Posts About "Scott Hartnell"
Flyers' Best & Worst Trades
August 10th, 2020 In the 53-year history of the Philadelphia Flyers franchise, nine different general managers have been responsible for an insane amount of trades. Although there have been plenty of trades involving low-level players or late draft picks, there have also been plenty of blockbuster deals that have drastically changed the franchise....
Flyers' All-Decade Team
March 21st, 2020 With 2020 fast approaching, now more than ever, is an apt time to look back upon the great players who have worn the orange and black. From 2010 through 2019, the Philadelphia Flyers have seen their fair share of triumph and mediocrity. Obviously no Stanley Cups were added to the trophy case, but they did have some deep runs in the...
Revisiting David Poile's Drafts - 2000
August 29th, 2019 Recently, I've been going through David Poile's drafts as general manager of the Nashville Predators to determine which years were successful at producing talent and which ones weren't. So far I've looked at the 1998 Draft, which produced franchise icon David Legwand, and the 1999 Draft, when Poile selected Martin Erat, who was...
NHL Rumors: Carlson, Tavares, Hartnell, More
June 24th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders now have other teams to compete with while trying to sign their big-name free agents and both Scott Hartnell and Xavier Ouellet want to play again but it won't be with the teams they played for last season. Meanwhile, the Carolina Hurricanes are ready to do business...
NHL Rumors: Blues Looking to Spend, Hartnell, Lucic, More
June 8th, 2018 Before moving on to today's rumor rundown, a special congratulations go out to both the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals. While the Golden Knights don't feel like winners, the organization had an incredible season and almost defied every odd that ever existed in professional sports. But, for management, the hard part is...
Sabres' Night of Milestones
April 1st, 2018 With the sun setting on a disappointing season for the Buffalo Sabres, nobody expected them to put up much of a fight on Saturday against the playoff-bound Nashville Predators. After falling behind 3-1 in the second period, the performance looked like more of the same from a Sabres squad that has seldom mounted multi-goal comebacks this...
Predators Salomaki Came to Play
September 27th, 2017 With the start of the 2017-18 season just around the corner, the Nashville Predators are in the process of determining which players make their roster. The return of veterans like Scott Hartnell will no doubt provide some stability on a team that has lost some notable names during the offseason. On the other hand, unproven young players...
Predators Need to Dominate the Division
September 5th, 2017 After its initial formation in 1993, the Central Division was dominated by the Detroit Red Wings for almost two decades. Many teams have come and gone since then. Currently, the Blackhawks, Stars, Blues, Wild, Predators, Jets and Avalanche call the Central Division home. In the last seven years, teams taking home the Stanley Cup...
Predators Sign Bonino, Hartnell, O'Connor and Lindback
July 1st, 2017 Nashville Predators general manager David Poile wasted no time in adding pieces to his team's roster at the start of the NHL's free agency period on Saturday. The Predators inked center Nick Bonino to a four-year contract and added winger Scott Hartnell and goaltenders Matt O'Connor and Anders Lindback on one-year deals. Nick Bonino...
Blue Jackets Buy Out Scott Hartnell
June 29th, 2017 Add yet another free agent to the list as July 1 creeps closer and closer. On Thursday the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that they bought out the remaining contract for left winger Scott Hartnell. https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/880478554177318913 Hartnell's Cannon Silenced The Blue Jackets will pay the 35-year-old over...
Blue Jackets Post-Playoff Departures
June 19th, 2017 The 2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets reached new heights for the franchise in a historic season. New regular season heights, that is. Columbus won 50 games, tallied 108 points and went on a remarkable 16-game winning streak. But when the postseason arrived, things went about the same as the team's first two playoff appearances, ending...
Blue Jackets Offer First Clue in Expansion Draft Plans
June 12th, 2017 The first piece of the Columbus Blue Jackets' expansion-draft plans has been revealed according to a report. Per Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, the Blue Jackets did not ask veteran-forward Scott Hartnell to waive his no-move clause. This comes as a bit of a surprise given that he must now be protected in the expansion...
9 Surprises That Could Shock at the NHL Expansion Draft
May 9th, 2017 The 2017 NHL Expansion Draft is set to take place starting on June 18 and at the draft, the Vegas Golden Knights will have added 30 new players to its roster, trying to ice a team that will be competitive during next year's NHL regular season. It's no easy task when you're relegated as an expansion franchise to grabbing cast-offs or...
