2024 Pacific Division Preview

By Mike Rifkin 2023 Standings X FACTORS DUCKS  : TREVOR ZEGRAS :. After posting back to back 23 goal and 60 plus point seasons, Zegras had six goals and 15 points in 31 games last season.  Zegras has been the center of the Ducks rebuild, but during the summer Zegras’s name came up in tradeContinue reading “2024 Pacific Division Preview”

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”

Joe Pavelski Officially Retires from the NHL

By Nathan Moser After 18 seasons in the NHL, forward Joe Pavelski has officially retired from playing in the league. He was originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks with their seventh-round pick (205th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He made his league debut during the 2006-07 campaign, where he posted 14 goalsContinue reading “Joe Pavelski Officially Retires from the NHL”

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”

2024 NHL Entry Draft Profile: Macklin Celebrini – Future San Jose Shark

BY NATE MOSER The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is almost here and for San Jose Sharks fans, so is potential number one overall pick Macklin Celebrini. Celebrini has been the prize at the top of this NHL Draft since before the 2023-24 NHL season even began. When the Sharks had specifically horrendous losses, many hockeyContinue reading “2024 NHL Entry Draft Profile: Macklin Celebrini – Future San Jose Shark”

  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”