Fantasy: Goalies To Buy-Low for 2012-13 – Nabokov, Harding, Markstrom and more Brandon Landry | February 15, 2012 Over the first 3/5ths of the NHL season, stars in goal have stumbled while hidden talents have shined over the hockey world. It was expected that Philadelphia would finally have the goaltending…
Islanders Re-Sign Frans Nielsen and His Backhand Joseph Wakeford | February 8, 2012 Yesterday it was reported that the New York Islanders had re-signed Danish center Frans Nielsen to a 4-year $11 million contract. Nielsen, who was set to become a free agent…
Red Wings Face Goalie Conundrum Andrew Johnson | February 7, 2012 When it was revealed that Detroit Red Wings All-Star netminder Jimmy Howard had fractured his right index finger during a game against the Vancouver Canucks on Feb. 2, Hockeytown was…
World Juniors: Top 10 2012 NHL Draft Eligible Prospect Performances Part 2: Overagers Christopher Ralph | January 14, 2012 It is no secret the World Junior Hockey Championships provides an outstanding opportunity for scouts to evaluate prospects – both drafted and undrafted. Part 1 of this series highlighted the…
Red Wings Don’t Need Goal-Scorer As Bad As You Think Andrew Johnson | January 11, 2012 Throughout the first half of the 2011-12 season much talk has been made surrounding the Red Wings apparent need for a top 6 forward with pure scoring talent. With big…
Vlasic Represents an Interesting Pickle for Sharks Walter McLaughlin | November 22, 2011 That’s one crunchy pickle™! In the Silicon Valley, Vlasic means much more than cucumbers soaking in a brine of distilled vinegar and corn syrup. It’s also the last name of…
Long Faces on the Island: What’s Wrong With the Isles? James Neveau | November 20, 2011 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent The New York Islanders came into this season with some really high hopes for the future. They went all out this off-season to keeping their…
Can Nino Niederreiter Turn the Islanders Season Around? Rich Klennert | November 18, 2011 After a 3-1-0 start the New York Islanders quickly went on a downward spiral going 2-7-3 in their last 12 games, reminiscent of their awful 21 game stretch last season.…
Rinne Gets His Money, But Did the Predators Doom Themselves? James Neveau | November 3, 2011 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist With the third lowest salary cap commitment in the league, the Nashville Predators are a team that has certainly made a habit of living successfully…
Deja Vu for the New York Islanders? Rich Klennert | November 2, 2011 Coming into this season two things the Islanders stressed were stay healthy, and get off to a fast start. Besides Nino Niederreiter’s groin injury the team has been relatively healthy,…
Fantasy Insight: The Best Of What’s Left – Goalies Andrew Johnson | October 25, 2011 Maybe you made a poor draft choice, your #1 guy is sidelined with an injury, or you’re just thinking about adding 1 more goalie to your fantasy roster. Whatever the…
New York Islanders 3 Stars After Week 1 Rich Klennert | October 17, 2011 After dropping their opener the New York Islanders finished the first week of the season with a 3-1-0 record. It’s easy to get excited about a young team getting off…