Blue Jackets Show Promise & Youth in Recent Outings Mark Scheig | February 6, 2017 After a torrid start to the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have come back to earth recently. After their two most recent outings, a 4-3 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh…
Minnesota Wild Trade Targets Mark Bowie | February 4, 2017 The Minnesota Wild are sitting comfortably atop the NHL’s Western Conference standings with less than a month to go before the league’s March 1 trade deadline. The team is ranked top five in…
An Open Letter to Brad Marchand Cam Hasbrouck | February 4, 2017 Brad, It wasn’t too long ago that you were establishing yourself as an NHL-caliber player. After proving to the Bruins organization that you had a special offensive prowess with Providence…
Luongo for the Hall of Fame? Peter Ferrell | February 4, 2017 The Hockey Hall of Fame is the pinnacle of ice-based achievement. Only the best get in, immortalized for all time in downtown Toronto. Believe it or not, Roberto Luongo will…
Maple Leafs Should Draft Kelowna’s Cal Foote Anthony Fusco | February 3, 2017 It’s no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs are rebuilding. That may confuse people, based their success this year but don’t let this success fool you. The Leafs are still…
Maple Leafs Trade Deadline Preview Jeff Langridge | February 3, 2017 We are one month away from the 2017 NHL Trade Deadline and it will be an interesting one for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Last season, the plan was simple: sell…
Maatta Creating Tough Situation for Penguins Mike Necciai | February 3, 2017 To say that Olli Maatta has struggled in recent seasons is quite the understatement. Since emerging in 2013-14 — his rookie year — Maatta has looked like a shell of…
Kopitar & Kings Marching Towards 3rd Stanley Cup Dan Rice | February 2, 2017 We can all agree that this season hasn’t been the best season of Anze Kopitar’s career with only 31 points (6g-25a) over 45 games, but the first-year captain of the…
February 2017 NHL Draft Consensus Rankings Ryan Pike | February 2, 2017 February Edition We’re now more than halfway through the junior and college hockey seasons. Most rankings entities have put out several lists featuring prospects for the upcoming 2017 NHL Draft,…
Sheary’s Injury, Stars Trade for Goaltender & More News Steven DiOssi | February 1, 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins forward Conor Sheary will be out four-to-six weeks with an upper-body injury, head coach Mike Sullivan said on Wednesday. Sullivan made the announcement after the team’s practice at the UPMC…
Sebastian Aho: “Hats Please” Mark Shiver | February 1, 2017 Sebastian Aho was ready. The weather in Raleigh, Tuesday night, was balmy and pleasant, lending no hint as to what was about to unfold in the PNC Arena. A fierce…
Cavalry Has Arrived for the Wild Mark Bowie | February 1, 2017 A hockey player typically shows his team whether or not he has what it takes to reach that all-elusive next level by the time he hits his mid-twenties. This rings especially…