All accounts are in that the NHL has approved the latest Devils offer of 17 year $102 million deal with Ilya Kovalchuck. The initial report a few days ago still had the deal with some big years and some small years but it was nothing near the idiotic deal that was initially rejected last month. […]

    The Geekjock learned late last week that it was likely time that Aaron Ward was going to retire. I kept a glimmer of hope that one of my favorite defensemen was going to hang around for another season, but yesterday the announcement was made that the 37 year old was hanging them up. Ward […]

Typically this time of the summer is when the free agent signings start to straggle a bit. This year is no different really.  What we still do have are a few outstanding stories. Kovalchuck watch is still on: I don’t know if he just likes being on the front page of every hockey site or […]

Yep, that’s right I am actually happy about 1 of the signings this year for the Canes. Why is this a surprise? Well, normally when the Canes decide to bring back a former Cane, it’s a terrible deal (See Babchuk, Erik Cole). Sometimes tho it is not, such as today’s re-signing of Joe Corvo (also […]

With the LA Kings bowing out saying basically that they can’t deal with his outlandish demands, it seems it could be down to the Isles and Devils as to who will get the Russian goal scoring machine. Ilya Kovalchukis said to have narrowed it down to 2 teams, and reports are the Devils are definitely […]

The Islanders finally enter the FA fray today signing 2 defensive minded D-men. According to Yahoo’s puck daddy shoutbox they get Mark Eaton for 2 years (2, then 3 mil per) and Milan Jurcina (reportedly 1 year 1 mil).  I like both of these signings. While not earth shattering they both are solid stay at […]