Posts About "Phil Esposito"

Rangers' Most Impactful Trades of All-Time

January 5th, 2020 As an Original Six team, the New York Rangers have been involved in a ton of trades, some of little significance, and some that have shaped or reshaped the entire organization. Perhaps the biggest trade the Rangers were involved in was on Oct. 4, 1991, when they acquired Mark Messier from the Edmonton Oilers. Messier subsequently went...

Esposito: The Trade That Shaped the Boston Bruins

December 19th, 2019 In today's look at important off-season trades over the years, we set our sights back to 1967. While this particular deal did not take place at the NHL Annual Meetings held in the first week in June, it is inextricably linked to the events that were scheduled for that gathering. June 6, 1967: NHL Expansion Day June 6,...

THW's Goalie News: Jarry Makes His Case and More

December 5th, 2019 In today's goalie news, we'll discuss a young goaltender who is making a strong case for an expanded role, and we'll look at two oddities of history on Dec. 5. Jarry Puts Penguins on Hot Seat If there wasn't already a major goaltending controversy for the Pittsburgh Penguins, there certainly is now. Tristan Jarry got the start...

Oldest Players With 100-Point Seasons

November 19th, 2019 It is difficult to score in the NHL. Not exactly breaking news. That's why only six players -- Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, Brad Marchand, Patrick Kane, Leon Draisaitl, and Sidney Crosby -- reached the 100-point mark last season. That doesn't seem like many players, and it's not compared to the 1981-82 season when 13 reached...

Boston Bruins 50-Goal Scorers

October 12th, 2019 Throughout the 95-year history of the Boston Bruins franchise, there have been 11 different instances of a player reaching the 50-goal mark. Those 11 instances of 50-plus goals are made up of five different players who will forever live in Bruins' history as legends. Interestingly enough, the 11 different 50-plus goals seasons all came...

5 of the Worst Trades in Blackhawks History

October 3rd, 2019 It is always easy to determine the winner and loser of a trade long after the fact. The Chicago Blackhawks have made some awful trades that looked like mistakes the very moment they made them. Here are the five worst trades in franchise history.

7 Best Trades In Bruins History

July 10th, 2017 The Boston Bruins have been oft-maligned in recent years regarding their personnel decisions, particularly on the trade front. The Tyler Seguin trade still stings four years later, as the Bruins currently employ zero of the pieces acquired for the scoring machine. Boston's swap of Reilly Smith for Jimmy Hayes is now officially a massive...

Could an Ovechkin Scenery Change Include Carolina?

May 18th, 2017 Another playoff series between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins has come and gone, and once more the Penguins won and advanced. Phrases such as, "They've got the Caps' number" abounded in the aftermath, as did observations like, "Alex Ovechkin just can't win the big one." It is hard to argue otherwise, given the history of...

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