NHL GMs Must Put Oilers On Speed Dial Mark Scheig | March 21, 2016 There’s good news and bad news if the Edmonton Oilers win the right to pick in the top three on April 30th. The bad news is that fans in 29…
Say What: Sabres Could Host Playoff Games This Season Mark Scheig | March 20, 2016 Turns out that Buffalo could see playoff hockey in the spring after all. Saturday night, the OHL announced the schedule for the first round of the playoffs. A closer look at…
Dalton Prout: Getting The Job Done Mark Scheig | March 17, 2016 It was the sucker punch heard around the NHL world. During last Sunday’s 4-0 Lightning win over the Blue Jackets, defenseman Dalton Prout came rushing to the aid of his…
5 Most Annoying Players In The NHL Mark Scheig | March 17, 2016 One of my favorite aspects of hockey is that of what I like to call the “annoying player”. You know who I’m talking about. These are the players who constantly…
With McDavid In Fold, Oilers Must Sell Mark Scheig | March 16, 2016 First things first about the Edmonton Oilers: this has been Connor McDavid’s team since the night of the draft lottery. Now that we have the obvious out-of-the-way, we can focus…
Dante Salituro – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Mark Scheig | March 15, 2016 Dante Salituro Date of birth: 11/15/1996 Place of birth: Don Mills, ON, Canada Ht: 5’9″ Wt: 175 lbs Shoots: Right Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 2nd year eligible Twitter: @dantesalituro Other Rankings: NHL…
Kyle Maksimovich – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Mark Scheig | March 15, 2016 Kyle Maksimovich 2015-16 Team: Erie Otters (#9) Date of birth: 3/10/1998 Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario Ht: 5’9″ Wt: 174 Shoots: Left Position: Left Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter: @KMaksi9 Other Rankings: Central Scouting NA…
Kris Knoblauch Makes OHL History Mark Scheig | March 14, 2016 What the Erie Otters have done the last three seasons is remarkable. It became historic on Saturday night. The Otters scored four times in the third period to complete a…
Blue Jackets Define Hockey Purgatory Mark Scheig | March 14, 2016 The Pittsburgh Penguins flexed their muscles on Friday night. The Tampa Bay Lightning did the same on Sunday afternoon. In both cases, the Columbus Blue Jackets had no answers. This…
Something’s Different About These Penguins Mark Scheig | March 12, 2016 Much of the talk leading into Friday night’s Penguins/Blue Jackets game centered around how the Penguins might handle Brandon Dubinsky, or anyone else that takes a run at Sidney Crosby.…
Jordan Sambrook – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Mark Scheig | March 10, 2016 Jordan Sambrook 2015-16 Team: Erie Otters (#6) Date of birth: 4/11/1998 Place of birth: Markham, Ontario Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 186 Shoots: Right Position: D NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter: @JordanS_9 Other Rankings: Central Scouting NA…
Doomsday Draft Lottery Scenarios Mark Scheig | March 9, 2016 This year’s NHL draft lottery has a very different dynamic to it. We will see the début of the top three spots all determined by a bounce of some lottery…