2009-nhl-free-agency Stories - SB Nation
Colby Armstrong re-signs...but might be a free agent next summer
According to www.capgeek.com Colby Armstrong has signed a 1 year deal for $2.4. They also show him as a UFA next summer which would be a colassal FAIL in my grade book if that happens. I have some VER...
Kari Lehtonen Re-signs, 1 Year $3 Million
I was at the rink today for Prospect Camp and saw Lehtonen walk in. Now I know why he was there. Yet another one year deal for yet again $3 million. I had estimated he would sign for three years with ...
Schultz Claims Thrashers Ownership is Cheap, We Look at the Data
Jeff Schultz argues that the current ownership doesn't care about the hockey side of the Atlanta Spirit. He echos a perception I've heard from other fans that the current ownership is much more focuse...
Is Anthony Stewart Headed to the Thrashers?
No official word from the Thrashers organization, but I've heard some chatter that Atlanta was interested in him and now CapGeek lists him as signing with the Thrashers for just above the NHL minimum....
"Catch and Release" the Kiwi Kronickles
UPDATE: Jame Mirtle writes about the broader implications of the Kiwi case--in stark contrast to my somewhat flippant fishing analogies. Per the Blueland Blog, Joel Kwiatkowski's contract with the Thr...
Will Pavel Kubina Make Ron Hainsey More Effective?
Hainsey played with a variety of partners last season. His two most common partners were Garnet Exelby and Boris Valabik. On a playoff caliber team, both Exebly and Valabik are probably third pairing ...
Thrashers Re-sign Jim Slater
Meh. I suppose I was crazy to think that a team that finished 27th out of 30 would try to purge all their below-replacement-level guys off the roster in one summer. With Exelby gone, and Johan Hedberg...
How Much Did Dale Tallon Hurt Chicago Last Summer?
The other day I mentioned the "Winner's Curse" paradox. This is the problem that occurs in auctions where the person who wins the auction is very likely the guy who has most overestimated the value of...
Thrashers Sign 2 More Goalies, Ready to Make a Trade?
In the last 24 hours the Atlanta Thrashers have added two minor league veterans to their organizational depth chart. By my count that puts them at FIVE GOALIES under contract for next season. The fact...
2009 NHL Free Agents: Are Any Effective PK Specialists Left?
The Thrashers PK unit was 2nd worst in the NHL last season allowing 88 Power Play Goals Against! The recent re-signing of Chris Thorburn did not address this pressing problem since he never plays on t...
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