NHL News: Waivers, Avs, Rangers, Wings ,Wild, Leafs and Blackhawks
On waivers yesterday ... Renaud Lavoie: Zach Redmond - Montreal Canadiens Zach Palmquist - Minnesota Wild Jeff Glass - Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Baun - Chicago Blackhawks Philip Varone - Philadelphia Flyers Corban Knight - Philadelphia Flyers Greg Carey - Philadelphia…
NHL Expansion Draft: Colorado Avalanche Primer
Colorado, with a historically bad season in their rearview mirror faces a dilemma regarding Francois Beauchemin that critically impacts their strategy. Buying out the declining defenseman, or convincing him to waive his no movement clause, would count Beauchemin as exposed…
NHL Expansion Draft Strategy: Anaheim Ducks and the Colorado Avalanche
In the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft, teams can protect either seven forwards, three defensemen, and one goalie or eight skaters (in reality four forwards and four defensemen) and one goalie. The latter option seems less popular, as it permits teams…
Buyout Candidates: Central Division
We’re less than a month away from the NHL buyout window opening (the later of June 15 or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final), and as we know the incoming 31st team in Vegas will alter the buyout landscape…
2016-17 Top 10 Colorado Avalanche Prospects
Over the last decade the Colorado Avalanche drafting and developing prospects has had its hits and misses, with some pretty big hits and pretty big misses. First round draft history bears this out with home run picks in Nathan MacKinnon,…