St. Louis signed the newly acquired Canuck, Steve Bernier, to a one year, 2.5 million dollar deal. Less than a week after he was obtained via trade from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2nd and 3rd round pick.
Clearly the Blues didn’t think that the Canucks would not accept the offer sheet and take a single [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Retribution
July 9, 2008The Rising Cap
July 7, 2008I have a hard time underestanding why the public is SO overly concerned about the rising cap in the NHL. I hear no complaints from NHL teams, despite the fact the floor is now as high as the Cap was 4 years ago.
Want to know why?
More Revenue and Profit Sharing. Think about this. A cap [...]
A New Direction?
July 2, 2008Signings to date – July 2nd
Curtis Sanford – Resigned 1 year; 700K?
Darcy Hordichuk – 3 years; 750K/season
Ryan Johnson – 2 years; 1.15m/season
Kyle Wellwood – 1 year; 977K
Darcy, Ryan, & Kyle essentially replace Byron Ritchie, Brad Isbister, & Trevor Linden in the bottom six forwards. With Wellwood, there is definitely a skill level upgrade there. But this isn’t [...]
