Toronto Maple Leafs

It appears the next NHL expansion team might be in Quebec City.  Almost 15 years after they lost the Nordiques to the Colorado Avalanche, Quebec premier Jean Charest told QMI News Agency that “planets are aligned” for them to get a team and that the profitability of the team isn’t even a question.  This comes [...]

Detroit’s Jimmy Howard has looked suspect as Chris Osgood’s backup, so the Red Wings may be seeking a solid No. 2 netminder.  Meanwhile, the New York Islanders may soon have three solid goalies.  If injured Rick Dipietro gets anywhere close to healthy, look for Islanders GM Garth Snow to offer either Dwayne Roloson or Martin [...]

If the Atlanta Thrashers fail to re-sign forward Ilya Kovalchuk, the Boston Bruins might get in on the action and sign the star away from Atlanta. Kovalchuk is one of the games premier players.  If Atlanta loses him they will be back to square one.  Thrasher fans deserve better.
Former Colorado Avalanche superstar Peter Forsberg wants [...]

It has been a couple of years since the fans of the NHL have gotten to enjoy the hockey skills of former league MVP Jaromir Jagr.  Jagr left the NHL to go back and play in his native homeland but a couple of years later it seems as if he wants to return to the [...]

From everything I can gather young star forward Phil Kessel is done negotiating with the Boston Bruins.  So here are the three scenarios left for Kessel: Either he’ll be traded, or he’ll be signed to an offer sheet by another team and the Bruins will or won’t match it, or  he’ll play for the qualifying [...]

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’ [...]

Even though we’re in the off season, NHL teams have been very active in making roster changes hoping to find the right combination to lead them to the promised land, the Stanley Cup Finals.   The Montreal Canadiens have announced the signing  of goaltender Curtis Sanford to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2009-10 season.  Over the [...]

Last season the Toronto Maple Leafs finished in the bottom third of the NHL but believe it or not they are just one goaltender away from contention.  Yes they need a few other parts but all in all they have a solid team.  They just stole 6′5″ 240 pound defenseman Mike Komisarek from their arch [...]

With no games going on last night in the NHL playoffs I decided to do some research and write about some of what’s been going on in the rumor mill department.  First off, the NHL is trying to hold off a sale of the bankrupted Phoenix Coyotes to Jim Basillie who wants to then relocate [...]

Very light night on the schedule yesterday, only two games were played.  However for the Columbus Blue Jackets it was the biggest night in their franchises history.  They beat the Chicago Black Hawks in a shootout to secure their first ever berth in the in the race for the Stanley Cup Trophy.  Rick Nash scored [...]