Posts tagged with "James Neal"
Notable Golden Knights
September 5th, 2017 The way for a team to get better in the salary cap era is by making strategic draft choices. And even though it's not necessary to grab the great players all at once, a forward-thinking team must have the ability to pounce when those kinds of prospects become available. The Golden Knights are off to a decent start on both counts since...
2018 Free Agents Ripe for Bruins' Picking At Deadline
July 27th, 2017 Though something significant may still shake loose, the Boston Bruins seem content with letting their youth-flag fly heading into the 2017-18 season. The team had been criticized in recent years for burying or sheltering young talent in favor of steady, yet mediocre, veteran talent and that trend is destined to come to an end this...
Meet the Golden Knights: James Neal
July 20th, 2017 Ongoing education, particularly for new hockey fans, is job one at The Hockey Writers. Today we continue that mission, on our quest to educate Vegas locals on those players that will now be referred to as the Golden Knights. Earlier this week we gave you a primer on Vadim Shipachyov, a KHL product who has all the tools to be a dynamic...
The Summer of Smashville
June 29th, 2017 July 1 marks the beginning of free agency in the NHL. For fans around the league, it's like Christmas but instead of getting toys, your team gets a fancy new hockey player (whose sweater you'll probably want in December when it's actually Christmas). It is a time for teams to stock up for the upcoming season, to change identities, and...
2017 NHL Expansion Draft: Golden Knights Forwards
June 25th, 2017 Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights have a semblance of an NHL roster. Knights owner Bill Foley and team GM George McPhee unveiled their expansion draft selections to the world at the NHL Awards Ceremony inside the T-Mobile Arena last Wednesday evening. This expansion brought a rarity in professional sports as only one team was...
Rumor Rundown: Leaks Everywhere in NHL Expansion Selections
June 21st, 2017 In what was supposed to be a well-kept and very big secret until the NHL Awards on Wednesday night, the cat is out of the bag. The theory was a good idea, but the practice of hiding such quickly spreading news in today's NHL is next to impossible. Managers tell their players, the players tell their agents and family and friends start...
