Could the Wild Look Abroad for Roster Help?
We are now well into the NHL’s salary cap era where each of the 30 (soon to be 31) teams are constantly working on their own secret blueprints as they…
Stephane Da Costa
5 Forgotten NHLers Tearing Up the KHL
The NHL is the most talented hockey league in the world, but it is far from the only professional league. In a recent article The Hockey Writers Chau Vo ranked…
How the Ottawa Senators Can Build a Playoff Team
The Ottawa Senators have generally been a solid puck possession franchise since the arrival of Paul MacLean as head coach from the Detroit Red Wings. Over the past three seasons the…
Penguins’ Keys to Taking a Series Lead Against Senators
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins arguably surpassed expectations in the first two games of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against the Binghamton Senators. Instead of being blown out by the Sens, the…
Hershey Bears Weekly: Playoff Push
The Hershey Bears (37-25-4-4) are feeling pretty good about their play of late. They’ve won five straight games and their defense has substantially improved, up to 11th in the league,…
AHL Power Rankings Week 16
This week, competition for spots in the AHL Power Rankings was fierce. Several teams scored out the same way, as even previous bottom-feeders showed signs of life to move up,…
Explaining the Senators ‘No-Goal’ Call in Montreal
After a 5-1-1 start, the Ottawa Senators suffered a bit of a setback over the weekend, falling to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday by a score of 1-0, and dropping…
Penguins Blueprint: Stocking the Shelves for Free
Stephane Da Costa is the latest potential diamond in the NCAA rough – a late-blooming talent who is a free agent because he was never drafted by an NHL team. The native of Paris, France received a few NHL offers following his freshman season but chose to return to school to work on his game. It seems to have paid off.