Posts About "Matt Hendricks"
Perreault Brings Punch to Jets Fourth Line
December 5th, 2017 Mathieu Perreault playing on the fourth line might not look ideal on paper, but on the ice, it's worked out pretty well for the Winnipeg Jets. After all, they finally have a fourth line that can bury pucks. For as long as the Jets have been the Jets, the goal has been to run three lines that can score. They've managed it...
Winnipeg Jets' 3 Fringe Forwards
September 25th, 2017 The Winnipeg Jets are accumulating depth up front better than ever before. Their core top-six remains intact and their constantly fluid bottom-six continues to be an extremely fierce competition. Veterans like Bryan Little, Matthieu Perreault, and captain Blake Wheeler are undeniably penciled into their top two lines. Having Little...
Hendricks Signing Reveals Deep Mistrust in Jets Fanbase
August 30th, 2017 The Winnipeg Jets' signing of veteran tough guy Matt Hendricks to a cheap, one-year deal should not have been big news. Hendricks is a late offseason veteran addition, the kind most teams make this time of year, and should not have inspired any vitriol in Jets fans. Yet his $700,000 contract earned plenty of scorn. Disagree or...
Oilers & Kassian Give Fans What They Want
December 22nd, 2016 As we near the one-year anniversary of the trade that saw the Edmonton Oilers send netminder Ben Scrivens to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Zack Kassian, one can’t help but to take a moment and reflect. While the former is currently playing goal for Minsk Dynamo in the KHL, the latter has managed to not only find...
What Do Edmonton Oilers Fans Really Want?
April 5th, 2016 Despite having had the privilege of watching some of the greatest players to ever play in the NHL and being handed the opportunity to see the game’s next generational talent develop in their own backyard, fans of the Edmonton Oilers have always seemed to hold a special place in the hearts for the so-called hard-working but less...
Oilers: Did Darnell Nurse Step Over the Line?
March 9th, 2016 No matter how you slice it, last night was a tough one for the Edmonton Oilers. As if being shutout by a score of 3-0 by James Reimer and the visiting San Jose Sharks wasn't already bad enough, rookie Darnell Nurse made things a little more uncomfortable with an ill-advised decision late in the third period. After watching Matt Hendricks...