NHL Trade Analysis: A Closer Look At The Artemi Panarin – Brandon Saad Trade
Trade details In what was one of the bigger NHL trades this off season, the Chicago Blackhawks traded Artemi Panarin, Tyler Motte, and a 2017 6th round pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Brandon Saad, Anton Forsberg,…
NHL Trade Analysis: Jordan Eberle for Ryan Strome
Trade details The Edmonton Oilers sent 27-year-old winger Jordan Eberle to the New York Islanders in exchange for 23-year-old winger Ryan Strome. Why the Islanders made the move Eberle is not a perfect player but he has quietly been a…
Pucks in Depth: Pearson contract a steal for LA … Bishop not a big upgrade over Lehtonen
Tanner Pearson's contract is a steal for the Los Angeles Kings ... On Tuesday afternoon the Los Angeles Kings took care of some housekeeping by signing RFA forward Tanner Pearson to a four-year contract extension worth $3.75 million per season. Pearson…
Pucks in Depth: Who should win the Norris Trophy?
The NHL recently announced Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns, and Victor Hedman are this year's three finalists for the Norris Trophy. Below I will look at the case each player has for the award before sharing my winner. Erik Karlsson -…
Pucks in Depth: Who should win the Calder Trophy?
Last week the NHL announced center Auston Matthews, winger Patrik Laine, and defenseman Zach Werenski, as expected, are the three finalists for the 2016-17 Calder Trophy. Below I will look at the case each player has for the award before…
Pucks in Depth: T.J. Oshie’s Asking Price Going Up … Eaves Addition Paying Off For Ducks
T.J. Oshie's asking price shooting upwards ... T.J. Oshie leads all pending unrestricted free agents in goals, points, points per game and skates on the top line of the league's No. 1 seeded team. As such, there will be no…
Pucks in Depth: No Reason For Wild To Panic … Penguins’ New Top Line Dominating
No reason for the Minnesota Wild to panic ... A few weeks ago the Minnesota Wild owned a 41-14-6 record, sat atop the Western Conference in wins, points and goal differential, and looked the part of a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.…
Pucks in Depth: Taking Notice of Jaccob Slavin … Nikita Kucherov Leading Lightning
Taking notice of Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin ... To put it bluntly, the Carolina Hurricanes are not having a good season. They have just 67 points to their name and are much closer to the basement of the Eastern…
2017 NHL Trade Deadline: Winners and Losers
With the 2017 trade deadline now a thing of the past, let's take a closer look at some of the winners and losers based on moves made (or not made) leading up to Wednesday's 3 p.m. deadline. Trade Deadline Winners…
Pucks in Depth: Examining the Kevin Shattenkirk Trade To The Washington Capitals
If the Washington Capitals weren't already the odds-on favorites to win the Stanley Cup, they sure are now. On Monday night they landed the biggest fish on the market in defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk. There were some minor pieces involved but…
Pucks in Depth: Examining the Martin Hanzal trade
The Minnesota Wild pushed all of their chips into the middle of the table on Sunday night when they acquired one of the biggest fish on the market in Martin Hanzal. The Wild landed Hanzal as well as depth forward Ryan White from…
Pucks in Depth: Lucic A Concern At 5v5 … Skjei Deserves More Ice Time
Milan Lucic's 5v5 production a cause for concern After trading Taylor Hall to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Adam Larsson, the Edmonton Oilers signed Milan Lucic to a lucrative contract in effort to plug the hole at left wing. On the surface,…