Rangers Extend the King!

TSN Insider Darren Dreger reported that Henrik Lundqvist, the starting goalie for the New York Rangers has signed a 7 year deal worth 8.5 million per year. This deal will make Lundqvist the highest paid goalie in the NHL and it will make him a Ranger for the rest of his career. Lundqvist has struggled this season but he is still the best goalie in the NHL and now that his contract talks are over, he can focus on hockey and turn his struggles around. I feel that this is still a good deal for both sides as the projected cap will increase next season and Lundqvist wanted to end his career with the Rangers. 

Training Camp!! Start of the 2013/14 Season!

Today marked the 1st day of training camp for NHL teams. The teams went through their physicals today and will begin on-ice portion of training camp tomorrow. With a number of players still unsigned, both UFA and RFA, some key players on teams are missing the beginning of their teams camp. A few key players that are missing the start of training camp include Derek Stepan (Rangers), Cody Franson (Leafs), Alex Pietrangelo (Blues), and Jared Cowen (Senatrors). Restricted Free Agents Cody Hodgson and Nazem Kadri both signed contracts earlier today and was able to participate in the physical portion of training camp.

A number of UFA's who did not sign with any teams are participating in PTO (professional try outs). Some of these players include Mason Raymond who will be in Toronto's training camp, Johan Hedburg in the Rangers training camp, Radek Martinek and Justin Johnson in the Islanders camp, and Brad Boyes in the Panthers training camp. There's others who have been invited and will be participating in teams camps on a PTO basis.