Calgary Flames

The Calgary Flames are about to miss the playoffs, and it’s about time for an overhaul. So what about asking Jarome Iginla to waive his no-trade clause?  If the Flames miss the playoffs and need an infusion of young blood, would they have the chutzpah to ask Iginla to waive [...]

It didn’t take long for rookie John Tavares to produce the first point of his young professional career.  The 2009 first-overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft assisted on Matt Moulson’s second period power-play goal Sunday as the New York Islanders beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in pre-season play.  Tavares failed to register a point in his [...]

Even though the Calgary Flames slumped late in the season, lost in the first round of the playoffs and fired their coach, all is not lost.  The first step appears to be replacing Mike Keenan behind the bench and general manager Darryl Sutter appears to have found his man.  He only had to look within [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Out with the old and in with the new.  Of course I’m referring to GM Bob Gainey who so far this off season has shown no fear when it comes to attacking the free agent market.  He had roughly $30 million to spend and he started spending quickly ensuring the Canadiens would have the necessary [...]

Yesterday was one of the most exciting days in the NHL, even though the excitement came in the off-season and off the ice.  Free agency began at 12:01 am and teams wasted little time in scooping up the talent.  By the time the day was over only a handful of top tier players remained.  Names [...]

The NHL’s Eastern Conferences’ Montreal Canadiens are getting off to a fast start by addressing some of the teams weakness’.  They acquired Scott Gomez from the New York Rangers in exchange for Chris Higgins, defensemen Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko.  Montreal also got forward Tom Pyatt and defenseman Mike Busto to complete the deal.  The [...]

Yesterday Molson Brothers, Andrew Geoff and Justin have agreed in principle to purchase the Montreal Canadiens and Bell Center from George Gillett.  The sale can only be official pending approval from the NHL’s board of governors, which they expect to occur by late August.  Their were many different groups who where bidding for the storied [...]