Brian Elliott was once the goalie who fans in Dublin hoped would pick up where Tim Thomas left off and bring the Irish close to the top of the heap. But he never capitalized on his opportunity to shine and this week, the 34-year-old Elliott passed through waivers and it appears he will play the…
Euro League officials might want to ask Berlin General Manager Guybrush Threepwood a question or two. They definitely want to have a word with Vadim Shipachyov, the Smurfs’ second-leading scorer this season. Always on the lookout for the welfare of the league, Sepp Blatter, director of discipline and player safety, took in a game last…
Two players who show up on the EURO League transactions list this week share something in common; something pretty good. Four days ago, American speedster Peter Mueller was waived by Milan for the third time this season. Not surprisingly, his $4.2 million contract kept him from being snapped up by another team. He is currently…
General managers in the EURO League seem to be onto a trend in Websim world. They showed during the Season 9 draft they have a lot of faith in prospects without attributes. In fact when Minsk GM Igor Kirunov went to the podium to make the final two picks, there was just one prospect remaining…
It’s not often that a standard, run of the mill holding penalty blooms into an international incident, but that’s what seems to be what is happening following the London-Dublin game Monday. Scottish referee Ian Davis happened to be positioned close to Hampus Lindholm, a Swede, and Jason Zucker, an American, when the Dublin defenseman grabbed…
There was quite a bit if nastiness in Europe Tuesday and one player will have to sit out a few games due to a suspension. There were two match penalties called by referees, both for board checks that caused injuries, and after reviewing video and circumstances. Sepp Blatter, the league’s Director of Player Safety and…
By Paja Jansson Due to the much controversial situation in EURO, where the Players Union gave the owners the updated salary demands, a lot of players were waived before July 1st to make room for new contracts. But many of the players are having One-Way contracts, and will still get their full salary even when…
General managers who were disciplined enough to let their top free agents leave for the open market might be the last ones laughing as the EURO League continues to reel in an economic crisis. Beginning today, they will get to go shopping in one of the best free agent classes ever, and on top of…
Call it capitalism. Call it greed. But whatever it is, it is suddenly giving EURO League general managers and owners indigestion as they look over their salary charts and wonder how they will possibly keep their star players on their teams. Madrid is wondering if they should cut Shea Weber loose. Bratislava is deciding whether…
Things to look for as the season winds down: The President’s Trophy as the league’s best regular season team is still in doubt. Minsk as 112 points with six games to play and Belfast has 110 with five games left. This I find unbelievable: Belfast could finish as the league’s top team and two of…
