Why NHL teams locking down players into long-term contracts really could be an even bigger problem:
Raised as Scientologists, Christie King Collbran and her husband, Chris, were recruited as teenagers to work for the elite corps of staff members who keep the Church of Scientology running, known as the Sea Organization, or Sea Org.
They signed [...]

Sam Donnellon had an interesting column, writing that the NHL should have a revenue-sharing model rather than a salary cap.
Donnellon makes the case that hockey is similar to baseball, in that individual teams negotiate their own TV contracts. Baseball teams share revenue and have a luxury tax for those who exceed certain levels of salary. [...]

Adrian Dater points out Monday’s Avs-Flames game drew just 11,448 fans.
The comments on Dater’s post are interesting. Some say attendance is low because the Avs play the same teams over and over.
Other people said it’s a marketing issue.
One poster said Avs fans are still put off by last season’s debacles.
I’m going to throw out another [...]

Forbes released their annual NHL franchise valuations and things actually look pretty good for the league. Or at least for some of the franchises. The average operating profit was $6.1 million, aggregate income increased, as did average franchise value.
Unfortunately, this wasn’t an across the board thing for the all of the franchises. While successful teams [...]

John Grigg has a great piece looking at how much teams are spending on buyouts.
The most startling stat he reveals is that Alexei Yashin is the second-highest paid Islander, even though Yashin now plays in the KHL.
It just serves as a reminder that the NHL, as well as other sports leagues, can either save [...]

Here are some quick thoughts:

Ilya Kovalchuk has got to love playing on a line with Marty Reasoner and Chris Thorburn. When I think playmaking, I think Reasoner, who’s never had more than 20 assists in a season. I get that Kovalchuk is a mess in the defensive zone, but I’m not sure if taking away [...]