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Re-Doing the Nashville Predators’ 1998 Expansion Draft

Josh Lewis | April 1, 2021

On June 25, 1997, the NHL’s board of governors approved new teams for four cities in an ambitious plan to expand to 30 clubs within three years. (from ‘N.H.L. Names…

Categories NHL Expansion, Predators History

The Flyers’ ‘Deuces Wild’ Line

Nathan Moser | July 8, 2020

There have been a few famous lines that are recognized during the Philadelphia Flyers’ existence. The Legion of Doom, LCB, and Crazy Eights Line are just a few of the…

Categories Flyers History

Mike Knuble Once Again Flourishing With Flyers

Ed Miller | February 12, 2013

When Scott Hartnell went down with a foot injury last month, the Philadelphia Flyers were left with a hole at the forward position.  After learning Hartnell would be out for…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

San Jose Sharks Are Setting Themselves Up for Another Disappointing Season

Eric He | July 25, 2012

So much for those “big changes” hinted at by Doug Wilson and promised by the media. So much for dismantling the core and “blowing up” the team after a pathetic…

Categories Free Agents, San Jose Sharks

With Parise Gone, Should the Devils Trade Travis Zajac?

Dan Rice | July 5, 2012

With Zach Parise taking his talents to the Twin Cities, the New Jersey Devils now find themselves asking, ‘How do we replace Parise’s offense and his presence on the team?’…

Categories New Jersey Devils, NHL Rumors

2 More Years of Marty & the Moose in New Jersey

Dan Rice | July 2, 2012

While the New Jersey Devils and the rest of the NHL (and its fans) wait for Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to decide where they will spend the next chapters…

Categories Free Agents, New Jersey Devils

UFAs Spotted Over Washington

Matt Stephen | May 16, 2012

What can be said for the Washington Capitals 2012 Cup drive? It was a team effort. They got OT winners from fourth liners, divvied up ice time so that everybody…

Categories NHL News, Player Profiles, Washington Capitals

The Trials Of The Washington Capitals

Joe Wilson | April 24, 2012

This certainly wasn’t the season the Washington Capitals wanted but it was the season they needed. After winning the Southeast Division four consecutive years and the President’s Trophy in 2009-10,…

Categories Washington Capitals

Sabres Beat Caps in D.C., Playoffs Inching Farther Away for Washington

Angie Lewis | March 28, 2012

Few would have predicted late March’s game between the Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals to feature playoff implications, but with the Caps and Sabres tied with 84 points before their…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals

Capitals Must Use Intangibles and Self-Motivation Toward Playoff Push

Angie Lewis | March 24, 2012

It’s been a strange and, at times, tumultuous season for the Washington Capitals, but they have found themselves in the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference, despite losing, 4-3, to the…

Categories Washington Capitals

Capitals Moving On With the Same Roster

Angie Lewis | February 27, 2012

After the Caps sent players back in Hershey and putting Nicklas Backstrom on LTIR to free cap space in case a deal was done, it seems the market price for…

Categories NHL News, Trades Contracts and Transactions, Washington Capitals

Detroit looking to add depth at deadline

Steve Kendall | February 25, 2012

While many teams are infatuated by the likes of Dustin Brown and Rick Nash, the Detroit Red Wings are looking to just tinker with their roster as Monday’s trading deadline…

Categories Detroit Red Wings
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