Last Word On Hockey

The Ottawa Senators continue to struggle defensively, in particular on the penalty kill. Fortunately, last night they were more disciplined against the New York Rangers, but some costly turnovers or poor decisions were to fault. The previous game against the Montreal Canadiens, the Habs were 2/3 on the man advantage. As of writing, the Sens possess the 31st ranked penalty kill, … [Read more...] about Defensively the Ottawa Senators Struggled and We Focus on the Penalty Kill

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced they have come to terms and re-signed defenceman Ryan McDonagh to a three-year, $12.3 million contract extension. The deal will carry a $4.1M average annual value salary cap hit. The Lightning have corrected things after having a rough start to the year. The Lightning have picked it up over the month of November  and now sit in first place in … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning Defenceman Signs Extension

The Dallas Stars will be without one of their most skilled veterans, scratch that, one of the league’s most talented vets. The news today is that forward Tyler Seguin has an ACL injury. Even though there’s not necessarily anything concrete, but the thinking is this injury will keep him out for some time. Let’s figure out what this means for Seguin and the rest of the Stars … [Read more...] about Veteran Dallas Stars Forward Out With a Tough Injury

On November 30, 2005, the Boston Bruins traded away former first-overall pick, Joe Thornton, to the San Jose Sharks. In exchange, the Bruins received Wayne Primeau, Brad Stuart, and Marco Sturm. The rest is history… Flashback Friday: Boston Bruins Trade Joe Thornton to San Jose Sharks In 1997, Boston decided to use their first-overall pick on Joe Thornton of the Ontario Hockey … [Read more...] about Flashback Friday: Boston Bruins Trade Joe Thornton to San Jose Sharks

On November 30, 2005, the Boston Bruins traded away former first-overall pick, Joe Thornton, to the San Jose Sharks. In exchange, the Bruins received Wayne Primeau, Brad Stuart, and Marco Sturm. The rest is history… Flashback Friday: Boston Bruins Trade Joe Thornton to San Jose Sharks In 1997, Boston decided to use their first-overall pick on Joe Thornton of the Ontario Hockey … [Read more...] about Flashback Friday: Boston Bruins Trade Joe Thornton to San Jose Sharks

The Missing Rings is a series looking at some of the best teams in NHL history to not win the Stanley Cup. Whether they lose in the first round or game seven of the finals, these great teams have been forgotten because they could not win the big one. For the next installment, the 1970-71 Boston Bruins are the focus. The Missing Rings: 1970-71 Boston Bruins 1969-70 Season The … [Read more...] about The Missing Rings: 1970-71 Boston Bruins

The Missing Rings is a series looking at some of the best teams in NHL history to not win the Stanley Cup. Whether they lose in the first round or game seven of the finals, these great teams have been forgotten because they could not win the big one. For the next installment, the 1970-71 Boston Bruins are the focus. The Missing Rings: 1970-71 Boston Bruins 1969-70 Season The … [Read more...] about The Missing Rings: 1970-71 Boston Bruins

The Toronto Maple Leafs received welcome news as Oliver Ekman-Larsson participated fully in practice today, avoiding what could have been another significant injury on an already battered blueline. Ekman-Larsson left Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third period with an upper-body injury and did not return, raising immediate concerns about his status. One … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs Avoid Injury Scare on the Blueline

Small trades with big results is a series that looks at trades throughout NHL history that seemed small or insignificant at the time but turned out to be much, much more. In this installment, we look at how Ray Bourque ended up with the Boston Bruins. Small NHL Trades with Big Results: Ray Bourque Seems like teams were eager to trade their draft picks in the now famous 1979 … [Read more...] about Small NHL Trades with Big Results: Ray Bourque