the main screen as Halpern's number changes to 12 in game play.Although this pic from d.fresh says differently...Halpern wore #15 for the Capitals last season, but did wear #11 with the...
Jeff Halpern Talks Fitting In, Rangers Getting to Next Level
Last spring, Jeff Halpern was battling through an intense, hard-fought playoff series as a member of the Washington Capitals against the Rangers that ended in seven games and bitter defeat. Fast forward to September and Halpern has jumped ship, signed to a one-year deal with New York in the hopes of helping the Rangers be a better team any way he can help. As a veteran of 12 NHL...
Jeff Halpern Talks About Joining Rangers
Jeff Halpern was getting ready to leave Washington en route to New York, but had some final comments for the Washington media before his departure. Halpern, who implies that the Rangers plans on using him as a faceoff specialist and penalty killer, had this to say about signing with the Rangers.
"It’s a huge relief. It just makes the whole year more exciting knowing where...
Report: Rangers Sign Jeff Halpern
In a surprising move late Tuesday night the Rangers made their fourth free agent signing of the summer, reportedly inking 36-year-old Jeff Halpern to a one-year deal.
The big draw of Halpern (no pun intended) is that he won 58.4% of faceoffs in 2011-2012. That was a major area of weakness for the Blueshirts a year ago.
With Brad Richards, Derek Stepan and Brian Boyle already on...
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