Coyotes Struggle With Discipline & Production Mark Brown | March 19, 2017 When you’re struggling for wins and respectability, the last thing you would want to happen is another roadblock and more adversity. Plus, when you’re at the bottom of the NHL…
Time to Trade James van Riemsdyk Brett Slawson | December 23, 2016 Five years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs had completed yet another unsuccessful season and one that further emphasized a period of sheer futility for the organization. The Leafs’ 2011-12 campaign saw…
Coyotes Are Abandoning Smith Mark Brown | December 14, 2016 Despite wins in two games of the last three, there remain legitimate concerns. Though the Arizona Coyotes have picked up four points in their last three contests coming into play at…
Schenn Gives Coyotes ‘Insurance Policy’ on Blue Line Mark Brown | July 24, 2016 At first glance, this appears to be another transition to boost a marginal blue line contingent. If Arizona Coyotes’ coach Dave Tippett is to be believed, the principal off-season objective…
Coyotes Sign Luke Schenn Brandon Share-Cohen | July 23, 2016 As reported by Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet, the Arizona Coyotes have signed Luke Schenn to a two-year contract. The cap hit of the deal will come in at $1.25 million per…
The Oilers, PTO’s & the Search for a RD Shane Sander | July 20, 2016 Through all the initial excitement that comes with free agency there are a lot of players that will not be getting contracts heading into the 2016-17 season. Many of these…
Jason Demers Visits Edmonton, Tours City and New Arena Angelo Montilla | June 29, 2016 Milan Lucic wasn’t the only unrestricted free agent sighting in Edmonton this week. UFA blue-liner Jason Demers — a right-handed shot defenceman the Oilers have been desperately coveting — visited…
Looking Ahead at Kings’ Pending Unrestricted Free Agents Cole Querry | April 24, 2016 The San Jose Sharks eliminated the Los Angeles Kings out of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs in the first round on Friday night. The Sharks defeated the Kings by a…
Will Small Splashes Push Kings Over the Top? Mitch Michals | March 3, 2016 Another trade deadline has come and gone, and the Los Angeles Kings again refused to be passive bystanders. Of course, they didn’t shock the world this year, and bring in…
Views from the Kings’ Blue Line: A February Progress Report Mitch Michals | February 12, 2016 There’s a lot to like about this current edition of the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick’s still turning away pucks like a hostile bouncer in West Hollywood, the premier forwards…
Lecavalier and Schenn Congealing into Kings’ Mold Cole Querry | January 23, 2016 On Wednesday Jan. 6, the Los Angeles Kings traded center Jordan Weal and a 2016 third-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn.…
Six Degrees of an L.A. Kings Trade Mitch Michals | January 7, 2016 The NHL trade deadline is February 29th, but several clubs have already decided to act on their biggest weaknesses. I was all prepared to write this column as yesterday’s feature…