The good news for the Pittsburgh Penguins? They still have elite core players including Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel and Matt Murray who helped them win two straight Stanley Cups. The bad news for the NHL’s latest Lords of the Rings? Since hoisting the 2018 Cup, they’ve lost experienced players (and in most [...]
Blueliner Mirco Mueller, now with the New Jersey Devils, fits this week's profile of a former high draft pick whose NHL career could go either way, although he's still got time at 22. Under the general heading of this week’s signings, our theme today is disappointing former high draft picks still in their 20s [...]
The Penguins didn’t wait for the 2017 entry draft to start remaking the organization’s personnel. Expansion draft When the Vegas Golden Knights claimed Marc-Andre Fleury, it was the end of an era in Pittsburgh in which Flower (as he was affectionately known to teammates) helped the Pens to three Stanley Cups. The first-overall selection [...]
A talented team that seemed to have lost its way before getting back on track last season hopes it has taken steps to carry it even closer to its first Stanley Cup. The Blue Jackets roared back with 32 more points than the previous campaign to finish fourth overall in the league, resulting in the [...]
Eeli Tolvanen, the 31st overall pick in the 2017 entry draft by the Nashville Predators, is heading back to Finland after his academic credentials were reportedly found wanting at Boston College. With the expansion draft, entry draft and the free-agency signing deadline behind us, hockey GMs and fantasy pool fanatics alike are now in [...]
The electrifying yet maddeningly inconsistent Teemu Pulkinen has moved from one desert NHL team to another, being claimed by Vegas in the expansion draft from Arizona. His contract situation remains murky. In two recent columns, I rambled about new RFAs and UFAs and whether their contract year performances helped or hurt their chances of [...]
Talented yet underachieving blueliner Derrick Pouliot could be one of the new faces as Pittsburgh shoots for a third straight Stanley Cup? Will he seize the opportunity? When Pittsburgh entered the NHL in 1967, I laughed. Calling yourselves Penguins doesn’t exactly conjure a virile image to stiffen the resolve of your fans and intimidate [...]
| Michael Paliotta, D | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 205 |
| Born: 1993-04-16 | Hometown: Westport, CT, USA | Drafted: 2011 by Chicago Blackhawks, 70th overall |
Have a contract year like Viktor Arvidsson had for the Predators and you'll be celebrating like this, too. Pro hockey players are judged by their performances every season, month, week, game and shift. Scrutiny intensifies, especially from GMs, during contract years. With free agency looming, a strong season could be the deciding factor that [...]
| Scott Wilson, LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 184 |
| Born: 1992-04-24 | Hometown: Oakville, ON, CAN | Drafted: 2011 by Pittsburgh, 209th Overall |
