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Wednesday, 8 August 2012

08/08/12 Dropping Out of the Top Eight


If teams like the Oilers are ever going to make the playoffs, at least one team (and quite probably more) will need to miss. So what teams in the Western Conference are likely to fall from the lofty heights of the top eight?

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

07/17/12 Bad Contracts and the Cap Floor


At the time of this writing, twelve NHL teams are sitting below the current salary cap floor. Eight of them have at least $3 million to spend to reach the lower limit, and five of those need to spend at least $5 million more. The opportunity exists for some teams to shed a bad contract or two.