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June 22, 2015
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SUBSTANCE OVER STYLE
DAVID POILE WAS LOOKING FOR a bargain. It was early July, and the Nashville Predators GM was digging through the free agent market like it was a discount bin. He needed players who could help his offensively deprived team score. He just didn’t want to pay full price. Poile could have signed Mikhail Grabovski to a four-year deal with a $5-million cap hit. Instead, he rolled the dice and grabbed three discounted players — Mike Ribeiro, Derek Roy and Olli Jokinen — for the same money combined. “Sorry for the cliche,” Poile said, “but we signed a lot of quantity to hopefully get some quality.” This wasn’t lining up outside a hotel for a chance to talk to Brad Richards, as though he had tickets to the Rolling Stones. This was more…
MIKE BABCOCK JOINS THE MAPLE LEAFS..
The Best & Worst OF THE HOCKEY WORLD +PLUS RED ’N’ WHITE WAVE Canada wins its first World Championship since 2007 with a murderers row of talent led by Sidney Crosby, Jason Spezza and Brent Burns. –MINUS CAREER CUT SHORT Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding was expected to retire at 30 due to complications associated with his multiple sclerosis. +PLUS SENS FANS STEP UP Ottawa fans come to the rescue when owner Eugene Melnyk needed an emergency liver transplant. Extra donors tried to help others afterward. –MINUS QUICK EXIT Team Russia leaves the ice before Canada’s anthem was played at the worlds after gold medal game. Alex Ovechkin tried to make teammates stay.…
CUP CHAMPS IN TRANSITION
THE LOS ANGELES KINGS AND BOSTON BRUINS are two of the NHL's more successful franchises of late, amassing a combined three Stanley Cups and four Cup final appearances since 2011. But both teams shockingly missed the playoffs this year and each organization reacted to the bitter disappointment differently . Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs took the sting of watching his team go from the President's Trophy-winners in 2013-14 to finishing ninth in the East and promptly dismissed Peter Chiarelli, leaving the fate of coach Claude Julien in the hands of new GM Don Sweeney. And with captain and defensive cornerstone Zdeno Chara set to turn 39 next season, the franchise has to decide whether to restock for one more Cup challenge or retool with a target date a couple years down the…
STARTING THEM FROM SCRATCH
DO YOU EVEN LIFT, BRO? Nichol, left, said clients like Seguin might not touch a weight in the first few weeks of training. IMAGINE FOUR WEEKS OF ACUPUNCture, saunas and hot tubs. There are yoga, Pilates, meditation and tai chi sessions, too. And don’t forget the massage therapists, stretch therapists and chiropractors at your disposal. Oh yeah, and sleep, lots of sleep. It’s mandatory. Sounds like a blissful allinclusive vacation, doesn’t it? Except there’s no mile-long white-sand beach or five-star hotel. No sun tanning, sipping margaritas or napping on lounge chairs. Just a gym and a long summer of training ahead. When NHLers start training in the off-season, they don’t begin by pounding out squats, deadlifts and bench presses. Heck, they usually won’t lift anything for three or four weeks. After eight months or…
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