Hi everyone! Welcome back to Golden Seals Hockey. Free agency is now upon us, finally, and the entry draft has come and gone, but everything feels kind of empty, doesn’t it? It just doesn’t feel right to be talking about free agency and drafts in October. Maybe we need to get back into the way-back machine and look at when many members of the Seals were looking to negotiate new contracts, which was not always easy during the Finley era. This week, you can read all about the struggles faced by the Seals’ impending free agents in this Hockey News article from March 9, 1973.

In keeping with this week’s theme, our latest Overexposed card features Jeff Petry, once of the Edmonton Oilers, but now (still) with the Montreal Canadiens after having re-upped for another four years for $25 million. You’ll find however, that he is definitely not the centre of attention on his own card, which is probably a good thing, as any of you who read these inductions understand that when a player is the main focus of one this site’s cards, it is for all the wrong reasons. And if you really want to know why we’re diving deep into the fibres this week, well look no further than this week’s induction.

Anyway, that’s about it for this week. Just want to say thanks to all those of you who have picked up the new paperback version of my book now available on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca. Stay safe and enjoy the off-season! Until next time, stay gold!