Yzerman Has Defining Decisions to Make
At the start of the 2016-17 season, it looked like the Tampa Bay Lightning would be in a bad spot heading into the 2017 offseason. Between a number of high…
2017 Expansion Draft
Flames Expansion Draft Primer
For the first time in nearly two full decades, the Calgary Flames will participate in the National Hockey League’s expansion draft as the Vegas Golden Knights join the league in…
THW’s Ultimate NHL Mock Expansion Draft
Later this month, the Vegas Golden Knights will make history when the NHL’s 31st team selects their inaugural roster from the 30 other NHL teams. Those selections—made by GM George…
Overtime With BSC: Bruins Open to Moving First-Round Draft Pick
The Boston Bruins offseason started a little earlier than they would have hoped. The team has already started making moves though with Anders Bjork leaving Notre Dame and signing his…
Golden Knights Sign Tomas Hyka
The Vegas Golden Knights are once again making moves ahead of the NHL Expansion Draft. Their latest move came Thursday when they signed former Los Angeles Kings draft pick Tomas…
Sharks’ Expansion Draft Strategies
Later this month the Vegas Golden Knights roster will finally take shape with the Expansion Draft. A great primer on the rules of the draft from The Hockey Writers is…
Ducks Must Protect Silfverberg
The Anaheim Ducks face an interesting next couple of weeks as the expansion draft approaches. Their issues stem from having four quality defensemen they’d like to keep. On top of the…
Moving van Riemsdyk Prudent for Blackhawks
TSN senior hockey reporter Frank Seravalli reported on Wednesday that the Chicago Blackhawks are closing in on an agreement that would send Trevor van Riemsdyk and Marcus Kruger to the…
Sabres Best-Case Scenario for Expansion Draft
The Buffalo Sabres have very little to fear when it comes to the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, which will take place on June 21. Yes, the Sabres are going to…
Blackhawks Need Expansion Draft Flexibility
The 2017 NHL offseason will treat hockey fans and challenge front offices with an uncommon aspect of modern-day professional sports: the expansion draft. Expansion drafts in the NHL occurred more…
Flyers’ Expansion Draft Outlook
Most summers, free agency and the entry draft are the marked and bolded dates on the NHL calendar. This summer, those events may take second and third place in anticipation…
Preparing for Expansion: Central Division
This is Part 2 of 4 in a series analyzing how the teams within each division must make changes to their roster prior to the expansion draft to either make themselves…