Vancouver Canucks 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide:After Vancouver’s second straight fast exit from the playoffs, head coach Alain Vigneault was shown the door and John Tortorella was brought in. Given Tortorella’s reputation, that would have been the big move during any other…
Phoenix Coyotes 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: The long wait is over in the desert. The Phoenix Coyotes – which will be the Arizona Coyotes in 2014-15 – were bought by IceArizona, led by Anthony LeBlanc, the Coyotes’ new CEO and alternate…
Montreal Canadiens 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: Montreal went from one of the worst teams in the league in 2011-12 to the Northeast Division winners in the shortened season, but their 2013 campaign still didn’t have much of a happy ending.Goaltender Carey…
Ottawa Senators 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: Even with Erik Karlsson, Craig Anderson, Milan Michalek, and Jason Spezza missing significant chunks of the 2013 campaign, the Ottawa Senators still somehow managed to make the playoffs for the second straight season. The Senators…
San Jose Sharks 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: Another season’s gone. Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau are a year older and no closer to the Stanley Cup. This wasn’t your typical Sharks campaign though, even if the result was familiar. The team went…
Toronto Maple Leafs 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke’s Toronto Maple Leafs finally made the playoffs, mere months after he was fired. Although, to be fair, new GM Dave Nonis also played a role in Toronto’s first postseason trip…
New York Rangers 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide:With the addition of sniper Rick Nash, the Rangers looked like serious contenders for the Stanley Cup going into the 2013 campaign. Instead, the team struggled offensively despite a talented core of forwards and ended up…
New York Islanders 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: After five seasons of early exits, the New York Islanders, led by John Tavares and Matt Moulson, finally managed to make the playoffs and even took two games against the heavily favored Pittsburgh Penguins before…
New Jersey Devils 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: After losing Zach Parise in the summer of 2012, the Devils lost another key star this offseason. This time though, it wasn’t to the free agent market. Ilya Kovalchuk ‘retired’ and then took his talents…
Florida Panthers 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: So much for building off of their success in 2011-12. Florida finally managed to snap their 10 season postseason drought, but they followed it up with one of their worst seasons in franchise history. Keep…
Detroit Red Wings 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide:The Detroit Red Wings had watched a number of key players walk off into the sunset over the last couple years going into the 2013 campaign, but none was more important than captain Nicklas Lidstrom. With…
Edmonton Oilers 2013-14 Season Primer
Team Outlook from McKeen's Hockey Guide: The Edmonton Oilers managed to take a step forward last season, but things didn’t turn out nearly as well as they were hoping for. After earning three straight first-overall draft picks, the Oilers were able…