Kane Signs With Thrashers
Evander Kane has signed a multi-year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kane, the fourth overall selection in this year's draft, scored 48 goals and dished out 48 assists as a member of…
Travis Zajac Headed For Arbitration
The Devils would like to have avoided salary arbitration with center Travis Zajac, but that is now unlikely. Zajac and general manager Lou Lamoriello are headed for Friday's arbitration hearing, a process that is often nasty.(source-NJ.com) The Devils have always…
McDonough Hearing Boos
The Blackhawks Convention opened Friday with club president John McDonough hearing boos for his decision to fire general manager Dale Tallon earlier this week. But those boos didn't last long. McDonough immediately tackled the Tallon issue Saturday during a well-attended…
Avalanche sign Top Pick Duchene
The 3rd overall pick in the recent NHL entry draft has been signed in Colorado. Matt Duchene's entry level contract calls for him to make $900,000 in salary in each of the three seasons. The Avalanche cap hit will be…
Blackhawks Fire Dave Tallon
As I stated before in the blog Capoligist needed in Chicago, the Chicago Blackhawks are going to have to make some shrewd decisions this coming season to deal with the impending problems they'll face regarding the salary cap. With Kane,…
Devils Bring Back Jacques Lemaire
Jacques Lemaire has been hired by the New Jersey Devils to return behind the bench as head coach. Jacques Lemaire, who coached the Devils for five seasons in the mid 1990's and led them to the Cup in 1995, is…
Top 10 Worst NHL Contracts
In the spirit of the free agent season with all the signings of high priced free agents, both restricted and unrestricted, we thought it would be a fitting time to throw together a bullet-list of what we deem to be…
Toronto Maple Leafs Sign Rickard Wallin
Who? That is exactly what I said last week, when it was first reported that the Maple Leafs were likely to sign him. He was drafted in '98 in the 6th round by the Coyotes, and had a cup of…
Jay McKee Replaces Hal Gill with Pittsburgh Penquins
It appears Jay McKee is moving to Pittsbrugh, on a 1 year, $800,000 deal. Pens fans: There is nothing you wont like about this deal. McKee is a solid veteran when healthy, is a tough player, blocks tons of shots…
Capoligist needed in Chicago
There's a new position becoming very important in the new NHL salary cap era. For lack of a better term we'll call it a "Capoligist". With the cap expected to shrink in the coming seasons, there's a big problem for…
Burke taking a fresh approach
The winds of change are blowing in Toronto and the scent of Brian Burke is getting stronger by the day. Burke is starting to re-shape this 2009-10 Leaf team into a hard nosed, defence first squad that will be a…
Habs defencemen of recent years
I was listening to an old time Canadiens fan today. He complained about how the Habs haven’t had Francois Beauchemin patrolling the blue line for the past 5 years. With Streit and Souray also leaving in past few years, I…