The Tampa Bay Lightning have made a change to their coaching staff, but the move is not sitting well with the head coach. The team announced on Wednesday that assistant coach Wes Walz had been relieved of his duties, and sources say Rick Tocchet does not like the move.
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Tocchet Not Happy With Tampa Bay Coaching Changes
Posted by maximumhockey 15 days ago (http://www.tsn.ca)Kovalchuk Turned Down 100 Million Dollar Offer It Atlanta
Posted by cegeland 35 days ago (http://www.tsn.ca)
"Ultimately, we offered Kovy more than $101 million over 12 years, which would have been the highest contract signed by an impending unrestricted free agent in the history of the league. If accepted, this contract would have been the second highest offer ever to any NHL player. We also met his desire to be the highest paid player based on average annual salary with a separate offer of 7 years a
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Capitals Send Goalie Varlamov To AHL On Conditioning Stint
Posted by IceColdNews 72 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
The Washington Capitals have sent goalie Semyon Varlamov to AHL Hershey as he comes back from an injury.
Varlamov has been sidelined since Dec. 7, missing nine games, because of what the team is calling a lower-body injury. Read More »
Varlamov has been sidelined since Dec. 7, missing nine games, because of what the team is calling a lower-body injury. Read More »
Kovalchuk Negotiations Not Going Well
Posted by IceColdNews 84 days ago (http://blogs.ajc.com)
Kovalchuk? This is where it gets interesting. When I asked him following Thursday night’s 5-4 overtime win over Dallas, his initial response was, “Same, I think. You should ask them.” And he went on to talk about how he is “just focusing on my game.” Standard response.
But when asked whether he still believed a deal would get done, neither his tone nor his words were quite as positive as they Read More »
But when asked whether he still believed a deal would get done, neither his tone nor his words were quite as positive as they Read More »
Ward Feels Close To Game Ready After Injury
Posted by cegeland 98 days ago (http://www.newsobserver.com)
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward faced practice shots from his teammates Thursday for the first time since the freak injury that sidelined him on Nov. 7.
Before even seeing a puck, Ward spent the two previous days working solely with Canes assistant coach Tom Barrasso.
"Yesterday was the first time I saw a puck [in drills with Barrasso]," he said. "Today we made progress, and I feel pret Read More »
Before even seeing a puck, Ward spent the two previous days working solely with Canes assistant coach Tom Barrasso.
"Yesterday was the first time I saw a puck [in drills with Barrasso]," he said. "Today we made progress, and I feel pret Read More »
Meet The New Owner Of The Florida Panthers
Posted by cegeland 105 days ago (http://www.miamiherald.com)
``I think we have an under-marketed asset, with all the hockey fans down here,'' said Siegel, originally an Islanders fan from New York. ``We have all these people from Canada, Michigan, Philadelphia, New York down here. But they're not Panthers fans. We haven't given people enough to cheer for, except for 1996 and the excitement of a new team. That's worn off.''
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Hurricanes Agree To Terms With Legace
Posted by cegeland 123 days ago (http://hurricanes.nhl.com)
Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with goaltender Manny Legace (LEH-gah-see) on a one-year contract. The deal will pay Legace $500,000 on the NHL level and $105,000 on the American Hockey League (AHL) level.
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Clemmenson Blames Defence On Losses
Posted by cegeland 123 days ago (http://www.sun-sentinel.com)
Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen says he's had to operate in survival mode with "total chaos" in front of him for the four games he's played with his new team.
After allowing seven goals in Saturday's loss to the Capitals in Washington, D.C., including five in a third period he described as "like quicksand out there," Clemmensen said his teammates didn't protect the front of the net well. Read More »
After allowing seven goals in Saturday's loss to the Capitals in Washington, D.C., including five in a third period he described as "like quicksand out there," Clemmensen said his teammates didn't protect the front of the net well. Read More »
