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Jaroslav Halak's contract: Better for Halak, the Blues … or the Habs?
Jul 6, 2010, 2:40 PM EDT
6 CommentsFour years from now, we’ll look back at this summer as a turning point for both the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues. The question is: will the Habs look wise for taking Jaroslav Halak’s impressive playoff run with a grain of salt or will the Blues point to that trade (and subsequent signing) as…
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2010 NHL Free Agency: St. Louis signs Jaroslav Halak to four-year, $15M deal
Jul 6, 2010, 1:47 PM EDT
Comments OffOne of the biggest restricted free agent mysteries just went solved as the St. Louis Blues signed former Montreal Canadiens playoff hero Jaroslav Halak to a four-year, $15 million contract according to Nick Kypreos. That works out to a $3.75 million cap hit for each year. I’ll expand on this soon, but I thought I’d…
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2010 NHL Free Agency: Blues reportedly sign Carlo Colaiacovo to two-year, $4.25M deal
Jul 6, 2010, 1:40 PM EDT
Comments OffTo the chagrin of St. Louis copy editors and the benefit of their blueline, the Blues are reportedly on the verge of re-signing defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo to a two-year, $4.25 million deal. (Source: TSN.) Colaiacovo, an unrestricted free agent, scored seven goals and 25 assists in his first full season with the Blues. He came…
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Bring back the rats: Panthers add '96-era players Brian Skrudland, Gord Murphy to front office
Jul 6, 2010, 1:00 PM EDT
Comments OffFor some NHL franchises, a Cinderella run to a Stanley Cup finals sweep would be a prelude of better things to come. For the great ones, it would possibly be a little bit embarrassing. For the mediocre ones, it might be a vibrant memory in a montage of occasional playoff appearances. Yet for a moribund…
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Poll results: PHT readers choose Parise's goal over Donovan's winner
Jul 6, 2010, 11:40 AM EDT
Almost immediately after seeing Landon Donovan’s extra time heart-stopper of a goal (which ultimately didn’t mean much), I couldn’t help but compare it to one of U.S. hockey’s more exciting moments (which ultimately didn’t mean much). It was more for the sake of experiment than anything else, but I couldn’t help but ask if Donovan’s…
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Reactions to the death of a hockey icon: Bob Probert dead at 45
Jul 6, 2010, 12:07 AM EDT
With the shocking news of the passing of Bob Probert today at the age of 45, it’s tough to gauge just what the reaction would be to losing a guy whose aura on the ice was one that instilled fear in opponents. He was the rogue sheriff in a somewhat lawless era of the NHL.…
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A funny thing happened along the way in the courtship of Mike Modano to Hockeytown. Mike Modano decided to fly home to Michigan and just so happens to have a meeting scheduled with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday afternoon. Dallas Morning News’ Mike Heika spoke to Modano who spills the beans about his trip…
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The NHLPA announced today that 31 players have opted to go for salary arbitration with their clubs. While players and their teams can still negotiate for a new contract, if things reach the stage where an arbitration hearing is needed to settle things out, things can get ugly. At arbitration, teams present cases against the…
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The delicate dance of free agency continues with Ilya Kovalchuk. On a day that started with his agent Jay Grossman announcing on Twitter that a decision was coming today for where Kovalchuk would sign, then evolved into the New York Post saying that it was going to be the Devils signing him for seven years…
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While other salary arbitration filings have gone down today, one of the more interesting filings today was done by Chicago’s Stanley Cup winning goaltender Antti Niemi. Niemi’s Chicago-based agent Bill Zito, who confirmed the filing, and Hawks general manager Stan Bowman continue to discuss various opportunities for long-term and short-term deals. A date for the…
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Sad news out of Windsor, Ontario: George Malik reports that former tough guy Bob Probert died at the age of 45 today. The Windsor Star has some details on the unfortunate situation. Former NHL forward Bob Probert has been rushed to hospital after collapsing in a boat on Lake St. Clair Monday afternoon, AM800 CKLW…
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Mason Raymond, Gilbert Brule, Jeff Schultz and Andrew Ladd file for salary arbitration
Jul 5, 2010, 5:00 PM EDT
Comments OffToday marks the deadline for NHL players to file for salary arbitration. While the process can often be lucrative, it’s something both players and teams would rather avoid for the simple reason that the debates on a person’s value can really wreak havoc on someone’s psyche. Just look at the tales of general managers critiquing…
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It already appears that the Los Angeles Kings fell out of the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes, but now it seems that they won’t be trading for Simon Gagne either. Rich Hammond provides the report. Incidentally, something I neglected to mention in the previous post is that according to a team source, the Kings no longer consider…
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Sports fans all have their worst nightmare scenarios, particularly when it comes to a great, long-time player suiting up for a hated rival. It would be like Wayne Gretzky wearing a Calgary Flames sweater or Mario Lemieux skating for the Philadelphia Flyers. Some things just seem wrong. So Dallas Stars fans must be at least…
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Considering all the Ilya Kovalchuk confusion, at least there’s some news that’s a little more straightforward this afternoon. Take, for instance, word that Taylor Hall signed an entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers today. James Mirtle shared the news. It’s basically a given Taylor Hall gets the max entry level salary: $900k base with another…
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James Mirtle notes on Twitter that the New York Post recently changed the headline for its original story on Ilya Kovalchuk. At first, the indication was that the New Jersey Devils were on the verge of signing Kovalchuk to a seven-year, $60 million contract. Compare and contrast the headlines. Vs. So with that, the Ilya…
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Report: New Jersey Devils expected to sign Ilya Kovalchuk to seven-year, $60M deal
Jul 5, 2010, 1:33 PM EDT
Comments OffThe New York Post reports that the New Jersey Devils are expected to sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a seven-year, $60 million deal. If that is indeed the deal, Kovalchuk would generate an annual cap hit of a little more than $8.57 million per season. CapGeek.com lists the Devils’ pre-salary cap space at about $4.75 million,…
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You can forgive 2K Sports for shaking in their boots a bit. After years of being the only licensed hockey game on all the big three consoles (Nintendo’s Wii, Microsoft’s XBox 360 and Sony’s Playstation 3), Electronic Arts announced their first-ever Wii hockey title “NHL Slapshot” while 2K decided to go Wii-only with “NHL 2K11.”…
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Quick hits: Kovalchuk to decide today, Chara talks begin, Versteeg's day with Cup
Jul 5, 2010, 12:30 PM EDT
Comments OffHere are a few quick hits from around the league. Ilya Kovalchuk’s (American) agent Jay Grossman says that the Russian winger is looking to make his decision today. That’s good news, because my l, y, and k keys have been getting an unusual amount of exercise lately. (Seriously, though, I don’t know about you ……
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Report: Ilya Kovalchuk more likely to stay in NHL according to Russian agent
Jul 5, 2010, 11:40 AM EDT
Comments OffDespite the fact that he received an offer from SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL, Tom Gilutti reports that Ilya Kovalchuk’s Russian agent admits that he is more likely to stay in the NHL. In an article of the English-translated version of Russia’s Sport Express, Ilya Kovalchuk’s Russia-based agent says he is negotiating with SKA…
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Video: Highlights: Red Wings even series, thump Blackhawks
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Video: Filppula scores impressive, unbalanced goal
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