Posts About "Andreas Athanasiou"
LA Kings Monthly: The 2020-21 Season Begins
January 11th, 2021 LA Kings Monthly is a series that analyzes the Los Angeles Kings and how they performed throughout the previous month. Each article discusses what went right for the team, what didn't, as well as the best highlights, player, and game from the month. Each edition also takes a peek at what the next month looks like for the Kings,...
Oilers and Holland Spent Wisely and Won't Miss Athanasiou
January 2nd, 2021 On paper, Ken Holland had a great offseason. His signings have been well received and his high draft picks are performing admirably at the ongoing World Junior Champion. He has navigated this season's unusual salary cap circumstances as well as any, filling the holes on his roster without overcommitting in either years or dollars, and...
Kings Add Depth & Scoring With Athanasiou Signing
December 29th, 2020 The Los Angeles Kings have signed Andreas Athanasiou to a one-year, $1.2 million contract. The Detroit Red Wings originally drafted the left-winger at the 2012 NHL Draft. He was selected 110th overall and would go on to begin his career with the team in the 2015-16 season. The peak of his career, so far, came in the 2018-19 season when...
Kings Add Forward Andreas Athanasiou
December 28th, 2020 It has been reported that the Los Angeles Kings have come to an agreement with forward Andreas Athanasiou on a new deal. The deal is reported to be worth $1.2 million over one year. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1343664187759861761 Drafted 110th overall in the 2012 draft by the Detroit Red Wings, Athanasiou made his...
Wild Need to Find a Zuccarello Fill-In
December 10th, 2020 News broke last week that the Minnesota Wild will be without one of their top-six forwards for at least the start of the upcoming season. Winger Mats Zuccarello is expected to miss some considerable time due to torn ligament in his arm that recently required surgery. The damage is located in the same arm that Zuccarello broke a couple...
Holland's Patience May Be Key to Oilers NHL 2020-21 Season Success
November 19th, 2020 It's easy to criticize an organization when there's been a lack of playoff success over the course of many seasons and when the fan base believes the club has the talent employed to make them a Stanley Cup contender. Hindsight is 20/20 and being an NHL GM is an easy job when you have the luxury of going back and revisiting a deal one...
4 Free Agents the Panthers Need to Target
November 2nd, 2020 The Florida Panthers have already made some notable moves in free agency this offseason, signing left-winger Carter Verhaeghe, defenseman Radko Gudas, and speedy center Alexander Wennberg. Despite these solid additions, the team will have to deal with departures as well, most notably Mike Hoffman, their top goal scorer from last season,...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Maple Leafs, Sabres, Lightning, More
October 25th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz about a few possible trade candidates, among them Rasmus Ristolainen from the Buffalo Sabres, along with Alex Killorn and Tyler Johnson from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andreas Athanasiou might be wondering if declining the offer from the Edmonton Oilers was the wisest decision and Travis Dermott...
4 Unsigned Free Agents the Red Wings Should Target
October 21st, 2020 We are entering a quieter stage of NHL Free Agency after an extremely hot start that includes the Detroit Red Wings, who've been tactical with their signings as they head into the next season of their rebuild. Still, the Red Wings have plenty of cap space (approx $18.7 million) available and need to fill holes on their roster. With that...
Canucks News & Rumors: Kielly, Sautner, Schmidt & More
October 18th, 2020 A lot has happened over the past two weeks; as a result, the Vancouver Canucks team looks a lot different than it did at the beginning of October. In this edition of Canucks News & Rumors, I’ll trace some of those changes and then look at two recent signings by the team. As well, I’ll follow one rumor that at least one young...
Blue Jackets Could Use a Scoring Winger...But Who?
October 16th, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets remain one of the most interesting teams to watch as we move along in this offseason. They have cap space but they also have important business to take care of. After trading for Max Domi and signing Mikko Koivu to a one-year deal, the Blue Jackets have been quiet. A little too quiet actually. Related:...
Canucks Have Options To Replace Toffoli
October 15th, 2020 It's official, the Vancouver Canucks have now lost all of their key free agents to different teams. Chris Tanev and Jacob Markstrom are with the Calgary Flames, Troy Stecher is with the Detroit Red Wings and now Tyler Toffoli is a member of the Montreal Canadiens. General manager Jim Benning has since traded for Nate Schmidt to help...
Top 5 Free Agents the Devils Should Target
October 14th, 2020 The New Jersey Devils have made some notable additions to their roster over the last few days. They acquired Ryan Murray to improve their blue line, then followed it up by trading for Andreas Johnsson to upgrade their offense. In free agency, they signed Corey Crawford to back up Mackenzie Blackwood in net. But even...
