Fletcher happy with changes
globesports.com 8/28/2008 — It's been six months since Toronto Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher had to helplessly watch the NHL's trade deadline pass by without being able to shake up his lineup. Fletcher is pleased with the changes he's made but is keenly aware that they won't change one fundamental rule of pro sports.

PA's head-scratching grievances bring Saskin out of exile
blog.mlive.com 8/28/2008 — Paul from Kukla's Korner and the New York Times' Stu Hackel spotted this missive from the New York Post's Larry Brooks, and it's got this NHLPA-supporting blogger confused: August 27, New York Post: Disgraced former NHLPA executive director Ted Saskin...

Broadway Burnaby Joe
scottyhockey.blogspot.com 8/29/2008 — Joe Sakic re-signed with the Colorado Avalanche yesterday with a one-year contract worth $6 million that will bring him back for his 20th NHL season. It is scary to think that Sakic was thiiiiiiisss close to being a Ranger 11 years ago. Unfortunately ...

New Jersey Devils Rule - NJ Devils fan site
devilsrule.com 8/28/2008 — Ex-Devils Return - Rolston & Holik The New Jersey Devils announced the signings of free agent former Devils Brian Rolston and Bobby Holik. Rolston's contract is believed to be a 4 year deal worth $20.25 million. Holik returns to New Jersey ...

Bring Back Pro Beach Hockey
thepensblog.blogspot.com 8/30/2008 — We were going to make a decent post, but then EA Sports released a demo for NHL 2009. We will have all the details on both XBOX 360 and PS3 teams this weekend. To make a long story short we got nothing. But we have been meaning to ask for awhile. ...

Bryan McCabe: Four Days Left as a Toronto Maple Leaf? — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/29/2008
Many believe that when the calendar reaches Sept. 1 Bryan McCabe will be on a flight headed to Miami. So with McCabe's time winding down, let's take a look at the downfall of his Maple Leaf career. In the 2005-2006 season Bryan exploded for 68 ...

Joe Sakic Signs, but Is Mats Sundin Moving Any Closer to a Decision? — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/29/2008
On Wednesday, Aug. 27 the Colorado Avalanche announced that Joe Sakic had signed a one-year contract with the team. “Ultimately it came down to the fact that I still enjoy playing and competing,” said Sakic. “I’m comfortable ...

From the Blues to the Desert: Episode 4 — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/29/2008
The fourth episode of "From the Blues to the Desert" airs today at 12:00 PM (EST) on Youcastr. Mike and Gootz will hit all the news from the past week, wrap up their division previews with the Atlantic and Pacific divisions, talk about the worst ...

Mike Van Ryn and the Toronto Maple Leafs — Bleacher Report - NHL 8/29/2008
Now that we know Bryan McCabe will leave for Florida on Sept. 1, it has been said that the Maple Leafs will get Mike Van Ryn and possibly another player in return. Since we don't know if there is another player, I have decided to write about what ...

Sundin to play charity hockey game in Toronto — Latest Sporting News Articles for NHL 8/29/2008
THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO -- Mats Sundin is coming back to Toronto ... to play in a charity hock...