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The NHL free agency period has begun and defensemen are getting scooped up on day one and being paid handsomely. One of the biggest winners so far is Paul Martin formerly of the New Jersey Devils scoring a five-year 25 million dollar contract from the Penguins. The Devils quickly turned around and replaced Martin with Anton Volchenkov by coughing up $25.5 million over 6 years ,and four years ...

Here is the latest, heading into day two of free agency. When I asked Miroslav Satan's agent Allan Walsh about the rumors that they were in talks with the Blues, he replied "no truth." I have been told that the Flames are not done making moves, so expect something big. The Kings, Devils, and, surprisingly, the Leafs are in on Ilya Kovalchuk. However, the Leafs and Devils are not willing to pay eight ...

Several hockey sources (including Helene Elliot of the L.A. Times) are reporting that the Los Angeles Kings and Ilya Kovalchuk are talking deal. The biggest stumbling block is, of course, money, with Kovalchuk believed to be asking for a long term deal in the $10 million per year range. The Kings finished the 2009-10 season with a 46-27-9 record, good enough for sixth overall in the Western Conference. ...

For those of you who grew up in the 80s, you’ll remember the movie Back To The Future. Well, given the Calgary Flames latest free agent signings, that’s exactly what they are doing—going back in hopes of a great future. Flames general manager Darryl Sutter signed both Olli Jokinen (who signed a two-year, $6 million contract) and Alex Tanguay (who signed a one-year, $1.7 million contract), in hopes that ...

Well Oilers fans, its been a busy two days. Remember in my last blog I wrote that the Oilers waived Moreau, O'Sullivan and Nilsson in order to buy them out? Well, they got off the hook big time. Ethan Moreau was claimed off waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets. In Moreau the Jackets get an older winger who brings some leadership and a good role player. Moreau was desperate for a change and ...

In the wake of a flurry of departures in the last couple weeks, there are a lot of Chicago Blackhawks fans that are soiling themselves about replacing the players that have left or will be leaving shortly. During the historic 2009-10 season, the Blackhawks finished the year ranked third in the NHL, scoring 262 goals (3.20/gm). On the other side of the ice, the Hawks allowed 2.48 goals per game, which ...

July 1st was quite tame this year in terms of contract lengths and money being dished out in the NHL. We didn't get the "Hossa" 12 year deal, or the "Brian Campbell" 57 million dollar deal. But, there were still some big deals handed out, majority of them being smart. There were some overpaid guys, but hey, that's free agency. And it should only get worse as teams miss out ...

Day one of the official off season is in the books and, boy, was it a doozy for the Wild. Two players, two needs filled, and the general manager already saying that the team might be done? Man, that’s got to be a good day at the office. Before I get into the players the Wild signed, let’s look at that last statement—the Wild might be done with free agency. First of all, ...

With the free agency bonanza opening up on July 1, 2010, we saw a lot of moves sizzle across the National Hockey League. One general manager that had various items cooking was Brian Burke. The signing of Colby Armstrong, a Saskatchewan native, hammered the Toronto headlines and immediately sent positive vibes throughout the city. Colby isn't your superstar player that will solve our goal scoring bug, but he will contribute vastly with ...

Let's face it. Every Ranger fan in their right mind knew that today would not be like 2007 or 2009, when Glen Sather signed up every top free agent on the market. We did hope, however, that it would not be like 2008, when he re-signed Michael Roszival and inked Wade Redden to arguably the worst contract in the game today. For the most part, Sather stuck to the plan of focusing ...