Posts About "Kerby Rychel"
Raining Picks: Warren Rychel's Craziest Draft Pick Trades
November 25th, 2018 The OHL Trade Deadline is just under two months away and teams are already tossing around draft picks while deals are being made. It’s an area that Windsor Spitfires’ general manager Warren Rychel is all too familiar with. On Tuesday afternoon, the Niagara Ice Dogs and Kingston Frontenacs got the ball rolling on the deadline...
Canadiens Need Shinkaruk Slightly More than Rychel
August 20th, 2018 It’s admittedly the smallest of trades that will almost certainly have zero impact on the Montreal Canadiens roster this upcoming season. Still, the trade that saw the Habs acquire Hunter Shinkaruk for Kerby Rychel could represent more of a far-reaching shift in philosophy for the better within the organization. Emphasis on the...
NHL News & Notes: Ty Smith, Shinkaruk Trade & More
August 20th, 2018 In today's News & Notes, the New Jersey Devils have signed their 2018 first-round pick Ty Smith to a three-year entry-level contract, the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames made a trade and the New York Rangers have signed Dustin Tokarski to a one-year contract and the NHL Network has released their top-20 NHL winger list (which...
Canadiens Trade Rychel to Flames for Shinkaruk
August 20th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens have traded left-winger Kerby Rychel to the Calgary Flames in exchange for fellow left-winger Hunter Shinkaruk, the Canadiens announced Monday. This deal is a minor one that will see Shinkaruk and Rychel sent to their third and fourth NHL teams respectively since being drafted in...
5 Habs on the Outside Looking In
April 9th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens spent the last two months of their season auditioning many of their young prospects at the NHL level to see where they are at in their development. Some have shown good promise and have potentially pencilled themselves into next year’s lineup. For others, it’s obvious they aren’t quite ready yet. This is a...
Draft Picks More Valuable Than Zuccarello
March 30th, 2018 As the New York Rangers continue to rebuild, they need to take a hard look at the players on their roster who will not be viable when it comes time to compete again. Fan favorite Mats Zuccarello is at the top of that list. Although Zuccarello survived the Rangers trade deadline selloff this season, he can't be part of their long-term...
Maple Leafs' Recent Business With the Blue Jackets
March 19th, 2018 An expansion team that came into the NHL in 2000, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs don’t have as much history when it comes to trading as the Leafs do with other franchises. That said, over their 18-year existence, the Blue Jackets have dealt with the Leafs four times when it comes to moving players. While none of...
Canadiens' Trade Deadline: What's Next?
February 27th, 2018 With the passing of the NHL trade deadline, where does that leave the Montreal Canadiens going into the rest of the season? The team’s moves included shipping out long time Hab, Tomas Plekanec, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a second-rounder and two prospects while Joe Morrow was traded to the Winnipeg Jets for a fourth-rounder. The...
Leafs Delivering With Depth at Centre
February 26th, 2018 There was so much chatter about the need for a shutdown defenceman as the Toronto Maple Leafs entered this week’s lead up to the NHL Trade Deadline. But on Sunday, they made a move to shore up their depth down the middle by acquiring veteran centre, Tomas Plekanec, from their rival Montreal Canadiens. The acquisition cost the Leafs...
Canadiens Trade Plekanec to Maple Leafs
February 25th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens have traded veteran center Tomas Plekanec and forward Kyle Baun to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Kerby Rychel, Rinat Valiev and a second-round pick int he 2018 NHL Draft. This deal is one of what is expected to be many coming from the Canadiens this season as the team looks to rebuild for the future after...
Scott Harrington's Patient Approach Paying Dividends
February 21st, 2018 Imagine for a moment what the life of a seventh defenseman is in the NHL. There's six guys ahead of you on the depth chart. They get to play before you. You want to do everything you can to show that you are the best option for the team. Days, weeks and even months go by and you never hear your name called. The waiting game is a...
Maple Leafs Prospects That Will Have to Keep Waiting
September 29th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are a team that is looking to improve on a surprising season. However, the way fans saw them improving on the day they were eliminated from the playoffs is different than how they see it now. Back then, it was just relying on the Leafs' young players getting better. Now it's the additions of Patrick Marleau and...
Revisiting Rychel Spitfires/Storm Trade
June 30th, 2017 Trades are never an easy part of the OHL. Trading away your own family is that much more difficult. For Windsor Spitfires general manager Warren Rychel, it was a necessary evil. In December 2013, the Spitfires were a team looking for an identity. They had the tools to compete but were a middle-of-the-pack team in a historically strong...
