Fixing Flyers’ Salary Cap
It wouldn’t be a season for the Philadelphia Flyers if they weren’t dealing with salary cap issues. Since the salary cap was implemented in the NHL following the 2005 lockout,…
Boyd Gordon
Claude Giroux Benefits Most From Flyers’ Signings
If there was one thing Philadelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall could have added to his team when free agency commenced last Friday, it probably would have been a top-six winger…
2016 Unrestricted Free Agents: Arizona Coyotes Edition
The Coyotes showed improvement in 2015-16 over the awful 2014-15 campaign. The spotlight will be on the desert, with the No. 1 overall pick, in the draft expected to be Arizona’s…
Coyotes Face Critical Week Ahead
Though Arizona coach Dave Tippett refuses to look beyond Wednesday’s home game with Vancouver, all indications point to an important week. With three Pacific Division opponents directly ahead on the…
Gordon’s Hit Challenges NHL Concussion Protocol
If the hit to Arizona Coyotes’ forward Boyd Gordon’s head would have been on Monday Night Football, or some other high-profile event, social media, the members of the Fourth…
Fallout from the Jake Muzzin Hip Check
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin received a match penalty for the hit to Coyotes center Boyd Gordon’s head on Saturday night’s game. Gordon did not return to the game…
Incidental or intentional? Jake Muzzin’s hip check to Boyd Gordon’s head
Boyd Gordon left the game for the Coyotes after the hit, and did not return. But the hit from Jake Muzzin altered the game. Recap Up 3-1 in the 3rd…
Oilers: First Half Report Card – Forwards
As disappointing as the first forty-one games of the Edmonton Oilers 2014-15 campaign have turned out to be, it has been the group’s inability to produce offence with any sort…
Edmonton Oilers Added Character Starting to Pay Dividends
If you look at the additions Edmonton Oilers GM Craig MacTavish has made this season, there’s a trend that becomes apparent. Andrew Ference, Boyd Gordon, Matt Hendricks, Ben Scrivens and…
Edmonton Oilers Still Have Many Holes to Fill
Over this past offseason, it was pretty apparent that the Oilers had many needs and a number of holes to fill. Three of the most glaring were a top pairing…
Boyd Gordon A Perfect Complement in Edmonton
When the Edmonton Oilers signed Boyd Gordon this offseason, there were a couple of questions fans were asking. Is he worth three million per year? Can he be an upgrade over…
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Returns to the Oilers Line-up
It’s only been two games. It’s best to reserve judgement on a team until at least a couple of weeks into the season, and even then, there’s still a long…