Lightning Have a New Priority for the 2022 Offseason Eugene Helfrick | May 18, 2022 Before the 2022 NHL trade deadline, there were some reasonable questions about the Tampa Bay Lightning’s forward corps. While their roster of Stanley Cup-winning stars were playing well and general…
Lightning Have Created Their Next Most Important Line Eugene Helfrick | May 11, 2022 When the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup, there was much debate about who their best player was. While Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy took home…
Lightning Need Hagel to Prove his Worth Against the Maple Leafs Eugene Helfrick | April 30, 2022 In recent years, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois has shown that he is willing to pay a premium at the trade deadline if it means he is able…
Sabres’ Draft Failures Continue With Latest Hagel Trade Zach Rohde | March 25, 2022 When Brandon Hagel was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for two first-round picks, Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh, hockey fans had mixed reactions. For Sabres fans, in particular, there…
Lightning’s Blockbuster Trade for Hagel Isn’t About Going All In Eugene Helfrick | March 20, 2022 In the months and years following the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois changed the way that we talk about deadline deals. What was once…
Maple Leafs Passed on Fleury, Hagel Trade — NHL Insider Kevin Armstrong | March 20, 2022 According to a well-respected NHL Insider, the Toronto Maple Leafs passed on a trade to acquire Marc-André Fleury and Brandon Hagel from the Chicago Blackhawks. TSN’s Darren Dreger tweeted that…
Blackhawks Might Not Be Done Completing Blockbusters Michael DeRosa | March 20, 2022 The Chicago Blackhawks officially began their rebuild when they traded young forward Brandon Hagel along with two fourth-round picks to the Tampa Bay Lightning. They landed themselves a fantastic return,…
Blackhawks Hagel Trade Signals Start of the Rebuild Connor Smith | March 19, 2022 When Kyle Davidson was introduced as the 10th general manager (GM) in Chicago Blackhawks history on March 1, he described his process for developing the team’s future as a “rebuild”…
Lightning Acquire Brandon Hagel From the Blackhawks Eugene Helfrick | March 18, 2022 The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Brandon Hagel, a 2022 fourth-round draft pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks for Taylor Raddysh, Boris Katchouk, a 2023…
Hurricanes Have Trade Deadline Options Despite Being Cap-Crunched Brandon Stanley | March 10, 2022 We’re less than two weeks away from the 2022 trade deadline, and the Carolina Hurricanes remain in an enviable position in the landscape of the NHL. The team has the…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Wild, Maple Leafs, Coyotes, Blackhawks, Oilers Jim Parsons | March 9, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Montreal Canadiens are being told the price is too high on defenseman Ben Chiarot. Meanwhile, earlier rumors of Shea Weber’s contract being a fit…
Blackhawks Bytes: Kane, Hagel, Reichel & More Gail Kauchak | February 27, 2022 Welcome to the February edition of Blackhawks Bytes, a series featuring quotes and comments from players, coaches, management, journalists and fans alike concerning everything Chicago Blackhawks. The purpose of this ongoing…