Posts About "Chris Wagner"
Revisiting the Ducks' Chris Wagner - Jason Chimera Trade
August 11th, 2020 When the Anaheim Ducks traded Chris Wagner to the New York Islanders for Jason Chimera on Feb. 26, 2018, many Ducks fans were disappointed to see the forward go. The former fifth-round pick had worked his way to the top, having spent three seasons in the AHL with Norfolk before making it to the NHL. He had even played top-6 minutes...
Bruins Sign Coyle, Wagner to Extensions
November 27th, 2019 BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have signed forward Charlie Coyle to a six-year extension worth a total of $31.5 million. The team also announced before Wednesday night’s game against the Senators that it has agreed to a three-year extension with forward Chris Wagner that has annual cap hit of $1.35 million. Chris Wagner, Boston...
Bruins' 4th Line Must Move on Without Wagner
May 24th, 2019 The Boston Bruins were primarily a top-heavy team throughout the regular season, but that changed during the playoffs. Brad Marchand is still the leading scorer, but it has been a much more balanced attack compared to what fans are used to seeing. All four lines have been contributing, which makes the loss of Chris Wagner much more...
Bruins' Wagner Has Rolled in Homecoming
March 28th, 2019 Lost within the mass hysteria of last summer, surrounding All-Star John Tavares and "The Decision" to sign with his boyhood team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, was a low-risk, high-reward signing by Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney. Chris Wagner, an unheralded journeyman of four seasons with 29 points in 174 career games inked a...
Don Sweeney's Best Offseason Yet
July 28th, 2018 While the Toronto Maple Leafs went out and nabbed John Tavares in free agency this year and while the Tampa Bay Lightning aggressively pursue a trade for Erik Karlsson, the Boston Bruins have remained relatively quiet. Although general manager Don Sweeney may not be done making moves this summer, he has been relatively quiet. That's...
Boston Bruins Free Agency Report Card
July 8th, 2018 Every year, hockey fans long for July 1 – a day that resembles Christmas as organizations drop millions of dollars on free agents to improve their teams. This tradition comes with insomnia, your phone glued to your hand, and migraines due to an excess of blue light hitting your eyes. The intrigue stems from the fact that every...
Chris Wagner Will Impress With the Bruins
July 2nd, 2018 The Boston Bruins have always been known for their physicality. From the days of Harry Sinden's "Big Bad Bruins" to Claude Julien's defensive-minded schemes and hard-hitting brand of hockey, Boston has always had the reputation for being one of the tougher teams in the NHL. Despite the NHL now being a completely different league with...
Bruins Sign Halak, Wagner & Nordstrom
July 1st, 2018 The Boston Bruins have agreed to terms on contracts with forward Chris Wagner, veteran goaltender Jaroslav Halak and winger Joakim Nordstrom. The deal for Wagner will last two years and will pay him $2.5 million over two years, giving him a $1.25 million cap hit. The contract for Halak will last two years and will pay him $2.75 million...
Ducks Make Minor Moves at Trade Deadline
February 28th, 2018 Bob Murray did warn us that there might not be much activity. Nevertheless, the idea of the Anaheim Ducks general manager adding a scoring winger or a depth defenseman by the trade deadline still seemed plausible given his club's needs and their window to win right now. In the end, though, Murray only made subtle moves in signing...
Islanders Trade Chimera to Ducks
February 26th, 2018 The New York Islanders announced they have traded forward Jason Chimera to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for heavy-hitting forward Chris Wagner on Monday, according to the team. https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/968201647821344768 Chimera is a grizzled veteran who comes with a ton of experience for the Ducks who currently hold...
Anaheim Ducks Should Recall Chris Wagner
March 13th, 2016 It's been an intense ride for the Anaheim Ducks this season. The Ducks started out terribly, finding themselves in last place in the Pacific Division in the month of December. After the holiday break they went on a tear going 25-4-2 to rise from last to first in the division. First place in the division only last momentarily, as...
Ducks' Impact Players They Could Use In The Future
February 26th, 2016 Coming into the 2015-16 NHL season, the Anaheim Ducks signed a few players to one year deals that have had an impact on the team now and could in future seasons. Anaheim picked up Chris Stewart, Mike Santorelli, and Shawn Horcoff in the off season. Recently Bob Murray added David Perron to the mix. All four of these players are...
Ducks Inexplicably Give Away Impactful Player
November 16th, 2015 In a season that's fallen somewhere between "miserable" and "un-watchable", the Anaheim Ducks have zero margin for error in managing their roster. As bad as their play has been, Anaheim has also fallen victim to some horrible injury luck, an issue that they largely avoided in 2014-15. '15-16 hasn't been kind, with Ryan Getzlaf,...
