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We are now a few years removed from the lockout, what is the comparison of salaries at the end of the 2003/04 season as compared to today’s projected 2006/07 salaries?
2003/04 - 1.33 Billion approx
2007/08 - 1.38 Billion approx (Projected)
Top 10 spending teams in 2003/04:
Detroit Red Wings - $ 77,856,109
New York Rangers [...]

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We accept it as the truth, mainly because it is, but what makes hockey the superior sport to the various alternatives out there?
I’m from a continent, and country, where football (the real kind, where you kick the ball with your feet - as is logical) is dominant to every other [...]

Anaheim Ducks
Cap committed: 41.1 million
Significant RFAs: Perry & Getzlaf
* UFA - Bryzgalov
Calgary Flames
Cap committed: 38.3 million
Significant RFAs: Phaneuf & Nystrom
* UFA - Langkow & Huselius
Colorado Avalanche
Cap committed: 25.6 million
Significant RFAs: Svatos, Wojtek
* UFA - Sakic, Theodore, Liles & Brunette
Edmonton Oilers
Cap committed: 33.7 million
Significant RFAs: Pitkanen, Stoll, Grebeshkov, Gilbert & Nilsson
Florida Panthers
Cap [...]

The Lindros Trade
June 30, 1992- Traded by the Quebec Nordiques to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Peter Forsberg, Steve Duchesne, Kerry Huffman, Mike Ricci, Ron Hextall, Chris Simon, Philadelphia’s 1993 1st round draft choice, Philadelphia’s 1994 1st round draft choice and $15,000,000.

The Other trade that didn’t happen
The trade from the Quebec Nordiques that would [...]

Everyone loves to talk about what if scenarios, so I thought I would create a scenario every week and we could think about how different things would be now.
Scenario #1 - What if the Nordiques never left Quebec?
Probably one of my favorites what ifs.
Would Quebec still have won just as many cups?
Would the Red Wings [...]

I hate to blame the refs, but after witnessing the Hurricanes-Panthers game today (October 31, 2007), I feel like saying something.
As many of you have heard, the Panthers were irate with Eric Staal and the Hurricanes for this play (Watch Video) that happened last year.

Ever since then, the Panthers have said that the Canes are [...]

The idea is to bring the glass out until it is flush with the boards. You would not have that sharp 90 degree corner you have now with the exception of the benches.
What do you guys think?
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Here are some interesting stats on the top 100 all-time scorers:
86% of their 40-goal seasons occurred when the players were under 30
Only 24% of the time did these players reach 80 points in a season after the age of 30
61 % of the point leaders and 52% of the goal leaders had their career high [...]

For whatever this may be worth… Eklund’s got another one.
Now, I like Michael Ryder. But knowing the kind of player Craig MacTavish looks for I’m not so sure he’d be willing to lose out on some of the things that Horcoff does… like being the kind of grinder and plugger that he is. This isn’t [...]

Who do you think is the greatest goalie in NHL history?
Do stats tell the entire story?
Was a goaltender truly great if he had an offensive juggernaut in front of him?
How much did a team’s style of play help a goaltender achieve lofty numbers?
Does the lack of offense during an era affect how a goaltender is [...]