The first of July, the opening of the National Hockey League's free agency period, marks the beginning of another 11-month journey for glory for each of the league's 30 clubs. Every year at this time, general managers scramble to improve their respective franchises in hopes of seeing their own captain holding the coveted Stanley Cup high above their head at the end of the next season, in place of Chicago's Jonathan Toews.
As evidenced by the new Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, teams must be deep at the centre position if they have any hopes of hoisting hockey's greatest prize come June.
With the phenomenal 22-year-old Toews leading the corps, with who is amongst the NHL's premier second line centres in Patrick Sharp behind him, followed by three-time Stanley Cu ...
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2010 NHL Free Agency Best Available: TomᚠPlekanec
Posted: 13th June 2010 by Nik Leighton in NHLComments Off on 2010 NHL Free Agency Best Available: TomᚠPlekanec