Battle of California - Kings, Sharks, and Ducks

Some scattered thoughts about Anaheim's roster going into free agency.

No analysis or anything yet, just a SleekToon. Also, Anaheim's resulting cash / cap roster.

Bobby Ryan wants his next contract to run three years; the Anaheim Ducks want to sign him for five. With seemingly no real progress in negotiations, Sleek offers a third crazy option to consider.

The NHL Petroleum Company releases a statement about its Blackhawk contract spill.

Sleek puts together some tables for contracts next year and beyond.

Cartoon! Plus a look at next year's Ducks salaries.

How Edmonton and Anaheim both saved money in the Visnovsky-Whitney trade. Also, a look back at Anaheim's last five post-trade-deadline rosters. The last four had impressive finishes to the season; can this year's version do it again?

Back-to-back games for the Anaheim Ducks in Alberta before the Olympic break. The Calgary Flames are 3-9-3 over their last month, and the Edmonton Oilers are 4-22-2 over their past two months. Seems promising; can the Ducks prevail?

A look at the contrasting contract structures of J.S. Giguere and Jason Blake, and how both Toronto and Anaheim saved money by making the trade -- at least according to each team's primary currency.

Why Earl Sleek is happy about today's Giguere for Toskala/Blake deal. Instead of spending $7M off the ice next season, the Ducks get to spend $7.5M on the ice, and on paper it makes for a much better starting point for 2010-11.