Can young GMs smash old school collusion on offer sheets? The restricted free agent class this year is loaded. In fact, it’s always loaded – every year prolific younger players who are still within their indentured servitude to their teams until the age of 27 come up for a new contract. And they pretty much always stay with their team.   But with a new group of younger more aggressive … [Read more...]

With Carl Soderberg gone, what will Bruins do with Loui Eriksson? Carl Soderberg is 29 years old, had 13 goals and 31 assists last season as a third-liner with the Boston Bruins, and his general manager Don Sweeney says he was a “very important player” for the team.  Of course, one of the reasons why Don Sweeney is now the general manager of the Bruins is that the team is in the seventh … [Read more...]

Let's talk about offer sheets (Trending Topics) With the salary cap either barely rising, holding steady, or maybe even falling a bit, the buzzards are already circling. Several teams — successful teams — are facing cap issues, and all of them have restricted free agents to re-sign. As such, fans of many cash-strapped teams and pundits alike are wringing their hands in glee over the … [Read more...]

Top five favorite things about the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs (The Wysh List) The 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs are over, said and done with now that the Chicago Blackhawks have had their victory parade and rally.  (You can tell which Blackhawks actually attempted to sleep after winning the Cup on Monday by which ones were clean shaven and which ones were Corey Crawford.) So looking back on it, … [Read more...]

Cam Talbot, the NHL’s hottest goaltending trade target Martin Jones, for my money, would be the goaltender I’d move mountains to acquire. He’s 25 years old, has learned the ropes behind Jonathan Quick and rode the pine for the Los Angeles Kings' 2014 Stanley Cup championship.  Alas, he’s going to be signed by the Kings by the time you read this. Which brings us to Cam Talbot. The New York … [Read more...]

Matt Cooke placed on waivers by Wild; buyout coming? The NHL’s buyout period began on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET and runs until 5 p.m. ET June 30th. One player who won’t be getting bought out? Vincent Lecavalier of the Philadelphia Flyers. One who likely will be is Matt Cooke of the Minnesota Wild. Via TSN’s Ryan Rishaug and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Cooke has been placed on waivers with … [Read more...]

CM Punk gives ‘embarrassing’ Hulk Hogan one more Stanley Cup smackdown CM Punk, former WWE champion and current MMA contender, is one of the Chicago Blackhawks’ most vocal celebrity puckheads.  That included his war of words with Tampa Bay Lightning supporter and wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, who snarked that the Blackhawks “are in a whole lot of trouble, they should take their puck 'punk' … [Read more...]