As any Calgary fan worth his salt knows, the Flames have a richly deserved reputation as massive underachievers and have four straight first round playoff exits as proof. Will it be any different this year? Good question. ...more
It would not be fair to say the Canucks did not take steps in the off-season to make themselves better. They did, to a point. While the additions of Mikael Samuelsson, Christian Ehrhoff and Mathieu Schneider should help, the Canucks need their core to elevate their play if they want to take that next step and be considered a Cup contender. ...more
While the Predators no doubt have interest in restricted free agent Phil Kessel, and the Bruins would likely rather trade him to Nashville than the Maple Leafs; Kessel, it appears, wants to play in Toronto, not Nashville. And as long as that remains the case, Nashville can't trade for him. ...more
Now what? Where Dany Heatley and the Ottawa Senators are concerned, it's a good question. Sources close to the Senators say the decision on how to proceed now will ultimately fall to team owner Eugene Melnyk, who won't be happy having had to invest $4 million in a player who doesn't want to play on his team. ...more
The Calagary Flames look like they won't be busy on Canada Day, after signing Jay Bouwmeester to a five-year contract. In Montreal, the Canadiens, who added Scott Gomez will look to add a winger. In Vancouver the Canucks are waiting for a decision by the Sedin Twins. ...more
With less than 48 hours until the NHL free agency period begins, the first big question is how many of the marquee free agents will even get to the open market. ...more
The complete game of the Detroit Red Wings is epitomized by nobody better than Henrik Zetterberg. Zetterberg and Sidney Crosby played within 13 seconds of each other in Game 1 and spent much of the game on the ice together. ...more
I really think that new Edmonton Oilers head coach Pat Quinn and Associate Head Coach Tom Renney compliment each other. They really offset each other's strengths and weaknesses quite well. What this also tells me, though, is that Steve Tambellini is firmly in control of the Edmonton Oilers. ...more
Mike Keenan was brought in ostensibly to get the Calgary Flames past the first round, to get them deep in the playoffs. When that didn't happen, there had to be change somewhere and in this case, the change is behind the bench. ...more
We've been talking so much about the resiliency of the Carolina Hurricanes throughout these playoffs and rightfully so. But you've got to hand it to the Pittsburgh Penguins for their resiliency in Game 2. ...more
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