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Detroit Give Pavel Datsyuk Lots Of Money
Pavel Datsyuk has signed a 3-year extension worth $22.5M. He will carry a $7.5M cap hit starting in 2014-15. The deal can’t be officially announced until July 5 due to the fact that Datsyuk has one year at $6.7 million remaining on his current contract. Datsyuk is considered to be one of the best two-way forwards in the game [...]
Playoff Preview: Round Two
Now that you’ve seen my thoughts on the series between the Kings and the San Jose Sharks, let’s take a look at the rest of the series in the second round. The highest remaining seed in each conference plays the fourth highest (well, lowest) remaining seed, while the second highest remaining seed plays the third [...]
Playoff Preview: Western Conference
You’ve seen what I think about the series between the Blues and Kings, but what about the rest of the match-ups in the Western Conference? (1) Chicago Blackhawks VS (8) Minnesota Wild: Chicago: 36-7-5, 77 points, 30 regulation/overtime wins, first in the Central Division, first in the NHL. 18-3-3 at home, 18-4-2 on the road. [...]
Have I Mentioned That the Kings Suck on the Road?
Darryl Sutter was forced to change the Kings lineup out of necessity today, as captain and left wing on the first line, Dustin Brown, was suspended for the remaining two games of the regular season following an elbow to the head of Jason Pominville yesterday. Pominville left the game and didn’t return with what is [...]
Calgary Flames Sign Joey MacDonald
The Calgary Flames announced today that they have signed goaltender Joey MacDonald to a one-year, one-way contract with a base salary of $925,000 . MacDonald, a native of Pictou, Nova Scotia, has played 18 games this year with Calgary recording a 7-7-1 record, a 2.91 GAA and a .900 save percentage. MacDonald was originally acquired by the [...]
Red Wings Send Kent Huskins To Philadelphia
The Detroit Red Wings have cleared a roster for rookie defenseman Danny DeKeyser, trading Kent Huskins to the Philadelphia Flyers for a conditional 2014 draft pick. Huskins was drafted 156th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He would go on to play for the Norfolk Admirals, San Antonio Rampage and Manitoba [...]
Dan DeKeyser Picks Boyhood Team Detroit Red Wings
Dan DeKeyser, the highly sought-after college UFA defenseman, has chosen the Detroit Red Wings as his NHL destination. DeKeyser was sought after by 15 to 20 teams last season but decided to return to Western Michigan University for a third year. The young blueliner had 49 points in 118 college games with two goals and 15 [...]
Better Late Than Never
In a somewhat surprising move, Darryl Sutter made his only change to the lineup today in goal, as Jonathan Bernier was back in after sitting the last two games, making his fourth start in the last eight games. Bernier gave up one goal in each of his last three starts, overall stopping 59 of 62 [...]