Posts About "Xavier Ouellet"
Rocket Report: Laval at .500 Through October
November 2nd, 2019 Two years ago, there was no question that the Laval Rocket had one of the worst seasons in AHL history. They only managed to win 24 games, and obtained 58 points to finish dead-last in the league. Last season there were definite signs of improvement, but still finished well outside of the playoff picture. While the expectations are...
NHL News & Notes: Xavier Ouellet, Josh Norris & More
May 27th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Xavier Ouellet has signed an extension with the Montreal Canadiens, Josh Norris has signed with the Ottawa Senators & Chris Bourque has signed to play in Germany. Xavier Ouellet Re-Signs With Canadiens The Canadiens have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with Ouellet for the 2019-20...
NHL News & Notes: Giordano, Ouellet & More
December 7th, 2018 In today's News & Notes, Mark Giordano will have a hearing with the NHL's DoPS, Xavier Ouellet has been placed on waivers and the Winnipeg Jets have activated two defenders off of the injured reserve. Giordano to Have Hearing With NHL DoPS Giordano will have a hearing Friday with the NHL's Department of Player Safety following an...
The Canadiens Blue Line Jigsaw Puzzle
October 1st, 2018 As the preseason schedule has come to an end for the Montreal Canadiens, head coach Claude Julien and his coaching staff still have some final decisions to make when it comes to the defence core. With Shea Weber out until December following off-season knee surgery, and David Schlemko missing the first six weeks of the season with a...
Can Ouellet Crack the Canadiens' Top-Six?
July 16th, 2018 It's almost mid-July and a number of questions remain about the Montreal Canadiens' roster for the coming season. One pressing issue is the team's defense. With the news that Shea Weber has undergone surgery on his knee, head coach Claude Julien will be starting the 2018-19 season with a variety of defensive pairings until his star...
The Grind Line: Potential Draft Day Deals
June 18th, 2018 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. Jacob Messing, Tony Wolak and Rachel Anderson are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off on Red...
Projecting the Red Wings Defense Pairs
September 15th, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings will begin training camp this weekend heading into 2017-18 without a playoff streak to uphold for the first time in a quarter-century. While they are leaving Joe Louis Arena behind and beginning a new era at Little Caesars Arena, the team will face more questions than answers entering the year with relatively the...
Red Wings Free Agency Outlook
June 26th, 2017 With the Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft and the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in the rearview mirror, the Detroit Red Wings now turn their attention to free agents. They have some key restricted free agents to re-sign and may add a player or two from the unrestricted free agent pool on July 1. As of now, the Red Wings have $61,188,333...
Red Wings' Protected List Could Be Meaningless
June 13th, 2017 Like the other 29 NHL teams, the Detroit Red Wings will need to submit their protected list for the Vegas Golden Knights Expansion Draft by 5:00 p.m. ET this Saturday. The next day, Vegas will publicize those lists. While we can speculate which players the Red Wings will opt to protect and leave available to be selected by the Golden...
4 Red Wings Vegas Fans Should Be Watching
March 10th, 2017 Do not be fooled by the words of Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill. Henrik Zetterberg is a fine player, but he is not leading his squad to the playoffs. Any effort invested in that cause is a wasted one. So with the 2017 NHL Trade Deadline behind them, the Red Wings would be well served to start looking towards this...
Red Wings Plan for Brendan Smith
November 21st, 2016 Coming into the 2016-17 season, the Detroit Red Wings were hoping defenseman Brendan Smith would take a step forward and emerge as a well-rounded, top-four defenseman. Now at the quarter point of the season, Detroit has eight healthy blueliners on the roster and Smith is one of the two watching from the press box. With Smith, the Red...
Young Red Wings Complicate Roster Decisions
October 31st, 2016 Red Wings’ general manager Ken Holland will have to make a few decisions regarding the roster in the next couple of weeks. Tomas Jurco should return sometime during the second week of November, and while Niklas Kronwall has continued to practice with the team, the timetable for his return remains unclear. The Red Wings are tight with...
Landing Spots for Waiver-Eligible Wings
October 3rd, 2016 Despite the Detroit Red Wings’ roster appearing pretty much set heading into the 2016-17 season, Ken Holland and company still have a number of decisions to make when it comes to some waiver-eligible prospects pushing for spots. Realistically, the team only has two open spots, and the players occupying those spots are likely to serve...
