Penguins’ Tumultuous Offseason Julia Stumbaugh | August 12, 2017 Repeating as Stanley Cup champs isn’t easy. In fact, before the Pittsburgh Penguins’ ridiculous 2017 run, it hadn’t been done since before the salary cap era, when the Detroit Red…
Flames’ 5 Keys to Contention Ryan Pike | August 12, 2017 If their actions this summer are any indication, the Calgary Flames believe that they can contend in 2017-18. They augmented their young core of forwards and their mobile defensemen with…
Evaluating Sonny Milano’s NHL Chances Mark Scheig | August 12, 2017 Blue Jackets’ Pressure Points continues on with part six of our summer review of the Columbus Blue Jackets. In case you’re joining us for the first time, we’ve discussed the…
NY Riveters’ Rebecca Russo: “Beloved By Fans” Nathaniel Oliver | August 12, 2017 Every NWHL player has their own relationship with fans. This is something that the league’s athletes do most well. Arguably, better than any other professional league. Signing autographs, posing for…
Oilers Top Prospects: Laurent Brossoit Shane Sander | August 12, 2017 Last month our contributors helped compile the Edmonton Oilers Top 10 Prospects list. This month we’ll be looking at each of those ten prospects in depth in reverse order. Laurent Brossoit ranked…
Petr Mrazek Controls His Own Fate Griffin Schroeder | August 12, 2017 “I’m going to have a beer and I’m going to think about [who starts Saturday].” Mike Babcock uttered that statement after the Detroit Red Wings clinched their 24th consecutive playoff…
Laurent Brossoit and the 2017-18 Oilers Rob Soria | August 11, 2017 As great as Cam Talbot was for the Edmonton Oilers in 2016-17, expecting a repeat performance in 2017-18 would be quite the ask. In my mind, there is an extremely…
Ranking NHL Teams By Goaltenders Larry Fisher | August 11, 2017 Ranking NHL Teams By Defencemen Ranking NHL Teams By Forwards Power Rankings Based On Positional Rankings It’s that time of the offseason again — the start of September, two weeks…
Bertuzzi’s Future Hinges on Red Wings Salary Cap John Curran | August 11, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings are currently navigating through some unfamiliar territory, salary cap trouble. Detroit, one of the NHL’s most successful teams during the pre-salary cap era, is now anticipating…
Meet the Golden Knights: David Perron Keith Scheessele | August 11, 2017 David Perron, welcome to the Vegas Golden Knights. Fans of the newest NHL franchise are likely going to seek out names that they are familiar with as their loyalty grows…
Off the Crossbar: NBC’s ‘Rivalry Night’ Becomes Just ‘Night’ Jeff Seide | August 11, 2017 With a robust broadcast schedule of almost 100 regular-season games, NBC Sports is committed to covering the NHL in 2017-18. And according to their schedule of 28 Wednesday ‘Rivalry Night’…
5 Breakout Rookies in 2017-18 Season Joseph Ochs | August 11, 2017 Every year, NHL fans are treated to a new wave of youthful talent making names for themselves on the ice, as the question marks of yesterday become the stars of…
