NHL Free Agency: Senators and Bruins Makes Headlines As Market Opens
The NHL’s free agent market opened up at noon on Friday, leading to a wild flurry of moves that put plenty of old faces in new places. Much of the top talent put pen to paper early in the afternoon, but big moves continued to be made throughout the day. Long-time Ottawa Senators captain Daniel […]
Boston Bruins Deal Tyler Seguin to Dallas Stars
Despite rumors that Tyler Seguin trade talks fell silent after Nathan Horton‘s departure from Boston, the Bruins have now struck a deal to send the 21-year old winger to Dallas. Seguin will head to the Stars in a seven player deal. He will be joined in Dallas by winger Rich Peverley and prospect Ryan Button, […]
NHL Free Agency: Picking the Best Available Player at Each Position
NHL free agency officially begins on July 5th, but new rules allowed GM’s to begin contacting players and their agents on Wednesday. All 30 teams are now in the hunt for players that can help establish them as title contenders. With the salary cap descending for the first time, compliance buyouts and limited budgets are […]
NHL Free Agency: Philadelphia Flyers Win Vinny Lecavalier Sweepstakes
According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Philadelphia Flyers have acquired free agent Vincent Lecavalier. The long-time Tampa Bay captain was bought out by the Lightning last week, leading to a mad scramble for his signature. After meeting with a multitude of teams at the draft, it appears that Lecavalier has chosen to head to Philadelphia, […]
2013 NHL Draft: Winners and Losers
211 youngsters entered the National Hockey League at Sunday’s entry draft in New Jersey, and now that the dust has settled, it is time to analyze the action. Though it will be years before most of the 2013 draft class debuts at the highest level, here are few teams that stood out. Winners: Nashville Predators: […]
NHL Trade Rumors: Why Would Boston Trade Tyler Seguin?
UPDATE: Boston Bruins Deal Tyler Seguin to Dallas Stars For nearly the last week in the NHL rumor mill, there have been trade talks swirling around the Boston Bruins and that inquiries had been made into former #2 overall pick in 2010 Tyler Seguin. The thought was that with a seemingly top-heavy draft, the Bruins would […]
NHL Draft Drama: Seth Jones Falls To Nashville, Devils Deal for Corey Schneider
The NHL Draft began as expected on Sunday with the Colorado Avalanche selecting Nathan MacKinnon from the Halifax Mooseheads, but the day was far from short on surprises. Though big names Kris Letang and Tyler Seguin were not dealt, the drama started early. Consensus top defenseman Seth Jones was the focus of attention at the […]
2013 NHL Entry Draft: Other Names You Need To Know
A couple of days ago, I took a look at the top three picks who can be expected to go in today’s NHL Entry Draft. That was fairly straightforward and while we can debate what order they might go in, there’s no doubt that Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin and Seth Jones are 1A, 1B and 1C. […]