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Inevitable for Vegas: Salary Cap & Taxes

Shayna Goldman | March 21, 2017

The Vegas Golden Knights have to adhere to the National Hockey League’s salary cap as an official member of the league. There are specific parameters the Golden Knights will have…

Categories NHL Expansion, Vegas Golden Knights

Will the Panthers Trade Jagr?

Nathan DeLong | February 22, 2017

With the NHL trade deadline rapidly approaching, the Florida Panthers should at least be considering some deals that could help them with a playoff push. Although the Panthers have several…

Categories Florida Panthers, Trade Deadline

Sharks Have Cap Space to Deal

Michael Miller | December 13, 2016

The long-term contract signed by Brent Burns, well-earned by the player and well-structured for the benefit of both player and team, represents only a $2.24 million-per-year raise over Burns’ current…

Categories San Jose Sharks, Sharks Transactions

Kings’ Success on Toffoli’s Shoulders?

Leah Dyck | October 26, 2016

Throughout the last decade, the Los Angeles Kings have built a championship roster from the ground up. They’ve scouted and developed their core group and, of course, it was only…

Categories Kings Transactions, Los Angeles Kings

Lawson Crouse Trade All About Dollars and Sense

Matt Pryor | August 29, 2016

The “Summer of Change” in Sunrise isn’t over yet: Last week, the Florida Panthers traded injured center Dave Bolland to the Arizona Coyotes. The cost of unloading Bolland’s boat-anchor contract…

Categories Florida Panthers, Panthers Transactions

Predicting Johnny Gaudreau’s New Contract

Jim Parsons | July 18, 2016

A couple days ago, I attempted to predict what Sean Monahan’s new contract with the Calgary Flames might look like. Calgary should go long-term, extending Monahan, a restricted free agent, for…

Categories Calgary Flames, Flames Transactions

Signings of the Times

Matt Pryor | June 24, 2016

John Lennon said it best: Nobody told me there’d be days like these. When was the last time the top two pending unrestricted free agent defensemen saw their negotiating rights…

Categories Free Agents, NHL Expansion

NHL Salary Cap Rising for 2016-17 Season

Andrew Forbes | June 21, 2016

After all the speculation, it looks as though the NHL salary cap will in fact be on the rise for the 2016-17 season, according to a statement released by the…

Categories NHL News, Trending

Panthers Preparing to Pounce

Matt Pryor | June 11, 2016

The twitch of a panther’s tail stirs the warm, thick South Florida air. Ever so slowly, the big cat slinks through the sawgrass, one carefully-placed paw at a time. He’s…

Categories Florida Panthers

Islanders Sign Brock Nelson at the 11th Hour

Christopher Lizza | September 17, 2015

Yesterday on Twitter, the New York Islanders’ fan base were anxiously tweeting at full force. They were not tweeting about last night’s Presidential GOP debate on CNN. All Islanders fans…

Categories Islanders History, Islanders Management, Islanders Transactions, New York Islanders

Are the Islanders a Sleeping Giant?

Christopher Lizza | August 31, 2015

This time last year when talking about the Tampa Bay Lightning, most of the hockey world was saying this is a young team capable of big things. A year later,…

Categories Islanders Goaltending, Islanders History, Islanders Management, Islanders Prospects, New York Islanders

Cap Crunch: Best Possible NHL Team Within Salary Cap

Kyle Morton | August 23, 2015

It’s now late August, and as such, the calendar dictates that we are in the middle of the slowest part of the year for hockey news and discussion. The dog…

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Editor’s Choices

Oilers’ Chances of Winning the Cup Being Held Back by Nurse & His Contract

Winnipeg Jets’ Aggressive Sell-Off Could Spark Fast Retool

NHL Rumors: Fox’s Future, Offer for Trocheck, Bruins and Canucks, Oilers Hurdle

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