Posts About "Marco Sturm"
The Joe Thornton Trade: 10 Years Later
November 17th, 2015 The date is November 30, 2005. The Boston Bruins are sitting in the basement of the old Northeast Division after losing nine of their last 10 games (1-8-1). The San Jose Sharks are rooted to the foot of the Pacific Division after losing 10 straight games (0-7-3). It's pretty clear that both teams need to shake things up. What soon...
Tuesday Trade Review: Thornton to San Jose
February 24th, 2015 The Background In the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, a young Canadian by the name of Joe Thornton was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins. Many years later he would become a highly skilled playmaker and one of the top-50 points getters in NHL history. But, he didn't reach this success without a change of scenery along the...
Buffalo Sabre Jochen Hecht Quietly Retires
June 2nd, 2013 In an offseason that has been filled with questions and speculations surrounding the future of the Buffalo Sabres, a piece of news may have been overlooked. One staple of the team for the last decade, Jochen Hecht will not be part of their future as he announced his retirement after the final game of the season, a 2-1 shootout win on...
Top 5 Worst Free Agent Signings of 2011
June 29th, 2012 The NHL free-agency is just days away, and at this moment every NHL team is likely going over how they will approach this, ever important, time of the off-season. Will they make a run at trying to sign Zach Parise or Ryan Sutter, this year’s big names? Or, how much money will they offer that role player that will fill a fourth...
Top 10 NHLers Who Could Have Been CHL Import Players
April 28th, 2012 If you have read two of my previous articles, "The 'Import'-ance of the European CHL Goalie" and "Top 10 Best CHL Franchises for Imports," you can attest that I have a deep admiration for Canadian Hockey League import players. I have researched these players from every possible angle, whether it's what team in the CHL is best...
Panthers-Devils Heads Back to South Florida All Square
April 20th, 2012 It’s been the series no one talks about. No suspensions. No major penalties. No real controversy. And yet, it may be the best series going. After the two teams split the first two games in Florida, the Panthers grabbed an improbable 2-1 series lead after scoring 4 unanswered goals to come back from a 3-0 deficit in game 3. ...
