New Jersey Devils 2016-17 Season Preview Michael Gwizdala | September 19, 2016 If the 2015-16 campaign was about raising eyebrows, the 2016-17 season will be about rising expectations for the New Jersey Devils. General manager Ray Shero and head coach John Hynes…
Canada Doesn’t Have Their Best Team at the World Cup Marcy Di Michele | September 17, 2016 Team Canada is understandably the favorite to win the World Cup of Hockey. They are the holders of the last two Olympic Golds, the last two World Championships and the…
Edmonton Oilers 2016-17 Season Preview Marcy Di Michele | September 15, 2016 The Oilers didn’t draft first overall. That’s pretty much the summary of a season that included key injuries, and the same old deficiencies, despite a new management and coaching regime.…
Is Taylor Hall Actually a Good Player? Marcy Di Michele | September 14, 2016 When fan favorite Taylor Hall was traded out of Edmonton, there was understandable outrage, though it was more over the return rather than losing the player. Hall, ranked eighth in…
Oilers Weekend Update: Versteeg, Hall, Rexall & Camp Speculation Shane Sander | September 12, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have made plenty of newsworthy headlines to start September. The big story out of Edmonton was the professional tryout (PTO) signing of forward Kris Versteeg. Versteeg, 30,…
5 Non-Playoff Teams Who Will Qualify This Season Trevor Beggs | September 10, 2016 Will Connor McDavid catapult Edmonton back into the postseason? Can the newly acquired Brian Elliot stop enough pucks to get the Flames into the playoffs? Could the Maple Leafs surprise…
What We Just Learned About the Subban Saga Ryan Szporer | September 8, 2016 Just when you thought it was all over, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman pulls you back in with a new in-depth piece on “The 23 minutes that shook the hockey world,” including…
Was Taylor Hall Trade a Dressing Room Maneuver? Jim Parsons | September 6, 2016 Today, Elliotte Friedman — one of the best in today’s media and NHL coverage — dropped a bomb on fans of the Oilers, Devils, Habs, Predators and Lightning with this…
Oilers GM Says “No Buyers Remorse” in Hall/Larsson Trade Shane Sander | September 6, 2016 When the Edmonton Oilers traded forward Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Adam Larsson this summer, it was the biggest trade since they traded Ryan Smyth to…
The Reason Behind the Taylor Hall Trade Marcy Di Michele | September 6, 2016 The second-most talked about trade of the offseason (P.K Subban for Shea Weber being the first), saw budding offensive star Taylor Hall traded for a sort-of unproven defensive blueliner in…
Is the World Cup Canada’s to Lose? Marcy Di Michele | September 6, 2016 Team Canada has won Gold at each the last two Olympic games. They’ve also won the World Championship the past two years in a row. At the moment, they are…
Talented Artists Bless Blue Jackets Community Mark Scheig | September 4, 2016 It’s back. We have brought back our Blue Jackets Sunday Feature for the 2016-17 season. Every Sunday, we will bring you a positive story from within the world of the…