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NHL OKs Kovalchuk's 2nd Deal With Devils
ESPN Video — NHL approves Ilya Kovalchuk's revised 15-year 100 million dollar contract with Devils
New Jersey Devils 2 hours agoKovalchuk deal with Devils approved
New York Post — The Devils' 64 days of hell were only awaiting the crossing of Ts to be over. It required amending the collective bargaining agreement that cost the NHL the 2004-05 season to hammer out, but the league is finally approving a second contract with Ilya Kovalchuk, which will pay him $100...
New Jersey Devils 4 hours agoIlya Kovalchuk's re-worked contract with Devils to be approved, report says
Newark Star-Ledger — NHL, NHLPA agree to amendment to rules that govern long-term contracts
New Jersey Devils 4 hours agoPenguins single-game seats to go on sale
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — About 2,000 single-game tickets for each Penguins home date for the first season at Consol Energy Center will go on sale at 10 a.m. next Friday.
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 hours agoNHL and NHLPA reach agreement, Kovalchuk deal to be approved (confirmed)
Fire & Ice | Bergen Record — The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have reached an agreement on guidelines for future long-term contracts and the official paperwork is being worked on with the aim of completing it before today’s 5 p.m. deadline, multiple sources have confirmed to me. As part of the agreement, the 15-year, $100 million contract Ilya Kovalchuk signed with the Devils a week ago will be approved. The news that an agreement had been reached was first reported by ESPN and TSN. A source said the new guidelines include stipulations about how the salary cap hit would be calculated for long-term deals that go...
New Jersey Devils 6 hours agoPenguins sign veteran forward Mike Comrie
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — The Penguins today signed veteran forward Mike Comrie to a $500,000, one-year contract, potentially adding some scoring punch
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 hours agoMats Zuccarello Aasen makes quick impression
The Blueshirts Blog | New York Daily News — Martin Biron was among 16 Rangers taking part in the latest informal pre-camp practice at the MSG Training Center on Friday, and with the new backup joining Henrik Lundqvist on...
New York Rangers 9 hours agoPenguins add veteran center Comrie
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — With center Jordan Staal out for the start of training camp and enough salary-cap space to address depth, the Penguins have signed center Mike Comrie to a one-year contract.
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 hours agoD-Day: Part Deux for Kovalchuk contract
Hockey Blog | ESPN New York — No, you’re not experiencing déjà vu. It’s Decision Day Deadline Day for Ilya Kovalchuk and the Devils, when the league and the NHL Players Association will might announce a verdict on the Kovy contract and other long-term deals under scrutiny by the NHL. Or they could delay the decision. Again. The only certainty is that, by 5 p.m. Friday, the league will announce something about the status of its negotiations with the NHLPA concerning the future treatment of long-term contracts. As reported Wednesday night by the Post, Kovalchuk’s 15-year, $100 million pact with the Devils ...
New Jersey Devils 11 hours agoHow Biron improves Blueshirts for playoffs
Hockey Blog | ESPN New York — A few days back, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist said the acquisition of backup netminder Martin Biron would be huge in helping him stay fresh for the playoffs. Whether the Blueshirts can get back to the second season is another issue, but his assessment about regular-season heavy lifting and playoff fall-off is right on the money. For the past two seasons, ESPN Insider has teamed with Puck Prospectus to serve up a Hot Goalie Index heading into the playoffs. The idea was to see if we could find a way to predict which goalies were most likely to stand on their head and steal a series. The form...
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- Bolts hire Thomas as consultant Tampa Tribune Steve Yzerman has turned to an NHL veteran to help guide the Lightning's up-and-comers.
- Panthers in HD: Fox Sports to Cover 72 Games, All in HiDef On Frozen Pond | Miami Herald The Panthers television partner is going all out this year, with Fox Sports announcing that all 72 televised games will be in HD. Good stuff for those of you who have been clammoring for more HD games. According to the...
- Thrashers rookie camp information Thrashers Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution Here are the details from the Thrashers on the rookie camp Sept. 13-16: The Atlanta Thrashers will hold a prospect evaluation camp at the Duluth IceForum from September 13-16. Thrashers prospects will participate in practices and four-on-four scrimmages over the course of the four-day camp along with off-ice workouts, video sessions and nutrition/strength training. Thrashers Assistant Coach Mike Stothers and Manager of Player Development and Hockey Administration Ryan Bowness, along with Jeff Pyle, head coach of the Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL affiliate), will serve as coaches for the team’s pro...
- Short summer over, Eager reports for voluntary work Thrashers Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ben Eager’s summer was short. That’s what happens when you play into the month of June en route to winning the Stanley Cup. Still the new Thrashers forward – one of four members of the title-winning Blackhawks to join the franchise this offseason – had enough time off. He joined the many other players that have reported to the team’s practice facility for voluntary workouts in advance of training camp. He is the first of the former Blackhawks to arrive. “It was that time,” Eager told the AJC. “I had been off for a couple months. I like to get back at it early and get back on the ice and get ar...
- Mike Knuble: Caps 'can't wait to get to spring' Capitals Insider | Washington Post Mike Knuble was back in his usual spot -- directly in front of the goaltender -- today at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, where he is the latest to join the group of Capitals players skating in the mornings. We're in the home stretch of summer, with more players expected to return to the ice after Labor Day weekend and rookie camp slated to open a week from Sunday. The oldest of the Capitals regulars, 38-year-old Knuble said he feels more comfortable heading into his second season in Washington and that he knows from the get-go what kind of expectations and questions the team will face. "I expect, r...
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