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A Line in the Ice: The Kovalchuk Contract and the NHL's Financial Future

It's summer in the National Hockey League -- the perfect time to prepare fans for another labor war. Who cares that the Chicago Blackhawks won their first Stanley Cup in 50 years? "Salary cap circumvention" is a much more appealing topic. And make no mistake: by rejecting Ilya Kovalchuk's 17-year, $102 million contract...

When They Say There's Pressure in Toronto, This Is What They're Talking About

We all have pressures within our jobs: commuting, multitasking, that annoying dude who always talks your ear off about some hour-long crime drama you don't watch while you're trying to grab a cup of awful coffee. Jason Blake's job title is "winger, Toronto Maple Leafs." He works in a field in which his salary history is...

Desperate Oilers Give Anson Carter a Tryout

Question: How desperate are the Edmonton Oilers for offence?Answer: So desperate that they have invited noted underachiever Anson "Tarantula Head" Carter to training camp, hoping that he can provide some goal-scoring.He's looking to impress. Any line will do. "Whether you have a contract or not, you're trying to earn your...

Chris Kunitz is One Rich Duckie

Chris Kunitz, the former Hobey Baker finalist, joined the list of Anaheim Ducks scoring a big payday, as he signed a 4-year/$14.9mil extension this morning. Coming off of a Stanley Cup winning performance and break-out season, a raise was well-deserved for the 27-year old.Kunitz will earn $1.15 million in the last year of...

The NHL's European Bargain Bin

I've written a few times already this off-season about the gaggle of NHLers off to European leagues in 2007-08, one of the many ramifications of a salary cap that limits spending on the lower reaches of teams' rosters.On the flip side, however, some of the more savvy NHL clubs have taken to perusing those same European...