Commentary: Snow’s Priorities Include Vital UFAs
This summer, New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow has some contract work to do. The Isles have three key players who will be unrestricted free agents after next season in Matt Martin,…
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Pending Matters Handcuffing Kings Offseason
An Offseason Not like Many Others Yes, the Kings failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2008-2009 and are the fifth team in NHL history to fail…
Ed Snider is Right, Flyers Can Compete Next Season
Pardon Ed Snider for wanting a competitive team sooner rather than later. The 82-year-old founder and owner of the Philadelphia Flyers isn’t used to down seasons, nor is he fond…
Flyers Staying out of Trade Deadline Drama
One of the perks of being a team trapped in hockey limbo is avoiding the drama that’s paired with the NHL trade deadline. Sure, the idea of getting a shiny…
Leafs’ Salary Cap Woes: Kessel, Clarkson, and Phaneuf
I’ve been thinking a lot and writing a lot about the Leafs salary cap predicament. The reason being, while the team is not doing so well, the current salaries and…
Managing The Johan Franzen Salary Cap Situation
On January 6th, Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen sustained a concussion, forcing him out of action. Franzen, who has a long history of concussions, has missed the last 12…
Can Bozak Be Toronto’s Bergeron?
Toronto may have one of the oddest rosters in the NHL. Most of us are familiar with the absurd contracts of Phaneuf and Clarkson. However, perhaps by necessity under a cap…
How to Identify NHL Organizational Mismanagement
The top-flight, stud NHL players that receive headlines and make the cover of your favorite NHL video game are probably overpaid. There should be a disclaimer here: I’m a firm…
Cap Hits: Measuring Umberger, Lecavalier Against Peers
The contracts of R.J. Umberger and Vinny Lecavalier illustrate how the salary cap era has been a cruel, harsh ninja chop to the crotch for the Philadelphia Flyers. Long gone…
Islanders Trade Can Wait Until Offseason
Theres’s a lot of discussion regarding these New York Islanders and if they should look to make a trade for someone. Names such as Keith Yandle, Evander Kane (which may…
Could the Blackhawks be Victim to Capocalypse in 2015?
The New York Post recently reported that there’s a good chance the NHL’s salary cap will not increase for the 2015-2016 season. It should be noted that this article contains…
Dilemma in San Jose
The San Jose Sharks have a problem that they will soon have to deal with. This impasse is the abundance of bottom six forwards the Sharks posses. At this moment…