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Andrei Markov skating, expected in November
According to Kevin Mio of Habs Inside/Out, Andrei Markov has began skating. This news seems optimistic as the defenseman has been projected to return in November, a month or more into the season. When drafting Markov keep in mind you would be paying for about 5/6ths of the season and a question mark even upon [...]
Continue reading...Leblanc, Leddy Sign Entry-Level Contracts
Sunday, August 1, 2010
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Two collegiate players signed contracts with their NHL teams: Nick Leddy and Louie Leblanc. Both of these players were drafted during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in the first round and opted to end their college careers after one year — partly due to the needs of their organizations. With only five defensemen (if you [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: Montreal Canadiens
Saturday, July 24, 2010
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Offensive Corps: Tomas Plekanec led all Montreal Canadiens in scoring this past season, with his breakout campaign. Although he did not establish career highs in goals — which he did back in 2007-2008 with Alexei Kovalev and Andrei Kostitsyn sniping on both sides of him — every other category got a boost. Somehow Plekanec managed [...]
Continue reading...Flyers Re-sign Their Main Agitator for One Year
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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The Philadelphia Flyers and winger Dan Carcillo will avoid arbitration and agree to a contract for one season and 1.075 million. At that rate, you have to figure Carcillo took a hometown discount to alleviate cap pressure on his team. He still puts himself in position to get a decent raise once the Flyers gain [...]
Continue reading...Montreal and Nashville Agree to Terms
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Today, the Montreal Canadiens sent struggling winger Sergei Kostitsyn and future considerations in exchange for Dan Ellis and Dustin Boyd along with future considerations. Ellis, if signed, would serve as an insurance plan for lauded netminder Carey Price. The 29-year-old ‘tender managed 15 wins on a playoff-bound Predators team posting a 2.69 GAA and .909 [...]
Continue reading...Tomas Plekanec Signs a Six-Year Extension
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Cross another name off the free agent market as Tomas Plekanec will stay with the Habs for six more years. According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, Plekanec signed a six-year extension at an annual rate of five million. Although maddeningly inconsistent throughout his career, the playmaking pivot proved himself pivotal to the Montreal Canadiens. His 70 [...]
Continue reading...Jaroslav Halak Traded to the Blues
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Just a few minutes ago, GM Bob Gainey Pierre Gauthier moved Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for prospects Ian Schultz and Lars Eller. Eller may be NHL ready at this point, registering 57 points in 70 games with the Blues’ farm team– the Peoria Rivermen. Known mostly for his playmaking and [...]
Continue reading...Trade Rumors: What if Halak/Price Move?
Friday, June 11, 2010
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No need for links, one of these goalies needs to go. For the sake of playing time, cap-ology and most of all because Jaroslav Halak beat both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals almost singlehandedly. He simply will not be a backup any longer and is considered a top five goaltender league wide. We also [...]
Continue reading...Forgettable 2009-10 Fantasy Seasons: Part 5/5
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
It’s always a difficult process making player projections at the start of a fantasy season but what happens when we think the world of a player and he falls completely short of his lofty expectations? When making preseason projections, analysts take everything into account – past trends, a previous season’s playoff performance, their team, their [...]
Continue reading...Did you think the goalie controversies were over?
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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In a season where virtually no starting goaltender’s job was safe, we saw Montreal, Washington, and Ottawa all swap their starting goaltenders in an effort to shift momentum back in their favour but what does that mean for next season? In Washington, it’s no secret that Jose Theodore was unanimously disliked as a starter by [...]
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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