2018 NHL Draft: 10 Risers From Fisher’s Top 100 Rankings Larry Fisher | April 1, 2018 There are risers and fallers for every NHL draft and 2018 is no exception. My midseason rankings, published in early February following the World Juniors and the CHL Top Prospects…
Will Oilers Really Fire Todd McLellan? Jim Parsons | March 31, 2018 The popular thing to do right now is to blame Todd McLellan for the fate of the Edmonton Oilers this season. After an amazing 2016-17 run that saw the Oilers…
Pretender to Contender: How The Maple Leafs Did It Ben Browne | March 31, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs are no longer rebuilding. If that wasn’t clear before Friday’s win over the New York Islanders, it should be clear now. This team, which finished 30th…
Draft Picks More Valuable Than Zuccarello Dave Rogers | March 30, 2018 As the New York Rangers continue to rebuild, they need to take a hard look at the players on their roster who will not be viable when it comes time…
Canadiens Need a Culture Change Brianne Spiker | March 30, 2018 Long gone are the days of the Flying Frenchmen and the seemingly endless parade of Stanley Cups. For all the pomp and circumstance the Montreal Canadiens trot out in celebrating…
Projecting Flames’ Future Blue Line Joel Griffith | March 29, 2018 Heading into the 2017-18 season, the Calgary Flames were expected to have one of the top defenses in the NHL, but it’s safe to say that expectation didn’t come to…
5 Habs Who Need to Be a Lot Better Brianne Spiker | March 29, 2018 Outside of a few individuals on the Montreal Canadiens, no player lived up to or exceeded expectations this season. Some of the less-than-stellar seasons from the players ranged from understandable…
Bruins Can’t Catch a Break With NHL DoPS Brandon Share-Cohen | March 28, 2018 NHL officials and the NHL Department of Player Safety have been wildly inconsistent all season. It’s nothing new in the world of sports to see a league get decisions wrong,…
Will Tolvanen Make a Difference for Predators? Andrew Robinson | March 28, 2018 Nashville Predators fans have been downright giddy since last Saturday. On March 24, Jokerit was eliminated from the KHL Playoffs, allowing Predators prized prospect Eeli Tolvanentitle to make his way…
Abdelkader’s Offseason Trade Value Jacob Messing | March 28, 2018 With five years remaining on a seven-year, $29.75 million contract, a Justin Abdelkader trade could happen this offseason and might be the best move for general manager Ken Holland and…
Zibanejad Key to Rangers’ Rebuild Phil Kocher | March 28, 2018 It would be revisionist history, if not outwardly disingenuous, to offer that the New York Rangers’ rebuild began when the Blueshirts sent Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators in exchange…
Islanders’ Desperate Decades-long Search The Hockey Writers | March 27, 2018 As the New York Islanders continue to see their 2017-18 season dimly fade into the night, it is undoubtedly the defense that has been the club’s Achilles’ heel. It is…
