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Spezza: NHLPA made "a lot of concessions" for last CBA, doesn't want to make more
OTTAWA, Ontario - There were some serious moments among the lighter fare at the 2012 NHL All-Star Media Day, perhaps none more serious than Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza's comments about the upcoming NHL-NHLPA collective bargaining agreement negotiations this summer. Most remember that last...
NHL Realignment: Contradictions, Inconsistencies In NHLPA Argument
Just a few more brief thoughts on this weekend's big news... It's been interesting to see the reaction of the fans this weekend, especially in Dallas, after the NHLPA overwhelmingly voted against the NHL's proposed realignment plan. The Dallas Stars, perhaps more so than any other team in the NHL,...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Jamie Benn Dominant In Win Over Oilers
The Dallas Stars have happily embraced the Twitter hashtag #peskystars as almost a moniker for this season, putting on T-shirts and their official webpage. I now submit Jamie Benn should go ahead and try to do the same thing with #BeastMode. When the 22-year-old center gets going, there is precious...
NHL Realignment: Adam Burish Talks About NHLPA Decision, Dallas Stars Reaction
[Editor's note: Video of Burish's interview is up, after the jump.] As the Dallas Stars were gearing up for their big afternoon game against the Edmonton Oilers, most of the talk around the NHL was the news of how realignment for next season would no longer happen. With the NHLPA rejecting the...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Jim Lites Disappointed With Delay In Realignment
The hockey world erupted late Friday evening after news came down that the NHLPA had not approved the NHL's realignment plan by the Jan. 6 deadline, effectively shelving the plan for next season. Understandably, the Stars upper management was disappointed to hear the news. "It's very...
Was It Never Really About Realignment To Begin With?
Gary Bettman is freaking brilliant. The NHL commissioner orchestrated the rarest thing in professional sports with his realignment ploy this season - the no-lose situation. First, for those of you who missed the mess that broke last night, a quick primer: The NHLPA had to approve the NHL's...
Everything you knew about NHL realignment for 2012-13 is now wrong
It's been a very active day for the Tampa Bay Lightning, with player moves (goodbye, Blair Jones, Hello Brendan Mikkelson, and Piere-Cedric. Labrie), but it would seem a major, major item for the Lightning that has transpired wasn't something their front office was an active participant in. It's...
Habs to Join NHL's Cash Grab Conference
Well the NHL's Board of Governor's appears to have done it again. How hard is it for 30 boneheads to take out a map of North America, mark the 30 NHL markets and figure out what logically works best? Apparently they couldn't do it. That said the NHL will realign into four conferences for the...
Tuesdays with Dani: GM meeting topics include the 1-3-1
The GM's will have their first meeting of the season in Toronto today. Dan Rosen of NHL.com writes that the 1-3-1 system will be a hot button topic being discussed at the meetings. In response to all the questions about Guy Boucher's system, GM Steve Yzerman had some great quotes in Elliotte...
The NHL and NHLPA need to look beyond a part of the game
This past summer has but a dark cloud over the hockey word, with the tragic passing of Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien and recently Wade Belak. In each of the three cases, they certainly were preventable deaths, but unfortunately the signs were not there for anyone to see, at least not soon enough. As...
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