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Paul Stewart: Mistakes Happen, But No Place for Excuses

August 17, 2016 - 3:03 PM ET

...ref not to bother to skate all the way down into position. The next game, for a good two minutes, the R2 (referee stationed up high) never moved five FEET and leaned on the boards. As a third-generation official who has dedicated my life to this profession, I was appalled. Stuff like this is w...

Ryan Wilson: Drafting Las Vegas: Part Two

August 17, 2016 - 12:33 PM ET

... and Plekanec is already 33 years old. He will have one year left on his deal at 6M and that is fine for a Las Vegas team just looking to get on its FEET in season one. Available to Las Vegas: Tomas Plekanec, Alexei Emelin, David Desharnais, Mark Barberio Nashville Colin Wilson - Nashv...

GARTH'S CORNER: Sabres Clubhouse Leaders In Vesey Scramble

August 13, 2016 - 12:26 PM ET

...Steven Stamkos in June. Murray was prepared to sign the then pending UFA Stamkos to an seven year, $77 million contract. In the end, Stamkos got cold FEET a stayed in Tampa for $8.5 million per season. His loss. Still in need of scoring, Murray immediately shifted his focus to signing Kyle Okposo...

Dan Spiegel: Is Aleksander Barkov The Best Center In The NHL?

August 4, 2016 - 9:15 PM ET

...talent from top to bottom. When Pavel Bure had his moment in the sun with the Panthers from 1999-2002, he brought people to the games and to their FEET. He won two consecutive Maurice "Rocket" Richard trophies as a Cat with 58 and 59 goals and was the last true offensive star the Panthers had un...

Rick Sadowski: All's well for Barrie, Avalanche

August 3, 2016 - 2:45 PM ET

...he previous year -- and become a better all-around defenseman. He'll never be great in his own end and isn't expected to overpower anybody with his 5-FEET-10, 190-pound frame, but he can't be a liability, either. “It’s some security,” Barrie told the Denver Post. “It’s nice not to play ...

Paul Stewart: Applying Common Sense to the Too Many Men on the Ice Penalty

August 2, 2016 - 4:53 PM ET

...cials and teams alike. For example, a key determining factor in the too-many-men penalty is whether the player(s) exiting the ice are within five FEET of the bench when one or more teammates enter the ice and the offending team plays the puck. Now here's my question: Is five FEET (60 inches...

Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks Trade Rumours Keep Swirling, Words from Horvat & Etem

July 29, 2016 - 2:32 PM ET

...id Horvat, laughing. “That relationship is pretty important; linesmen are more worried about where you put your stick at the beginning, and your FEET are the most important thing. They get pretty frustrated when you try to cheat and try to get that leverage over guys.” Also, click here for...

Rick Sadowski: Grigorenko signs one-year deal; Avs have local ECHL affiliate

July 20, 2016 - 8:08 PM ET

...ing for $1.65 million, so they compromised and basically split down the middle. I doubt that will happen with Barrie, but you never know. The 6-FEET-3, 209-pound Grigorenko, 22, made $675,000 last season on a one-year deal he signed following his June 26, 2015 acquisition from Buffalo in the R...

Bob Duff: Wings to leave Holmstrom in Sweden for another year

July 17, 2016 - 2:10 PM ET

...lding onto the puck down low. He can play center or wing. He’s strong, a heavy body, 6-foot-1, I think he’s about 215 pounds. He’s solid on his FEET, he knows how to control the puck down low. “He’s a smart hockey player. I would say that he needs to continue to work on his foot speed ...

Rick Sadowski: Siemens re-signed; Pratt on staff

July 16, 2016 - 5:08 PM ET

... and $70,000 in the AHL. Siemens, 22, was a restricted free agent. A first-round pick (No. 11, nine spots behind Gabriel Landeskog) in 2011, the 6-FEET-3, 200-pound defenseman's progress has been slowed by injuries in his three seasons as a pro. Siemens has played in 46, 54 and 53 games in the...

