Posts About "Stephen Weiss"
Fantasy Hockey: Top Five Sleepers of 2013-2014
September 24th, 2013 It’s that time of year again. Members of fantasy hockey pools are flipping through every pool guide to find out who will be the best suited pick to help their team reach fantasy glory. But as any fantasy expert knows, it’s not the first or second round selections that make a team stand out. It’s those late round, forgotten-about...
Detroit Red Wings Numbers: In With the New
September 17th, 2013 Detroit Red Wings goal scored by number 11, Daniel Alfredsson! If any Wings' fans didn't know that Alfredsson was one of the newly added Wings, come out from under your rock more often. What they may not know however, is that Daniel Cleary will not be wearing 11 on the back of his jersey this season. Even though Alfredsson offered to...
Buffalo Sabres Divsion Foes: Detroit Red Wings
September 6th, 2013 With the reformatting of the divisional format in the NHL, you might be left with questions about the team’s in Buffalo’s division, the Atlantic Division. Who will the Sabres be seeing a lot of? Where will they shake out? Thankfully for you, that’s where I come in. Welcome to your guide to the division. Who Detroit Red...
Detroit Red Wings Mikael Samuelsson: IR To All-Star?
August 23rd, 2013 The last time Mikael Samuelsson played a full season for the Detroit Red Wings it was 2008-09, and he was 32 years young. That year the Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup finals to the Pittsburgh Penguins, coming just short of capturing their second back-to-back Stanley Cup championship in twelve years. Samuelsson was an integral part...
How the Lockout Affected the 2013 NHL Draft
August 12th, 2013 The lockout is long gone and the Draft was almost two months ago. Free-agent frenzy is over and arbitration cases have, for the most part, been settled. It’s August… the hockey world calls this “the dead of summer” for a reason. Hockey fans and media can go one of two ways; look ahead to the upcoming season and project what...
Detroit Red Wings: 5 Must See Games
July 25th, 2013 There is a lot of anticipation for the 2013-2014 NHL season to begin. First, there is the realignment of the conferences. The Red Wings are now members of the Eastern Conference with completely new divisional rivals. Second, they will face every team twice meaning they will have to host and travel to play each team at least once each....
Blues Sign Lapierre, Pass on Others
July 5th, 2013 Plenty of names were passed around on the first day of free-agency. Stephen Weiss signed with Detroit while Valtteri Filppula ended up in Tampa Bay. The St. Louis Blues were mentioned with these players throughout the day, but over-payment kept them away from putting pen to paper. After the two top centers available were signed, Blues...
Stephen Weiss Asking For How Much Per Year?!
July 3rd, 2013 The big fish has already been reeled in; Vincent Lecavalier is a Philadelphia Flyer for the next 5 years at an annual average value of $4.5 million. With another questionable free agent signing by Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren in the books, the other 15-some odd teams looking to add a first line center will now...
St. Louis Blues Fan Q&A
June 24th, 2013 There has been very little noteworthy news to discuss or even report since the St. Louis Blues were eliminated by the Los Angeles Kings in 6 games of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The most interesting, or at the very least, most pleasing news that Blues fans can wrap their minds around is the fact that General Manager Doug...
Why Blues Fans Should Still Tune in for the NHL Draft
June 23rd, 2013 The Blues’ first pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft comes at #47 in the second round. Acquiring Jay Bouwmeester at the Trade Deadline has seized their first-round pick while the acquisition of Jordan Leopold made the team lose their other second-round pick (#52 in the second round). With just six picks in seven rounds, Blues fans may be...
Top 15 Free Agents of 2013
June 21st, 2013 The 2013 NHL free agent crop is generally considered to be thin and lacking a lot of big name, top end talent. With the salary cap going down next season, and the number of teams that will be scrambling to get under it, much of the talk has centred around the trade market and what big names may be available to move or even be bought...
2013 NHL Draft: Florida Panthers Must Get Nathan MacKinnon
June 3rd, 2013 The 2013 NHL Entry Draft is less than four weeks away and the Florida Panthers hold the No. 2 pick after what many would call a disappointing season. They finished as the Eastern Conference's worst team just a year after hoisting the Southeast Division crown. Some may blame it on injuries, while others may blame it on the shortened...
St. Louis Blues Offseason Needs
May 20th, 2013 It’s assessment time once again in St. Louis. For the Blues, it’s another season seemingly wasted. Another season they’ve been upset by the Los Angeles Kings in the playoffs… After General Manager Doug Armstrong deviated from the Blues trade-deadline day norm by going after headline acquisitions such as Jay...
