Wednesday, July 13, 2005

NHL lockout almost over

After today's announcement that an agreement of a new CBA, it is very apparent that the new landscape of hockey is upon us. It will be interesting to see when all the information is revealed but it looks like there will be more player movement then ever before. With now a definitive upper, middle and low class of players, there will be many inter-changeable parts. With most teams averaging around 10 players signed and more then 200+ players as free agents, coupled with the prospects of some higher range players possibly being bought-out, it stands as almost a free-for all dispersal draft. Who will land where and who gets let go? When play resumes most fans will have to do their homework in order to know where players are now and what the make-up of their favorite team is. This will effectively kill the trade deadline frenzy that we have been accustom to, but over the next month leading into training camp it will be a very exciting time for most fans as they watch their teams build for a run for the cup.

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