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Johnny Hockey 

By Mike Rifkin  The hockey world was crushed on Friday morning to learn that Columbus Blue Jackets winger Johnny Gaudreau, along with his brother Matthew, tragically passed away. Johnny played his college hockey at Boston College where, in three seasons, he scored 78 goals and 176 points in 119 games. Gaudreau twice was named aContinue reading “Johnny Hockey “

Yaroslav Askarov Landing Spots

By Mike Rifkin The Nashville Predators have been one of the most aggressive teams in free agency. Bringing in Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei. The best move in my opinion was extending goaltender Juuse Saros to an eight year 61 million dollar contract. Saros last season was 35-24-5 with a 2.86 GAA  andContinue reading “Yaroslav Askarov Landing Spots”

RIFKIN’S FAVORITE/LEAST FAVORITE FREE AGENCY SIGNINGS

BY Mike Rifkin July First, better known as the beginning of NHL Free Agency. Teams and fans gets very optimistic based on moves to improve their rosters. Below will be a list with some moves I liked and others I don’t. FAVORITE:  Nashville Predators – Ok this might be cheating but nobody had a betterContinue reading “RIFKIN’S FAVORITE/LEAST FAVORITE FREE AGENCY SIGNINGS”

The Don Of Columbus (Blue Jackets Statement Address)

By Mike Rifkin  On May 28th the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Don Waddell to be their President of Hockey Operations and General Manager. Waddell takes over a Blue Jackets team that finished  with a 27-43-12 record, the fourth worst record in the league. Waddell takes over for Jarmo Kekalainen. Kekalinen, had been the GM sinceContinue reading “The Don Of Columbus (Blue Jackets Statement Address)”

Waddell Brings Valuable Experience to Next Hockey Job

By Nate Moser The Carolina Hurricanes announced that President and General Manager Don Waddell resigned from his position with the team. The search is on from the organization to find the right replacement, but for now, Eric Tulsky has been named the interim general manager. As for Waddell, there is already talk that he mayContinue reading “Waddell Brings Valuable Experience to Next Hockey Job”