Posts About "Benoit Pouliot"
Canucks Preseason: What Went Wrong?
October 3rd, 2018 The Vancouver Canucks finished the 2018-19 preseason with one win and six losses, with the singular victory being a shootout win against a Los Angeles Kings B-squad. The 'Nucks were outscored 30-11 during the seven-game stint, and it's safe to say that some of the hype surrounding the team coming into the preseason has been...
Biggest Draft Busts in Wild History
June 2nd, 2018 The 2018 NHL Entry Draft is right around the corner. The Minnesota Wild will actually be able to select a player in the first round of the draft unlike the previous year after former Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher traded the pick away. Since 2010, the Wild have done a pretty fine job selecting players that have impacted the NHL...
Pouliot Earning His Keep with Sabres
December 20th, 2017 Benoit Pouliot's NHL career has been a massive disappointment. Since being drafted fourth overall by the Minnesota Wild in 2005, the 31-year-old has dressed for seven different franchises. Now in his 10th full NHL season, he has never once eclipsed the 20-goal mark. Most would consider him a bust, and it's difficult to blame them....
Sabres Secondary Scoring Starting to Simmer
November 10th, 2017 So far this season, the only line consistently producing for the Sabres has been that of Evander Kane, Jack Eichel and Jason Pominville. But, after a bit of shuffling by coach Phil Housley, it appears he’s awakened or at last nudged the Sabres’ dormant offense. The new line of Benoit Pouliot, Ryan O’Reilly, and Kyle Okposo...
A Final Look at Benoit Pouliot
August 4th, 2017 Benoit Pouliot’s tenure with the Edmonton Oilers can be compared to a roller coaster that slowly climbed the tracks until it reached the very top, and everything suddenly stopped. Thus began an epic free-fall down the slope. The buy out of his contract this offseason signalled the end of a relationship that ultimately did not work...
Botterill Sets Up Sabres for Low Risks, High Rewards
July 3rd, 2017 For the first time in what felt like forever, the Buffalo Sabres were one of the most active teams on the opening day of the National Hockey League's free agency period for all the right reasons. On July 1, Sabres general manager Jason Botterill completed seven free agent deals to fill out not only his NHL roster but his also American...
Botterill's Moves Quickly Shaping the Sabres
July 2nd, 2017 Buffalo Sabres’ general manager Jason Botterill has had a busy first few months. Since being hired in the middle of May, he’s hired an assistant general manager (Randy Sexton), two head coaches (Phil Housley for the Sabres and Chris Taylor for the Rochester Amerks), and already brought in eleven new players for the teams. Sexton will...
Pouliot, Griffith and Chad Johnson Sign With Sabres
July 1st, 2017 The Buffalo Sabres have signed two players on July 1, both on one-year deals. Both Benoit Pouliot and Chad Johnson are going to be given opportunities to cement their ability to help a hockey franchise and for the Sabres, the team is banking that one-year, low-risk contracts will pay off handsomely. Chad Johnson signs with Sabres, 1...
Edmonton Oilers Buying Out Benoit Pouliot
June 29th, 2017 The Edmonton Oilers announced Thursday that they would be placing veteran forward Benoit Pouliot on unconditional waivers with the intent to buy out the two remaining years of his contract. By buying out Pouliot's contract that was set to expire following the 2018-19 season and came with a cap hit of $4 million annually, the Oilers will...
Tyler Pitlick: Edmonton's Forgotten Man
May 9th, 2017 Lost in all the euphoria and excitement of the Edmonton Oilers first playoff run in 11 years is the uncertainty surrounding a forgotten Oiler. A torn left ACL derailed a breakout year for Tyler Pitlick who's had an injury-plagued NHL career. Pitlick's been out for the season since December, and the 2010 second-round pick was fantastic...
Can Oilers’ Pouliot Rediscover 2014 Playoff Form?
April 27th, 2017 The first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs was all about unlikely heroes for the Edmonton Oilers. Zack Kassian brutalized the San Jose Sharks and pocketed back-to-back game-winners in Games 2 and 3. David Desharnais lifted the roof off of Rogers Place in Game 5, setting up Oscar Klefbom for the game-tying goal and then shovelled in...
Oilers Put Fans at Ease
March 17th, 2017 It has been a mere five days since panic started to set in with large chunks of the Edmonton Oilers fan base. With a decade-long absence on the franchise’s recent resume and having just been passed in the standings by the red-hot Calgary Flames, all was not well in good ol’ Oil Country. While somewhat understandable, it was rather...
4 Oilers Vegas Fans Should Be Watching
March 17th, 2017 The good news is that thanks to Connor McFranchise the Edmonton Oilers are more relevant than they’ve been since they advanced to the Stanley Cup Final at the conclusion of the 2005-06 season. The bad news is that the team that has played itself into playoff contention, at least as of March 16th, will lose a player when June’s NHL...
