Posts Tagged ‘ prospects ’

Russo’s Rants: Blackhawks fire Tallon

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July 14, 2009

This was coming for a long time. The Blackhawks wanted to fire him after the season, but their playoff run made that trickier from a PR standpoint. I truly believe the latest offer sheet gaffe just gave the very political hierarchy that currently runs the Hawks an excuse to dismiss Tallon, one of the most...
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FLYERS LIKELY WILL BE $AVED FROM OWN STUPIDITY – New York Post

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July 12, 2009

Philadelphia likely will never suffer the consequences for the massive blunder in which management agreed to pay $33.4 million of the total $34.9 million within the first five years of the extension. And thus would be on the hook for a $4.921 million cap hit in 2015-16 and 2016-17, even with the defenseman in...
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Chicago’s options to not totally f*** itself are none too pretty

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July 8, 2009

Chicago is holding steady at $1.34MM over the cap with three players left to sign. If they simply promote their prospects under contract to fill the spots (which is the cheapest option), that adds another $2.1MM, which makes the magic number $3.45MM (over the cap). Candidates for salary dump: Brian Campbell – cap his...
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From Behindthenet.ca: Junior Hockey Projections

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July 7, 2009

Twenty years ago, almost all every NHL player was drafted from the Canadian Hockey League. Even today, the majority of NHL draft picks still come from the three Tier I junior hockey leagues, the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). But how does...
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Utterly Irrational Trade Thought Involving Other People’s Stars

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July 7, 2009

I was just looking at San Jose’s numbers. They have a cap hit of $55.4 with seven players left to sign, to get to 23. That’s simply not doable, even if they populate the rest of their team entirely with entry level prospects. With the players they have, it’s reasonable to assume signing the...
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In light of today’s events, I looked up my old post: Can you afford to sign Hossa?

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July 1, 2009

Let’s organize this by “contenders, “Stocks rising,” “Stocks falling” and “rebuilders.” Contenders: Detroit —...
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New Post, in which, instead of earning money, I decide to crunch cap figures related to the preposterous Sedin twins to L.A. UFA rumor

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June 30, 2009

Here’s why I don’t think the swedish twins in socal rumor makes any sense, especially not Deano sense. Math. The twins want $12MM/year. The Kings, after re-signing Johnson and Purcell, then adding $12MM for the Sedins, would be at at least $58MM. $59MM if Hickey makes the team. So we have to dump one big...
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The Hockey News: The Hot List – Draft aftermath

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June 30, 2009

10. Brandon Kozun, RW – Calgary Hitmen (WHL): Think of Kozun as this year’s Justin Azevedo; a high-scoring small forward passed over in previous drafts, but picked up by the Kings nonetheless. Kozun wrecked the Dub for 108 points this year, good for second on the circuit. Drafted 179th overall by Los Angeles in...
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From HockeyBuzz.com – Matthew Barry: Enough Draft Talk – It’s FREE AGENT Time!!!

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June 28, 2009

With my unsolicited comments: I still say Travis Moen is a King July 1st - That would complete the Handzus/Simmonds line. Okay, that would be interesting. I also think Samuelsson comes over to play with Simmonds and Handzus – - Oh, wait. So, Moen would be … LW on the Stoll/Brown line? I think...
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Red Line Report’s list – USATODAY.com: “Somebody will get an itchy trigger finger early in the second round” — GUESS WHO!

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June 27, 2009

Both Jerry D’Amigo and Kyle Clifford flew under the radar a bit despite coming from hockey scouting hotbeds in Ann Arbor, Mich. and Ontario. D’Amigo, a New York native who has been a member of the U.S. Under-18 team, has been overlooked a bit since he was not considered one of the flashy offensive...
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