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Post-Richards Plan B: Leafs sign Connolly, Kings snag Gagne
The New York Rangers won the Brad Richards Derby on Saturday morning, which sent some other dominoes falling for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings in the NHL Free Agent Frenzy. Both teams...
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Price is right for Caps on Vokoun, Red Wings on White
To understand how the dynamics of the goalie free-agent market have changed, look no further than Tomas Vokoun. Seen as the summer's top unrestricted netminder, he made $6.3 million last season with...
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The Taro Tsujimoto rookie card: Honoring an unreal player
He wasn't the first draft choice to fail to make it to the NHL, but he certainly was the first player to not exist as all. The legend of Taro Tsujimoto began during the 1974 NHL Draft. During the 11th...
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As dust settles, are the Philadelphia Flyers a better team?
So, to recap the last two weeks for the Philadelphia Flyers … Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Kris Versteeg, Darroll Powe traded; Ville Leino, Dan Carcillo, Sean O'Donnell, Brian Boucher gone as free...
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The sad ballad of Matthew Lombardi and the Predators
The initial miracle of Sunday's trade between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Nashville Predators is, of course, the trade of defenseman Brett Ledba for anything more than a bag of magic beans or 2012...
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Sharks shocker: Dany Heatley traded to Wild for Martin Havlat
It doesn't get more stunning than this: The San Jose Sharks traded Dany Heatley on Sunday night, to the Minnesota Wild for winger Martin Havlat, two years after his trade demand from the Ottawa...
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Report: Max Talbot contract with Flyers violates NHL CBA
If the 2011 NHL Free Agent Frenzy proved anything, it's that creative accounting with the salary cap is alive and well. Christian Ehrhoff's 10-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres includes three years...
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Why the San Jose Sharks traded Dany Heatley for Martin Havlat
In Summer 2009, Dany Heatley had the power to determine his fate. He demanded a trade from the Ottawa Senators, and then used his no-trade clause to prevent a deal that would have sent him to the...
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What We Learned: George McPhee is cold runnin’ the NHL
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each...
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Chronicles of Stanley: Hockey’s Holy Grail, high above Yosemite
The Chronicles of Stanley is an occasional series this summer that tracks the Boston Bruins as they each get their special alone time with the Stanley Cup. Reason No. 44,141 Why The Stanley Cup Rules:...
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Alex Ovechkin happy to be back in the Toronto part of U.S.
Just in case you were still wondering if Alex Ovechkin is actually running his own Twitter feed: Our first theory was that the Washington Capitals captain is actually a Jumper, and subsequent tweets...
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How much would you pay Drew Doughty if you were the Kings?
Now that the Los Angeles Kings' dalliance with Brad Richards has concluded, the focus shifts to getting 21-year-old defenseman Drew Doughty under contract. But the devil's in the details for...
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Why the Minnesota Wild traded for Dany Heatley
Listening to Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher at the 2011 NHL draft, one could hear the seeds of the Dany Heatley trade taking root. Maybe not for the player himself, but for a player with his...
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Puck Headlines: NHL CBA doom talk; Dany Heatley trade fallout
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Montreal Canadiens...
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What’s the future of front-loaded long-term contracts in NHL?
Nine years was an odd number for Brad Richards. Big free-agent deals seem to go 12 years or 10 years; the New York Rangers' $60 million contract with Richards went nine years, bringing him to 2020...
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Brian Burke answers critics on choosing troops over Richards
On an otherwise unpredictable day, there was one frustrating inevitability on July 1 in the NHL: Some pundit was going to criticize Brian Burke for being in war zone in Afghanistan instead of in the...
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Puck Daddy’s 2011 NHL Free-Agent Frenzy Report Card
Good to see a summer where the "frenzy" in the NHL Free-Agent Frenzy isn't just hyperbole, no? The dust has settled after a few days of signings both large and small, dramatic and expected. Many...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Heatley trade, free-agent talk
It's a Tuesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Drew Remenda, San Jose Sharks announcer, hops on to talk about the Dany Heatley...
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As Steven Stamkos, Lightning near deal, are Flyers still alive?
The negotiations between restricted free-agent center Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning have never lacked for intrigue, either real or manufactured. Contract terms, offer sheet threats,...
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Puck Headlines: Tracking Alex Ovechkin; Bruins Cup DVD
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Alex Ovechkin begins his...
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