BY MIKE RIFKIN The next week or so is going to be hectic in the NHL. The draft is this Friday and Saturday and July first is the beginning of free agency. Here are five General Managers who need to be active and have an effective offseason otherwise they could find themselves unemployed soon. HonorableContinue reading “UNDER PRESSURE”
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Connor’s Challenge
BY Mike Rifkin Connor McDavid is without a doubt the best Hockey player on the planet. McDavid has led the Oilers to back to back Stanley Cup Final appearances, losing both to the Florida Panthers. When we judge athletes today, we usually judge them on the amount of championships they’ve won, not the individual accolades.Continue reading “Connor’s Challenge”
Righting A Wrong
By Mike Rifkin The New York Rangers were the biggest disappointment of the 2024-25 NHL season. They went from two games away from going to the Stanley Cup Final to missing the playoffs altogether. This disaster of a season cost coach Peter Laviolette his job, and GM Chris Drury hired his dream coach, Mike SullivanContinue reading “Righting A Wrong”
CHA-CHA-CHANGES
BY MIKE RIFKIN Last season the New York Rangers won the Presidents’ Trophy and were six wins away from securing their first Stanley Cup since 1994. This year has been an entirely different story, after an 8-5 loss to the Flyers, the Rangers find themselves on the brink of elimination, and let’s be honest, it’dContinue reading “CHA-CHA-CHANGES”
Joseph Brothers Unite in St. Louis
By Nathan Moser There have been multiple examples of brothers being able to play on the same team in the NHL. There were the Stastny brothers, the Sutters, the Niedermayers in Anaheim, the Staals, and the Sedins in Vancouver. The newest duo of brothers who will start playing together starting in the 2024-25 NHL seasonContinue reading “Joseph Brothers Unite in St. Louis”
Nate’s Notes Thoughts: 2024 NHL Free Agency Edition
BY Nate Moser With the 2024 NHL free agency window officially opened, there has been a lot of activity between most of the clubs in the league. Through everything that happened through the draft weekend up until as I am currently writing this, here are some thoughts I have on teams heading into the 2024-25Continue reading “Nate’s Notes Thoughts: 2024 NHL Free Agency Edition”
Dan Bylsma Named Next Seattle Kraken Head Coach
BY NATE MOSER The Seattle Kraken have their next bench boss. The team announced that they are promoting Dan Bylsma to be the second head coach in franchise history. He replaces Dave Hakstol, who had been with the team since their inception and helped take them to the 2023 playoffs and even win a seriesContinue reading “Dan Bylsma Named Next Seattle Kraken Head Coach”
Rock Bottom
By Mike Rifkin On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins blew a 4-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche and lost 5-4 in overtime. The loss makes the Penguins 2-6-2 over their last ten games, and they sit nine points out of the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and 11 points out of third placeContinue reading “Rock Bottom”
TOUGH CHOICES
By Mike Rifkin Last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The team fired GM Ron Hextall and President Brian Burke and hired former Leafs GM Kyle Dubas.Dubas was aggressive in his first season as the GM, headlined by acquiring former Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson from theContinue reading ” TOUGH CHOICES”
HART DISCOURSE
BY MIKE RIFKIN The NHL season is coming down the stretch, and with every team having around 20 games left in the season teams are fighting for playoff spots. But the other thing that is very much in a big discussion is who is the front-runner for the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP. SoContinue reading “HART DISCOURSE”
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