Blackhawks Interested in Oilers’ Yakupov, Flames’ Tkachuk Makes Roster & More News Steven DiOssi | October 6, 2016 Blackhawks Interested in Oilers’ Yakupov The Chicago Blackhawks are reportedly interested in trading for Edmonton Oilers forward Nail Yakupov, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie on Thursday. Although McKenzie acknowledged Stan…
Ducks’ Lindholm Seeking Big Contract, Blues’ Schwartz Out at Least a Month & More Steven DiOssi | September 30, 2016 Ducks’ Lindholm Seeking Long-Term Deal Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm is one of only a handful of remaining restricted free agents that are unsigned with just weeks to go before…
The NHL’s Advanced Statistics Darlings Joseph Aleong | September 21, 2016 The growing divide between traditional statistics and the NHL’s new venture into advanced statistics has many debating over which evaluation technique truly helps recognize the league’s top players. Many teams…
Ducks Player Projections – Korbinian Holzer Felix Sicard | September 8, 2016 Despite all the tweaking and tumult around the Anaheim Ducks’ organization this summer, there remains one very important constant: an elite blueline. Naturally, the mind first drifts to names like…
Murray’s Draft Report Card James Caldwell | August 28, 2016 The NHL Entry Draft is where general managers can make or break their careers. In part one of my three-part series on Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray, I dissected some…
Hampus Lindholm Replaces Niklas Kronwall at World Cup Dustin L. Nelson | August 24, 2016 Add Niklas Kronwall to the list of players announcing that they will not participate in the World Cup of Hockey. Kronwall will bow out due to a knee injury, according…
Ducks Add Depth at Center but Roster Still Incomplete Annette Irwin | August 23, 2016 Since the Anaheim Ducks fell one game shy of the Stanley Cup Final in 2014-15, they have regressed with an early first-round playoff exit last season at the hands of…
Analyzing a Potential Landeskog-Lindholm Swap Aly Dhanani | August 7, 2016 A little more than a month ago, TSN’s Darren Dreger reported that the Anaheim Ducks and Colorado Avalanche had discussed a potential Gabriel Landeskog-Hampus Lindholm trade. Talks have died down since then…
Predicting Contracts for the Biggest RFAs Joseph Aleong | July 29, 2016 We’re deep into the dog days of summer, and most of the notable names on the unrestricted free agent market are either on the downswing of their careers (Radim Vrbata…
Ducks’ GM Bob Murray Tasked With Franchise-Altering Offseason Felix Sicard | May 16, 2016 The dust has settled on the 2015-16 Anaheim Ducks campaign, and thing aren’t exactly peachy. General manager Bob Murray relieved head coach Bruce Boudreau of his duties, while making it…
Four Defensemen That Anaheim Must Protect In The NHL Expansion Draft Felix Sicard | March 17, 2016 The NHL is expanding, and with that comes a general manager’s worst nightmare: the expansion draft. Reports coming out of the general managers meeting in Boca Raton, Florida suggest…
Sami Vatanen, Jordan Eberle and the Edmonton Oilers Rob Soria | February 29, 2016 Of all the Edmonton Oilers trade rumours that have bounced around social media over the past few months, the one which seemed most plausible involved Jordan Eberle and Anaheim Ducks…