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This isn’t a rumor. This isn’t blind speculation on a trade that is “in the works.” This is merely analysis of a potential trade that would make sense between two teams. Get used to this, as we gear up for the NHL Draft next weekend and then NHL free agency right after that. As teams…
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New Hab Lars Eller aims to make the the team out of training camp
Jun 20, 2010, 12:28 PM EDT
Comments OffI’m sure that most Montreal Canadien fans are still a bit bitter over the Habs’ decision to stick with Carey Price instead of handing Jaroslav Halak a big contract extension. After all, Halak was the goaltender that claimed the starting position and helped lead the Canadiens to the brink of the Stanley Cup finals. To…
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I highly doubt the Nashville Predators trading away Jason Arnott was a big surprise to some, although him being dealt back to New Jersey certainly caught most of us off guard. Lost in all of the furor over the trade yesterday was the fact that Arnott did have a no-trade clause in his contract and…
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An NHL team would always prefer a penalty shot to nothing at all, but what happens when the guy receiving it barely has a prayer of scoring? Sure, it usually takes a fleeter-of-foot (and therefore, often more-skilled) player to produce most breakaways, but that’s not a guarantee. Especially if the guy received the opportunity because…
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My guess – at least during the playoffs – was that Sergei Gonchar played his last game for the Pittsburgh Penguins when the team lost to Montreal in Game 7 of the second round. The chances of that being the case are still fairly high, but Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the…
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Before I looked at Chris Mason’s numbers, the plan was to make a joke about how “the only thing that stood out about him was his astounding beard.” After looking over his career stats, though, I now realize that he could be an under-the-radar bargain. Call me crazy, but Mason has the potential to be…
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I made a “the Philadelphia Flyers are the Nashville Predators East” joke in the very first post I published with Pro Hockey Talk. So, maybe it shouldn’t have been that surprising that the Flyers poached yet another Predators product when they dealt for sought-after free agent defenseman Dan Hamhuis. It’s almost as if the Predators…
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One thing that should be added, subtracted from NHL '11 (Part I)
Jun 19, 2010, 6:40 PM EDT
No doubt about it, one of the best ways to get through the hockey-free summer is to play (and wait for upcoming) hockey video games. The most popular series is EA’s “NHL” games with NHL ’11 coming in September. As we await its release, I thought I’d discuss some features I’d like to see in…
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With all of this talk about teams making trades for salary cap purposes and the hand wringing that is taking place over a team’s salary situation, it’s important to note a few things. First, we get all over our salary information from CapGeek.com, what I feel is the best source for cap information that can…
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Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly.com is reporting that negotiations between the Flyers and Dan Hamhuis’ agent will start right away on Monday with the intention of getting a contract worked out in time for next week’s NHL draft. Says agent Wade Arnott: “We had some discussion, albeit in its infancy stage,” Arnott told CSNPhilly.com. “We decided…
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The Nashville Predators and their two big trades today likely broke the ice for the NHL as we gear up for the NHL draft next weekend and then the start of free agency right after that. With the free agency pool not as good as it’s been in the past, many are speculating that this…
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Not done yet: Predators trade Jason Arnott to the New Jersey Devils
Jun 19, 2010, 3:30 PM EDT
This afternoon has suddenly turned busy. Just hours after trading the negotiating rights for Dan Hamhuis to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Nashville Predators have traded their Jason Arnott to the New Jersey Devils. From the team’s press release: Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has sent captain…
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Now that the Philadelphia Flyers have acquired the negotiating rights to Dan Hamhuis, the question is now whether they’ll be able to sign him or not. According to CapGeek.com, the Flyers currently sit just over $8 million under the $56 million salary cap for next season with 17 players under contract. The Flyers have 11…
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Flyers trade Ryan Parent to Nashville for rights to Dan Hamhuis
Jun 19, 2010, 1:44 PM EDT
Comments OffDan Hamhuis was a popular name at the trade deadline, as the Nashville Predators fielded a number of offers to trade the talented defenseman. In the end though, no offer was good enough and the Predators stuck with him, knowing there was a chance that they would lose Hamhuis for nothing this summer in free…
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Even in the depressingly hockey-free summer, we expect to be a productive bunch here at Pro Hockey Talk. Sometimes it might be difficult to follow our pace. We understand that. For that reason, whenever we can, we’ll put all of the day’s stories in one convenient post called the PHT Nightcap. Enjoy, hockey fans. More…
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Many in the hockey world were aware that Rob Blake was planning to announce his retirement about a week ago, but he made it official today. (Read the PHT story here.) Blake provided a healthy combination of hits and offensive acumen throughout his long and impressive career. Here are some of his all-time best hits,…
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In the previous post, I discussed the fact that the Sporting News named Sidney Crosby the best athlete in all of sports under the age of 25. While I found that to be a reasonable (if debatable) accolade, I listed some of the elite players in that age range and found that most of the…
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Sporting News names Sidney Crosby best athlete under 25, but NHL has plenty more
Jun 18, 2010, 8:20 PM EDT
So, the Sporting News named Sidney Crosby the best athlete under the age of 25. Athletes were judged on major stats; championships to which they’d made major contributions; buzz factor; and age. Crosby, who is 22 years old, was ranked No. 1, followed by Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic (24); Kevin Durant of the…
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The Nashville Predators announced that they have signed veteran defenseman Francis Bouillon to a two-year contract extension worth $2.7 million. He has spent most of his career in Montreal, with the exception of playing four games in Nashville in 2002 before signing with the Predators in 2009. He appeared in 81 games last season, scoring…
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After weeks of knowing this was coming, Rob Blake sat before the media today in San Jose and formally announced his retirement from the game of hockey. Courtesy of David Pollack of the San Jose Mercury News: “It was a dream,” he said of the chance to compete in the NHL, “and I can sit…
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