PAVEL KUBINA RUMORS & GOSSIP

The newest Philadelphia Flyer, Pavel Kubina has expressed his interest in staying with the team beyond this season. Kubina told the Philadelphia Inquirer he would prefer to re-sign rather than market himself a free-agent this summer."It's a great organization and a great team and always has been one of the top teams in the league," Kubina said. "I'm 34...

NHL.com had a great post on Pavel Kubina leaving the Lightning and how it was an emotional departure for the vereran on his second stint with the Lightning.Here is an exeprt from the article: "Steve (Yzerman) brought me to the office a couple of days ago and asked me for a list of five teams," Kubina said. "He said, 'We would like to move you,' and after...

After one practice, Pavel Kubina already plans to stay here after this season. “I would like to stick around that is for sure." “It was always hard to play in this building and they have passionate fans and I am glad I can play for them now." “If I play well for this team and they want me, I don’t want to go anywhere and test the water,” he said. “That is the...

The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a pair of draft picks and left wing Jon Kalinski. The rounds of the draft picks were not immediately available. Kubina was held out of Tampa Bay's lineup Saturday night against Washington. He also sat out a game earlier this week because Tampa Bay was shopping him. Kubina has three...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) A person familiar with the trade says the Philadelphia Flyers have acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a pair of draft picks. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been made public. The rounds of the draft picks were not immediately available. Kubina was held...

A person familiar with the trade says the Philadelphia Flyers have acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a pair of draft picks. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been made public. The rounds of the draft picks were not immediately available. Kubina was held out of Tampa Bay&...

The Philadelphia Flyers are at it again after trading for defenseman Nicklas Grossman, they had added another d-man this time Pavel Kubina. The trade is still pending league approval but the Flyers are giving up a 2nd and 5th round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning.  The price might be a little steep for basically a rental player, but Kubina is still better than the majority of defensemen...

Larry Brooks at the New York Post reports that the Rangers are not likely to trade for Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina.Yesterday, Scott Burnside at ESPN said Kubina's connection to John Tortorella from his time in Tampa Bay suggested some interest from the Rangers.The Lightning have asked Kubina to waive his no-trade clause and to submit a list of teams to which he would accept...

The Tampa Bay Lightning plan to keep Pavel Kubina out of the lineup while the team attempts to trade the veteran defenseman. Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman announced the decision on Thursday. Tampa Bay entered Thursday 13th in the Eastern Conference and is a longshot to make the playoffs. Kubina has 110 goals and 382 points in 953 games. The 34-year old has 11 points...

The NHL trade deadline sits just 11 days away. We've seen plenty of rumors hit the market, including numerous ones about Rick Nash leaving Columbus, but now we finally have some solid news to report involving the Tampa Bay Lightning and their willingness to trade defenseman Pavel Kubina. Kubina is being held out of the lineup and has been asked which teams he would accept...