Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 14
Four different teams were ranked in the top slot, with the Predators collecting the most 1st place rankings with five. Seven different teams were ranked in the top three by the eight media outlets. With eight rankings this week, we…
Injuries: Howard, Coburn, Maatta, Komarov, Rinne and more
Brendan Savage of MLive: Red Wings Jimmy Howard has a slight groin tear and will be out for two to four weeks according to GM Ken Holland. Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly: Flyers Braydon Coburn will be out for four…
Quick Hits: Waivers, Lightning, Capitals and Line Combos
Renaud Lavoie: The Coyotes put Chris Summers and Brandon McMillan on waivers. The Predators put Mark Arcobello on waivers. Bryan Burns: Lightning coach Jon Cooper said that Tyler Johnson is "day-to-day" and Victor Hedman is "day-ish". Both will not play…
Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 13
There was a bit more variation at the top of the rankings this week. Three teams received first place votes, eight teams in the top three. With seven rankings this week, we were once again able to drop the highest…
Rumors II: Coyotes, Bruins, Rangers and Wild
Zach Buchanan of the Arizona Republic: Coyotes new majority owner, Andrew Barroway, said he's committed to making the Coyotes work in Glendale. The five-year, $50 million in loses trigger is still in place. Barroway added that he has no interest…
Videos: NHL Highlights From Sat. Jan. 3rd, 2015
Ten games last night. Nightly recap video of all eight games in just under four minutes, plus extended highlights of each game. Six teams record at least six goals. Jaromir Jagr becomes the old player to record a NHL hat…
Top 12 2015 NHL Free Agent Defensemen
As is the case quite often these days, this free agent class isn’t loaded with difference makers that can significantly alter the makeup of a team. That said, there are quite a few very good defensemen set to become unrestricted…
Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 12
The Blackhawks received seven of eight first place votes. The Predators picked up one first place vote. Every media outlet had the Oilers in last. To get our consensus point total, we awarded the top team 30 points, the second team…
Rumors I: Rangers, Flyers, Oilers and Wild
Pat Leonard of hte NY Daily News: Rangers Marc Staal said that things are "status quo" with regards to contract extension talks. “It hasn’t been a distraction at all for me, actually,” Staal said at the Dr. Pepper Star Center.…
Rumors III: Friedman on Free Agents, Draisaitl, Fisher and Williams
Elliotte Friedman of Sportnet: Teams can start to re-sign players that they signed to one-year contracts on January 1st. Friedman thinks that the Bruins did significant work on Torey Krug and Reilly Smith contracts before they signed their one-year deals…
Top 15 2015 NHL Free Agent Wingers
An expanded look at the top unrestricted free agent wingers by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. The 2015 NHL free agency class as a whole isn’t inspiring and certainly isn’t deep, but there are plenty of options on the…
Rumors I: Smith, Krug, Vermette, Franson and Hall
Dan Tencer: Tencer wonders that since the Coyotes are a budget team, and if Mike Smith has lost his starters job, would they consider trading him? Could be a smart gamble for someone. Jason Brough: Asks Joe Haggerty if the…