Panthers Take Grigori Denisenko 15th Overall Kyle Gipe | June 25, 2018 From Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the MHL in Russia, the Florida Panthers selected winger Grigori Denisenko with the 15th pick. He is a smallish forward at 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds but…
5 Free Agents to Avoid This Offseason Kyle Gipe | June 21, 2018 The 2018 free agent class looks to be on par with most years. It has three star-caliber players in John Tavares, James van Riemsdyk, and John Carlson and then a…
5 Breakout Players for 2018-19 NHL Season Kyle Gipe | June 17, 2018 The 2017-18 NHL season was iconic with the success of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights in their inaugural campaign. They finished the regular season with 109 points, won the Pacific…
The Vegas Expansion Draft: One Year Later Kyle Gipe | June 7, 2018 Less than a year ago, the Vegas Golden Knights were still a fuzzy picture with a front office and coaching staff in place but without a roster. That changed on…
‘Picture Perfect: The 1992-93 Season’ on the NHL Network Kyle Gipe | May 30, 2018 The 2017-18 season marked the silver anniversary of what is regarded by many to be the best season in NHL history, 1992-93. A quarter-century ago, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and…
5 Players Who Aren’t Going Anywhere This Summer Kyle Gipe | May 23, 2018 It’s the offseason and changes are going to take place before training camp starts in the fall. Teams will sign free agents, newly drafted prospects will replace veterans, and teams…
P.K. and the Predators: Time to Part Ways? Kyle Gipe | May 17, 2018 On May 13, The Fourth Period’s Dave Pagnotta commented on Montreal radio station TSN 690 that there is a possibility the Nashville Predators deal P.K. Subban this summer. The next…
NHL Bridge Deals Are Falling Down Kyle Gipe | May 14, 2018 A bridge deal is a team’s way of saying to a young player: “So you had some success on your rookie contract. We’ll give you a short contract to see…
Games That Cost Each Team Dahlin Kyle Gipe | May 1, 2018 On Saturday night, the league held its annual draft lottery to determine the first-round selection order for this year’s draft. The Buffalo Sabres won the number-one pick after having the…
When Will These Teams Make the Playoffs? Kyle Gipe | April 29, 2018 Now that it is late April, the attention of the hockey world is squarely focused on the playoffs as the league propels itself towards the Stanley Cup Final. But, for…
NHL Team Rankings Based on Players’ Prime Seasons Kyle Gipe | April 22, 2018 In March, ESPN published an article, “Which team would be MLB’s best if every player were in his prime?” The writers went through each MLB franchise, took every team’s roster and…
3 Teams Underperformed in 2017-18 Kyle Gipe | April 16, 2018 Now that the regular season is over, it is time to reflect on it by looking at results and seeing how successful teams performed relative to expectations. A good way…