Posts About "Bobby Ryan"
Ducks' History of Drafting Southern Californians
June 8th, 2019 It's the dream of many aspiring athletes to play for the local professional team. With the remarkable growth of Southern California hockey, helped along by the recent (although not very recent) success of the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks, the numbers of Southern Californians drafted into the NHL every season is growing. It's...
5 Senators That Should Be Traded
November 21st, 2018 In the first year of any rebuild, there's a guarantee for player turnover on teams. For the Ottawa Senators, that process has begun. Among the new faces includes rookies Brady Tkachuk, Maxime Lajoie and Drake Batherson and newly acquired players Mikkel Boedker, Chris Tierney and Dylan DeMelo. Expect there to be some more as...
Senators 3 Biggest Preseason Surprises
October 3rd, 2018 The 2018-19 NHL preseason is over, and for the Ottawa Senators, it ended with a few surprises on the final roster. The club lost its first four games but came back strong in the final two, defeating the talent-heavy Chicago Blackhawks and shutting out the Montreal Canadiens. Assumptions and questions surrounded the club leading into...
Senators Rebuild Can’t Happen With Ryan
September 14th, 2018 The Erik Karlsson drama in Ottawa is over. The Senators have traded Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks. Say what you want about the return Ottawa received for the former captain, but it is apparent the Senators are embracing the idea of a rebuild. The team appears ready to begin anew, but there are obstacles in the way of a proper rebuild,...
Every NHL Team’s Worst Contract
August 20th, 2018 In a salary cap league, contract negotiations become critical to building perennial contenders. A team cannot afford too many value-negative contracts: contracts where the money owed to the player is likely significantly higher than the value he will bring to the team over the length of the contract. General managers who avoid handing...
Karlsson for Ekblad: A Good Hockey Trade
July 10th, 2018 The conclusion of the 2017-18 National Hockey League campaign brought about one of the most hotly anticipated offseasons in recent memory. And yet, outside of John Tavares signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs, it’s really just been a whole lot of “meh.” Tavares aside, none of the decisions of any unrestricted free agent has...
