Who Gets Fired First? Dustin Nelson | November 16, 2016 The 20-game mark and the oft-used hallmark of American Thanksgiving are approaching like a world-destroying meteorite for many teams. The holiday is often used as a time to give your…
Maple Leafs News: Marner, Matthews and van Riemsdyk Anthony Fusco | November 16, 2016 You can’t accuse the 2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs of being a boring team. One way or another they are exciting to watch. A lot of that excitement stems from the…
Penguins Continue Ugly Winning Mike Necciai | November 16, 2016 In some ways, the Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t necessarily off to a great start in 2016-17. Unsurprisingly — considering it’s only November — they’re still trying to find the right blend of forwards…
Leafs Prospects Dominating OHL Brett Slawson | November 16, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the midst of a complete rebuild. As a result, the team has begun, and remains, in the process of acquiring highly skilled young talent…
Oilers Outshooting Opponents & Losing Jim Parsons | November 16, 2016 There’s an extremely odd phenomenon going on with the Edmonton Oilers right now. It’s a phenomenon that likely has the analytics crowd scratching their heads — the Oilers are frequently…
Is Engelland Worthy of His Salary? Jon Bateman | November 16, 2016 Back on July 1, 2014, many Calgary Flames fans thought signing Deryk Engelland, a 32-year-old journeyman defenceman, was complete lunacy. After all, he didn’t play consistently in the NHL until…
UConn’s Tage Thompson Upping Production Jeff Schaffer | November 16, 2016 Standing 6 feet 5 inches tall, Tage Thompson was never going to hide from anyone on the ice. Now that the UConn sophomore has shown his ability, opponents know they have…
Future of Leafs’ Blue Line Will Billinghurst | November 16, 2016 Defense has been the Toronto Maple Leafs’ number one problem this season. Either it’s the forwards struggling to get out of their own end or it’s the defensemen forgetting their…
Julien’s Tough Love Tactics Anthony Pagliarulo | November 16, 2016 Claude Julien was hired as the head coach of the Boston Bruins before the start of the 2007-08 season. To this point in his 10-year run with the club, he has led the Bruins to…
Namestnikov’s Odd Road to NHL Dan Herrejon | November 16, 2016 Vladislav Namestnikov is an anomaly. The Tampa Bay Lightning forward who will turn 24 years of age next week would look just at home on a beach in a California…
Fantasy Daily Cheat Sheet: Nov. 16 Jim Parsons | November 16, 2016 Tuesday was a busy night in the NHL with a few surprising results. The Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens in overtime and in the process made Carey Price look…
Price Chasing History, Hall Out & More News Steven DiOssi | November 15, 2016 Canadiens’ Price Seeking to Tie 89-Year-Old Record Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has the chance to tie an 89-year-old team record in front of the home crowd when the Habs…