Dallas Stars can wish, but it's with limited budget

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Budget Limits Stars UFA Search
Published 6/29/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... right wing with scoring ability. However, he added that the team is on a budget and won’t spend to the salary cap of $56.7 million. So they might have only $2 million to $3 million for unrestricted free agents. “We won’t be bidding on any of the big free agents,” Jackson said. Part of the reason for that is the Stars have already acquired big names. In trading for Brad Richards last season, the Stars have taken on a $7.8 million contract for each of the next three seasons. more

Stars don't have much room for UFAs
Published 6/29/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
... we might only have room for one right now," Jackson said. Jackson said he is seeking a right-handed right wing with scoring ability. However, he added that the team is on a budget and won't spend to the salary cap of $56.7 million. So they might have only $2 million to $3 million for unrestricted free agents. "We won't be bidding on any of the big free agents," Jackson said. Read the entire article here. Michael Ryder anyone?

What's So Great About North America?
Published 6/30/2008 at PuckUpdate
... Also, I like the teams who are already talking about not signing any free agents in July. There's not even a pretense of going after anyone in Dallas or on ...