Since I frothed at the mouth in typeface yesterday, I've seen a general trend: Kings' fans are happy with this deal. As someone who was pronouncedly pissed off when I learned of that deal, let me send a shocker your way. They should be. The Kings are likely a better team now than they were 48 hours ago. I say likely because they were also supposed to be a better team 4 months ago than they … [Read more...]
THE NHL’S CHOICES ON THE KOVALCHUK CONTRACT ARE YES, NO AND THE ELUSIVE MAYBE
August 29, 2010 By
I have read analysis and some speculation on whether the NHL will reject or accept the recently resubmitted Kovalchuk contract rumored to be 15 years and 100 million, for a devilish cap hit of $6,666,666.00. A little creepy. Bettman and Daly's options however are not limited to yes or no. Recall that with the Hossa, Pronger, Luongo and Savard contracts, the NHL accepted the submittal but sent … [Read more...]
STYLE & SUBSTANCE TO EARN A STANLEY
May 31, 2010 By
"That's your first good hit of the year," Blackhawks' Adam Burish yelled to Daniel Carcillo from the Chicago bench. No, it wasn't a compliment. Burish was agitating opposing agitator Carcillo over the latter's miss / hit on his teammate Jeff Carter. Game two of the Stanley Cup was a memorable one. It reminded me what the Cup finals are supposed to be - fast. In every respect. Skating, passing, … [Read more...]
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