A first round draft choice is a valuable commodity no matter how high or low the pick is. First round draft choices are expected to turn into NHL players but as we all know not everything people expect actually happens. The Ottawa Senators have been around since 1992 and have had 20 drafts now as ...
When you take a look back at the Ottawa Senators history as a franchise you notice a lot of things, but there was one thing that kept reoccurring that was weirder than Jason Spezza’s laugh (well almost). Ever since rejoining the league in 1992 the Ottawa Senators have had only 14 Russian NHL players suit ...
Follow @DavidOConnor95 There are many question marks surrounding the name of Alexander Semin, and most of them seem to revolve around the word risk. Now, the problem with this risk – unlike many of the other top free agents available – is that it has absolutely nothing to do with age or ability, and everything ...
With the NHL free-agency period fast approaching, the talk of the NHL is set to where the big name free-agents will end up. Ryan Suter, Zach Parise and Alexander Semin are just a few of the names that are being floated around every NHL city. Sometimes, the best free-agent signings may not even be one ...
With the National Hockey League free agent market set to open in the coming days, owners and general managers on the other side of the globe are patiently waiting. Many NHL stars are rumored to be returning to their motherland and the Kontinental Hockey League. Former league MVP Alexander Radulov and former Washington Capitals center ...
Dear Mike Milbury, Do these names ring a bell? Zdeno Chara, Wade Redden, Bryan Berard, Roberto Luongo. These are all players who you are known for trading away and making the teams you managed worse. You drafted Rick DiPietro 1st overall instead of drafting Danny Heatley or Marian Gaborik. You traded 2nd overall pick Jason Spezza ...
Many might remember Mike Milbury as the hockey player who jumped into the MSG stands and beat a fan with his own shoe. Others might remember Milbury for his many controversies on and off the ice, but New York Islanders fans are imprinted with other not-so-fond memories of their former GM and coach. Even though ...
(1) SKA vs. (8) CSKA SKA leads series 1-0 Ivan Nepryayev had a goal and two assists and Jakub Stepanak made 16 saves for SKA in their 4-1 win over rival CSKA in Game One of their best-of-seven series. Alexander Kucheryavenko opened the scoring for the home team about seven minutes into the game. He ...
After a 3-1-0 start the New York Islanders quickly went on a downward spiral going 2-7-3 in their last 12 games, reminiscent of their awful 21 game stretch last season. A key difference from last year to this year is they were able to bring up a reinforcement in Nino Niederreiter, the 5th overall pick ...
RALEIGH, NC – Commissioner Gary Bettman gave his annual ‘State of the NHL’ address on Saturday afternoon at the RBC Center, site of the 2011 All-Star game. Before opening up the floor to Q&A, Bettman gave an update on the Board of Governors meeting that was held Saturday morning. He said that while the NHL ...
