Posts tagged with "2008 NHL Draft"
Red Wings Draft Recap: 2008
June 8th, 2015 2008 was a great year for the Detroit Red Wings. They won the Presidents' Trophy as the league’s top team (54 wins and 115 points), and the team seemed to be entering their prime. Henrik Zetterberg had 43 goals, Pavel Datsyuk was 2nd in the league with 66 assists, and he and Lidstrom led the league in plus/minus. The team entered the...
Paul MacLean Needs to Lengthen the Leash on Patrick Wiercioch
October 11th, 2014 The Early Stages Coming off career highs in points (23) and games played (53), Ottawa Senators defenseman Patrick Wiercioch is ready for more responsibility and needs Head Coach Paul MacLean to lengthen his leash. The 42nd overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft out of the USHL, Wiercioch took the college route prior to joining the...
2008 NHL Draft Lookback: The Year of the Franchise Defenseman
March 13th, 2014 The NHL landscape is littered with highly touted defensemen who could never quite fulfill the expectations that come along with the 1st round nametag. In fact, you can go year by year for the past decade and come across countless ‘blue chip’ blueliners who were once upon a time considered the hope of a franchise. Of course you could...
Sooner Than Later: The State Of The Canucks' Cupboard
February 25th, 2014 With the Canucks season on the brinks, is it time to dig deep in the franchise’s pockets for a solution? Has Mike Gillis provided that answer over his tenure? Or are the Canucks looking in the wrong places? Much attention throughout the season, and especially during the most recent skid, has been on the Canucks...
2007-2009: The Boston Bruins and the Dark Days of Drafting, Part 2
October 7th, 2013 You can find the rest of the series here: Part 1 Part 3 After having a top ten selection in the 2007 draft, the Boston Bruins headed to the 2008 NHL Entry Draft with the 16th overall pick and slightly lower expectations. Beyond Zach Hamill, the Bruins focused primarily on defensemen in 2007. This time around, however, they would...
Washington Capitals' Tomas Kundratek Gets Chance In NHL
January 23rd, 2013 A trade in hockey can certainly rejuvenate a player and get them on the right track following a few stumbling blocks at the beginning of their career. For the Washington Capitals’ Tomas Kundratek, this has certainly been the case. He’s transformed from a regular healthy scratch for the Connecticut Whale, minor league affiliate of the...
