The Phoenix Coyotes season is now officially over and the organization is going to have to decide what to do with impending UFA goaltender Mike Smith. This decision for both sides isn’t as cut and dried as it is for most UFA’s and reminds me of this past off-season with the tough decisions that Coyotes Captain Shane Doan had to make. In Doan’s case, ...
Far away from the hoopla surrounding names like Rick Nash, Zach Parise, and Ryan Suter, the Ducks quietly went about their business this past off-season, adding role players and smaller pieces in an attempt to improve on a disappointing 2011-12 campaign.
This is a weekly column that aims to be your one-stop shop for all the notable Anaheim Ducks news that occurred over the course of a given week. Rather than just regurgitate facts and figures (although, I’ll do a bit of that, too), I’ll attempt to offer insight and analysis, especially as it pertains to various subject ...
Leading up to the free agent frenzy on July 1st the Chicago Blackhawks were one of the most active teams dealing forwards Troy Brouwer and Tomas Kopecky and in the most shocking deal of the offseason the ‘Hawks sent Brian Campbell to the Florida Panthers. After those deals it seemed clear that the Blackhawks would ...
The next four months will almost certainly be an eventful time in Western New York, and it’s not because Taylor Swift will be in town (although that might be a factor for some). No, it’s because the Sabres might actually be exciting this summer, and THW has got all you Sabres fans covered. This page will turn ...
The first day of the Free Agent Frenzy saw the Minnesota Wild gain some players and officially lose some players for next season. Welcome Eric Nystrom and Matt Cullen. Good-bye Derek Boogaard and John Scott. Left winger Eric Nystrom has been signed to a three-year deal worth $4.2 million (which levels out to a $1.4 ...
The Free Agent Frenzy has been going on for just over three hours and here is a quick recap of what has happened: Martin Biron signed by the New York Rangers Dan Paile Signed with the Bruins Sergei Gonchar Jumped to the Senators Alex Tanguay back with the Flames Anton Babchuk back from Russia and ...
The San Jose Sharks say the “fear the fin” but maybe it is time that they add an ‘n’ and hand that title over to the Minnesota Wild. Currently, the Wild have three Finn’s on their roster including team captain Mikko Koivu, Goaltender Niklas Bäckström, and Antti Miettinen all whom were members of the 2010 ...
Today the Minnesota Wild have announced that they have re-signed both Nate Prosser and Matt Kassian. Prosser, who was signed back in March while completing his senior season at Colorado College, was unable to be sent to the Wild’s farm team in Houston. The Wild kept him with the team to allow him to become ...
