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Daily Archives: June 19, 2012

Ducks Need Fast Start: Can Boudreau Provide It?

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 ...

2012 Lightning Draft Preview: 10th Overall

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 ...

Will the NHL Take Over the New Jersey Devils?

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 ...

Rick Nash, Justin Schultz Unlikely To Wind Up In Detroit

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 ...

Defense – The Lightning’s Revolving Door

        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 ...

THW’s Latest Mock Draft with ProSportsBlogging.com Corey Krakower

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 ...

Red Wings Pay Small Price For Key Component Darren Helm

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. ...

NHL Draft: Top-10 All-Time Best Selections with 5th Overall Pick

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 — The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile

  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 ...

Boston Bruins NHL Draft Tendencies: Matt Finn a Fit?

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 ...

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