Oilers Priority Should Be Trading Nugent-Hopkins Tim Chiasson | August 10, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers priority should be to trade Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. They managed to clear out the unbreakable contract of Milan Lucic in a lateral move earlier in the offseason, but…
Islanders Aren’t Likely to Repeat Last Season’s Performance Tim Chiasson | July 29, 2019 The New York Islanders had the fifth-most points in the NHL in the 2018-19 season, but they could easily find themselves on the outside looking in after 2019-20. After an…
Blue Jackets Will Lean on Dubois in 2019-20 Tim Chiasson | July 25, 2019 Without Artemi Panarin, Matt Duchene, and Ryan Dzingel, the Columbus Blue Jackets will spend a lot of time searching for offense. They failed to add (or retain) any big fish…
Bruins Need to Avoid Bridge Deal with McAvoy Tim Chiasson | July 24, 2019 When the latest CBA was agreed to, they forgot about the Charlie McAvoys of the world. The Boston Bruins have total control over McAvoy, and it’s probably the main reason…
3 Transactions the Kings Should Make Tim Chiasson | July 15, 2019 The 2018-19 Los Angeles Kings matched their lowest point total, and won their fewest amount of games, in the salary cap era. Their top forward and defensive lines weren’t good…
How the Maple Leafs’ Penalty Kill Could Look in 2019-20 Tim Chiasson | July 4, 2019 When the Toronto Maple Leafs traded away Nikita Zaitsev and Connor Brown, they lost two players that ranked one and four, respectively, in ice time (TOI) on the penalty kill.…
Can Alain Vigneault Be Successful with Flyers? Tim Chiasson | June 12, 2019 Alain Vigneault has coached two different types of teams during his last two stints as a head coach. He had similar success in both stops, but his time with the…
Blackhawks Should Develop Jokiharju in the NHL Tim Chiasson | June 8, 2019 The Chicago Blackhawks had a perfectly good thing going with defenceman Henri Jokiharju, before they banished him to the American Hockey League. He played 37 games for the Blackhawks prior…
Maple Leafs’ Use of Johnsson Means Affordable Cap Hit Tim Chiasson | June 4, 2019 The Toronto Maple Leafs had a rich season with many storylines. One of the major points to highlight from the Leafs’ 2018-19 season was Mike Babcock’s questionable usage of players.…
Avalanche RFA Alexander Kerfoot Is a Valuable Player Tim Chiasson | June 3, 2019 Lost in all the Mikko Rantanen contract talk is fellow restricted free agent Alexander Kerfoot, who has quietly proven to be an important player for the Colorado Avalanche. He’s improved…
Sharks’ Consistent Success May Be in Trouble Tim Chiasson | June 2, 2019 The San Jose Sharks have enjoyed consistent success like few other franchises have seen. They’ve missed the playoffs only twice since 1997, reaching the Conference Finals five times. If you…
Montreal Canadiens Jesperi Kotkaniemi Is Already a Star Tim Chiasson | May 29, 2019 When the Montreal Canadiens passed on Filip Zadina and Brady Tkachuk the consensus was that they went off the board. Now they have the makings of an elite two-way center.…
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