The Florida Panthers have plenty of cap space, that much we know. They needed to spend some money soon just to get to the salary cap floor. They apparently wanted to get there quickly, because they signed aging defensman Ed Jovanovski to a four-year, $16.5 million contract. You read that right. The former first-overall pick [...]
A source close to the situation tells OTR that Ilya Bryzgalov has a deal in place with the Philadelphia Flyers. It’s not shocking since the Flyers traded a 2012 third-round pick, future considerations and forward Matt Clackson for the former Phoenix Coyote goalie. I don’t think anyone really believed that he would sign elsewhere as [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers may have finally added a goaltender! In case you didn’t notice, and judging by the ratings you didn’t, the Flyers had awful netminding in the playoffs this year (and end of the regular season). Brian Boucher might start, but Sergei Bobrovsky would finish the game. Or vice versa. Or maybe Michael Leighton [...]
Sources tell TSN that the Phoenix Coyotes could return to the city from which they came. That’s right the Coyotes could be heading back Winnipeg, which is very far from Phoenix in case you don’t have a map handy. The sources say that the decision could come in the next three weeks. The city of [...]
Let’s the residents of Arizona rejoice. All those hardcore ice hockey fans out there will not have to see their favorite team leave. The NHL has announced a plan to sell the Phoenix Coyotes to an investor group, who says they will keep the team in Glendale. Ice Edge Holdings is a group of American [...]
As the Phoenix Coyotes continue to go through more physical changes than a 13-year old girl, Wayne Gretzky decided it would be best if he stepped down as head coach. “This was a difficult decision that I’ve thought long and hard about,” Gretzky said in a statement. “We all hoped there would be a resolution [...]