Thrashers' Ladd latest to avoid arbitration hearing
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:16:14 PDT)
This week saw a run of teams agreeing to terms with players just minutes before arbitration hearings were to...
Thrashers sign newly acquired Ladd to 1-year deal
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:50:24 PDT)
The Atlanta Thrashers have avoided arbitration with restricted free-agent Andrew Ladd by signing him to a one-year, $2.35 million deal. The 24-year-old forward had 17 goals and 21 assists with the Chicago Blackhawks last season before he was traded to Atlanta on July 1 for defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a second-round pick in 2011.
Puck Headlines: Eager, Ladd avoid arbitration; Ducks sign Fowler
(Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:16:46 PDT)
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Thrashers Team Report
(Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:20:20 PDT)
When it came to rounding out his coaching staff, Craig Ramsay decided to go with two familiar faces, John Torchetti and Mike Stothers.
Torchetti, a candidate for the Thrashers' head coaching job before GM Rick Dudley decided to hire Ramsay, has worked alongside Dudley in Chicago, Tampa Bay and Florida.
Torchetti, the top assistant with the Blackhawks last season, will officially be Atlanta's associate head coach. Stothers will be the club's top assistant.
Stothers most recently served as head coach of the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins and was an assistant coach on Ramsay's staff in Philadelphia from 2000 to 2002.
Atlanta has yet to hire a goaltending coach to replace Steve Weeks and might instead simply rely on a goaltending consultant to...
Eager avoids arbitration, agrees to deal with Atl
(Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:11:19 PDT)
The Thrashers and recently acquired forward Ben Eager have agreed to terms on new deal, avoiding arbitration. Terms of the contract weren't announced Wednesday night. The 26-year-old restricted free agent played in 60 games last season with the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. He had seven goals, nine assists and a team-leading 120 penalty minutes, and then added a goal and two assists...
What We Learned: Will the Kings actually do anything this summer?
(Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:38:38 PDT)
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Canucks re-sign winger Hansen (CBC.ca)
(Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:52:53 PDT)
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed right-winger Jannik Hansen.
Thrashers re-sign goaltender Ondrej Pavelec
(Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:39:14 PDT)
Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec is returning to Atlanta after the restricted free agent re-signed with the team. The 22-year-old Pavelec signed a two-year deal and is expected to share the position with Chris Mason, who signed with Atlanta as a free agent. Pavelec was 14-18-7 with a 3.29 goals-against average and two shutouts in 42 games last season.
Puck Headlines: Kovalchuk update; fan calls police for Jets' return
(Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:22:15 PDT)
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The five most potentially painful NHL arbitration cases
(Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:11:00 PDT)
If you asked the 30 NHL general managers, the most unpopular person in North America right now might be the...
Senators get Foligno under contract (CBC.ca)
(Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:33:36 PDT)
Forward Nick Foligno will report to the Ottawa Senators training camp in September with a little job security after signing a two-year deal.
NHL says Kovalchuk deal circumvented salary cap
(Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:59:25 PDT)
Ilya Kovalchuk is no closer to figuring out his future than he was when NHL free agency opened three weeks ago. Kovalchuk's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the New Jersey Devils was rejected by the NHL, which ruled that the longest deal in league history violated its salary cap. Where the high-scoring forward -- the biggest prize on the free-agent market -- will land now is...
NHL rejects Kovalchuk contract: reports (CBC.ca)
(Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:59:25 PDT)
The National Hockey League has rejected Ilya Kovalchuk's 17-year, $102-million US contract with the New Jersey Devils.
Buzz off: Thrashers officially ban the vuvuzela from home games
(Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:15:27 PDT)
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Ilya Kovalchuk deal signals new era in Devils' offense
(Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:16:35 PDT)
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Puck Headlines: Kovalchuk fallout; Modano delays until August
(Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:59:02 PDT)
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Five revelations about Kovalchuk's sympathy for the Devils' money
(Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:15:34 PDT)
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Kovalchuk's decision: He's a New Jersey Devil again for 17 years
(Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:57:50 PDT)
Prized unrestricted free-agent winger Ilya Kovalchuk is returning to the New Jersey Devils, the team announced...
What We Learned: Endless summer of puckhead discontent
(Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:47:40 PDT)
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Kovalchuk close to signing?
(Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:24:18 PDT)
A source close to free-agent Ilya Kovalchuk tells the New York Post the left winger is still deciding among...
Puck Headlines: Babcock says Modano to Wings; top-10 NHL jerseys
(Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:24:01 PDT)
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Puck Headlines: NHL at ESPYs; everyone wants Simon Gagne
(Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:10:49 PDT)
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Puck Headlines: Gagne seeking trade; Fehr not NHLPA director yet
(Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:17:05 PDT)
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Five reasons why NHL is in trade, free-agent gridlock this summer
(Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:24:56 PDT)
It's not a stretch to say that Tuesday was the nadir of the NHL offseason thus far: No unrestricted...
