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Top 10 RFAs still unsigned
With September looming and about one month until NHL training camps resume for the upcoming season, a plethora of talented restricted free agents remain unsigned by their respective teams. Why is this happening so widely in the NHL? The salary cap is certainly one of the main reasons, but several teams like the Carolina Hurricanes [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Bobby Ryan Signing Delays and Trade Rumors
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Once Again… Dismissing Rumors of Carey Price Being Dealt
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
Could Bobby Ryan receive an offer sheet? And other Ducks news
Many people wonder if Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan, who is a restricted free agent, could be a prime target for an offer sheet from an opposing team. A young talented winger of his age (23) and star caliber (71 goals, 60 assists for 131 points in 168 NHL games played) could be very enticing for [...]
FAN POST: Why Isles should sign Bobby Ryan to an offer sheet
(Editor’s Note: We at HockeyIndependent.com happily give fans a voice. To make a Fan Post, please click here and write it up!) By Fan: Billy Pollack Since Isles have really no more offensive free agents to bid on (no thanks to Frolov, Afinogenov, Zherdev) , and obviously the whole Kovy fiasco, the isles should risk [...]
July 1st – Not Much Fun For Sabres Fans
If you are a Sabres fan who is excited for Thursday and expecting Darcy Regier to open the wallet to bring in a big time free agent, think again. That is not how the organization operates and most Sabres fans have come to that realization in the past few years or so. As much as [...]
Red, White and Blue
An underdog is a person or group in a competition, frequently in electoral politics, sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose. Do you believe in miracles? “Sometimes, the best team in a tournament does not take home the Gold medal”. That was Team USA head coach Ron Wilson’s quote after the United [...]
Wednesday Night Rant: What’s So ‘Miracle’ About Team USA?
The memories of a screaming Al Michaels asking if we believe in miracles is etched into every hockey fans memory, whether they lived through it or not. Immortalized through books, documentaries, and the 2004 film aptly named for what their accomplishment was, the 1980 U.S. team made up mostly of college kids from New England [...]
It’s a sad day in Anaheim
A lot of things has happened involving the Anaheim Ducks the last couple of days. Two days ago they signed goaltender Jonas Hiller to a 4-year, $20 million extension. Which, not surprisingly by any means, resulted in backup goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night. “Obviously I would have liked [...]
Candidates for Team USA’s roster for Vancouver 2010
Brian Burke, Team USA’s GM, is planning on making the announcement of USA’s final roster on January 1st, 2010, during the Winter Classic. Burke will name his 23 man roster at Fenway Park, during the Flyers vs. Bruins game. Below you will find the three groupings for the 2010 Olympic hockey tournament: GROUP A: Canada, [...]
NHL Investigating Cheat Deals & How The League Has Created Their Own Monster
Touching on the NHL’s investigation of “cheat deals” and a proposal to fix the crumbling system before it’s too late.
Powerplay Outage: Hiller, Ducks Beat Bruins 6-1
Is it too late to change the Boston Bruins motto from “Big and Bad are Back” to “Ten Minutes of Offensive Pressure, Fifty Minutes of Mistakes”? While it’s still extremely early in the season, there’s no doubting that after a 6-1 demolition of the hometown boys thanks to the at-the-time winless Anaheim Ducks following the steam-rolling of Carolina last Saturday, the fans in the [...]
