Philadelphia Flyers

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 [...]

Last season the NHL Western Conference’s Anaheim Ducks struggled to make the playoffs as a team with a near-even goal differential and 91 points, but was still able to upset the San Jose Sharks in the first round.  They then exited the playoffs after an exciting 7 game series versus the Detroit Red Wings.  The [...]

For the first time in the franchises 8 years of existence, the cornerstones of Marian Gaborik, GM Doug Risebrough and Coach Jacques Lemaire will not be there when the puck drops on October 3rd.  The Wild are promising a more up-tempo style under new head coach Todd Richards than the stifling defensive play that has [...]

Up next in my breakdown segment of all NHL teams, we have the Washington Capitals.  This past season the Caps got a true MVP performance from their superstar player Alex Ovechkin.  Ovechkin lead the league in goals and picked up the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player.  Unfortunately for Ovechkin and all capitals [...]

Despite a first-round playoff loss to the Stanley Cup Champions Pittsburgh Penguins, the Philadelphia Flyers have a quality young roster that should be in contention for years to come.  The perception is that Philadelphia’s problem was in the crease, with free-agent goalies Martin Biron and Antero Niittymaki.  However the real problem was the Flyers defensive [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs had themselves a busy day yesterday.  They signed defesman Francois Beauchemin after having agreed a three-year deal with the Leafs worth an average of $3.8 million per season.  He’ll be a welcome addition to the Toronto blueline.  In 246 career games split between the Montreal Canadiens, the Columbus Blue Jackets and [...]

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 [...]

Friday was one exciting night at the Bell Center in Montreal.  To start the night all the pieces fell into place and John Tavares who some said may not be the top pick in fact was selected 1st overall by the New York Islanders.  After an extremely impressive junior career Tavares takes his game to [...]

It seems with the draft looming this weekend teams are making all kinds of moves in order to better their teams.  The hot rumors of the day are as follows;  Boston Bruins forward and main playmaker Marc Savard is being shopped around by the Bruins.  He has one year left on his contract for $5 [...]

This time of year we try to focus our desire for hockey.  Since their are no games we’re forced to speculate what can or can’t happen.  Who will or won’t be traded, who will or won’t be signed or who will be let go.  For Ottawa Senators forward Dany Heatley it seems that it has [...]