So far, anyway, teams looking to dramatically improve this summer have largely flopped.
Many players changed places as free agents or in trades. Teams committed upwards of a half billion dollars in this project.
Let’s look at the evidence:
MONTREAL: Efforts to acquire Vincent Lecavalier…
This is an exciting time for hockey fans. The opening of the free agent marketplace is upon us and many big names could be on the move.
The Blues will be involved, of course, given their need for a second goaltender…
As you know, Hockey Guy isn’t advocating a Dany Heatley trade for the Blues. An elite scorer would be great to have, of course, but this no time to disrupt the team’s chemistry or compromise its work ethic.
Fortunately, HockeyBuzz.com reports,…
As the clock winds down toward the NHL Draft, the rumor mill whirls furiously:
As Pittsburgh celebrates its Stanley Cup Championship – after the Penguins’ remarkable Game 7 victory in Motown — the rest of the NHL starts retooling in earnest.
The offseason is officially underway. Teams are feverishly preparing for the entry draft and…
With the NHL trade deadline upon us, welcome to the Rumor-o-Rama!
Crunch time is upon us. Buyers are lining up to pick over the sellers. The Blues are playing it down the middle these days – trying to win, but listening…
Lightning general manager Brian Lawton insists that Vincent Lecavalier won’t be traded, even though his 11-year, $85 million contract kicks in this summer – complete with a no-movement clause.
“We’re not going to trade Vinny Lecavalier,” Lawton said, according to the…
Old friend Patrick Lalime finds himself on the spot in Buffalo, thanks (or no thanks) to Ryan Miller’s ankle injury. The former Blues goaltender may have to hold the fort for several weeks as the Sabres battle on for a…
At the NHL All-Star break, general managers take stock of their team and assess what they should buy – or sell – before the league’s trading deadline.
Naturally lots of scuttlebutt comes from the All-Star weekend, especially since the event is…
Would the NHL really ban fighting?
Probably not, unless the league was committed to fiscal suicide. There are some aspects of fighting that are troubling, including the voluntary removal of helmets.
While this makes for great theater – like two gunslingers lining…
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