Giroux Returns to States for Neck Exam
One of the many dangers for NHL players skating is the high risk of injury and lack of quality medical care seen in North America. I am glad to see that the owners aren’t in any rush to get their…
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Kris Versteeg becomes the latest player to sound off on lockout
Just days after Detroit Red Wings defenseman voiced his frustrations over the current labor dispute and called NHL commissioner Gary Bettman an “idiot,” Florida Panthers forward Kris Versteeg is weighing in on the matter and taking the gloves off, too.…
Toronto Maple Leafs Season Preview: A Potentially Grave Future Ahead
The Toronto Maple Leafs… one team that may actually welcome a NHL lockout. The Maple Leafs have missed seven consecutive post-seasons; their last playoff appearance in the 2003-2004 season, the year before the 2004-2005 NHL lockout. With many top players…
Philadelphia Flyers Season Preview: Baby Got Back?
A tough Atlantic Conference is going to make for a tough season for the Philadelphia Flyers. Thanks to an offensively charged offense, the team will be going goal-to-goal with the best of teams. However, a depth deprived defense and a…
Flyers Sign Hartnell to 6-year Extension
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Scott Hartnell to a 6-year contract extension worth $28.5 million. The amount breaks down to $4.75 million a year. Hartnell, the 30-year old left winger has played 11 seasons in the NHL. He was…
Voracek Signs with the Flyers
Now that the Philadelphia Flyers freed up some cap space by losing out on the Shea Weber bidding war, they have to sign their existing free agents. One such free agent is Jakub Voracek. The 22 year-old Czech Republic was…
Weber Signs Offer Sheet with Flyers
Big news today as hard-nosed defenseman Shea Weber has signed an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers. The offer: a 14-year deal worth a total of $110 million. It also includes a $68 million bonus for the first six years.…
Did Bobby Ryan ask for a trade from the Ducks?
Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan does not like the fact that his name keeps popping up in trade rumors. In fact, if it were up to him, he’d prefer that the team just trade him and get it over with.…
Sparks Fly with Several NHL Draft Night Trades
When you get a lot of hockey executives and decision makers in the same building at the same time, a lot can happen. And a lot of moving and shaking occurred tonight at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh.…
Ryan Suter to test free agency
Nashville Predators general manager David Poile just gave about 29 NHL teams some promising news yesterday: defenseman Ryan Suter intends to test the free agent market. In an article posted on Mlive.com in Michigan, Poile stated that he believes Suter…