This year, the Bruins will most likely be silent out of the gates well with the Phil Kessel situation still unresolved. This actually scares me. I like when the Bruins are aggressive with signings and team chemistry and all of that, but petrified of when the other shoe will fall and when someone, somewhere screws something up (as a Boston fan, I’m more than used to this). This offseason, right now, the other shoe could potentially fall. Instead of a column, I thought it would be more appropriate to write an open letter to Peter Chiarelli asking him, well, begging him, to not let us (we, the fans) down.
Soon to be unrestricted free agent Jay Bouwmeester’s rights were traded at the 2009 draft to the Calgary Flames in return for the rights to defenseman Jordan Leopold and a 3rd round selection with which the Florida selected RW Josh Birkholz out of the USHL. This trade marked the second deal for a big name defenseman on draft weekend with Chris Pronger shipping to Philadelphia being the trade that kick started a rather slow trading weekend, but nearly everyone expected the highly touted Bouwmeester to test the waters of free agency.
June 30, 2009 | Posted in
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With Brent Sutter stepping down as coach of the New Jersey Devils to spend time with family (AKA go coach the Calgary Flames), the Devils coaching job is now vacant.
There have been so many rumors flying around about who the next coach is going to be, that it is tough to tell who Lou Lamoriello [...]
Christopher Ralph is a hockey writer with a focus on prospects and the entry draft, as well as the Leafs’ correspondent here at THW.
In grading which scouting service and/or ranking system made the best predictions or was most accurate in terms of how the NHL 2009 entry draft went down, there are many limitations. It will [...]
It has certainly been an eventful off-season for the Phoenix Coyotes.
They have had to deal with the dark prospect of moving up to the Great White North, they have had to deal with a crush of media attention paid to the whole situation, and yet they are still expected to keep a close eye on [...]
Chris Pronger traded for Joffrey Lupul, a defensive prospect and a collection of first round picks. Talk about deja vu all over again.
In a transaction eerily similar to the one that brought them Chris Pronger in the first place, the Anaheim Ducks fired a blast from the past to secure their longterm future as a [...]
Patience is a virtue. Bob Boughner was drafted 32nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1989 Entry Draft and never played a single game with the team. In 1994, he joined the Florida Panthers but again didn’t dress once for them.
It wasn’t till a trade which brought him to Buffalo two seasons later [...]
By Rick Gethin
The Hockey Writers
The Columbus Blue Jackets started the 2009 NHL Draft with the 16th pick before trading down to the 26th pick (with NYI) before turning right around and trading up for the 21st selection (with ANA). GM Scott Howson wanted D John Moore, and when he started dropping down the draft board [...]
Christopher Ralph is a hockey writer with a focus on prospects and the entry draft, as well as the Leafs’ correspondent here at THW.
Notes Up Front:
My draft rankings at this point are based on my opinion of the BPA (Best Player Available). This is not an attempt at predicting who I think will be drafted at [...]
June 28, 2009 | Posted in
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It has become a reality. Trust may be put back in the management for finally making the right decision. The seven most memorable words of my life, “The New York Islanders select John Tavares.”
Nassau Coliseum was packed. Starting around noon the tailgating outside the coliseum began. Different groups were divided, people [...]
June 27, 2009 | Posted in
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