The All-Time “Could Have Been A Maple Leaf” Team Jeff Langridge | July 9, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs have recently gotten better at something they used to be really bad at: trading draft picks. Under past General Managers, the Leafs would trade draft picks…
Fantasy World: Off-Season Impact Larry Fisher | July 9, 2015 Fantasy hockey players — especially those in keeper leagues — need to pay close attention to the off-season. The annual free-agent frenzy on July 1 is definitely a date you should…
Hockey News: Stamkos, Lightning Have Not Begun Contract Talks; Minnesota Wants Another Team Jeff Ponder | July 9, 2015 Steven Stamkos and the Lightning have not begun discussing a new contract for the All-Star. [Pro Hockey Talk] A small Minnesota town thinks it can house an NHL team. [CBS…
Sam Gagner Brings Low-Risk, High-Reward to Flyers Andy Dudones | July 9, 2015 New Flyers forward Sam Gagner knows uncertainty. At only 25, the London, Ontario native has now been traded under unusual circumstances in back-to-back offseasons. After the Tampa Bay Lightning traded for…
NHL Free Agency: The Best Deals So Far Ryan Szporer | July 9, 2015 Traditionally, NHL free agency is marred by overspending on the part of desperate general managers sometimes just looking to keep up appearances, but not so much in 2015. In fact,…
On Keeping Phaneuf and Objectivity in Hockey Writing James Tanner | July 8, 2015 I don’t write about hockey because I want to get a job as a journalist one day. To me, journalism isn’t all that exciting – impartial reporting just doesn’t do…
Eichel’s Story: Jack’s Upbringing Makes Him the Perfect Fit for Buffalo Cam Hasbrouck | July 8, 2015 North Chelmsford, Massachusetts sits alongside the Merrimack River and Stony Brook, some 30 miles outside of Boston. Vinal Square, a small park, sits at the intersection of 3A and Route…
Central Division: Strengths and Weaknesses Jordan Dix | July 6, 2015 The Central Division was easily the best division in the NHL this past season. All seven teams finished with at least 90 points and five of them qualified for the…
Patrick Sharp: Potential Trade Target for Florida Panthers Glynn Cosker | July 5, 2015 The NHL Draft and the Free Agent Frenzy have come and gone, but one player expected to change teams has stayed put – for now. The Blackhawks’ Patrick Sharp is…
Redrafting the Edmonton Oilers: 2007-2014 Larry Fisher | July 3, 2015 This idea came to me shortly before Stu MacGregor was served his walking papers, just prior to the draft. It lost a bit of lustre with his dismissal, but I…
Fresh Blood Has Sharks Back in Win-Now Mode Andrew Bensch | July 1, 2015 Whatever that one-year rebuilding thing was that the San Jose Sharks bizarrely decided to go into last offseason is a thing of the past. While yours truly isn’t a fan…
Diagnosing The Disarray Of The Boston Bruins Joe Marraccino | June 29, 2015 Friday June 26, 2015 is a day that will live in infamy for the Boston Bruins. At the start of the day, general manager Don Sweeney had around $8 million dollars of…
