Contracts to sign. Coaches to coach. The Flames have been busy this off-season and they certainly aren't finished. Brad Treliving and company are hard battlers at the contract table but lets take a look at what they have accomplished thus far. Calgary Flames Draft goals: Target raw offensive talent. Replenish Center prospects. Off Season goals: Assess G depth, [...]
The big storyline of the Buffalo Sabres off-season is #VeseyWatch. Wondering if/when Jimmy Vesey will sign with the Buffalo Sabres. He has already told them he wants to meet with other teams before deciding where to play, but Buffalo owns his exclusive negotiating rights until August 15th. Vesey could very easily test the open market [...]
Welcome to the next instalment of the Bruins 30 in 30 offseason prospect report. The Bruins have been busy over the last couple of years bolstering what was once a very thin prospect pool. Over the last two drafts the Bruins have paid particular attention to bolstering the defensive prospect pool. The addition of Jakob [...]
I hope everyone is having a great summer and welcome to another installment of 30 in 30 with the Arizona Coyotes: August version. A solid argument could be made the Coyotes have the best group of prospects in the NHL, a crop especially deep at forward. Defense was their weakest position but that was improved [...]
Anaheim’s prospect pool isn’t as deep as it has been the last couple of years, but that is because most of them have graduated and are currently playing full time in the show. Anaheim’s major strength for the last eight years has been drafting quality puck moving defenseman, take a look at this list: Larsson [...]
Finnish defenseman Olli Juolevi went to Vancouver with the fifth overall pick of the 2016 NHL draft. With many believing the Canucks aren’t sure if they’re coming or going, they made savvy moves this off-season on both the draft floor and in free agency. While there will be much more needed to truly alter [...]
This is the last big year for the Capitals to compete for the Stanley Cup with many players on their roster either UFAs or RFAs once season ends. They were not far from their goal as they ran into a hot Penguins team that ultimately won in the end. The 2016 draft, and subsequent [...]
With their top pick of the 2016 entry draft, the Kings chose offensive defenseman Kyle Clague. The Los Angeles Kings have had a first-round pick in only two of the past six drafts. Despite owning four picks in this draft, the Kings remained inactive on the draft floor, making no moves other than selecting [...]
As the rebuild continues for the famed franchise, the 2016-17 season might be the most important and intense season since the early 90s. Much of the foundation has been laid, now the bricks get to be put in place. While 13 prospects skated in several games last year to get a taste of what they [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning spent more time this offseason keeping current players on the roster than they did bringing new ones in. The biggest re-signing being Steven Stamkos eight-year extension. Add Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn to that list and the 2016-2017 Tampa Bay Lightning look a lot similar to the 2015-2016 Tampa Bay Lightning. [...]
