NHL Musical Chairs Set To Begin
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Every year on July 1st, the NHL’s free agent marketplace opens for business, with a handful (or more) of high-profile players changing teams. This time around, the biggest available name is Marian Hossa, whose strong play in the playoffs for the Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins no doubt raised his value. Moreover, with the NHL’s salary cap rising by $6.4 million (to $56.7 million), there are more teams with the fiscal flexibility to meet Hossa’s sure-to-be-aggressive contract demands.
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