Maple Leafs and Bernier Hoping for Deal Before Arbitration
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been extremely busy this summer. They had to prepare and deal with a multitude of events, including the NHL Entry Draft and the beginning of…
Arbitration
The Ryan O’Reilly Conundrum
The two main pieces of business the Avalanche need to take care of following their success this past season, are the re-signing of Paul Stastny and Ryan O’Reilly.
5 Jets Headed for Arbitration
Arbitration is a word heard often following the initial National Hockey League offseason free agent frenzy. 2013’s offseason is no exception. Late Wednesday afternoon on July 10, the National Hockey…
The Month That Was: July
A couple of weeks ago, July changed to August and a new month began. In most people’s minds, the change in date symbolized the impending stoppage of warm weather, family…
Dispatches From Planet Hockey: “Meet Me In St. Louis, Oshie!” Edition
by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor From a media person’s standpoint, the NHL is starting to resemble a koi pond at feeding time. Someone taps on the edge of the pond…
What Does The Shea Weber Deal Mean For Nashville?
In the Coen Brothers’ 1987 film, “Raising Arizona”, an ex-convict named Hy is given marching orders by his wife to get some diapers for their newly stolen (by them) baby. While he is in the store, Hy has a lapse and goes from being a doting adoptive dad to his former identity as a petty thief. Pulling a pair of pantyhose over his head, he hitches up his trousers, musters up every last reserve of inner badass energy and walks up to the clerk where he demands all of the cash and a package of Huggies. There is a pause as the clerk eyes him coolly and then drawls, “Son, you got a panty on your head.”
This scene stands as an apt metaphor for Predators GM David Poile’s summer.
Josh Gorges Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Deep in the majestic mountains of Kelowna, British Columbia lives a humble giant. Twenty-six years old, prime of his career, rehabilitated knee, and passion for the game. Josh Gorges wakes…
NHL Arbitration Dates
Salary arbitration hearings begin on Wednesday and go through August 4. Many hearings never come to fruition as teams and players are free to negotiate a new contract right up until the hearing takes place.