Posts About "Adam Graves"

1994 Playoffs - We Need a Movie on This!

December 22nd, 2017 There are some good hockey movies out there. We were blessed with Slap Shot in 1977. We chuckled at the antics of the children in The Mighty Ducks in 1992. We reminisced with Herb Brooks in Miracle in 2004. With the 20th anniversary of one of the most memorable playoff runs in NHL history coming up next year, why not relive the ecstasy...

The Best Free Agent Signings in NHL History

November 14th, 2017 Free agency is a very important aspect of the NHL. The best NHL free agent signings, typically of players with high skill, retain the ability to drastically improve a given team in an instant. In some cases, free agent signings don't live up to expectations, as players can be heavily overpaid for the services and skills they bring...

5 Best Oiler Trades After the Wayne Gretzky Era

August 20th, 2016 When I last looked at five trades that defined a collapse of Edmonton Oiler hockey, I took a look at a dynasty team and how it turned it into, in many ways, the running joke of the NHL. Few, if any teams fell from grace in a way the Oilers did. Trading names like Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson, Doug Weight and Chris Pronger...

New York Rangers: A Tale Of 20 Years

May 31st, 2014 Twenty years is a long time. Much has changed since 1994 in the NHL and on the New York sports landscape. Back then, a Canadian team (Montreal Canadiens) was the defending Stanley Cup champion and save for that franchise, most other "Original Six" clubs were dealing with their own curses and title droughts. Darryl Sutter was coaching...

Wayne Gretzky's Best Lineup

December 21st, 2012 When filling out an all-time Wayne Gretzky roster, one may run into 99 problems but 99 ain't one. Surely there is no dearth of talent, especially considering the team's that Gretz laced 'em up for. Ah but therein lies the problem, trying to piece together a roster as great as "The Great One." Like any roster there are certain...

The 1996-97 New York Rangers: The Last Fine Time For New York Hockey

June 30th, 2012 Entering the summer of 1996, the New York Rangers were a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. Only two years removed from their ride down the Canyon of Heroes, the Rangers still had many of the pieces from that 1994 Stanley Cup Championship team. Just like in 1994, when Rangers' President and General Manager Neil Smith added many former...