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They threw a party at Joe Louis Arena on January 2, 2007. The guest list was A+. Alex Delvecchio. Gordie Howe. Ted Lindsay. They brought Sid Abel’s ghost in, too. It didn’t stop there. Dino Ciccarelli. Brett Hull. Luc Robitaille. Scotty Bowman. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. And on and on. Dozens of Red Wings players, coaches, and management types—past and present. All the former players wore Red Wings jerseys with their name and number sewn ...

As the big-ticket free agency signings on July 1st and 2nd came and went, the Washington Capitals stood pat (minus presumed minor league netminder Dany Sabourin), which comes as a surprise to many—seeing as the President's Trophy-winning Caps bowed out in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs this Spring.   While pundits will say this is a mistake on General Manager George Mcphee's part, I think it is the ...

The 2010 NHL Draft is over and many writers are doing their analysis of the picks that their team (or teams) have made. Fans are wondering just who their team picked and what this means for the future of the franchise. How will these new players be able to help their respective teams, either immediately or in the future?  Who are these new guys, where did they come from, and what ...

It is believed that Ilya Kovalchuk's two options are the Devils and the KHL. When Devils Insider Tom Gulitti asked Devils GM Lou Lamoriello about his cap and if they were to sign Kovalchuk, Lamoriello replied, "Don't worry about my cap." Ilya Kovalchuk's Russian agent also believes he will stay in the NHL, so all signs point toward Kovalchuk staying ...

It is expected to be a very busy week in the NHL, here is the latest on what may happen. Things are expected to pick up on the Tomas Kaberle front today. Rumored teams interested are the Sabres, Ducks, Kings, and Devils (if they clear some cap or don't sign Kovalchuk). Nikolai Zherdev is indeed returning to the NHL. Rumor has it the Sabres and Bruins are very ...

Prior to the 2010 NHL entry draft Calgary Flames General Manager declared to the Calgary Herald that the Flames were one player away from being a top team. For anyone who watched the Flames play last year, this was a rather shocking announcement. The Flames scored the fewest goals in the league last year. Imagine any team you saw last year, any team that you believed was offensively challenged or just incapable of creating or ...

There was a lot of progress made on the first day of free agency, on which 44 players were signed, 33 finding a new home. There have been 77 players signed in total since July 1, including Sergei Gonchar, who went to the Ottawa Senators, Chris Mason, who signed with the Atlanta Thrashers, and Paul Martin, who is now a Pittsburgh Penguin. Despite the number of signings, there are still a number ...

Please note that these rumors are not predicated by any inside information, nor are they actual trade rumors in the least. Instead, these are players and trade partners that would make sense for said organizations, via both trade and free agency, and players that could be had for the right price. The opening days of free agency are over and the dust is starting to settle. This is the time where teams ...

With a little over $2.5 million in cap space available to them and with the Leafs still needing one, maybe two legitimate top six forwards to help round out their lineup, shouldn’t defenseman Jeff Finger be bought out already?For months now numerous on-line writers and sportscasters from coast-to-coast have speculated that, given the Toronto Maple Leafs depth on defense, that Leafs general manager Brian Burke should, and likely would, either ...

The start of NHL free-agency is one of the most exciting times of the hockey season. While no games are played, many things can change between July 1 and the start of the new NHL season. Teams look to free-agency to help fill some of the voids on their roster. Free-agent signings are not the only thing that takes place after July 1. As soon as that day hits, all ...