January 26, 2017 RP – By Ryan Fitzgerald http://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/01/26/jorge-alves-goalie-salary Carolina Hurricanes equipment manager Jorge Alves served as his team’s backup goalie for one night. (Mike Carlson/AP) Carolina Hurricanes equipment manager Jorge Alves capped off 2016 with the opportunity of a lifetime, suiting up as the team’s backup goalie on New Year’s Eve. (The regular backup
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NHL goalies’ contracts continue to come up short of Rinne’s
Published September 3, 2013 by David Boclair It has been more than 20 months since Pekka Rinne signed a seven-year, $49 million contract with the Nashville Predators, and more than a year since that deal took effect. At that moment (Nov. 3, 2011) the timing seemed prudent. After all, the franchise locked him up when