NHL ruining Conference Finals with schedule making
The people in the NHL offices who continue to bend over backwards for NBC and ruin the playoff schedules with afternoon games and every other nights with no Hockey should be removed on the spot.
The people in the NHL offices who continue to bend over backwards for NBC and ruin the playoff schedules with afternoon games and every other nights with no Hockey should be removed on the spot.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will host a press conference regarding future NHL All-Star Games in Raleigh on Thursday.
The speculation among many NHL insiders is that Colin Campbell will be replaced at the end of the season – he will either announce his retirement or take another league job.
This is an increasingly important time in the history of the National Hockey League and the direction the league is heading. The impending Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, NHL players eligibility status for future Olympic Games, the financial climate of the U.S. and it’s effect on the league, and the growing threat from the Kontinental Hockey League, these are indeed important days.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been sold to Boston money manager Jeffrey Vinik.
Sources say there was a deal in place last June to trade Lecavalier to the Montreal Canadiens for goalie Carey Price, center Tomas Plekanec and a prospect, but the deal was blocked by Bettman after Barrie refused to approve the deal.
Brian Burke was pushing for an outdoor game in Toronto at BMO field earlier today to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The Maple Leafs have yet to be involved in an outdoor game to date.