The Shootout: A Roundtable Discussion on the NHL
The dog days of summer are here, but that won’t stop the Overtime writing crew to share their thoughts on the NHL in this roundtable discussion.
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Top 10 Players Likely to Receive a Compliance Buyout
The lockout is just about over with a new Collective Bargaining Agreement on the verge of ratification. And with this new CBA, we have compliance buyouts in order to get those big-market teams under the cap and some of those terrible contracts off the books. If you aren’t familiar with how a compliance buyout works, then [...]
The Calgary Flames and the Theory of Mediocrity
“I never think of the future—it comes soon enough.” –Albert Einstein If he were born 80 years later, Albert Einstein would have been the perfect general manager for the Calgary Flames. After all, they have similar views on the future. It’s to the point that if the Calgary Flames didn’t share a province with the [...]
The Stanley Cup Reunion That Almost Was
If the Rangers had defeated their cross-river rival Devils in round three, it would have resulted in the 8 year reunion of Tortorella and Sutter coaching in the Stanley Cup final—albeit coaching different teams.