Posts About "Brenden Dillon"
Capitals With the Most at Stake in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs
July 24th, 2020 As we ready for a bizarre summer season of Stanley Cup hockey, the NHL's top 24 teams are whipping themselves into shape to make a run at history. Having avoided the play-in round, the Washington Capitals have as good a chance as any to take home the Cup. Surviving the gauntlet is obviously priority A, but for certain players, their...
Capitals Ready for One Last Cup Run With This Roster
May 24th, 2020 With the NHLPA voting to approve a 24-team playoff format, the Washington Capitals are likely to be one of the favorites to go all the way. They have successfully lifted Lord Stanley's Cup very recently, and have many of the pieces that got them there still on the roster. Though there have been some bumps in the road this season,...
Jets Have Dozens of Defensive Options This Offseason
March 2nd, 2020 After smartly choosing to stand pat at the trade deadline, Winnipeg Jets' general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff will have to get busy in the offseason. His first priority will be to add a top-four blueliner to a team that's been defensively deficient all season long and has relied on a rotating cast of fringe players, waiver wire...
Sharks Expectations for 2020 & Beyond
March 2nd, 2020 The San Jose Sharks made some big moves before the trade deadline on Feb. 24, 2020. They ended up dealing Patrick Marleau for a 2021 conditional third-round pick, and Barclay Goodrow for Anthony Greco and a 2020 first-round pick. They also acquired Brandon Davidson from the Calgary Flames in exchange for future...
Capitals Trade for Dillon a Solid Bet, but Is It Enough?
February 19th, 2020 The Washington Capitals got into the trade mix on Tuesday, Feb. 18, picking up defenseman Brenden Dillon from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a pair of draft picks. Deadline rentals rarely come cheap and this move was no exception for Washington. Once again, the Caps dipped into their pool of future assets to improve the team in the...
Capitals Acquire Dillon from Sharks in Exchange for Draft Picks
February 18th, 2020 Players continue to be on the move in advance of the Feb. 24 NHL Trade Deadline, as the Washington Capitals have acquired defenseman Brenden Dillon from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2020 second-round pick and a conditional 2021 third round pick. https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1229869445096538112 Dillon off to...
Blues Could Pursue Several Top Trade Targets
February 18th, 2020 The St. Louis Blues are in chaos at the moment. It is their worst stretch of the season results-wise, as they are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. Additionally, the sudden and unexpected loss of Jay Bouwmeester has thrown their blueline into disarray. Unfortunately, the Blues find themselves in this situation just under a week removed...
Blues Options to Fill Bouwmeester Void
February 17th, 2020 Fear gripped every St. Louis Blues fan, and indeed the entire hockey community, as news spread that veteran defenseman Jay Bouwmeester had collapsed on the bench in a game last Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks. When it became clear that paramedics on the scene had brought him back from the brink, fear became panic, which in turn...
Golden Knights Should Target Dillon or DeMelo
February 13th, 2020 As the old saying goes, you need defense to win championships. That has been the Achilles Heel for the Vegas Golden Knights this season. The team does not have a ton of depth on their blue line and have blown multiple leads this season. They've tried switching up their defensive system and fired their coaching staff to bring in Peter...
3 Bruins' Trade Deadline Targets - Defensemen
February 8th, 2020 It has been noted that as the National Hockey League trade deadline inches closer to Feb. 24, the Boston Bruins are looking to upgrade their top-six forwards and possibly add a right wing to the second line. Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers and Tyler Toffoli of the Los Angeles Kings have been linked to the Bruins. While an...
Rangers Have Needs & Options at the Trade Deadline
January 23rd, 2020 The New York Rangers have some things to contemplate over the All-Star break - they need to decide which way they want to turn before the season ends. Do they want to make some big trades that might bolster the team for a playoff run? Or, do they cut some ties and reload for the future? Do they want to allow some of the youngsters to...
NHL Rumors: Rangers, Kings, Sharks, Oilers, More
January 9th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown there is news on a variety of team thanks to Craig Custance's piece for The Athletic, and the focus is on few teams in this first edition of the rumor report today. Everyone knows Chris Kreider as the name most teams see as the big fish. Where might he fit? Are the Edmonton Oilers willing to move a...
3 Critical Questions for the San Jose Sharks
December 9th, 2017 At the start of the NHL season, we laid out three questions we felt would dictate the San Jose Sharks' season. One-third of the way through the season, answers are emerging to two questions, while the third answer is still wide open. Question 1: Sharks' Cap Space What will general manager Doug Wilson do with the cap space? This is...
