by Mike JackCaptain Mats Sundin has been meditating and reflecting in his homeland of Sweden since the NHL's free agent signing period began on July 1st. An unrestricted free agent, Sundin has chosen this state in order to make the best decision possible about his ultimate future.Sundin's possible   more...
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Why wait until July 1st? Read now where Marian Hossa, Brian Campbell, Jaromir Jagr, Mats Sundin, Ryan Malone, Sean Avery and all the other big free agents are going to sign when free agency kicks off in less than a week.
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Here is a list of the 17 most notable moves along with commentary on who got the better of whom:
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It's not the plot for a sitcom, it's a genuine possiblity...at least according to sportsnet.ca, the site that's reporting the Penguins have offered a contract to Jaromir Jagr. Let me now pick myself off of the floor, sniff some smelling salts and try to finish this post. It's been a busy start to   more...
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Favre and Sundin have a lot in common: both are legends in their cities, both were universally respected, and both have been playing a controversial game of "will-he-or-won't-he" for months that may see them jump to a rival team. But the two cases aren't the same -- one is far worse.
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Bad judgment is like a disease, I believe this axiomatic. That Bettman has failed in numerous respects as a commissioner of the NHL is unto itself lacking the fatal qualities of his most recently publicized decisions.
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Well Canucks fans got what they wanted, their two under-producing stars Markus Naslund and Brendan Morrison are gone and they can no longer take up large dollars against the teams' salary cap. Unfortunately in a shallow free agent talent pool finding adequate replacements hasn't been easy. So far   more...
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by Neate Sager, Out Of Left FieldRoy Halladay, you might be on B Squad, but you're the B Squad leader.On Monday, Halladay likened playing for the perennially also-ran Toronto Blue Jays to being "like a little bit of Groundhog Day ...You want to talk about why we're succeeding, what we've done to   more...
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As good as hockey talk gets in the middle of July. Cup Final prediction, Trade rumors and silly theme songs.
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A sports zeitgeist with quick take on Federer v. Nadal Wimbledon final, the unfortunate parallels of Mats and Brett's retirement limbo and the escalating (yet hilarious) feud between two cocky NHL General Managers.
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by Mike JackYesterday, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed winger, Niklas Hagman, defenseman, Jeff Finger and goaltender Curtis Joseph on the first day of the NHL free agent signing period.Coach Ron Wilson has said Hagman will most likely play on a checking line with Jamal Mayers who was acquired in a   more...
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Well let me start by saying this off season has hit this team really hard.We lost the heart and soul of the nyr.We all know who im talking about.Let me explain why i feel that the front office has made a huge mistake . First of all jags was awesome for us even though his numbers in the regular   more...

by Mike Jack, Staff Writer General Manager, Cliff Fletcher has accumulated quite the pile of money by relinquishing the likes of Darcy Tucker, Andrew Raycroft, Hal Gill, Chad Kilger, Kyle Wellwood and Wade Belak. Captain, Mats Sundin, Dominic Moore and John Pohl are unrestricted free agent that   more...
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by Mike Jack, Staff Writer General Manager, Cliff Fletcher has accumulated quite the pile of money by relinquishing the likes of Darcy Tucker, Andrew Raycroft, Hal Gill, Chad Kilger, Kyle Wellwood and Wade Belak. Captain, Mats Sundin, Dominic Moore and John Pohl are unrestricted free agent that   more...
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Am I the only one who is really anxious about the start of the season ? Man the anticipation is killing me ! I'm really not to happy about the RANGERS opening up their season in PRAGUE . My feelings are ,We need to keep this game in the U.S. or CAN . I mean that's the place all the money comes from   more...