Why goaltenders are approaching first-round extinction
Everyone knows you need a good goalie in order to win games. But what you may not know is that many of today’s star goaltenders weren’t always the cat’s pajamas. In fact, many of them came from relative obscurity.
In the 5-year period from 1997-2001, 14 goalies were drafted in the first [...]
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The Opportunity Cost of Drafting a Go...
Why goaltenders are approaching first-round extinction
Everyone knows you need a good goalie in order to win games. But what you may not know is that many of today’s star goaltenders weren’t always the cat’s pajamas. In fact, many of them came from relative obscurity.
In the 5-year period from 1997-2001, 14 goalies were drafted in the first [...]
NHL Draft and Free Agency – The...
Big Winners
Washington Capitals
In:
F: Joel Ward, Troy Brouwer (from Chi), Jeff Halpern
D: Roman Hamrlik
G: Tomas Vokoun
1st and 2nd round picks in 2012 (Colorado)
Out: 2011 1st round pick (to Chicago), Semeon Varlamov (Colorado)
A very good defensive group got even better with the addition of Roman Hamrlik, who many think was Montreal’s b [...]
NHL Free Agent Update
***FREE AGENCY KICKS OFF THIS FRIDAY AT 12 PM ET***
UPDATES: Roloson has re-signed with Tampa Bay (1 yr, $3M); Chad Larose re-signed in Carolina (2 years, $1.7M per season)
Ehrhoff’s negotiating rights traded to New York Islanders (doubt they sign him); Wisniewski’s rights traded to Columbus, where he may actually sign
The UFA ma [...]
2011 Free Agents
(This summer’s big fish – Brad Richards)
(Note: I’ll keep this on a permanent page and will update the list frequently when we get closer to July 1)
Here’s the 2011 UFA crop. It’s extremely weak on forwards, but pretty loaded with defencemen. I’ve included salary expectations, which is a hybrid between how [...]