Get a place: NHL tradition holds value for young players

Arlington, Va. • It may be the best phrase a young NHL player can hear, even better than being told he has made the team.Get a place.Making the opening night roster is certainly an accomplishment, though it can be fleeting. The time-honored tradition of a coach or general manager giving a player permission to check out of the hotel and find a place to live means he is sticking around for a long time, if not the entire season."When you're at the hotel for a couple months, you're always wonde