Posts About "Cory Conacher"
NHL Rumors: Wild, Lightning, Blackhawks, More
March 30th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Tampa Bay Lightning likely unwillingness to re-sign Cory Conacher and where he'll wind up as a result. The Minnesota Wild are interested in signing the KHL's third-leading scorer, but they can't do so quite yet. Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks are working on a deal with prospect Ian...
Conacher Adds Spark to Lightning
December 15th, 2017 Whenever the recent resurgence of the Tampa Bay Lightning is discussed, there are a few players that always come to mind. Alex Killorn, Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov established themselves as NHL mainstays with the Lightning over the last five years, with their impact on the team being a large part of their recent...
Lightning's Yzerman Continues to Build Depth
July 5th, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman's most newsworthy moves this summer have come in trading Jonathan Drouin for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and the signing of free agents Chris Kunitz and Dan Girardi. But Yzerman is quietly re-signing a handful of the team's depth players and bringing in others who could be wearing a...
Calder Cup Final Preview: Griffins vs. Crunch
June 2nd, 2017 The Grand Rapids Griffins face the Syracuse Crunch in the Calder Cup Final, a rematch of the 2013 Calder Cup Final. The Crunch look to get revenge for the loss in 2013, while the Griffins hope to win their second Calder Cup title in five years. The Crunch haven’t made it past the first round of the playoffs since that 2013 loss,...
Home Ice, Veterans Leading Crunch to AHL Finals
June 2nd, 2017 The Syracuse Crunch finished off the Providence Bruins in five games in the Eastern Conference Finals last weekend to advance to the 2017 Calder Cup Finals, where they will face the Grand Rapids Griffins in a rematch of the 2013 Final series. The Crunch's series-clinching win Saturday in Game 5 against the Bruins improved their...
Conacher Continues to Beat the Odds in Return to Lightning
August 3rd, 2016 The buzz created when the Tampa Bay Lightning signed free agent forward Cory Conacher to a one-year contract earlier this summer has been hard to ignore, but a look at his life on and off the ice makes it easy to understand. The 26-year-old played just 35 games in a Lightning uniform during the 2012-13 season before being part of...
Cory Conacher Returns to Lightning, Signs One-Year Contract
July 13th, 2016 On Wednesday, Tampa Bay Lightning Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced that Cory Conacher signed a one-year, one-way contract with the team worth $575,000. Welcome back, @conhockey19! We’ve signed Cory Conacher to a one-year, one-way contract. ?: https://t.co/OdrHUqEGkG pic.twitter.com/Ktfn8FzdhY — Tampa...
The Nuck Stops Here: Comets' Run Long-Term, Horvat Rumors (June 22nd, 2015)
June 22nd, 2015 Hello everyone! Before you start reading today's piece, I'd like to explain to you what exactly The Nuck Stops Here is. It's a column that focuses exclusively on the Vancouver Canucks, and during the off-season, runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. During these pieces, there will be a news round-up, an analysis of topics surrounding...
Utica Comets Giving Canucks Fans a Team to Cheer For
May 22nd, 2015 Impressive Run So Far For Canucks' Farm Team The hockey world has been quiet in Vancouver in recent weeks, as has been the norm during this time in spring over the last four years. But in Utica, New York, however, their minor league affiliate is giving the organization something to cheer about. Comets head coach Travis Green...
Is Matt Frattin Worth a Gamble?
November 19th, 2014 The Toronto Maple Leafs put winger Matt Frattin on waivers Wednesday, presumably with the intention of sending him to AHL Toronto. The soon-to-be 27-year-old forward has had his share of ups and downs in his career, showing immense promise as a young player who was drafted in the fourth round by the Leafs and once considered one of their...
Who Will Remain When the Islanders Get Healthy?
November 13th, 2014 The Islanders are playing some of their best hockey of the season right now and tomorrow expect to get Josh Bailey back from injury as they go for their 5th straight win against the Panthers. Around Thanksgiving, they are expecting to get Michael Grabner back as well who has yet to suit up this year after undergoing groin surgery...
Tavares and Strome: Islanders Match Made in Heaven
October 25th, 2014 I wrote earlier before the season that the Islanders were going to have a lot of options for the first line left wing. In a somewhat surprising decision, the winner of the competition was Cory Conacher, a free agent addition to the team this past offseason. Now that Anders Lee has been recalled and Ryan Strome has tallied six points on...
Staying in the NHL: A Constant Struggle
September 28th, 2014 Reality After years of training, practicing and playing hockey you finally made it into the NHL. Something that you believed may never come true finally has and now things can only get better from here, right? Regrettably, you are now more replaceable than ever. A tighter salary cap, stricter contract guidelines, and an increasing...
