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Last Man Standing: How Will the Panthers' Netminders Fare?
Perhaps one of the biggest stories this offseason for the Florida Panthers is the loss of Tomas Vokoun, who has departed for greener and likely playoff-bound pastures after signing with the Washington Capitals. As Panther fans and those around the league know, Vokoun was perennially a top-ten...
Welcome to the Sunshine State: Florida Panthers Introduce New Players
The Panthers held a press conference today at the Bank Atlantic Center to introduce the new players signed or traded for during the spend-fest that was free agency last week, and invited fans and media to come out and meet the crew. Miami Herald's George Richards of On Frozen Pond fame was able to...
Panthers sign forward Sean Bergenheim to four year, $11M contract
Not content to stop making headlines after the dinner hour, the Panthers signed former Tampa Bay forward Sean Bergenheim to a four year, $11 million deal this evening. Bergenheim wasn't much of a known quantity around the league this past season, but showed up big time during the Bolts' playoff...
Lightning land two, a third reported.
While most Tampa Lightning fans were scouring their feeds looking for the latest Steven Stamkos news, the Bolts made two depth deals official, and reportedly have close on a deal for a new backup goal tender. The first deal done today was that of Steve Yzerman's first draft pick ever, 2010 6th...
Florida Panthers sign defenseman Ed Jovanovski to four year, $16.5 M contract
Making yet another splash on the first day of free agency, the Panthers signed former Phoenix Coyote defenseman Ed Jovanovski to a four year, $16.5 million dollar deal. A former first-round draft selection by the Panthers who was a key player in the 1996 Stanley Cup playoff run for the Cats,...
Should the Jets Take a Chance on Cam Barker?
Well, the ink is hardly dry on the paper, but it's pretty clear that some of the weighty or disappointing players are soon going to be added to the free agent market. Guys like Chris Drury, Sheldon Souray, and Cam Barker are among those slated to be cast adrift. I know the Jets management has a...
Your NHL Fan Offseason Wishlist Template
Do you love to come up with strange free agency scenarios, but hate getting carpal tunnel from stretching to hit "shift" and "1" at the same time? Have you always wanted to sound like other internet lunatics but never had the same belligerence? Well, Lighthouse Hockey's R&D department knows how...
Dual Offer Sheets Can Accelerate A Rebuild
The concept of a dual offer sheet is simple: send offer sheets to two separate restricted free agents currently employed by the same team, especially when that team is in some amount of cap distress. Essentially, you are forcing a team to make a choice between their assets. Article 10.4 of the...
Bits: Onward and Upward
After the closing of the 2011-2012 season, things should start happening all over the place for the Islanders. Things we have to look forward to include; potential buyouts, our own free agent signings, the draft, (trades prior to or during the draft), the acquisition of other free agent help, the...
Wild Interested in Stephane Da Costa: Who is This Guy?
Around this same time last year, there were rumors that the Wild were interested in college forward Casey Wellman. After a bit of a chase, finally, the Wild signed the University of Massachusetts sophomore who has found a place centering the Houston Aero's second line, a team that is looking to go...
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