Jake Delhomme Released
Veteran quarterback Jake Delhomme has been released by Carolina Panthers on Thursday with all the team planning to go ahead with Matt Moore to take up the quarterback position. It has been revealed that Jake Delhomme could be receiving $12 million of guaranteed money after the much acclaimed player was handed an impressive $4.5 million contract last spring.
Although general manager Marty Hurney has not been available for any comments concerning the decision in the Carolina Panthers, the news the 35 year old veteran quarterback have been cut from the team has been confirmed by Jake Delhomme’s agent Rick Smith. Moreover, the agent has also revealed the player would wait till Friday to reveal his side on the story to reporters. Although Jake Delhomme was able to commit six turnovers in a rather shocking performance during the team’s loss to Arizona in 2008, Marty Hurney and Carolina Panthers coach John Fox showed immense faith in him which resulted in the team offering him a lucrative contract extension. However, this really is surely not really a decision that this team would be very satisfied with since Jake Delhomme went on to try out one of his horrendous NFL season. The much acclaimed player delivered 18 interceptions in eleven games before suffering a finger injury which sidelined him to the season.
Meanwhile, Carolina Panthers decision to release Jake Delhomme marks the end of his almost eight year association with the team after he joined the team in 2003. The veteran quarterback is known to have lead the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl in 2004 and in the NFC Championship game 2 yrs later.
Coyotes get Lee Stempniak from Maple Leafs
The Phoenix Coyotes acquired forward Lee Stempniak in the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday as a swap for defenseman Matt Jones, a fourth-round pick and seventh-round pick in the 2010 draft.
Stempniak tallied 14 goals and 16 assists having a minus-10 rating in 62 games for the Leafs this season. Over 356 pro contests with St. Louis and Toronto since 2005, the 27-year-old American has compiled 82 goals and 191 points.
Jones picked up a set of assists in 45 games with all the Coyotes in 2007-08, his last within the NHL. The 26-year-old Illinois native has one goal and 11 points in 106 games with Phoenix. He has not played at all this season due to injury.
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Leafs acquires Chris Peluso
The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent a 2010 sixth-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for prospect Chris Peluso.
Peluso was drafted in the seventh round by the Pens in the 2004 entry draft. He currently plays for Bemidji State of College Hockey America. The blueliner has seven assists and a plus-four plus/minus rating in 24 games
