The NHL’s version of Christmas morning has arrived! It’s time for the free agent frenzy to begin. All day, we will be keeping track of all of the latest signings or trades, and give analysis on each of the transactions. Be sure to keep checking back here all day. Happy Free Agent Frenzy Day (and…
Part four of a five-part season review/off-season preview. Part One: Mike Yeo Part Two: The Goaltenders Part Three: Blue Line Changes? Gone are the days of the Jacques Lemaire-inspired trap style offense that saw NHL fans terming the Minnesota Wild the most boring team in the league. Since adding offensive firepower via the free agent acquisition…
Has everyone caught their breath yet? In what has seemed to be an offseason longer than the last NHL lockout, Bruins fans everywhere are chomping at the bit for October to arrive to see the Big Bad Bruins back on Garden ice so we can officially put to rest a 2013-2014 season that held so…
Again. The 34th rendition of a storied rivalry’s playoff battle starts tonight in Boston. Michel Therrien’s Montreal Canadiens visit TD Garden in order to steal a home game from Claude Julien’s President Trophy-winning Boston Bruins, hoping to seize the advantage early in their second round playoff matchup. Let’s get some pesky stats out of the way. The Bruins lost…
If you’re following these two teams leading up to Game One of their Atlantic Division Semifinal playoff series, you’ve heard countless times that it’s the first time the Original Six franchises have met in the playoffs since 1957. You’ve also heard some grumbling about the long wait as the matchup was rightfully identified by the…
Winners Detroit Red Wings: With the addition of Daniel Alfredsson and Stephen Weiss, the team gains valuable experience, leadership, and skill. They create solid depth on right wing and center respectively. The team more than replaces the loss of solid forward Valtteri Filppula. Columbus Blue Jackets: This is one team headed in the right direction. They made…
Power of the Puck 