Next Up The NHL’s Pacific Northwest–Vancouver Canucks Offseason Review.
Last season the Vancouver Canucks lost to a young and talented Chicago Blackhawks team but they came within a goal of beating the Hawks in 7 games. Vancouver has some great talent and with an addition or two of some young blood they will be right back in the playoffs and knocking on the door [...]
The NHL’s Western Conferences St. Louis Blues Offseason Review
When the Blues found out that defenseman Erik Johnson and left winger Paul Kariya would miss most (in Kariya’s case) or all (in Johnson’s case) of the season, there was little reason to have high expectations. For the first half of the season, the Blues stumbled along. But, something happened on the way to another season out [...]
NHL’s Rumor Mill Starting To Spin–Fleury Attempting Comeback.
Now that the summer is slowly coming to an end NHL teams are making their last round of moves before training camp starts so that they’ll all be ready to go at full strength for their camps. The rumor mill is starting to spin again with potential player movement ready to go. As of the [...]
The Nashville Predators Offseason Review–What Will This Year Hold In Store.
Last year the NHL’s Western Conference’s Nashville Predators were a team that was missing a few key components to truly compete for the Stanley Cup Trophy. The most glaring shortcoming for the Predators last season was a lack of scoring. Nashville tied for 25th in the league with 2.52 goals per game. Scoring came easier [...]
Continuing Through the NHL’s Central Division– The Chicago Blackhawks Review
What a great year it was for the Chicago Blackhawks. They managed to become relevant again in the NHL’s Western Conference going all the way to the Conference finals before coming up short against the Detroit Red Wings. Chicago is a very good all-around team, and is likely to get better as its young core [...]
The NHL’s Western Conference Review–Starting With the Stanley Cup’s Runner Up Detroit Red Wings
So close. Losing in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final to the Pittsburgh Penguins on your home ice may have been heartbreaking for the Detroit Red Wings, but they have built up a nucleus that promises to contend for the championship for the foreseeable future. Given that the Red Wings’ amazing 112-point season in [...]
Last and Maybe the Least In the NHL’s Southeast Division–The Atlanta Thrashers Offseason Review.
After a difficult 2008-09 season, the NHL’s eastern conference Atlanta Thrashers have added some talent through free agency ( Nik Antropov ), a trade ( Pavel Kubina ) and the NHL Draft ( Evander Kane ) in an effort to make the Thrashers more competitive. One of the game’s premier scorers, Ilya Kovalchuk is the Thrashers’ [...]
The NHL’s Southeast Division’s Florida Panthers Offseason Review.
The Florida Panthers have been relatively quiet in the offseason because of their impending sale which is being finalized with a New York investment group. Oh-so-close to a playoff spot in 2008-2009, the Florida Panthers will have to be active this summer in order to avoid falling back, especially since they lost their workhorse defenceman [...]
Next Up In the NHL’s Southeast Division–The Tampa Bay Lightning
After last summer’s big splash acquisitions not panning out and finishing 29th in the league, the Tampa Bay Lightning need to refocus which direction they’re going to go in when the 2009-2010 season begins.
Defence has been a notorious weak spot for the Lightning in recent seasons, and general manager Brian Lawton knows it. That’s why [...]
NHL’s Trades, Rumors,Fueds and Free Agents–KHL Makes Power-Play.
Here are some of the recent on goings of the NHL’s offseason. The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen to a one-year contract on Thursday. Tollefsen appeared in only 19 games in 2008-09 with the Columbus Blue Jackets and recorded one assist and 37 penalty minutes.
Rumor has it that the top offer Alex Tanguay has received [...]
