The first round of contestants in the Penn State sweepstakes will apparently include Syracuse, Iowa and UCF, as those schools' head coaches have reportedly made contact with new Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien regarding his players.
Read full storyPeople criticizing Scott Howson over the Rick Nash trade need to remember a few things, and they're things to keep in mind when it comes to the Vancouver Canucks and their ongoing efforts to trade Roberto Luongo.
Read full storyShea Weber will make $14 million this season playing for the Nashville Predators, but he'll make almost as much before he even steps on the ice.
Read full storyMinutes after SWR suggested that the Nashville Predators would match the offer sheet that team captain Shea Weber signed last week for the Philadelphia Flyers, that's exactly what happened.
Read full storyThe Philadelphia Flyers would do well not to get started making up a jersey for Shea Weber. With a little less than a day and a half left before Nashville's deadline to match the offer sheet their captain signed last week with Philadelphia, Flyers beat writer Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that there have been no trade talks between Philadelphia general manager Paul Holmgren and Predators GM David Poile.
Read full storyThis time, Shane Doan really means it. The Phoenix Coyotes captain has a new deadline for the only NHL franchise he’s ever known, as the 16-year NHL veteran is giving former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison until Friday to make progress toward his attempted purchase of the Coyotes before Doan begins to move on the considerable interest that he’s received since NHL free agency began on July 1.
Read full storyA little more than three weeks after NHL Free Agency began, it seems like most of the big news has happened. Alexander Semin, meanwhile, is still on the market.
Read full storyIn the hours since the New York Rangers acquired Rick Nash from the Columbus Blue Jackets, Scott Howson has taken a beating, which is certainly understandable.
Read full storyAll throughout the Rick Nash trade negotiations, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson was criticized for aiming too high in his trade demands, and with good reason. There was never any possibility of the San Jose Sharks parting with Logan Couture or the Carolina Hurricanes giving up Jeff Skinner in order to acquire Nash, particularly when it was common knowledge that Nash wanted out of Columbus and Howson was running out of options.
Read full storyIn recent years, Glen Sather has redeemed himself for his ill-fated free agent signings with a number of smart trades, but there may be none bigger than the one that brought Rick Nash to New York on Monday.
Read full storyFour days after the hockey world learned that Shea Weber had signed an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers, the Nashville Predators are still on the clock.
Read full storyFollowing a Monday afternoon report by TSN analyst Darren Dreger that Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Rick Nash was being traded to the New York Rangers, details have begun to emerge about the deal that will send the discontented scorer to Broadway.
Read full storyThe Rick Nash sweepstakes appears to be over, and the New York Rangers are looking like the winners. NHL analyst Darren Dreger of TSN posted on Monday afternoon to his Twitter account (@DarrenDreger), "Rick Nash to New York Rangers in process now. Details to follow."
Read full storyWhile the Nashville Predators continue to mull over the decision of how to handle Shea Weber's decision to sign a 14-year, $110 million offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers, the New York Islanders have a problem of their own. Isles defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, who was acquired in June from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, has filed a grievance through the NHL Players Association to block the trade.
Read full storyThe news Monday morning that the NCAA has opted not to give Penn State's football program the so-called "Death Penalty" will no doubt lead to flood of different reactions.
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