Over the course of the off-season, I’ll be examining the essential questions facing the Anaheim Ducks in the 2012-13 season, as they look to regain elite standing in the league. Stay tuned as the pieces start to role out! Management vs. Coaching vs. The Core This is part 2 in a three part mini-series examining the ...
The Tampa Bay Lightning currently own the tenth and nineteenth selections in the first round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Should the team keep the tenth overall pick, it will mark the twelfth time in franchise history they have made a top-ten selection. The Lightning, much the same as every other team in the ...
Nearly three weeks ago, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the media before the start of the Stanley Cup Finals. The topic at hand? The tenuous financial situation of the New Jersey Devils. At the time, the team was on an unexpected run to the Finals, a feel-good story that ended two wins short of the ...
The period of time between the handing out of the Stanley Cup and July 1st’s start to free agency is a time only rivaled by the February trade deadline in terms of wild rumor generation. Seemingly every player on the market is somehow headed to 30 different teams for a plethora of reasons, some well ...
The last time the Tampa Bay Lightning took the ice before Steve Yzerman was named general manager was April 11th, 2010. The players who lined up on defense were: Mattias Ohlund Kurtis Foster Matt Walker Andresz Meszaros Mike Lundin Matt Lashoff Scott Jackson (subbing for an injured Victor Hedman) Six months later, after ...
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will take place in Pittsburgh this coming Friday. It may be touted as the worst draft in the past decade, but that won’t stop The Hockey Writers from putting together another 2012 mock draft. This mock draft will feature Fred Poulin (FP) of TheHockeyWriters.com and Corey Krakower (CK) of ProSportsBlogging.com. We ...
On Tuesday morning word broke that the Detroit Red Wings had re-signed impending restricted free agent Darren Helm to a 4-year $8.5 million contract. View this tweet at twitter.com While the contract, which carries a cap hit of $2.125 million, is worth slightly more than estimated ($1.5-2m), it won’t upset Red Wings fans one bit. ...
As the Toronto Maple Leafs prepare to draft another highly talented prospect to bring into the TML fold, I thought I would take a look at the history of #5 pick. These players are the top 10 on my list that were selected with the 5th overall pick. You’ll notice that there is a bit ...
Sam Kurker THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: April 8, 1994 Place of Birth: Reading, Massachusetts Ht: 6-2, 205 Shoots: Right Position: Right wing, center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 THW Ranking (May): 77th Other Rankings: CSS (N.A. skaters): 36 *** Click here for Notes Up Front for various topics covered below in the live ...
The Boston Bruins – to the chagrin of many teams around the league – have been the beneficiaries of some good fortune in the NHL Draft in recent seasons. However, this recent prosperity comes on the heels of some very dark, dry years for the B’s in the draft… Still, will Bruins’ management’s tendencies and ...
