Calgary Flames Offseason Report – Developing Defense Anna Santiago | August 7, 2014 With the Calgary Flames’ upswing into a rebuild, most of the attention thus far has been placed on the young, promising and extremely skilled forwards who are changing the face…
Calgary Flames: New Additions, Summer 2014 Mario Boucher | July 3, 2014 In less than a week, the Calgary Flames changed the look of their team. Between the NHL Draft and the signing of free agents, the Flames have added size and…
Flames Add Veteran Trio in Free Agent Frenzy Ryan Pike | July 2, 2014 Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving began putting his touches on his team’s roster by breaking out the chequebook on Day 1 of unrestricted free agency season. Treliving added a…
NHL’s Disciplinary Team Nothing More Than a Bad Knock-Knock Joke Tannor Torrao | December 20, 2013 Knock, knock? Who’s there? Brendan Shanahan, Gary Bettman, and the rest of the NHL executives who hand out suspensions and fines in the name of player safety. Sounds like the…
Is Robert Bortuzzo Destined for a Trade? Meesh Shanmugam | December 5, 2013 As Robert Bortuzzo and his fans are quickly learning, depth can be a very complicated topic in the life of an NHL player. Depth charts are created with the idea…
Penguins Finding Forward Depth in Unexpected Places Meesh Shanmugam | November 4, 2013 When the Pittsburgh Penguins were swept out of the Eastern Conference Final back in June, most of Pittsburgh hit the panic button over their perennial Stanley Cup favorite. Problems suddenly…
Trade or Keep: Evaluating the Pittsburgh Penguins Defense Meesh Shanmugam | October 23, 2013 With three days in between their 9th and 10th games, the Pittsburgh Penguins have plenty of time to decide on their junior-eligible 19-year-old defenseman, Olli Maatta. Not only do the…
Penguins Plan to Keep Olli Maatta; What’s Next for Pittsburgh? Sean Griffin | October 21, 2013 In the last two weeks, The Hockey Writers’ Meesh Shanmugam and I each presented an argument on the topic of whether or not Olli Maatta would (or should) remain in…
The Olli Maatta Decision: Pittsburgh or London? Meesh Shanmugam | October 10, 2013 It took just three NHL games for Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta to stir up a raging debate in Pittsburgh. With most junior-eligible defensemen, the debate tends to be whether or…
Who Should the Penguins Trade for Salary Cap Compliance? Meesh Shanmugam | July 31, 2013 During the 2013 season, General Manager Ray Shero and the Pittsburgh Penguins had their way with the salary cap to put together a supposed “Dream Team.” Adding Jarome Iginla, Brenden…
Sixth Sense: Dan Bylsma Decision Could Cost Penguins Stanley Cup Justin Glock | May 19, 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins’ Head Coach Dan Bylsma has one more delicate decision to make in the playoffs that could make or break the Stanley Cup aspirations of his team. He needs…
Five Keys to the Pittsburgh Penguins Moving On Sean Griffin | May 7, 2013 In simply looking at the end results, one might think the 2013 playoffs are going quite well for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After all, they lead the New York Islanders 2-1 in their first…