Posts About "Jake Gardiner"
Carolina Hurricanes' 3 Worst Contracts for 2020-21
December 24th, 2020 As one of the youngest up-and-coming teams, the Carolina Hurricanes own the luxury of having few bad contracts on their payroll. In fact, with each young player they sign, they've found ways to get good value and decent term on players in their prime. Many of the league's worst contracts were birthed through free agency. But as the...
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Bruins, Panthers, Hurricanes, More
October 15th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news surrounding Joe Thornton and his eventual return to the NHL. He's making a stop in Switzerland but the Toronto Maple Leafs are rumored to be very interested in his services. Who are the favorites to land Mike Hoffman? If the Bruins, what does that mean for their cap? The Florida Panthers and...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Pietrangelo, Gardiner, Mikheyev & More
October 13th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at some of the Maple Leafs who have recently landed with new teams and I’ll take a look at two things the team must do in regard to Ilya Mikheyev and Travis Dermott. Item One: Alex Pietrangelo Rumors Put to Bed in Sin City Thankfully, this might be my...
Hurricanes Face Tough Decisions With Bursting Blue Line
June 24th, 2020 When the Carolina Hurricanes were bolstering their roster for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, there was no predicting how quickly the COVID-19 outbreak would halt the season so suddenly. Gutted by injuries to their back end, the Hurricanes sought help in the form of Sami Vatanen and Brady Skjei at the 2020 trade deadline to replace...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Crazy Ideas, Pietrangelo, Coach & Gardiner
May 17th, 2020 You don’t have to be a Toronto Maple Leafs fan to wonder what’s happening with the 2019-20 season. Will there be a resumption of the regular season? Will we jump right into a Stanley Cup playoff format? Will games be played in empty arenas? Will NHL hockey players think the medical risk too high and decide not to play? What’s...
The Ducks’ Ones That Got Away: Part 2
April 12th, 2020 The Anaheim Ducks have been around for over a quarter-century. In that time, they've jettisoned their fair share of players who became impact players with their new teams. William Karlsson, Chris Kunitz and Shea Theodore are the most obvious choices, but there are three more players who the Ducks moved on from, who, in hindsight,...
Maple Leafs: Whipping Boys From the Last Decade
March 3rd, 2020 Toronto is often referred to as a mecca for hockey - a fishbowl city where the play of its players is criticized sometimes unfairly and their mistakes are magnified. For the Maple Leafs, they’ve had a number of whipping boys over the years - players that fans and press have piled blame on for the lack of success in Toronto over the...
Maple Leafs Trade Deadline Rumors: Khaira, Barrie, Gardiner & Stecher
February 23rd, 2020 In this post, I want to recap the trade rumors that are being tossed around as the Toronto Maple Leafs struggle to find a place in the playoff picture as the trade deadline nears. Some of these seem wildly speculative and even made up, but there they are – even thrown into the air by hockey insiders themselves. Related: Maple Leafs...
Hurricanes Roster Facing Big Test With Hamilton Injury
January 17th, 2020 Watching the replay, you could tell immediately it was serious. Carolina Hurricanes All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kevin Stenlund got their skates tied up chasing a puck along the boards Thursday night, causing Hamilton to fall back awkwardly on his left leg. He immediately called for the referee,...
Hurricanes' Rough Division Schedule Doesn't Get Easier
December 31st, 2019 On the surface, things don’t look so bad for the Carolina Hurricanes. They're currently sitting at eighth place in the NHL. Before beating the Washington Capitals on Saturday, they were on a three-game losing streak, but they won six of seven before that. The problem isn’t their 23-14-2 record. The problem with the Hurricanes is...
NHL Rumors: Hall, Gardiner, Subban, More
December 21st, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Arizona Coyotes' odds of retaining Taylor Hall, Jake Gardiner talks his decision to turn down millions of dollars before joining the Carolina Hurricanes, only to maybe be on the trade block, and are talks heating up involving P.K. Subban? Coyotes Under Consideration Now Taylor...
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Sabres, Penguins, Oilers, Blackhawks, More
December 20th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, both the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres have defensemen available on the trade block, the Minnesota Wild might be willing to trade Jason Zucker (again) and one team is interested, and is there something fishy going on with the Chicago Blackhawks and Brent Seabrook? Is Zack Kassian really worth $4...
Hurricanes' Gardiner Struggling to Find Consistency
December 3rd, 2019 The Carolina Hurricanes were the butt end of many jokes during the offseason over their obsession with stockpiling defensemen, and for a while, it looked like defense would be the area of least concern. But one of the newcomers on the blue line has yet to find his game two months into the season, and his struggles are becoming harder to...
