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Keenan Was In The Wrong Place
by Paul on 07/06/07 at 06:24 AM ET
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from the Palm Beach Post,
Mike Keenan offers his harshest criticism of the Panthers since his dismissal 10 months ago in a wide-ranging interview that serves as the cover story for the July issue of The Hockey News.
“We never made the playoffs and they still haven’t because, quite frankly, the team isn’t good enough,” he said. “Does that mean anything? No, it means you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I understood those risks.
“Florida had five GMs and five coaches. You talk about my methodology and my coaching, but whatever it was, those four other guys don’t have the methodology then, either. The reality is the team isn’t good enough.”
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Signing Bonus?
by Paul on 07/06/07 at 06:20 AM ET
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via the Denver Post,
Here is the breakdown of the five-year contract signed by Ryan Smyth with the Avalanche on Sunday:
Smyth will make a base salary of $5 million this season, and he received an additional $2.5 million signing bonus. His salary for the following four years will be $7.25 million, $6.5 million, $5.5 million and $4.5 million. His averaged salary cap number for the full term is $6.25 million.
First I have heard of a player receiving a signing bonus, not sure if this would be the proper term? CBA experts feel free to chime in…
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Widening Gap
by Paul on 07/06/07 at 06:02 AM ET
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from Stephen Brunt of the Globe and Mail,
How can the National Hockey League, so obviously struggling postlockout in many of its 24 American markets, with all of those empty seats and punchline television ratings, in fact be thriving as a business?
How can a no-loopholes salary cap attached to a percentage of overall revenues be soaring if commissioner Gary Bettman’s vision of the NHL is so clearly headed for the tank?
The answer lies with the almighty dollar — in this case, the Canadian dollar, which continues to ride high against the American greenback.
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Ducks Fans are Split on Bertuzzi Signing
by Alanah McGinley on 07/06/07 at 01:11 AM ET
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From Eric Stephens at the LA Times,
John Miller owns a small business in the city of Orange and has had experience with workers who make mistakes. Sometimes they are big ones.
So when the subject comes up about Todd Bertuzzi, signed by the Ducks on Monday, Miller’s reaction is tempered by that experience.
“Everybody deserves a second chance,” he said. Miller is not alone.
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Kevin Lowe Interview
by Alanah McGinley on 07/06/07 at 12:52 AM ET
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Edmonton Oilers GM Kevin Lowe gave an interview to Sportsnet’s Gene Principe on Thursday, dealing with the Michael Nylander issue and various related matters.
He also talks about the Oilers plan for signings, going forward from this point.
Click here to check out the audio of the interview at the team’s website.
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*photo from oilers.com
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Senators to Name New Coach Friday
by Alanah McGinley on 07/05/07 at 10:07 PM ET
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From Yahoo Sports,
After Bryan Murray led the Ottawa Senators to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance last season, he’s ready to appoint someone to help get them the championship.
Murray, who gave up his coaching position to become Ottawa’s general manager on June 18, will introduce the team’s new coach at a news conference Friday morning at 11 a.m. EDT.
No mention has been made of who Murray’s successor will be, but many believe assistant coach John Paddock will receive the nod.
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Best B.C. Born Hockey Player
by Paul on 07/05/07 at 08:37 PM ET
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via the Salmon Arm Observer,
And while I’m on the subject of Mr. Niedermayer, who hails from Cranbrook and is likely to retire, I’ll go out on a limb right now and declare him the best B.C.-born hockey player ever.
I know that list includes the likes of Steve Yzerman, Joe Sakic, Cam Neely and many, many others, but I believe his resumé matches up against any of those other players and his skills make him a unique and special player.
I also include the fact he excelled in that stifling, albeit successful, system in New Jersey for so many years. It was not the ideal place for an offensive defenceman but he made it work. Imagine if he was with Detroit during those same years. His numbers would be scary.
Any comments?
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Dominik Hasek Re-Signs in Detroit
by Alanah McGinley on 07/05/07 at 08:28 PM ET
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From Ted Kulfan at the Detroit News,
The Red Wings have signed goalie Dominik Hasek to a one-year contract.
Hasek, 42, told the team back in mid-June he would be returning for one more season, beginning several weeks of contract negotiations between Wings general manager Ken Holland and Hasek’s agent Ritch Winter.
Terms of the contract weren’t immediately released, although it’s expected Hasek will earn a base salary slightly over $2 million with bonuses.
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added 9:49pm, from Ansar Khan at Mlive, ...it’s in the $2 million range with a bonus structure valued at another $2 million, based on team playoff success.
added 10:13pm, from the Detroit Free Press,
“It appears I’ve got a deal,” Holland said.
Holland said he expected to wrap things up Friday morning with Hasek’s agent, Ritch Winter.
“I haven’t talked to Dom, and he hasn’t signed it,” Holland said. “My expectation is we’re either done or we’re very close.”
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Sabres Announce Deals with Peters, Ryan & Thibault
by Alanah McGinley on 07/05/07 at 07:53 PM ET
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From TSN,
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have agreed to terms with forwards Andrew Peters (two-year deal), Michael Ryan (one-year deal) and Unrestricted Free Agent goaltender Jocelyn Thibault (one-year deal) . The terms of each contract were not disclosed.
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Comrie To Long Island
by Paul on 07/05/07 at 06:57 PM ET
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from the New York Islanders,
On the heels of adding four-time NHL Star-Bill Guerin, the Islanders have signed center MIKE COMRIE to a one-year contract. The 26-year old Comrie had 20 goals and 25 assists for 45 points in 65 games last season with Phoenix and Ottawa. In the Senators’ run to the Stanley Cup Final in June, the Edmonton native had four goals and two assists in 20 games.
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