After their most successful regular season in franchise history, clinching the Atlantic Division title, the Florida Panthers have had a busy off-season. The Panthers brought in front office staff changes, starting with moving former GM Dale Tallon to President of Hockey Operations and Associate General Manager Tom Row moving to the General Manager position. They [...]
The Bruins entered this draft in a significantly different position than last year. By the end of last draft day, the Bruins had traded away Dougie Hamilton, Milan Lucic and Carl Soderberg. This bevy of activity allowed the Bs to make 10 total selections, with three in the first round alone. This year, Sweeney had [...]
For the Oilers, the best move they made was simply not making a move at all. For days, weeks and months there were rumours swirling around a potential trade for a RHD, and there was good reason to believe the Oilers may have been willing to part with the fourth overall selection. Despite the [...]
Detroit headed into this crucial off season after their 25th consecutive playoff appearance, with a clear plan in place to keep the train moving. Being a bubble team the last three years, with a string of first round playoff exits, GM Ken Holland has had his hands full trying to fix the many holes in [...]
It may be the off season but there is no off season in fantasy hockey, and as such it is a busy time of year for those of us in deep keeper leagues with prospect rosters to scout and farm. This is when you can get an edge on the competition by keeping your ear [...]
The Anaheim Ducks came into the draft with six draft picks, two of them in the first round; five of their six picks were forwards this summer, stock piling on centers and wings. Here is the low-down on Anaheim’s six draft picks. Max Jones, 24th Overall At pick 24, Anaheim selected left-wing Max [...]
General Manager Jim Nill possessed only six picks in the draft, and used four of them on forwards. No surprise, the Stars strategy was to get larger at forward. The forwards they drafted certainly fit the “power forward” mold, particularly their first round pick, Riley Tufte. With only six picks, and an NHL roster that [...]
The Blue Jackets have been a team in flux since the trade that sent center Ryan Johansen to Nashville in exchange for defenseman Seth Jones. The rift between Johansen and the front office was never a secret but it was an issue that had seemed to have been solved until the trade was completed. Losing [...]
| Raphael Bussieres, LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 195 |
| Born: 1993-11-05 | Hometown: Longueuil, PQ | Drafted: 2012 by Minnesota Wild, 46th overall |
Welcome back to my Prospects Ramblings column for this week! Today, I look at the recent RFA signings in the NHL, as well as a report from the Toronto Maple Leafs prospects camp happening literally just down the road from me! * Today marked a sharp step forward for two franchises as the Colorado Avalanche [...]
