The question for Detroit GM Ken Holland is whether he can fit Hossa’s contract into the club’s salary structure under the NHL’s salary cap. The NHLPA will vote later this month on whether they want to invoke a 5% increase…
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Spector: Krejci or Kessel?
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Kevin Paul Dupont reports Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli will have between $8-$10 million in available cap space to re-sign key players and bolster his roster depth. Dupont suggests it could cost at minimum $6 million to re-sign forwards David Krejci…
Ducks GM Accused of Cross-Checking Fan
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While the players were on the ice exchanging handshakes, high above in an executive suite Ducks General Manager Bob Murray was seething over the controversial goal that ended his team’s quest for the Stanley Cup. A Detroit Police report lead…
Puck Daddy — Eulogy: Remembering the 2008-09 Vancouver Canucks
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The Canucks are gone, and all we are left with is questions. Why did it happen so suddenly? Should we have seen it coming? Why is it impossible to find a single hockey fan, outside of British Columbia, that feels…
Sharks Territory: “There comes a point in every player’s career where we stop seeing the qualities of that player and focus on his faults.”
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I thought our Sharks had enough to make a serious run in the postseason. So for me to write a credible blog about this team I needed some help. There are certain people I talk to all the time during…
So when is Sharks’ Presidents’ Trophy parade? – San Jose Mercury News
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So what positives can the Sharks draw from the fact that the darn puck just somehow decided on its own to go into the net more times for Anaheim? They can finally schedule that Presidents’ Trophy parade. Doug Wilson needs…
Around The Habs: I wanted you to trade for a big-ass scorer and you didn’t do it and I was mad but now I am glad
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Anyway, people started hasseling [Gainey] for not landing Hossa. After looking at what the Pens gve away for him, I knew it was good for him not to. Take a look at the Pens now, they lost Armstrong, Christensen and…
Incompetent B.S. from the Edmonton Journal on the Topic of Hossa, Franzen and the cap
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It’s no surprise that Johan Franzen is getting an 11-year, $43-million contract that runs until 2021 to spread out the cap hit ($1 million the final two, years when he’ll be 38 and 39 years old). Uh no, the cap…
How Does Burke Get Tavares? | Toronto Sports Media Blog
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So what needs to happen for the Leafs to end up in 26th? First, they need Los Angeles to beat San Jose on Saturday afternoon. Then, they need to lose to Ottawa at home a few hours later. Finally, they…
John Tavares Tells Isles Nyet! | Toronto Sports Media Blog
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Lindros 2.0? Is Tavares worth the grief? I’m not saying he is or he isn’t…but that’s a lot of ill-will to generate before you’ve ever stepped on the ice for an NHL game. What will this do to draft day…