All Entries Tagged With: "Kovalchuk"
Odd link between the Pens and Atlanta Thrashers’ demise
Much ink has been used over the past week detailing the downfall of NHL hockey in Atlanta for another generation of Georgian fans and the related relocation of the city’s franchise, like the Flames in 1980, up north to Canada, this time to Winnipeg. Many factors force a team to move to a different place: fan apathy for [...]
Recap of Kings GM Dean Lombardi on NHL Network
Highlights of Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi’s appearance on the NHL Network – talking Kovalchuk (still, really?), the upcoming trade deadline and more.
Experts Speak Out with Kovy in LA
Ilya Kovalchuk skated on the Kings’ home ice at Staples Center this weekend, 11 games later than when most had figured it would happen. With LA fans split between joy and anger over him spurning the team for a better contract with New Jersey, we checked in with three well respected experts from ESPN and Hockey Night in Canada to get some impartial thoughts.
Actions have consequences: Martin returns to N.J., Pens edge depleted Devils
Yesterday on Columbus Day Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins visited New Jersey to play a holiday matinee against the Devils. The New Jersey bench featured plenty of empty space, giving the appearance of several players taking a holiday. Some potential replacement Devils were, in fact, “on holiday”, but certainly not by choice. Due to the after-effects of lengthy off-season [...]
Better late than never: CBA perspicuity arrives after Kovalchuk decision
It is ironic to pause on Labour Day and analyze what the NHL and NHLPA have finally accomplished. More than five years after the current CBA was finalized and now, approximately two years before its expiration, the two sides have finally completed a drawn-out, laborious process to partially rectify what they failed to get done during bitter [...]
Ilya Kovalchuk’s Diary
After recently visiting Ilya Kovalchuk’s new pad, I found the following diary and decided to share it with the world because I am an awful, awful friend. Day 1 – Dear diary, I have arrived in New Jersey. While the city itself is a tad busier than Atlanta, I still feel like I am at [...]
World Hockey Summit Day 3: Gary Bettman media conference
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman did a public Q and A session on Day 3 of the World Hockey Summit hosted by TV broadcaster Pierre McGuire then took more questions from the media for an additional ten minutes, covering predictable topics such as NHL involvement in the 2014 Olympics, the Kovalchuk case and the potential for placing a franchise back in Quebec City. The full audio of the media conference is inside.
DAILY RUMORS: Dismissing The Kovalchuk Internet Chatter
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 [...]
Another can of worms: Arbitrator upholds rejection of Kovalchuk mega-deal
Arbitrator Richard Bloch ruled earlier this evening that the 17-year, $102-million (U.S.) contract signed by 27-year old star winger Ilya Kovalchuk to stay with New Jersey in July is invalid, upholding what the NHL originally declared last month. While the Devils indicated they will go back to the drawing board to renegotiate an acceptable deal with Kovalchuk, the [...]
PuckCast: HockeeNight! Meets Hockey Independent for some hot stove talk on hot topics
Thanks to our good friends Fork and CT at HockeeNight! in Chicago (hockeenight.com), we’re pleased to bring you this two hour podcast recorded Tuesday, July 22. Featuring NHL on XM Radio’s Hawks correspondent and HockeyIndependent.com columnist Al Cimaglia; Dave Morris, also a feature columnist at Hockey Independent; and hosts ForkLift and CT, it’s a lively, [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Gaborik To LA? Kovalchuk to NY? No Way
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 [...]
Risky business: NHL jams Circumventions clause into CBA cap loophole
TSN first reported last evening that the NHL rejected the 17-year, $102-million contract between New Jersey and 27-year old star winger Ilya Kovalchuk only a day after it was finalized. Announced on Monday, the length of the deal was stunning enough as its 17-year term surpassed the laughable 15-year deal given by the New York Islanders to [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Dismissing the Possibility Of The Rangers Signing Kovalchuk
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: Why The Flyers Aren’t Making A Pitch For Kovalchuk
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: Flyers Saying Goodbye To Gagne
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 [...]
BULLSH*T: My Take On Kovalchuk, The Isles & The Insult To The Rebuild
BULLS*T. Wait, don’t get me wrong, I do think Snow’s interest, talk and the chasing is legit. I just don’t buy it. I don’t buy it as a solution, option or a good move. But let’s start at the beginning…. Let’s take a moment to climb inside the structure of Long Island’s rebuild. It [...]
NYI: Late Night Kovalchuk Surprise
Out of nowhere, the Islanders jump into a position to grab the most prized possession of the free agency period in Ilya Kovalchuk. Twitter is about to explode regarding this topic!
DAILY RUMORS: Tomas Kaberle for Wayne Simmonds Rumor Trashed
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: Kovalchuk to the Predators?
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 [...]
TRADE DEADLINE ANTICIPATION: How This One Is Shaping Up
So on Monday we saw a few deals that some idle hands and clearly not-so-idle tongues of GMs created over the break. The cost of dmen went up as Grebeshkov and Leopold cost a 2nd rounder a-piece. So, thanks to Monday, the market has been set and the cost is a bit high as dmen [...]
