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Hockey is the game canadians can't seem to get enough of. It's like an addiction similar to playing the spin palace casino games. But most importantly it is down to the loyalty as a fellow canadian to follow the country's number 1 sport!
 | Milan Hejduk, Avalanche “talking” |
 What’s going on with Milan Hejduk’s situation?
Not a whole lot in tangible terms. But this much I know: there is an ongoing dialogue between him and the team still at least.
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Wednesday, May 16 (116 reads) ..................
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| Rumors and News from tsn.ca |
Some have been wondering about future of Todd McLellan in San Jose. No question in my mind he'll be back with the Sharks. I would not, however, be surprised if the Sharks look to hire an experienced or veteran assistant coach.
There were rumours that Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle was going to hire his own assistants but I am told now that both Scott Gordon and Greg Cronin are expected back.
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Tuesday, May 15 (855 reads) ..................
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| Alexander Semin to be free agent |
There's change coming to the Washington Capitals this summer and it's not just their head coach. Barring a complete change of heart, forward Alexander Semin won't be back in Washington next season. According to Semin's agent Mark Gandler, the skilled forward has no intentions of signing a contract extension with the Capitals and plans on becoming an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
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Tuesday, May 15 (364 reads) ..................
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| Canucks living in interesting times |
Like a lot of NHL clubs, this off-season is going to be especially interesting for the Canucks.
According to Capgeek.com, the Canucks have 17 players signed to NHL contracts that total just north of $55 million. Assuming the team opens the season with the roster maximum of 23 players, that gives them about $9.2 million in cap room to sign those six players, based on the past season’s numbers.
But those numbers will change because the cap ceiling – released in late June — is expected to go up for next season, from $64.3 million to somewhere in the $69 to $70 million range and then, when the NHLPA invokes as expected its escalator clause, it could end up north of $72 million.
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Monday, May 14 (803 reads) ..................
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| Capitals’ offseason uncertainty begins with Dale Hunter, Alexander Semin |
Hunter did not publicly criticize Ovechkin’s freelancing on the defensive side of the puck. And Ovechkin did not protest too loudly about his dip in ice time. But the question remains: Can the two coexist? Or better yet, does Hunter have any interest in coexisting? Hunter, of course, can resume coaching and operating the lucrative and successful London Knights junior hockey team if he so chooses. Last week, the Knights claimed the Ontario Hockey League championship.
Among the other items on General Manager George McPhee’s lengthy to-do list
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Monday, May 14 (409 reads) ..................
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| Ducks hope to hear decision from Schultz |
Who would have ever thought that college star Justin Schultz might be one of the prizes when NHL free agency opens on July 1?
It is what happens when there’s the converging of a bonafide top-four defenseman who’s coming up on four years without signing with the club that drafted him, has the potential option of making a deal with any other team and a free agent crop that’s pretty thin after Zach Parise and Ryan Suter.
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Monday, May 14 (412 reads) ..................
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| Bouwmeester and Miikka Kiprusoff may be available |
Finally, in a radio interview this past week Feaster suggested trades are in the offing. This time, Jarome Iginla's name is not among them. However, in spite of his no trade clause Defenceman Jay Bouwmeester may be in play. In fact, a member of the Flames organization suggests that is exactly the case. As well standout Miikka Kiprusoff may be available in a goaltending market that has grown this offseason. If that's a fact the Flames deck could be shuffled greatly.
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Sunday, May 13 (880 reads) ..................
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| More teams jump into the Nash sweepstakes. |
Should the New York Rangers be eliminated from the playoffs, expect them, along with the San Jose Sharks, the Boston Bruins and the Leafs to be among the leaders in the Rick Nash chase next month. The more teams which fail to meet expectations, the more suitors there will be for the occasionally explosive Nash ... If I’m defenceman Ryan Suter, I don’t re-sign with the Nashville Predators. I test free agency on July 1. The reason: The Predators don’t have the kind of forwards you can win a championship with.
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/12/simmons-torts-retorts-have-killed-his-olympic-hopes
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Sunday, May 13 (297 reads) ..................
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| Staal sweepstakes could heat up |
Here are the most logical trade partners for the Penguins:
1. Carolina Hurricanes
Staal’s brother, Eric, plays in Raleigh. Also, consider the following: The Hurricanes could use a dominant No. 2 center, they’re $20 million under the salary cap for next season and have plenty to offer the Penguins.
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Sunday, May 13 (1367 reads) ..................
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| End of the line for Semin Capitals set to part ways with skilled sniper |
There is no way of knowing what's inside Alex Semin as this monumental night of his professional career approaches.
But in many ways, this is an historic confrontation for the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers and a probable farewell for one of hockey's most confusing and confounding players.
