Winners, losers, undecided in wake of free-agent frenzy
With August over and the frenzy of free-agent signings cooled down, Wes Goldstein looks at the winners, losers and yet-to-be-determineds in an unprecedented remake of a number of teams in the NHL.
The National Hockey League (NHL) today announced the U.S. national television network schedule for the 2005-06 regular-season. New television partners OLN and NBC will highlight the national television debuts of teen-age Pittsburgh phenomenon Sidney Crosby, Phoenix head coach Wayne Gretzky, and Philadelphia superstar Peter Forsberg.
It’s been quiet on the moves front recently but Spector, of Spector’s Hockey has a good summation of what’s brewing.
Salaries are tied to league wide revenues, and if the league doesn’t make enough money, the players won’t get paid. Eklund takes a stab at determining if revenues will meet the hoped for amount