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What Can Be Done With The Vancouver Canucks?

For a number of years, the Vancouver Canucks have been the greatest hope for hockey fans who wanted to see the Stanley Cup come back to Canada. While that window has not yet completely closed, it is rapidly…Read More

Have The Philadelphia Flyers Put Themselves In A No-Win Salary Situation?

Saturday’s opponent for the Ottawa Senators are in deep trouble.  As they muddle along at the edge of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference with the midway point of the season on the horizon,…Read More

Boston Bruins Bury Tim Thomas’ Contract – With The New York Islanders- A Slippery Slope To Cap Circumvention?

In a move that smells suspiciously like circumvention of the Salary Cap, the Boston Bruins traded inactive and suspended goalie Tim Thomas to the New York Islanders, for a conditional draft pick. The move…Read More

Ask SenShot – The Ottawa Senators and The Salary Cap

Welcome to the first weekly post called Ask SenShot.  Earlier this week I tweeted out a call for questions about the Senators and the NHL, and I would answer some of them in a new weekly post. This week,…Read More

NHL CBA Issues – Cap Hit, Guaranteed Contracts and No-Trade Clauses

This is my fifth post in a weekly series examining the major issues surrounding the current ongoing negotiations between the NHL and the NHLPA as they attempt to reach a deal before the current CBA expires…Read More

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Free Agency Shows Why The NHL Is In Trouble, Headed For Lockout

NHL Fans, prepare yourself for a long labour stoppage after the 2011-12 season.  And you can place the…Read More

Fun with CapGeek: Ottawa Senators Style

UPDATE: The Ottawa Senators have officially signed Francis Lessard and David Hale, both to one-year,…Read More