7 Former Blackhawks to Watch in the 2020-21 Semifinal Round Gail Kauchak | June 13, 2021 Back in mid-May, 16 teams embarked upon the 2020-21 NHL postseason with high hopes for a deep playoff run. Alas, by the beginning of June eight more teams had been…
Lightning Fans Are Too Quick to Dismiss Jan Rutta Kyle Knopp | March 13, 2021 When your favorite team has been playing as well as the Tampa Bay Lightning have in the first half of the 2020-21 season, it is easy to forget how competitive…
Lightning Success Coming From Roster Depth & Balanced Scoring Frank Quartarone | February 11, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning have raced out to a 9-1-1 record, fresh on the heels of another lopsided victory against the Nashville Predators. The Bolts dismantled the Preds 6-1 Tuesday…
Lightning Sign Defensemen Cernak and Rutta to Multi-Year Deals Eugene Helfrick | December 23, 2020 Heading into Christmas, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois has been keeping busy, announcing on the 22nd that the team re-signed Erik Cernak and Jan Rutta to multi-year deals.…
Flames Looking to Add Another Defenceman Colton Pankiw | October 30, 2020 The Calgary Flames management staff, led by general manager Brad Treliving, has done a good job this offseason. They had one of the best drafts of any NHL team and…
Blackhawks News & Rumors: Rutta, Murphy, Pirri & More Brooke LoFurno | September 30, 2020 The NHL season officially concluded on Sept. 28 with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning the Stanley Cup, and everything is now up for grabs. When the Stanley Cup Final concludes,…
Lightning’s Defensive Injuries Spell Woes Before Playoff Push Eugene Helfrick | March 4, 2020 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, building a defensive corps that could compete with the best in the NHL has been a long and arduous process. Before Steve Yzerman took over…
Lightning Have Decisions to Make on UFAs This Summer Steve Marowski | December 28, 2019 No matter what happens this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have a busy and likely stressful offseason. They have six restricted free agents (RFA) that could be re-signed, and…
Lightning: Schenn Is Not an Answer on the Blue Line Eugene Helfrick | December 13, 2019 One quirk of the NHL salary cap era is that it’s impossible to have the perfect player at every position. Simply due to the rising cost of star players, building…
Making Sense of Oilers Defense & Opening Night Roster Shane Sander | October 3, 2018 As the NHL prepares to drop the puck on its 101st season of play (102nd of operation), teams announced their opening night rosters. The Edmonton Oilers finalized their roster with…
Blackhawks Weekly: Ringing in the New Year Gail Kauchak | January 2, 2018 There’s no way to sugarcoat it. As we embark upon a new year, the Chicago Blackhawks are struggling. They headed into the Christmas break in a rut and have now come…
Are the Oilers About to Sign Cody Franson? Shane Sander | September 6, 2017 There have been reports that the Edmonton Oilers are one of the finalists bidding for free agent defenseman Cody Franson. One of the reports comes from Rick Dhaliwal from Vancouver’s News…
