The NHL free-agency is just days away, and at this moment every NHL team is likely going over how they will approach this, ever important, time of the off-season. Will they make a run at trying to sign Zach Parise or Ryan Sutter, this year’s big names? Or, how much money will they offer that ...
If you have read two of my previous articles, “The ‘Import’-ance of the European CHL Goalie” and “Top 10 Best CHL Franchises for Imports,” you can attest that I have a deep admiration for Canadian Hockey League import players. I have researched these players from every possible angle, whether it’s what team in the CHL ...
It’s been the series no one talks about. No suspensions. No major penalties. No real controversy. And yet, it may be the best series going. After the two teams split the first two games in Florida, the Panthers grabbed an improbable 2-1 series lead after scoring 4 unanswered goals to come back from a 3-0 ...
As the Panthers plane took off for an important 2-game Canadian road trip, one vital piece was missing; leading scorer Kris Versteeg. Florida plays in Toronto tonight and the Leafs sit 5 points behind the Panthers. On Thursday, the Cats are in Winnipeg for a crucial game against the Jets, who are currently 2 points ...
With only about 72 hours before the February 27 NHL trade deadline, rumors are swirling all over the Internet, and especially on Twitter, as fake insiders try to get the attention of hockey fans by spreading out false trade rumors. I will try to dissect some of the hottest rumors around and tell you which ...
The Panthers started off the season nicely, winning 3 of their first 4 games. Then, things quickly turned south with back to back losses (note, both losses were to teams that had lost a combined 1 game)!!! How did Dale Tallon respond to this type of performance? Well, within minutes of the start of ...
Mike Gillis and Dale Tallon have once again exchanged phone calls, the end result this time being Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm heading to the sunshine state with David Booth, Steve Reinprecht and a 2013 3rd round pick coming to Vancouver. The trade looks great on paper for Vancouver, who finally acquired the top-6 winger ...
The Vancouver Canucks have gone back to the well again. And by gone back to the well, I mean traded with the Florida Panthers. This time around, the Canucks have sent 30-something forwards Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm to the Sunshine State in return for left winger David Booth, centre Steve Reinprecht and a third ...
The Vancouver Canucks may not have been the most active club in the off-season but they really had no need to be. The Canucks are bringing as strong a squad as ever to their first training game, a split squad double-header, playing first in Calgary at 6pm PST then in Vancouver at 7pm PST on ...
After taking home the General Manager of the Year award at the 2011 NHL Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas, Mike Gillis is determined to break into show business. How else do you explain the recent signings in Vancouver? by Jason Kurylo Last summer’s list of players Gillis brought into the Canucks organization read like the ...
