0 comments by David Rogers on 4/7/2013
Alex Ovechkin has received a huge amount of criticism over the past few seasons. Most of this heat has stemmed from disappointment over the forward's inability to recapture the elite form we witnessed for the better part of five seasons. A lot of this criticism has been deserved as Ovechkin has looked lost on the […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/6/2013
David Backes has had a tough time lighting the lamp this season. Entering his team's game on Friday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Backes had just four goals in 35 games. Coming off a 24-goal 2011-12 and a 31-goal 2010-11, fans were wondering why Backes was struggling to find the back of the net. As […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/5/2013
Zach Redmond is pretty lucky to be in a position where he can consider a return to the NHL. In fact, Redmond is extremely fortunate to even be alive. If you recall, Redmond suffered a horrifying injury back on February 21st when a teammate accidentally stepped on his leg during practice, slicing his leg open and […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian
Fighting Evander Kane isn't usually something people enter into lightly, at least not after his one and done knockout of Matt Cooke a couple years ago. He's not only one of the best forwards in the league (and probably the best player on the Winnipeg Jets), he's also got a little temper on him. Alexei […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman on 4/4/2013
Once in a while a player will switch jersey numbers. This is usually done to accommodate new arrivals to the team. One such instance is Penguins left-winger Tanner Glass, who wore the number 10 until Pittsburgh acquired Brenden Morrow. Morrow was number 10 on the Dallas Stars, so Glass decided he would switch to number […]
0 comments by David Rogers
The 2013 NHL trade deadline is officially in the books. While we all expected trades to be rather hard to come by due to the shortened season and the crowded playoff picture, we were treated to a wealth of activity not only in the days leading up to the deadline but on deadline day itself. […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/3/2013
After months of constant rumors and speculation, Roberto Luongo remains a member of the Vancouver Canucks after the trade deadline. The news that Luongo will remain with the club until at least the summer even inspired a rare "I haven't been traded" press conference from the goaltender shortly after the deadline passed. Why wasn't Luongo […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian
Ottawa Senators goaltender Ben Bishop was rumored to be on the block today thanks to the impending return of starter Craig Anderson. Bishop's outstanding play this season (8-5-0 with a .922 SV% and a 2.45 GAA) has really inflated his trade value well over what the Senators had to give up to the Blues last […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman
During the waning hours (and minutes) of the NHL trade deadline, the Buffalo Sabres struck a deal to trade their captain and right winger Jason Pominville and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to the Minnesota Wild. In return, Buffalo receives goaltender Matt Hackett, left winger Johan Larsson, a first-round pick in 2013 and a second-round […]
0 comments by David Rogers
We all thought this year's trade deadline would lack major stories and surprises. Wrong! Marian Gaborik has been dealt to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Derick Brassard, John Moore and Derek Dorsett along with a sixth-round pick, as reported by
0 comments by David Rogers
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ErEAiR-_Qdo?rel=0 The Vancouver Canucks posted a fascinating video on their YouTube channel, revealing what goes on during a trade call. The Canucks filmed assistant GM Lawrence Gilman's call with Dallas assistant GM Frank Provenzano and Brandon Pridham of the NHL as they discussed the Derek Roy trade. If you're unfamiliar with how a trade call works, this […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman
One of the biggest debates in hockey has to do with the league adopting hybrid icing. While the topic has been placed on the back burner for an undisclosed period of time, a play that occurred Tuesday night may have put it back front and center. During Tuesday night’s game with the Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes […]
0 comments by David Rogers
All good things eventually come to an end. In the case of the Pittsburgh Penguins, their winning streak failed to reach 16 games as the Buffalo Sabres won at home by a score of 4-1. Now that their streak is officially a thing of the past, it's time to look back and marvel at what […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman
The wheels of the trade deadline continued to churn on Tuesday, as the San Jose Sharks sent winger Ryane Clowe to the New York Rangers in exchange for draft picks. Two of the picks are the Blueshirts second and third-round picks in this upcoming draft, while the Sharks can receive New York’s 2014 second-round pick […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/2/2013
Jaromir Jagr has been traded from the Dallas Stars to the Boston Bruins in exchange for two prospects (Lane MacDermid and Cody Payne) and a draft pick. The Jagr news comes just shortly after the Stars dealt Derek Roy to the Vancouver Canucks, indicating Dallas is in full sell mode. After a surprising shift to […]
