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NHL Goes For Fourth Straight Hat ‘Trick’
Written on June 27th, 2008 | 0 CommentsI read an interesting fact a few hours ago (8:30 MST) that the NHL has decided to once again, for the 4th straight season, raise the salary cap. Now at first I had my doubts and issues with this fact, and I’m glad I didn’t post a rant right off the bat like I was going to after reading about it. Now the way I see it there is a definite pro and con respectively to this new cap raise. First of all the cap was raised 6.4 million dollars from last season, which is now currently at 56.7 million dollars. This brings the lower amount to 40.7 million dollars a team can spend on player salaries. After the 04-05 lockout the cap was a mere 39 million, which since has rose 17.7 million, averaging 4.4 million a year. Given those facts here’s what I believe are the biggest pros and cons. Continue reading...
From A Young G’s Perspective.
Written on June 11th, 2008 | 5 CommentsThis is my first post not only as a blogger, but as a member of the Daily Deke. I wanted to touch on a topic that I personally have great interest in. That being the potential reconfiguring of NHL goal keeper equipment. The NHLPA and various major equipment suppliers were in Toronto recently to over look the issue of pad size. To me the goalie is a sacred position, that is unique to any other sport with a net minder. Now you can include like soccer and lacrosse into the mix, but the role is hardly the same. lacrosse is a fairly high scoring game, and while soccer is still moderately low scoring, the goalie is hardly a sacred position. You got a 5′9 man guarding an 8 foot high 24 foot wide net post, that is one hell of a goal to be shooting at. Not to discredit soccer in any way, I realize that it dominates hockey and every other major sport world wide. Continue reading...
