Posts About "Valtteri Filppula"
Grading the Red Wings' Moves in 2019-20
August 7th, 2020 The 2019-20 season marked the first full year for the Detroit Red Wings with general manager Steve Yzerman at the helm. While it was unrealistic to expect Yzerman to turn the team into the Tampa Bay Lightning (his previous post) immediately, he did his best to improve his squad. Let's look at some of Yzerman's moves since July 1, 2019,...
Red Wings: Evaluating Valtteri Filppula's Return to Detroit
April 9th, 2020 When your team is in the midst of a rebuild, sometimes general managers are forced to get creative in order to sell tickets. One such way is to bring back a familiar face. For the Detroit Red Wings in the 2019-20 season, the player who banked the nostalgia points was center Valtteri Filppula. From 2005 to 2013, Filppula was a...
Islanders' Center Depth Has Been Their Achilles Heel
February 27th, 2020 The New York Islanders have been an inconsistent hockey club since their 15-0-1 stretch to start the season. The lackluster play of the club is a direct result of the numerous forward line changes that have been made throughout the season in order to find the right fit. Mathew Barzal, Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle, and Brock Nelson have...
Revisiting Isles vs. Canes 2018-19
October 11th, 2019 It is no secret that the New York Islanders struggled in the postseason against the Carolina Hurricanes in 2019, but as the two teams get ready to meet up for the first time this year, we take a look back at the four regular season matchups from last season. For much of the past decade, the Hurricanes have given the Islanders fits....
The Grind Line: Red Wings' Best 2019-20 Offseason Signing So Far
August 19th, 2019 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. Rachel Anderson, Raymond Harrison, Jake Rivard, and Tony Wolak are the muckers who makeup THW’s forechecking unit and...
Filppula Departure Will Impact Islanders' Penalty Kill
August 1st, 2019 On the surface, losing Valtteri Filppula doesn’t seem all that significant for the New York Islanders, but a closer look should have fans concerned. While Filppula’s offensive production, 17 goals and 14 assists, seems pedestrian, he was one of eight Islanders to score double-digit goals on a team starved for offense. His...
What to Expect from Red Wings' 2019 Free Agent Signings
July 2nd, 2019 July 1st is a chaotic day for NHL general managers. It's when dozens of players become free agents, signing contracts with contenders, rebuilding teams, and middle-of-the-road clubs looking to make a deep playoff run. This year, Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman started off by signing three players: forward Valtteri Filppula,...
The Grind Line: Grading the Red Wings' Free Agent Signings
July 2nd, 2019 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. Rachel Anderson and Tony Wolak are the muckers who makeup THW’s forechecking unit and sound off on Red Wings...
NHL News & Notes: Filppula, Girardi & More
March 20th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Valtteri Filppula will be out four weeks after suffering an injury against the Boston Bruins, Dan Girardi is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury and the Detroit Red Wings are reportedly closing in on a one-year extension with goaltender Jimmy Howard. Related: NHL News & Notes: Khovanov, Stars...
Islanders' Culture Change on Full Display
October 10th, 2018 The Lou Lamoriello era in New York is officially underway, and the team he now manages has jumped to a 2-1-0 start despite the tough opponents they have faced. With no game until their rematch against the Nashville Predators on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena, here are some things that stood out through the team’s first three...
7 UFA Centers for the Canadiens to Target
March 15th, 2018 In what has been called a "living wake," the Montreal Canadiens are in the final weeks of a crazy calamitous, insidiously injurious, and depressingly disastrous season of hockey. However, according to Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin, the team only needs a mere “reset” and not a true “rebuild.” This view has not changed...
Should Tampa Fans Still Trust the "Yzerplan"
March 13th, 2017 For Tampa Bay Lightning fans, it's been a long year. Starting with Steven Stamkos's injury in November, the Lightning have faced a list of injuries as long as the wait for bathrooms in Amalie Stadium. That includes recent injuries to Tyler Johnson, Cedric Paquette and Vladislav Namestikov. http://gty.im/474881970 Because of all...
Preview: Philadelphia Looking to Fly Past Maple Leafs
March 9th, 2017 Another game in Toronto and another matchup with playoff implications when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. The Leafs will be looking to make it two wins in a row when the Flyers come into town after a big 3-2 victory of the Red Wings on Tuesday. Another must-win for the Leafs, they will have to get a...
