David Shoalts has several league sources who are spilling the beans about the mess in Phoenix. It isn’t surprising that the NHL is leaking this information now, when interest in hockey – rather than the business of hockey – has peaked. Who wants to talk about the probable demise of the Phoenix Coyotes right...
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Tom Benjamin’s NHL Blog: A Dead Team Skating
Sunday NHL Rumor Roundup – April 19, 2009.
Al Strachan suggested it was now “highly likely” Marian Gaborik will remain with the Minnesota Wild now that GM Doug Risebrough and head coach Jacques Lemaire are no longer with the team. Pierre LeBrun however isn’t so sure, having spoken with Gaborik’s Los Angeles-based agent Ron Salcer who said his camp will listen to anything...
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Tom Benjamin’s NHL Blog: The Family Discount
It is one thing for a team to pony up $6-7 MM on a long term contract for a free agent, but its another to pay $13.5-$14 MM on a long term contract for two free agents. Particularly when everyone is running scared on league revenues and a falling salary cap. There aren’t that...
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Toronto Sports Media Blog: Is Matt Gilroy Going Elsewhere? Burke Entering the Cone Of Silence?
Sounds like Matt Gilroy is going to sign elsewhere. Word I am hearing is that Burke wouldn’t give Gilroy a 1 way deal and that other teams, including the Canucks where willing to give him a one way deal. Not over yet, but the fat lady is warming up. Similarly, sounds like Burke is...
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Kukla’s Korner: Who Deserves 11 Year Contracts?
There’s no questioning his ability to put the puck in the net, but is he a core guy on your team that you want to keep until he’s 40? There’s no way to predict things, but goal-scorer skills tend to decline pretty fast once you hit your mid-30s. Ask John Leclair about that; his...
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SI.com, Jim Kelley: NHL salary cap forces Calgary Flames to play shorthanded
The Flames have been playing shorthanded for several games, including a crucial loss earlier this week to the surging Canucks that may have decided first place in the Northwest Division. Now, there are a number of reasons why that can happen. Penalties incurred during a contest is the one that comes most readily to...
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Tom Benjamin: Calgary is Out of (cap) Money
Problem is, because they were right against the $56.7-million (U.S.) salary cap, they needed to ship Dustin Boyd and Warren Peters to the minors to make the numbers work. Accordingly, the Flames went with only 10 forwards playing their second game in two nights — with predictable results… “That’s part of the cap rules...
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Kukla’s Korner: WTF? Calgary can’t afford to dress a full roster?
One story that has not been adequately reported is the fact that the Calgary Flames, a team in a tight race for the Northwest Division, has been playing games with less than a full roster. The problem is that they have so little salary cap room that they have not been able to afford...
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