Posts Tagged ‘ trade deadline ’

SI.com, Jim Kelley: NHL salary cap forces Calgary Flames to play shorthanded

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April 9, 2009

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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Lighting the Lamp: Preissing is the highest paid employee in the state of New Hampshire

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April 9, 2009

Five people in the pressbox post-game including this writer questioned the effort put out (or lack thereof) of $2.75 million defenseman Tom Preissing, who was demoted by the LA Kings at the trade deadline and farmed to Manchester. Known as an offensive D-man, when it came time for Preissing to reach out and either...
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Tom Benjamin: Calgary is Out of (cap) Money

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April 8, 2009

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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