The NY Islanders training camp is soon to begin and attending will be a familiar face, former Calder Trophy winner Bryan Berard. Berard was obtained by the Islanders for Wade Redden in a deal with Ottawa a decade ago.
Berard has put up solid offensive numbers from the blueline over his career, despite facing life altering challenges with his loss of sight in one eye and two back surgeries. He is hoping to make the club because of lack of offers for his services in the UFA market. the new CBA has developed the veteran market to be much like the NFL's veteran market (minus the dog murdering) where vet's have to play hard and compete against the youngsters to get a spot.
This is very good for the NHL. To have the youngsters playing harder and the vets leading it creates a much more competitive market for teams, without the cap getting out of hand.
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