Mike Russo details the behind the scenes details that brought both Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to the Minnesota Wild this summer. Good stuff by one of the NHLs best reporters.
If the Columbus Blue Jackets cant get what they want for Rick Nash, then maybe they should hold on to him. Yeah. Thats going to foster a healthy situation in Columbus if your superstar doesnt want to be there. Good idea.
If the Nashville Predators arent ready to show Shea Weber the money then they should probably trade him, according to a Tennessean columnist.
A look at the undervalued Alex Semin by unbiased, clear-thinking, justice-seeking Cam Charron as he travels from place-to-place on the NHL free agent market looking for a place to play.
Nicklas Lidstrom has opted to stay in the Detroit Red Wings front office after retirement.
The Detroit Free Press wonders if Shane Doan might be in the cards for the Detroit Red Wings as he starts looking for other suitors outside of Phoenix?
FOH (Friend of Haggs) and nut-buster extraordinaire Ryan Lambert continues the look at the still-available Alex Semin on the free agent market via Yahoo! Sports.
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For something completely different: Vicente Padilla has accused Mark Teixeira of racism and threatening violence against him in the past. Yowzers.