Thornton helps Bruins' cause in many ways
Matt KalmanThursday evening, Shawn Thornton, his wife Erin, and a handful of Thornton's Bruins teammates will convene at the veteran winger's home for the latest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Chat with a St. Louis blogger
Richard Durrett...to be the next superstar of the team. Kariya, though, is not playing up to his ginormous salary, and McDonald's been a little slumping recently. Tkachuk's been lacking in production mostly because of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009You vented ... I'm answering
Pierre LeBrunGripe, gripe, gripe ... that's all you guys do. Oh, wait a minute, I keep asking you every week to do just that! Here's a look at the ones I liked the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Forcing Laraque on the ice is a better punishment
E.J. Hradek...current contract that carries a $5 million cap hit. That contract, based on his current play, is salary cap poison. The only way he'd move is if the New York Rangers were willing to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Latendresse gives Wild's roster 'big' boost
Pierre LeBrun...dealt forward Benoit Pouliot to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday in exchange for winger Guillaume Latendresse, the salaries swapping rosters were identical to the last dime: $803,250. "It certainly makes it easier," Wild GM...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Expect more NHL games in Europe
Pierre LeBrun...getting a good draft pick out of it. Gee, let me think what team is screaming for salary cap relief: Chicago! I believe the Leafs and Blackhawks have spoken, given Chicago's dire need to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009Stars' Neal suspended two games
Richard Durrett...22 points. This is his first suspension. Neal will forfeit $8,515.00 as part of his salary under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009Anderson, Kopitar are the real deals
E.J. Hradek...to add another quality second-pair defenseman. That's not so easy to do, especially considering their salary cap status. I think Heatley can help the Sharks (and their fans) get to where they want...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
Your rants: Leafs fans want intelligent moves
Pierre LeBrun...It's something the Wings of old would likely not have done to this degree, but the salary cap NHL doesn't allow for the Wings to beef up their lineup with expensive veterans at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009The story on a young, brave Russian kid
Pierre LeBrun...he was only 15 years old, in 2007 signing him to a five-year contract with a salary that escalated to almost $1 million in the final year. His father negotiated the deal. These were...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009A safer helmet: An idea whose time has come
Pierre LeBrunTORONTO -- Somewhere along the line, the mood in the room shifted. It was gradual, it took a long time, but after years of discussing head shots at t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009Wrapping up Day 1 of the GM meetings
Pierre LeBrunTORONTO -- As the opening day of the NHL general managers meetings wrapped up Tuesday, it was interesting to see a few GMs take the time to stop and c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009Trade rumors frustrating
Jesse RogersThere isn't a member of the media that doesn't get frustrated chasing down trade rumors. That is, unless it's your business to create and/or advance ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009Ovechkin lands with IMG ... and it's about time
Pierre LeBrun...behind Ovie's decision to go at it alone, which has proved to be flawed, was the salary cap made it obvious what a lot of players would sign for, so why give 3-6...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009Caps' future and our Ducks-Leafs trade advice
Pierre LeBrun...speculation, but I just think it makes too much sense. Capitals, and cap issues The Chicago Blackhawks' salary-cap issues have been well-documented as they attempt to sign Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 31, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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