Gainey Should Have More To Work With
May 15th, 2008 | 4:36 PM EDT
By Bryen Owen
The Montreal Canadiens should have more room to work with next season as the salary cap is expected to increase to 56.3 million.
Islander Draft Watch: Alex Pietrangelo
May 15th, 2008 | 1:23 PM EDT
By Frank Mazzola
Each week, from now until the Draft, I will be profiling a new prospect from the Draft Pool and analyzing how their skills might or might not make them a good fit for the New York Islanders.
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- Islander Draft Watch: Alex Pietrangelo
- Islanders Draft Watch: Luke Schenn
- Islanders Draft Watch: Zach Bogosian
- Islanders Draft Watch: Nikita Filatov
- Islanders Draft Watch: Drew Doughty
Cap To Increase By 6 Million
May 15th, 2008 | 12:39 AM EDT
By Bryen Owen
Sports Business Daily is reporting that the NHL salary cap will increase from 50.3 million to 56.3 million next season. The cap floor will also increase, it will be at 40 million, or a little above.
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Habs Lose Ferland, Sign White
May 14th, 2008 | 9:13 PM EDT
By Bryen Owen
RDS is reporting that the Montreal Canadiens have lost Jonathan Feralnd to an Austrian team. Also the Habs have signed Ryan White of the Calgary Hitmen.
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Hossa Silencing Skeptics, So Far
May 14th, 2008 | 8:26 PM EDT
By Bryen Owen
The biggest knock on Marian Hossa was his play in the post season. Know that Hossa has played 12 games in the post season this year, where are the critics?
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No Suspensions
May 12th, 2008 | 8:14 PM EDT
By Bryen Owen
Last Saturday in game no.2 of the post season series between the Detroit Red Wings, and the Dallas Stars Chris Osgood, and Mike Ribeiro both got their sticks a little high, but no suspensions were given.
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Ratings and Viewership Continue to Rise Through First Two Playoff Rounds
May 10th, 2008 | 11:22 AM EDT
By Alin Mateescu
VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of the National Hockey League, will continue its wall-to-wall coverage of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Conference Finals commence on Thursday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Detroit Red Wings and the Dallas Stars will begin their battle for the right to represent the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Final. The Conference Finals continue on Friday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET when the Eastern Conference takes center stage as the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins face-off in Game 1 of their intrastate showdown. All Conference Finals telecasts on VERSUS are exclusive.
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Kolzig To Montreal?
May 10th, 2008 | 1:02 AM EDT
By Bryen Owen
TSN is reporting that Washington Capitals net-minder Olaf Kolzig has called it quits, with the Caps at least. Being that Kolzig played for Tri-City in the WHL before , and while he played for the Caps, as did Carey Price, is it possible that Kolzig could end up in Montreal?
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Sundin Interested In Montreal?
May 9th, 2008 | 5:22 PM EDT
By Bryen Owen
RDS, if you listen to ” le baron en liberte “, in the ” zone video ” the whole thing, you will hear that seemingly Yvon Pednault has suggested that Mats Sundin has perhaps manifested some interest in playing for the Montreal Canadiens.
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Islanders Draft Watch: Luke Schenn
May 9th, 2008 | 3:39 PM EDT
By Frank Mazzola
Each week, from now until the Draft, I will be profiling a new prospect from the Draft Pool and analyzing how their skills might or might not make them a good fit for the New York Islanders.
More Articles by Frank Mazzola
- Islander Draft Watch: Alex Pietrangelo
- Islanders Draft Watch: Luke Schenn
- Islanders Draft Watch: Zach Bogosian
- Islanders Draft Watch: Nikita Filatov
- Islanders Draft Watch: Drew Doughty
Brunnstrom Signs In Dallas
May 8th, 2008 | 8:17 PM EDT
By Bryen Owen
TSN is reporting that Fabian Brunnstrom has decided to sign with the Dallas Stars for two seasons, over the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, and the Toronto Maple Leafs who were all the front runners in the Brunnstrom sweepstakes.
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Leafs Should Bring Back Pat Burns
May 8th, 2008 | 11:09 AM EDT
By Navin Vaswani
The axe finally fell on Paul Maurice yesterday. Fired. Relieved of his duties. Released. Not exactly what I would call earth-shattering news. We all saw this one coming from a kilometer away. What about brining back Pat Burns.?
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Maurice and Ladouceur Relieved Of Duties
May 7th, 2008 | 6:40 PM EDT
By Alin Mateescu
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that head coach Paul Maurice and assistant coach Randy Ladouceur have been relieved of their duties.
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Keep Adding, Why Don’t You
May 7th, 2008 | 5:06 PM EDT
By Bryen Owen
CBC is reporting that a French publisher is demanding that the music at the Bell Centre must have more French content. With all the reasons that we know already why some players don’t come here, should there be more added?
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Habs To Pick 25th
May 6th, 2008 | 8:20 PM EDT
By Bryen Owen
The Montreal Canadiens are going to pick 25th in the draft this year, or are they? Seeing as the draft will be better next year, will the Habs make something happen on draft day?
