Pre-season is almost upon us (hopefully if the NHLPA and the league come to an agreement) but there are still some free agents out there that have yet to sign. Right now one of the questions being asked is where will Shane Doan sign this year? Doan has played for the Phoenix Coyotes his whole career. He’s actually only played for one other team, the 1995 Jets, but they are technically the same since it was after his first season in Winnipeg that the...
In non-trade or signing deals news, New York Islanders Veteran Steve Staios announced his retirement yesterday via the NHL. Staios was drafted by the league in 1991, but didn’t play for the Boston Bruins until 1995 which he did so for two consecutive seasons. Then he was with the Vancouver Canucks from 1996-1999, and then he played two seasons for the now Winnipeg Jets, but the then Atlanta Thrashers. After his tenure with the Thrashers he played the most with the Edmonton Oilers where he reached...
Late last week Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren rocked the sleeping hockey community with news that Nashville’s Shea Weber had signed an offer sheet for $110 Million over the course of the next 14 years. This shook awake all the Flyers fans and got their hopes up. Some were getting ready to go out and buy their Weber Jerseys, but then Nashville decided to just match the deal. Since Weber is a restricted free agent, so he has to stick to the deal, unfortunately...
While the Quarterfinals rounds are still on going, as we go into game 4, there is the possibly that both the Vancouver Canucks and the Pittsburgh Penguins are headed to be knocked out of the rounds early. As for the other series currently on going they seem as they should be. The Blues & Sharks are tied 1-1 as they go into the third game, just like the Blackhawks & Coyotes series, Sens & Rangers, Devils & Panthers and the Bruins vs the Caps....
With less than a month left in the regular NHL season, some of the top teams in the league are already clinching their spots in the playoffs this year. The St. Louis Blues were the first team to due so in the West, while they remain ahead in the entire league. So far they are the only team to due so in the Western Conference, but the Vancouver Canucks have clinched their division so it is only a matter of time before they too...
Who would have thought that the first team to clinch a spot in the playoffs would be the St. Louis Blues? Blues fans perhaps, but maybe not everyone else in the league. A first guess may have been more along the lines of The Rangers or The Red Wings, who seemed to be dominating the entire league for quiet some time. Although since their current injuries, they have been a less present force on the ice. The Blues seem to come out of nowhere...
So the trade deadline is officially over, and now here come the last updates on who got switched to what team. The San Jose Sharks made a few moves by trading three of their current players over the the Colorado Avalanche, two of which are prospects. The Sharks handed over McGinn, Connolly, Sgarbossa in exchange for the A’s Winnik and Galiardi. The Sharks weren’t the only last minute shoppers today, the Predators made another trade today by acquiring Gaustad from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for...
