*** Thanks for joining us for our July 31-in-31 series! Every day this month we will be taking a look at how each team fared in the NHL Entry Draft, as well as checking in on incoming/outgoing prospects and Development Camp notes. Check back every day for a new team profile, and next month when we [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: Pittsburgh Penguins Squeezed hard even against the increased $79.5-million salary cap limit, GM Jim Rutherford has had a hectic off-season. So far, he’s drafted four hopefuls, dealt Conor Sheary, Matt Hunwick, Carter Rowney and Jarred Tinordi, and signed UFAs who include Jack Johnson and Matt Cullen – as well [...]
*** With most of the free agency shuffle complete for the summer, we can finally do what I do every summer prior to fantasy drafts - figure out where the spots actually are for rookies to make an impact. For this article, I'm going to stick to forwards. Kids in the AHL can always [...]
It was more of the same for the Flyers on the 2018 draft floor as they made savvy, good-value picks that are calculated gambles in the worst case. Not a lot of flash, although this year’s crop of picks makes up for it in substance. While the team wasn’t busier and normal, for [...]
With five forwards, two defensemen, and a goalie, the Senators did well to fill up the cupboards in multiple areas. They managed to snag a nice mix of higher-end prospects in the early rounds along with some players that have some real sleeper potential later on. 1st Round, 4th overall – Brady Tkachuk [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: New York Rangers Draft Review The window to win for the Rangers was wide open back in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. The team went all-in on the veterans, Brad Richards, Marty St. Louis, Rick Nash, and it nearly worked. The greybeards took them all the way to the Stanley [...]
Draft Review Round 4 (111th overall) – Jachym Kondelik, C Kondelik is a 6-6 centreman who completed his second year of the USHL where he increased his points from 15 to 34, which was also his second year in North America. He put up 71 points in 49 games in the Czech [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: New York Islanders Draft Review A sign that reads “under new management” at the Islanders draft table would be understatement. They have a new GM in veteran Lou Lamoriello, a new head coach in veteran Barry Trotz and soon they’ll have a new captain, with star center John Tavares [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: New Jersey Devils Draft Review Ray Shero has been focusing on building through the draft and in the development and implementation of young players into the New Jersey lineup. The results on the ice cannot be questioned as the Devils made the playoffs out of nowhere in 2017-18. [...]
*** Thanks for joining us for our July 31-in-31 series! Every day this month we will be taking a look at how each team fared in the NHL Entry Draft, as well as checking in on incoming/outgoing prospects and Development Camp notes. Check back every day for a new team profile, and next month when we [...]
