Top 5 Montreal Canadiens with Something to Prove Brianne Spiker | July 23, 2015 Every team goes into a new season with players who have something to prove and the Montreal Canadiens are no exception. The Habs have been incorporating a lot more youth…
NHL Expansion Process Moves Forward Michael Straw | July 21, 2015 The July 20 deadline has come and gone for stage one of the NHL expansion process, and the league has announced that, of the 16 application packets sent, only two…
Don Sweeney: Bruins Still Exploring Free Agent Options Cam Hasbrouck | July 19, 2015 The Boston Bruins have already made many significant changes, which have dramatically altered the look of the team in preparation for next season. Boston has done away with several key…
Will the Washington Capitals Trade for a Center? Glynn Cosker | July 18, 2015 The Washington Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom is one of the best centers in the NHL. Once he recovers from offseason hip surgery, he’ll almost certainly line up between superstar Alex Ovechkin…
Decision on Features in NHL 16 Michael Straw | July 18, 2015 Oh what an influence a community can have. When the announcement came back in May of the features that will be included in this year’s release of NHL 16 from…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Goalie Preview – Red Wings Rick Cole | July 17, 2015 When the NHL made it mandatory for clubs to have two goaltenders dressed for all games in the upcoming 1965-66 season, the ruling created a bit of a problem for the Detroit…
Oduya Signing Shows That Stars Intend To Be Serious Contenders Derek Neumeier | July 17, 2015 If there’s one thing that Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill knows well, it’s how to make a huge splash in the summer months. First, in the summer of 2013…
From MLB to NHL: Talking With Calgary’s Analytics Guru Andrew McCormack | July 16, 2015 The dawn of analytics in baseball far preceded its introduction to hockey. The NHL is catching up now, but other hockey leagues are still far behind. Although it wasn’t the…
Seattle & Las Vegas NHL Expansion Draft Rosters Bill Schoeninger | July 16, 2015 Now that the hard part is over (figuring out who every NHL team would protect in the event of expansion), we get to the fun part: the draft. To see…
NHL Expansion Draft: Who’s Unprotected? Bill Schoeninger | July 16, 2015 With the news that the NHL will begin to field expansion bids, the first thought on everyone’s mind was: where will the teams be? The next thought, inevitably was, who…
Penguins Center Situation Remains Murky Michael Pityk | July 15, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins have had depth issues across the lineup for years. One position that they have needed to fill for quite some time is their fourth line center, and…
Draft for Talent, Trade for Need Dennis Schellenberg | July 15, 2015 Scouting has a philosophy of its own. It has its own rules, language and processes. In scouting there are lots of personal interpretations as each scout sees things in their own unique…