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Boston Bruins Free Agency Report Card
July 8th, 2018 Every year, hockey fans long for July 1 – a day that resembles Christmas as organizations drop millions of dollars on free agents to improve their teams. This tradition comes with insomnia, your phone glued to your hand, and migraines due to an excess of blue light hitting your eyes. The intrigue stems from the fact that every...
Chris Wagner Will Impress With the Bruins
July 2nd, 2018 The Boston Bruins have always been known for their physicality. From the days of Harry Sinden's "Big Bad Bruins" to Claude Julien's defensive-minded schemes and hard-hitting brand of hockey, Boston has always had the reputation for being one of the tougher teams in the NHL. Despite the NHL now being a completely different league with...
Hurricanes' Nestrasil Gone, Maybe Forgotten
August 17th, 2017 Andrej Nestrasil is no longer with the Carolina Hurricanes and he may soon be forgotten. It's the climax of a story that had incredible potential to blossom but withered on the vine; a tale of unrealized promise. It makes me a bit melancholy when I look back to just one year ago. Nestrasil and "The Line" Not so long ago, in the...
Golden Knights Prepared to Pluck Ward from 'Canes?
June 21st, 2017 The Vegas Golden Knights are primed and ready to pluck unprotected prime players from NHL teams. The Carolina Hurricanes are one of those teams, and the consensus is that they will get plucked hard at the net before the expansion dust settles. Whether this will hurt the 'Canes in the short-term or longer will remain to be seen. But, with...
4 Hurricanes Vegas Fans Should Be Watching
February 4th, 2017 Another week, another team that new fans of the Vegas Golden Knights need to be watching. The Carolina Hurricanes may not be on the radar of Vegas fans, but they should be. As the trade deadline approaches and the playoff picture becomes clearer, we'll get a better idea of which players will be exposed to this summer's expansion draft....
Andrej Nestrasil and Two Seasons
December 27th, 2016 Andrej Nestrasil is a novel, one that could be titled, "Two Season." The Carolina Hurricanes forward has gone from a prolific, integral part of the team's best line, to an afterthought, barely getting ice time. While the team is moving forward and developing its identity, Nestrasil is unfortunately languishing. Nestrasil Season...
