Each Friday, Ten Fantasy Thoughts brings you valuable insight to line changes, buy-low candidates and updates on why a player may be struggling or surging for the past few weeks. This week, Ten Fantasy Thoughts will be discussing the effects of coaching changes in Washington, Los Angeles as well as Anaheim. It will also shed ...
The Colorado Avalanche’s October performance came as a pleasant surprise to their fans. The Avs went a solid 7-4-0 in October which was a great start for them given the expectations set for them at the beginning of the season. However their November has been less than flattering thus far going just 2-8-1. The team’s ...
Like Father, Like Son The sky is the limit for 2012 NHL Draft prospect Griffin Reinhart. This six-foot four, two hundred pound blueliner from the Edmonton Oil Kings has all the tools needed to have a successful pro career. His father Paul played for the Calgary Flames for many years, younger brother Sam plays for ...
With Wednesday’s naming of Zach Parise as captain in New Jersey (an interesting choice considering his recently signed one-year deal lines him up for unrestricted free agency this upcoming summer) only three teams look like they will enter the 2011-2012 season without a jersey stitched with the iconic “C”. Buffalo has yet to name a ...
In the final part of the “Not-so-obvious Calder Candidates” we take a look at three more players – one forward, one defenseman and a goaltender who have a chance at reeling in the NHL’s rookie hardware. In the opening article, Zac Dalpe, Brendan Smith and Mark Dekanich highlighted the trio of not-so-obvious Calder candidates. ...
The St. Louis Blues had high hopes at the beginning of last season. They had traded for playoff phenom Jaroslav Halak to finally help their goaltending; Perron, Backes, and Oshie were primed to have breakout years; Erik Johnson was poised to secure his position on the top pairing and top PP units, establishing himself as ...
Not every player is capable of being a star the moment they step onto NHL ice like Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin. It takes most players two or three seasons to get used to the rigors of the NHL before they have a substantial impact for their team. The Sedins struggled to put up points their first ...
Who knows — maybe size does matter. The San Jose Sharks have built a roster blessed with size combined with enough speed and grit to excel in the ridiculously-competitive Western Conference. Newcomers Brent Burns (acquired via trade with the Minnesota Wild), Michal Handzus (free agency), Martin Havlat (trade with Minnesota), Andrew Murray (free agency), and ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN – The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Edmonton Oilers for Gilbert Brule and a draft pick, nearly the entire first round went off without any picks swapping hands ...
Please “Click Here” for “Notes Up Front” and the “Legend” for various topics covered below in my “Live Updated” NHL 2011 Draft Preview article – The Next Ones. Scott Mayfield Date of Birth: October 14, 1992 Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri Ht: 6-4 Wt: 200 Shoots: Right Position: Defenseman NHL Draft Eligibility: 2011 ...
