Tigers’ Dontrelle Willis joined by Francoeur
July 5, 2008 by Tom Ferda · Leave a Comment
DETROIT – Despite receiving enormous salaries and long-term contracts, All-Star players and fan favorites are being forced to trade chartered flights to MLB cities for trips to away games on a bus.
July 5, 2008 | Read the story »
Thrashers Roster Has Huge Void To Fill
June 26, 2008 by Tom Ferda · Leave a Comment
Published in Inside Hockey
ATLANTA – It seems like an eternity ago when the Atlanta Thrashers’ roster was overflowing with high-profile, star-caliber players, won the Southeast Division and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Philips Arena was rocking with wall-to-wall fans in blue with dreams of their team orchestrating a long playoff run . . . a run that could possibly lead to the NHL Stanley Cup Finals.
Approximately 60 goals departed with Hossa, Dupuis and Holik and in today’s low-scoring NHL that’s a huge void to fill . . . rather than void, you may call it an abyss if the Thrashers are unable to land a few proven goal scorers.
June 26, 2008 | Read the story »