A Look Back at the Blue Jackets’ Longest Iron Man Streaks
Being an iron man means a lot of things. It could mean you’re the guy in the Black Sabbath song who saved half of the universe with a snap of…
Antoine Vermette
Senators Have Strong History With French-Canadian Players
On December 6, 1990, the city of Ottawa was officially awarded an NHL franchise. Twenty-two months later, the Ottawa Senators kicked off their inaugural season. Over their 28-year history, the…
Senators 2000 Draft Revisited – It Could Have Been Better
Being an Ottawa Senators fan is tough. From the early days when the team broke the Washington Capitals’ record for most losses in a season, to more recent accusations that…
A Recent History of Coyotes Deadline Deals
For the first time in quite a while, Arizona Coyotes had a relatively uneventful trade deadline day. They weren’t buyers. They weren’t sellers. They just…sat around and watched. And that…
NHL News & Notes: Vermette, Rask & More
In today’s News & Notes, Antoine Vermette has announced his retirement from the NHL, Tuukka Rask will start in net for the Boston Bruins and Dustin Byfuglien is progressing well…
3 Maple Leafs PTO Targets
As we near the start of the NHL preseason, we’ve started to see players get snatched up for professional tryouts (PTO). There are still many free agents left unsigned that,…
Predicting PTOs: 70 Potential Tryouts
Besides Rick Nash, who is pondering retirement, it’s pretty slim pickings among the remaining free agents. A bunch of veterans past their prime and a fair amount of former prospects…
Sharks Drill Major Hole for Ducks
‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. For more detailed takeaways from each of the first two games of the…
Vermette Appeal a Waste of Time
Antoine Vermette made a bone-headed decision during the third period of the Anaheim Ducks’ 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild Tuesday. After losing a second straight faceoff cleanly, he gave…
Crosby Scores 1000, Vermette Appealing & More
Pittsburgh Penguins‘ captain Sidney Crosby hit a major career milestone Thursday night when he recorded his 1000th NHL point. Crosby became the 86th player in league history to reach the…
Offseason Moves Haunting Coyotes
In theory, the buyout of Antoine Vermette over the offseason made sense for the Arizona Coyotes. So did the team’s decision to allow veteran forwards such as Alex Tanguay and…
Kase Gives Ducks Surprising Depth
An exodus of forward talent over the summer raised serious questions about the Anaheim Ducks’ offensive depth going into 2016-17. Just 26 games into the season, the Ducks may have…