Posts About "Alex Killorn"
Lightning Should Consider a Salary-Dump Trade With Red Wings
December 12th, 2020 Whenever you discuss a mock trade, it's impossible to not look like a fool. Player value is highly subjective, after all, and a prospect or first-round pick that you hold dear may be casually thrown into a real-life trade as the byline for a bigger deal. Because of this, I normally try to not spend too much time thinking about mock...
Lightning Lose More than Just a Player if Killorn Leaves
December 9th, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois did a masterful job getting the team into position to finally take home the Stanley Cup after a 16-year drought. With the 2020-21 season rumored to begin on Jan. 13, BriseBois still has serious decisions to make, and the timetable to make said decisions is shrinking by the day. Everyone on the...
Devils Could Be Busy Before Puck Drops on 2020-21 Season
December 9th, 2020 It appears we're inching ever closer to a Jan. 13 start date to the 2020-21 NHL season. If that's the case, that means we should start seeing some more transactions over the next new few days and weeks leading up to the start of training camp. Although the New Jersey Devils reshaped most of their roster during draft...
Red Wings & Lightning: Mock Salary Cap Trade
December 9th, 2020 If a few more things fall into place, Detroit Red Wings training camp will start later this month. Add one more holiday to the December calendar. Steve Yzerman got most of his holiday shopping done earlier this year and is ready to go for the start of the 2020-21 NHL season. No long lines; no backorders to be delivered in September...
Analyzing the Lightning's Potential Trade Partners to Clear Cap Space
December 5th, 2020 It's no secret that the Tampa Bay Lightning are in the middle of a deep cap crunch. Years of success led the franchise to lock down their veteran core to contracts that weren't bloated on their own but added up to give the team no room to maneuver when things went sideways due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has created nothing but...
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Red Wings, Lightning, Bruins, More
December 3rd, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, what is going on in the NHL that not one free agent has been signed in over a month? Is there another wave of deals coming? In Pittsburgh, Jim Rutherford believes that in-season trades could be tricky. What is he concerned about? Is there a trade option that could solve all of Tampa Bay's financial issues...
Devils News & Rumors: Killorn, Ristolainen, & More
October 18th, 2020 The New Jersey Devils were making moves left and right at this time last week. They acquired defenseman Ryan Murray from the Columbus Blue Jackets, as well as winger Andreas Johnsson from the Toronto Maple Leafs. They also signed Corey Crawford to a two-year deal to back up Mackenzie Blackwood in net. Things have been...
Analyzing the Lightning's Top Trade Bait Before the Draft
October 6th, 2020 After winning the 2020 Stanley Cup, there will be no rest for Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois. Part of the reason why the Lightning were able to reach their ultimate goal this year was due to contributions from a number of young, talented players who will be needing raises this offseason. Related: The...
Avalanche Have a Chance to Retool with Trades This Offseason
September 29th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche are one of a few teams that will have the cap space to take on additional salary this offseason. The club has a good enough farm system, and relatively inexpensive young NHL players, that it can use as trade chips. We have covered the ways by which the Avalanche can sign top free agents like the Florida...
Ilya Kovalchuk Isn’t Montreal Canadiens’ Best Offseason Option
September 20th, 2020 Montreal Canadiens General Manager Marc Bergevin has been busy already this offseason, acquiring a pair of Stanley Cup champions in goaltender Jake Allen and defenseman Joel Edmundson to shore up his team’s backend. Bergevin’s attention now turns to improving his forward group, more specifically trying to add a big scoring winger...
3 Takeaways From Lightning Game 3 Loss to the Islanders
September 12th, 2020 Games 1 and 2 saw the Tampa Bay Lightning dominate and snatch a victory last minute from the New York Islanders, respectively. There were many players who had significant roles in both wins. However, Game 3 turned out a little differently from the previous two. Related: Lightning Larceny: Revisiting Sergachev for Drouin Trade The...
Devils' Trading Partners: The Lightning Have What They Need
August 3rd, 2020 Weaponizing cap space is not a luxury many teams have. But it's something the New Jersey Devils have done to a great extent over the last few seasons. Whether it was acquiring Marcus Johansson in 2017 or Nikita Gusev almost a year ago, they've used their available cap space to their advantage. It won't be any different...
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Penguins, Lightning, Kraken, More
July 24th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Columbus Blue Jackets' coach John Tortorella is not happy with his team and explains why. In Pittsburgh, there are questions about who starts in goal and the GM has an opinion that might not match the coach. Who will the Tampa Bay Lightning be forced to trade and finally, who is in line to be the first head...
