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Everyone is interested in making hockey safer. Yes, even you Grumpy Old Guy With His Hand Raised. This is one way to do it, and we aren’t even going to mention fighting. Making Hockey Safer is Easy But whenever the most common solution – a rule change – is tried, there are unintended consequences. There […] READ MORE
Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira needed to be stretchered off in Tuesday’s game against the New York Rangers. Jacob Trouba delivered a hit to Khaira, who had his head down skating out of the zone. He had no way to protect himself and also hit his head on the ice coming down. This is the […] READ MORE
The 2021-22 Chicago Blackhawks are off to a pretty terrible start. At the time of writing, they are 7-12-2, good for seventh in the Central Divison, only better than the tanking Arizona Coyotes. They fired their head coach Jeremy Colliton after an abysmal start to the season, replacing him with interim coach Derek King. Since […] READ MORE
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed a contract extension with forward Brandon Hagel that will run through 2023-24. The deal will carry an average cap hit of $1.5 million. Chicago has been among the most active teams since the offseason began and this move is just another piece of that effort. Charlie Roumeliotis announced the agreement […] READ MORE
The Chicago Blackhawks officially announced today that they have signed unrestricted free-agent forward Jujhar Khaira. The contract is for two years and carries an annual average cap hit of $975,000. Welcome to Sweet Home Chicago 🌆 It’s a 2-year deal for Jujhar Khaira! #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/jljZ8xeg14 — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) July 28, 2021 Blackhawks Sign Jujhar […] READ MORE
With the expansion draft protection lists submitted, the players on the block for the Seattle Kraken have been decided. Now in the lead-up to their inaugural draft, the Last Word on Hockey team are proposing their ideal selection from each team. As part of this exercise, salary cap and roster make-up have been incorporated into […] READ MORE
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Edmonton Oilers winger Zack Kassian has been suspended for two games. This is his fourth career suspension. Edmonton’s Zack Kassian has been suspended for two games under Rule 46.2 (Aggressor) for an altercation with Calgary’s Matthew Tkachuk. https://t.co/GNOVYmYAkh — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) January 14, 2020 Zack […] READ MORE
The continued struggles of the Oilers bottom six has been a big story this season. The bottom six has provided virtually nothing offensively. READ MORE
The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed restricted free agent winger Jujhar Khaira to a two-year contract worth $2.4 million, or $1.2 million AAV. This contract carries him through the 2020-21 season. Khaira deal is $1.2mAAV for two years. https://t.co/YDwgZkWro8 — Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) July 1, 2019 Jujhar Khaira Re-Signs With the Oilers The Oilers third-round draft […] READ MORE
The Edmonton Oilers announced that forwards Jesse Puljujarvi and Jujhar Khaira have been placed on injured reserve. Both players missed the Oilers last game, but there is no word on when they suffered their injuries. While un-disclosed, Puljujarvi is said to have a lower-body injury. He is not expected to be out long and could be back this […] READ MORE