The Capitals were built around a supposed fabulous four, Alexander Ovechkin, Semin, Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom, and this will season will end the run of that group, no matter what happens Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Game 7 may be an entrance on to a new stage or the last game Semin plays for the Caps.
Maybe the last game he plays in the NHL.
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Saturday, May 12 (575 reads) ..................
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| Ryan Suter's exit would shake Nashville Predators lineup |
Almost a week after the Phoenix Coyotes howled in their locker room as the Predators trudged through the hallway of Jobing.com Arena, it’s still hard to believe the season is over.
The Predators seemed to have all the ingredients to make a deep Stanley Cup run. They had a top defenseman (Shea Weber), a trade-deadline acquisition with a Stanley Cup ring (Hal Gill), an elite goaltender (Pekka Rinne) and a talented scoring winger (Alexander Radulov).
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Saturday, May 12 (335 reads) ..................
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| Nash would have made huge difference to Rangers |
As Glen Sather slowly made his way down the hallway towards the New York Rangers dressing room, with his head down, as the only one in the building wearing a trench coat, you wonder if he's thinking: Would any of this be different with Rick Nash?
Would Sather's mistake-filled tenure of running the Rangers have been corrected in this strange playoff spring by completing the deal he worked so hard on and couldn't find a way to make happen?
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Friday, May 11 (469 reads) ..................
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| Karlsson talks will take time |
The Senators could be in for a long, hot summer trying to sign defenceman Erik Karlsson.
Craig Oster, Karlsson’s agent, confirmed by e-mail late Monday there haven’t been any formal talks between the two sides and none are planned at this juncture.
No, this shouldn’t come as any surprise as the season ended less than two weeks ago. The club’s scouting staff is focused on the coming weekend when the group gathers in Ottawa to rate players for next month’s NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh.
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Friday, May 11 (261 reads) ..................
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| Shea Weber tops Canucks’ fantasy trade list |
Toronto has to top the early line as betting favourite to trade for Roberto Luongo. They have both need and assets. It’s also a place Luongo is willing to go.
But you can’t be sure how much Luongo’s official list really matters anyway. It’s hard to believe there are many situations less inviting than the one in Vancouver, where, if he were to come back, his playing time may be reduced to something like 30-35 games behind Cory Schneider. Don’t be surprised if Luongo’s real list is a lot longer than five teams.
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| Does Nashville's early playoff exit enhance Red Wings' chances of land |
If you're a Detroit Red Wings fan, you're delighted that the Phoenix Coyotes eliminated the Nashville Predators in the second round of the playoffs on Monday.
And not just because you're upset that the Predators ousted Detroit in the first round – although that probably has something to do with it.
Instead, you're happy because you believe the early exit for a Nashville team that was all in this year to win the Stanley Cup will enhance the Red Wings' chances to land impending unrestricted free-agent defenseman Ryan Suter.
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Wednesday, May 09 (638 reads) ..................
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 Maple Leafs need to make deal with Oilers for top pick in 2012 NHL entry draft We cannot say this for sure, but ever since Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini said that the No. 1 pick he received in Tuesday’s draft lottery could be available for trade, you have to believe that the first call he received was from Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke … or KHL president Alexander Medvedev. The KHL could use Nail Yakupov — considered the top prospect — and they might get him if the NHL fails to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with the players before the start of next season. But the Leafs, who have the fifth-overall selection, truly need this No. 1 pick. Not so much because it will help the team, but because it will help erase the bad feeling in everyone’s mouth after a lousy second half to the season. Job security casualty of Leafs train wreckAbout all that’s certain regarding the Maple Leafs’ roster is that we know it will be different in September when training camp starts. No teams, whether they’ve won the Stanley Cup or crashed and burned and missed the playoffs, stay the same one season to the next. “You know changes will be made, regardless of what happened,” Leafs forward Matthew Lombardi said. “It’s always tough at the end of the year, saying goodbye to guys. But most hockey guys, everyone gets along pretty well and everyone can adapt. I have got to know that over the last couple of years.” Peddie's cheapness caused some of Burke's messYou can trace the origins of the sad demise of the Maple Leafs back to a single decision that then-CEO Richard Peddie made on Aug. 23, 2003. A decision that, more than anything else, has been responsible for the lack of playoff games in Toronto since the season lost to lockout. A decision that cost Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd., the company Peddie is so often credited with building, somewhere between $60- and $100-million in lost playoff revenue alone. Rink Wrap: Burke needs to land a big oneThe honeymoon is over for Maple Leafs president and GM Brian Burke. While his decision to fire Ron Wilson as coach and replace him with Randy Carlyle was viewed as a good move in NHL circles, the most important summer of Burke’s career at the helm of the Leafs certainly lies ahead. | |
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