2006 NHL Draft: 5 Forgotten Picks
The 2006 NHL Entry Draft gave the league many of their current-day stars. Players like Phil Kessel, Claude Giroux, Brad Marchand, Jonathan Toews, and more came from this one draft,…
James Sheppard
3 First-Round Picks the Wild Wish They Could Take Back
Minnesota Wild fans have had their sights set on the 2022 NHL Entry Draft ever since the club was eliminated in the first round of this year’s playoffs by the…
Revisiting Minnesota Wild Drafts – 2006
The seventh installment in this series has arrived after previously looking at how the Minnesota Wild did in their first six drafts. If you missed any of them or want a refresher,…
Biggest Draft Busts in Wild History
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft is right around the corner. The Minnesota Wild will actually be able to select a player in the first round of the draft unlike the…
Wild’s 5 Worst Draft Picks
Drafting in any sport is an inexact science mastered by none. Each year, hundreds of 18-year-old prospects enter the NHL’s talent pipeline in hopes of one day signing a life-altering…
James Sheppard, Tuomo Ruutu Get PTOs with Vancouver
The Vancouver Canucks are bringing James Sheppard and Tuomo Ruutu into training camp on professional tryout contracts (PTO), the team confirmed Tuesday. After a season where he was moved to…
James Sheppard, Antti Pihlstrom Cut From Columbus Camp
The Columbus Blue Jackets have removed two players on tryout from training camp. Former New York Rangers forward James Sheppard and former Predator Antti Pihlstrom have been cut by the…
The Hockey Writers’ 2015 PTO Tracker
With the 2015-16 season fast approaching, more and more teams are handing out tryouts for training camp. Keep tabs on players who have been given a professional tryout contract (PTO)…
James Sheppard and Antti Pihlstrom Head to Columbus
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed James Sheppard and Antti Pihlstrom to professional tryout agreements, the team announced on Saturday. Both will join the Blue Jackets for training camp to…
Sharks Fans Shouldn’t Sleep on Barclay Goodrow
Before surprise rookie Melker Karlsson moved up to the Joe Thornton line last season, he and fellow rookie Barclay Goodrow put together a quality stretch of games as third-line wingers. Despite…
3 Cheap Forwards Sharks Should Consider Bringing Back
While the San Jose Sharks should certainly be kicking the tires on top-nine UFA wingers, there might be a more shrewd way to bolster their forward corps. With around $5 million…
Give and Take; Rangers Lose Zuccarello, Gain Klein
Give a penny, take a penny. The Rangers are getting a key player back in Kevin Klein, but losing another key player in Mats Zuccarello for the second round of…