Posts About "Dave Bolland"
Blackhawks Memories: Stanley Cup Brings Out the Jerks
May 31st, 2020 Playoff hockey isn’t for the faint of heart. We all know the intensity and physicality get ramped up in the postseason. After all, the Stanley Cup is on the line! Guys are all trying to intimidate each other and get the upper hand in any way they can. Teams go “all-in” as the playoffs progress. The Chicago Blackhawks have never...
2004 NHL Entry Draft: 5 Forgotten Picks
March 16th, 2020 The 2004 NHL Entry Draft in Raleigh is notable for being the final draft before the 2004-05 NHL lockout that quashed the entire season. Despite being 15 years ago, there are still players from the draft excelling in the NHL — Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin, picks one and two, respectively — among them. The Washington...
Maple Leafs Are Bringing Matthews Back Too Soon
November 24th, 2018 Late in October, the Toronto Maple Leafs triumphed over the Winnipeg Jets for the second time in a back-to-back series. Though the Maple Leafs won the possible four points from two games, they lost a significant piece of their arsenal. Auston Matthews would leave the game early in the second period with an upper-body injury that would...
Maple Leafs' Recent Business With the Blackhawks
March 14th, 2018 Two of the more storied franchises in the NHL today, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks have a long history of on-ice battles. On top of that, the two teams have had their fair share of dealings off the ice when it comes to the trade market. While the recent moves between these two teams haven’t been earth-shattering by...
Dave Bolland Has No Timeline for a Return
September 1st, 2016 The Arizona Coyotes recently acquired Dave Bolland -- sometimes referred to as "Dave Bolland's contract" -- in a deal with the Florida Panthers, who were looking to clear some cap space. The Coyotes, once again, used their cap space as an asset, acquiring touted prospect Lawson Crouse from Florida. The 30-year-old Bolland has three...
Lawson Crouse Trade All About Dollars and Sense
August 29th, 2016 The "Summer of Change" in Sunrise isn't over yet: Last week, the Florida Panthers traded injured center Dave Bolland to the Arizona Coyotes. The cost of unloading Bolland's boat-anchor contract (another three years at $5.5 million per) was Florida's 2015 first round draft pick, Lawson Crouse. In exchange for Bolland and Crouse, the...
Panthers Package Lawson Crouse in Salary Dump Trade
August 26th, 2016 The Florida Panthers have been one of the NHL's more active clubs this offseason, but their latest personnel decision has some fans scratching their heads. In a polarizing move, the Sunrise-based team agreed to a deal with the Arizona Coyotes late Wednesday night, dealing former Chicago Blackhawk Dave Bolland and 2015 first-rounder...
How Cost-Efficient is the Florida Panthers' Roster?
August 24th, 2016 Salary cap leagues are all about getting the most "bang for your buck" — determining what player to sign, for what term, at the cheapest rate possible. The best general managers strike a proper balance, paying for star power while digging for gold in the league's bargain bin. The Florida Panthers appear to have set themselves on the...
Andrew Shaw: Pros and Cons of His Canadiens Deal
June 29th, 2016 There’s no denying the contract Andrew Shaw just signed with the Montreal Canadiens is a bargain compared to the reported $4.5 million average per year he had been seeking. However, is his new six-year $23.4 million deal a bargain overall? Here are its pros and...
Dave Bolland Fails Physical, Won't Be Bought Out: Report
June 15th, 2016 With the NHL's buyout window set to open Wednesday at noon, news has come in that Florida's Dave Bolland has failed his physical, according to Sportsnet's Luke Fox. Failing his physical means that Bolland isn't healthy and that he cannot be bought out, as no injured player can be bought out. Fox reports that the Panthers have, "No...
Dale Tallon's 3 Worst Moves as GM of the Panthers
May 25th, 2016 A few weeks back, when the Florida Panthers announced that Dale Tallon would be promoted to president of hockey operations, and Tom Rowe was named the team's new general manager, I wrote an article on Tallon's five best moves as GM of the Cats. But, as we all know, for every good move a general manager makes there's a stinker or two...
4 Things the Panthers Should Consider Before Signing Alexander Radulov
May 21st, 2016 It's been widely reported, and even more speculated that the Florida Panthers are in the mix for KHL superstar, Alexander Radulov, and may even be the front-runners to land his services. But, the question has to be asked, is signing Radulov worth it for the all of the obvious risks for the Panthers? My short answer is, "yes,...
Strong Offseason Needed to Keep Panthers Atop Atlantic Division
May 4th, 2016 Heading into the 2015-16 NHL season, there was very few people who had the Florida Panthers winning the Atlantic Division. To the surprise of many people, they won it and they controlled it. It was their Division. Some people chalked it up to an unsustainable PDO, others said key injuries to star players on competing teams allowed...
