Posts About "Jordan Eberle"
What if Tavares Leaves Isles in July?
October 28th, 2017 It's July 5, 2018. The nightmare was real. You woke up to see that yesterday's news was not fake. John Tavares has signed his next contract in the NHL, and it was not with the New York Islanders. What happens next? What can the franchise possibly do? Losing their heart and soul, captain—and with due respect to Pat LaFontaine,...
Grading Chiarelli: Oilers Summer Moves (Part I)
September 18th, 2017 To suggest Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli is completely done his job for the summer might be premature. To assume he's finished making moves and player transactions for the season is nieve. But, many fans aren't 100 percent sold on the plays (or, as some would describe it, a lack thereof) made thus far to improve the...
New York Islanders 2017-18 Season Preview
September 18th, 2017 In hockey, like in real estate, it's about location, location, location. The New York Islanders know this all too well. Off the ice, the club is in search of a new locale from its haunt in Brooklyn. Plus their record from last season, which was identical to the Western Conference champion Nashville Predators, wasn't good enough to squeak...
Oilers' Right Wing Depth: Suspect or Sufficient?
August 30th, 2017 If the Oilers have an area of weakness where there was at one time a strength, it's at the right wing position. Jordan Eberle's exit to the New York Islanders meant moving the only bonafide top-six right-winger in the organization. Coming in is a winger who isn't always a winger (he also plays center) and at this point in his career,...
Jordan Eberle for Ryan Strome Revisited
August 25th, 2017 When you don't have a lot of NHL to write about or examine, you find yourself looking back and transactions and moves that already took place. Was this really a good move? Is the team better or worse than it was before? How will the club move forward and where will the new guy play? Fans have asked all of these questions and more when it...
New York Islanders: 2017-18 Bold Predictions
August 15th, 2017 Throughout August, The Hockey Writers will be releasing a series of bold predictions. Team by team, this series will take shape as we look at some of the more questionable possibilities that could come into fruition during the 2017-18 season. Staying the Metropolitan Division, we head to Brooklyn to discuss the upcoming season for...
