Pucks in Depth: Keller A Bright Spot For The Coyotes … The Canadiens Are Better Than Record Suggests
A bright spot in the Coyotes slow start ... The 2017-18 season couldn't have started worse for the Arizona Coyotes. They've lost eight consecutive games out of the gate, only one of which made it past regulation. They have been…
Fantasy Hockey: Three Players Poised For Breakout Years in 2017-18
With the 2017-18 season just around the corner, let’s look at some young, up-and-coming players poised to breakout this season. Andre Burakovsky - Washington Capitals Burakovsky is seemingly everyone's favorite breakout pick -- and for a good reason. The 22-year-old…
Pucks in Depth: Three players likely to regress in 2017-18
Every year, a handful of players easily surpass their previous career highs and produce a lot more than anyone could have expected. Opportunity often plays a big role -- if you put a good player in a good situation you're…
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…
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,…
Pucks in Depth: Three NHL Free Agents Whose Stock Is On The Decline
With more than half the season in the bag and free agency just five months away, I thought it’d be interesting to look at which pending unrestricted NHL free agents have hurt their cause the most when it comes to getting…