Posts About "Gilbert Brule"
5 Forgotten Picks of the 2005 NHL Draft
January 8th, 2020 The 2005 NHL Entry Draft is most known for being the Sidney Crosby draft. As one of the most anticipated prospects in NHL history, Crosby was a solid lock for first overall. But the 2005 draft is often overlooked for how many future stars would come out of it. Players like Anze Kopitar, T.J. Oshie, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Keith...
Former Oilers Thriving in KHL
February 6th, 2017 The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is home to some of the best talents outside of North America. With their recent expansion across Europe and into Asia, the league is arguably the biggest hockey league in the world outside of the NHL. In what's considered the second best hockey league in the world, several former Edmonton Oilers are...
Wasted Potential: The Most Mishandled Prospects Part I
April 8th, 2014 In today's salary cap world, it is increasingly important for teams to develop talent in-house. Drafting and developing young players can give teams very valuable cap savings due to the restrictions placed on the maximum value of entry-level contracts. Properly developing young players is a difficult science to master. Some teams...The Portland Pirates Continue Their Road Game Winning Streak
PROVIDENCE - The Portland Pirates kicked off a four-game road trip with an overtime win against the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Sunday afternoon, extending their away game winning streak to four games. https://twitter.com/PortlandPirates/status/402203335182151680 Malcolm Subban began in goal for the Bruins,...
The ZSC Lions Sign Ex-NHL Players And Coaches For New NLA Season
August 26th, 2012 Last April the ZSC Lions wrote a remarkable Hockey story, coming off a difficult regular season where they finished 7th overall, they swept championship favourites HC Davos and EV Zug in the first two playoff rounds, then defeated SC Bern in a thrilling 7 game series, winning their first Swiss NLA championship since 2008. This feat...
Will the Dallas Stars Sign One Last Free Agent Forward?
July 27th, 2012 The 2012 NHL free agent frenzy began with a bang for the Dallas Stars, with the team making some of the biggest splashes in the league, at least in terms of talk. Much buzz surrounded the signings of 40 year-old veterans Ray Whitney and Jaromir Jagr, as well as the trade with the Buffalo Sabres that sent Steve Ott out and Derek...Coyotes Advance, Vindicated as Members of West's New Elite
Oh how the mighty have fallen It took one extra game and a lucky escape from a forty-minute, all-out assault on their defensive zone, but it’s official. The Phoenix Coyotes have completed the 2012 wholesale change of teams that make up the Western Conference elite. Gone are the perennial contenders and heavyweights – The...
Coyotes' Stellar Goaltending and Defense Send Chicago Packing
April 24th, 2012 Six straight overtime games would have just been ridiculous, right? The Phoenix Coyotes displayed that good goaltending and tight defense is the recipe for success in the playoffs, and the Blackhawks simply had no answer for them in a very hard-fought series by both teams. The Mad House on Madison was left in shock as the...
Evaluating the Tenure of Scott Howson Part 1: Righting the Ship
January 10th, 2012 When the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Scott Howson away from the Edmonton Oilers the team was coming off the sixth straight season in which they missed the playoffs.
Horrible drafting has cost the Columbus Blue Jackets
November 14th, 2011 It is not unprecedented to see the Columbus Blue Jackets toiling at the bottom of the NHL’s standings. In their 11 year history, they have qualified for the playoffs only once, and they haven’t won a single post season game. However the 2011-2012 season was supposed to be different, the off season provided fans with hope. The...
NHL Draft Day One 2011 - Reactions: Trades Galore and Team Grades
June 25th, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN - The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent Ryan Smyth to the Edmonton Oilers for Gilbert Brule and a draft pick, nearly the entire first round went off without any picks swapping hands today. Then, as the Draft neared the...
