by Anthony Garofalo | Jul 4, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
We all have our sports fantasies that we would salivate at the thought of them existing in a perfect world. If we take all of the realistic elements out of these decisions (contract length, salary cap hit, chemistry with the team, etc.), then everyone would get what...
by Neal McHale | Jul 2, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs
No, it wasn’t Mitch Marner. But the Toronto Maple Leafs and GM, Kyle Dubas still managed to be noise-makers on a busy July 1 making a pair of trades. The day started with an all-Ontario deal between the Leafs and Senators that saw Nikita Zaitsev, the Buds’...
by Neal McHale | Jul 1, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, Montreal Canadiens, NHL
For the first time since 2013, the RFA offer sheet route has been used. Hurricanes center, Sebastian Aho was issued one via the Canadiens on Monday–a curveball to the usual July 1 frenzy. Aho, 21–going on-22, had a career season scoring 83 points in 82...
by Neal McHale | Jul 1, 2019 | Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
Bobby Holik, Wade Redden, Scott Gomez, Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards, Kevin Shattenkirk. Again, the Rangers steal the headlines on July 1’s free agent frenzy inking top-fish UFA, Artemi Panarin. The deal is reportedly the max-term for a free agent–seven...
by Angie Carducci | Jun 30, 2019 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ever since the Penguins were swept out of the first round of the playoffs by the New York Islanders, it’s been clear they wouldn’t be returning the same team in October. The past two early playoff exits were simply not acceptable to a franchise that’s in perennial...
by Neal McHale | Jun 29, 2019 | Arizona Coyotes, Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
The much maligned and enagmatic Phil Kessel that existed in Toronto had seemingly evaporated when the star scorer exchanged the blue and white for black and yellow. The club made the deal in hopes of a spark in pursuit of a second championship in the Crosby-Malkin...