Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Hope Roberto Luongo’s shutout disappointment has nothing to do with the shutout bonus, unless the bonus goes to charity. If not, the reaction would not look good for the $10 million this season and the $6.7 million salary he’s paid, for the next seven seasons. Does ‘Nucks centre Alex [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson 1. Tampa Bay Lighting – Currently tied with Montreal for first place in the Eastern Conference with 15 points and a 7-2-1 record. This is a very interesting team that added Steve Yzerman as VP and General Manger to [...]
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson My news sources have dropped a bomb on me. The New Jersey Devils will lose their first-round pick over the next four years plus $3 million in cash plus a third round pick over the Ilya Kovalchuk fiasco.
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Ken Campbell of the Hockey News has a great point in his article – Why so many RFAs are still unsigned. Take a look at the numbers as reported by capgeek.com – 91 forwards, 44 defensemen and 11 goaltenders still unsigned and the names are quite recognizable to [...]
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Dan Rosen of NHL.com is reporting that the Ilya Kovalchuk saga now has a deadline of 5 p.m. ET Friday, at which point the NHL will either accept or reject what is believed to be a 15-year, $100 million contract between Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils.
The NHL made all kinds of headlines when it challenged the Devils original contract offer to Kovalchuk which would have paid the talented Russian sniper a total of $102 million over 17
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Written by: Larry “The Nucks IceMan” Johnson Finally, is this saga going to come to an end? It was reported on ESPN.go.com that the NHL has received a new deal for the most coveted UFA this season, Ilya Kovalchuk. With that, the league has a five day window in order to review it and either [...]
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