Posts About "Dennis Seidenberg"
Bruins Options for Defense Depth at Trade Deadline
February 15th, 2018 When the NHL's annual trade deadline rolls around, it's hard to not get excited. Anxious, might be a more appropriate term to use, however, as fans, media and players alike wait patiently to see what type of deals will unfold. Everyone wants to bolster their team. Whether it be with a deadline acquisition or assets for the future,...
5 Best Trade Deadline Deals In Boston Bruins History
February 14th, 2018 With less than two weeks to go until the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline, speculation, and rumor-mongering have been kicked into hyperdrive, filling the league's news cycle. For several weeks every season, the games themselves seem to take a backseat to the exciting and occasionally maddening prognostication as experts and novices alike attempt...
Calvin de Haan: A Bright Spot on the Blue Line
May 24th, 2017 Islanders defenseman Calvin de Haan has concluded the most successful season of his career and was rewarded. Although the Islanders fell just short of a playoff appearance at the end of last season, there has been an impressive showing on the blue line in de Haan, who has become a valuable piece of the Islanders' success. Most...
Bruins Top 5 Trade Deadline Moves
February 18th, 2017 From the THW Archives, written by former contributor Mark Wallace Graham and originally published Mar. 2, 2014. With the 2014 NHL trade deadline looming, no one knows what the Boston Bruins are going to do in terms of wheeling and dealing. Making trades is always a calculated risk, you never know how it's going to work out...
Seidenberg’s Future With Isles Cloudy
January 22nd, 2017 It’s funny what a difference a few months makes in the National Hockey League. After being bought out by the Boston Bruins -- a team he once helped win a Stanley Cup -- Dennis Seidenberg was playing for Team Europe in the World Cup of Hockey, without an NHL contract. Now, five months later, Seidenberg is playing some of the best...
Islanders' Resolutions for 2017
December 30th, 2016 With their 6-4 loss to the white-hot Minnesota Wild on Thursday, the New York Islanders are back in the Metropolitan Division basement. Their 14-15-6 record through their first 35 games proves the Isles have plenty of room to improve. From inconsistent defense, spotty scoring and undependable goaltending, the fact that the Isles are...
Preview: Islanders Ship into Boston
December 20th, 2016 The New York Islanders will be in Boston to take on the Bruins at the TD Garden this evening. Boston is coming off of a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings at home on Saturday. Tuukka Rask recorded the shutout while Jimmy Hayes netted the lone goal. On the other side, the Islanders have not been producing wins this season like they...
Islanders Dead in the Water
December 20th, 2016 After going on a 5-0-1 run earlier this month in a stretch that appeared to salvage their season, the New York Islanders have lost five straight in heartbreaking fashion. With an ineffective offense, inconsistent goaltending and now Casey Cizikas out, the Islanders look absolutely lifeless on the ice. The worst part is that things...
Week 3 Fantasy Hockey Awards
November 8th, 2016 Week three of fantasy hockey was highlighted by some odd games and yet again, strong goaltending. In a week which saw Columbus score ten goals on Montreal and a 35-year-old stay-at-home defenseman almost lead all blueliners in points, the unexpected was absolutely the theme for week three of fantasy hockey. With that being said, if any...
Islanders Opening Night Thoughts
October 13th, 2016 With PA Parenteau put on waivers and claimed by the New Jersey Devils this week, as well as the demotions of Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock, the New York Islanders are sending a mixed message on opening night. On one hand, it’s apparent they want to get younger and faster, but they also want to get grittier and “safer” on...
How Seidenberg Helps the Isles
September 30th, 2016 The one-year, $1 million deal that brought veteran D-man Dennis Seidenberg to the Islanders on Sept. 28 wasn’t without its controversy, as hardcore fans wondered just how injured Johnny Boychuk is and if Ryan Pulock’s spot as the sixth defenseman is in danger. But have no fear Islanders fans, Seidenberg isn’t here to rattle any...
The Best of What's Left: Free Agent Defensemen and Goaltenders
September 13th, 2016 The free-agent market is a bone-bleaching desert. With training camp just a couple weeks out, there's not much out there if a general manager is looking to round out the depth chart. Nonetheless, teams are looking at what's out there, whether that means they're offering contracts or just trying to get players into training camp on a...
The Oilers, PTO's & the Search for a RD
July 20th, 2016 Through all the initial excitement that comes with free agency there are a lot of players that will not be getting contracts heading into the 2016-17 season. Many of these players will end up having to sign a professional tryout (PTO) with an organization in hopes of earning an NHL job. In recent years the PTO strategy has been used...
