Posts About "Luca Sbisa"
Oilers: 5 Free Agents Worth a PTO
August 8th, 2018 As training camp approaches, one thing is clear about the Edmonton Oilers strategy this offseason: find suitable players on cheap, cost-effective contracts to fill depth spots. Moves like signing Tobias Rieder, Kyle Brodziak, and Kevin Gravel didn't break the bank for general manager Peter Chiarelli. Rieder's one-year $2 million deal...
Top 5 Swiss Players in The NHL
January 9th, 2018 Through the 2017 NHL season, only three different Swiss-born hockey players have won the Stanley Cup. The first was goaltender David Aebischer who did so with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001 as Patrick Roy's backup. The second came a few years later when Martin Gerber manned the net for 60 regular season games for the 2006 Carolina...
Is the House Losing in Vegas?
November 30th, 2017 Sin City has finally brought in a major sports team. After announcing that the Oakland Raiders were bringing their NFL organization to Vegas, the announcement of an expansion NHL team brought life to The Strip. A city that has thrived on tourism and gambling brought a whole new attraction to its streets. Then, a crazy thing happened....
An Ode To Luca Sbisa
June 22nd, 2017 Oh, Luca Sbisa. You came via trade to Vancouver with so much hope. We were all ready to embrace a fresh, promising, young face on the blue line. Wait, we didn't get Sami Vatanen? How about Hampus Lindholm? Instead of trading Ryan Kesler for a prime rib dinner, Jim Benning traded for the NHL's version of a Hungry Man meal...
Canucks' Gudbranson & Sbisa Conundrum
June 6th, 2017 If you're the Canucks, what do you do with two sluggish defencemen who don't score, give up a lot of chances, and make a combined $7 million per season? Ideally, you trade them for any assets possible and usher in younger players or players on short-term deals. That would be ideal for a rebuilding Canucks team because it doesn't look...
4 Canucks Vegas Fans Should Know
June 5th, 2017 Ok, Vegas Golden Knights fans we're down to the final three teams on our rundown of players you should be familiar with. Take a second and educate yourselves on the 108 players we've covered to this point. The NHL universe thanks you in advance. As a reminder, teams will submit their lists of players protected from the expansion draft...
