This might sound cruel, but getting put on unconditional waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs just might be a blessing in disguise for goalie Andrew Raycroft.
Listening to the sports radio call in shows, a majority of the die- hard Leaf fans use the words ‘washed up’ and ‘terrible’ in describing this former 1998 Boston [...]
The new Tampa Bay Lightning ownership group headed up by Oren Koules has shown a lot of guts and strong determination in trying to make the necessary moves to make the team a serious contender. Since taking over the reins of ownership earlier this summer, Koules who promised to make the necessary moves has hired [...]
NEW YORK/TORONTO The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association announced today that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2008-09 League Year, pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, provides for a Lower Limit of $40.7 million, an Adjusted Midpoint of $48.7 million and an Upper Limit of $56.7 million.
NEW YORK Commissioner Gary Bettman today announced that Henry Samueli, owner of the Anaheim Ducks, has been suspended indefinitely from any involvement with the Ducks and the National Hockey League.
On Monday, Mr. Samueli pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Sentencing by the U.S. [...]
Looking to add more scoring and speed down the middle, the Vancouver Canucks made an off-season splash on Wednesday when they took a gamble in claiming Kyle Wellwood who was put on waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
New Canucks general manager Dave Nonis, selected a player in Wellwood who is a former 100 point scorer [...]
With less than a week remaining until the Free Agent market opens up, Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli has made no secret of his strategy to aggressively go after a top notch goal scorer such as Marian Hossa who played a vital role with the Pittsburgh Penguins last spring in the post season. To [...]
With less than a week remaining until the magical free agency period begins, names such as Mats Sundin, Brian Campbell, Ryan Malone and Markus Naslund are just some of the prominent star players that teams will be furiously bidding for.
One player however who hasn’t gotten a lot of ink but can easily be the [...]
On a sweltering Tuesday afternoon while playing golf, Darcy Tucker answered his cell phone only to find out that his dream of finishing up his career in a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater won’t come to fruition. On the other end of the receiver was Toronto general manager Cliff Fletcher who delivered the news to the [...]
Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey seems to be sending a positive message by his aggressive approach thus far in the off- season.
After winning the Eastern Conference last season with 104 points, and making it to the semis before bowing out to the Philadelphia Flyers, Gainey was left with an optimistic feeling towards what [...]
Sticking to the plan of building with young talent, the Los Angeles Kings who are stacked with young talent in the likes of Anze Kopitar, Alexander Frolov, and Dustin Brown got even deeper at forward as they obtained Brad Richardson from the Colorado Avalanche. Sticking to their long term plan of building with their kids, [...]
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