GARTH'S CORNER: Nylander ELC; Latvian Locomotive Leaving?

July 15, 2016 - 12:38 PM ET

...� pic.twitter.com/iCzFxJR8Ef— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) July 8, 2016 Just. WOW! Nylander has silky smooth hands and lightning fast FEET. His edge work and balance is impeccable. His head is always up. His FEET are always churning. He changes directions flawlessly at top speed. Eve...

Bob Duff: Wings sign Glendening to four-year extension

July 14, 2016 - 10:36 PM ET

...t. “So he’s leaving knowing his strength will need to significantly improve, to play the style he likes to play, which is aggressive with his FEET and aggressive in battles, generating turnovers and stopping the offense of the opposition and making really good outlet passes. “In his de...

Rick Sadowski: Barrie, Grigorenko hearings set

July 12, 2016 - 3:44 PM ET

The salary arbitration hearings have been set for two Avalanche restricted free agents -- defenseman Tyson Barrie and forward Mikhail Grigorenko. Grigorenko's is set for July 22, Barrie for July 29. The dates were announced by the NHL and NHL Players Association. The sides can still negotia...

Rick Sadowski: Avs camp a good learning experience

July 9, 2016 - 4:33 PM ET

The Avalanche's five-day development camp ended Saturday following physical and medical tests, power skating instruction from Tracy Tutton, other on-ice drills, off-ice workouts and lessons in nutrition, all for the purpose of helping the prospects become better pros. Now it's up to the players...

GARTH'S CORNER: Nylander #Filthy #SnipeShow

July 9, 2016 - 2:44 PM ET

...� pic.twitter.com/iCzFxJR8Ef— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) July 8, 2016 Just. WOW! Nylander has silky smooth hands and lightning fast FEET. His edge work and balance is impeccable. His head is always up. His FEET are always churning. He changes directions flawlessly at top speed. Eve...

: Jeanneret on the call and a live stream for today's B&G scrimmage

July 9, 2016 - 12:31 PM ET

...youngest invitee is a USNTDP (USHL) product Goalies: 30--Cal Petersen (2013, 129th,) 21. 31--Antoine Samuel (invitee,) 18. Young pup got his FEET wet in QMJHL playing 43 games Team Gold boasts highly skilled left-winger Alexander Nylander up-front as well as 2015 second round pick D, B...

Rick Sadowski: MacKinnon: 7 years, $44.1 million; 'It's just crazy to me, very lucky'

July 8, 2016 - 5:43 PM ET

... news release. "He is going to be a key part of our team for many years to come and it was important to secure his rights moving forward.” The 6-FEET, 195-pound MacKinnon is entering his fourth NHL season after finishing third on the Avalanche in scoring last year with 52 points (21 goals, 31 a...

Paul Stewart: How Officials Get Evaluated: A Sample Evaluation

July 6, 2016 - 11:56 AM ET

...stency, Decisiveness, Game Control) Evaluation Rating: 2.5 Comments: Positioning sells calls. A goaltender interference call was made from over 100 FEET out..from that far, yes, there was contact, but the low referee, 20 FEET away didn't call it. It was a call that could have been let go and trust...

GARTH'S CORNER: Okposo Can You See Buffalo

July 6, 2016 - 10:45 AM ET

...ason. Stamkos' loss was Okposo's gain in Buffalo. The Sabres were solidly in the mix for Stamkos. When Tim Murray learned of Stamkos' case of cold FEET, he locked his tractor beam onto Kyle Okposo, the next biggest fish in unrestricted free agency. This morning, Okposo told WGR that after havi...

Paul Stewart: Hono(u)ring Our Nations

July 4, 2016 - 10:58 AM ET

...bothers me when I see players or officials act like restless five-year-olds when the anthems play. Don't stand there cracking gum. Don't shuffle your FEET. Don't start skating away five seconds before it's over. Show respect. Please. You see, this behavior filters right on down from the pro l...

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