by Canes&Coffee | Jul 29, 2015 | Resources
Yesterday, I wrote up all the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement alphabet soup and legalese regarding young player contracts. For your reading (or napping) pleasure, I addressed 1-way vs. 2-way contracts, waiver requirements and exemptions and draft rights and NHL...
by Canes&Coffee | Jul 29, 2015 | Resources
The legalese of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement and the myriad of different contract types and scenarios seemingly makes it crazy hard to figure out who can play where and how. There are 1-way contracts and 2-way contracts. There are players who are waiver...
by Canes&Coffee | Jul 6, 2015 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
After watching the NHL playoffs play out from the middle of April until the end of June with very little real Hurricanes hockey news, we received a firecracker explosion of events in the week leading up to the Fourth of July. Friday June 26: The Canes somewhat...
by Canes&Coffee | Jul 2, 2015 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
Drafting Noah Hanifin at #5 was smart but really in the category of no-brainer. Per my other blog, I think the James Wisniewski trade was an incredibly good one. But the Eddie Lack trade was arguably Ron Francis’ best over the draft weekend in terms of raw smarts,...
by Canes&Coffee | Jul 2, 2015 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
I was on record (draft week Hockeybuzz blogs and Twitter) with a slight preference for landing Hanifin at #5 over Marner (and by a slightly larger margin over Strome), so I am obviously thrilled that he fell to #5. My mantra this summer is “skating above all else.” I...
