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September 6, 2010
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Inside the Numbers
Remaining UFAs as of Aug. 19, 2010 Anaheim: Bobby Bolt; Kyle Calder; Ryan Donally; Aaron Ward Atlanta: Evgeny Artyukhin; Chad Denny; Rylan Kaip; Vyacheslav Kozlov; Clarke MacArthur; Steve McCarthy; Mark Popovic; Christoph Schubert; Matt Siddall; Tim Stapleton Boston: Steve Begin; Drew Fata; Drew Larman; Kevin Regan; Miroslav Satan Buffalo: Jeff Cowan; Joe DiPenta; Matt Ellis; Matt Generous; Tim Kennedy; Michael Kostka; Adam Mair; Raffi Torres Calgary: Brad Cole; Nigel Dawes; Andy Delmore; Brian McGrattan; Garth Murray; Colin Stuart; Vesa Toskala Carolina: Steven Goertzen; Rob Hennigar; Manny Legace; Michael Ryan Chicago: Danny Bois; Mike Brennan; Kim Johnsson; Peter MacArthur; Antti Niemi; J-C Sawyer Colorado: Codey Burki; Matt Hendricks; Wes O’Neill; Derek Peltier; Tom Preissing; Brett Skinner; Marek Svatos; Darcy Tucker; Stephane Yelle Columbus: Daniel LaCosta; Kevin Lalande; Jordan Smotherman; Andrei Plekhanov Dallas: Jere Lehtinen; Tyler Shelast Detroit: Riley Armstrong; Andreas Lilja; Kirk…
Nashville
NEWS Once he became the franchise’s third chairman, Tom Cigarran realized hockey was a very “specialized” business, prompting him to hire two executives with extensive experience in non-traditional markets. VIEWS CEO Jeff Cogen spent the past 15 years with the Dallas Stars and president-COO Sean Henry was with Tampa for the past 11 years. For much of its history, the team’s top execs had roots in places like New York and Detroit, and tried to force a traditional approach to selling tickets, sponsorships, etc. That ownership finally embraced the reality of its market ought to provide a welcomed shift in attitude for the fan base.…
Minnesota
NEWS GM Chuck Fletcher re-signed captain Mikko Koivu to a seven-year, $47.25-million contract that kicks in for 2011-12 and added defense-minded John Madden and Eric Nystrom, plus veteran center Matt Cullen, from free agency. VIEWS The Wild were supposed to usher in a new era of excitement when Jacques Lemaire left town. But a year after signing Martin Havlat and trading for Cam Barker and Guillaume Latendresse, the Wild committed $6.1 million to three players who, combined, will be in tough to outscore Latendresse. The team also hired veteran assistant coach Rick Wilson, whose bread and butter is defensive hockey.…
Chicago
NEWS The biggest question facing the Stanley Cup-champion Blackhawks entering the 2010-11 season is simply posed, but painful to answer. Is there is enough left to defend their crown? VIEWS Trade winds blew through the Windy City all summer long as eight members of the team left in a massive and necessary salary dump. No defending champion has begun a season with as many holes and question marks since the 1967 expansion draft gutted the Cup-winning Toronto Maple Leafs. Impending salary cap issues thanks to new deals that kick in this coming season for Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith assured some significant pieces of the Hawks would be sent packing. But even the most persistent pessimist couldn’t have imagined change of this magnitude. “You could argue that every guy was important and a…
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