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Tuesdays with Dani: Post-ASG Links
It's been a week without hockey. I'm not sure how you got through it, but personally I watched hours upon hours of glorious tennis, but there was still this nagging feeling of something missing. If you did catch the skills competition, perhaps you caught Steven Stamkos going three for three on the...
Question of the Week: Would YOU buyout Lecavalier?
If you have been listening to the Marek vs. Wyshynski podcast* then you might have heard a hypothetical question come up once or twice on whether you would buy out player X (with no repercussions to your cap hit) if you had one free buyout allowed after the NHL's next Collective Bargaining...
The NHL/CHL agreement
The NHL/CHL (Canadian Hockey League) partnership is something fans tend to talk about during this time of year, but much of what people believe they know about the agreement is myth. It's easy to see why, because the arrangement between the two leagues isn't covered in the NHL's Collective...
Is more OK Hockey coming to the NHL?
Oren Koules is in the stands, watching his son Miles perform during the NHL's research and development camp this week in Toronto. For the past several months, the former Lightning owner has been dealing with... well, lets face it, he's been dealing with the train wreck that is Charlie Sheen and...
Salary Floor Non-Compliance: Clearing up a FAQ
One of the main themes that has emerged in the world of the salary cap era has been the requirement that all teams spend a minimum amount on player salaries for any upcoming year. As the cap has risen, so too has the salary floor. While teams like the Red Wings have already surpassed the $48.3M...
Former Jets captain amongst Winnipeg season ticket holders
It had to be painful enough for NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to say he was happy to be back in Winnipeg on Tuesday. But now that the city of Winnipeg met his ""This thing isn't going to work very well if this building isn't sold out every night," ultimatum, do you think we'll get an "I was wrong"...
Fun with CBA: How a Thrashers Move to Winnipeg is Worth $6,000 per Player
Here we go again: A Thrashers sale/relocation to Winnipeg could be announced as soon as Tuesday. We'll see. Regardless of when it happens, the normally maddening NHL CBA has a few quite straightforward clauses that addresses just such an occasion. (Note: I wrote about part of this before, but none...
Panthers: Off-season variables, potential, and concerns created by the Trade Deadline
"We added a great number of picks and got younger and really solidified our future. The future is most important for us." These were the words from Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon after the dust settled from Monday's busy Trade Deadline. He couldn't have been more right. It's all about the future....
Why revenue sharing might help the Islanders less than you think
To his credit, when beating his tired anti-league, pro-union, save-the-Isles-even-though-they-don't-deserve-it drum, Larry Brooks has repeatedly noted that the Islanders, by CBA law, do not benefit from revenue sharing that most teams in their low-revenue situation would. As with the Anaheim Ducks...
When will Nino Niederreiter sign? Understanding your CBA
Note: This is CBA navel-gazing -- not breaking news -- so please do not interpret the topic choice as any indication something is afoot. We've all speculated about the upcoming season's permanent home for top 2010 Islanders draft pick Nino Niederreiter. When we polled visitors here last week, about...
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