When Matt Cooke was signed by the Minnesota Wild, some fans wondered if he'd wear his usual number, #24, with his new team. The number is a special one for Wild fans as it was the number worn by the late Derek Boogaard.  In an extremely respectful gesture, Cooke reached out to Boogaard's family and requested […]

I say "it looks amazing," because it's in Finnish and I can't understand anything being said in the trailer. The name of the film is SEL8NNE, which I'm sure translates the same in Finnish as it does in English: "fountain of youth/please never retire." http://youtube.com/watch?v=Th48zZcWfnA?feature=player_embedded It's set for release on September 27th in Finland, of […]

George Parros was traded to the Montreal Canadiens on the first day of free agency this year. Promptly there were some cracks about how the Habs finally added some size, and Parros himself had this to say about the trade: "I play my game," Parros said on a conference call. "I stick up for my […]

You may remember at the trade deadline, Jarome Iginla had a decision to make. He was so close to signing with the Boston Bruins that fans on Twitter were throwing a party. Then he talked with Sidney Crosby and all of a sudden he was a Pittsburgh Penguin. Bruins fans enjoyed watching their team sweep […]

That *thud* sound you just heard were the jaws of most of the New Jersey Devils fan base hitting the floor at once. They've signed free agent left winger Ryane Clowe to a five-year deal at an average cap hit of $4.85 million a year. Last season with the New York Rangers, Clowe had three […]

Nathan Horton visited the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, July 3rd. Two days later, Horton agreed to a seven-year, $37.1 million contract. That must have been one productive meeting. Horton, one of the better free agent options in an incredibly weak field, will carry an average

They say nothing lasts forever, and today was proof of that. Daniel Alfredsson, formerly the longest tenured captain in the NHL, has ended his time with the Ottawa Senators. A member of the Sens since 1995, Alfredsson's contract was up at the end of last season. When he announced he'd come back for one more […]

It's not often that you get this kind of candor from a player, especially one who has just been bought out. Normally they trot out the whole "I enjoyed my ___ years in *insert city here* and would like to thank *insert team name* for their time." Mikhail Grabovski was bought out by the Toronto […]

The Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins might be responsible for the biggest and loudest fireworks during your July 4th holiday. The two teams agreed on a massive trade which will send Tyler Seguin to Dallas and Loui Eriksson to Boston. The trade will also involves a few other pieces, as seen below. Seguin, Peverly and […]

Eden Prarie is a small city in Minnesota located just south of downtown Minneapolis. The town's newspaper, the Eden Prarie News, recently ran a story on Nick Leddy and the Chicago Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup. Leddy was born in Eden Prarie and he gave an interesting interview about what it takes to win the Cup. There's […]

The Boston Bruins might be having some second thoughts. At the end of June, the Bruins stated they were not going to offer Jaromir Jagr a new contract. GM Peter Chiarelli told Jagr the team was planning to move in a new direction and that the 41-year-old was free to explore other options. A report from […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have signed Vincent Lecavalier to a

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The Rick DiPietro nightmare is finally over for the New York Islanders. Well, that's not entirely true, but the organization is finally starting a new chapter by using one of their compliance buyouts on their pricey goaltender. The move will finally remove DiPietro's bloated – and hilarious – 15-year, $67.5 million contract from their payroll.  […]