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What Happened Monday

by Paul on 07/03/07 at 08:27 AM ET
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from the CP via NHL.com, Recap of Monday transactions…

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Analyzing the Hot Tips

by Alanah McGinley on 07/03/07 at 02:17 AM ET
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From non-stop busy, to non-stop bored—here’s the stuff that I keep seeing everywhere and (of course) getting nowhere with:

“Sheldon Souray to the Rangers!”
...closely followed by the rumor “Sheldon Souray to every other hockey team in the entire world except the Canadiens…”
Ugh. Someone sign him already.

or…

“Dainus Zubrus to the Leafs!”
Supported by various message board posters who insist they’ve heard this all day long on the FAN590. So I listened to FAN590 earlier today. I listened to FA590 till my head nearly exploded as they talked of NASCAR racing, just praying someone would interrupt to say “Dainus Zubrus to the Leafs!”  Nobody did and I’m deeply bitter about it.

Thank God for the hard legitimacy of that “Brad Isbister is a Canuck!” rumor or I’d be having no fun working tonight whatsoever.

Any more rumors for me, KK friends? Amuse me… please!

 

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Handzus Given Deadline By Chicago

by Paul on 07/02/07 at 06:41 PM ET
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Spector has all the talk on this and so many other UFA bits.
Just go...

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Money To Spend

by Paul on 07/02/07 at 06:31 PM ET
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from the Falconer at DTTHLT (too long to type),

There are several good free agents left out there. I was curious to know which teams had money left under the cap so I ran the numbers. I’m sure this is not perfect, but using lots of web resources here are the MINIMUM salary commitments for each team as of 3:00 Monday.

continued

Also from the same blog, Which teams received the best return on their payroll $$ pre and post lockout…

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MSM- Take (& You Are On) Notice

by Paul on 07/02/07 at 05:05 PM ET
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from Rich Hammond at Inside the Kings,

I know yesterday was a frustrating day for Kings fans, but I wanted to again say thanks for the tremendous support. Yesterday, this page got HUGE traffic, so much that the managing editor of the paper e-mailed me to say so. That’s staggering to me, and again I thank you for the continued interest and support.

continued... and I point to this hoping the MSM will realize hockey is alive and well.  You have seen my stats from yesterday and I am sure other bloggers had the same increase.

Now go read what Eric at Off Wing found…

Here’s an idea—why not treat ESPN personalities like Mike Greenburg who run down the sport the same way we ought to treat anybody who has too much power?
Fight the power. Question authority. Think for yourself. Watch hockey.

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Winners & Losers

by Paul on 07/02/07 at 03:26 PM ET
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from Scott Morrison of the CBC,

The likes of New York, Colorado, Detroit, Toronto, Philadelphia all had their cheque books out on the first day of free-agent shopping. And almost all got goofy with not only the dollars, but the terms in the contracts. Five, six, seven, even an eight-year deal, the values from $6 million to seven and change on average. And two players will earn $10 million next season.
All of which has prompted more than observer of the game to ask aloud: And what exactly was the lockout suppose to accomplish?
Well, the spending is linked to revenues, so there is overall control. That’s what the NHL wanted.

more and who won and lost on day 1 of the UFA signings…

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The Old NHL Is Back

by Paul on 07/02/07 at 01:29 PM ET
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from Jim Kelley at Sportsnet,

Under this CBA the rich get richer AND get to pick off the better players. The less rich will have to raise ticket prices in some markets just to get to the floor and in other markets just to be able to pay for arbitration awards that will be rising because of the new contracts being handed out to players who are jumping to teams with more cash on hand.
Imagine hiking ticket prices after you’ve just seen your best player bolt for a bigger market and you’ve got nothing in return.

much more

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A Few Bits

by Paul on 07/02/07 at 11:18 AM ET
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Kevin Allen was on WDFN radio in Detroit this morning and few bits from Kevin.
-Shanahan signing with the Rangers will be very tight (cap wise).
-He feels Niedermayer will come back and play.
-Hudler RFA) may get more money playing in Europe than signing with the Wings.

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Advanced Warning

by Paul on 07/02/07 at 10:41 AM ET
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Touring the hockey sites and forums this morning, I am seeing some “the cap isn’t working” remarks.
My advice, deal with it, the owners molded the latest CBA and there should be no complaining.
If you are not happy with it, look at team management, not the CBA!

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Who’s Left

by Paul on 07/02/07 at 09:33 AM ET
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NHL.com lists the RFAs and UFAs that are still available as of this morning.
Although it seemed like just about everyone was signed yesterday, that is not the case.

Note the list- you will see the RFAs first, then the UFAs…

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