After watching the Detroit Red Wings dismantle the Eastern Conference Champion Penguins in the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals, many Eastern Conference fans want to know why and how Detroit came to be so good. How did this team come to be so dominant in every aspect of the game? How did this [...]

The only decent UFAs on the market, in my opinion, are Brian Campbell,, JM Liles, Mark Streit, Mattias Norstrom, Brooks Orpik, Steve Montador and Jeff Finger, more or less in that order.
G A PTS +/- 2007-08 Salary
8 54 62 +8 Campbell $1.75
6 26 32 +2 Liles $1.4
13 49 62 -6 Streit $600
2 [...]

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 It all comes down to this…
The Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins will duke it out for the rights to hoist one of the finest trophy’s in sports.
Here are just some of the main storylines for the Final-
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If the New York Rangers want to come back and be better than ever next season, it will have to start by resigning their captain Jaromir Jagr.

If the New York Rangers want to come back and be better than ever next season, it will have to start by resigning their captain Jaromir Jagr.

It is easier to write objectively once the emotion of the season wears off a bit. This morning, over at The Hockey News, I wrote about how the Rangers were really the second best team in the Eastern Conference. At least that’s one possible interpretation.

Feel free to debate me.

Now, however, comes one of the most fun times of the NHL season, the Draft and Free Agency. Why is it so intriguing? Because teams can change drastically in the matter of a few minutes and most players are now signing on the first day of free agency, not waiting around all summer.

Remember the excitement of the Drury and Gomez signings? This blog was in it’s early stages and it drew a lot of hits as I was checking every press source and media outlet for updates.

I think this year will be much of the same. Perhaps the talent is not as deep as last year’s pool, but the Rangers need some speed and some defense and both are out there.

So over the next few weeks I’ll be doing my season wrap up and gradings as well as keeping an ear to what’s going on. My early guesses: Shanahan, Straka, and Jagr all come back. I am more confident about Jagr, though, than the other two.

BY JAY GREENBERG Give me a guy who is overwhelmed by the honor of his Lady Byng Trophy, and I’ll show you one who is overcome with joy at the presentation of the Prince of Wales and Clarence Campbell Trophies….

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2 weeks after being eliminated in the playoffs, one Ranger may have settled for the next best thing…
Fedor Tyutin and team Russia stunned Canada with a 5-4 overtime win in the finals of the IIHF World Championships.
Trailing 4-2 headed into the 3rd, Tyutin picked up an assist on the goal [...]