Posts Tagged ‘ free agency ’

Nice article on Scott Parse

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June 24, 2012

Parse is spending the summer in Los Angeles working out. He’s recovered from his latest surgery to clean up some wear and tear on his hip, and is working to build up the muscles in the area. He said the sockets in both hips aren’t formed well, which has worn down the cartilage.

He started...
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Will Stoll be here for three years?

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June 24, 2012

One of the advantages of signing players to cap-friendly contracts is that those contracts are tradeable assets. Would it be mean or disloyal for Lombardi to trade Stoll, say, at the trade deadline, or next summer, or anytime before his contract expires in 2015, considering that Stoll could have gotten more money signing...
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Hickey, Stoll, Azevedo, Loktionov and Nash (not a law firm)

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June 19, 2012

Hockey Buzz (Matt Barry): Rumors Depending on who you talk to, Kings former #4 pick and RFA (with a 1.3 mil NHL cap hit) Thomas Hickey has asked to be traded. The Kings don’t have 2nd or 3rd round picks this year and Lombardi and his staff have made a killing in the 2nd...
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Is signing Jarret Stoll a “must-do”?

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June 13, 2012

If you're comparing Stoll to Loktionov, don't forget that Loktionov is going to get older and better, while Stoll is going to get older and worse. I don't think Loktionov is going to have too much trouble scoring 20+ goals a year, once he starts getting a regular shift. Do you want to see...
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Mirroring, eh?

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June 7, 2012

Right. The defenseman "skates the same route" as a forward, only before the forward actually does it? I think that's called establishing position. The defenseman is occupying the most valuable real estate: the direct path to the puck. The forward is free to skate around the defenseman and his clever "mirroring."


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More Justin Schultz: I don’t understand. Please explain why he isn’t a free agent NOW.

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June 1, 2012

Look, I'm sure it's buried in the CBA somewhere. I'm sure everyone else is right and I'm wrong. But, as I said in an earlier post, I just don't get why Justin Schultz isn't an unrestricted free agent as of June 1, today.


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YIKES! Voynov thought about bolting for KHL in the middle of THIS SEASON

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June 1, 2012

“When I got sent down, I thought about the KHL because, you know, I’m mad and sad,” Voynov said Friday afternoon . “My friends told me not to think about it, just wait and trust yourself and Lombardi.”


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Justin Schultz, free agency and the CBA

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June 1, 2012

The CBA clearly indicates that clubs retain the rights of unsigned collegiate (or college-bound) draft picks, for four years after the year of their selection -- ending either (1) August 15th four years after the year of selection, if the player graduates from said college, or (2) June 1 four years after the year...
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How did these Kings get here in the first place?

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May 18, 2012

None of the eleven players mentioned were undrafted UFA signings, although Lombardi has gone that route several times, most notably with Matt Moulson and Teddy Purcell (since departed), Martin Jones, Kevin Westgarth and Davis Drewiske.

Here's how the current Kings got here, in order of arrival:


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In Lou We Trust vs. the CBA

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July 23, 2010

SBN blog “In Lou We Trust” has a post up describing its case defending the legitimacy of the Kovalchuk contract. They are understandably pretty upset over there. However, there are a few points in his post that are inaccurate or misleading. The NHL-Rejected Ilya Kovalchuk Contract with the New Jersey Devils & Article 50...
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