montrealgazette.com - 6/20/2009
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MONTREAL - The National Hockey League salary cap for the 2009-10 season will be revealed next week, but one thing is already certain - the Canadiens have more money to spend on free agents than any other team. But it remains to be seen whether this is a blessing or a curse. For the first time ...
sportsbusinessjournal.com - 6/19/2009
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sportsbusinessjournal.com —
By DANIEL KAPLAN Staff writer An agreement to
sell the majority ownership of the Montreal Canadiens and...
the Bell Centre for between $506 million and $537 million (U.S.) could be announced as early as this weekend, according to financial and other ...
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Canadiens could fetch $500M plus
pensburgh.com - 6/18/2009
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pensburgh.com —
Big news for Pensburgh and SBN as a
whole - we've been granted press credentials to the...
2009 NHL Entry Draft. Myself and a few others (Robert of Habs Eyes On The Prize , Matt of Bird Watchers Anonymous , Travis of Broad Street Hockey , David of Die By The Blade , PPP of Pension Plan ...
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Pensburgh is going to the 2009 NHL Draft
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Canadiens Have Money To Spend
Kuklas Korner —
... But there is also the potential of gaping holes in the roster.
For starters, Gainey must make decisions on which of his own potential UFAs to keep, and hope that the keepers also decide they want to stay in Montreal.
Once that task is completed, the next step will be to assess the available free agents and hope he can lure some of them to Montreal. This has proved to be a difficult task in the past, but money shouldn’t be a problem.
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Habs have $30 million for free-agents
Crash the Crease —
... cap won’t rise. But it is expected to be in the $54 million-$56 million U.S. range, and the Canadiens have 11 NHL players under contract with a commitment of only $23.5 million.
General manager Bob Gainey gave himself a great deal of flexibility by finishing the season with 10 players who could become unrestricted free agents on July 1 as well as three restricted free agents. But there is also the potential of gaping holes in the roster
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Litter Box Cats —
... Under the title of teams with "Money to Burn",The Gazette's Pat Hickey looks quickly at salary cap situations among the thirty clubs: ...
Sunday snippets: NHL teams getting down to work, and is Heatley just a sign of the times?
On the Forecheck —
... paying attention to - what do the Phoenix Coyotes need to focus on to improve their on-ice fortunes?
Blues are narrowing gap on Red Wings - STLtoday.com
Bernie Miklasz takes a look at how the St. Louis Blues are positioned within what is now the toughest division in the NHL. The Predators have a tall order leaping back over traditional doormats of recent years like Chicago, Columbus and St. Louis if they want to return to the playoffs.
Habs have $30 million for free-agent sweepstakes - Montreal Gazette
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Puck Daddy —
... rule, and they've got a little under $20 million in cash to splash on some lucky free agents that want to tough it out in Miami. ...
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