Offer Sheets: Viable Option or Improbable Cause? Chad DeDominicis | June 20, 2015 Now officially in the NHL offseason, the talk around Buffalo has been the idea and viability of making offer sheets to restricted-free-agents. It’s no secret that the unrestricted-free-agent market is…
Part 2: Which Right Wingers Make the Cut in a 6-Team NHL? Andrew Forbes | June 17, 2015 In the second part of this Leafs Lunch-inspired discussion, we delve a little deeper into the idea of a downsized NHL. What if there were only six teams in the…
A Brief History of the 16th Overall Pick Marcy Di Michele | June 9, 2015 When the Edmonton Oilers traded David Perron to Pittsburgh back in January in exchange for a first-round pick and Rob Klinkhammer, no one anticipated the Penguins late season free-fall and…
One Free Agent Each NHL Team Must Re-Sign in 2015! Brett Slawson | June 3, 2015 With July 1st and the start of free agency now less than a month away, the vast majority of NHL teams are looking forward to the upcoming off-season. Major decisions will…
Top Restricted Free Agents Michael Straw | May 30, 2015 As each NHL offseason unfolds, the topic of top available free agents is always discussed ad nauseam. This year, however, the unrestricted free agent class isn’t particularly deep, which could…
5 Big Name RFAs on Cap-Strapped Teams Bill Schoeninger | May 29, 2015 Every summer, fans speculate about whether their team could throw an offer sheet at a good young RFA that a team has left unsigned by the start of the free…
Game of Numbers: St. Louis Blues Edition Andrew Forbes | May 6, 2015 The Game of Numbers is an exclusive THW series looking at upcoming milestones around the NHL. Each team will be looked at individually in three parts – individual player milestones, franchise…
Blues Fans Face Familiar Failure Sean Jeffries | April 30, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Another year and another early playoff exit leave Blues fans in the familiar situation of second-guessing everything about the organization from the GM to the coach to the…
Tough Choices Ahead for Blues Dave Lipscomb | April 27, 2015 It’s easy to be a pessimist, because everyone’s happy if you’re wrong — but you look prescient if you’re right. After a fourth straight premature playoff exit for the St.…
Minnesota Wild Must Look Forward Nate Bauer | April 26, 2015 It has been a crazy season for the Minnesota Wild. From a hot start in the fall to the mumps decimating the locker room to a massive slump all the…
Tarasenko Key To Winning Game 5 Sean Jeffries | April 24, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com As the St. Louis Blues prepare for Game 5 tonight at home versus the Minnesota Wild one thing in particular stands out as the key to winning…
The Playoffs are a 7-Game Series for a Reason Mike Poepping | April 22, 2015 There’s been a lot of chatter surrounding the St. Louis Blues most recent “implosion” in game 3 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, where the Wild took…