Jerseys and Hockey Love

Author: James Gralian

  • Slip of the Lip

    I’m fascinated that hockey fans can’t get their heads around how much the players make.  Much of the discontent with the NHLPA and their decision to not take what is being offered seems to be revolve around the dollar figures many of the top players receive for their efforts, and why they don’t take the…

  • CBA Chatter

    I want to write about hockey, but I’m out of practice.  And it seems like everything has already been said about the current struggles in the NHL. Yes, the finer points have been hit.  Greed, millionaires and billionaires, the poor people who won’t be working the gates and concession stands (as though the people who…

  • Another Insider Bites The Dust

    Daniel Wagner at The Backhand Shelf blog had a sort of interesting (if you’re into that kind of thing) post about the twitter account and tweeter HockeyyInsidrr, and the supposed outing he/she/it has gone though recently. And when I say ‘if you’re into that sort of thing,’ I mean blogger battles, twitter outrage, and debates…

  • Fehr Blindsided Us All

    Nobody saw this coming. Certainly not the gloom and doom crowd, and not the nay-sayers, predicting a lockout when the NHLPA hired it’s current boss. The moment Donald Fehr was brought into the Player’s Association, a lockout looked all but certain to most fans. But even the optimists like myself had no idea what was…

  • No Trade Idea

    Here is a quick idea on the no-trade clause.  Rather than eliminating the no-trade completely, limit the term of any no-trade to five years, or 2/3 of the contract length.  This could also help to reduce the length of contracts organically, without putting in specific language about this.  It could actually wind up being beneficial…