30 in 30 Washington Capitals

By |2016-09-15T23:18:50-04:00July 30th, 2016|Feature Story|

  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 [...]

30 in 30 Toronto Maple Leafs

By |2016-07-28T10:57:20-04:00July 28th, 2016|Feature Story|

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 [...]

30 in 30 St. Louis Blues

By |2016-07-26T09:04:00-04:00July 26th, 2016|Feature Story|

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. [...]

30 in 30 San Jose Sharks

By |2016-07-25T09:07:19-04:00July 25th, 2016|Feature Story|

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 [...]

30 in 30 New York Rangers

By |2016-07-21T20:18:59-04:00July 21st, 2016|Feature Story|

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 [...]

Prospect Ramblings: The Salary Arbitration period has begun and continues for next two weeks… (Jul 21)

By |2016-08-14T14:15:32-04:00July 21st, 2016|Prospects Rambling|

This time of year, we watch closely on those players who are headed for Salary Arbitration…   ***JULY 27 UPDATE – Only Tyson Barrie (Jul 29), Martin Marincin (Aug 3) and Michael Stone (Aug 4) are left unsigned, the rest have settled. **JULY 25 UPDATE – Brayden Schenn (Jul 25), Peter Holland (Jul 25) and Frank Corrado (Jul 26) have signed. [...]

30 in 30 New York Islanders

By |2016-07-21T05:41:22-04:00July 20th, 2016|Feature Story|

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 [...]

30 in 30 New Jersey Devils

By |2016-07-19T07:24:05-04:00July 19th, 2016|Feature Story|

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 [...]

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