Posts About "Erik Cole"
Revisiting the Stars Erik Cole Trade Nearly a Year Later
February 14th, 2016 Just over a year ago, the NHL Trade Deadline was pretty quiet for the Dallas Stars. They were fighting desperately to stay in the playoff race. Therefore, it was a bit of let down when the Stars didn't acquire any immediate help. Instead they traded a reliable veteran forward who was having one of the best seasons of his career. The...
Hurricanes Could Get Scoring Help From Familiar Faces
July 28th, 2015 When the Carolina Hurricanes removed former general manager Jim Rutherford from his position, Canes fans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. It was well past time to move on from JR and his particular managerial quirks. The most noticeable being his incessant need to recycle players from the past. Matt Cullen, Cory Stillman, Aaron...
Trade Analysis: Ville Leino
July 20th, 2015 The story behind Ville Leino’s NHL run is an interesting one. In 2008, the 24-year-old Leino was playing for Jokerit of the Finnish Elite League. He lead the team in scoring with 77 points in 55 games, was second in the league for scoring, and won the league’s MVP award, The Oskanen Award. His play was enough for him to be wooed by...
Detroit Red Wings Continue Mastery of Central Division
March 23rd, 2015 With Sunday's overtime win over the St. Louis Blues, the Detroit Red Wings have continued their dominance over the Central Division. Marek Zidlicky took a shot from the point and Justin Abdelkader tucked in the rebound just 24 seconds into the extra frame on a controversial goal that saw him score with a breaking...
Deadline Acquisitions Paying Dividends for Detroit
March 15th, 2015 It would be an understatement to say that the month of March has been less than kind to the Detroit Red Wings. The team has a 3-4-0 record thus far, including an embarrassing 7-2 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. Captain Henrik Zetterberg called out his team after the game: "I think it's almost that...
3 Keys for Red Wings Down the Stretch
March 6th, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com The Detroit Red Wings won their third game in a row with a 2-1 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Wednesday. They are three points behind Tampa Bay with four games in hand and five points behind Montreal with three games in hand. It’s a far cry from last year, when they were 28-21-12 and...
Erik Cole: the New Justin Abdelkader
March 4th, 2015 The Hockey Writers' Tom Mitsos already touched on how the Detroit Red Wings acquired LW Erik Cole and a conditional 2015 third-round pick from the Dallas Stars in exchange for prospects Mattias Backman, Mattias Janmark and a 2015 second-round pick. But let's take a deeper look at Cole as a Red Wing. While Cole isn’t considered a...
Chicago, Detroit Boast Winning Formula
March 3rd, 2015 It seems like every year, fans expect the Detroit Red Wings to slow down or the Chicago Blackhawks to finish the postseason without a long run. The thought has consumed fans throughout the NHL. Both teams bulked up before Monday’s trade deadline, making those thoughts seem irrelevant for yet another campaign. The Chicago Blackhawks...
Trade Deadline: New Faces of the Atlantic Division
March 2nd, 2015 We're breaking down the new faces coming into each division following the trade deadline. These posts will be updated with new information throughout the day. Boston Bruins He stays in-division, but the Bolts have sent Brett Connolly to the Bruins in exchange for a 2015 2nd round pick and a 2016 2nd round pick. Connolly is a...
Hockey News: Glencross Joins the Caps; Yandle to the Rangers
March 2nd, 2015 If you didn't know any better, you may have thought Sunday was the NHL trade deadline. Here's what you may have missed: Curtis Glencross was traded to the Capitals. It was all about patience for president Brian Burke. Flames are sticking to the long-term plan with Glencross trade. A breakdown of some stats on Glencross and...
Stars Trade Cole to Detroit
March 1st, 2015 The best trade deadline rental left on the board ended up getting traded tonight. I was thinking it would come down to Boston or Nashville but the Stars traded Erik Cole to Detroit. All the early NHL trade activity is making it look like tomorrow could be a fairly quiet NHL trade deadline day. The Deal The trade is as follows: ...
Erik Cole Acquisition a Solid Move for Red Wings
March 1st, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Wings have acquired left wing Erik Cole from Dallas, pending trade call, source confirmed. — Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) March 2, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings made a move at the trade deadline, but it wasn’t for that right-handed defenseman they have greatly coveted. The Red Wings acquired...
Best Trade Deadline Rental Still Available
March 1st, 2015 As has been the case in recent years, the closer we get to the NHL trade deadline (Mon. 3pm), the fewer gems remain available. After much anticipation, many of the bigger names have come off the board. Evander Kane started things off back on February 11th (seems so long ago), and more recently Franson, Sekera, Timonen, Clarkson and...
