Up go the salaries as free agency begins

What a great couple of days this is going to be for some EURO players. And what stressful times for some general managers. Belfast GM Chris Patton owns the rights to the three top Type 2 free agents and what he decides to do with them will have a lot to say with how close…

Crosby stays in Scotland

Farm Club – Glasgow (Scotland) Claymores  GM: John Charles  (3rd GM in team’s history) Coach: Tom Rowe (replaced Bob Hartley before Season 9) (replaced Randy Carlyle before Season 6, who replaced Lindy Ruff) Last season: 22nd overall, out of the playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 9 to Season 10) Out: Matthieu Perreault (free agent), Drew Stafford (free agent), Joe Morrow…

Goalies, forwards set; D? Not so much

Farm Club: Venice (Italy) Griffins  GM: Dennis Sullo (4th GM in team’s history) Coach: Mike Sullivan (replaced Craig Berube after Season 9, Berube replaced Peter Laviolette after Season 8) (Laviolette replaced Paul MacLean after Season 4) Last season: 17th overall; out of playoffs Ins and Outs (Season 9 to Season 10) Out: Jamie McBain (free agent), Derek Forbort (free agent), Nathan Beaulieu (free…

Drew & who?

Owner: Sara Sampaio,  Portuguese super model Farm Club – HC Porto (Portugal)  GM: Bryan Camara  (4th GM in team’s history) Coach: Willie Desjardins (Replaced Peter Laviolette after Season 4; Laviollette replaced Todd McLellan after Season 3) Last season: 11th overall (lost to Geneva) Ins and Outs  (Season 9 to Season 10) Out: Daniel Fernholm (free agent), Michael Grabner (free…

Conistently Inconsistent

Farm Club: Stockholm Sun Towers  GM: Mikko M (fourth GM in team’s history) Coach: Mike Johnston (replaced Bob Hartley after Season 4) (Hartley replaced Claude Noel after Season 3) Last season: 16th overall, (In playoffs, lost to Belfast) Ins and Outs (Season 9 to Season 10) Out:  Mats Zuccarello (free agent), Joe Pavelski (free agent), Blake Wheeler (free agent), T.J. Oshie (free…