One thing that entertains me about this lockout — I am grasping for positives — is seeing players venture off to rather unusual hockey markets.
As I mentioned, Wayne Simmonds and Chris Stewart signed with Eispiraten Crimmitschau in Germany. Eispiraten are a second division team who've typically finished in the middle of the league table, never obtaining a chance to move up to the top-level DEL.
Maybe Simmonds and Stewart will change their new team's fortunes. Still, it's not the landing spot you would imagine for two top-nine NHL forwards.
Chris Stewart's brother, Anthony, also chose a rather unusual location to ply his trade. He has recently joined the Nottingham Panthers of the British Elite League.
That league did see some NHLers fill its ranks in 2004-05 and Theoren Fleury also skated with the Belfast Giants in 2005-06.
Habs and Hockey News
- Our Amos Legault looks at some old school NHL rules and how they impacted forwards, defensemen and other aspects of the game.
- TSN's John Bartlett talks about the workout Habs prospects are getting down in Hamilton.
- La Presse reports on offers David Desharnais has received to play abroad.
- Pierre LeBrun dissects Darryl Katz thinly veiled threat of moving the Edmonton Oilers to Seattle. His opinion? In short, not gonna happen.
- The NHL and NHLPA will return to the bargaining table on Friday. As always, Stu Hackel offers excellent insight into the topic of the lockout.
- Pierre LeBrun dissects Darryl Katz thinly veiled threat of moving the Edmonton Oilers to Seattle. His opinion? In short, not gonna happen.
- The NHL and NHLPA will return to the bargaining table on Friday. As always, Stu Hackel offers excellent insight into the topic of the lockout.
