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Ex-Maple Leafs’ Defenseman Jake Gardiner: Where Is He Now?

The Old Prof | August 21, 2023

Jake Gardiner was one of the most polarizing defensemen in recent Toronto Maple Leafs’ history. On one hand, many Maple Leafs’ fans saw his great talent and appreciated his offensive…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Toronto Maple Leafs

Anaheim Ducks’ 5 Worst Trades in Franchise History

Eddy Jones | May 14, 2022

The Anaheim Ducks have a history of making trades. Here are five trades that we’ve labelled as the worst of the worst. 5. Beauchemin for Gardiner and Lupul Feb. 11,…

Categories Ducks History, Hockey History, NHL Trade Analysis

New Faces in New Places: Andrej Sustr

Mark Scheig | September 5, 2018

During the month of September, we will profile New Faces in New Places from around the NHL. We now look at new Ducks’ defenseman Andrej Sustr. After spending his entire…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning

Francois Beauchemin: Once (Thrice) a Duck, Always a Duck

Tom Dianora | May 7, 2018

The unfortunate and abrupt end to the Anaheim Ducks’ season brought with it a fair number of question marks moving forward. One thing that was known, however, was the retirement…

Categories Anaheim Ducks

Ducks Set to Battle Sharks in Round One

Tom Dianora | April 11, 2018

It’s been a roller-coaster journey, but the Anaheim Ducks managed to qualify for the postseason for the sixth consecutive year. They will even have home-ice advantage in the first round…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Previews and Predictions, San Jose Sharks

Bieksa’s Hand Injury Forces Carlyle’s Hand

Tom Dianora | March 18, 2018

Veteran defensemen Kevin Bieksa and Francois Beauchemin have had their share of rocky moments with the Anaheim Ducks this season. Deteriorating speed in the twilight of their careers seems to…

Categories Anaheim Ducks

The Ducks’ New Key on Defense

Tom Dianora | February 21, 2018

The Anaheim Ducks dealt from a position of strength to fill a position of weakness—especially when they had several key players out of the lineup due to innjury—earlier this season…

Categories Anaheim Ducks

Colorado Avalanche Expansion Draft Keepers

Sebastian Noble | June 15, 2017

As you all may or may not know, there’s a pretty significant change coming to NHL Hockey. The new expansion team, The Las Vegas Golden Knights, will begin their inaugural…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, NHL Expansion

Avalanche Buy Out Beauchemin

Andrew Forbes | June 15, 2017

Another veteran defenceman will be hitting the free agent market sooner than expected as the Colorado Avalanche bought out the final year of Francois Beauchemin’s contract. The Avalanche will buy…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, News

Reviewing the Best 2015 Free Agent Contracts

Devin Slawson | June 22, 2016

During the 2015 NHL Free Agency period, general managers were able to remain relatively patient in waiting for prices to fall in order to not overpay for players. It was…

Categories Free Agents, Top 10 Lists

Colorado Avalanche Player Grades: Defense

Kevin Goff | April 20, 2016

Continuing with our series of player grades, it is time to shift to the portion of the Colorado Avalanche that has earned the most criticism, the defense. This has been…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Trending

Colorado Avalanche Free Agent Pick-Ups Gelling

Kevin Goff | December 20, 2015

The Colorado Avalanche had a busy offseason, overhauling 1/3 of their roster from the previous year. The early portion of the 2015-2016 season then showed a team that was struggling…

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