- CSN Chicago
Trevor van Riemsdyk on the move hours after being selected by Vegas in expansion draft
When the news came down that Marian Hossa would miss the 2017-18 season, most first thoughts were about his health. But it was only natural to look at the business implications, and the possibility of Hossa going on long-term injured reserve (LTIR). That would solve the Blackhawks’ cap issues, right? That would give them more money to spend, right? Well, not exactly. See, the LTIR can be a bit complicated. It can also be tricky to explain. And right now, even Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman is trying to figure out how this all develops for the team. “I think there’s a little bit of a misconception on the LTI provision in the salary cap, and understandably so. It’s very complicated. It’s
- NBC Sports
Capitals re-sign Oshie for eight years, $46 million
T.J. Oshie will be staying with the Washington Capitals for a very, very long time. “T.J. is an invaluable member of our team and we felt it was imperative for us to re-sign him in a competitive free agent market,” general manager Brian MacLellan said in a statement released by the team. Oshie is coming off of a career year for the Capitals that saw him score 33 goals to go with 28 assists in only 68 games.
- New York Post
‘Look at those legs’: Aly Raisman’s creepy NHL Awards moment
Aly Raisman found herself in an uncomfortable situation during Wednesday night’s NHL Awards when an aging hockey great made a leering comment about her legs. Raisman, the 23-year-old gymnastics star, spoke about sharing the stage with “one of the old greats,” former Los Angeles Kings center Marcel Dionne, to present the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, an annual award for an NHL player who displays — irony alert — gentlemanly conduct. As the camera zoomed out to capture a head-to-toe shot of Raisman, who was dressed in a black and white Kaufman Franco mini-dress, she tried to laugh off the remarks, despite the jeers and whistles from around the room. The awkward encounter comes weeks after Raisman blasted a TSA agent for making “sexist” remarks about her body.
