It's really unbelievable how much time and resources the three national sports networks in Canada devote to the NHL Trade Deadline day.
From 8am until 8pm and beyond, TSN, Sportsnet and the Score all had wall to wall coverage, trying to out scoop each other with trade announcements.
I only spent three hours in front of my brother's TV, watching the speculation, the gossip, the interviews and press conferences.
Todays highlights included:
The Dallas Stars picking up Brad Richards from Tampa Bay; the San Jose Sharks acquiring Brian Campbell from the Buffalo Sabers; and Marion Hossa moving from the Atlanta Thrashers to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
For all the trades, checkout The complete list of trades from the TSN website.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
No-Trade Flaws
With the NHL trade deadline approaching -- 3 p.m on Tuesday, February 26 -- there's been a lot of talk in Toronto about no-trade and no-movement clauses as part of players contracts.
Esteemed CBC hockey analyst and former NHL goaltender Kelly Hrudey writes in his Behind The Mask blog on CBC.ca that team
General Managers should respect these clauses and not ask players like the Maple Leafs' Matt Sundin, Ottawa Senators' Wade Redden and LA Kings' Rob Blake to waive their rights because these stipulations were negotiated into their contracts.
This may be fine and good, but should the discussion be why there are these no-trade and no-movement stipulations in the first place?
It's bad enough that pro athletes are a select few employees that make extraordinarily more than their immediate bosses. Now they want the power to have the power to dictate what actions their bosses can do to make changes in the organization that pays their salary? No worker -- whether typing at a desk, or scoring 40 goals a season -- should have that authority. If they want that power, let them run their own business!
Esteemed CBC hockey analyst and former NHL goaltender Kelly Hrudey writes in his Behind The Mask blog on CBC.ca that team
General Managers should respect these clauses and not ask players like the Maple Leafs' Matt Sundin, Ottawa Senators' Wade Redden and LA Kings' Rob Blake to waive their rights because these stipulations were negotiated into their contracts.
This may be fine and good, but should the discussion be why there are these no-trade and no-movement stipulations in the first place?
It's bad enough that pro athletes are a select few employees that make extraordinarily more than their immediate bosses. Now they want the power to have the power to dictate what actions their bosses can do to make changes in the organization that pays their salary? No worker -- whether typing at a desk, or scoring 40 goals a season -- should have that authority. If they want that power, let them run their own business!
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