A bunch of interesting items from the hockey world - aside from the Anaheim Ducks holding a 3-1 edge over the Ottawa Senators in the Stanley Cup final.
1. The scandal-plagued NHLPA plans to meet with a couple of sports union heavyweights in Toronto this week: Major League Baseball Player Association’s Donald Fehr, MLBPA legal counsel […]
Andrei Markov, a steady but unspectacular defenseman, has signed a four-year, $23-million contract to stay with the Montreal Canadians. Last year, Markov had six goals and 43 assists in 77 games. The deal, which materialized five weeks before Markov was to become an unrestricted free agent, begs the question: is a steady, 29-year-old defenseman now […]
There’s only 38 days until the free-agent market opens on July 1, which begs the question: who will be the hottest commodity? To set the stage, here’s a list of the highest-profile unrestricted free-agents:
Daniel Briere, Buffalo
Chris Drury, Buffalo
Scott Gomez, New Jersey
Ryan Smyth, NYI
Teemu Selanne, Anaheim
Paul Kariya, Nashville
Peter Forsberg, Nashville
Bill Guerin, San Jose
Mike Comrie, Ottawa
From early […]
Not only was the Buffalo-Ottawa playoff series a great display of hockey featuring superb goaltending, wonderful skating and plenty of grit/effort but the standing-room only crowds must have been sweet rewards for Buffalo owner Thomas Golisano and Ottawa owner Eugene Melnyk.
Both businessmen bought their teams before the new collective bargaining agreement when player salaries […]
Nice to see the Toronto Maple Leafs, who sell out every game despite the fact the team hasn’t won the Stanley Cup in 40 years, is raising ticket prices..again. I guess the team isn’t happy with the fact that the salary-cap has probably saved it $20-million to $30-million a year - money it would have […]
How much is a player really worth? Everyone knows that Alexei Yashin isn’t worth $6-million a year but what about Mats Sundin or Danny Heatley. Are they worth $6-million and $4-million respectively. And which player offers the best value in the NHL based on their salary and performance? Canadian Business Online decided to find out […]
As much as no one really wants to talk about it now, the Buffalo Sabres will have a tough decision to make this summer about whether they keep unrestricted free-agents Daniel Briere or Chris Drury. Briere, 29, made a cool US$5-million in 2006/2007 while Drury settled for US$3.15-million. So who would you pick: the slick […]
Apparently, Sidney Crosby and the Penguins could open discussions this summer about a new contract even though Sid the Kid still has a year left on his entry-level deal. The question is how much will Crosby and his agent, Pat Brisson, will demand from the Penguins? It’s not inconceivable that Crosby will ask for “max […]
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Written by Jeanne Dupuis [email] for b5media.
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