Tag: Chicago Blackhawks

NHL Injuries and Notes: Ducks, Coyotes, Flames, Hurricanes, Blackhawks, Golden Knights and Maple Leafs

  Miller leaves in the third Eric Stephens:  Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller left in the third period after a collision with teammate Josh Mahura. Mahura crashed into his left leg. Raanta could be done for the season Craig Morgan: Arizona…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Flyers, Blues, Maple Leafs, Penguins, Kings, Panthers and Blackhawks

Garrioch rumor roundup Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Philadelphia Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher will make decisions on any potential changes after their road trip -  four more games after last night's win. Fletcher has already been working the phones…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Eight Teams Leading Trade Talk … Pietrangelo May Not Be An Untouchable

Eight teams leading the trade talk Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman notes that eight teams are leading the trade talk. “Just asking around, the teams that seem to be at the centre of a lot of these conversations: L.A, Philly, Minnesota, Boston,…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks looking to move a defenseman … Should They Trade Keith?

Blackhawks looking to move a defenseman? Scott Powers of The Athletic: The Chicago Blackhawks will be getting defenseman Connor Murphy soon, putting them up to eight defensemen. GM Stan Bowman said they will let things play out and has added…

Mark Easson

NHL Power Rankings: 2018-19 Consensus – Week 9

The Tampa Bay Lightning narrowly beat out the Toronto Maple Leafs for top spot in our consensus NHL power rankings for week 9. The Nashville Predators sit at No. 3. The Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres round out the top…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Coyotes, Playoffs, Penguins, Flyers, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, and Senators

31 Thoughts rumor roundup Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Quebec City and Houston have shown interest in having an NHL team. The NHL has met with the Palletta family of Burlington, Ontario - who wouldn't mind bringing another team to Southwestern Ontario…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blackhawks, Stars, Red Wings, Kings, Islanders, Rangers, Canucks and Capitals

Pominville still day-to-day Joe Yerdon: Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Pominville is still listed as day-to-day. Murphy traveling but likely won't play Scott Powers: Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy is traveling with the team on their road trip but he is…

Mark Easson

NHL Attendance After 10 Home Games: 2018-19

  For the past several years we've taken a look at NHL attendance at different intervals during the season. Here is our first installment - NHL attendance after ten home games. We've included numbers for the past four seasons at…

Mark Easson

NHL GMs on the Hot Seat

The Philadelphia Flyers fired general manager Ron Hextal this past week. Are there other GMs on the hot seat?

Lyle Richardson

NHL Trade: More Notes On The Arizona Coyotes – Chicago Blackhawks Trade

Late last night the Arizona Coyotes sent Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini to the Chicago Blackhawks for Nick Schmaltz. Our original trade post with some thoughts from the media and player stats can be found here. Rather than adding to…

Mark Easson

NHL Trade: Coyotes Trade Strome And Perlini To Blackhawks For Schmaltz

The Arizona Coyotes have traded forwards Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini to the Chicago Blackhawks for forward Nick Schmaltz. The 21-year old Strome was drafted 3rd overall in the 2015 draft by the Coyotes. The 22-year old Perlini was drafted…

Mark Easson

2018 Free Agent Studs And Duds — Defensemen

It's time to enjoy some of the best and worst defensemen from the 2018 free agent class. Defensemen often get measured in different ways than forwards do. The annual summer of paying and overpaying players often has its share of…

Chris Wassel