Tag: NHL
Capitals name Peter Laviolette head coach
Updated:The Washington Capitals have named Peter Laviolette of Franklin, MA their new head coach. Laviolette replaces Todd Reirden of Deerfield,…
Read more »Dallas Stars reach Stanley Cup Finals
Updated:The Dallas Stars are in the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals. On Monday, the Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Dylan DeMelo
Updated:In a flat-cap world, finding value is paramount. Simply throwing money at issues and worrying about the consequences later won’t…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Mark Pysyk
Updated:Change seems inevitable on the blueline for the Edmonton Oilers this offseason. The team’s defense was better in 2019-20, but…
Read more »Minnesota Wild Trade Conditional Pick in 2021 for Nick Bjugstad
Updated:Recently, I was on a podcast called the Sota Pod with Isha Jahromi. On the show I was asked about…
Read more »Alexander Radulov scores OT winner for Stars to sink Knights in Game 3 of series
Updated:Alexander Radulov of Nizhny Tagil, Russia was the overtime hero on Thursday in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. At only…
Read more »The NHL did something good
This entire website has been built on the back of Gary Bettman and the NHL perpetually finding ways to trip…
Read more »Oilers Sign Adam Cracknell To One-Year Contract
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers officially signed free agent forward Adam Cracknell on Thursday morning. Cracknell, who played eight games with the…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Anton Khudobin
Updated:The quickest way for Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland to improve the team is to improve goaltending. Mikko Koskinen was…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Devan Dubnyk
Sometimes, what is old is new again. Could that be the case with the Edmonton Oilers and goaltender Devan Dubnyk?…
Read more »Robin Lehner records fourth shutout of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Updated:The Vegas Golden Knights evened their Western Conference Final with the Dallas Stars at one game apiece on Tuesday from…
Read more »2020 Minnesota Wild Draft Preview: Defenseman
Updated:Two seasons ago, when defenseman Ryan Suter broke his talus bone on what looked like a relatively mundane play, the…
Read more »Nikita Kucherov has record-setting night for Lightning
Updated:The Tampa Bay Lightning had no problem getting the puck past the goal line on Monday in game one of…
Read more »Oilers Officially Loan Haas, Bouchard To Europe
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers have made two more loans official. Earlier this morning, the club announced that forward Gaetan Haas and…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Matt Murray
Updated:If GM Ken Holland elects to go big game hunting for a goaltender this offseason, Matt Murray could be the…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Aaron Dell
Updated:In a flat-cap world, Ken Holland and the rest of the Edmonton Oilers management team will need to get creative….
Read more »Matt Dumba wins King Clancy Award, an Opportunity for Something Greater
Updated:I will admit, I’m not a person that watches a lot of awards shows. I don’t watch the Grammy‘s or…
Read more »Anton Khudobin records first career playoff shutout
Updated:Anton Khudobin of Ust-Kamenogorsk, Russia recorded his first playoff shutout of his National Hockey League career on Sunday. Khudobin, who…
Read more »Minnesota Wild Podcast-opia
Updated:If there is one thing I enjoy doing as a blogger is shining a light on other passionate fans and…
Read more »Thomas Greiss, Robin Lehner record game seven shutouts
In the three game sevens of the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs over the last 48 hours,…
Read more »Joel Kiviranta records the unlikeliest hat trick in Stanley Cup Playoff history
The chances of Joel Kiviranta of Vantaa, Finland having an impact on Friday afternoon at Rogers Place in Edmonton was…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Brian Elliott
Updated:Veteran goaltender Brian Elliott has 13 years of NHL experience and has settled in as a strong tandem goaltender over…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Thomas Greiss
Updated:We can learn a lot about the future by looking at the past. The past of GM Ken Holland tells…
Read more »2020 Minnesota Wild Draft Preview: Goaltenders
Updated:Any team that wants to win the Stanley Cup has to have great goaltending. It seems like in any given…
Read more »Rumor Update: Oilers, Penguins Talking Matt Murray?
Updated:The Edmonton Oilers are looking to acquire a goaltender this off-season to either tandem with Mikko Koskinen, or to take…
Read more »Bill Zito named Florida Panthers’ new general manager
Updated:Bill Zito of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been named the new general manager of the Florida Panthers according to Tim Reynolds…
Read more »Offseason Targets: Jimmy Howard
Updated:Ken Holland, like most veteran General Managers in sports, trusts veteran players. Throughout his career running the Detroit Red Wings,…
Read more »Off-Season Targets: Braden Holtby
Ken Holland has a long history of trust in veteran players. That has been especially so when it comes to…
Read more »Victor Hedman scores overtime winner as Lightning reach Eastern Conference Finals
Updated:The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the final four of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Monday at the Scotiabank…
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