While most of the work has been done to finalize the new contracts for Pat Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Duncan Keith, sources suggest the primary reason they haven't been formalized and announced is because the Hawks need to make things right with the NHL salary cap police. ...more
It will be the most oft-asked question leading up to the 2010 NHL Entry Draft - Taylor or Tyler? NHL Central Scouting ranked Plymouth centre Tyler Seguin No. 1, ahead of Windsor winger Taylor Hall, on CSB's preliminary rankings for the Ontario Hockey League. ...more
With nine Canadian underage juniors playing in the NHL this season, Hockey Canada is not holding its breath in anticipation of getting even one of them back for the World Junior Championship in Saskatoon. ...more
Some notes from around the league on Tuesday: The New Jersey Devils have put veteran forward Brendan Shanahan on waivers to get him off their roster. Also, RDS is reporting that the Montreal Canadiens and defenseman Marc Andre Bergeron are in contract talks. ...more
While the final escrow number for last season has been set at 12.9 per cent, the players can expect to receive a cheque for about five percent of their salaries after setting aside 18 per cent last season. ...more
Some teams in the National Hockey League have a reputation of struggling between the pipes, and the Ottawa Senators were one of those teams. But now with Pascal Leclaire in net, they can finally say they have a number one goaltender - maybe for the first time in the history of their franchise. The Philadelphia Flyers are another one of those teams that have been plagued in goal since Ron Hextall left the team in 1999. ...more
Some notes from NHL teams as training camps wind down: Not only has Michael Del Zotto made the New York Rangers' opening day roster, he is running their power play. Also Maxim Afinogenov has earned a spot with the Thrashers and has signed a one-year, $800,000 contract. ...more
Here we go again. Amid reports that the Ottawa Senators have traded Dany Heatley to the San Jose Sharks as part of a three-way deal with the Los Angeles Kings, sources tell TSN nothing could be further from the truth. ...more
At face value, it looks like a garden variety exchange of draft picks. And maybe it is, but could it possibly be more than that? The Maple Leafs today re-acquired their own much-travelled 2010 second-round pick from the Blackhawks in exchange for Toronto's third-round pick in 2011 and a 2011 second-round pick. ...more
It has come to my attention, again, that some twit has been impersonating me on Twitter. It has happened a time or two in the past but the "tweets" were pretty innocuous and sporadic, but this latest twit has really been going to town with some outrageous comments and opinions and it’s been a fairly steady flow. ...more
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