Sources Say
Kuklas Korner —
... to improve their power play. Making $2.75 million, Corvo is set to become an unrestricted free agent July 1 and it’s doubtful he’ll be kept. The biggest issue for the ’Canes could be C Rod Brind’Amour. The 38-year-old is struggling and has two years left on his contract with a cap hit of $3.6 million per season. The ’Canes need to get quicker. A move that could be imminent in Carolina: Ron Francis taking over from coach Paul Maurice.
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Sunday rumor roundup
Crash the Crease —
... Joe Corvo to teams trying to improve their power play. Making $2.75 million, Corvo is set to become an unrestricted free agent July 1 and it’s doubtful he’ll be kept. The biggest issue for the ’Canes could be C Rod Brind’Amour. The 38-year-old is struggling and has two years left on his contract with a cap hit of $3.6 million per season. The ’Canes need to get quicker. A move that could be imminent in Carolina: Ron Francis taking over from coach Paul Maurice.
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Sunday scuttlebutt: On the salary cap, the trapezoid, head shots, Zetterberg deals, and revenue sharing
Snapshots —
... now. LeBrun also posited this remark... NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly will bring up long-term deals and the so-called "cheat contracts," the type of deals that have low-salaried years added at the end of the contract in order to bring down the average cap hit. The league investigations, by the way, continue for the Roberto Luongo, Chris Pronger and Marian Hossa contracts. The Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch actually spent some of his rumor-related column confirming this investigation: November 8, Ottawa Sun : League sources say not only is the NHL studying the deals signed by ...
The Morning Skate: A Headshot Hearing, a Union Adrift and a Lot of Hurting
Slap Shot —
... ) “At that point, he’s a pro, you want to give him an opportunity to battle through it.” What must be remembered about the team playing in front of Clemmensen is that they lost their top two defensemen from last season, Jay Bouwmeester to Calgary and Karlis Skrastins to Dallas. Bruce Garrioch in The Ottawa Sun reported yesterday that the N.H.L. continues to investigate the long-term contracts signed by the Canucks’ Roberto Luongo, the Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa and the Flyers’ Chris Pronger. Each contract was heavily front-loaded for salary cap purposes and the team is assessed ...
