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What Will The Going Rate Be For A Good Player?

by Paul on 03/25/13 at 06:31 PM ET
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from Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province,

Vancouver GM Mike Gillis better wake up.

If he’s going to get an aging player who was good a couple of years ago he’d better hurry before the Pittsburgh Penguins acquire them all.

Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero had his fans applauding his moves to get Brenden Morrow and Douglas Murray, but NHL executives won’t have quite the same reaction after seeing him deal three draft picks and watching a B+ prospect go for two wilting question marks.

If this is the cost of a couple of dubious complementary pieces, what exactly is it going to cost to get a good player?

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It Appears Douglas Murray Is Headed To Pittsburgh

by Paul on 03/25/13 at 01:20 PM ET
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added 1:28pm, Follow this post at The Confluence at KK for additional details.

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Report- Trade Of Morrow To Pittsburgh Waiting On His Approval

by Paul on 03/24/13 at 04:09 PM ET
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added 4:54pm,

 

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Sidney Crosby Having A Gretzky Type Year

by Paul on 03/24/13 at 07:38 AM ET
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from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

Forget the shortened season, what Sidney Crosby is managing this hockey year is stunningly comparable to anything anyone has accomplished in hockey history.

You can add it up.

Crosby is scoring at 1.62 points per game, a number that would give him 133 points were this a full season of play. And while that doesn’t seem anywhere near Wayne Gretzky’s record total of 215 points in a season or Mario Lemieux’s best number at 199 points, it does when you take into account the difference in the game Crosby is playing.

continued plus some hockey notes...

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$10M In Malkin’s Future

by Paul on 03/19/13 at 05:43 PM ET
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from Chris Johnston of Sportsnet,

... this summer will probably see a NHL player sign a deal that averages at least $10 million per season for the first time in roughly a decade. Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin should be able to command that type of money when negotiations begin on an extension that will start in 2014.

Ray Shero, the Penguins general manager, has already acknowledged that Malkin will likely be given a higher cap hit than captain Sidney Crosby, who signed a whopping 12-year extension prior to the lockout that pays him an average of $8.7-million per season.

It’s worth looking closely at that front-loaded deal — one that can’t be repeated under the new collective bargaining agreement. Crosby is scheduled to earn $86.4 million during the first eight seasons, which averages out to $10.8 million per year.

Why wouldn’t Malkin seek something similar over that same time period?

Essentially, the only thing that would get cut out is the extra years at a reduced salary tacked on the end to help lower the overall cap hit.

more plus other players who may hit the $10M mark...

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Video- Can You Have Highlight Passes?

by Paul on 03/14/13 at 09:58 PM ET
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If the answer is yes, check out Sidney Crosby's pass to Pascal Dupuis tonight.

 

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‘Trader’ Ray

by Paul on 03/14/13 at 07:49 AM ET
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from Joe Starkey of the Pittsburgh Triibune-Review,

At some point late in the Penguins' thrilling victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, it struck me: Ray Shero is the best trader in the NHL.

What's more, he is the best trader in Penguins history — better than Craig Patrick.

Even before Brandon Sutter's dramatic game-winner, a quick glance at the Penguins' lineup was enough to blow your mind. In a league where teams are desperate for goals, Shero has reeled in James Neal, Chris Kunitz, Pascal Dupuis and Sutter. The four have combined for 54 goals this season.

The miracle isn't that Shero gets the guy he wants but that he always seems to get a little something extra. Neal for Alex Goligoski would have been a wonderful trade. Shero somehow got Matt Niskanen, too.

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Talking Leafs, Columbus, Penguins And Colorado

by Paul on 03/13/13 at 03:42 PM ET
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Scott Cullen has notes on the Maple Leafs' defence, Columbus' goaltending, the top-scoring lines in hockey and money well-spent in Colorado.

THE CONSTANT GARDINER

Leave it to a three-game losing streak and an article doubting that they can maintain their strong start for controversy to find the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Jake Gardiner's agent, Ben Hankinson, took to Twitter after Toronto lost 5-2 to Winnipeg Tuesday night, simply posting the hashtag #FreeJakeGardiner. This is hardly a new phenomenon on Twitter. Maybe it's unusual for it to come from the player's agent, but if anyone wants a player to get more playing time or a better opportunity than they are being afforded in their current situation, this meme has been standard fare. For example, #FreeTrevorBauer (referring to the highly-touted former Diamondbacks, current Indians, pitching prospect) got quite a bit of play in baseball circles last summer. The Diamondbacks were ultimately accomodating, apparently, dealing Bauer to Cleveland this past offseason.

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Video- Daugavins Was Not The First…

by Paul on 03/12/13 at 06:13 PM ET
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Phil Bourque with the same move back in 1990 when he was with the Penguins.

Here's the move by Daugavins last night if you missed it.

 

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Malkin Out Tonight

by Paul on 03/10/13 at 05:30 PM ET
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How did he get hurt last night?

 

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