The winds of change are blowing in the gateway to the west. Head coach Ken Hitchcock signed a one-year extension and announced that he would leave the team after the 2016-17 season, his sixth with the team. Mike Yeo will serve as Hitchcock’s assistant coach for this year before taking over the reins in 2017-18. [...]
Historically the San Jose Sharks are not the most active franchise during the dog days of summer. But general manager Doug Wilson made a bigger splash than usual with six key free agent signings this summer. Speed and Skill added with Boedker Mikkel Boedker signed a surprising 4-year, $16 million deal. Most reports [...]
With their first pick of the 2016 entry draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected Swedish goalie Filip Gustavsson. The Stanley Cup champs followed their remarkable season with an understated draft, holding six picks through seven rounds and not making their first selection until near the end of the second round. After another late second-rounder, the [...]
A Russian named German got Philadelphia's 2016 NHL entry draft off to a solid start. The first thing that comes to mind when considering the Philadelphia Flyers' pipeline is defense. This is a team that is building from the back end out and they have some serious horses on the way. However, in an [...]
Former NHL blueliner Jeff Brown is not a small man, but he's dwarfed by his 6-6 son Logan, for whom the Ottawa Senators traded up to select 11th overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft. It was a disappointing season in the nation’s capital as the Senators failed to follow up on an unlikely [...]
The New York Rangers ended the 2015/2016 season by bowing out in the first round of the playoffs without much of a whimper. This was heart-wrenching, especially coming off of a successful regular season and back-to-back deep playoff runs. Frustration was apparent, and it ultimately bubbled to the surface during the exit interviews when Rangers [...]
It has been an eventful offseason in Brooklyn, and the Islanders will ice a very different roster in 2016-17. While free agent signings Andrew Ladd, Jason Chimera and Pierre-Alexander Parenteau will help the Islanders in competing next season, the team has also done a lot to set themselves up for longer term success. Draft Recap [...]
The New Jersey Devils had a need for improving the forward position in their prospect pool and they succeeded in it, taking six forwards of their nine picks. Here's a closer review of what the Devils did in this year's draft. Michael McLeod, 12th overall The Devils drafted Michael McLeod from the OHL's Mississauga Steelheads [...]
With their first-round pick of Dante Fabbro, the Predators again displayed their fondness for high-end blueliners. Nashville started the draft by going to its wheelhouse and drafting a potential workhorse defender. Draft Breakdown 17th Overall - Dante Fabbro - D Fabbro is an excellent two-way threat. He takes care of his own end first; [...]
It's been as wild of an off-season as there's ever been in Montreal this summer. The last time a general manager took this much heat for the Habs was when Pierre Gauthier told Mike Cammelleri to pack his bags mid-game versus the Bruins in 2012. The shocking departure of P.K. Subban still seems [...]
