Yardbarker: Jay Bouwmeester

A measure in ice time

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:05:41 -0500

A move from Florida to Calgary didn't take any ice time away from Jay Bouwmeester. But not everyone can log the minutes he does.

NHL's Top 50: Jay Bouwmeester (No. 37)

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:00:00 -0500

by Adam GretzFiled under: Flames, Panthers, NHL Fans, NHL VideosFanHouse's Adam Gretz takes a look at his top 50 players in the NHL. No. 37 is Calgary Flames defenseman Jay Bouwmeester.After spending his first six seasons in Florida, Jay Bouwmeester moved on to Calgary this offseason, signing a five-year, $33 million contract after his rights were traded for defenseman Jordan Leopold and a third-round pick. Would Florida have received more for Bouwmeester at the NHL's trade deadline? ...

Flames ink Bouwmeester to multiyear contract

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:46:14 -0500

The Calgary Flames have signed star defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to a multiyear agreement.

Jay Bouwmeester Signs Five-Year Deal With Calgary

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:05:00 -0500

by Adam GretzFiled under: FlamesAfter acquiring his negotiating rights from the Florida Panthers during this past weekend's NHL Entry Draft, TSN is reporting on Tuesday night that the Calgary Flames have signed defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to a five-year contract with a $6.6 million salary cap hit. With Bouwmeester now locked in for the long haul, the Flames, on paper, have a rather scary looking defense with Dion Phaneuf, Robyn Regehr and Bouwmeester. Trouble is, the salary cap situation i...

Flames ink Bouwmeester to multiyear deal

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:58:10 -0500

The Calgary Flames have signed star defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to a multiyear agreement. The Flames acquired the rights to Bouwmeester on June 27 from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jordan Leopold and the 67th pick in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Bouwmeester, a native of Edmonton, completed his sixth season with the Panthers in 2008-09, recording 42 points with 15 goals and 27 assists. The six-foot-four, 213-pounder has 203 points in 471 career NHL games.

Jay Bouwmeester Traded to Calgary

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:45:00 -0500

by Adam GretzFiled under: Flames, PanthersThe Florida Panthers took quite a gamble at the NHL's trade deadline by holding onto soon-to-be free agent defenseman Jay Bouwmeester. In the end, the Panthers not only missed the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season, but now they've also lost their one-time franchise defenseman, as the team traded his rights to Calgary for Jordan Leopold and a third-round pick. Leopold, like Bouwmeester, will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1,...

Panthers: Four teams vying for Bouwmeester

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:46:00 -0500

Panthers assistant general manager Randy Sexton said late Thursday afternoon there are "still four teams in the hunt" to acquire exclusive negotiating right to defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, who will soon become unrestricted free agent.

Economy might be brawniest player in free-agent class

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:47:00 -0500

Looking for defense? There's Jay Bouwmeester. Need scoring? Try a Marian like Gaborik or Hossa. Free agency starts July 1, and Wes Goldstein looks at available names.

Bouwmeester still in play

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:00:00 -0500

With draft nearing, trade talks have involved every team Panthers Assistant General Manager Randy Sexton said Wednesday that he has spoken with every general manager in the league about potential deals, including a trade of soon-to-be unrestricted free-agent defenseman Jay Bouwmeester.

Broad Street Bulletin - Flyers to Sign Goalie Ray Emery

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:13:46 -0500

At the beginning of May, word got out that the Flyers had interest in Goalie Ray Emery. According to Tim Panaccio at CSN.com, it now looks like Emery will indeed be the Flyers starting Goalie next season. Are we ready for this? Emery's potential on the ice is promising. Everything else...is discouraging! Emery took the Ottawa Senators to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2007, but played last season for the Atlant Kytischi - in Russia - because the Senators felt he was too much of a distracti...

What Next for Florida

Tue, 05 May 2009 18:57:14 -0500

At the March 4th NHL Trade Deadline, the Florida Panthers were stuck between a rock and a hard place. Being tied for the eighth and final seed in the NHL playoff picture, the Florida franchise had to decide what was more important: winning in the current moment and going to the playoffs, or trading away a valuable asset to the team to acquire pieces for the future of the franchise. General Manager Jacques Martin saw it fit to keep that valuable asset, but missed the playoffs just a short month later. Irony is a sick joke.Jay Bouwmeester became one of the top stories during the deadline, but ended up staying put in order to help for the playoff run. The problem is Bouwmeester's open-ended thoughts to the media. He was asked just before the deadline by the Florida Sun-Sentinel what the likelihood of him returning in a Panthers jersey would be for the 2009-10 campaign.Continue reading "What Next for Florida"

Bouwmeester plan still in question

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:06:34 -0500

via Miami Defenseman Jay Bouwmeester didn?t offer much insight into his future in South Florida on Tuesday, with the potential free agent saying he wouldn?t ?make any rash decisions.? Bouwmeester?s contract is up at the end of the season, and if the Panthers don?t sign him in the coming ...

Bouwmeester to the Sens heating up?

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:21:52 -0500

via Ottawa Sun: League sources say the heat has been turned up on Florida Panthers GM Jacques Martin to make a deal for a centre. So he may finally be ready to dangle defenceman Jay Bouwmeester a?" something Martin told several teams he wouldn't consider until next month. The Panthers haven't had ...

Rumor of The Day

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:54:45 -0500

Recently, Florida Panthers d-man Jay Bouwmeester was asked why his team traded to get Bryan McCabe from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here's what he said: I have no idea. It's not my business . . . you're asking the wrong guy?" What Bouwmeester may not be admitting is that the general speculation is that M

Bouwmeester in driver's seat as negotiations with Panthers continue

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:41:19 -0500

The Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson reports that the Florida Panthers are still trying to reach an agreement on a contract extension with pending restricted free agent defenseman Jay Bouwmeester.