NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – August 15, 2017
Updates on Phil Kessel, Shane Prince, Dwight King and more in your NHL morning coffee headlines.
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Penguins right wing Phil Kessel won the hockey internet yesterday by eating hot dogs out of the Stanley Cup yesterday.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Revenge against your harshest critic is a dish best served in hot dog form from the Cup.
NEWSDAY: New York Islanders center Shane Prince recently underwent ankle surgery and will be sidelined four-to-six months.
TSN: Former LA Kings and Montreal Canadiens forward Dwight King signed a two-year with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the KHL.
Matt Greene has officially joined the Kings as a Pro Scout. pic.twitter.com/yN0rPoVzPk
— LAKingsPR (@LAKingsPR) August 14, 2017
TORONTO STAR: The Toronto Maple Leafs placed defenseman Alexei Marchenko on unconditional waivers. He’ll be joining KHL team CSKA Moscow. The move would free up $1.45 million in salary-cap space for the Leafs .
NBC SPORTS: Nashville Predators goaltender Marek Mazanec signed a one-year deal with KHL club Slovan Bratislava.
SPORTSNET: NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly isn’t ruling out the possibility of an NHL franchise in Kansas City, but stressed market demographics and whether there’s qualified and interested ownership “remain a work in progress.” Daly was responding to ESPN’s Dave Caldwell, who asked him about the interest expressed by Lamar Hunt Jr, owner of the ECHL’s Kansas City Mavericks a dnson of Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, in bringing an NHL franchise to that city.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Kansas City has an NHL-worthy venue in the 17,500 Spirit Center. Caldwell reported Hunt didn’t get into the bidding for an expansion club two years ago because he wasn’t happy with the $500 million expansion fee. If an existing NHL franchise is to be moved, however, Kansas City, could remain a viable destination.
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In stark contrast with Kessel’s feeding frenzy, a Washington Capitals spokesman noted that Ovi can’t even have coffee with his Morning Coffee Headlines. because he doesn’t have a Cup.
Hahaha, that sentence was quite the ride.
Nice one Frank!
Thanks, Taz. It seems like the only things happening in the hockey world right now are things that can be laughed at.