Are Front Loaded Long Term Deals Hurting the Game?
Everyone talks about how Detroit GM Ken Holland was the ‘innovator’ of these front-loaded contracts that are now getting dished way too often.
Everyone talks about how Detroit GM Ken Holland was the ‘innovator’ of these front-loaded contracts that are now getting dished way too often.
Today is like Christmas in July for us hockey fans. Every year, this day is one of the most unpredictable and frenetic of the 365 – hence the popular term ‘frenzy’. It’s the one day I look forward to the most during the summer.
For the span of a full decade, the Blackhawks were nearly irrelevant in the NHL. From the 1997/98 season through 2008, one of the most storied franchises in the league only made the postseason once – a quick five-game cameo in 2002.
Sometimes these Blackhawks just need a good ol’ kick in the pants to take their game to the next level. That was the case in rounds one and two, and it has happened once again.
Ryan Porth previews the Stanley Cup Final, which kicks off tonight at the United Center in Chicago.
Tallon was promoted to the top perch with the Blackhawks back in 2005. He immediately started to get things back on track in the Windy City…