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Which Blues Free Agents Will Stay

Stephen Ground | June 23, 2019

The St. Louis Blues have a lot of decisions on their hands. Just a week and a half removed from capturing their first Stanley Cup, they have already wrapped up…

Categories St Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues: Fourth-Line Focus

Stephen Ground | August 30, 2018

The St. Louis Blues have made a plethora of moves this summer, adding four forwards to their group of nine through trade and free agency. In addition, the Blues have…

Categories St Louis Blues

Jets Should Gamble on Ryan White

Aaron Schmidtke | July 31, 2017

It is a rare occurrence when Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets have an active offseason. In 2012, it was viewed as a busy summer signing forwards Olli Jokinen and…

Categories Editor's Choice, Winnipeg Jets

Crowded Bottom 6 Breeds Competition for Jets: Part One

Sean Olinkin | July 19, 2016

The Winnipeg Jets will come into training camp this season with a problem that many teams wish they had. While the team’s top two lines are likely set, the bottom…

Categories Editor's Choice, Jets Prospects, Trending, Winnipeg Jets

Should They Stay or Go: Chris Thorburn

Rob Mahon | May 15, 2016

Chris Thorburn has built up a lot of goodwill in the Winnipeg Jets’ dressing room over his five years here. That goodwill is going to come in handy when the battles…

Categories Winnipeg Jets

The Positive Side of Sending Nic Petan to the AHL

Sean Olinkin | November 20, 2015

Earlier this afternoon, news came out of the Winnipeg Jets that Nic Petan had been sent down to the AHL. #NHLJets announce they've assigned F Nic Petan to #MBMoose of…

Categories Jets Prospects, Manitoba Moose, Winnipeg Jets

Jets Ink Peluso; What Is His Role?

Sean Olinkin | June 17, 2015

Today the Winnipeg Jets took the first step to rebuilding their depleted group of forwards by re-signing tough guy Anthony Peluso. The deal is for two years and worth an…

Categories NHL News, Winnipeg Jets

Analyze This! The Winnipeg Jets Need To Look At Analytics Differently

Jeremy Wiebe | August 25, 2014

The theme for this NHL offseason has been analytics or advanced stats. Many teams have started to add an analytics department to their organizations in order to get the most…

Categories Advanced Stats, Winnipeg Jets

Danny Vanderwiel – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile

THW Archives | June 22, 2013

Danny Vanderwiel THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 2/17/1995 Place of birth: Island Lake, Illinois Ht: 5’10″     Wt: 190 lbs Shoots: Left Position: LW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 Twitter: @dvandy18 THW The Next…

Categories NHL Entry Draft

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